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Legendary Scottish techno imprint Soma Records are about to celebrate their 20th anniversary with the release of a CD box set. Included in the set will be an early recording by Daft Punk, who put out their earliest singles on the imprint. Label head Chris Lamb had this to say about the tune, titled “Drive unreleased 1994.” …MORE
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Kamau Baaqi is not your typical 19-year old. Relocating from Detroit to Abu Dhabi at an early age, the young man known as Darling Farah has ushered in a sound that’s disallowed in the United Arab Emirates, therefore all the music he makes goes somewhere else; something called the Internet. Enter 2011, where Darling Farah has released the sensually emotive Exxy EP on the fantastic Civil Music label. The release is a wave of lush techno and house grooves that make you eye that special someone across the club, locking eyes and letting nature take its course. Needless to say, that’s the type of music that everyone can all enjoy. With more releases in the pipeline as well as an upcoming relocation to London (where his sound will be more than welcomed), Darling Farah has all the right gears going for him. He gave URB an exclusive mix of solely his own productions for our Burnin’ Up series, and we’re more than excited we can share it with the world. London is calling, Kamau (as well as the rest of the world). Tracklist and download link after the jump.
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Electronic superstars Moby and Amon Tobin have been announced as the headliners for this year’s Decibel Festival, the annual Seattle gathering that has made the Pacific Northwest an unlikely stop on the techno tourist circuit. Tobin will be making the American debut of his ISAM-Live performance, which has been wowing audiences worldwide with it’s stunning visuals. Other Decibel performers will include Ladytron, Green Velvet, Bonobo and DJ Krush. Check a video of Tobin’s ISAM performance and a list of more Decibel performers after the jump. …MORE
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Between the two of them, Depeche Mode founding members Martin Gore and Vince Clarke have pretty much defined several decades of crossover electro-pop. Now the pair have reunited to work on a “techno” album.
Gore recently told Billboard Magazine, “Out of the blue I got an e-mail from [Vince Clarke] just saying, ‘I’m interested in making a techno album. Are you interested in collaborating?’ This was maybe nine months, a year ago. He said, ‘No pressure, no deadlines,’ so I said, ‘OK,’ and that’s what we’ve been doing the last six months.” …MORE
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It’s interesting that Montreal’s Mutek festival first took place one week after the first Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2000. And for a dozen years, these two sister events have dominated the North American electronic music calendar, with loyal techno tourists traveling from one to the next in an annual pilgrimage down the 401 (the Route 66 of Canada). We already called out our faves from Detroit last week—so consider this part two of an epic techno saga. Next stop? Across the ocean to Sonar. …MORE
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