Weblog | DJ Peter Worth

If there is one thing that unites the numerous dance music trends of the first decade of the 21st century, it is their lack of soul. From the progressive house of the early noughties, to techno, electro house, breakbeat, and dubstep, what we like to dance to in clubs has increasingly become, for the most [...]

Matthew Herbert’s imaginary Leipzig

news | Mar 30th, 2010 | View Comments

My lone experience of Leipzig amounts to a single disorienting hour spent trying to get from the train station — after a blurry, wee-hours ride from Jena, where I had stayed up all night drinking with the Wighnomy Brothers — to the airport, where I eventually caught my plane with mere minutes to spare. I [...]

Featured DJ chart: Terry Francis

news | Mar 30th, 2010 | View Comments

The quest is complete. The tech house holy grail is secure. For three years we chased Terry Francis, the king of Fabric’s legendary Room 2, for a DJ chart but he fought the waves of Beatport crusaders back from the Wiggle shadows with silence. And then on one delightful spring day in Berlin, as the [...]

The return of classic prog vocals?

news | Mar 30th, 2010 | View Comments

Here’s perhaps the first tangible trend of WMC 2010 (or maybe that’s just us desperately searching for an angle). A number of DJs have been playing classic progressive house vocal records this conference, including rather surprisingly, Loco Dice, who in this video can be seen dropping a stupendously gnarly techno remix of Celeda’s evergreen classic [...]

Border Patrol Live At Oslo NYE Detroit 31/12/2008

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Ed Marco Fiasco’s WMC 2010 Promo Mix

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Bonobo’s delicate beauty ‘Black Sands’

news | Mar 29th, 2010 | View Comments

Modern jazz and trip hop are serious subjects for Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio 1 listeners, so when they named Bonobo’s ‘Days To Come’ Best Album in 2006, Simon Green wisely decided to take his time to produce his next record. ‘Black Sands’ is Bonobo’s fourth studio album, and with it, the British producer and DJ [...]

House Music Circles: March 2010

news | Mar 29th, 2010 | View Comments

Some people get things done their own way. Regarding house music and the producers who make it, this can imply radical stylistic efforts towards change, a subtle evolution over what has come before, or lately it could be the marker of an intensely personal point of view. I’m obsessed with this third group of individuals. [...]

Best Club In The World? That’ll Be Us Then!

news | Mar 29th, 2010 | View Comments

Ministry of Sound scoops a double clubbing gong at the annual IDMAs in Miami, along with another for our compilations! Via Ministry of Sound

Interview – Kraak & Smaak

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We interview the Dutch duo ahead of their Easter Sunday throwdown here at Ministry of Sound for Hed Kandi Via Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound Radio Update!

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We get the lowdown on the latest goings on at Ministry of Sound Radio from Steve O’Connor! Via Ministry of Sound

Dimitri from Paris – Get Down with the Philly Sound

news | Mar 26th, 2010 | View Comments

Dimitri From Paris – Get Down With The Philly Sound House Music Release Date: May 18, 2010 This compilation is the first ever to document the birth of disco in Philadelphia and the work of the unsung musicians who played on the numerous hits that came out from the Philadelphia scene. Featuring platinum selling hits [...]

Beatport Beach Party Line-up: WMC 2010

news | Mar 26th, 2010 | View Comments

Once again Beatport makes its annual pilgrimage to Miami to bring you one of the most sought out events during the Winter Music Conference. “The Beatport Beach Party”, presented by Beatport, Pioneer and Armani Exchange takes place at Gansevoort Hotel’s beautiful private beach and will feature over 25 of the world’s best DJs, with no [...]

Kaiserdisco, please be minimal

news | Mar 26th, 2010 | View Comments

What is the quickest way to lose the respect of an artist? Ask them to describe the music they make. The last thing dance music producers think about when making beats is what genre category they’ll be on Beatport. At least, that is, any serious artist. Of course, where there is the genuine, there is [...]

Weekend Weapons…Crookers

news | Mar 26th, 2010 | View Comments

Crookers kinda rule. They may reside in the upper regions of the electro stratosphere, but these Italian dudes (known to friends and fans alike as Phra and Bot) are surprisingly grounded and humble. That’s certainly the sense you get from reading their stories about the making of ‘Tons of Friends’, their debut album, which features [...]

Return of a Classic: R&S Records

news | Mar 26th, 2010 | View Comments

There aren’t many labels with a history as deep or rich as that of R&S Records. Founded in 1984 by Renaat Vandepapelier and Sabine Maes, R&S defined some of the most important sounds of the ’90s, with a roster including Joey Beltram, Model 500, Aphex Twin, Jam & Spoon, and many more. Based in Belgium, [...]

We won! Thank you.

news | Mar 26th, 2010 | View Comments

Words cannot express how happy we are that Beatportal won Best Website at the 2010 International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) last night in Miami. We are truly humbled that so many of our users came out and voted for us, especially considering the tough competition we were up against. It’s Beatportal’s first ever award and [...]

Album of the Week: Scuba ‘Triangulation’

news | Mar 26th, 2010 | View Comments

Club music often breaks down into binaries — the stuff that rides a 4/4 beat inherited from house and techno on the one hand, and pretty much everything else on the other: breakbeats, drum & bass, dubstep, U.K. garage, all children of the tradition often termed the “hardcore continuum”, in reference to its relation to [...]

And The Winner Is…

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Well done to Andrew McAllister who won the Steve Aoki Facebook competition! Via Ministry of Sound

Free Downloads – Mason ft DMC – Corrected (Death Metal Disco/Riva Starr Remixes)

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Some free download action for you to start your weekend with! Via Ministry of Sound

Weekend Weapons…Crookers

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Crookers kinda rule. They may reside in the upper regions of the electro stratosphere, but these Italian dudes (known to friends and fans alike as Phra and Bot) are surprisingly grounded and humble. That’s certainly the sense you get from reading their stories about the making of ‘Tons of Friends’, their debut album, which features [...]

Win VIP Tickets To Ministry of Sound’s Easter Sunday with Hed Kandi

news | Mar 25th, 2010 | View Comments

This Easter Sunday Hed Kandi are hosting a massive event at Ministry of Sound and will be taking over all 4 rooms of the club – and you could be there in style! Via Ministry of Sound

Harry Hill – Riverside Fan!

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Harry Hill gets his grind on to Sidney Samson! Via Ministry of Sound

The sound of Miami WMC 2010?

news | Mar 24th, 2010 | View Comments

More than anything, Miami’s annual Winter Music Conference is about hot new club music. You can bet that every DJ and record label owner in Miami this week is touting a bag full of promos, having spent most of the winter planning their release schedules and summer sets around WMC. Whilst the conference’s relevance as [...]

Need 2 Soul Makes It’s Debut At Ministry of Sound!

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Francois K, Juan Atkins, Jerome Sydenham and Benji B take to the decks at Ministry of Sound this Via Ministry of Sound

Crookers ‘Remedy’

news | Mar 24th, 2010 | View Comments

Crookers’ ‘Remedy’ paints the Italian rapscallions in a slightly different light than you may be used to. Despite breakbeats and buzzsaw lead, this is no banger. What is it, then? Call it pop music, taking Crookers’ mastery of dancefloor dynamics and funneling it towards something more universal, with Miike Snow’s hushed vocals throwing a melancholy [...]

Strictly Rhythm remix contest runners up

news | Mar 24th, 2010 | View Comments

By popular demand, we present the runners up in the Strictly Rhythm remix contest. Back in December, Strictly Rhythm celebrated 20 years of label history by offering fans a chance to remix Armand Van Helden’s ‘Witch Doktor’, a classic slab of darkside house music. Of the 10 finalists — the five most spun entries, and [...]

Inside the mind of Roger Sanchez

news | Mar 23rd, 2010 | View Comments

Just can’t get no release? Then you might want to check in with Roger Sanchez when he throws his Release Yourself party tomorrow at Miami’s Mansion. Celebrating 10 years of his Ibiza residency, this year’s theme is “The Beginning of a New Era”, and it promises something novel indeed: Sanchez’ seven-hour set will be accompanied [...]

The Eclectic Selector: Miami WMC 2010

news | Mar 23rd, 2010 | View Comments

I had a long discussion about music a few weeks ago in Rome with my good friend and musical ally Andrea Lai, and then followed it up a couple of weeks later with a similarly involved conversation with Sam in Prague. We discussed our music tastes and tried to define what exactly ‘does it’ for [...]

New Video – Ministry of Sound, Saturday Sessions Presents – 13.3.10 – Laidback Luke, John Dahlback, Chris Lake

news | Mar 23rd, 2010 | View Comments

John Dahlback, Laidback Luke, Chris Lake and Don Diablo tore it up at the club on the 13th – check out the video now! Via Ministry of Sound

WMC 2010: Pacha Presents Get Physical By Day

news | Mar 22nd, 2010 | View Comments

Here’s one WMC party you definitely won’t want to miss. New York’s finest — Pacha NYC in association with Rhythmism.com and Halcyon — present Get Physical By Day, an all-day shindig to be held on Thursday, March 25 at Miami’s largest private beach club, the Gansevoort Beach Club. Judging from the lineup, the label might [...]

New mixes of Way Out West ‘The Gift’

news | Mar 22nd, 2010 | View Comments

Way Out West’s perennial progressive breaks classic ‘The Gift’ is one of the sub genre’s most enchanting moments, so it makes sense that the Bristol pair commissioned Brazil’s master of ethereal dancefloor moments himself, Gui Boratto, for a new remix. Originally released in 1996 on Way Out West’s self-titled debut album, ‘The Gift’ is one [...]

Inland Knights Not Going To Miami 03/2010

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Weekend Weapons…Nicolas Jaar

news | Mar 22nd, 2010 | View Comments

‘Sophisticated’ isn’t something that is generally bestowed upon a 19-year-old’s shoulders, but the sounds of Wolf+Lamb’s golden boy Nicolas Jaar might well be described as such. With roots deep in disco, funk, soul, and Chilean minimal (the country where he spent most of his childhood) Nicolas Jaar’s remarkably mature dancefloor sounds defy his lack of [...]

DJ Academy Presents A Master Class With Techno Legend Derrick May!

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And you could be there! Via Ministry of Sound

Kraak & Smaak That!

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Check out this exclusive mix ahead of their appearance at the club on Easter Sunday! Via Ministry of Sound

New Video – Ministry of Sound, Global Underground Night 06.03.10

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We catch up with Sharam, Tom Middleton and Thomas Sagstad for Ministry of Sound TV! Via Ministry of Sound

Massimo DaCosta Live At Sunny Side Up 13/03/2010

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Ministry of Sound Teams Up With Cocoon!

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We’re heading to Germany with James Zabiela, Chris Lake, Global Underground and more! Tickets on sale now! Via Ministry of Sound

Album of the Week: Umek ‘Responding to Dynamic’

news | Mar 19th, 2010 | View Comments

Plenty of superstar DJs regularly enjoy what might be termed “presidential treatment”—private jets, secret passageways, massages of parts you never thought massagable—but few of them get visits from the actual president of their country. But then, Slovenia’s Umek isn’t just any old superstar DJ. The fact that he’s ranked #39 in DJ Mag’s 2009 Top [...]

Introducing Beatport Mobile

news | Mar 19th, 2010 | View Comments

Beatport proudly introduces Beatport Mobile – a new way to shop Beatport while on the go. Every DJ knows that inspiration may strike at any time. Have you ever frantically scrawled the name of a killer track on a bar napkin, only to be unable to decipher your handwriting the next morning? No more. With [...]

DJ Academy Interview – Dave Payne

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Sam Barlow catches up with another one of his succesful graduates Via Ministry of Sound

Win A Set Of Decks For Your PC Or Mac!

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Get your hands on this sweet mixer and a copy of Euphoria: A Decade of Trance Anthems, courtesy of Ministry of Sound and Firebox.com! Via Ministry of Sound

Featured Chart: Nic Fanciulli

news | Mar 18th, 2010 | View Comments

Saints & Sinners’ ‘Pushin’ Too Hard’ is rightly legendary. A massive Twilo anthem during the years of Sasha and Digweed’s residency there, it’s been updated many times since its original 1999 release—bootlegged, reworked by Saints & Sinners themselves, and remixed by the likes of Guy J and Futureshock. Now Nic Fanciulli gives it a new [...]

Interview – Chuckie

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We sit down with one of electronic music’s hottest properties ahead of his set at Wonderland this Saturday! Via Ministry of Sound

Review – Euphoria: A Decade Of Trance Anthems

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Oli West is feeling Euphoric Via Ministry of Sound

Minus Announces Ministry of Sound As Its London Venue For May Bank Holiday Sunday.

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May Bank Holiday just got a whole lot better – Richie Hawtin’s coming! Via Ministry of Sound

Feminine Pressure: Bye-Bye Boys’ Club Part 2

news | Mar 17th, 2010 | View Comments

Last week, we launched a multi-part feature on women in electronic dance music. With a host of new talents on the rise, from house and techno to dubstep and beyond, we thought it was time to salute the women making dance clubs more equal—not to mention more fun—for everyone. With help from the women behind [...]

Video Intervew – Eddie Craig (The Wideboys)

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We catch up with one half of The Wideboys to chat about Addicted to Bass 2010… Via Ministry of Sound

Tom Bulwer’s 2Deep Blog

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Tom Bulwer is joined this week on Ministry of Sound Radio by none other than Louie Vega! Via Ministry of Sound

Fatboy Slim ‘Weapon Of Choice’ remix contest

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Skint Records and English DJ and record producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, are offering his ‘Weapon Of Choice’ track to be remixed by Beatport’s aspiring producers. ‘Weapon Of Choice’ saw success on both UK and US charts and its accompanying music video, directed by Spike Jonze and featuring Christopher Walken, received cult-like [...]

Weekend Weapons…Bassnectar

news | Mar 16th, 2010 | View Comments

Is there a more evocative name in all of electronic dance music than Bassnectar? Lorin Ashton’s handle makes plain what we knew all along: bass is like manna from heaven, a life force, and every time he takes the stage, he invites us to drink deeply from it. Since 2002, the Bay Area musician has [...]

Laidback Luke @ Paradiso Amsterdam

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Laidback Luke gets the floor pumping with his bionic mixing skills at Super You & Me in the Paradiso, Amsterdam. There are 2 cut out super-secret unreleased tracks from the mix, sorry. laidbackluke.com myspace.com/laidbackluke paradiso.nl dancetrippin.tv Continue Reading

Oliver Lang @ Bora Bora Ibiza

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Resident Oliver Lang bombs the terrace of Bora Bora Ibiza with house, tech, and balearic grooves, while a mixed crowd of all around party freaks gets silly. http://www.myspace.com/DJoliverlang http://www.boraboraibiza.com/ http://www.dancetrippin.tv/ Continue Reading

Slam & Mauro Picotto @ Meganite Ibiza

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Stuart MacMillan of SLAM builds the groove, then shifts the party into overdrive at Meganite in Privilege Ibiza. Mauro Picotto follows up on the 1200’s with a techno roller coaster…. enjoy the ride! video, 1 hour http://www.myspace.com/slamofficial http://www.myspace.com/mauropicotto http://www.privilegeibiza.com/ http://www.dancetrippin.tv/ Continue Reading

Pete Tong TV February 6th 2009

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On the show this week Pete features the video for ‘Omen’ from The Prodigy, the video for ‘Money’ from N.A.S.A., The Japanese Popstars’ remix of ‘Single Girls’ from Beyonce, the video for ‘Bubblicious’ from Rex The Dog, an interview with Kate Moross from Isomorph Records, a competition to win copies of Benny Benassi’s new Toolroom [...]

Carl Cox @ Space Terrace

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Once again Carl gets his closing party kicked off with a bang, blowing the lid off Space’s sunset terrace at 11pm sharp. video, 52 minutes. http://www.carlcox.com/ http://www.space-ibiza.es/ http://www.dancetrippin.tv/ Continue Reading

Tiesto listeners to compile 100th podcast

news | Mar 16th, 2010 | View Comments

Dutch trance king DJ Tiesto wants his fans to compile the music for the 100th edition of his podcast ‘Tiësto’s Club Life’, which sees nearly 300,000 downloads each week. Tiësto’s show first aired on April 6th, 2007 on Radio 538, a national radio station in The Netherlands, but quickly grew to become a worldwide podcast [...]

Chris Liebing @ Spinclub in Space Ibiza

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Spinclub takes over the main room of Space Ibiza with its frontman Chris Liebing leading a full on aural assault of techno beats… not for the faint hearted! http://www.myspace.com/chrisliebing http://www.space-ibiza.es/ http://www.dancetrippin.tv/ Continue Reading

RaveStuff – Glow Sticks, Necklaces and Rave Lights!

news | Mar 16th, 2010 | View Comments

Take a look into RaveStuff – the ultimate rave store of glow accessories! You won’t be able to put your shopping basket down as you browse through our endless assortment of glow sticks, rave bracelets, necklaces, rave lights, and other glow accessories. And when you’ve packed your basket full of goodies for the next upcoming [...]

Benny Benassi (stockholm)

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No surprise as Benny mounts the decks and quickly proceeds to drop a load of filthy freakin electro house at Cafe Opera in Stockholm. http://www.bennybenassi.com/ http://www.myspace.com/benassi http://www.dancetrippin.tv/ Continue Reading

Pete Tong TV January 30th 2009

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On the show this week Pete features the video for ‘AA 24/7′ from Dance Area, ‘Happy Up Here’ from Royksopp, Fred Falke’s remix of ‘This Rhythm’ from Filthy Dukes, the video for ‘Do You Mind’ from Kyla and Crazy Cousinz, an interview with Acid House legend Josh Wink, a competition to win copies of Shinichi [...]

Laidback Luke @ Paradiso Amsterdam

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Laidback Luke gets the floor pumping with his bionic mixing skills at Super You & Me in the Paradiso, Amsterdam. There are 2 cut out super-secret unreleased tracks from the mix, sorry. laidbackluke.com myspace.com/laidbackluke paradiso.nl dancetrippin.tv Via

Free Download – TV Rock feat. Rudy – Up In The Air (Grum Remix)

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Check this disco monster out! Via Ministry of Sound

Video – Wonderland Teaser

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Pete Tong returns to Ministry of Sound on Saturday 20th March alongside Chuckie, Shlomi Aber, Fred Falke, Michael Woods and Rob Marmot. Via Ministry of Sound

Meet Burns, Deadmau5’ support DJ

news | Mar 16th, 2010 | View Comments

Deadmau5 hand-picked 24-year-old British producer and DJ Burns to warm up for him at every show during a 30 date US tour last year. He’s also Calvin Harris’ go-to support DJ when he tours. And yet not much was known about Burns, until recently, when his face appeared everywhere, in both high brow broadsheets like [...]

WMC Event Guide by Miss Lucy

news | Mar 15th, 2010 | View Comments

There are so many events to choose from this WMC! Here I have selected my top events to make it just a bit easier for you. These events are geared more towards techno, tech house and minimal music lovers… Also… remember to party safe! Don’t take mystery drugs from strangers! Always have one friend with [...]

Beatport Hits SXSW

news | Mar 15th, 2010 | View Comments

While many of us are dreaming of Cuban coffee and packing our swim trunks in preparation for Miami’s Winter Music Conference, others have BBQ on the brain, and they’re pulling on their cowboy boots in preparation for this week’s SXSW festival, in Austin, Texas. Now in its 24th year, SXSW is, by many measures, America’s [...]

Steve Aoki Competition – We Have A Winner!

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And the winner is… Via Ministry of Sound

Hard Dance Awards Euphoria!

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The only hard dance compilation you need in your life returns! Via Ministry of Sound

DJ Academy Update

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Sam Barlow updates us on the latest goings on at the Ministry of Sound DJ Academy Via Ministry of Sound

Sonny Fodera WMC 2010 Promo Mix

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Review – Addicted To Bass 2010

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Oli West gets worked up over our latest release! Via Ministry of Sound

WMC Kick off Party @ The Bottle Cap Lounge

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Key West people!! Show your support for our Electronic Community and celebrate the start of the WMC this Friday, March 19th. 3 DJ’s, Two Rooms, No cover, No problems!! See you there!! Filed under: DJ(s), events, news Tagged: bottle cap lounge, capt. ridiculous, dj greenstoc, miss lucy, winter music conference, wmc

Bad Rabbits Kick Off US Tour

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Bad Rabbits Kick Off US Tour Electro House Music As rare as flawless gems, booty with brains and defrosting filet mignon, it is not often that a band breaks out with a powerful sound deserving of an entirely new genre. That is exactly the case, however, with Boston five-piece collective BAD RABBITS and their debut [...]

Feminine Pressure: Bye-Bye Boys’ Club Part 1

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

It’s no secret that the world of electronic dance music can sometimes feel like a boys’ club. Only one woman, Lisa Lashes, cracked DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs list last year, down from two in 2008. Fortunately, things aren’t quite so uneven in the underground, where artists like Ellen Allien and DJ Heather have been [...]

Album of the Week: GonjaSufi ‘A Sufi and a Killer’

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Sufism is a mystical sect within Islam, dedicated to the purification of the soul in pursuit of divinity. Stillness lies at its heart—a stillness embodied by the religion’s Whirling Dervishes, or semazens, who spin in place in trance-like worship. (If you’ve ever seen the film ‘Baraka’, you’ve seen them in action.) The same stillness permeates [...]

Beatport WMC Customer Panel

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This March the Beatport team will be invading Miami’s annual Winter Music Conference, and we want to meet you! Last year’s customer panel brought forth some very inspiring conversations, and was such a success that we are doing it again this year. Read more on Beatportal

Iz & Diz Live At Fabric 16/08/2008

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DJ Sneak Live At Twaddle Stinky’s Peephouse 19/02/2010

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Mark Farina Live At Mighty 30/01/2010

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Derrick Carter Live At The Sullivan Room 16/01/2010

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DJ Sneak Live At Valentine’s Day For The Ladies 14/02/2010

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DJ Heather Live At 2nd Sunday 12/07/2009

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Derrick Carter & Luke Solomon Live At House On Fire! 05/02/2010

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DJ Heather Live At Fiasco 05/02/2010

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Ed Marco Live At Fiasco’s 2nd Birthday 05/02/2010

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James Curd Live At Mi Casa Su Casa 05/02/2010

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Roy Davis Jr Live at Affair Silo 06/02/2010

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Mark Farina & DJ Heather Live At OM Night DNA Lounge 12/28/2002

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D-T3ch Live At Goa Lounge Brazil 20/02/2010

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Johnny Fiasco Live At The Forum 04/05/2008

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DJ Heather Live At Footwork 07/03/2009

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DJ Heather Essential Mix 20/04/2003

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Mark Farina Live At Love Festival 24/05/2009

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D-T3ch Live At Get Down 26/01/2010

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Scrubfish & Nate Laurence Live At Smartbar 06/02/2010

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D-T3ch Live At Smartbar 06/02/2010

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Mark Farina Live At EDC Cosmic Meadow 27/06/2009

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Ed Marco Live At Fiasco Events.com 01/2010

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Click here to subscribe to the BoogieTherapy.com Podcast and download this episode! About Fiasco: With over twelve years experience behind the decks, Fiasco resident Ed Marco takes to the wheels of steel at this monthly underground house event in Glasgow. Along side international guest DJ’s such as Jason Hodges, Heather, Mes, Inland Knights, Chuck Daniels, [...]

The Sound Republic’s Mixes Archive

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FRANKIE J FALL PROMO MIX 2009 FRANKIE J LIVE ON THE FRINGE 05/10/2009 FRANKIE J WMC 2009 PROMO MIX FRANKIE J LIVE ON THE FRINGE 29/12/2008 FRANKIE J SPATULA CITY FALL MIX 2008 THE SOUND REPUBLIC COUNTDOWN AMERICA FANTASTAMIX 2008 THE SOUND REPUBLIC WMC 2007 GRIZZLED PROMO MIX THE SOUND REPUBLIC LIVE ON STREETBEAT 02/12/2007 [...]

Nate Laurence Live At BETA Nightclub 10/04/2009

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DJ Sneak Live At How Sweet It Is 21/03/2009

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Mark Farina Live At OM Anniversary 14/08/2009

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Gramophonedzie Live At Elephant Club 12/11/2009

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Mark Farina Live At Epic Nightclub 11/12/2009

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DJ Sneak Live At Café d’Anvers 28/11/2009

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Fred Everything Live At Balance 12/12/2009

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Phil Weeks Live At The Jump Off 28/11/2009

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Derrick Carter Live At Temple San Francisco 11/12/2009

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Raoul Belmans Live At The End Up 18/10/2009

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DJ Mes Live At Focus 20/10/2009

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Fries & Bridges Live At The Jump Off 28/11/2009

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Chris B. Live At Bounce Like This 12/2009

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Discouraged Ones & Inland Knights Live At Funkfield 13/11/2009

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Mark Farina Live At Moloko Lounge 26/09/2009

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Derrick Carter vs DJ Sneak Live At Saved Matter London 25/04/2009

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Inland Knights Live At Hawt Funkfield Party 18/01/2008

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Derrick Carter Live At Dragonfly 14/03/2008

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DJ Sneak Live At Om Night Miami 27/03/2006

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Derrick Carter Live At Rootz Kuala Lumpur 31/10/2009

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High Maintenance Live At Shuffle Lab Show 28/10/2009

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DJ Mes Live At Fiasco Glasgow 21/11/2008

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Nate laurence & Scrubfish Live At First Avenue 05/09/2009

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Tommy Largo Live At The Fiasco Secret Location Party 24/05/2009

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DJ Sneak Live At Club Badd Paris 13/03/2009

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Derrick Carter Live At Sandwiches 29/05/2009

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Strictly Rhythm remix contest winner announced

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We’ve got a winner! Back in December, Strictly Rhythm celebrated 20 years of label history by offering fans a chance to remix Armand Van Helden’s ‘Witch Doktor’, a classic slab of darkside house music. Now, the votes have been tallied and Strictly Rhythm have chosen their favorite from the 20 finalists. Read more on Beatportal

Interview: Motor City Drum Ensemble

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

It is February in Dublin. Danilo Plessow, a skinny white 24-year-old DJ from Stuttgart, spins vinyl to a tightly packed dancefloor in the Crawdaddy section of the Pod nightclub in Harcourt Street. Now known as Motor City Drum Ensemble, Plessow has worked under several aliases including Hypster Wonkaz, Aphro Pzyko, and Inverse Cinematics (previously his [...]

Noisia’s Full Metal Racket

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We should warn you at the outset that this video is totally NSFM—not safe for mealtime, that is. The Dutch heavyweights of drum’n’bass and electro, Noisia, test your gag reflex with their video for ‘Machine Gun’, which begins as a clever collage of abstract imagery and commences in a bloody orgy of mangled flesh and [...]

Inside the mind of Wolfgang Gartner

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Is there any producer with a keener eye for detail than Wolfgang Gartner? The meticulousness of the electro house producer from Austin, Texas, has made him a huge star within the genre, and helped him net eight Beatport No.1 records. Whilst most electro house producers opt for simplicity – a big bassline and a simple [...]

Interview: Crosstown Rebel Damian Lazarus

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Party animal Damian Lazarus recently launched a two month musical pilgrimage across the Americas, under his Rebel Rave banner. With techno trouble-makers like Jamie Jones and Seth Troxler in support, the Rebel Rave tour will soon touch down in Guadalajara, El Paso, Houston, Montanita, and Miami, where it finally come to a sticky end at [...]

Villalobos, Luciano and Carl Craig on one release? Yep

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Cadenza’s new release ‘SeventyNine Remixes’ is a techno fans wet dream – Chilean masters Ricardo Villalobos and Luciano have contributed remixes of ‘Tahktok’, taken from Mirko Loco’s recent album. Detroit legend Carl Craig has penned a remix of ‘Love Harmonic’. Ricardo’s 20 minute minimal take of ‘Tahktok’ is suitably epic, with scatty layers of machine [...]

Album of the Week: Andrew Thomas ‘Between Buildings & Trees’

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From the cover art (see below, after the jump), you might guess that Andrew Thomas’ new album, ‘Between Buildings & Trees’, was a release on ECM, the iconic jazz and classical label, home to the likes of Keith Jarrett and Arvo Pärt. From the minimalist graphics to the moody, black-and-white landscape photography, the sleeve is [...]

The Murky World of Artist Pseudonyms

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

In the beginning there was Jack—except that probably wasn’t his real name. Since the days of disco, aliases and pseudonyms have played an integral role in dance-music culture. Often adopted for practical reasons—for instance, to allow artists under contract to one label to record elsewhere under a different name—they quickly became key factors in the [...]

Beatport Beach Party Line-up: WMC 2010

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Once again Beatport makes its annual pilgrimage to Miami to bring you one of the most sought out events during the Winter Music Conference. “The Beatport Beach Party”, presented by Beatport, Pioneer and Armani Exchange takes place at Gansevoort Hotel’s beautiful private beach and will feature over 25 of the world’s best DJs, with no [...]

Minus Makes Contakt

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Richie Hawtin’s Minus label goes under the microscope with Making Contakt, a 90-minute documentary following the crew across 2008′s Contakt tour. Celebrating the label’s first 10 years of existence, the tour represented Minus’ most ambitious undertaking to date, a dazzling (and daunting) fusion of minimal techno and state-of-the-art multimedia technology. Hitting Detroit, Amsterdam, Rome, Tokyo, [...]

Next Generation DJ Winner Announced

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Next Generation DJ, the global DJ talent search, has announced its first-place winner: the sister duo Maya Vanya. The Croatian-born, New Zealand-based pair beat out over 3500 competitors for the top slot in the contest, an initiative by Pioneer DJ, Beatport and DJ Mag, and hosted on the music and social networking platform Letsmix.com. With [...]

Weekend Weapons…Satoshi Tomiie

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Saw Recordings’ boss Satoshi Tomiie has contributed to house music in many ways, but without a doubt, it was his groundbreaking releases such as ‘Love In Traffic’, ‘Tears’, and ‘Solar Wind’ that made him an American house music hero. It is Satoshi’s commitment and consistency to the darker side of house music, that has earned [...]

Azuli predicts the sound of WMC 2010

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

The winter gloves are off. Dance music needs a new manicure. With Miami’s Winter Music Conference just around the corner, DJs are busy filling their record boxes with the latest and greatest beats they can get their hands on. David Piccioni from Azuli is a seasoned pro when it comes to predicting what tracks will [...]

A Tale of Two Freaks

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It was the best of times, it was the freakiest of times. Since 1996, Freaks—the London duo of Luke Solomon and Justin Harris—have been turning dancefloors upside down with their unique sense of boompty. It’s hard to imagine the house music of the late ’90s and early ’00s without Freaks tunes like ‘Turning Orange’ or [...]

Speaking In Code: DVD and soundtrack

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Amy Grill’s long awaited electronic music documentary Speaking In Code will finally hit the streets on March 12th as a DVD after nearly a year of screenings at film festivals and music events such as New York’s CMJ, San Francisco’s Documentary Film Festival, and Boston’s Independent Film Festival. The film has changed a fair bit [...]

Will Afrojack hijack WMC 2010?

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Afrojack aka Nick van de Wall’s rapid rise to the top of the electro house scene has been nothing short of spunky. The 22-year-old began producing professionally just three years ago, and in that short space of time, he has gone from playing bars in Greece for a measly 200 Euros a week, to being [...]

Breakspoll 2010 results

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Last week the results of Breakspoll 2010 were unveiled at a bassline-fueled party at Fabric nightclub in London. Beatport grabbed the award for Best Retailer, so thanks to everyone that voted for us! Here’s the full results. Read more on Beatportal

Will the real Dmitry Fyodorov stand up?

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

An ice hockey player named Dmitry Fyodorov mysteriously disappeared after an accident on the ice 30 years ago. He was a successful attacker for CSKA Moscow. Out of all the things that could have followed for Gaspadin Fyodorov (if indeed he is still alive, God bless), he would surely never have imagined that two punk [...]

Life, death, and Ripperton’s beautiful garden

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A dancefloor is a garden of humans. Its sun is music, its flowers are people, and its main business is sex and death. Beauty is merely a byproduct. But no one wants to talk about death – not in the garden, or on the dancefloor – so Swiss producer Raphael Ripperton helps us think about [...]

This man is cleverer than you

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As each software update, new application, and memory increase makes the job of the dance music producer ever easier, there are a few who choose to ignore such ‘progress’. Gavin Russom is one of them. Whilst most producers cheered at the advent of audio manipulation tools like Ableton Live, and digital recorders and MIDI controllers, [...]

The first truly integrated Ableton Live touch controller

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sigh… With the new free version 2 firmware update Jazzmutant are taking the Lemur to another level of control, flexibility and intuitive operation. A host of new object features allows users to really interact with sound and manipulate it in real time like never before. Workflow improvements, scripting additions and other new features allow the [...]

Soundcloud ♥ By Miss Lucy pt. 2

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High Treason by Groove Man Love Poison by Utku Dalmaz♥ Plan Drums by Alejo Loaiza Cloud Dancer by Solomun♥ Filed under: opinion, release(s) Tagged: alejo loaiza, groove man, miss lucy, solomun, soundcloud, utku dalmaz

Live at Robert Johnson presents Roman Flügel

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German native Roman Flügel, the other half of Alter Ego, Is working with Frankfurt based club, Robert Johnson, on a new mix CD to go along with their ongoing live series. This CD, which is his first mix as a solo artist, will feature two of his own productions “N.M.I.S.M.D.” and “Brian Le Bon” which will come with the CD as a separate EP. Roman Flügel Live [...]

Fabric Goes On and On…

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After the success of their 10 year anniversary party Fabric nightclub has decided, every so often, to stay open extra late… The first On and On night will be Saturday March 6. Fabric will open at 11pm and stay open until early Monday morning… That gets you almost 30hrs of non-stop dancing fun!! Don’t forget to get your wristband for re-entry! [...]

Livid Instruments, Badass MIDI Controllers & More

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Livid Instruments was created in 2004 by Jay Smith, Peter Nyboer, and Travis Redding. All Livids products are created in their shop, Livid Industry, based out of Austin, Texas. Only the finest woods, hand picked by Travis himself from local wood suppliers, and top quality metals are used to craft their products and all products are designed, manufactured and assembled by them personally. [...]

Booka Shade to Release their 5th Album!

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Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, of Booka Shade, are finally releasing their 5th album! This will be their next full-length album after The Sun & The Neon Light, released in 2008. The album, entitled More!, will be released on Get Physical Music in April. Make sure you check out their website where they are giving away a [...]

Local producer Lukasz Koprowski share’s his thoughts on Electronic Music along with his newest tracks…

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Lukasz Koprowski, 25, is a trained musician from Poland, playing the guitar, bass, violin and piano. Now living in Key West, Lukasz is focusing on his music and making a name for himself in the Electronic Community. When did you first get introduced to electronic music? “My first experience with electronic music was in 2004 when I [...]

The Electric Pickle Celebrates It’s One Year Anniversary!

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The Electric Pickle Co This is gonna be DOPE! And guess what!? Our own Capt. Ridiculous, who spins hip hop, funk & disco every Sat. night @ Point 5, will be joining this impressive line up! So what are you gonna be doing next Friday?? Filed under: events, video(s) Tagged: anniversary, capt. ridiculous, electric pickle, filthy dukes, junior [...]

Soundcloud ♥ by Miss Lucy pt. 1

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Virtus Bellica by DiDark♥ Shake It by Shab Ruffcut Do You, Is He by Diverted♥ Starlight by The Noodleman Filed under: opinion, release(s) Tagged: didark, diverted, miss lucy, shab ruffcut, soundcloud, the noodleman

Saeed Younan Celebrates 50th Release

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One of my favorite artists, Saeed Younan, is celebrating his 50th release on his label, Younan Music, with his first EP of 2010, “House Is” .With remixes from Bjorn Wilke, and Lissat & Voltaxx, this release is guaranteed to be HOT and a must have for all house lovers. Also, if you haven’t already, be sure [...]

Movement 2010 Announced

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MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL MAY 29-31, 2010 IN DETROIT’S HART PLAZA Artist Lineup, Ticket Information & New Sponsor Announced DETROIT, March 10, 2010—Paxahau Event Productions announces discounted super early bird weekend passes for the Movement Electronic Music Festival Powered by Ford Fiesta on sale now; and unveils a partial list of the artists scheduled to [...]

Ferry Corsten Unveils New Album Once Upon A Night

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Ferry Corsten Unveils New Album Once Upon A Night Trance Music Release Date: March 30, 2010 Dutch dance music pioneer Ferry Corsten unveils Once Upon A Night, his latest compilation and concept tour. It is built as a double disc set featuring 25 unreleased tracks, all of which have been produced by Ferry himself or [...]

Chus & Ceballos Release Back on Tracks

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Madrid’s Chus + Ceballos ride the Iberian sound on Back On Tracks Electro House Music Release Date: April 20, 2010 2XCD features tracks and remixes from Danny Tenaglia, Steve Lawler, Radio Slave, Umek + much more Let’s face it, with few exceptions the weather totally sucks right now. So how’s about we offer you a [...]

Electro House Music – The Freshcast Feb 2010 by Chris Wren

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Electro House Mix – The Freshcast Feb 2010 Electro House Music If variation is key to being a successful DJ then Chris Wren is one of the most successful djs on this planet…with his Februray 2010 Freshcast mix Chris introduces a little old school and brings in the new school with “Whoomp!” and Seamus Haji [...]

Electro House Mix – Universal Mind Control by M-Erson

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Universal Mind Control by M-Erson Electro House Music You might want to shake it out before you get into this electro house mix by M-Erson as his “Universal Mind Control” is to mess with ya…but mess with you in a good way…you know the way that music makes you feel sometimes! Oh yeah and “Everything [...]

Deep House Music – Valentine Love Mix by Pat Lezizmo

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Valentine Love Mix by Pat Lezizmo Deep House Music Just in time to get you all chilled out and ready for some lovin, Pat Lezizmo releases “Valentine Love Mix” full of the richest and deepest house beats of the last decade. With artists such as Gaelle, Kevin Yost, Bluse Six, Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw and [...]

Electro House Mix In Da House by DJ Seta

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In Da House by DJ Seta Electro House Music Hold on tight you are ready for a ride on a freaky deaky rollercoaster with DJ Seta ripping it up electro house style “In Da House”! This is a pure electro mix featuring the likes of Steve Aoki, Chuckie & LMFAO, Black Eyed Peas and Axwell [...]

BALANCE 016: AGORIA Release

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BALANCE 016: AGORIA Release Electro House Music U.S. Release Date: March 16, 2010 After raising the bar to unprecedented heights in 2009 with Joris Voorn and Will Saul’s stunning additions to the series, EQ Recordings’ Balance series returns for the new decade with yet another standard-setting mix from one of the most sophisticated and inspiring [...]

Satoshi Tomiie returns with MES – Back To Basics

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Satoshi Tomiie returns with MES – Back To Basics Electro House Music As heard in recent DJ sets from the likes of Danny Tenaglia, Ellen Allien, Laurent Garnier, Paolo Mojo, Radio Slave, Seth Troxler, Slam and many more. Satoshi Tomiie plays an integral part in one of dance music’s biggest legacies. A top DJ, producer [...]

Electro House Mix – Freak Me F**ing Good by DJ Dinsy

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Electro House Mix – Freak Me F**ing Good by DJ Dinsy Electro House Music We welcome a new superstar electro house music DJ to TheFreshpage – a bad ass by the name of DJ Dinsy! This guy is going to freak you good with this stellar mix Freak Me F**ing Good. It’s just too good [...]

Electro House Mix – The Freshcast 2010

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Electro House Mix – The Freshcast 2010 Electro House Music Right from the beginning of this mix Chris Wren grabs you in only ways music can invigorate your senses. As you shake your head and try and understand what is happening to you, the track “Poptimistic” makes your muscles convulse with pure determination leading away [...]

King Britt to Release Intricate Beauty

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KING BRITT to release new original artist album Intricate Beauty on Nervous Records House Music RELEASE Date: April 20, 2010 We’ll cut to the chase. Intricate Beauty is the final “conventional” dance album King Britt will ever make. And how fitting this final chapter also marks King’s first ever release on seminal house music label [...]

Electro House Mix – Movin’ It Mix by Emerson

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Movin’ It Mix by M-Erson Electro House Music M-Erson re-ignites your auditory senses with his latest “Movin It Mix” featuring some of the best in underground electro house beats. Starting with Crooker’s “No Security” the music progresses from 0 to 60 like a Mclaren revving its engine through a race track. Beats get dirty with [...]

Burlington Project – We Love Space Ibiza

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Burlington Project – We Love Space Ibiza House Music As part of Casio G-Shock’s ongoing support of electronic music in Ibiza they sponsored Burlington Project in a series of events with We Love… Space on Sundays taking place in Space’s Red Box every other Sunday. The first of these parties took place on the 21st [...]

Rank 1 and Jochen Miller Deliver Theme Song for enTrance

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Rank 1 and Jochen Miller Deliver Theme Song for enTrance Progressive House Music After many speculations the word is out, the new single by Rank 1 and Jochen Miller entitled, ‘The Great Escape’, is the official theme song for this year’s edition of enTrance, to be held on March 6 at the Łuczniczka Arena in [...]

Marshall Jefferson – House Generation Vol 2

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Marshall Jefferson Releases House Generation Vol 2 Deep House Music Marshall Jefferson – House Generation vol 2 is a collection of samples produced by Marshall for producers looking to make inspired classic and future House tracks, using some of the sources that up until now Marshall has kept a closely guarded secret. For House Generation [...]

Paul van Dyk Releases Vonyc Sessions 2009

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Paul van Dyk Releases Vonyc Sessions 2009 Progressive House Music Get a copy at Amazon.com The amount of music that has passed through Paul van Dyk´s weekly radio show VONYC Sessions throughout this year is to be relentless whittled down by the DJ, producer and show host himself for the brand new VANDIT Records compilation [...]

Electro House Music – The Freshcast Hawaii

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The Freshcast Chris Wren live in Hawaii Electro House Music What a fantastic way to begin the year but with a 3hour fantastical Freshcast live from Hawaii by none other than Chris Wren himself. Including some of the hottest tracks of 2009 the remixes of Lady Gaga, Madonna, Fedde Le Grand, Cevin Fisher, Deadmau5, D.Ramirez [...]

Back to Chill: Slacker New Album – Start A New Life

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Back to Chill: Slacker New Album – Start A New Life Electro House Music RELEASE Date: February 23 2010 Masterpiece created from the heart and in the spirit of classic downtempo and chillout albums from Boards Of Canada, The KLF, Amorphous Androgynous (aka Future Sound Of London), Dusted, Sabres Of Paradise and more In his [...]

Shiny Toy Guns Remixed by Boyz Noize – New Remix Album Released

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SHINY TOY GUNS REMIXED BY BOYS NOIZE, HERVÉ, KISSY SELL OUT, FERRY CORSTEN, NADASTROM AND MORE Electro House Music RELEASE Date: December 15 2009 New York, NY – Ultra Records, the top dance label in the U.S., is pleased to release the new album by Shiny Toy Guns, the electro-rock outfit that pioneered the fusion [...]

Strictly Rhythm remix contest winner announced

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We’ve got a winner! Back in December, Strictly Rhythm celebrated 20 years of label history by offering fans a chance to remix Armand Van Helden’s ‘Witch Doktor’, a classic slab of darkside house music. Now, the votes have been tallied and Strictly Rhythm have chosen their favorite from the 20 finalists. Read more on Beatportal

Interview: Motor City Drum Ensemble

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

It is February in Dublin. Danilo Plessow, a skinny white 24-year-old DJ from Stuttgart, spins vinyl to a tightly packed dancefloor in the Crawdaddy section of the Pod nightclub in Harcourt Street. Now known as Motor City Drum Ensemble, Plessow has worked under several aliases including Hypster Wonkaz, Aphro Pzyko, and Inverse Cinematics (previously his [...]

Noisia’s Full Metal Racket

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

We should warn you at the outset that this video is totally NSFM—not safe for mealtime, that is. The Dutch heavyweights of drum’n’bass and electro, Noisia, test your gag reflex with their video for ‘Machine Gun’, which begins as a clever collage of abstract imagery and commences in a bloody orgy of mangled flesh and [...]

Inside the mind of Wolfgang Gartner

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Is there any producer with a keener eye for detail than Wolfgang Gartner? The meticulousness of the electro house producer from Austin, Texas, has made him a huge star within the genre, and helped him net eight Beatport No.1 records. Whilst most electro house producers opt for simplicity – a big bassline and a simple [...]

Interview: Crosstown Rebel Damian Lazarus

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Party animal Damian Lazarus recently launched a two month musical pilgrimage across the Americas, under his Rebel Rave banner. With techno trouble-makers like Jamie Jones and Seth Troxler in support, the Rebel Rave tour will soon touch down in Guadalajara, El Paso, Houston, Montanita, and Miami, where it finally come to a sticky end at [...]

Villalobos, Luciano and Carl Craig on one release? Yep

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Cadenza’s new release ‘SeventyNine Remixes’ is a techno fans wet dream – Chilean masters Ricardo Villalobos and Luciano have contributed remixes of ‘Tahktok’, taken from Mirko Loco’s recent album. Detroit legend Carl Craig has penned a remix of ‘Love Harmonic’. Ricardo’s 20 minute minimal take of ‘Tahktok’ is suitably epic, with scatty layers of machine [...]

Album of the Week: Andrew Thomas ‘Between Buildings & Trees’

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

From the cover art (see below, after the jump), you might guess that Andrew Thomas’ new album, ‘Between Buildings & Trees’, was a release on ECM, the iconic jazz and classical label, home to the likes of Keith Jarrett and Arvo Pärt. From the minimalist graphics to the moody, black-and-white landscape photography, the sleeve is [...]

The Murky World of Artist Pseudonyms

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

In the beginning there was Jack—except that probably wasn’t his real name. Since the days of disco, aliases and pseudonyms have played an integral role in dance-music culture. Often adopted for practical reasons—for instance, to allow artists under contract to one label to record elsewhere under a different name—they quickly became key factors in the [...]

Beatport Beach Party Line-up: WMC 2010

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Once again Beatport makes its annual pilgrimage to Miami to bring you one of the most sought out events during the Winter Music Conference. “The Beatport Beach Party”, presented by Beatport, Pioneer and Armani Exchange takes place at Gansevoort Hotel’s beautiful private beach and will feature over 25 of the world’s best DJs, with no [...]

Minus Makes Contakt

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Richie Hawtin’s Minus label goes under the microscope with Making Contakt, a 90-minute documentary following the crew across 2008′s Contakt tour. Celebrating the label’s first 10 years of existence, the tour represented Minus’ most ambitious undertaking to date, a dazzling (and daunting) fusion of minimal techno and state-of-the-art multimedia technology. Hitting Detroit, Amsterdam, Rome, Tokyo, [...]

Next Generation DJ Winner Announced

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Next Generation DJ, the global DJ talent search, has announced its first-place winner: the sister duo Maya Vanya. The Croatian-born, New Zealand-based pair beat out over 3500 competitors for the top slot in the contest, an initiative by Pioneer DJ, Beatport and DJ Mag, and hosted on the music and social networking platform Letsmix.com. With [...]

Weekend Weapons…Satoshi Tomiie

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Saw Recordings’ boss Satoshi Tomiie has contributed to house music in many ways, but without a doubt, it was his groundbreaking releases such as ‘Love In Traffic’, ‘Tears’, and ‘Solar Wind’ that made him an American house music hero. It is Satoshi’s commitment and consistency to the darker side of house music, that has earned [...]

Azuli predicts the sound of WMC 2010

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

The winter gloves are off. Dance music needs a new manicure. With Miami’s Winter Music Conference just around the corner, DJs are busy filling their record boxes with the latest and greatest beats they can get their hands on. David Piccioni from Azuli is a seasoned pro when it comes to predicting what tracks will [...]

A Tale of Two Freaks

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

It was the best of times, it was the freakiest of times. Since 1996, Freaks—the London duo of Luke Solomon and Justin Harris—have been turning dancefloors upside down with their unique sense of boompty. It’s hard to imagine the house music of the late ’90s and early ’00s without Freaks tunes like ‘Turning Orange’ or [...]

Speaking In Code: DVD and soundtrack

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Amy Grill’s long awaited electronic music documentary Speaking In Code will finally hit the streets on March 12th as a DVD after nearly a year of screenings at film festivals and music events such as New York’s CMJ, San Francisco’s Documentary Film Festival, and Boston’s Independent Film Festival. The film has changed a fair bit [...]

Will Afrojack hijack WMC 2010?

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Afrojack aka Nick van de Wall’s rapid rise to the top of the electro house scene has been nothing short of spunky. The 22-year-old began producing professionally just three years ago, and in that short space of time, he has gone from playing bars in Greece for a measly 200 Euros a week, to being [...]

Breakspoll 2010 results

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

Last week the results of Breakspoll 2010 were unveiled at a bassline-fueled party at Fabric nightclub in London. Beatport grabbed the award for Best Retailer, so thanks to everyone that voted for us! Here’s the full results. Read more on Beatportal

Will the real Dmitry Fyodorov stand up?

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

An ice hockey player named Dmitry Fyodorov mysteriously disappeared after an accident on the ice 30 years ago. He was a successful attacker for CSKA Moscow. Out of all the things that could have followed for Gaspadin Fyodorov (if indeed he is still alive, God bless), he would surely never have imagined that two punk [...]

Life, death, and Ripperton’s beautiful garden

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

A dancefloor is a garden of humans. Its sun is music, its flowers are people, and its main business is sex and death. Beauty is merely a byproduct. But no one wants to talk about death – not in the garden, or on the dancefloor – so Swiss producer Raphael Ripperton helps us think about [...]

This man is cleverer than you

news | Mar 12th, 2010 | View Comments

As each software update, new application, and memory increase makes the job of the dance music producer ever easier, there are a few who choose to ignore such ‘progress’. Gavin Russom is one of them. Whilst most producers cheered at the advent of audio manipulation tools like Ableton Live, and digital recorders and MIDI controllers, [...]