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Following last year's Touched EP, Brooklyn's Blondes are readying a new 12" series on the painfully hip New York imprint RVNG Intl., which recently re-issued Ash Ra Tempel and Cosmic Jokers percussionist Harald Grosskopf's legendary Synthesist LP (1980). (Check him out of you like Blondes, because at times, the two can sound an awful lot alike). Last week, the duo announced a North American tour with Simian Mobile Disco and Juan Atkins (DJ) in March; word also just came in that they're also taking up residence in Berlin next month, with a smattering of tour dates on the Continent and in the UK. To psych themselves up, they recently dropped this KUNSTHAUS EU Tour mixtape, which, among other goodies, includes an overdub of Touched's "Paradise City" by their buddy, How to Dress Well. Blondes - KUNSTHAUS EU Tour Mixtape by BLONDES

Lover/Hater 12", the first in the series, rolls out March 15th on RVNG Intl

2/05 Berlin, Germany @ Picknick
2/11 London, UK @ Durrr at XOYO
2/17 Nantes, France @ Lieu Unique
2/18 Antwerp, Belgium @ Karveel
2/19 Glasgow, UK @ Death Disco at The Arches
2/24 London, UK @ Sup Magazine Release Party
2/25 Helsinki, Finland @ YK
2/26 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Dunkel Club