RA
RA Japan
Global
Local
Music
Interact
Search RA

News


Distal finds Civilization on Tectonic


The Atlanta producer will release his first album in April.
Words / Andrew Ryce
Published / Monday, 05 March 2012 12:00 PM
Category / Music News
Comments / 7 Comments

Distal will release his debut long-player Civilization on Tectonic in April.

Atlanta's Michael Rathbun emerged in 2010 on his own label Embassy Recordings, and by 2011 he was bringing an uptempo, footwork-infused sound to labels like Grizzly, Seclusiasis, Fortified Audio, and Pinch's Tectonic, which has tapped him for his first full-length. Made up entirely of previously unreleased tracks (though you might remember "Venom" from Pinch's Fabriclive mix earlier this year), Civilization takes a step back from Distal's recent high-tempo style, with speeds ranging between 120-130 BPM.

Civilization will be preceded by the release of Distal's second single on Tectonic, a collaboration with Vancouver producer HxdB called Booyant in March. He will embark on a tour of Europe in May and June to celebrate the release of Civilization.

Tracklisting
01. The Sun
02. Feed Me
03. Preach On Hustle
04. Around The Fire
05. Venom
06. Rattlesnake
07. House Party Five
08. Drop Like This
09. Gorilla
10. Anti Cool
11. Temple People
12. Boca Ratawn
13. She Wears Pearls

Tectonic will release Civilization on April 30
comment 7 Comments
 

Comments

Distal finds Civilization on Tectonic

You're not logged in. You need to register to
post your comments.

Anyone can register on RA. Even you.

Emmanuel-wrote
Sun, 13 May 2012Some great tracks here, like 'peach on hustle' and 'drop like that' allso 'anticool' , from the start to the end i was going on the quote - 'they didn't have that shock value or novelty of the early singles '. But i think that the album is builded in a very freestyle way, and this is what gives to the album a soul, love the way the artist found different ways to show what he likes to add on some ' cool vocal loops ', on my point of view is not really easy to do this work, for example listen... More

1trickponywrote
Fri, 11 May 2012Vahid, even though I've not listened to this album, that is EXACTLY what makes a good album to me. Maybe not a great album, but a good album...rather than just another large collection of tracks. It's easy to just throw together a bunch of loose ends that happen to be jackin' tracks in their own right, but don't seem to cohere into whole package that's enjoyable from start to finish...it's a little more gratifying to get a long-player that's actually had some thought put into it as a proper... More

vahidwrote
Thu, 10 May 2012this is kind of a lame and generic thing to say BUT i might give both of those albums a little more time, i was also initially disappointed with these albums because they didn't have that shock value or novelty of the early singles but i find them to ultimately be more balanced and listenable than an hour straight of distal or addison groove singles.

it is surprisingly easy to put these albums on the stereo and do your thing around the house or in the car or headphones or whatever and not... More

electric.islewrote
Thu, 10 May 20123.5/5 is a proper rating. Another disappointment this year, like the Addison Groove album. Had big expectations from this one.

ThomasJaywrote
Thu, 10 May 2012enjoy this one more than the addison one, nice listening through here at 32°C and sun

DiSCOATTACKwrote
Wed, 07 Mar 2012cant wait


There are 1 other comments.
Click here to view the full thread








News in March 2012

Thu, 01 Mar 2012
Phil Weeks plays Raw Instrumental
Tresor preps documentary, SubBerlin
Hideout reveals 2012 boat parties
Discovery moves to Brooklyn with Scott Grooves
Leftroom and Culprit meet up in Miami
Perc Trax and Deeply Rooted House come to Berlin
Hot Chip ready In Our Heads
Alva Noto billed for Resonate
Herve preps debut solo album


Fri, 02 Mar 2012
Icicle mixes Rinse:19
Playground Weekender replacement venues announced
Warp to release Battles remix album
Dixon billed for Rokolectiv 2012
Eastern Bloc presents Frozen Border/Horizontal Ground
Together Festival expands lineup
Spring Awakening Festival reveals initial lineup
Dubspot Online celebrates 1st anniversary with Tunnidge
Trus'me plays Re-Bar in Seattle


Mon, 05 Mar 2012
Slugabed preps debut album, Time Team
Distal finds Civilization on Tectonic
Endless Flight compiles I'm Starting to Feel Okay Vol.5
DJ Sneak headlines Jacked Up!'s first anniversary
Exotic Pylon plots festival in London
Oliver Schories feels Herzensangelegenheit
DJ Harvey gives a Sense of Danger at WMC
Future Music parties announced for Sydney and Melbourne


Tue, 06 Mar 2012
EPROM goes Metahuman
Apollo relaunches with Synkro
ASC & Sam KDC live in a Decayed Society
Ninja Tune compiles extensive Amon Tobin box set
Soul Clap goes to Mexico City
Sly & Robbie to release Blackwood Dub
Maria Minerva DJs for Secret Danger in London
Simian Mobile Disco draw Unpatterns


Wed, 07 Mar 2012
Planet Mu explores The Mind of Traxman
Le K preps debut album, Freewheel
Ostgut Ton launches sub-label, Unterton
Carl Craig headlines Klubbers Day 2012
Illusion Recordings will host Gerd and Nicholas at the new 300 capacity space on March 31st.
Session Victim explore The Haunted House of House
Berlin considers new citywide party, B-Parade
Stop Making Sense completes 2012 lineup
Airbound plots Easter weekend parties in London
Sound Noir turns three with Maurice Fulton
Moodymann to play Sydney and Melbourne over Easter


Thu, 08 Mar 2012
D'eon preps LP
I:Cube preps 'M' Megamix
Jimmy Edgar goes Majenta
Jesse Rose and Oliver $ provide Sample Pleasures
Nicolas Jaar to play North American dates
Goldie plays New York and Miami
Flying Circus lands at Villa 221
Tiger & Woods tour the US
A Club Called Rhonda brings DJ Harvey to SXSW
Picnic turns four with Horse Meat Disco


Fri, 09 Mar 2012
Dave Aju collects Heirlooms
Cari Lekebusch says You Are A Hybrid Too
Swamp81 meets 502 Recordings in London
Leftfield ready live album, Tourism
Nico from Nôze mixes Body Language
Detroit's Sundaybeats turns six
Drumcode takes over Blk|market Membership
Forward Festival 2012 reveals initial lineup
John Tejada headlines Halo Cyan showcase at SXSW
Dice and Hawtin billed for Creamfields


Mon, 12 Mar 2012
RA VS begins with Mike Huckaby & Patrice Scott
V (Vakula) enters 13th District
Oxia preps Tides of Mind
Steve Reich confirmed for RA stage at Bloc
We Love... Space changes opening hours, reveals 2012 dates
Machinedrum plays Surefire Sound SXSW showcase
New Order billed for Bestival 2012
Dirtybird fires up the BBQ in Miami
Border Community to party in Sydney and Melbourne


Tue, 13 Mar 2012
Lovelock has a Burning Feeling
Jeff Mills, Nicolas Jaar, Shackleton headline MUTEK 2012
Philip Bader preps Wishful Thinking
Cut Mistake Music debuts with cnnr and No Regular Play
Nuits Sonores unveils 2012 night time program
Luciano and Lenny Kravitz billed for Ibiza 123 Rocktronic
Maceo Plex and Tanner Ross hit Cambridge
Mongo turns 1 on St. Patrick's Day
Manik to visit Australia this month


Wed, 14 Mar 2012
Soma to release Silicone Soul remix album
Sankeys Ibiza announces 2012 opening party
Hot Natured added to Movement 2012
Freerotation reveals 2012 lineup
Zoo Project announce UK festival
Jenifa Mayanja plays London and Berlin
Weekend Circuit welcome Derrick May
Teen Daze wants All Of Us, Together
Native Instruments launches Traktor Kontrol F1
Hospitality hits North America


Thu, 15 Mar 2012
Boxcutter is The Host
Herva debuts with Meanwhile In Madland
Sub Club turns 25 with five weeks of parties
Jamie Jones headlines Eastern Electrics Festival
Bedrock preps the Underground Sound of Miami
Justin Martin preps Ghettos & Gardens
New London venue, Oval Space, to open next month
Danny Tenaglia headlines Need I Say More: Miami
The annual Sydney music, lights and ideas festival will feature Brazilian producer Amon Tobin among a diverse cast of other artists.


Fri, 16 Mar 2012
We talk to the Novel Sound boss ahead of his first commercial mix.
10Pin Records launches with Calamalka
Pioneer announce RMX-1000
Verboten prepares for Disasters
Due to a spinal disc herniation, the A-list DJ has cancelled all his gigs in the next four weeks, including Time Warp.
Tar & Feathered debuts with ASC
Principles of Geometry to release third album
Claude VonStroke headlines Symbiosis Gathering 2012
Project: Mooncircle takes over Gretchen
2020vision announces three bank holiday parties


Mon, 19 Mar 2012
Commix announce split
Brackles readies debut LP for Rinse
Yppah turns Eighty One
Idjut Boys prep Cellar Door
Culprit Sessions announces rooftop program
Maceo Plex plays Just Jack
Deniz Kurtel preps second LP, The Way We Live
Efdemin to debut in Australia this month










Tue, 20 Mar 2012
Nic Fanciulli mixes Balance 21
Machinedrum expands his Room(s)
Kerri Chandler booked for 7-hour Plan B set
Stefny Winter is a Wind Walker
Radio Slave goes to Denver
VISIT launches in Vancouver with Mike Huckaby
Undo unveils Motas De Polvo
Softwar to launch This Time Around at Slow Blow


Wed, 21 Mar 2012
Chymera announces Death By Misadventure
Anenon preps Inner Hue
Paper Recordings prep Paper Cuts #1
Broken & Uneven launch in London
Forward turns ten with Clockwork and Pezzner
Warm to start label
Laurel Halo readies Quarantine
Ambient artists pen tributes to Harold Budd
Martin Buttrich to tour Australia over Easter


Thu, 22 Mar 2012
Pantha Du Prince and Stephan Abry offer Ursprung
Warehouse Project announce new venue details
Jin Choi sends A Thousand Whales Of Love
Jay Haze billed for Red Dot Relief NYC event
Don't Break My Love is a new compilation from Jaar's Clown and Sunset imprint, housed in an aluminum cube.
The Martinez Brothers play DC
222 Hyde undergoes renovations
Ghosting Season unveil The Very Last Of The Saints


Fri, 23 Mar 2012
Eric Prydz preps Pryda compilation
The LA District Attorney's office is seeking the arrest of Pasquale Rotella, according to statement issued by Insomniac events.
Marcellus Pittman goes to ://about blank
Mono_cult welcome Dixon for Easter
Marc Houle preps Remiix app
Glitterbug readies Cancerboy
Sub.Mission Dubstep turns 5 with Deep Medi
Smith and Priestley bring secretsundaze to Sublevel
DEEP Innovators with Jimpster


Mon, 26 Mar 2012
Motion Sickness Of Time Travel preps new album
Cadenza announces plans for Vagabundos 2012
Marc Miroir starts Hitting Home
Ben Klock to play US dates
Luke Hess preps Ornaments compilation
Garden Festival tours Europe
Vitalik launches Gold Series
Body & Soul do London
Thugfucker visits Mexico
Toro Y Moi returns to June 2009


Tue, 27 Mar 2012
Plan B Recordings offer new compilation
We Love announce 2012 headliners
Paul Kalkbrenner plays Madrid Arena
Dewalta will Wander for Haunt
2 Many DJs and Joris Voorn billed for South West Four 2012
Cardio celebrates 2 years with Butane & Shonky
Rustie, Lone, Dam Funk to play Dollop
Jamie Jones to release Tracks From The Crypt
ZZK / Waxploitation prep Future Sound of Buenos Aires


Wed, 28 Mar 2012
Supreme Cuts ready Whispers In The Dark
Tiesto moves Ibiza residency to Pacha
Rinse Presents Roska (again)
Lorn returns with Ask the Dust
Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland play New York and California
Tolga Fidan goes Rogue
Dave Aju prepares to Breakandenter
Modeselektor take Monkeytown to North America
Derrick May Australian tour announced


Thu, 29 Mar 2012
Details revealed for Squarepusher's Ufabulum
Sigur Ros preps new album, Valtari
Ushuaia reveals Opening Weekend parties
Chelonis R. Jones cooks The Prison Buffet
Monoloc and Brian Sanhaji head to New York
Blawan and The Analogue Cops reveal Parassela
Boxer Recordings prep 10 year compilation
2562 and John Osborn play in San Francisco
Ike Release debuts new Episodes imprint
Stimming to play Australia this April


Fri, 30 Mar 2012
Christian Loeffler enters A Forest
Editions Mego starts new sub-label
Joey Negro tours North America
Seth Troxler headlines Shindig
Ame unveil live album
Akufen to play Miami
André Lodemann releases Fragments
Richie Hawtin added to EXIT Festival
TJ Kong & Modular K load Dream Cargoes
James Zabiela gets nautical in Sydney





About  
Staff  
Mobile (beta)  
Submit event  
Copyright © 2013 Resident Advisor Ltd.
All rights reserved. Terms & Privacy.