Flight Facilities – All Your Love (Christopher Port Remix)

Listen to Christopher Port’s remix of Flight Facilities’ ‘All Your Love’.

Christopher Port – Everything in Quotes “DARK” EP

Christopher Port today shares his Everything In Quotes “DARK” EP, out via Future Classic x Pieater. A sound that’s best described as a refreshing take on UKG, the EP includes two additional tracks, ‘Uppers’ and ‘Raver VIP’ as well as previously released single ‘Nobody Chose You’ and most recent track ‘Baby It’s Not My Will’. Dark, brooding and subdued, Everything In Quotes “DARK” is marked as a highly impressive contribution to the electronic music landscape.

Speaking on the EP, Christopher Port says:
“The name “Everything in Quotes” is taken from a lecture by fashion designer, Virgil Abloh, in which he talks about architecture, creativity and fashion amongst other things. One of the most important things for me as an artist is being able to have a direct line to the listener. I want you to hear my music exactly how I made it, yet still be able to perceive it in your own way. To me “Everything in Quotes” personifies this. You are hearing my music in the exact form I created it, similar to a direct quote. I believe this makes the connection between the artist and the listener much stronger. I’ve always been drawn to the darker side of art. I love music that has a sense of foreboding, melancholy and unease. This comes in so many different forms and shades, much more than I have presented on these tracks.”

With the EP, also comes Christopher Port’s a special visualizer which doubles as its own unique rolling look-book video showcasing the producer’s fashion debut with his own brand of hand-sewn unisex shirts available for sale as a limited, one-off item.

Christopher Port says of the line, “These tops are the tangible affirmation of the music from my EP “Dark”. This video for me is a process film that shows the creation of the prototypes that informed the finished pieces with four distinct sections that are based off the four EP tracks. The video also works as a visual response to the music by my long-term collaborator and incredible director/editor Hamish Mitchell.”. Check out the design here and watch the video for ‘Baby It’s Not My Will’ below:

This November, Christopher Port will embark on a AUS tour. 2018 will see the release of his second instalment of Everything In Quotes, with a follow-up EP “LIGHT”, along with its corresponding fashion line. Stay tuned for more on this soon.

‘EVERYTHING IN QUOTES “DARK”’ IS OUT NOW.

Christopher Port – Baby It’s Not My Will

Christopher Port today shares his latest track, ‘Baby It’s Not My Will’. With this release, the London based producer delivers dark and subdued track featuring his customary sounds of vinyl crackle, distorted vocal samples and brooding synth pads that dolefully circle round and round in repetition. This is the second single taken off his forthcoming Everything in Quotes “Dark” EP set for release on October 20 via a special collaboration between leading Australian independent labels, Future Classic and Pieater.

‘Baby It’s Not My Will’ follows the release of ‘Nobody Chose You’, which picked up support from tastemaker titles including Tsugi, Stoney Roads and Acid Stag. Following this, leading online publication The 405 invited Christopher to create a mix for their Plastic Platform series which highlights some of the influences and tracks he was listening to whilst writing the forthcoming Everything in Quotes “Dark” EP.

Since its release, ‘Nobody Chose You’ has been added to high rotation across radio stations worldwide including BBC Radio 1, 6 Music and 1Xtra with spins from Huw Stephens and Annie Nightingale, as well as such as Double J and FBi Radio in Australia.

When he’s not creating or designing under his own name, Christopher Port keeps very busy playing live drums for Jack Grace, Airling, #1 Dads and Big Scary and producing tracks for artists such as Annie Bass and Buoy.

His recent relocation to the UK is indicative of this talented young artist’s strong ambition and desire to immerse himself in the scene by which he’s inspired. Coupled with the quality and unique sounds he’s producing, 2017 is looking to be a strong year.

Indian Wells – Cascades

Full stream of Indian Wells’ emotive new single on Friends Of Friends. More info on xlr8r. Get it here.

Seekae – Turbine Blue

Australian electronic trio Seekae today share ‘Turbine Blue’, the first new release from the group since 2014. The track premiered overnight via Triple J, and can be heard below:

In a striking step beyond last album ‘The Worry’, the band explore new sonic territory with ‘Turbine Blue’, to create their most confident, honest and direct work to date. Distinctively Seekae, the track is original in sound and risk-taking in its production. The song was composed and recorded in Berlin’s Funkhaus Studio – the vocal was delivered after eating a pizza microwaved at a petrol station, carried back to the studio through the rain.

Through 80’s and 90’s Korg synthesisers, ‘Turbine Blue’ provides a mid-tempo, melancholic, drone-like progression that serves to uplift in the face of isolation and loneliness – a Seekae staple. A siren’s tune, ‘Turbine Blue’ moves towards something blissful and agonising, like the cyclical nature of love, departing and arriving, hurting and pleasing all in one act. ‘Turbine Blue’ is a confessionary love song. Full of hope but laced with the sheer dizzying heights of the risks involved in a confession.

‘Turbine Blue’ is out now on Future Classic.

Video: Hayden James – Just A Lover

Singer, songwriter and producer Hayden James, today returns with an official video to accompany his infectious jam “Just A Lover”. Out via Future Classic, the video can be viewed below.

Directed by Leigh NewmanofSplintr, the video shows an encounter between two lovers in a dingy American motel. With dreamlike sequences intertwined with passionate scenes between the two characters, the video serves as the perfect accompaniment to a track that pleads and croons for a temporary lover.

With the audio premiering on Stereogum last month, the track made the rounds in the blogosphere and beyond, charting on Hype Machine and turning heads with it’s intricate percussion and catchy vocals. A follow up to his runaway hit, “Something About You”, “Just A Lover” now stands at over 2 million plays on Spotify alone.

A remix package for “Just A Lover” has also been revealed – featuring remixes from Pomo, Karma Kid and Frits Wentlink. Producing for the likes of Mac Miller and Anderson .Paak, and with previous remixes for Tinashe and Janet Jackson under his belt, Montreal whizz Pomo’s sleek spin fuses his signature funk and house inspired beats with Hayden’s original. Meanwhile British producer Karma Kid, twists up the structure and BPM for a fresh, heavier take, and Dutch lo-fi house connoisseur Frits Wentlink delivers a wonky, textured reimagining to keep everyone moving.

Set to complete his run of Australian and Asia shows at a sold-out Metro Theatre in Sydney tomorrow night, and with a mammoth 19 date US tour due to kick off in October, the only way seems to be up for the trailblazing Hayden James.

“JUST A LOVER” OUT NOW ON FUTURE CLASSIC.

Kenton Slash Demon – Peace (Lone Remix)

Kenton Slash Demon – Copenhagen-based duo Silas Moldenhawer and Jonas Kenton – recently announced their new single ‘Peace’ for the Future Classic label, coupled with a retro sci fi-themed video from director Jenna Mangulad, and now they return with a sizeable remix from one of the UK’s finest producers, Lone.

‘Peace’ follows Kenton Slash Demon’s breakout pair of EP’s for Future Classic, Harpe/Syko and TT/Dok, which earned them praise from the likes of Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit, SPIN, Thump and Time Out New York as well as spins on KCRW, BBC Radio 1 & 6Music and placement on the Spotify Viral U.S., Australia and Global charts. ‘Peace’ has so far garnered support from everyone from Wonderland, Hunger TV, FACT and XLR8R to Sir Elton John, who played the track on his ‘Rocket Hour’ show for Beats 1.

Kenton Slash Demon will head out on a short US tour with Flume at the end of next month before returning to the UK to play Bestival and a headline show at London’s Pickle Factory in September.

ONE IN A MILLION: A FUTURE CLASSIC COMPILATION

Future Classic have released their One In A Million: A Future Classic Compilation, the latest instalment in a series that showcases the roster of one of Australia’s leading labels, featuring three exclusives as well as defining moments from the past twelve months.

One of those exclusives includes the recently shared ‘One In A Million’ from Midnight To Monaco, the track that opens the album and gives it its name. A spellbinding duo consisting of LA-based hit maker Donnie Sloan and Canadian vocalist Ricky Ducati, their penchant for grandiose pop hooks and lush acapella melodies saw them top the Hype Machine chart with their first single ‘Suicide’. Following on from this anthemic debut, ‘One In A Million’ once again merges buoyant barbershop-esque vocal harmonies with darker lyricism, already gaining widespread support with the likes of Resident Advisor, Wonderland Magazine, Dancing Astronaut and more. You can revisit that track here:

Of course the label heavyweights also feature, with Chet Faker offering up slow burner ‘Bend’ and Flume’s latest smash hit ‘Never Be Like You’ featuring rising star Kai, the first single from his forthcoming album Skin and a #1 double-platinum Single in his native Australia, currently at 52 millon streams worldwide and counting.

Meanwhile Sydney’s Touch Sensitive follows his appearance on Future Classic’s previous compilation with an I:Cube remix of the beautifully named ‘Pizza Guy’. Hype Machine conquerors ODESZA also feature with a remix of rising Sydney producer Hayden James’ ‘Something About You’.

Other highlights from the compilation include the 8-bit future bass collaboration ‘World Record’ from Wave Racer and Lido as well as ‘Another Dub In The Sun’, an extended, shimmering Dreems x Jagwar Ma cover of 80s psychedelic outfit The Moffs. Taking the tempo down is a double header from beatmaker Ta-ku, first with sultry R&B classic ‘Love Again’ featuring Detroit R&B crooner JMSN and Soulection’s Sango before an enthralling cover of Estelle’s classic ‘American Boy’ with vocalist Wafia (also a recent signing to Future Classic). Listen to Basenji’s new track ‘Chroma’:

With over 40 million Soundcloud streams across 20 tracks, One In A Million marks a milestone moment for the label that has now spent over a decade introducing vital new Australian artists to the world and breaking new ground in electronic music. Over the past year in particular, that spirit has also been encapsulated in their signing of international acts like Danish duo Kenton Slash Demon, new music from Brooklyn’s synth fetishist Chrome Sparks (whose respective singles ‘Syko’ and ‘Moonraker feature on the album), as well as last Autumn’s label-focused FCxUSA tour that played host to the likes of Cyril Hahn, SOPHIE, Classixx and more, from which friendships and collaborations among the Future Classic crew grew.

With a host more releases planned this year from one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most prolific labels, expect to hear plenty more from Future Classic for another decade and beyond.

Tracklisting:
Midnight to Monaco – One In A Million
Wafia – Heartburn
Flume – Never Be Like You (feat. Kai)
Ta-ku – Love Again (feat. JMSN & Sango)
Panama – Jungle
Basenji – Chroma
Chet Faker – Bend
Kenton Slash Demon – Syko
World Champion – Tip Pit
Charles Murdoch, Touch Sensitive & Aya Olatunji – Play The Clown
Flight Facilities – Heart Attack (Julian Hamilton Rework)
Charles Murdoch – Straws
Seekae – The Worry (András Dub)
Wave Racer – World Record (feat. Lido)
Hayden James – Something About You (ODESZA Remix)
Touch Sensitive – Pizza Guy (I:CUBE Remix)
Ta-ku – American Girl (feat. Wafia)
Collarbones – Turning (Flume remix)
Chrome Sparks – Moonraker
Dreems x Jagwar Ma – Another Dub In The Sun (Dreems & Juno’s Dub Version)

Flume – Never Be Like You feat. Kai (Disclosure Remix)

UK duo Disclosure have unveiled their remix of Flume’s ‘Never Be Like You’ feat. Kai. Disclosure’s raw, retro nouveau, deep house reinterpretation of ‘Never Be Like You’ had them say: “So happy we can finally return the favour of remixing duties to our buddy Flume. His remix of our song blew our minds when he delivered it. We hope you all enjoy our version of his amazing new single!”

Flume’s ‘Never Be Like You’ feat. Kai (Disclosure Remix) is out now on Future Classic. Stream via Spotify and Apple Music, or download a copy on iTunes.

Charles Murdoch – Back To It feat. Banoffee & Oscar Key Sung

Mercurial Brisbane producer Charles Murdoch has today released his eagerly anticipated debut LP ‘Point’ on award-winning Australian label Future Classic. With featured vocals from Ta-ku, Oscar Key Sung, Banoffee, Wafia, Hak, KUČKA and Chloe Kaul, “Point” is an album of treasures; a beautifully diverse masterpiece from start to finish.

To mark the release and to follow on from the acclaimed singles “Straws”, “Frogs” and “Privacy”, you can now listen to album track “Back To It” featuring Banoffee and Oscar Key Sung on Soundcloud. With both featured artist’s blissful harmonies layered atop minimal, pulsating beats, the track is sonic serenity at its finest and further cements Charles as one of the most important contenders in the electronic music landscape right now.