KEXP Seattle — Don’t let the arsenal of electronics fool you -- UK artist Jon Hopkins brings an unexpected warmth to IDM through his inventive sampling of organic sound: hands clapping, hitting things, even using his own voice to build a seductive percussion. Itâ... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Truth be told, we didn't think there'd be a blog poll this year. Partly because this place was out of commission by choice for a while, but also the number of blogs closing down without notice, just disappearing and leaving a regular last pos... more info

XLR8R — Now approaching its 21st edition, Barcelona's Sónar festival has unveiled the first wave of acts confirmed to perform in summer of 2014. read more more info

XLR8R — Although Croatia's Dimensions Festival is not set to get underway until the last days of August next year, the first wave of slated performers have already been revelaed. read more more info

Impose Magazine — On Friday, November 29th, Jon Hopkins, Clark, and Nathan Fake performed at The Independent in San Francisco, CA. See more images from this post. more info

XLR8R — It was just last week when we learned that busy UK producer Jon Hopkins (pictured above) was preparing to issue an extended version of his excellent Immunity LP, with remixes from the likes of Luke Abbot, Nosaj Thing, Happa, and Hessle Audio cohort P... more info

XLR8R — The first week of our Best of 2013 coverage wraps up today, and brings with it the 20 most popular downloads featured on XLR8R this year. Out of roughly 1,000 songs posted to this website in 2013, these productions—including music from artists like... more info

Let's Get Cynical — In the current end of year list-o-rama, the Guardian’s list caught my eye for the wrong reason – namely that their writers managed to collectively rank Miley Cyrus‘s most recent album Bangerz above Jon Hopkins‘ incredible Immunity. But rather... more info

XLR8R — Accalimed London producer Jon Hopkins has been keeping extra busy since releasing his XLR8R Pick'd Immunity LP, and has just today announced an extended edition of his new record, a remix 12", and shared a new video for album cut "Collider." re... more info

XLR8R — Moderat has been unstoppable this year—unveiling its widely loved sophomore album, launching extensive tours, doing all kinds of features and interviews with the press, partnering with UNICEF for a music video with a message, and issuing record aft... more info