DOLDRUMS new free MP3 Jump Up!

London headline show June 1st & Dot to Dot. 12" out June 4th on Souterrain Transmissions

With great reviews resonating from SXSW and The Great Escape and a European tour with Grimes now well underway, Doldrums has uploaded the second track from his forthcoming 3-track 12” single for free download and confirmed a London headline show.

Released on June 4th through Berlin label Souterrain Transmissions, ‘Jump Up’ is the second track on the ‘Egypt’ limited edition 12” blue vinyl single, described as “a ravey romp that rides an irregular, off-kilter pulse” by Stereogum.

Download 'Jump Up' here: http://soundcloud.com/souterraintransmissions/doldrums-jump-up/

Recontextualing the bombshelter desperation of the Montreal noise scene into an 8 minute warehouse club jam, Doldrums’music deals with the loss of the individual, a bodiless, Soma-fried peeling back of surface emotions to expose an attitude both utterly bleak and mesmerizing. On 'Egypt', his androgynous voice comes across mid-panic attack, floating in a sea of chopped up samples, disembodied vocals and primal percussion that almost does bring to mind an ancient, crumbling civilization.

In 2011, after hearing Doldrums’ interpretation of their song ‘Chase the Tear’, Portishead released his song as the b-side to their single. At the same time, new tracks fell into the hands of cult London indie label No Pain In Pop, and were quickly confirmed for release as ‘Empire Sound’, his debut EP.

‘Egypt’ tracklisting is as follows:

Side A:
1. Egypt
Side B:
1. Jump Up
2. Copper Girl

See Doldrums live at the following shows:

MAY
20 Amsterdam, NL @ Exio
22 Oslo, NO @ Blaa (Supporting Grimes)
23 Stockholm, SE @ Cafetreaten (Supporting Grimes)
24 Malmo, SE @ Inkonst (Supporting Grimes)
25 Berlin, GER @ Berghain (Supporting Grimes)
26 Hamburg, GER @ Ubel & Gefarlich (Supporting Grimes)
28 Rome, IT @ Circulo Degli Artisti (Supporting Grimes)
29 Ravenna, IT @ Hanni Bi (Supporting Grimes)
30 Turin, IT @ Astoria (Supporting Grimes)