Houston’s Leroy Bella has been operating behind the scenes for a couple of years, running the Formant Recordings label which introduced Xxxy , Hyetal and XI to the heads before they began to forge their own individual paths. As the artist Sines , Bella incorporates as much of the now-borderless "bass music" as do the three aforementioned artists, but he makes the sound his own by grounding it in the distinct sonics of the Deep South. Read more on Beatportal

Taken from one of my favourite albums in 2011, Black Acre is readying another set of remixes from Hyetal 's debut album.

On February 20, Black Acre will release a new 7" single from Bristol's purple-leaning spacemaker, Hyetal . The single's title is "Searchlight", and the original "Night Mix" is backed by a remix from Manchester beat-blasters Stay+ . Here's that "Night Mix", which has the spacey drum hits that marked Hyetal's excellent 2010 single, "Phoenix" .

-- L.A. all-ages venue the Smell is celebrating its 14th birthday with a weekend of performances January 6 and 7. Best Coast , No Age , Abe Vigoda , Lucky Dragons , and more are slated to play. -- British rapper/producer Wiley will release his new album  Evolve or Be Extinct January 19 on Big Dada . -- The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy is the new album from indie pop-rock act Nada Surf . It's out on January 24 through Barsuk . Listen to "When I Was Young" here . -- The  Bugged Out Weekender takes place January 20-22 in West Sussex, England. Diplo, Joker, SBTRKT, Simian Mobile ...

Happy new year! Every Sunday we bring you a smooth collection of ambient & downtempo tracks designed to help you close out the end of a long, eventful weekend. Just sit back, relax, and chill. In honor of the new year, enjoy these breathtaking photos of fireworks from around the world. Photo: DeviantArt user alierturk Photo: DeviantArt user nuic Photo: DeviantArt user Niv24 Photo: DeviantArt user EvrWccn > Blackmill Song: Embrace [ Download ] Fall Song: Wings [ Download ] Hyetal Song: We Should Light A Fire [ Download ] Daniel Mehlhart Song: Der Tonkopfreiniger [ Download ] Phaeleh Song: Afterglow [ Download ]

Boxcutter - TV Troubles Hyetal - Phoenix Tropics - Playgrounds Kuedo - Salt Lake Cuts Komodo - Shadow Dance Laurel Halo - Aquifer Machinedrum - Sacred Frequency Patten - Blush Mosaic Instra:Mental - Love Arp 2562 - Aquatic Family Affair Dominik Eulberg - Die 3 millionen Musketiere Martyn - Viper Anstam - Bitten By The Snake Émission du 18 décembre 2011 by Schizophrénie Cism 89,3 Fm on Mixcloud

Voici une liste de 30 albums qui ont fait l'année pour Schizophrénie. Vous devriez en avoir assez pour quelques journées d'écoute! Machinedrum - Room(s) Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972 BNJMN - Black Square / Plastic World Roman Flügel - Fatty Folders Kuedo - Severant Andy Stott - Passed Me By / We Stay Together Martyn - Ghost People Dominik Eulberg - Diorama Tropics - Parodia Flare Byetone - Symeta Instra:mental - Resolution 653 Omar-S - It Can Be Done But Only I Can Do It Hyetal - Broadcast 2562 - Fever Pinch & Shackleton - Pinch & Shackleton Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise Salva - Complex Housing The Field - Looping State of Mind James Pants ...

After our visit to Madrid for this year's Red Bull Music Academy , we decided to kick around Spain for a few more days and stop in Barcelona for the annual Primavera Club . Designed as an autumn counterpart to the massive Primavera Sound festival, Primavera Club features an array of acts—most of whom are not Spanish—scattered throughout smaller, more intimate venues in both Barcelona and Madrid. While many acts were only in Barcelona for a matter of hours, we managed to pin down a couple of them for a quick chat, including Bristol-based producer and twinkling synth maestro ...

Click image to download full album Sounds like: Last Japan, Ollie Macfarlane, xxxy "The Shuffle Mixes - Lose Control (Gage Edit)" What's so good? Fourth up in our exclusive mix series is Gage , a Bristol producer who is behind a number of exciting underground bass productions. He sent us a mix which he describes as a “hybrid.” It starts with classic funk house and works through dreamy synth states and into some hard 4×4 beats. This versatility is reflected in his own productions, with elements of several genres merged. This is what excites us most about Gage — he isn ...

WHAT: HARD Haunted Mansion WHEN: October 28-29 WHERE: Los Angeles, CA WHO: Major Lazer, SBTRKT, Rusko, Skream + Benga, Fatboy Slim, Soulwax, Switch, Gaslamp Killer, Kingdom, Pearson Sound/Ramadanman, more WHAT: Voodoo Music Experience WHEN: October 28-29 WHERE: New Orleans, LA WHO: TV on the Radio, Girl Talk, Odd Future, the Raconteurs, Major Lazer, Ray Davies, Mastodon, Band of Horses, Mates of State, X, Mannie Fresh, A-Trak, Kreayshawn, Soundgarden, more WHAT: Bozar Electronic Weekend WHEN: October 28-29 WHERE: Brussels, Belgium WHO: Rustie, Modeselektor, Girl Unit, Lucky Dragons, Plaid, Hyetal, Siriusmo, Jacques Greene, Balmorhea, more WHAT: Sonic City Festival WHEN: October 28-30 ...

This is Elliot, the electronic beat artist from Australia that no one's heard of. Found Sounds is his debut album and honestly, it's quite good. To get a quick idea, think DEM HUNGER, Teebs and Matthewdavid... The beats are abstract, cinematic, full of fuzz, melodic and dripping with bass-y goodness. One of 2011's most underrated instrumental electronic albums. This morning, I was sent a copy of Fancy Mike's remix for "Thundering Plants" (track #3) and frankly, the remix alone is the reason I absolutely had to make this post. While the original release is solid, Fancy ...

Check out that house above - I want to live in it.  Shame it's about 7,000 miles away from Bristol.   Click here for more pics.   Anyway, moving on from modernist houses, here are some mixes for your weekend. Haven't had any hip hop on here for a while, but I was really enjoying this mix earlier in the week.  It's by the man with the finest beard in Cardiff, Kaptin of  the Chrome Kids   and it's a revival of his old brand 'Higher Learning'.  With a name like that you'd expect it to be full ...

DHP Concerts, the fine folks behind Dot-to-Dot - the much-loved multi-city, multi-venue festival - have announced a brand new festival, which is taking place in Oxford for one day in October. That day is Saturday the 15th October and across the cities finest music establishments will be a line-up... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com

Take a journey through space and bass with Clash this week, as newcomer Dauwd steps up with a mix that shows why he’s been getting the tongues of the alternative music press well and truly wagging. Hailing from Wales, Dauwd grew up playing pretty much any instrument he could get his hands on before turning to electronic production. His own material explores various ambient electronica and dubbed-out bass textures with a strong focus on percussion. A more rhythm-driven James Blake, perhaps, with (intelligently handled) nods to Burial’s urban euphoria. Dauwd’s Clash mix begins with skittish, click-step from ...

Before we ever actually went to the Boiler Room we assumed it was some thing that went on through all hours of the night. It would certainly fit the vibe, which is mostly dark and … read more »