Four Tet-Beats in Space Mix

Beats in Space is featuring an exclusive mix from Four Tet. You can listen and download here!

Face Candy/Eyedea Benefit @ The Loft Tonight!

The death of Micheal "Eydea" Larsen last year left a tremendous rift in the Twin Cities music community. It also left friends and loved ones the task of dealing with the emotional as well as financial costs of his passing. To assuage this, Chazin Entertainment presents a benefit show at the Loft at Barfly featuring Unknown Prophets, Kill the Vultures, Carnage the Executioner and Desdamona, among other hip hop luminaries (as well as live painting, break dancing and a documentary on the making of Face Candy). All the proceeds from this event go to Micheal Larsen's memorial fund. Good music for a great cause!

Cruel Summer @ First Avenue Tonight!

Tonight at First Avenue MPLS.TV, BOMP and Freaky Deeky present Cruel Summer, a sadistic mélange of bands, dj's and video artists guaranteed to torture your ears and eyes with punishing pleasure. Nobody moves, everybody gets hurt.

Audio Perm Block Party @ Shuga Records Tomorrow!

The Audioperm Block Party will be held tomorrow in the parking lot of Shuga Records. The event will showcase great hip hop artists including Pac Div, Toki Wright, I Self Divine, Kanser and Audio Perm themselves! In addition to that, you can download a mixtape the crew assembled for the occasion. Good jams!

Tuesday Series @ Madame 8/30

The next installment of the Tuesday Series at Madame features Termination Shock (Tim Glenn and Jesse Whitney), Jaron Childs (lap steel) and Bryce Beverlin II (voice, percussion) as well as Jackie Beckey (Brute Heart) and Jonathan Kaiser (Dark Dark Dark). That's quite a heavy-duty lineup. Check it out!

Birthday Party for Leon Theremin @ the Hack Factory 8/28

Fitting that the inventor of one of the eeriest sounding instruments ever should have a birthday party long after his passing. This Sunday at the Hack Factory, Paul Metzger, Transitional Species, Dust Buns, Extra Fun and others will celebrate Leon Theremin's birthday. A theremin building workshop and documentary are also on tap... and there's even Ice Cream! Plus, dig the Satyricon-inspired flier! Out of sight!

Twin Cities EJ Festival @ First Avenue Record Room Tomorrow!

The First Avenue record room plays host to the Twin Cities Ej Festival tomorrow! Organized by Nico Demonte (otherwise known as 000000000001) and featuring some of the best VJ's, DJ's and EJ's around, this celebration of the 10th anniversary of the EJ midi turntable is not to be missed!

Speedy J-Electric Deluxe Podcast

Jochem Paap (aka Speedy J) has assembled an exclusive podcast for his Berlin-based Electric Deluxe label. You can listen and download below. Enjoy!

Electric Deluxe Podcast 050 Speedy J by electric deluxe

Daytrotter-Mount Kimbie

Mount Kimbie

Tuesday Series @ Madame Tonight!

Better late than never, here's a last minute announcement about tonight's Tuesday Series performance at Madame tonight. Aerosol Pike (various horns) starts things off, followed by Silenus (?) and the duo of Patrick "Trout" Lien and Steve Earnest (guitar, electronics, percussion). Check it out!

Mike Paradinas-Fact Mix

Fact Magazine is featuring a mix from Planet Mu boss Mike Paradinas. Check out the fresh sounds from Planet Mu and brush up on your footwork. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01 DJ Diamond – Pop The Trunk (Planet Mu)
02 DJ Rashad – 10 On The Cush (Planet Mu)
03 Rashad & Gant-Man – Heaven Sent (Planet Mu)
04 Traxman – The Robot (Planet Mu)
05 DJ Roc – It Takes Grinding To Be A King (Planet Mu)
06 DJ T-Why – Back 2 This Track (Unreleased)
07 Traxman – Lik Pussy (Ghettophiles)
08 DJ Diamond – Rep Yo Clique (Remix) (Planet Mu)
09 DJ Diamond – Uh (Planet Mu)
10 DJ Earl – Hit Da Bootz (Planet Mu)
11 DJ Metro – Tekno Bangz (Planet Mu)
12 DJ Diamond – Speakerz ‘n’ Tonguez (Planet Mu)
13 DJ Diamond – Wreckage (Planet Mu)
14 Philip D Kick – Champion Sound Remix (Footwork Jungle)
15 Africa Hitech – Out In The Street (Warp)
16 Philip D Kick – Renegade Snares Remix (Footwork Jungle)
17 Machinedrum – New Forms Remix (Ecstasy Boom)
18 DJ Clent – Clent’s Knee Deep (Unreleased)
19 DJ T-Why – Finished (Planet Mu)
20 DJ Diamond – Torture Rack (Planet Mu)
21 DJ Roc – Baby Come On 2 (Unreleased)
22 DJ Roc – Baby Come On 1 (Unreleased)
23 DJ Umberto – I Got Bangz (Unreleased)
24 DJ Diamond – Snare Fanfare (Planet Mu)
25 DJ Diamond – Rep Yo Clique (Planet Mu)
26 Young Smoke – Psycho War (Planet Mu)
27 DJ Spinn – Crazy ‘n’ Deranged (Planet Mu)
28 DJ Clent – DJ Clent #1 (Planet Mu)
29 DJ Rashad & DJ Rome – Dat Shit Huff (Planet Mu)
30 DJ T-Why – Juice (Planet Mu)
31 Traxman – Brainwash (Planet Mu)
32 DJ Rome – Showtime (Planet Mu)
33 Tha Pope – When You (Planet Mu)
34 DJ Metro – Smak My Bitch Up (Planet Mu)
35 Tha Pope – Out Of My Mind (Unreleased)
36 Tha Pope – Get Down Or Lay Down (Unreleased)
37 Tha Pope – Pop That Thang (Unreleased)
38 DJ Diamond – Decoded (Planet Mu)

Liminal Phase August Residency @ Cause

Every Tuesday this month Liminal Phase, a virtuosic instrumental supergroup consisting of Adam Levy (Honeydogs), DeVon Gray (Heiruspecs), Joey Van Phillips (Mystery Palace), Lisa-Hirst-Carnes, Dan Zamzow and Nathan Brende (BETAWOLvES), will take the stage at Cause for their August residency. They will also be joined each night by special guest DJ's and musicians (including Booka B, Grant Cutler, James Diers, Tim O'Keefe and Patrick Harison) from the Twin Cities. You can get the details here. This event is well worth a weekly visit!

Bitchin' Bajas, Camden & Beat Detectives @ Madame Tomorrow!

Tomorrow night at Madame you can check out the dreamy drones of Chicago's Bitchin' Bajas (Cooper Crane of Cave). The Venerable Camden and newcomers Beat Detectives (members of Radical Cemetery and Food Pyramid) are also playing. Sounds like a good time to me!

Seated Heat EP Release @ 7th Street Entry Tomorrow!

Seated Heat have a new EP and celebrate its release this weekend at the 7th Street Entry. Tender Meat, Father You See Queen and Hasps (Isaac and Angela from Gay Beast) go along for the ride. As for the EP, little is known except this delicious tidbit called "If I Ever Miss You, Let Me Down." Check it out!

If I Ever Miss You, Let me Down by Seated Heat

Thundercat-Shenanigans Pt.1

In advance of the release of Thundercat's The Golden Age of Apocalypse on Brainfeeder, Flying Lotus has prepared an enticing "prelude to the LP" which you can listen to here. The album drops August 30th. Take cover!

Nathan McGlaughlin & Fraufraulein @ Studio Z August 6th

Electronic minimalist Nathan McGlaughlin makes a rare appearance, along with Fraufraulein (NYC), at Studio Z in Lowertown, Saint Paul this Saturday. For those unfamiliar with Nathan's music, David Perron recently did an excellent feature over at Foxy Digitalis. The show and the feature are both very worth checking out!

Soothing Almonds Collective-August Residency @ Nomad World Pub

Soothing Almonds Collective begins a monthlong Thursday night residency at the Nomad World Pub tonight with a Tips For Twat/Cage III cassette release show. The Liz, Velvet Davenport and Myrrh are also in the mix. The following Thursdays will feature release shows from Chelsea Boys, Larry Wish & His Guys and Toilet (along with performances from a slew of their talented friends). Turn it up, dude!

Flying Lotus-Code of ethNics 2

Flying Lotus snuck this one in following his last SoundCloud deluge. I like it!

Code of ethNics 2 by Flyinglotushttp://thesomethinelse.blogspot.com/2011/08/brodr-beatcast-episode-11_02.html

BrodR-Beatcast Episode 11

Prolific musical multitasker Andrew Broder is back after a short hiatus with a new BrodR beatcast. Peep the technique here or below!

Mystery Palace-Nervio EP

Blending a tinkerer's sensibility with all-pro musical chops and 80's chic, Mystery Palace occupies a singular niche in today's music. Experimental daredevil's dangerously on the brink of commercial euphoria, Ryan Olcott (keyboards, vocals), James Buckley (bass) and Joey Van Phillips (drums) teeter toward pop stasis without succumbing, perhaps due to their quirky dynamism and dedication to deeper musical purposes. Palace's new EP Nervio reflects their radical interpolation into these times to a tee. Also a sign o' the times, you can download it for free here! The group celebrates their new release (with commrades Dosh and Soviet Panda) Friday, August 12th at 7th Street Entry!

Four Tet-Locked & Separator Remix

Four Tet is busy of late with a forthcoming Fabric mix which includes his mesmerizing track "Locked" (also to be released as a single on his Text label) and an equally engaging remix of Radiohead's track "Separator." Enjoy!

Locked (TEXT011) by Four Tet

Radiohead - Separator (Four Tet RMX) by Radiohead

Breezy Point-California Minimal

You can download California Minimal, a new work by Breezy Point (aka Lewis), for free at Lewis and Burnet.com. Ultrarhythmic minimal techno you can brainshake to! Do it!

01 Changri-La by Lewis (DJ Breezy point)

Moon Glyph 2011 Sampler

You can download a Moon Glyph's 2011 Sampler for free here via No Fear of Pop. Featuring tracks from the likes of Velvet Davenport, Food Pyramid, Lee Noble, Dylan Ettinger and Tender Meat, this freebie does not disappoint. Plenty more where that came from, folks. Enjoy!

Low-Gain's Honey & Slam Factory Bootlegs

Low-bit and modular synth colossus Low-Gain has uploaded live recordings from recent performances at Honey and the Slam Factory for your streaming and purchasing pleasure (see here or below). Isaac Halvorson's excellent direct audio recording from the Eyeo Festival closing party presents as fine a specimen as you'll find of the electronic music culture presently thriving in the Twin Cities. An audience recording from the Slam Factory drives the point home. Experience and participate Wednesday, August 10th at Honey as Low-Gain performs in a tête-à-tête clash of the titans rumpus with Ostracon. Raucousness at it's finest to be sure.