XLR8R TV City Guide: Denver

The bunker of Boulder, Colo.-based Alex B is (presumably) stashed somewhere in the pine-shrouded shadows of the Rocky Mountains, but Los Angeles operates as an alternative laboratory for his smoke-stained, broken beats. A fixture at Lincoln Heights’ Low End Theory, Alex Botwin dropped “Moments” on his own Elm & Oak imprint but turned to local imprint Alpha Pup for distribution — a wise move considering his fractured but funky sonics put him in line with peers like Nosaj Thing, Take, and Free the Robots.

Of course, Los Angeles’ emergence as a beat import and export hub is no longer a secret, with a recent Top 10 list from Thom Yorke dominated by Low End Theory-affiliated artists. And British dance music maven Mary Anne Hobbs just announced a monthlong “Volcano Refugee Party” in the city, hosting the next two weeks of her BBC1Xtra show with ministrations from the near-entirety of the Alpha Pup and Brainfeeder rosters.

Headlining Wednesday’s Low End Theory along with Ninja Tune-signed King Cannibal, Alex B might not sport a ZIP code that starts with “9-0,” but the West Coast sound is ingrained in his interstellar inclinations and ruthlessly blunted beats. In advance of the performance, Pop & Hiss is premiering “Getting to Know You,” a song that encompasses the breadth of “Moments” — a stunning collection of discrete sequences that lives up to its ambitious nomenclature.

Bookended by Lilla D’mone’s buoyant coo, “Getting to Know You” is partly trip-hop reinvented for the medical marijuana set, partly a phosphorous ball of energy, compacted with gently curving synths and giddy drum patterns. Like the album itself, it’s a wonderful contradiction: simultaneously despondent and danceable, brooding and brightly lit, the sort of record best listened to in the occult hours, buried underneath an avalanche of elements — whether chemical or climatic.

CHECK IT OUT AT LA TIMES HERE: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/getting-to-know-alex-b-colorado-producer-plays-low-end-theory-debuts-exclusive-mp3.html

CLICK TO HERE VIEW ALL INFO AND PURCHASE DIRECT

You can now pre-order the brand new Double Vinyl of “Moments”

Expected Release date of early May. Exact date will be released very soon!

Limited to 500 pieces and has Limited Online Sales!

Make sure to get one before their gone!

The digital version of Moments is now available HERE

http://label.elmandoak.com/releases/

With 17 tracks and several special guests! This is a record not to miss!

It came out at number 4 on itunes and has been getting play on Mary Anne Hobbs show BBC 1 and more! Check it out

You can check out or download the mix HERE

http://juslikemusicrecords.bandcamp.com/

TRACKLISTING

01. XLII – Roll Upon You Like XLII
02. Slugabed – Power Of The Mind
03. Alex B – Murked
04. Greymatter – Too Much
05. Elroy 4.0 – Nemo’s New Shimmery Coat
06. 00Genesis – Dew
07. Constrobuz – Listen Close
08. Mr Beatnick – Plastic Memory
09. ANGO – Hep, Hep
10. Suzi Analogue + Stalley – Gate 28 (Analogue Radiowave Edit)
11. Kidkanevil – Zo0o0o0p!!! feat. Oddisee
12. Flick Brown – It Be Called N.C. feat. Akello Light
13. Cazeaux O.S.L.O. – Negro-Orgen
14. Piff Herrera – Windpipe
15. Debilorithmicos – Devil’s Hand feat. Racecar & Sarah G
16. 8Bitch – In The Moog For Love
17. Ghost – CIA
18. Stevo – untitled971
19. Inko – Komet Kameratene
20. Beatcasso – Untitled 48590
21. S.maharba – M/L/M/H

The brand new single from Alex B’s upcoming record just came out on XLR8R MAGAZINE. You can download the track “You and I both know” HERE . Also make sure to give it a good rating if you like it!

Along with XLR8R it was posted to HYPE MACHINE and is in the top 10 in the twitter standings!

You can listen to it here – Make sure to click the heart if you’re feelin it!

Also, if you have a twitter account you can re-tweet the following phrase-

Listen to Alex B – You and I Both Know at http://awe.sm/52vbz @hypem PLEASE RETWEET

This will help Alex’s track raise in the standing! Already in the top 10 at number 9!!!

HYPE MACHINE TWITTER CHARTS!!! UP TO NUMBER 5!

Lets gooooooo!!

Anticipation has been running high for the release of Alex B’s debut full-length album Moments. Years of focused time in the studio and relentless touring all over the world have earned Alex his due recognition, with hype surrounding the rising producer growing daily.

The wait is almost over.  Moments is set to hit the streets April 6th on his own Elm&Oak imprint.

The tracks on Moments are intricately crafted with painstaking care and attention to detail — a careful mix of analog and digital sounds elevated by imaginative samples and the insight of a classically trained musician. The result is a blend of timeless warmth and future beats that is as easily adaptable to introspective time with one’s headphones as it is to group mania on a mobbed dance floor

Check back with www.Alexbeats.com and www.ElmandOak.com for more updates.

1. At Channel One

2. Pad 5

3. Hot Chop

4. You and I Both Know

5. Nothing is Always Something

6. Kick Drones (feat Sunk1)

7. Talk it Out

8. Clicking Away

9. Getting to Know You (feat Lilla D’mone)

10. Show Me

11. Drip Splatter (feat Count Bass D)

12. Waste

13. Hide Extension

14. Impressions

15. Standing On Me

16. Seriously Again?!?!

17. Timing Correct

or hit alex @

http://www.twitter.com/alexbeats

http://www.facebook.com/alexbbeats

ELM AND OAK is pleased to announce the debut Alex B full length Album “Moments”. The album is set to be released on April 6th 2010. “Moments” contains 17 tracks of unreleased material, delivering what we believe is the best sounding music from Alex B yet.

www.elmandoak.com

www.alexbeats.com

Keep your eyes peeled for special releases and more updates soon!!

Created for Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder Record Label.

Contains 90% new unreleased Alex B music and 10% Hand Picked Favorites!

FREE DOWNLOAD-NOW AVAILABLE- BRAINFEEDERSITE.COM

For More Info and download link click here

http://www.brainfeedersite.com/2009/10/10/alex-b-brain-food/

Special Set added to Chicago IL next week!

Eskmo (@eskmowelder / @planetmu)
Alex B (@alexbeats / @ElmandOak)
Lorn (@Lornnn / @Brainfeeder)
Phaded (chicago)