Download Amon Tobin’s remix of Noisia’s “Machine Gun” for free. A classic, artfully crafted, samplified Tobin track. Beautiful samples meshed with the original’s haunting synthesis. The track builds to the tough bass line of the original; though the majority of the is softly spoken compared to the pumping industrialized electro-house menace by Noisia. The gruesome, fascist flange war scenes are a perfect match in the video below.

It just takes an email address and a little registration to get your download. It will only be available till 3/8, when the release of “Machine Gun”, including the original, and remixes by Spor, 16bit and Amon Tobin, will be available through all major online retailers. “Machine Gun” hails from the forthcoming album Split the Atom (seems to be a popular title these days) due out 4/6.

Register to Download Amon Tobin’s remix of Noisia’s “Machine Gun“

Broken Social Scene is one of the most inspiring acts of the last ten years. Their grand lineups and epic releases have given lift to a musical movement which now finds itself contending in the Zeitgeist. Their upcoming record titled Forgiveness Rock Record is sure to be another phenominal addition to a profound discography. Click the album cover to be routed to enter your email for the new single “World Sick.” Forgiveness Rock Record drops on Arts & Crafts Records May 4th.

Taken By Trees, East of Eden

Download “Anna” from East of Eden‘, the fantastic album by Taken By Trees, aka Victoria Bergsman. Check out her US Tour Dates which kick off on February 13th. These are her first shows in the U.S. since the release of East Of Eden, (9/09).

Taken By Trees February US Tour Dates

Taken By Trees Headline date:
Feb. 13 : Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall

Co-headline with El Perro Del Mar:
* Taken By Trees closes show
# El Perro Del Mar closes show

Feb. 14: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe#
Feb. 16: New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge*
Feb. 17: Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory#
Feb. 19: Cambridge, MA @ Cambridge Family YMCA*
Feb 20: Montreal, QC @ Il Motore#
Feb. 21: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club*
Feb. 22: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall#
Feb. 23: Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center*
Feb. 26: Seattle, WA @ Triple Door#
Feb. 27: Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret*
Feb. 28: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir#
Mar 2: San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord*
Mar 3: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour#

Peter Van Hoesen has a lot going on right now. In about a couple months he will be releasing his debut album, Entropic City, (3/22) and start a residency at Fuse in Brussels. Till then, he’s giving away this latest release, Variable_Parts_EP, for free. The EP includes three retakes of tracks by Van Hoesen and one new track. But that’s not it, on February 8th, Time To Express will release a four track EP, Entropic Minus Six, including some of the album’s hardest tracks. That very day, streaming tracks from the album will start appearing on the Entropic City website. Two tracks will be added each week, until March 15 when you can stream the entire album.

Variable_Parts_EP starts with “Face of Smoke – Casual Reconstruction,” commencing with a deep kick and atmospheric undertones. The sample fades and is replaced with spaced out stabs and cuts and a looming pad; only to be submersed by various clacks and taps surrounded by echoing samples. The 9 minute track stays interesting with moderation, constantly fading samples in for a few then fading them back to the abyss. The EP’s most dynamic rivaling a deep techno cut from off Blueprint.

“Strip It Boost It – Entronic Dub” is the dubbed out follow up track with a strong snare that resonates with building samples, intriguing highs and plenty of sound effect stabs throughout. 1:25 into the track Peter drops a deeper kick with a keen wink, only to strip the track back to its celestial roots just over a minute later. The track turns out quite groovy.

“Terminal – Markov Layout” drives quickly into the night with acidic bass line and building highs. A much more straight forward track with short, muted break downs and an emerging second wave Detroit techno sound that could have been plucked from a T-1oo0 set in the mid to late 90’s.

The new work on the EP is “Second Law,” Van Hoesen’s other side. A creepy, cinimatic track worthy enough to stand next to recent soundscapes from Monolake. Complete ambient techno with voice recordings and cold mechanical air.

Listen or Download Peter Van Hoesen, Variable_Parts_EP

On March 9, Arts & Crafts records will release Jason Collett’s Rat A Tat Tat. Click here for a free download of the song “Love Is A Dirty Word.”

Enthine creates wonderful electronic music, not far removed from the realm of Motion Picture score. Enthine’s music is indeed from the mind of an intellectually wonkish producer.

For those of us who enjoy ambient, trip-hop, electronic, and experimental music.

Enthine is an electronic music project from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2007 by Adrián Vaccaro (b. 1987). His music can be characterized as downtempo/electronic with influences of ambient, chill-out and jazz fused together with experimental math matrices. The first Enthine’s album is called ‘Staregaze’ and it’s a completely independent work. It was recorded between June 2007 and September 2008, and released on November 2008 (Enthine’s Bio).

Click here to listen to the track “Dream without Details.”

Snag this Free Track off the upcoming Dum Dum Girls debut album I Will Be due out 3/30 on Sub Pop. The album, produced by Dee Dee and Richard Gottehrer (Blondie, The Go-Gos and, more recently, The Raveonettes), is promised to be “neither lo-fi nor too polished.” I Will Be stays true to ’60’s radio pop coming in at just under thirty minutes with eleven songs, “it’s a short tribute to love, fun and the classic pop form of the ’60s girl groups and early punk rockers.”

Free Download Dum Dum Girls,  “Jail La La”

Jail La La (Vinyl Single) will also be available 2/16

Tracklisting for I Will Be:

1. It Only Takes One Night
2. Bhang Bhang, I’m a Burnout
3. Oh Mein M
4. Jail La La
5. Rest of Our Lives
6. Yours Alone
7. Blank Girl
8. I Will Be
9. Lines Her Eyes
10. Everybody’s Out
11. Baby Don’t Go

Free Track from Beach House. The new single “Norway” from the upcoming album Teen Dream [CD + DVD] (1/26). This full length release will feature a CD and a DVD with the accompanying videos for each track. Now, you know my feelings on iTunes, but… It’s iTunes single of the week so get there fast.

Download the Free Beach House Track, “Norway”.

There’s a brand new, epic 11 minute track from The Knife, in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock, available for a free download. The track is plucked from the stereo version of Tomorrow, In a Year, due out March 1st. Tomorrow… is a dive into a next phase of artistic expression for the Knife. The project is actually an ‘electro-opera’ based on the world seen through the eyes of Charles Darwin. The Knife’s intriguing alternative, pop-style music is combined with visuals from theatre production company Hotel Pro Formas to create this new species of performance theater.

“Colouring of Pigeons” from the studio version of Tomorrow, In a Year. (click to listen, right-click to download)

Here’s a clip from the electro-opera performance. A bit weird but fascinating. An amazing way to expand your creative horizons.

Download Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Remix of Air “Sing Sang Sung” off the new album Love 2. BMSR definitely add a bit of their signature experimentalism to the track… as well as a little dark-danceability and just enough fuzzing static to keep it gritty without pushin it over the distortion edge.