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One of the very best electronic albums of last decade, Max Tundra's Mastered By Guy at The Exchange is a solid-gold smash that I would instantly recommend to you if I didn't know that you hip and well-informed cats already owned and loved it.

But why mention this now? Well, as some of you may have figured out from the descriptive title of this news piece, Max has donated the original painting used as the cover art for the album to a charity auction aiming to raise money for awesome freeform non-commercial New Jersey radio station WFMU.

So why not head on over to the eBay page and make a bid? But first, enjoy the video for Lysine, a single from that album, just because:

We've very excited to share the cover for Dirty Projector's Swing Lo Magellan and make the album available for pre-order.

So, let's get down to the details.

In addition to the long-playing compact disc we also have a limited edition Swing Lo Magellan bundle featuring a deluxe vinyl LP and the aptly named "Gun Has No Trigger Tablet Of Values". Each bundle contains:

Limited Edition Swing Lo Magellan LP Vinyl
- Limited to 3000 Numbered Copies
- 180 Gram Vinyl
- Deluxe Tip-On Embossed Gatefold Sleeve
- 11" x 22" Embossed Fold-out Lyric Tablet
- High Fidelity 24bit WAV files + MP3 Download



Gun Has No Trigger Tablet Of Values
- 8" x 8" Square Vinyl Single Pressed on Tablet Thick Audiophile-Grade Vinyl (equivalent to 200 GM @ 12")
- Super-Limited to 1000 Copies Worldwide (pre-order while supplies last)
- A Side Features Single "Gun Has No Trigger' Cut @ 45 RPM
- B Side Features Sumerian Akkadian Cuneiform Etching Of Complete Lyrics Of "Gun Has No Trigger" Translated By Dr. M. Wllis Monroe

PRE-ORDER HERE

In other Dirty Projectors news the band has just launched a new website at dirtyprojectors.net. It's an immersive and mind-boggling experience.

Late last night Animal Collective announced their new album, Centipede Hz, via myanimalhome.net.

Centipede Hz (out September 4th) is Animal Collective's follow-up to 2009's Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Here's the tracklist:
1. Moonjock, 2. Today's Supernatural, 3. Rosie Oh, 4. Applesauce, 5. Wide Eyed, 6. Father Time, 7. New Town Burnout, 8. Monkey Riches, 9. Mercury Man, 10. Pulleys, 11. Amanita

Watch this Animal Collective-esque introduction to Centipede Hz:

And if you haven't done so already, pre-order the 'Honeycomb / Gotham' 7" announced last week. PRE-ORDER HERE

Animal Collective are back with a new 7inch single titled 'Honeycomb / Gotham' featuring two brand new songs. The 'Honeycomb / Gotham' digital bundle is available NOW and the physical 7inch is available to pre-order now on the Domino Store with instant MP3 gratification of both tracks. 

Pre-order the single HERE. 

Buy on iTUNES

The 7inch will be available via Dom Mart on the 26th of June and will also be available in stores later this summer. 

LISTEN TO 'HONEYCOMB / GOTHAM':

Today, April 13th, marks the second anniversary of Steve Reid's passing and we wanted to celebrate his legacy by sharing some musical highlights from his life.

Steve Reid was a giant of a drummer, who began playing professionally at the age of 16. His first recorded work was with Martha And The Vandellas, working in the Apollo Theatre House band, under the direction of Quincy Jones. Over the years Steve recorded and played with artists such as Miles Davies, Fela Kuti, James Brown and Sun Ra, amongst other musical legends.

Domino had the pleasure of releasing The Steve Reid Ensemble’s Daxaar album in 2007 and Steve’s groundbreaking works with Kieran Hebden, the albums The Exchange Session Vol. 1, The Exchange Session Vol. 2, Tongues and their final collaboration NYC.

Kieran and Steve's musical partnership produced a stunning series of albums. Here's what Kieran had to say at the time of Steve's death: "Steve was one of my great friends and the most wonderful musician I have ever encountered. The music and adventures we shared have been some of the most happy and meaningful experiences I’ve ever had. A true inspiration. He lived a great life and gave us incredible music. I’ll miss him forever."

Two years on he is sorely missed.

Here's a playlist of some of his greatest musical moments:

Dirty Projectors are pleased to announce a North American tour in support of their highly anticipated sixth album, Swing Lo Magellan. Dates kick off in July and include stops at Prospect Park in Brooklyn and the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Domino will release Swing Lo Magellan on July 10th in North America (July 9th rest of the world).

Limited pre-order tickets are available today at www.crowdsurge.com/dirtyprojectors

Listen to the new song "Gun Has No Trigger": www.dirtyprojectors.net | DWNLD on iTUNES

Dirty Projectors Tour Dates
Jul 05 Ottawa ON - Ottawa Blues Fest
Jul 06 Toronto ON - Danforth Music Hall*
Jul 07 Montreal QC - Club Soda*
Jul 08 Boston MA - Paradise Rock Club*
Jul 10 Brooklyn NY - Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park*^
Jul 11 Pittsburgh PA - Mr. Smalls*
Jul 13 Chicago IL - Pitchfork Music Festival*
Jul 14 Milwaukee WI - Pabst Theater*
Jul 15 Minneapolis MN - First Avenue*
Jul 17 St. Louis MO - The Pageant^
Jul 18 Lawrence KS - Granada Theater^
Jul 20 Denver CO - Bluebird Nightclub^
Jul 21 Salt Lake City UT - In The Venue^
Jul 23 Seattle WA - Showbox^
Jul 24 Vancouver BC - Commodore^
Jul 25 Portland OR - Crystal Ballroom^
Jul 27 Oakland CA - Fox Theater^
Jul 28 Los Angeles CA - Wiltern^
Jul 29 San Diego CA - House of Blues^
Jul 31 Marfa TX - The Crowley Theatre^
Aug 02 Austin TX - Emo's East^
Aug 03 Dallas TX - Kessler Theater^
Aug 04 New Orleans LA - House of Blues^
Aug 06 Orlando FL - The Beacham Theatre
Aug 07 Ft. Lauderdale FL - Culture Room
Aug 09 Atlanta GA - Variety Playhouse
Aug 10 Asheville NC - Orange Peel
Aug 11 Knoxville TN - Bijou Theatre
Aug 13 Nashville TN - Cannery Ballroom
Aug 14 Louisville KY - Headliners Music Hall
Aug 15 Pontiac MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
Aug 16 Washington DC - 9:30 Club^
Aug 18 Philadelphia PA - Union Transfer^
*With Purity Ring
^With Wye Oak

All of us here at Domino are super-excited to announce Dirty Projectors' highly anticipated sixth album, Swing Lo Magellan on July 9th in the UK and Europe and July 10th in North America.

With Swing Lo Magellan, David Longstreth shows he really doesn't know how to do the same thing twice. This time, beyond the aughts-era duality of retromania and neophilia, and beyond his band's reputation for dizzying, heady innovation, Longstreth has found the beautiful, generous simplicity of the heart and soul. Same as it ever was. And this must be exactly the place where he's planted the seeds for his band's finest album to date.

And you are able to enjoy the fruitful bounty of those seeds: the first track to be made available from the record, "Gun Has No Trigger" is available to stream right now:

Download "Gun Has No Trigger" on iTunes / Stream on Spotify

Where prior DPz albums investigated 20th-century orchestration (The Getty Address), aerated the aesthetics of 80s hardcore and west African guitar music (Rise Above), and explored complex contrapuntal techniques in human voices (Bitte Orca and Mt Wittenberg Orca), Swing Lo Magellan is a leap forward again.

"It's an album of songs, an album of songwriting," says Longstreth.

The songs of Swing Lo Magellan are culled from a sprawling twelve months of constant writing and recording in a weird house in Delaware County, New York (four hours northwest of the city). Longstreth, who produced and mixed, wrote seventy new songs and beats. The band - Amber Coffman (vocals & guitar), Nat Baldwin (bass), Brian McOmber (drums) & Haley Dekle (vocals) (vocalist Angel Deradoorian is on hiatus) - joined him periodically, rehearsing the new music more or less constantly in the house's A-frame attic  

The twelve songs of Swing Lo Magellan were winnowed down from about forty finished demos. The finished recordings bear the impress of this informal working style: the album is a collection of moments: accidental, fortuitous, spontaneous. The performances feel warm and imperfect. Unguarded intimacy is somewhat of a new look for this band, and it turns out it's a very good look.

Here's the tracklist:
1. Offspring Are Blank
2. About to Die
3. Gun Has No Trigger
4. Swing Lo Magellan
5. Just From Chevron
6. Dance For You
7. Maybe That Was It
8. Impregnable Question
9. See What She Seeing
10. The Socialites
11. Unto Caesar
12. Irresponsible Tune

And finally, here are a couple of tour dates, because you deserve it:
July 10 - Brooklyn NY - Prospect Park Bandshell
July 13-15 (exact date TBA) - Chicago IL - Pitchfork Festival

Smuggler's Way is Domino and Ribbon's first ever zine featuring FIVE individual, multi-colored Flexi discs of EXCLUSIVE, UNRELEASED songs from Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Cass McCombs, John Maus and Villagers. Listen to the John Maus track here! Initially uploaded to the internet by John Maus as an incomplete composition aka "demo" (where it still remains), the version of "No Title (Molly)" put forth now, and forever moving forward, has been partially re-recorded, entirely re-mixed and re-mastered "aka wholly worked over" by John Maus himself. 

In addition to featuring the FIRST physical release of these tracks from the above artists, the zine also comprises 24 pages of original art and prose from Domino & Ribbon artists. Highlights include a two thousand word short story penned by James Yorkston, a long form poem by Laura Marling, short form pieces by Real Estate, Clinic, and Wild Beasts, illustrations from The Kills, Twin Sister & Jon Hopkins, photography from Lower Dens, and an original score of music by Owen Pallett. Bjorn Copeland of Black Dice designed the cover and Rob Carmichael at SEEN handled the art direction and layout. For a video sneak peak at this handsome package, click here!

The individual Flexi discs, all different colors, fit snuggly in the back pocket of the zine, which is 7.5" x 7.5." The entire package will be contained in a self-sealing poly bag suitable for travel to a record player of your choosing.

Smuggler's Way is a limited, one of kind item, conceived and designed exclusively for Record Store Day. We couldn't be more proud of this and we hope you find Smugglers Way as exciting to read and listen to as it was for us to put together.

We're excited to present a new window into our world: an App integrated into Spotify.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT
(once you open the app just make sure to add us to your sidebar)

This free app is your guide to the world of Domino living right on your desktop inside Spotify.

Within the app you'll find exclusive recordings, one-off collaborations, carefully chosen playlists and unique features and commentary from our friends, neighbours and accomplices.

Here's what you'll find inside the app:

Featured
Featured is a curated mix of new Domino releases, artist playlists, the best mixes from Domino Radio and the hidden gems and old jams from our catalogue.

Artists
Artists leads the listener into the world of Domino artists, from current bands like Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective, Franz Ferdinand, Dirty Projectors, Austra and Real Estate to classic artists like Pavement, Hood, Adem, The Feelies, Steve Reid and The Triffids.

Music
Music introduces our listeners to the best of the label's catalogue via full album streams, the best new releases and custom catalogue exclusives. Our catalogue consists of hundreds of releases and thousands of songs. You need to listen to them all.

Playlists
Playlists bring to light our label and artist-created playlists and tangential musical odysseys. Drawing on the success of our Best Of Indie playlist and Domino Radio, we'll continue to create comprehensive and precision-picked playlists that incorporate our songs and the wider world of great music that Spotify has to offer.

This Week In...
This Week In... takes the listener on a weekly journey through Domino's history. Each week we'll highlight a different week in the label's history with custom playlists and editorial context. This Week In... will give you musical insight into the influences, beloved tracks and secret pleasures of the artists we've been fortunate enough to work with.

The Domino Spotify App is your aural haven in a world of musical mediocrity. JOIN US.

Once again we'll be participating in Record Store Day, releasing a number of special records, exclusively through independent shops on Saturday the 21st of April 2012.

Here's what we have in store:

Smugglers Way Flexi Zine
Smugglers Way is Domino and Ribbon's first ever zine featuring five individual, multi-colored flexi discs of exclusive, unreleased songs from Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Cass McCombs, John Maus and Villagers + a 24 page zine with exclusive art and writings from the world of Domino.
 
Animal Collective – Tranverse Temporal Gyrus 12”
A aural collage consisting of the original tracks and live recordings made for and at a unique performance as part of an installation by Animal Collective and Danny Perez at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City in March 2010. The 12” comes with an exclusive 24 x 36 foldout poster.

Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine?
Limited heavyweight purple vinyl 7” featuring new song "R U Mine?" b/w brand new track Electricity.

Laura Marling – Flicker and Fall 7”
Laura Marling graces fans with this poignant single that features "Flicker and Fall" b/w "To Be A Woman". This is the first physical release in any format for these tracks, while the b-side has never before been released in any format.

Caitlin Rose - Piledriver Waltz / Love Is A Laserquest 7”
One of our favorite contemporary singers records a couple of our favorite contemporary songwriters’ compositions. This limited 7” comes with an exclusive jukebox sticker. The pleasure is all yours.

Dirty Projectors – You Against The Larger World

Real Estate – In My Car

Cass McCombs – Teachers

John Maus – No Title (Molly)

Villagers – Shards