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The latest mix CD in Rinse’s series comes from Hyperdub founder Kode9.

Although the mix’s closing section focuses on the footwork that has become an important part of Kode9′s sets in recent years, it’s the first 20 minutes that we keep coming back to. Kicking off with Burial’s ‘Truant’, it rolls through Theo Parrish’s ‘Kites on Pluto’, a breathtaking collaboration between Roses Gabor and Morgan Zarate titled ‘Pusher Taker’, Alex Parkin & Chris Lorenzo’s belting ‘What Must I Prove 2 U?’ and more. Oh, and watch out for DVA’s ‘Chilli Burrito’, which is completely batshit.

Released today, you can stream that first 20 minutes of Rinse 22 here at FACT. There’s also a stacked launch party this Friday, May 24, in London: for more on that, click here.

Portland’s Pure Bathing Culture, the duo of Daniel Hindman and keyboardist Sarah Versprille, have announced their forthcoming debut LP, Moon Tides, via Partisan Records (US)/Memphis Industries (UK). The album will follow-up their enjoyable self-titled EP from last year. The first single from the new release is “Pendulum.” There is something very familiar and comforting about the song, almost like a caress to the face with every listen. LIsten below.

You will not find a lot out their about the band Badlands, but their debut song “Sleeping Beauty” is good enough that I am sure this will not be the case for long. Entrancing vocals with longing lyrics (“Here forever, I’ll dream of you”), hazy guitars, piano, and a drum beat of so many great songs of old make this song hard to resist. It is a beautiful piece of pop that has us looking forward to more from this mysterious band. Stream and download the song below.

DOWNLOAD: Badlands – Sleeping Beauty

Hot Chip member and man behind one of the best, if not the best, dancefloor fillers in the past few years, Joe Goddard returns with another sublime team-up.

Following on from his solo outing with Valentina in the form of the aforementioned ‘Gabriel’, Goddard has unleashed this new number ‘She Burns’, with folk singer and arranger Mara Carlyle.

Bubbling under the surface with post-dub bass bursts and swirls, the producer perfectly compliments Carlyle’s emphatic tones. Take a listen to the track, set to feature on forthcoming EP Taking Over, below:

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Merky Ace, from London collective Family Tree, has been bubbling up for a while now. On May 27 he’ll drop All or Nothing, one of two mixtapes slated for release this year.

With production from Splurt Diablo, Faze Miyake, Rude Kid and more, All or Nothing feels much more like a full album that a mixtape, with Merky’s ear for hooks coming through, and the compromises to other genres – dubstep and trap, mostly – sounding natural rather than forced. Those looking for a quick fix, we’d recommend heading straight to ‘Wack’ or the moonlit ‘All or Nothing’, but it’s all pretty strong stuff here.

In March, we highlighted Slick Shoota’s footwork remix of OL & ¥oin’s ‘Sink’.

Now, FACT TV premieres the video of the original. The full EP was released this Monday, May 20, through new label Fine Grains, and also features remixes from New York duo MikeQ & Divoli S’vere and Spanish grime head Noiapre. There’s a launch party for the EP this Friday, May 25, at Shoreditch’s Jaguar Shoes.

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Commendably operose deep house producer Mikhaylo Vityk has announced his first full-length as Vakula.

The Ukranian’s been a name to drop since the turn of the decade, putting out US-facing deep house with an off-key twist. Over many, many 12″s, he’s synthesised some good influences – the stewed sounds of Kenny Dixon Jr.; Levon Vincent’s pranging 4×4; Move D’s comfort house – into a gratifying whole. 12″s have come thick and fast since 2008, with Vityk gracing the books of Dekmantel, Best Works and Nuearth Kitchen, amongst others. He’s also put out a number of full-lengths under assumed names: last year’s The 13th District arrived under the V alias, and he also found time for an eponymous LP as Vedomir.

Vakula’s new album, first mooted back in early 2012, now has a release date  You’ve Never Been To Konotop-Selected Works 2009-2012 will arrive courtesy of long-time Vakula supporters Firecracker Recordings, responsible for recent releases from Lord Of The Isles and Fudge Fingas. The album, named after Vityk’s hometown, features twelve unreleased tracks recorded over the last four years, and ...

While Yonce is off filming adverts for International Conglomerate Number 7, Kelly and The-Dream are keeping it more real with their recent collaborations, first Rowland’s Dirty Laundry and now The-Dream’s Where Have You Been, a similarly solemn track, taken from his new LP 4Play: