Consequence of Sound — Their new collaboration album Instrumental Tourist, due out Nov 20th. more info

XLR8R — Word has been floating around for a short while that Brooklyn's Daniel Lopatin (a.k.a. Oneohtrix Point Never) and Canadian noise auteur Tim Hecker have been at work on a collaborative LP, the details of which the pair has just revealed. read mo... more info

Impose Magazine — On Saturday, August 25, Tim Hecker, Oneohtrix Point Never, Colin L. Orchestra and Opponents performed at Brooklyn, NY's Public Assembly. For more from Daniel, please visit his tumblr. See more images from this post. more info

Consequence of Sound — Asheville, NC continues to build its 2012 lineup. more info

Guardian Music — Twice a week we ask independent music bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today, a site delving way beyond ambientWho are you and what's your blog called?We are Julian, Al and Andy, long-toothed listeners still frantic for new sounds even after a... more info

Chicago Tribune — Rain delayed the start of the Pitchfork Music Festival on Friday, and then it came down hard again around dinner hour. But the music played on. While A$AP Rocky delivered the party rap on one of the main stages, keeping the crowd energized through th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — POP Montreal is returning to Montreal this year from September 19 - 23. The initial lineup was revealed and it includes Grizzly Bear, Gang Gang Dance, David Byrne, Tim Hecker, Julia Holter, I Break Horses, Hot Snakes, Dirty Three,... more info

XLR8R — A lot happened during the first two days of MUTEK 2012—check the wrap-up here—but that was honestly just a warm-up for the festival's slate of events over the weekend. With panels, workshops, audio-visual presentations, DJ sets, and live per... more info

Guardian Music — Here are the best small-scale music festivals of the summerAll Tomorrow's PartiesWhen 7-9 DecemberWhere Butlins, Minehead, SomersetWhat Eclectic get-together, curated by the NationalWho Kronos Quartet, the Antlers, Owen Pallett, Boris, Tim Hecker, Me... more info

Guardian Music — Elfin Gallic platinum pop star Charlotte Gainsbourg better known here as the actor and progeny of Serge joins Katy B, Tindersticks and more for this year's Somerset House season (19 Jul, WC2) ...It'll take a nation of millions to hold back hip-hop be... more info