Machinedrum announces new EP 4#TRAX, shares lead single “VIOLET”

Machinedrum is set to release more music this year. After the release of his joint project with Holly last month, 天の川 (River of Heaven), the producer is announcing a new EP called 4#TRAX. He has also released its lead single "VIOLET" featuring KUČKA.

“4#TRAX is a tribute to #trax, a channel on IRC [Internet Relay Chat – a text-based chat system for instant messaging] that I spent much of my teens in,” said Machinedrum in a press statement. "#trax was a community of tracker musicians that would share their tracks, throw competitions, start labels, trade samples, and give feedback and I figured there was no better way to pay respect to #trax than to make new songs using a tracker. On this EP, I decided to make songs that were created using a hybrid of Impulse Tracker and Ableton Live. This gave the songs a nostalgic feel while at the same time keeping them firmly in the present by utilizing my current strengths in production, composition, sound design, editing, and mixing in Ableton Live as well as using newer plugins to modernize the sound a bit.”

4#TRAX will be available on October 27th via Ninja Tune. Listen to "VIOLET" with KUČKA and check out the EP's artwork, tracklist, as well as Machinedrum's touring dates below.

September 28 - Ozark, AR - Wakaan Festival
September 30 - Brooklyn, NY - The Lot Radio (Vapor City 10th Anniversary Set)
September 30 - Brooklyn, NY - SILO
October 12 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
October 13 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo
October 19 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso (b2b w/ HOLLY) (ADE)
October 19 - Amsterdam, NL - IJver (ADE)
October 20 - Rome, IT - Hacienda Roma
October 27 - Portland, OR - Haunted Forest
October 28 - Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom (w/ The Glitch Mob)
November 10 - Bees Cave, TX - Bees Cave Buzzfest
November 14 - Las Vegas, NV - Discopussy
November 17 - Chicago, IL - Joe's On Weed (w/ DJ Craze)
December 1- Denver, CO - Cervantes