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Avant disco hero Arthur Russell will see even more of his voluminous archives released in October.

Russell has seen a renewal of interest in the past few years due to the work of Audika Records, which has taken up the challenge of packaging and releasing the studio albums, experiments, demos and just about anything else that the producer worked on throughout his life. Love Is Overtaking Me isn't electronic per se, though. In fact, the label is billing it as "a 21-track compilation of demos and home recordings that will showcase Russell’s love for pop, folk and country."

In other Russell news, the Matt Wolf's documentary about the producer, Wild Combination, will see release in November.

Tracklist
01. Close My Eyes
02. Goodbye Old Paint
03. Maybe She
04. Oh Fernanda Why
05. Time Away
06. Nobody Wants a Lonely Heart
07. I Couldn't Say It to Your Face
08. This Time Dad You're Wrong
09. What It's Like
11. Hey! How Does Everybody Know
12. I Forget and I Can't Tell (Ballad of the Lights Pt. 1)
13. Habit of You
14. Janine
15. Big Moon
16. Your Motion Says
17. The Letter
18. Don't Forget About Me
19. Love Is Overtaking Me
20. Planted a Thought
21. Love Comes Back

Audika will release Love Is Overtaking Me on October 28, 2008 in the United States. It will hit stores one day earlier in the UK on Rough Trade.
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UK drum & bass legend Grooverider has been released from prison.

As many sites rumored yesterday, the DJ/producer is now back on English soil, as he was one of the lucky 700 inmates that received pardons during the month of Ramadan.

Grooverider originally faced four years in the slammer due to his possession of more than 2 grams of cannabis, which was detected at the Dubai airport in November of last year. The DJ was said to have already visited friends and family yesterday.
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The seas will not be alive with the sound of music this weekend, as Saturday's Pig & Dan boat party has been canceled due to the threat of inclement weather caused by Hurricane Hannah.

Outdoor events have a long history of struggling through rain-soaked days and nights, but there's not much you can do when you have a Hurricane coming and a boat party on tap. That's why the Coast Guard has shut down Blk|Market Membership, Bar13 and Ku-Deta plans to host Pig & Dan this weekend. It's just the latest in a line of frustrating setbacks for the Blk|Market crew, which has seen Andrew Weatherall get denied a visa at the last minute and Ivan Smagghe cancel due to health problems in recent months.

We're guessing the promoters are planning make-up dates for each and every one of the guests, but in the meantime, they've got another boat party planned in two weeks featuring Three, Jamie Jones, Matt Tolfrey and Marc Ashken.

  Sep 06  Blk|market Membership/bar13/k.., Queen of Hearts, New York

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Experimentalist extraordinaire Terre Thaemlitz will once again make a go of it under the name DJ Sprinkles.

Entitled Midtown 120 Blues, the album is the first full-length under the moniker, coming in the wake of two 12-inches released many years ago. Tinkling pianos that seem to be submerged in water, airy flutes and a number of monologues dot the record. The most notable of the latter occurs on the first track of the record in which a voice tells us that "There must be a hundred records with voiceovers asking 'what is house?' The answer is always some greeting card bullshit about life, love, happiness." We couldn't agree more.

Tracklist
01. Midtown 120 Intro
02. Midtown 120 Blues
03. Ball'r (Madonna-Free Zone)
04. Brenda's $20 Dilemma
05. House Music is Controllable Desire You Can Own
06. Sisters, I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To
07. Reverse Rotation
08. Grand Central, Pt. I (Deep into the Bowel of House)
09. Grand Central, Pt. II (72 hrs. by Rail from Missouri)
10. The Occasional Feel-Good

Mule Musiq will release Midtown 120 Blues on October 9, 2008.
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Cadenza label head Luciano will finally be making his debut in Australia this December.

Pack your bags if you don't happen to live in Sydney or Melbourne, though: the minimal techno giant will only be making two stops on his journey, unfortunately. In Sydney on December 6th, his light touch behind the decks will be heard at an as-yet-undisclosed location for a daytime party marking the launch of Pulse Radio. The event will come hot on the heels of his December 5th appearance in Melbourne at Brown Alley with Robert Babicz.

We expect tickets for this one will be going fast, so we recommend you head on down to the links below at the beginning of next week when they become available—and grab them up quick. This is one (or two) that you're not going to want to miss.

  Dec 05  The Likes Of You & Soma Corp pre.., Brown Alley, Melbourne
  Dec 06  Pulse Radio launch party feat.., a Secret Location, Sydney

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We were all set to announce yesterday that tickets would be on sale for Harbourlife, but apparently there was no need: The one day Sydney shindig sold out in only six minutes.

Set to feature Felix Da Housecat, DJ Sneak, Feadz and more, the event is one of the most hotly anticipated on the Sydney party calendar. Past Harbours have featured the likes of Chuck Love, Derrick Carter and Sebastian Ingrosso, so you can expect the rest of the bill—which remains a mystery at the moment—to be a varied mix of all manner of electronic music. The only problem? How you're going to find tickets to the darn thing. eBay, here we come!

  Nov 22  Harbourlife 2008, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

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Mark Pritchard, Steve Spacek, Magik Johnson and more will headline the Earthdance Sydney 2008 Global Music Festival for Peace this year on Saturday 13 September at Price Alfred Park in Surry Hills.

The not-for-profit community event is held to "foster community participation in arts and music in Australia, support the development of local artists and raise awareness of issues such as peace and the environment." All good things, we reckon. And, what's more, you can feel good about yourself while grooving to an impressive lineup of local and international talent including the likes of Ken Cloud, Deepchild and Marcotix.

Entry? Just one gold coin. But we're sure they're accepting much more in the form of donations, so don't be shy!

  Sep 13  Earthdance Afterparty 1, The Bourbon
  Sep 13  Earthdance Sydney 2008, Prince Alfred Park

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One of Detroit techno's finest, Carl Craig, will be heading to Sydney later this year to headline the New Year's Eve party at Chinese Laundry.

It's been four years since the Grammy nominated producer made his way to Australian shores, so expect a few special tracks for the occasion. As a DJ, Craig is known for his varied and unpredictable sets of multiple genres and sounds. Besides: Where else would you want to be on New Year's Eve anyway?

More acts and details are expected to be announced shortly. Check RA's event page below for updates.

  Dec 31  Carl Craig NYE, Chinese Laundry, Sydney

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The ever-popular Get Physical label has announced it is going digital today with a new digital-only imprint aptly called Get Digital.

Get Physical, which has also renovated its ancient-looking website in the process, will release mp3s on the new imprint from label mainstays. That said, it kicks off with some (relative) newbies to the GP world: Jamie Jones and Simon Baker. The duo, which recently performed on the same bill in Los Angeles, will be giving away the label's inaugural release for free. All you have to do is mosey over to their website, fill in some details and they'll send a link right over to you. (No word yet on what mailing list you've been signed up for by giving them your e-mail address, though… We kid, we kid.) Future releases from the label will include work from Thomas Neumann and a collaboration from GPM founders M.A.N.D.Y. and Booka Shade.
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Style of Eye will unleash his debut artist album unto the world in October.

Entitled Duck, Cover & Hold, the record will see the producer of the hotly debated Dirtybird track "The Big Kazoo" going over to Pickadoll for this release. SoE has never been shy about shopping his tracks to labels, however, as he's racked up credits on Classic, Tiny Sticks and Rabid as well.

The press notes for the album claim that the producer "takes electronic music’s raw elements and bends them into danceable, emotive pieces of electronica," whatever that means. What we hear is a varied set of tunes that jump from genre to genre, while maintaining a relatively cohesive sound throughout. Which is, honestly, no mean feat. Don't mind us, though: You can make up your mind early in October when the album, which features a collaboration with fellow Swede Stephen Simmonds, drops on the John Dahlbäck-run imprint.

Tracklist
01. Duck Cover & Hold feat. Emma Henley
02. Ona
03. Girls
04. Pad Problems
05. Number Two
06. The Prophet
07. Amelie
08. I See Them Coming
09. Clown
10. Galore feat. Stephen Simmonds
11. Horse
12. Banned
13. The Last Song

Pickadoll will release Duck, Cover and Hold on October 6, 2008.
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