We usually don’t post radio rips around these parts (especially ones that are over a month old), but sometimes a track is just so prescient and on-point that it deserves belated attention. Victoria Kim is an Australian duo with a predilection towards sampling American pop in their four-on-the-floor techno endeavors. Mixing the hard-edge bend of a Blawan or Kowton with the familiarity of the most banal strains of top 40, Victoria Kim have managed to meld two seemingly oppositional worlds into one immutable blend. Take “Talk Talk” for example, a Justin Bieber-sampling tune that was debuted on Breach and Citizen’s Rinse.FM show last month. Splitting the difference between Jacques Greene-esque bedroom house and the aforementioned Brits, “Talk Talk” sits comfortably between familiarity and dissonance, drawing the listener in with its all too familiar vocal sample, before delving into druggy, late night club debauchery. Expect a lot more from this prodigious duo in the next few weeks and stream “Talk Talk” below.
New Music
Casino Is An Ex Drug Dealer
After featuring heavily on January’s Freebandz tape, Casino, who is Future’s real life brother, is back with Ex Drug Dealer. While Casino hasn’t found his Mike Will yet, he’s stil an exciting newcomer. Whether he’s crooning in alien cadences like his brother or waxing poetic about crack deals over Zaytoven and 808 Mafia production, he shows an impressive flow and command over his subject matter. The skits at the beginning of each Ex Drug Dealer track could probably be removed, but what can you do, it’s a powder-inspired tape. Download Ex Drug Dealer below.
Download: Casino – Ex Drug Dealer
New Grown Folk – “Just Wear It”
On April 23, Friends of Friends sister label Young Adults will release a compilation called House Slippers. The compilation will feature label stalwarts Suzanne Kraft and Permanent Vacation, as well as brand new tracks from relative newcomers NYCPARTYINFO and Chamboche. Today, we receive a treat from the comp in the form of brand new Grown Folk. Whether they’re producing for Main Attrakionz or riling up dancefloors across the U.S. and beyond, the duo of Drew Kim and Brendan Neal have been absolutely tearing it up. “Just Wear It” sees the duo combine a number of their influences including trance and old school Chicago house into one sexy-as-hell groover that should probably soundtrack your next nocturnal adventure. For now, we only have a four minute clip available, but that just means you’ll have to snag the entire compilation come the 23rd. Stream a new Mark E joint that will also appear on House Slippers after the jump.
Flying Lotus Featured On Adventure Time
Last night’s animated television enigma Adventure Time episode featured a never before heard Flying Lotus choon in the closing credits that has since gone relatively viral. FlyLo has released music through Adult Swim in the past so this foray into cartoon territory isn’t exactly uncharted, but it’s exciting nonetheless. “About that time//A glitch is a glitch” sees FlyLo return to the blunted 1983/Los Angeles sound that first endeared him to fans and pushed him into his current position as international beat scene ambassador. It’s fast, off-kilter and heavily based in 8 bit sounds and video game samples. It’s tenuously based in hip hop, but its rich synth arrangements and thumping kick drum are beyond anything the genre has produced to date. It’s vintage FlyLo with a more modern, filled out take. I don’t think anyone would be mad if he released an EP of similarly sounding songs. No word on a download and/or release date, but I think it’s fair to say that we all have our fingers crossed.
DJ Sliink Remixes Bert On Beats’ “Dab”
Sometimes you just need to throw caution to the wind, abandon all pretensions and just enjoy some ignorant dance music. We here at The Astral Plane hold by the belief that dancing is a universal activity regardless of age, nationality or musical preference. And that’s why we’re bumping DJ Sliink’s remix of Bert On Beats’ “Dab” in our “office” this morning. It’s not Sliink’s most convincing effort to date, but fuck is it fun to have a little release after listening to highly conceptual music from the likes of James Blake and Nico Jaar all morning. It’s free and available so we expect you to join in wherever you are.
New xxxy Single & Remix
It’s becoming clearer and clearer every day that xxxy is gunning for the crown. The London by-way-of Manchester producer has already released an EP through Rinse.FM’s label arm this year and is prepping a second extended player for Welsh label Ten Thousand Yen, out on April 15. From the man’s mouth himself: “I made another record for the lovely Welshmen at Ten Thousand Yen. The A side is an arpy thing with bass the flip is a vocally thing with bass. They both contain breakdowns – please don’t hold this against me xoxo.” So there you have it, arpy and vocally, but the key is the focus on the deepest, darkest recesses of the low end. Unremitting, yet soothingly rhythmic, the bass weight on “Progression” is an audial sight to behold and should only be witnessed on a fitting worthy of the task. xxxy also recently took on a remix of Clean Bandit’s “Mozart’s House”, which you can stream after the jump.
Karenn Remixes Delta Funktionen’s “Onkalo”
The industrial techno that Blawan and Pariah pump out as Karenn has an intrinsically physical nature to it. That’s a result of both the analogue equipment the duo use to make music and of the setting in which it seems destined to be played at. Whether gully warehouse raves really still exist on a widespread level is rather inconsequential, but it’s impossible to avoid that venue as the ideal place to hear Karenn play music. There are no bathrooms, security or ventilation in Karenn’s world and we’re all the better for it. The drugs your taking are probably bunk, but that’s all for the better in this hardline, rough-edged techno dystopia. It’s all about submerging oneself in the pure physicality. Karenn’s remix of Delta Funktionen’s “Onkalo” is the second track in the below file. The remix will be released via Delsin on May 6.
Figgy Remixes The-Dream’s “Ghetto”
We were introduced to Figgy back in January when he expertly remxied Drake’s “Doing It Wrong”, melting Aubrey’s vocals into checkmunk territory over a seductive slow house jam. Yesterday, we received another remix in the same mold, this time a timely refix of The-Dream’s “Ghetto”. The-Dream’s falsetto slides right into the grooves of Figgy’s aloof production, which leans towards the pseudo-trance that’s becoming increasingly popular. Stream below and grab the remix here.
New Wires For Salu – “Overture”
The term overture generally refers to the instrumental opening to an opera. Wires For Salu is Devonwho’s new side project. On April 16, Wires For Salu’s “Overture” will feature on Dropping Gems’ Gem Drops 3 compilation, the first of the series to be pressed to vinyl. Devonwho and Dropping Gems are two of our favorite fixtures on the West Coast, so this project is relatively exciting (read: very much so). While Devonwho’s music trends towards blunted beats, Wires For Salu inhabits a more downtempo, cerebral realm. Sort of like an overture or something.
New Jamie Grind – “Something You Should Know”
With an EP coming out in the coming months, Leeds-based producer Jamie Grind let loose “Something You Should Know”, a bright piece of technically proficient garage. In the past, Grind has dabbled in house and dubstep (as well as some hip hop MCing), but his recent work seems to be trending more towards early-aughts garage and “Something You Should Know” falls in line with that. Melding the R&B leanings of pop-oriented artists like Craig David and even Disclosure, Grind doesn’t skip on the sensuality and really put his best forward with this effort. Not sure if “Something You Should Know” will appear on the yet be titled upcoming EP, but it’s quite a one off regardless.









