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As the summer has come and gone, four tracks have found themselves still at the front of my mind as I wait for their eventual release. In early July we got a taste of the power pairing of Tiga and Hudson Mohawke by way of their Hardcore Romance hit "Love Minus Zero." Along with that a mix for Annie Mac, which featured a few more of their collaborations "Time To Time" and "Tear Down The Walls." The former also appeared in Martyn Bootyspoon's mix for Crack Magazine, and I must say I can neither get enough of the track itself nor its placement in the mix. Find it below starting just before the hour twenty-nine mark and be sure to stick around as the subsequent synth-led tracks are equally sublime.
One week before we get Lido's Everything, comes another look inside the 11 track album. He's added a youtube clip with the audio and art for the follow up track to "Murder," and the third in the album, "Dye." While previous 'unofficial' iterations of "Dye" had Cashmere Cat as a featured artist, this version does not, nor does the tracklist that he posted to his twitter. One youtube commenter hypothesized that it might be because Cashmere Cat has his own track out today, "Trust Nobody" with Selena Gomez and Tory Lanez. Whatever the case we've now got further insight into Everything's emotional arc.
I'm excited to see and hear how Lido puts the whole album together in a live setup, and can assure you his performance is an awesome experience. Find tickets for yourself at his tour website, and catch the man himself bringing the below tracklist to life.
Premiered via Complex, here, Lido has unveiled the second track "Murder" from his forthcoming album, Everything, set to be released October 7th. Maintaining Lido's artistic arc the music video for "Murder" is yet another incredible visual experience in which the music comes to life through light in pulsating patterns. Similar to "Crazy," the first single from Everything, Lido's track becomes more than mere music, he's crafted a truly artistic and spiritual experience. I already feel as though I've heard "Murder" somewhere before, but whether or not that is the case is irrelevant. The beauty of Lido's productions is his ability to weave a story right into the core of our soul, leaving us immediately and forever affected, as if we were the protagonist in this heart-wrenching affair that is Everything.
Lido is set to embark on his Everything tour in support of his album, starting October 1st in San Diego spanning all across North America until November 18th in Chicago. Right now he's at home in Norway playing Oslo tonight, with a week's worth of shows ending in London, September 29th. He'll be at The Great Hall here in Toronto November 16th, for which you can find tickets and RSVP, here. All other tour tickets can be found here, and watch the official teaser video for Everything here.
