Detroit techno pioneer Derrick May has responded to allegations made on social media by Michael James that accuse the DJ/producer of decades-long behavior of sexual misconduct and rape.
In a statement posted on Facebook by May’s attorney, Kyle J. Dupuy, the lawyer strongly denies any wrongdoing on the part of his client. Continue Reading
Film Music 1976-2020, a 17-track compilation of electronic music pioneer Brian Eno’s compositions for film and television, will be released digitally on November 13, 2020, and on double-LP and 1CD on January 22, 2021.
The compendium spans the prolific master’s work over the past five decades (he’s composed hundreds of tracks for the big and small screen during his career), including classic selections such as “Late Evening In Jersey” from Michael Mann’s Heat and “Final Sunset” from Sebastiane.
In other Eno news, he’s signed up to take part in Earopener, a new online music masterclass series, presented by composer Paul Clark.
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Fans of Australian drum ‘n’ bass outfit Pendulum can finally rejoice. The hard-hitting, metal-influenced trio will release two new tracks — “Nothing For Free” and “Driver” — on September 17.
“We’ve been working on some new tracks for a while now and it’s great to finally get them out,” said Rob Swire in a statement. “We’d been playing exclusive previews of some of the new music at shows in Australia and New Zealand before lockdown, and we’ve been making tweaks along the way to make sure they’re right.”
After releasing 2010’s chart-topping third album, Immersion, the band — Swire (Anscenic), Gareth McGrillen (Speed) and Paul Harding (El Hornet) — split up in 2012. The breakup was announced on Twitter by Swire.
After Pendulum’s demise, Swire and McGrillen continued making music for their wildly successful Knife Party project.
Here’s what Swire said at the time about the decision to focus on Knife Party: “We’re having too much fun with this project. It’s also great because Pendulum towards the end sort of felt like we were doing it because we had to and that’s never a fun way to do music. Whereas Knife Party is pretty much solely us doing what we want to and if no one likes it we don’t care.”
Now that Pendulum is back in business, live shows will obviously remain on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Swire is excited about the threesome’s new Trinity production.
“Trinity just seemed like the perfect touring model for us right now,” he said. “It gives us the freedom to test out our new music on the road like we did in the early days, whilst still being able to headline the biggest events and bring a huge, bespoke new show to our audiences.”
Daniel Avery has released “Lone Swordsman,” a tribute track honoring the memory of famed U.K. DJ/producer Andrew Weatherall who died in February at the age of 56. The track is featured on Avery’s Dusting For Smoke EP and references Two Lone Swordsman, an influential duo helmed by Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood.
“I was in my studio the morning I heard about Andrew Weatherall’s passing,” Avery explains. “The track ‘Lone Swordsman’ is what formed that day. Andrew was a hero, a friend and someone who regularly reminded us all how it should be done, not to mention the funniest fucker around.”
Proceeds from sales will be donated to Amnesty International in Weatherall’s memory.