Dntel creates time machine to go back to 2001, accidentally sets the dial back too far and is forced to relive high school

As we reported back in February, Jimmy Tamborello’s Dntel project is set to release its first album since 2007’s Dumb Luck (and prior to that, 2001’s Life Is Full of Possibilities, the Dntel album that you actually remember). The new album on Pampa Records now has a release date — June 5 — and features guest vocals from electro-pop luminaries Nite Jewel and Baths in addition to vocal contributions from Tamborello himself. But that’s all old news!

In new news, self-titled has released an exclusive mix by Dntel as part of their Needle Exchange series covering an assortment of early, unreleased recordings. By early, we mean like high school early. Over on the site, you can stream or download the mix and read Jimmy’s play-by-play. Since he’s reminiscing about music made back when he was just a wee teenager, it’s very cute. In addition to exploring IDM in its heyday, Tamborello also dabbled in industrial, found sound, and the musical offerings of a friend’s golden retriever. Regardless of how precocious the whole endeavor is, he was definitely more productive than I was at that age.

Now that you’ve had a chance to digest all that Dntel news both old and new, plan on checking them out live if you live on the West Coast. Dntel will be playing a string of shows in June, primarily with likeminded artist Shlohmo, but also with Baths for a gig in Los Angeles where you’ll hopefully get to hear Baths take the mic for Aimlessness’s second single, “Still.”

Aimlessness tracklist:

01. waitingfortherest II

02. Jitters

03. Still

04. My Orphaned Son

05. Bright Night

06. Retracer

07. Puma

08. Santa Ana Winds

09. Trudge

10. Jitters (Geotic mix)

11. Doc (Dntel mix)

12. Paper Landscape

Dates:

06.01.12 - Los Angeles, CA - John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
06.13.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Low End Theory / The Airliner &
06.14.12 - Portland, OR - Holocene %
06.15.12 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo %
06.16.12 - Vancouver, BC - The Waldorf %

& Baths
% Shlohmo

• Dntel: http://dyingsongs.tumblr.com
• Pampa: http://pamparecords.com

More about: Dntel