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New year, new grooves. Hot stuff.

// January 13th, 2012 // Uncategorized

Hey all! My name’s Tev, you might know me under my DJ names Inter or Hexaphobia, and I’m thrilled to be running the blog this semester. Expect to see some great music pop up here from artists young and old, mainstream and indie, current or retro. Any and all styles of electronic music are welcomed here.

2012 looks like it’s going to be a fun year, with full-length albums coming from Air, Paul Van Dyk, The Knife, Rusko, and The xx among others. Here are three somewhat smaller names that I think I’m going to be excited for in the coming months.

Shigeto

If you haven’t heard of Ghostly International, it’s a label you really need to follow. They’ve been putting out consistently great music from their talented roster, and Shigeto is among their best. His chilled glitch hop offerings are lush and deep, yet remain accessible to the average listener. His album “Lineage” comes out on the 31st, and in preparation he’s released two beautiful tracks from the album. Pick ‘em up.

Lineage by SHIGETO
Huron River Drive by SHIGETO

Tornado Wallace

Just a week ago, I had never heard of Australian house magician Tornado Wallace, but I can safely say that a week’s courtship is enough to fall in love with his impeccable grooves. His latest EP “Underground Sugar Caves” just hit Beatport, and once you’ve heard Insect Overlords, you might fall in love just as quickly as I have.

Tornado Wallace – Insect Overlords – preview by Tornado Wallace
Tornado Wallace – Don’t Hold Back – preview by Tornado Wallace

Brodinski

Frenchman Brodinski knows how to make good tunes. He’s spent years putting out quality tracks like “Peanuts Club” and “Fire Flames,” but I’ve got a hunch that 2012 is going to be his best year yet. In addition to his normal string of solid remixes, he and Guillaume Briere have put out an amazing mixtape under their recently unveiled side project, Gucci Vump. It’s slow, it’s sexy, and it’s sublime. Mmmmmm.

Justice – On’n'On (Brodinski Rmx) by Brodinski
Brodinski & Yuksek – Fire Flames by Brodinski
Gucci Vump – Nvthin Bvt A Gvxxi Thang (Mastered) by Gucci Vump

If you’re 21+, you can catch him and Gesaffelstein tonight (!) at the Mezzanine. A few remaining tickets are here: http://mezzbromance.eventbrite.com/

A few other tracks I’ve been loving recently:
Louie Cut – Fat Bee (Avrosse Remix) by Avrosse
Les Loups – Amicus (Dominic Pierce Mix) by Les Loups
03 – Para One – Compute (Feat. Surkin) (Snippet) by Marble Music

Here’s to 2012!