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DJ/Producer Sean O’Neal (A.K.A. Someone Else) Has Died

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DJ/producer/remixer Sean O’Neal (a.k.a. Someone Else) has passed away, according to a post on the Little Helpers Facebook page. The cause of O’Neal’s death is not currently known.

Based in Philadelphia, O’Neal was the co-founder of several indie labels including Foundsound, Little Helpers, Tuning Spork and Fuzzy Box. His sound spanned a wide range of electronic music, from minimal techno to deep house and electronica. Early on in his career, he was a member of electro-pop outfit flowchart. The band released music from 1995 to 2015.

During his career, O’Neal toured all of the U.S. and played dates in Russia, Argentina, Canada and Japan.

From 1998 to 2007, O’Neal worked as a music journalist. He contributed articles to XLR8R, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia City Paper and CMJ Monthly. He also did a seven-year stint working at 611 Records, a now-defunct record shop and label located in Philadelphia.

This is a breaking story that will be updated as information becomes available.

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Carl Craig & Basic Channel’s Moritz von Oswald Prep ‘Attenuator’ Collaboration

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Here’s something to get excited about. Detroit’s Carl Craig and Berlin’s Moritz von Oswald of Basic Channel fame have announced the upcoming release of their “Attenuator” collaboration. The double-sided single featuring both artist’s version of the track will drop on October 23, 200 via Craig’s Planet E Communications.

“Attenuator” is the first release from a series of studio sessions in Berlin and Detroit over the past two years. More material will be released at a later date.

The pair’s previous collaborations include 2008’s Recomposed, a rework of two popular classical music pieces, Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition (1874) and Maurice Ravel’s Boléro (1928).

Tracklist:
A. Attenuator (Carl Craig Version)
B. Attenuator (Moritz von Oswald Dub)

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Video Premiere: Sons of the Sun – Underwater Dreaming

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While everyone’s talking about the sudden rise of virtual work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, transatlantic R&B, soul, jazz and hip-hop duo Sons of the Sun have been well-steeped in it for some time now.

In fact, the duo — American singer-songwriter JTronius and British producer Maverick Quest — have been collaborating virtually between Texas and South London ever since they met at on the music-tech networking app Brapp. The duo has never met in-person.

We’re pleased to world premiere the music video for the pair’s gloriously soulful debut single, “Underwater Dreaming,” directed by Nathalie Gordon.

The single — which features Philadelphia axeman Dai Miyazaki on guitar, horns from Scottish group The Brass Cats and bass from Reginald Payne (a.k.a. Bass Negusis) — is out September 25, 2020. The song culled from their forthcoming self-titled album on BBE Music.

As SotS’s head-nodder unfurls, the video depicts the day in the life of a couple in love. Those scenes are interspersed with cutaways of water lapping onto the shore of a beach and assorted nature eye candy that’ll make you long for summer.

Hit the play button below and enjoy.

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Premiere: Scintii – Times New Roman (Palmistry Remix)

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Those who watched Boiler Room’s Streaming from Isolation series will remember a captivating set from rising Shanghai-based Taiwanese singer/DJ/producer Stella Chung (a.k.a. Scintii).

During a 30-minute set, Chung, who performed flanked by a row of mannequins, presented her burgeoning electronic-fueled oeuvre drawing upon releases on Eternal Dragonz and SVBKVLT.

Ahead of the October 2 release of Chung’s Times New Roman EP — her debut on Houndstooth realized with guest producer Danny L Harle (PC Music, Charli XCX) — we’re thrilled to world premiere a cracking remix of the title track reimagined by Palmistry (a.k.a. Benjy Keating).

The South London-based singer/producer’s re-rub launches the post-pop song into an orbit of pitched-up (and slowed-down) helium-fueled vocals, glimmering synths and a rollercoaster of beats, breaks and basslines.

Hit the play button below and enjoy.

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