Selections: Eris Drew
Album of the Month: Eris Drew ‘Quivering In Time’
Premiere: Bored Lord ‘So In Luv’
Bored Lord will release her new EP, ‘The Last Illusion’, via Eris Drew and Octo Octa’s T4T LUV NRG next week. Listen to the release’s closing track, ‘So In Luv’, below.
After a dizzyingly prolific year of releases through her own Bandcamp, on which the Oakland-based artist has dished out rave anthem after rave anthem, Bored Lord’s T4T debut makes her the first artist outside of its founders to have music on the label.
Eris Drew announces debut album, ‘Quivering In Time’, on T4T LUV NRG
Eris Drew has shared details of her debut album, 'Quivering In Time'.
Due out next month via T4T LUV NRG, the label that she runs with Octo Octa, the album takes in nine tracks in total. It was written, recorded and mixed entirely at the rural New Hampshire cabin that she calls home.
The album is said to touch both on the DJ and producer's personal feelings of hope and anxiety, as well as her core belief that every person deserves to be themselves.
You can listen to the album's title track, which closes the record, below, ahead of the full release on 29th October.
Octo Octa announces new EP, ‘She’s Calling’
Octo Octa has announced a new EP.
New Hampshire-based DJ and producer Octo Octa, real name Maya Bouldry-Morrison, has shared details of a three-track release landing on vinyl and digital next month.
Eris Drew and Octo Octa share free DJing guide, Hot N' Ready DJ Tips Version 1
Eris Drew and Octo Octa have shared a free DJing guide, Hot N' Ready DJ Tips Version 1.
Spanning 16-pages, the pair touch on everything from growing your music collection to mixing techniques and negotiating fees. They also discuss intoxication and altered states of consciousness.
"This is not a guide on “this is how you DJ”", Octo Octa said via Instagram. "We want to stay away from telling people what to do. This is a creative process that everyone approaches differently. These are just things we’ve learned over the years."
Eris Drew and Octo Octa announce T4T LUV NRG USA 2020 tour
Eris Drew and Octo Octa have confirmed plans for a new T4T LUV NRG tour of the US kicking off next month.
The pair will play b2b at the eight shows which will see them head to Buffalo, Chicago, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Madison, Detroit, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The series of dates follows on from the pair's recent Europe, Asia and Australia tour which culminated in a b2b appearance on Boiler Room at Sugar Mountain.
Eris Drew: brighter days
Eris Drew and Octo Octa announce T4T LUV NRG tour
Eris Drew and Octo Octa have shared the dates for their upcoming T4T LUV NRG tour.
Founded on the their love of "DJ culture, nature, magic and each other" T4T LUV NRG, a label and project ran by Eris Drew and Octo Octa, launched earlier this year with a cassette mixtape from Eris.
Octo Octa announces new album, 'Resonant Body'
Octo Octa is set to release her new album in September this year.
The DJ/producer, real name Maya Bouldry-Morrison, will release her third studio album, 'Resonant Body', on T4T LUV NRG, the label she co-runs with partner Eris Drew.
'Resonant Body' marks Bouldry-Morrison's second release this year, following her 'For Lovers' EP on Ninja Tune's Technicolour, and will be released on the 6th September.