wednesday notes

andy cato and tim findlay: groove armada

-Spring is the time of year when a lot of dance music's big albums and tracks get released. Groove Armada seems to have a big one coming in the form of Soundboy Rock via the recently relaunched Strictly Rhythm label. It's out April 15, and a Groove Armada tour will follow. Check out the track "Love Sweet Sound" (which also appears on Tom Middleton's excellent Renaissance 3D comp).

-Get a free, previously unreleased track from Matthew Dear, "Don't Go This Way," here. The offering is part of a partnership between the RCRD LBL website and Dear's label, Ghostly International. A "Black Edition" of his last album, Asa Breed, is being unleashed stateside March 11. A "Black Edition Live Show" happens at New York's Hiro Ballroom March 13. In the meantime, Mr. Dear is on tour with Hot Chip:

2.20 Norwich, UK @ Norwich UEA
2.22 Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun
2.23 Preston, UK @ 53 Degrees
2.24 Bristol, UK @ Bristol Academy
2.26 Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
2.27 Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle University
2.28 Brighton, UK @ Corn Exchange
2.29 London, UK @ Brixton Academy
3.01 London, UK @ Fabric