XLR8R — Frequently mentioned in the same breath as its contemporaries Aphex Twin, Autechre, LFO, et al, The Black Dog has been granted a kind of legendary status while remaining somewhat obscure to the "uninitiated." Something about the group's exacting... more info

XLR8R — Dublin-based production pair Lakker has shared this aptly titled track from the upcoming Deathmask EP (pictured above). "Preset NUMB" finds the duo manically brooding over distorted techno, with various bleeps and blips appearing as the tune hovers o... more info

XLR8R — Autechre's roots in b-boy culture are mentioned with some frequency, but the group's latest transmission gives us reason to reflect on the fact. Seeing Autechre's career through the lens of breaks—as an extension of the duo's ea... more info

DrownedInSound — A glistening set of intergalactic transmissions that are unreplicatable and evocative. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

LargeHeartedBoy — An abundance of quality music arrives this week, including Autechre's Exai, Caitlin Rose's The Stand-In, Chelsea Light Moving's Chelsea Light Moving, Javelin's Hi Beams, Josh Ritter's The Beast in Its Tracks, and Youth Lagoon's Wondrous Bughouse, all... more info

XLR8R — Ahead of the fast-approaching release of Autechre's double-disc LP, Exai, the pioneering IDM outfit will broadcast two extended online-radio sessions this Saturday and Sunday. read more more info

Impose Magazine — This week brought glimpses of spring's upcoming comotion in our crystal ball forecasts, otherwise known as pop news feeds. Warner Bros purchased Parlophone from Universal to the astronomical tune of a sweet $765 mil. James Blake dropped word of a... more info

XLR8R — It certainly doesn't feel like it's been years since a long-player arrived from the UK experimentalists of Autechre, but we've just been reminded that that is indeed the case, as IDM veterans Rob Brown and Sean Booth announced that the... more info

Guardian Music — My Teenage Dream Ended was made to accompany the MTV starlet's autobiography but this is more Crystal Castles than Katie PriceWhat's the weirdest record you've heard this year? Whatever it is, chances are it won't register on the same WTF scale as Fa... more info

Guardian Music — You can't out-synth Jean Michel Jarre. So Metronomy don't try on this cover for Late Night Tales For their forthcoming Late Night Tales compilation, Metronomy assembled a typically eclectic selection of their favourite songs and artists, from Autechr... more info