Build a Daft Punk helmet, a guide to London sound systems, Aphex Twin readies new album and Marcel Dettmann on being a good DJ.
Todd Terje’s ‘Inspector Norse’ Live. Todd Terje performs a live version of his 2012 club classic with live synth, guitar, percussion and illuminated dancers at Øya festival in Oslo. Watch above.
Build A Daft Punk Helmet. Engineer Charles Bergeron documented his project creating mock versions of Daft Punk’s iconic helmets on Github, so it’s free to try and replicate for anyone with some spare NeoPixel LEDs and a soldering iron. For those less technically inclined, the helmet will be for sale on Etsy for a heavy $2300, starting in September. Check out the video above.
Aphex Twin Readies New Album Syro. Aphex Twin announced his first new album release since 2001 on the deep web, following a blimp over East London with his logo and text reading “2014” and a stencil on the pavement outside Radio City in NYC. Track listing and cover art can be found here.
Ultra Music President On the Next Big Trend In Electronic Music. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, founder of Ultra Music Patrick Moxey spoke out on the evolving EDM scene: “The great thing about electronic music is every time people want to put it in a box, it changes… Anytime one part of it becomes commercialized, new parts start to reinvent themselves. It’s in a constant process of refreshment.” Read it here.
Sound Systems With Rodney P. Celebrate the extraordinary story of British sound system culture, an analogue force still going strong in a digital age of downloads and live streaming, with rapper Rodney P in the BBC’s piece on London’s Notting Hill Carnival – one of the largest street festivals in the world and a symbol of UK cultural unity – here.
Andrea Parker’s Meltdown Session. Celebrating 21 years of Mo’ Wax at James Lavelle‘s Meltdown Festival, Andrea Parker spoke about working at Fat Cat record store, her obsession with analogue synths, meeting producer and co-writer David Morely and production insights in the session above.
Marcel Dettmann on Being a Good DJ. A DJ who has been resident at both Berghain and London’s Fabric, Marcel Dettmann focuses on how to succeed in the confines of the DJ booth in this edition of XLR8R‘s Artist Tips. His suggestions are more philosophical than technical, but aspiring DJs are likely to find them plenty helpful all the same. Check them out here.