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Jesse Kanda turns out another video winner for brain-melting producer Arca.. 24 year-old, Venezuelan-born, London-residing music producer/mixing engineer Arca’s forthcoming full length studio release, Xen, comes out tomorrow, a year on from Arca’s stunning mixtape &&&, and EP Stretch 2. Prior to its release, he’s just put out a video for title track Now You Know, directed/created by Jesse Kanda.  Given Kanda’s work for Arca so far has been mostly confronting, his video for Now You Know, seems a lot more tame in comparison, but hugely captivating, all the same. Dalston-based, Japanese born video artist Jesse Kanda has been friends with Arca for ten years (they met on the internet at age 14) and is currently touring the UK with Arca, providing visuals for all of his shows, is behind the camera for the track’s video. Kanda has collaborated with Arca previously on a video for Arca’s track Thievery, and on a film project called Trauma (which played at the Museum of Modern Art) where the two

Loston returns with another stellar rework, this time for London Grammar.. WA-based producer Loston continues a stellar run of remix/reworks with the follow up to his original tune a few months back (Drown), this time taking to London Grammar's Strong with his signature brand of dark yet uplifting soundscapes. With the track premiering on Ear Milk last night, London Grammer (themselves just announcing a return to Australia next year as part of the Perth International Arts Festival) and Loston are a perfect match, both dabbling in an emotive brand of music that tugs at the heartstrings, although the beatmaker does apply just the right amount of oomph to toughen things up a bit. It's also available as a free download from Loston's FACEBOOK.

Before she appears at this weekend's WAM Festival conference, meet Abbe May.. This weekend sees the WAM Festival take over Perth for a series of conference panels, awards nights and free shows celebrating all things WA Music. For a brief rundown of the nominees (including our own Sable and CIRCO Festivals) and events click HERE, and today please enjoy a video interview with one of the conference's guest speakers - Abbe May. A popular figure round these parts for a number of years, recent times have seen Abbe tackling her solo career with the ferosity that has always been a focus of her music. Last year's album Kiss My Apocalypse was an absolute winner, seeing the artist branching into more electronic realms with a heap of success. She's also one of the most open and honest acts you'll ever come across, making this one of our favourite interviews we've ever had the pleasure of conducting.

Prepare yourself for some lush electronica out of Brisbane.. Following its premiere over with the good blokes at Acid Stag, it's time for the wider world to get around Brisbane-based producer Motion Picture Actress and his new single Hider's Waltz. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Nicolas Jaar and Taylor McFerrin, Hider's Waltz is layer upon layer of delicate electronic instrumentation and thumping percussion, with a warbling bass that holds on tight and never lets go for track's three-and-a-half minutes. The track is available over at Motion Picture Actress's BANDCAMP, and you can stream it below:

Tei Shi is making fast time becoming an exciting name in electronic music.. Brooklyn-via-Columbia-via Vancouver singer Tei Shi is very quickly becoming an artist you need to be around. Her most recent single Bassically went straight to #1 on Hype Machine, and this new single See Me has very quickly followed suite. The track was co-produced by long-term collaborator Luca Buccellati, Tei Shi and Glass Animal's Dave Bayley, and is the congruence of all these collective talents combined. Sparse and an almost bluesy bassline oozes sex appeal, with Tei Shi's delicate coo wafting over the beat, it's pretty easy to see why people are getting excited about her.

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Grace is heading out on tour to showcase her latest single, Pluto and you should be there.. Despite Perth being the most isolated city in the world, the place pumps out artists that challenge the rest of Australia's talent. Just look at Grace, who recently supported Alt-J when they toured 'Australia' (read Sydney & Melbourne) and has released a pulsating, sparse electronic single titled, Pluto (which you can listen to HERE). To celebrate she is heading out on her first national tour, showcasing not only Pluto but other tracks that were produced by the likes of David Sitek from TV On The Radio and Sam Spiegel of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. So check out her latest track and the dates below while we all wait in anticipation for her debut EP slated for early next year. And if you're keen to hear more of Grace's voice she also has a live version of a song called, Eliteless, which really shows off her delicate voice: PLUTO TOUR DATES - On sale November 5 Saturday 29 November - Mojos, Perth Thursda

With a shadowy single out, Lurch & Chief have announced a tour and it's the perfect time to see their best work yet.. For every single that Lurch & Chief have released over the past year, they've had an accompanying tour and with the announcement of their latest effort, Keep It Together there's another tour to boot. The tour will see them traipsing around the East coast of Australia, celebrating a single that perhaps their most promising work to date. Initially the track meanders a little, but as the Foals-esque vocals of Hayden Somerville flow aggressively into the all-powerful bassline at the halfway mark the track really makes it mark. And this is when the vocal interplay of Lilibeth Hall's voice shines through. It's new sonic territory for Lurch & Chief and we're excited.  KEEEP IT TOGETHER TOUR DATES  FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER - Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane 18+ SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER - Goodgod Small Club, Sydney 18+ SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne 18+ Follow Lur