Tagged: software
Stream: Airbird & Napolian, “Special”
Joel Ford—the New Yorker who releases electronic music as one half of Ford & Lopatin, Games, and most recently solo as Airbird—is now collaborating with like-minded Software label-mate Ian Evans aka Napolian. “Special” is the … read more »
GEN F: Slava
Slava Balasanov is 30, with a precise bowl cut and a surprising fondness for the plain black dress shoes of a bank teller. The son of two mathematicians, he spent his first 12 years in … read more »
Stream: Carlos Giffoni, “Evidence”
Venezuelan-born electronic artist Carlos Giffoni has unveiled the first track from his upcoming 12-inch, Evidence, out February 14th on Software. A resident of Brooklyn for over ten years, Giffoni also runs No Fun Productions and … read more »
Video: Megafortress, “Green Child”
364 days since I last posted a Megafortress video, Bill Gillim isn’t any less camera shy. His crazy-tender falsetto betrays as much, though, melting over “Green Child”’s rainsticks (rainsticks!) and electronic steel drums to make … read more »
Download Software’s FADER Mix
In FADER #77’s story Four on the Floor, we looked at a quartet of electronic and dance labels based in the states that are truly finding their own renewed themes. Though disco, house and techno … read more »
Stream: Airbird, “We Used To”
Joel Ford—Dan Lopatin’s longtime partner in jamming and current partner in the production (Ford and Lopatin) and distribution (Software) of great electronic music—flies solo as Airbird, making computer funk songs with hippie vibes. They tend … read more »
Four on the Floor: Electronic Labels
Everything goes in cycles, and right now we’re currently somewhere in the late-middle period of a heavy electronic music resurgence. Everyone involved is obsessed with talking about the textures of their music, and even more … read more »
The FADER #77 Podcast
Over nearly 45 minutes—that’s like 50% more jams than usual!—we explore the depths of this year’s NOW issue with a lovingly mixed audio accompaniment. The podcast showcases our favorite tracks from cover stars Future and … read more »
77
A couple of years ago, Charles Hamilton was on the cover of the Now issue, FADER’s annual, year-end look forward amidst many other publications’ navel-gazing looks back. Hamilton, who in 2009 had heavy buzz and … read more »
World Premiere! The FADER #77 Featuring Future and Cass McCombs
The FADER comes out six times a year, and every single one of those issues is about documenting what’s next. The NOW issue, though, is about looking even further forward. Who is going to soundtrack … read more »
