Impose Magazine — Since releasing the groundbreaking Mirrored nearly four years ago, Battles have been featured on car commercials, video games, and even the Twilight soundtrack. Without a peep of new material since performing the song, "Sweetie and Shag" back in Dec... more info

Guardian Music — What is it like to work in the arts in Europe? German techno DJ and record company owner Michael Mayer answers the questions in the first of a month-long seriesHow did you get started in your job?I started DJing at parties, aged 14. From then on it... more info

Stereogum — Vocalist/guitarist/etc. Tyondai Braxton left Battles to work on his solo orchestral and otherwise compositions, so for second full-length Gloss Drop, the remaining trio of Ian Williams, Dave Konopka, and master drummer John Stanier added guests vocal... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — It’s been a long wait, but we finally have a new song from Battles. It’s called “Ice Cream” and it features Matias Aguayo on guest vocals. Zane Lowe played the song on his BBC Radio 1 show earlier today. It’s a disjointed song that comes to... more info

XLR8R — It's been quite some time since we fell in love with the second LP by Buenos Aires DJ/producer Matias Aguayo, 2009's Ay Ay Ay, but we more than welcome this late-coming clip for his bouncing "Ritmo Juarez" tune. Donning a variety of festiv... more info

XLR8R — Out on Monday, January 24 is the debut EP, Complicado, from Argentine producer Ana Helder, a recent addition to Matias Aguayo's Cómeme imprint and greater stable of Latin-influenced house and techno producers. read more more info

Pitchfork — Artist: Various ArtistsAlbum: Total 11Release Date: August 31 (U.S.), August 23 (Europe)Label: Kompakt Tracklist: CD1: 01 DJ Koze: "Der Wallach"02 Jatoma: "Helix"03 Jürgen Paape: "Mensch und Maschine"04 Ada & Heiko Voss: "Walk Over"05 Matias Agua... more info

XLR8R — The 11th edition of Montreal's Mutek festival is happening this June, and with the announcement of the electronic gathering's initial lineup, it is apparent that Mutek is going to have its best year yet. Featuring headlining performances fr... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Matias Aguayo's excellent 2009 track "Rollerskate" is almost a cappella, with voices teasing out basslines, plucked strings, and wah-wah guitars, all of which coalesce into the engaging central hook. The video keeps the focus on Aguayo, with multiple... more info