William Brittelle

MP3 Premiere: William Brittelle & ACME’s “Future Shock for String Quartet, Mvmt. 2”

William Brittelle & ACME: Loving the Chambered Nautilus William Brittelle & ACME: Loving the Chambered Nautilus (New Amsterdam, 6/26/12)

“Future Shock for String Quartet, Mvmt. 2”

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In the summer of 2010, Brooklyn-based composer/performer William Brittelle released Television Landscape, an art-rock epic that combined rock, pop, and classical in infectious song structures. Next month, Brittelle makes his return with Loving the Chambered Nautilus, composed for (and likewise performed by) the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), a talented collection of chamber players. On Nautilus, Brittelle focuses more on progressive arrangements, creating a highly psychological, imaginative experience of true musical sustenance.

Violens

Video: Violens’ “All Night Low”

Violens: TrueViolens: True (Slumberland Records, 5/15/12)

New York-based indie triumvirate Violens returns next week with True, the ’80s-flavored group’s full-length followup to Amoral. With True, the trio continues to evade easy classification, crafting a divine maelstrom of 30 years of sound.

Nick Waterhouse

Review: Nick Waterhouse’s Time’s All Gone

Nick Waterhouse: Time's All GoneNick Waterhouse: Time’s All Gone (Innovative Leisure, 5/1/12)

“Some Place”

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The phenomena of the digger-turned-frontman is nothing new — often the youth of a record fiend leads to a life on stage. It’s just that, well, these days, the digging is deeper and the diggers are a bit more passionate about sounding just like their heroes. The wonder is that sometimes they do just that.

Don’t let the Buddy Holly spectacles put you off San Francisco’s 25-year-old Nick Waterhouse — whom we correctly guessed was a record-digging DJ even before reading up on him, just like, ahem, soul revivalist Mayer Hawthorne. This young guy loves the sound of records as much as the music on them — and what he lacks in originality he makes up for in fervent, giddy exploration of sounds and styles nearly half a century old.

Cut Chemist

Video: Cut Chemist’s “Outro (Revisited)” f. Blackbird

Cut Chemist: Outro RevisitedCut Chemist: Die Cut (A Stable Sound)

Los Angelos-based DJ/producer Cut Chemist has been on the scene since the mid-’90s, recording solo material and working with notables such as Unity Committee, Jurassic 5, and Ozomatli. On April 10, he released his first solo cut in six years: the single “Outro (Revisited),” featuring underground rapper Blackbird (who’s also a part of Chemist’s upcoming album, Die Cut).