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New Release: Adamski – I like it

Adamski makes his debut on Jerry Bouthier’s Continental Records.

With a musical history stretching back to the eighties, the man also known as Adam Tinley remains one of Pop’s great British eccentrics, forever fusing house, electro and new wave with catchy choruses and all around dementia. Inspired by punk ethos, he swore he’d never compromise and went off on an idiosyncratic journey galvanized by Ibiza’s original party spirit and fuelled by his acid-house anthems ‘NRG’ and ‘Killer’.
Since then his performances across the world have been complemented by a stream of releases as Adam Sky on tastemakers imprints Kitsuné, Crosstown Rebels and Exploited. Now reprising his original Adamski identity, he returns to discotheques with a vengeance and a bagful of hot dance tunes and enough pop appeal for Continental to welcome this unique character into its growing stable.

A-side ‘I Like It’ starts off discreetly but soon reveals its true identity as a certified peaktime machine, with ATTAR! (Renaud Deru, formerly of Mustang) providing a brilliant rendition that takes it to a new level. On the flip side, we see Adamski going back to his Ibiza roots with ‘Wot Happened To U’ a balearic chugger that would make longtime buddy DJ Alfredo proud. Discotexas’ Mirror People lines up to give the track a lush makeover that plays to these roots. French maestro Blackjoy rounds up the package with an inspired alternative version.
Adamski – I Like It EP (CONT003) by Continental Records

Thomas Gold debut album out 28 May 2012 (Axtone)

Thomas Gold has the Midas touch and with a debut compilation, Beatport No.1 and a string of huge remixes and tour dates, 2012 is undoubtedly his year.

“My sound is progressive house music, with influences from techno, tribal and trance music. This will be the sound of my compilation, reflecting the sound of when you see me live”. Thomas Gold

DJ and Producer Thomas Gold is pretty happy, he is about to release his debut compilation on Axtone. It’s not just that either, his most recent track on the same label, ‘Sing2Me’, was a bona fide Miami big tune. It first appeared in DMC’s Miami Buzz Chart and then The Swedish House Mafia played it exclusively when they sat in for Pete Tong on his Essential Selection. It then went straight to the Beatport No 1 spot on release. Given all of the above along with the fact that Thomas’s stadium touring and remixing schedules have been immense of late, it really seems Thomas has the Midas touch and this is his year.

Thomas has been on a steady ascension over the last few years whilst developing his powerful and unique progressive meets tech meets main room house sound. It was tracks like ‘Marsch Marsch’ on Toolroom, ‘Alive’ and ‘Eyes Wide Open’ in collaboration with Dirty South on Phazing that originally shined a spotlight on him. However it was ‘AGORa’ with Steve Angello on Size that helped cement his status as a world class producer.  It wasn’t long before he was counting DJs as varied as Tiesto, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Laidback Luke and of course the guys from Swedish House Mafia as fans of his productions.

Then there has been his remixes, which are all heavy duty reworks with some of dance and pop music biggest stars. Thomas’s first major remix was Fatboy Slim’s ‘Star 69’ which had instant impact, then he went onto re-rub two of pop music’s biggest female talents with Lady Gaga’s ‘Judas’ and Adele ‘Set Fire to The Rain’, the latter of which currently boasts over 13million views on Youtube. To top it all, Thomas’ newest remix is of the super cool Swedish indie pop legends Miike Snow ‘The Wave’.

So it is no surprise that he has now been invited to present the first in a new compilation series on Axwell’s respected imprint. With Thomas given carte blanche on the track list you can expect to hear a heavy mix of Thomas’s own releases, remixes & re-edits both from the vault & fresh from the studio. There will also be Axtone classics & exclusive content from Thomas’s own record bag and USB stick (his technology of choice!)

“I did a couple of exclusive original tracks which will go on the compilation only. Speaking about names, there will be “Fanfare”, “The Beginning” and “Circles”… I’m very excited about that as I’ve been testing those tracks in some of my live DJ sets and they got great responses!”

The album also features tracks from some of Dance music premier house producers including Moguai, Dirty South, Hard Rock Sofa, Michael Calfan, Henrik B, Adrian Lux, Norman Doray, Sander Van Doorn, Steve Aoki, Digitalism, David Guetta and Afrojack.

‘Axtone Presents Thomas Gold’ will be accompanied by an extensive international tour with iTunes exclusive released on May 28^th and physical on June 4^th.

(Highlighted tracks are exclusive)

CD1

1.Thomas Gold – The Beginning

2.Hard Rock Sofa – Quasar

3.Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime (Thomas Gold 2012 Rework)

4. Ziggy – Cosmic (Original Mix)

5.Swanky Tunes, Matisse & Sadko – The Legend

6.Arty, Matisse & Sadko – Trio

7.Thomas Gold – Sing2Me (Original Mix) & Red Carpet ‘Alright’ (Thomas Gold Edit)

8.Henrik B & Rudy – Leave A Light On (NO_ID Remix)

9.Thomas Gold – Marsch Marsch (Thomas Gold 2011 Rework)

10.M-3ox feat. Heidrun – Beating Of My Heart (Matisse & Sadko Remix Instrumental)

11.Michael Calfan – Resurrection (Axwell’s ReCut Club Version)

12.Qulinez – Troll (Original Mix)

13.Laidback Luke, Arno Cost & Norman Doray – Trilogy (Original vs. Swanky Tunes Remix) (Thomas Gold Re-Edit)

14.Dirty South & Thomas Gold feat. Kate Elsworth – Eyes Wide Open (Original Mix)

15.Adele – Set Fire To The Rain (Thomas Gold Remix)

16.Moguai – We Want Your Soul (Thomas Gold Remix)

17.Thomas Gold – Fanfare

CD2

1.Dirty South & Thomas Gold feat. Kate Elsworth – Alive (Thomas Gold Special Intro Edit)

2.Thomas Gold – AGORa (Thomas Gold 2012 Rework) & Axwell ‘I Found U’ (Thomas Gold Edit)

3.Sander van Doorn – Koko (Thomas Gold Rework)

4.Lady Gaga – Judas (Thomas Gold Remix)

5.Hard Rock Sofa – Blow Up (Thomas Gold & Axwell Remix) & John Dahlback – Blink (Thomas Gold Edit)

6.Thomas Gold – Circles (Original Mix)

7.David Guetta & Afrojack – Lunar

8.Miike Snow – The Wave (Thomas Gold Remix)

9.Otto Knows – Million Voices (Original Mix)

10.Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind (Axwell Mix)

11.Digitalism – Zdarlight (Thomas Gold Rework)

12.NO_ID – How R U Feeling Right Now (Michael Woods Re-Edit)

13.Steve Aoki feat. Wynter Gordon – Ladi Dadi (Tommy Trash Remix Instrumental)

14.Axwell – Heart Is King

15.Thomas Gold & Alex Kenji – What’s Up (Original Mix)

16.Thomas Gold – Work That (Original Mix)

Richie Hawtin presents ENTER. at Space – Ibiza

Richie Hawtin confirms first solo IBIZA residency with the introduction of ENTER. at Space on Thursdays.

“ENTER. will be a point of entry into new experiences: from new music and DJs through to technology and the Sake we introduce people to” – Richie Hawtin

RICHIE HAWTIN has confirmed he will launch his first solo residency on the island of Ibiza – with the introduction of his new visionary ENTER. concept. Hawtin will take over Thursday nights at the award-winning club Space in Playa d’en Bossa for 12 weeks (July 5 to September 20), curating four rooms built on the principles of music, sake, technology and experience. Hawtin and ENTER. will also collaborate with underground night Kehakuma to form ENTER.Kehakuma on the famed Space Terrace – a night already established as an incubator of emerging and defining electronic talent.

Hawtin has a strong history with the island of Ibiza thanks to his long-term contribution and association with Sven Väth’s Cocoon creation at Amnesia. Hawtin feels now is the time to make his own statement on the island, to provide a new platform for the artists and music he supports, and to lead Ibiza into the island’s next phase of development and innovation.

Richie Hawtin states: “After an incredible and life-defining relationship with Sven and the Cocoon family on the island, I felt the time was right to develop my own vision on what an Ibiza experience might be. Ibiza is a destination for people from all walks of life looking to escape and celebrate. This year we will give people an entry into a world that connects many of the things that I love: music, technology, Japanese sake, art, entertainment and design. As Ibiza is a crossroads of people from all over the world, ENTER. will be a crossroads of experiences!”

ENTER. is based on the following principles:

MUSIC.

Hawtin will play each and every week from the center of the ENTER. experience, within an augmented version of Space’s main room surrounded by new structural lighting installations and technologies. Hawtin will curate the entire ENTER. line-up featuring M-NUS artists, friends, collaborators and like-minded individuals on each floor including ENTER.Sake and ENTER.Air (Space’s rooftop terrace). Hawtin will collaborate with Space on the line-ups for the main Terrace now dubbed ENTER.Kehakuma – bringing his own selection of artists to an already established hotbed of emerging electronic talent.

SAKE.

ENTER.Sake is the island’s first true Sake Bar experience – an intimate Japanese inspired room with surprise DJ sets from major guests starting each Thursday at 10pm. For the first time, the official pre-party is in the actual club itself. Hawtin, himself a trained Sake sommelier and a huge fan of Japanese culture, is personally importing the Sake from Japan, recruiting the staff and working with renowned mixologist on the special Japanese Sake & Shochu based cocktail menu. It has been said of Hawtin, “to truly understand this man, you need to understand his love and obsession with Japan”.

TECHNOLOGY.

Each room within the ENTER. concept will be touched by technology; from live Internet feeds, to visualizations of music & sound, to the interactive installations of the transformed Sunset Terrace – now titled, ENTER.Interakt. This will be a new sensory experience beyond music involving cutting edge technologies and ideas.

EXPERIENCE.

Richie Hawtin states:

“As electronic music continues to develop around the world it becomes more important to invite people into its very core, where music, technology and ideas interplay to create unique and wonderful new worlds. Ibiza is the perfect place to further explore my event concepts that have been developing since the early Warehouse parties I threw in Detroit and more recently with CONTAKT & Plastikman Live. It is my hope that by combining many different elements together I can heighten the experience of the audience and place a significant memory into their subconscious. Ibiza is the perfect location for continuing this long-term experiment and ambition of mine.”

ENTER.FACTS

ENTER. will take place every Thursday from July 5 to September 20
ENTER. will be promoted by Hawtin and his M-NUS team in collaboration with Space.
ENTER.Sake will see the launch of the island’s first dedicated Sake bar.
ENTER.Kehakuma will see Hawtin collaborate with Space’s underground night Kehakuma will continue in its own right before and after ENTER.’s 12 dates.
ENTER. pre-party will take place weekly at Space from 10pm with big guests.

Win a Trip to SONAR 2012!

Mostly Robot is ready to heat up the Sónar festival this June. The band, conceived by Native Instruments and featuring the combined talents of Jamie Lidell, Tim Exile, Jeremy Ellis, Mr Jimmy, DJ Shiftee plus visual artists Pfadfinderei, will perform their highly inventive debut live show at this year’s festival in Barcelona. And here’s your chance to witness this surefire festival-stealing performance! NI is offering a four-day Sónar package (incl. flights, hotel, festival tickets and a tapas date with Mostly Robot) for two people from June 14-17 – enter the lottery and join the party!

Enter Now

MTN Fact Durban Rocks

Date: 7 July 2012

Time: 6pm till 6am

Venue: Moses Mabhida, People’s Park

City: Durban

Both stages this year at the MTN Fact Durban Rocks will be full of top SA and Durban acts including local favorites, Big Nuz, who went platinum on their Pound for Pound album released last December. They picked up the MTN SAMA for Best Kwaito to add to their 2 Metro FM awards and Song of the year on Ukhozi FM and Gagasi FM. With their mystro DJ Tira already back in the studio, rumors are out that his album will be dropping around June/July.

Other artists appearing on the night are Mi Casa, AKA, Liquid Deep, Black Motion, Mahoota vs Vetkuk, Zakwe, Teargas, DJ Zinhle, DJ Cndo, Lvovo, DJ Fisherman, Joocy, Bhar, Spikiri, Funky G, DJ Kent, DJ Bongs, KingSfiso, Mzo, DJ Kotini, Vumar and still more being confirmed!

Mc’s Dineo Ranaka and Mo Flava from Club808 as well as MC’s Lekomotion and Thandolwethu from Gagasi FM.

Expect a monster sound system on both floors, lighting and some cool live graphics. About 150m of bar and 300 dedicated staff.

Follow @FactDbnRocks & @djtira on twitter for all competition details.

From 1 June you can get your tickets from Computicket for R170 (R200 at the door) or R450 for VIP (usually sells out). Last year they reached capacity by midnight(8000) so they have increased the capacity to 10000 this year. Bars will trade until 4am with a 2hour cool off period, music off by 6am.

New Release: Vinny Da Vinci – House Afrika – Deep House Sounds 9

Always the year’s definitive round-up of all that’s deep and soulful in dance music and now in its ninth incarnation. Deep House Sounds’ is back. And, as always, quality is the order of the day.

The mix is collated and executed with precision by one of the most esteemed DJs on the SA scene, Vinny Da Vinci, who has once again found and blended up the finest house tracks doing the rounds right now. And he’s found plenty from names that will be familiar to local crowds because of their recent pilgrimages to these shores.

They include British beatsmith Atjazz (who’s featured twice), his compatriot Charles Webster and newer gun QB Smith. Also making an appearance are Spiritchaser, who turn in a remix of Jask featuring Josie – a cut that may just have the same appeal as their massive “These Tears”, THE tune of 2011 and originally featured on the last volume in this essential line. Look out for their artist album on House Afrika later this year!

Joining the contingent of international visitors are Detroit’s Alton Miller, who gets the remix treatment from German rhythm ace Andre Lodemann. The 12-song track list also has contributions from Chicago legend Glenn Underground, seminal house singer Stephanie Cooke, a coming together of garage legends Karizma and DJ Spinna, Joshua Iz, France’s Art Of Tones and a huge anthem from Gregory Porter remixed by Opolopo.

Vinny’s selection skills are matched by his mix, which is as tight as ever, but which also strings these disparate but smooth sounds into a dance floor story. And it’s undoubtedly one of the best stories house-heads will hear all year. The journey continues…

New Release: Deniz Kurtel – ‘The Way We Live’

Record Label: Wolf + Lamb

Release Date: 16 July 2012

Deniz Kurtel is often mistaken for a man – perhaps because she has the balls to once again buck the trend in current underground dance music. Effortlessly weaving entirely new sub-genres, while daring to convey its fragility and combining it with visual art. In fact, she spends her time with men tirelessly touring nightclubs within a culture dominated by them, but this petite girl from Turkey goes beyond where men dare to go on her second album, ‘The Way We Live’, on her home label, Wolf + Lamb.

One year after her debut appeared on leading label Crosstown Rebels, and less than three since she tried production for the first time, Deniz Kurtel creates another project that´s stylistically novel to her last. As on her debut, ‘Music Watching Over Me’, she isn’t afraid to be powerful but in ‘The Way We Live’ she masters a new dexterity, conquering stillness and rich rhythms and becoming yet more fascinating. When discussing her debut album Kurtel says that she wants to “constantly grow and evolve, and make music that excites her, hoping it excites others too.” Kurtel turns house on its head with a sultry unhurried approach more in line with a hip hop pacing that enriches the sound of tomorrow, bringing attitude back to electronic music.

“With the ability to generate a sound and a light with the same key, I wanted to facilitate a deeper connection with the basic senses of the participants while also engaging their sense of creativity,” said Kurtel of The Introspectacular. The piece will be exhibited in twelve cities across America at outside galleries and public spaces alongside her club tour.

For her second album she assembles the Marcy All Stars, a loose collective term that encompasses her male muses, friends, partners and co-conspirers. The term comes from the aforementioned Marcy hotel in Williamsburg New York – a residence-come-nightclub-come-creative-space that gave Nicolas Jaar his first gig, inspired a multitude of collaborations and reshaped the sound of house music as we know it.

This approach of collaboration is typical of the Wolf + Lamb label. A close knit yet loosely woven family collective much akin to the Wild Bunch (the early Massive Attack) or Soul II Soul, their visions are explored and shaped through a fluid, dynamic and supportive experience. ‘The Way We Live’ features one half of cult dance outfit Art Department’s Kenny Glasgow, whose melancholic ‘Don’t Wanna Be’ is a heart warming highlight. The title track was produced together with Gadi Mizrahi (the lamb of the duo). Appearances from America’s newest house music heroes Soul Clap feature alongside underground hotly tipped producers such as Tanner Ross, San Francisco’s Pillow Talk and the young Brown university graduates, Voices of Black on the Prince like funk of ‘Thunder Clap’. Thus ‘The Way We Live’ forms a colourful dot to dot sketch of the evolving Wolf + lamb family.

Tracklist:

1. I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN with Tanner Ross feat. PillowTalk

2. YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE with Gadi Mizrahi

3. LOVE TRIANGLE (Instrumental) with Wolf + Lamb

4. THE WAY WE LIVE with Gadi Mizrahi

5. HYPOCRITE with Gadi Mizrahi

6. RIGHT ON with Gadi Mizrahi feat. Michael Franti

7. DON’T WANNA BE with Kenny Glasgow

8. SAFE WORD with Soul Clap feat. Navid Izadi

9. WAKE ME UP with PillowTalk & Thugfucker

10. BLACKNESS with PillowTalk & Thugfucker

11. THUNDER CLAP with Voices of Black

12. THE BEAT DROPS with Tanner Ross feat. Jules Born

TOUR DATES

May 18 – Westbourne Studios, London

May 19 – Ego, Hamburg

May 25 – Bollywood Dancing, Oslo

May 26 – Stinky´s Peephouse, Leeds

June 1 – MUTEK Festival, Montreal

June 2 – Footwork, Toronto

June 16 – Hive, Zurich

June 17 – No.19 Showcase, Sonar, Barcelona

June 29 – Troyka Multispace, Moscow

June 30 – St Petersberg, Venue TBC

July 7 – Hinterhof, Basel

July 11 – Calvi on the rocks, Corsica

July 28 – Be Cool, Barcelona

Durban July – South Africa’s Biggest Afterparty

One of the most prestigious events to hit South Africa’s social calendar will soon be underway, when the who’s-who of SA’s elite come together to party. Expect 16 DJs, 3 dance areas and 1 massive event.

This year’s Official Vodacom Durban July Afterparty, to be held at the DLI Hall on the evening of the 7^th of July 2012. Powered by Vodacom 4U and Samsung, this event forms the climax of a weekend filled with pure entertainment for Durban and its visitors.

Partygoers can expect three dance floors, with top headline DJs and performers on each. Whether you are on the supercharged main dance floor, the Enchanted Garden or in the VIP Deluxe area, you will experience something spectacular.  The latest in lighting, stage design, sound, and over 50 pre-produced on-screen displays and projections are just the beginning of the event’s highlights. An unrivalled line-up is guaranteed to keep the spirits high late into the night, as G&G Productions delivers on their promise of being Africa’s loudest brand.

The world of dance and electronic music is always changing, with a natural preference for large music festivals developing worldwide. Trance is becoming more and more prominent as a featured sound for any big dance floor. The format of the event has been altered to follow a festival approach.  This means a long list of top DJs, a diversity of music styles playing on a variety of dance floors, unique décor elements and an all-round atmosphere of opulence and revelry.

The event is endorsed by Gold Circle and is the official afterparty sponsored by Vodacom 4U and Samsung. Samsung has a strong brand presence, and many of the creative and innovative aspects that the company provides in its technologies will be mirrored in this afterparty. The DLI main hall will be labelled the “Supercharged Dance Floor” – this floor will have a more commercial feel, with an electronic edge.  Another highlight this year is the “Enchanted Galaxy Dance Floor”, which will feature some of the country’s most talented trance DJs.

VIP Deluxe is a twofold offering: a cosy dance floor with top local artists and a relaxed indoor/outdoor chill environment. Patrons can lounge around low top tables, enjoying hubblies whilst watching the mystical enchanted floor in the background. All beers and ciders are free to VIP Deluxe ticket holders in this area.

Official Vodacom Durban July Afterparty Featured Artists:

On the Supercharged floor: Euphonik, Martin McHale, the Sp!ndoctor, Gareth Devore, Tomorrow’s Will and G – Funk.

DJs in the Enchanted Garden: Roger Goode, Dean Fuel, Protoculture, DJ Fresh and Kyle Worde.

For VIP Deluxe: Chris Jack, Veranda Panda, Funky G, Royal K and Justin Miller.

Regular tickets will cost R250 and VIP Deluxe tickets will cost R550. Regular tickets include access to all areas excluding VIP areas. VIP Deluxe tickets include free beers and ciders at the VIP Deluxe bar. Tickets will be on sale through selected Vodacom 4U outlets as well as Computicket nationwide. Tickets bought through a Vodacom 4U store will offer a 15% discount off the ticket price (while stocks last).  A limited number of tickets will be reserved for sale at the door on the night at R300 for Regular and R700 for Deluxe VIP.

The event also offers safe and secure parking at the DLI Hall, which is in walking distance from the races, within the Greyville racecourse. Parking tickets can be purchased for R40. Guests will be able to park in this area from 8am on Saturday with security provided until 4am on Sunday after the close of the afterparty. Parking tickets can also be purchased from selected Vodacom 4U stores and Computicket outlets nationwide.

Event Details:

• Date – 7 July 2012
• Venue – DLI Hall, Greyville, Durban
• Time – Doors open at 19:00
• Cost – Regular R250 presold; R300 at the door
• VIP R550 presold

Ticket details:

Please note that entrance to The Official Vodacom Durban July Afterparty is not included with a Vodacom Durban July Ticket, and is not associated with the daytime party tents.

To get tickets delivered directly to your door contact: William 074 193 9896, Adam 072 599 4833, Jason 076 382 6454, Kevin 083 9793 822, Jordon 072 025 1116 or Devin 072 931 2713.

The following Vodacom 4U stores will stock tickets from 1 June and will offer the 15% discount:

• Sandton City
• Gateway
• Pavilion
• Musgrave
• Midlands Mall
• Hillcrest

Marco Carola’s Music On at Amnesia – Ibiza 2012 Line Up Revealed

Marco Carola is branding Amnesia the techno territory for Friday night in Ibiza. For 11 weekly events from 6th July – 14th September Marco will be making a fresh stamp on the Island.

This year Friday in Ibiza is set to become a key night in the clubbing calendar. Recognised global ambassador for techno, Marco Carola will be taking over Amnesia along with some carefully selected guests, from those that have helped shape the techno culture of today to those set to carve its direction for the future. Expect to witness some of the most skilled and accurate DJ sets yet.

With two successful years under his belt as a resident at Amnesia’s Monday night Cocoon, the time has come for Marco to create a party of his own that captures and expresses his vision of music. It’s an opportunity for him to showcase new, young and talented artists, while also supporting those respected names that he feels are still really good and relevant to the scene today. The concept will see the night start with one of Marco’s handpicked DJs performing a live set on The Terrace, warming up the crowd for an evening with the head honcho himself.

Other artists from his chosen few will soundtrack The Inside Room with a musical palette to satisfy the techno connoisseurs from across the globe.

Amnesia has been a home for Marco Carola since he solidified his residency spot in 2010, his experience there has had him label it one of the best clubs in the world. From an impeccable sound system to the most impressive light shows, it’s a club made to make everyone feel comfortable with two different rooms including, an amazing terrace that should be experienced by all.

“Music On represents me 100%; Music On is an extension of myself. Its greatest philosophy is to do everything for the love and passion of music. The soul is very important and the feelings give it that special touch, which makes you feel part of the history of music. Ibiza is the most important place in the world for music, it’s where you have the best opportunity to project it to a global audience. It’s a pleasure, a party that represents who I am, my vision alongside other artists who I also consider to be great representatives of the music nowadays.” Marco Carola

This project is one that is very close to Carola’s heart, so much energy and passion has fed into making it a really special event, using the vast global experience of top DJs to create a night of world class mixes, with a genuine dedication to the techno scene.

MUSIC ON: Every Friday night at Amnesia from 6th July – 14th September 2012

06 Jul 2012

Terrace Marco Carola

Main Room Stacey Pullen / Carlo Lio

13 Jul 2012

Terrace Marco Carola / Guti

Main Room Josh Wink / Joseph Capriati / Mar-T

20 Jul 2012

Terrace Marco Carola / Marc Antona

Main Room Audio Fly / Mar-T

27 Jul 2012

Terrace Marco Carola / Leon

Main Room Jeff Mills / Joseph Capriati

03 Aug 2012

Terrace Marco Carola

Main Room Guy Gerber / M.A.N.D.Y / Audio Fly

10 Aug 2012

Terrace Marco Carola / Steve Bug

Main Room Stacey Pullen / Mathew Johnson / Mar-T

17 Aug 2012

Terrace Marco Carola

Main Room Joseph Capriati / Maetrik / Carlo Lio

24 Aug 2012

Terrace Marco Carola / Silvie Loto

Main Room Stacey Pullen / Joseph Capriati Mar-T

31 Aug 2012

Terrace Marco Carola

Main Room Stacey Pullen / Guti

07 Sep 2012

Terrace Marco Carola / Masomenos

Main Room Miss Kittin / Heidi / Camea

14 Sep 2012

Terrace Marco Carola / Martin Buttrich

Main Room Jeff Mills / Alexi Delano / Carlo Lio

New Release: Positive Merge – Closing Of The Season (Monochrome Audio)

This release is a straight classic for the special playboy performers looking to shake that Euro winter off.

“Titan” (Original mix) is for serious techno bombers. ”Untouchable” is turmoil work at it best. This is a made in the trenches track and should be played loud and proud.

“Kaleidoscope” is really a little like, that a super trip of 3x the amount of acid bass-line, pitch and sound deception. Real out of control designed heart-beat techno.

Positive Merge (Aka Andrey Lanovoy) is talented Ukrainian techno producer, inspired by minimal fine sounds with light effects of minimal techno and crazy dark bass with groovy loops of European techno.
Positive Merge – Closing Of The Season (MOAU001 12”) / VINYL ONLY RELEASE! by Positive Merge☣

BOOM! An environmentally sustainable festival

It’s 2012 and they’re building the most sustainable festival in the history of the Boom. It takes a bunch of crazy adventurers to do it over the years and come from all over the world to experience it, but that’s exactly what drives the spirit of the Boom: pure adventure!

Boom is one ARTivist event and is being sculpted like a work of art that demonstrates the infinite possibilities of sustainable survival.

As a result, the meticulous production of the Boom pivots around an intense environmental program, which ultimately aims to take the entire festival completely off the grid. However, an intelligent understanding of the environment and its location is critical to the festival’s permaculture and environmental program, which is based on the context of a bioregional framework.

The Location

The festival takes place in Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, situated within the Geopark Meseta Meridional – a bioregional area containing a complex eco-system of its own soils, landforms, watersheds, climates as well as native plants and animals.

BOOM OFF THE GRID: A new eco-project 2012

Taking one giant leap towards this goal, this year, Boom takes both its Healing and Sacred Fire areas completely off grid – that’s 25 percent of the entire festival. We are implementing more solar and wind energies all around the Boom 2012.

THE BOOM LAB: Going deeper with the Sun

Launched in 2010, the Boom Lab built five photovoltaic stations – a move that helped bring the festival even closer to becoming independent of the mainstream electrical matrix. [link]

WATER: Every Drop Counts

Boom’s system for recycling water has been in place since 2008 and is based on plants, bioremediation and evapotranspiration. The 2010 edition saw the launch of the STAR water treatment unit, based on bio-remediation and evapotranspiration, treating 100 percent of all waste water at Boom. A total of 5.5 million litres of wastewater was treated. [link]

ECO-ART: The beauty of nature

The power of art is most profound when created with nature. Vast gardens become works of art as environ-artists work with natural materials, demonstrating sustainable and creative ways of connecting with nature.

Waste management

The Boom Ecoteam comprises a total of 150 volunteers that collect all the waste and recyclables on site. The team works around the clock collecting rubbish for the waste conversion facility, which compacts everything to send to the municipal system. There is also a system in place to recycle compost organics. They use composting toilets – the cleanest most odour-free toilets to be found at a festival of this scale. They use no water and no chemicals. Built from scratch on site, they generated 70,000 litres of organic, high quality liquid fertilizer for agricultural production.

BIO-CONSTRUCTION: A Boom passion

All structures across the site built using sustainable materials including adobe, cane, stone, bamboo and straw-bale.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The Boom Bus

In 2010, 3,500 people travelled to Boom on the Boom Bus from Lisbon and Madrid. We estimate that by counting an average of three people per car, we have prevented some 1,150 cars from driving into to the Boom – therefore contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions.

LOCALISM, FAIR TRADE & BIOREGIONALISM

Basics such as fruit, vegetables, animal products, olive oil, water, local beer (made from natural ingredients) and materials for building and construction, are locally sourced. Boom supports fair trade, opting for local brands and small companies.

AWARDS: CONSEQUENCE OF A COMMITMENT

Boom’s dedication to creating an environmentally sustainable festival has reaped the following awards:

• Greener Festival Award in 2008 and 2010 (for Outstanding Prize)

• European Festival Award 2010 (for Green ‘n’ Clean Festival of the Year)

Permaculture principles drive the Boom, allowing choices that enhance the ecology, economy and culture of the place while serving as a solution to the temporary resource shortfalls that many of us have experienced around the world.

PARTICIPATE AT BOOM

Until 3 July you can get your 3rd Phase Boom ticket. There are several pricing systems:

- Regular Pricing

- Social Pricing

- Developing Country

- Free Boom Ticket (Mexico, Guatemala)

Get your ticket both online or in the Boom Ambassadors.

Tickets Info

BOOM FESTIVAL 2012

15 Years Edition

FULL MOON, JULY 28 – AUGUST 4

Idanha-a-Nova Lake, Portugal

Win a VIP trip to the Electronic Family event!

Trance land eagerly awaits the 30th of June. That day, the ultimate outdoor trance festival takes place in the Amsterdam forest: Electronic Family! Combining the world’s biggest DJ’s while uniting trance lovers from all across the globe, this is one festival you can’t miss if you love Euro-Trance! And you really don’t have to because Dutch airline company KLM now offers you the chance to win a VIP trip to the festival!

Want to win worldwide air tickets for you and a friend? Stay at the Hilton hotel in Amsterdam and get FREE VIP tickets to Electronic Family? How about a meet & greet with Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten and Markus Schulz? We thought so. Enter the KLM sweepstake!

Please note: The sweepstake closes on June 10th, so be sure to enter in time!

New Release: Music is the Drug 021 with guest Andres Gil – Refluxed Records

Music is the Drug brings you the Colombian Prince of Techno, Andres Gil of Refluxed Records. This young and upcoming Techno producer/DJ has been blowing doors off  house and labels such as Phobiq & Spark music’s doors for the past year and this  is another techno ferocious fever! This set is a May hay-day fever wake up of what to expect from the Techno tenacity and eccentric one hour view influence of Andres Gil music productions.

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Corey Biggs Aka Rockstar – Music is the Drug 021 with guest Andres Gil – Refluxed Records by Corey_Biggs_aka_Rockstar

Tracklist

1. Lucy – Asch Paradigm

2. Unbalance – Fluid (Jonas Kopp Remix)

3. Mike Maafl – Fever (Hackler & Kuch Remix)

4. Alberto Pascual – Tela Absorbente (Hans Bouffmyhre Remix)

5. Plankton & M.A.D.A. – Il Brutto (Truncate Dub Remix)

6. Snello – Evergreen (Kalden Bess aka m0h Remix)

7. Noaria – Ravolution (Andres Gil Refluxed’s Remix)

8. Hans Bouffmyhre – Therapy (Original Mix)

9. Eigenes Rezept – Knot (Original Mix)

10.Andres Gil – Breeze (Original Mix)

11.Alberto Pascual – Version (Original Mix)

12.Sasha Carassi – Wheel Performer (Original Mix)

13.Claudio Petroni – Destroyed (Andres Gil Refluxed’s Remix)

14.Andres Gil – Broken Square (Original Mix)

New Release: Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Give Me A Sound

As one of EDM’s most promising and beloved trio’s, Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren form a more than extraordinary league of musicians. Joined forces since 2006, producers Matt Cerf and Shawn Mitiska and singer/songwriter Jaren Cerf have been making waves since bursting onto the dance scene with their first hit ‘Light The Skies’. The mix of emotional prog-trance, strong vocals, striking lyrics and powerful beats turned out to be the formula to worldwide success, resulting in worldwide club hits such as ‘Saved Again’, ‘You Never Said’, ‘Man On The Run’, ‘Beggin’ You’ and more.

After more than 6 years of collaborating, the debut album of the remarkable trio will finally land. ‘Give Me A Sound’ is everything and more, with the significant sound that so many have grown to love. Featuring high class collaborations with the likes of Dash Berlin, Pulser, Rank 1, Audien, Chris Jones, Fine Taste and many more, the 13 tracks of the CM&J album each shine their own light. From guitar-driven pieces like ‘Our Neighborhood’ to the heartfelt beat-ballad ‘Part of Me’ and contagious, housy ‘Ready For Go’, Give Me A Sound will bring out all colors of electronic dance music.

With ‘Give Me A Sound’, Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren reveal just how good three minds can think alike.

Track list:
01. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Give Me A Sound
02. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Circles
03. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren with Fine Taste – Ready For Go
04. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren & Chris Jones – Starting Right Now
05. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Our Neighborhood
06. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren with Audien – Play Our Lives
07. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren feat. Josie – Let’s Run Away
08. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Part Of Me
09. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Beggin’ You
10. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren with Dash Berlin – Man On The Run
11. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren with Rank 1 – Witness
12. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Another World
13. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren with Pulser – Our Little Secret

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New Release: Pre-Order Brave- Susana

Next to talent, practice and hard work, it also takes a lot of courage to be a vocalist at the top. To let yourself be heard and share that inner part that gives sound to music: your voice. If anyone’s brave, it’s Dutch vocalist Susana. No longer is the young talent a featuring. For the follow-up of her debut album ‘Closer’, she features the producers. On ‘Brave’, she enriches, strengthens and fortifies the productions of Max Graham, Leon Bolier, Shogun, Daniel Kandi, Rex Mundi and more.

It’s been nearly ten years since the world was first introduced to the powerful but warm voice of Susana. She is the voice behind some of the biggest hits of Armin van Buuren, Ernesto vs. Bastian, Rex Mundi, The Blizzard and many more. Two years ago, her debut album ‘Closer’ lit the souls of thousands of music lovers. This year, she sets the mark even higher. On ‘Brave’, her distinctive voice, song-writing skills and lyrical feel come together as one.
For ‘Brave’, the songstress collaborated with some of the world’s most talented producers, by the likes of Max Graham, Aurosonic, Ernesto vs Bastian, Leon Bolier, Shogun, Alexander Popov, Daniel Kandi and many more. From the deep and darker shades of progressive, lush and easy-flowing ambient to the uplifting melodic touch of trance, there’s no genre in dance that can’t carry the voice of Susana. With ‘Home’, one of the many jewels on the album, she brings an ode to one of trance’s most beloved classics and shows the world just how big her passion for the genre really is.
‘Brave’ is the next chapter in the impressive career of the favorite vocalist, making sure you hear all about Susana.

Tracklist:
01. All Time Low (& Rex Mundi)
02. Down To Nothing (& Max Graham)
03. Brave (& Ernesto vs Bastian with Wezz Devall)
04. A Different World (& Beat Service)
05. Shelter (& Aurosonic)
06. Chasing Dreams (& Leon Bolier)
07. Not Looking Back (& DNS Project)
08. Only You (& Shogun)
09. Lean On Me (& Alexander Popov)
10. Home (& Dark Matters) (Daniel Kandi Remix)
11. Winter Song (& Ronski Speed)
12. Blinded By The Lie (& Snatt & Vix)
13. Home (& Dark Matters with Eller van Buuren)

Pre-order on iTunes

New Release: Chelonis R. Jones – The Prison Buffet

Chelonis R. Jones is a lo-fi legend, a straight-talking raconteur with his eye on the underbelly of society. He releases The Prison Buffet, an album that stitches together a torrent of emotions using an undeniable lyrical and vocal talent for thread.

The Prison Buffet is Jones’ fourth full-length album and his second release on Systematic Recordings. The buffet metaphor is perfect, with each track bringing a different style to the party. For example, accessible, laid-back tune The Incredible Sulk is pensive and smooth with its tongue-in-cheek lyrics and title. It stands in stark contrast to punk-infused, abrasive track The Irritant (Brain Damage Club). It’s like having the blancmange right there on the table next to the lamb vindaloo.

Standout tracks include Pinwheel Piaf and Love Needs An Invoice, with both demonstrating Jones’ heightened awareness of the mechanics of great song writing. The latter is a slow build with some neatly controlled dynamics, an electro-pop delight that is just rough enough around the edges. It’s delicious.

Hailing from NYC, Chelonis R. Jones fled to Europe to pursue his dreams of becoming an artist. His unique style has led him collaborate with artists such as M.A.N.D.Y, Booka Shade, Spektre, Oliver Huntemann and Röyksopp. Fans of these artists will find The Prison Buffet an incredibly rewarding listen thanks to its dance music roots.

Jones’ unique approach has also ensured a packed touring schedule and something of a cult following on both sides of the Atlantic.

A multi-disciplinary practitioner whose own artwork often accompanies his musical releases, his pared down composition choices reward closer listening with lyrics that bring to mind Brooklyn band The Hold Steady. In Non (Sense)?, he speaks of an L.A where ‘avoiding actors is like avoiding palm trees,’ and an earth where ‘no woman…has caught the hell that black women have caught.’ Race is undoubtedly a prevalent theme in his work, and his spoken words have weight as they slide across a warm but gnarled string melody.

On The Prison Buffet Chelonis R. Jones wants you to build emotional snacks out of your favourite tracks. Digest it all in one go and its sparse approach means you won’t be left feeling bloated. Instead, you will be craving more. His new material feels even more raw and personal than his previous offerings, a gamble that has unequivocally paid off on this album.
Chelonis R. Jones – The Prison Buffet (Soundcloud Album Preview) by systematicrecordings

Tracklist:
1. (Non)Sense?
2. Pinwheel Piaf
3. How To Entertain Your Colored Friends
4. The Irritant (Brain Damage Club)
5. The Soiree
6. Cherry
7. Love Needs An Invoice
8. Dark Twain
9. $23 Life
10. The Incredible Sulk
11. Car Crash In Reverse

New Release: Deliriant – Paranoia EP (Kaos Krew Records)

Delirious: something marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. A Variant: a deviation from standard. What happens when these two definitions are combined? You get Deliriant, so if by any definition, his name speaks for itself. Kaos Krew Records present their 5th release: Deliriant – Paranoia EP.

Deliriant is the solo project of Shane Renew, of South Africa, a master class producer, formidable DJ and musical genius, if not by his music alone, then in the mastering process of others. Having previously released 2 albums, as well as a host of global releases over the years, he gives us his first EP titled Paranoia. A 3 track EP, which features a remake/remix of one of Deliriant’s most loved tracks “Chronic”, found on his Miracle Cure album, a track labeled Radioactive and a Vs track with Mad Piper called From the Void, an envisage riddled with exciting sounds, clever drops, neat build-ups, driving bass lines, gripping leads and oh so epic pads. Stay tuned for this digital release available from selected digital music stores on 1st June 2012.
01. Deliriant – Radioactive (Sample) by KaosKrewRecords
02. Deliriant vs Mad Piper – From the Void (Sample) by KaosKrewRecords
03. Deliriant – Chronic V2.0 (Sample) by KaosKrewRecords

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New EP Release: PBR Streetgang – “At Dez” (2020Vision)

PBR Streetgang have a long lasting relationship with 2020Vision, through the various record shops, dancefloors and after parties shared in Leeds over the years.  They have also remixed tracks from the last two Crazy P albums for the label.

As residents at We Love at Space Ibiza they’ve carved a niche as a classy DJ double act as adept at backroom disco sets or terrace filling house tear ups, all delivered with a smattering of funk and good times.

Their debut 2020 EP follows up their ‘Downstroke’ release for Hot Creations, a huge throbbing low-slung houser indebted to Mike Dunn’s classic ‘God Made Me Phunky’.

This EP continues the vibe of this last release, all tracks drip with funk in a sleazy house flavour with a definite disco edge.  Much like the PBR DJ sound they have now found a trademark production style that utilises their love of a body shaking bassline, crisp beats, quirky samples and a unifying groove.

Listen to EP

PBR Streetgang – Tour Dates

Sunday 3rd June – The Garden Party, Leeds.

Thursday 7th June – Pangaea festival, Manchester

Saturday 9th June – Futureboogie warehouse party, London.

Thursday 14th June – 20 20 Party, Sonar

Friday 15th June – Hot Creations Party, Sonar

Saturday 23rd June – Fruit Warehouse, Hull.

Sunday 24th June – We Love. Space. Ibiza.

Wednesday 4th – 11th July – The Garden Festival. Tisno, Croatia.

Sunday 22nd July – We Love. Space. Ibiza.

Friday 27th July – Magic Lounge about festival. North Yorkshire.

Saturday 28th July – Farm Festival, Somerset.

Sunday 26th August – The Garden Party, Leeds.

Friday 7th – 9th September – Bestival, Isle of White.

Sunday 9th September – We Love. Sapce. Ibiza

Sunday 30th September – We Love. space. Ibiza

Moshito 2012 – Call For Showcase Submissions

The music industry is experiencing extraordinary transformation both locally and internationally. Many factors such as globalization, mergers and acquisitions, competition from traditionally non-music companies, and technological innovation are forcing companies to re-think and re-align their business strategies.

Mr. Cee’s Single ‘Pain’ a global hit

South African DJ, producer Molefe “Mr. Cee” Mmakola and House music label head of  BlackWhole Entertainment,  is riding high on the international scene with his latest single Pain.The hypnotic track, which features talented acts MindGames, Abicah Soul, Rocco and Alex Finkin, is selling fast on Traxsource, one of the biggest online music stores for house music.Mr. Cee says he was working on his album Once You Go Black when he met MindGames members, Charlie Khoza and Bobby Makhanya. They got to work on the lyrics of the track, dealing with the dynamics of  relationships.Pain then got remixed by DJ Veany, with whom Mr. Cee has collaborated for five years, alongside Chicago legend Abicah Soul. Rocco and Alex Finkin were also involved in the project.

Christina Ryat is the latest LA producer to be brought under Flying Lotus’ wing

This June, Brainfeeder will release Totem, the next album from the West Coast artist Ryat. Christina Ryat (pronounced “riot”) is a producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer from Philadelphia, now based in LA, just like the majority of the Brainfeeder stable. She first appeared last year with Avant Gold, a self-released, digital-only album that established a boldly experimental sound, led by her own distinct vocals. Totem continues on the same tip. According to a press release, every song on the album “represents a different spirit animal, each with a message translated through [her] experimentation with unusual sound signatures.” You can stream or download the third track, Howl.

Details have emerged for Sound Signature Sounds Vol. 2, a new collection of mostly old tracks by Detroit luminary Theo Parrish

The compilation comes twelve years after the first Sound Signature Sounds, which was reissued in 2008. It focuses mostly on Parrish’s catalogue throughout the ’00s, culling tracks from his own 12-inches on his boutique label, Sound Signature, though there’s also one Three Chairs tune from ’97 (Rain for Jimmy) and one previously unreleased song called Didn’t Pay Dues. Sound Signature Sounds Vol. 2 will be available only as a limited edition CD. It’s expected to have shipped on 20 April.

DJ Nkokhi’s new SAHA Vol. 2 release

DJ/Producer/remixer Nkhoki, and head-honcho at Dojob Records, releases his latest South African House Anthems compilation Volume 2 on Mofaya records. He compiles the freshest House jams on yet another proudly Mzansi compilation. After the success of SAHA Volume 1, Mofaya delivers the follow up of another amazing release on the South African House Anthems series, distributed by Baainar Records.

Astrix

Astrix, a DJ MAG top 100 DJ since 2005, is back in full swing after a lengthy hiatus when he suffered back problems for a prolonged period of time. He has just released a new episode of his free download mix sessions – Trance for Nations 009 which is available on his Soundcloud page. Soon he’ll be releasing a new Digital EP called Vicious Cycles, as well as an official Trance for Nations – Various Artists compilation.  Also in the pipeline for 2012 is a remix album with tributes from all the hot and relevant producers on the current scene who will be reworking all his greatest hits. He is also hard at work on his 4th studio album to be released in 2013.This year’s tour schedule is pretty jam-packed too with the UK’s Godskitchen, Denmark and Russia all lined up and mega tours planned for Japan, India, Brazil and Mexico. He will also be debuting in Argentina, Poland and Croatia  this year plus headlining club nights in UK, Greece, Sweden, Korea and Switzerland. Fans will no doubt be excited to know that Astrix is back in full swing and can look forward to hearing loads of music from this top trance producer.

Check out his DJ Chart to see the latest tracks he has been spinning. SA promoters: time to get Astrix back to SA maybe?

The Winner’s Page – Pioneer Play Out More DJ Competition

BPM Mag Editor, Dave Mac (left) and Marc Bongers (right) from Frontline hand over the DDJ-Ergo Controller to Wesley Bissolati (centre) at Frontline Sound & Lighting.

Teknotribe in collaboration with Killer Robot present JOSEPH CAPRIATI (DRUMCODE)

Teknotribe hosts international act Joseph Capriati from the monstrous techno label DRUMCODE for the first time in South Africa.

Joseph Capriati begins 2012 in the enviable position of being exactly where he wants to be. Well documented as one of the brightest new stars in techno, 2010 was the year when Capriati’s natural talent and huge potential blossomed; reinforcing the momentum which has been driving the 24 year old Neapolitan’s career forward at an unrelenting pace since he made his production debut in 2007. Starting 2010 with his remixes of Adam Beyer’s seminal ‘Remainings III’, fans have been spoilt with a steady flow of landmark productions including the release of his debut album ‘Save My Soul’ on home town label Analytic Trail; his chart topping remix of Joey Beltram’s ‘Slice’ reissue; the marathon seven-track ‘Gashouder’ EP for Drumcode; and a debut on Richie Hawtin’s Plus 8 label via Joseph’s ‘Wope’ collaboration with Paco Osuna. It is then no wonder Joseph is content and ready for more success in 2012.

Red Bull Beat Battle 2011 champions, Artistic Intelligence, ready to defend their title

Alex Niggemann to release debut album “Paranoid Funk” through Poker Flat Recordings

Berlin‘s Alex Niggemann is one of an exciting new run of artists to arrive on Steve Bug‘s established Poker Flat, bringing fresh, high quality house music to the world‘s dance floors. Described in his biography as persistent and straight-ahead‘ his debut full-length album, marks the important next chapter in this dedicated producer‘s development.

The confident, retro-meets-nu-school grooves of Niggemann‘s 11-track album ‘Paranoid Funk‘ fit perfectly to the man behind the beats. A classically trained pianist who gave up the ivory keys for a more technological dream, the young 26 year old producer joins a new wave of artists enjoying a steady resurgence in deep, groovy and indeed sexy house music. It’s a mature, well considered achievement that will no-doubt find favor with club DJs and avid home listeners alike.

In his own words Alex set out to “create an album which is different to typical club or listening albums…. where songs fit together (even when having different styles) without being too similar“.

He also goes on to say that it‘s very much about “showing the full range of what I‘m able to, what I have done, what I like and what I will do.“

It’s not hard to believe him, as it’s a rather eclectic 4/4 album packed with groovy, feel-good house that still offers more hypnotic and darker moments along the way. Niggemann plays with tempos and vibes, moving freely and easily from the future-classic of ‘Don‘t Wait‘ with its light-hearted and warm Chicago vibes, to super-deep and addictive midnight cuts like ‘The Sweetest Thing‘ and the 118 bpm ‘Curious‘ – a personal tribute to a ‘techno hymn”

Alex simply lives and breathes his music, something that’s clear to both see and hear.

Long-standing Poker Flat affiliate and all round underground star Florian Schirmacher joins Niggemann on the darker, club-ready ‘Easy Love‘ that could easily form the soundtrack to one of Berlin‘s notorious Sunday morning raves, while the stripped ‘That Is…!‘ sails smoothly through jacking modern house, punctuated by detailed fills and instinctive arrangements.

Niggemann‘s love for classic 80s and 90s beats is clearly represented with tracks like the boogie-inspired ‘Parentless Child‘ freaking and tweaking around night-drive synths and Italo moments, however it’s clear the producer‘s head is aimed straight towards the future with super-sexy cuts like ‘Street Therapy‘ proving he can indeed hold it down with the big boys and rock it with subtle, hypnotic and underground precision. So there‘s a pleasing mixture of dancefloor weapons and more introspective home toe-tappers. Alex wanted the album to be this way, reflecting the social aspect of his music and its function not only to make you dance, but to form the soundtrack to our everyday lives.

As the versatile and solidly produced long-player draws towards its conclusion, the moving ‘Lovers‘ featuring vocalist Daniel John Riedl not only tugs on the heart strings, but shows off Niggemann‘s piano and songwriting skills in a blissful ode to dance music culture today.

Alex Niggemann – “Paranoid Funk”

01. Don’t Wait

02. The Sweetest Thing (with Daniel Solar)

03. Curious

04. Easy Love (with Florian Schirmacher)

05. That Is…!?

06. Come Into My World

07. Parentless Child

08. I Don’t Care (Ride Mix)

09. Street Therapy

10. Back 2 Basics feat. Benji

11. Lovers feat. Daniel John Rydell

Alex Niggemann – Paranoid Funk will be released through Poker Flat Recordings June 4th.

New Release: The Gallery –Social Deconstruction

The Gallery is world renowned, having provided ‘excellence in the art of sound’ to crazy clubbers for over seventeen poignant years.

Every Friday at London’s iconic Ministry Of Sound, those revolutionary laser tinged sessions have entrenched The Gallery into a life ritual. Showcasing sacred headline acts alongside cutting edge talent, The Gallery is forever amassing a loyal fan base.  ‘Social Deconstruction’ reflects why.

(Forthcoming through Enhanced Music on the 28th May 2012)

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With conventional compilations churning out seemingly the same material, Social Deconstruction features The Gallery’s current legends and future heroes. Each with an exclusive track built explicitly from scratch, their Gallery experience has been broken down, analysed and re–constructed in musical form. Riffs, synths and loops lovingly assembled, to represent each artist’s most cherished Gallery memory.  From Ministry’s main room debauchery, through to next door’s hectic 103 melange,  Social Deconstruction dismantles The Gallery magic into an electronic aural blueprint.

The rush, the crowd, the love, the euphoria. Each part interlocking for that life changing experience, across 24 ground breaking tracks – that can’t be heard anywhere else from the likes of Kyau vs Albert, Tritonal, W&W, Jochen Miller, The Thrillseekers, Ronski Speed, Alex M.O.R.P.H, Manuel De La Mare, Daniel Kandi, Max Graham, M.I.K.E, Stoneface & Terminal and many more!

“Social Deconstruction is special, having been developed specifically with Gallery fans in mind. It also reflects our forward thinking resolve, which defines The Gallery night from any other. I’d like to thank every artist who has devoted their time and effort. A dedication shared by the faithful week in, week out. For this The Gallery is eternally grateful.” Gavyn Mytchel (Gallery Resident)

Social Deconstruction mixed by Gavyn Mytchel – Tracklisting

CD One

1.   Gavyn Mytchel – EC1 to SE1 (Original Mix)

2.   Manuel De La Mare – 103 (Original Mix)

3.   My Digital Enemy – Totem 103 (Original Mix)

4.   Marcel Woods – New Feeling (Original Mix)

5.   Riley & Durrant – Femme Retrospectif (Original Mix)

6.   Ronski Speed – Proton12 (Original Mix)

7.   First State – Backstage (Original Mix)

8.   Claudia Cazacu – Emerge (Original Mix)

9.   Ali Wilson – Quest (Original Mix)

10. Tritonal – Azuca (Original Mix)

11. The Thrillseekers – Into The Dawn (Gallery 5am Mix)

12. Kyau & Albert – The Box (Original Mix)

CD Two

1.   Martin Roth – I MOS You (Dark & Long Mix)

2.   Paul Thomas – Galería (Original Mix)

3.   Oliver Lang – Cash Point (Original Mix)

4.   Alex M.O.R.P.H. – 103 Gaunt St (Original Mix)

5.   Jochen Miller – BAMM (Gallery Edit)

6.   Max Graham – Sona (Original Mix)

7.   M.I.K.E. – Embrace (Original Mix)

8.   Stoneface & Terminal – Gallery Of Sound (Original Mix)

9.   Ben Nicky – Walls (Original Mix)

10. Lisa Lashes – Interconnect (Original Mix)

11. Daniel Kandi – Insert Generic Title (The Gallery Bangin’ Mix)

12. W&W – White Label (Original Mix)

New Release: Brainwash – Psychological War EP (Kaos Krew Records)

Are you ready to get Brainwashed again? This time it is Psychological War .  Perception may be ever changing but music is eternal.  Get ready for the Final Battle.  Kaos Krew Records presents their third release: Brainwash – Psychological War EP.With an album to his name, and a host of releases on various other compilations as well as an EP recently released on Fractal Records titled Musical Experience, Marco Pinto (Brainwash) of Portugal, is no stranger to the world of Twilight Psychedelic Trance.  His second EP offering, titled Psychological War, is bound to send your mind into psychosis and your body into a psychedelic fit, with hard-hitting bass lines and twisty synth-etics.  Stay tuned for this digital release available from selected digital music stores on 18th May 2012.

Brainwash – Final Battle (Sample) by KaosKrewRecords

The fifth annual Ibiza International Music Summit

Line Up

2manydjs, Azari & III (live), Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, Chase & Status, Cosmo, David Guetta, Detroit Grand Pubahs, DJ E.A.S.E, Diplo, Disclosure (live), Doorly, Dubfire, Fatboy Slim, Francois K, Goldfish (live), Groove Armada, Jim Rivers, Jon Rundell, Joy Orbison, Julio Bashmore, Loco Dice, Mark Knight, Martyn, Miike Snow, MINX, Nina Kravitz, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong, Porter Robinson, Radio Slave, Roger Sanchez, Sasha, Scarlette Etienne, Seth Troxler, Silicone Soul, Sister Bliss, Sonny Wharton, Steve Lawler, Wally Lopez + many more!

Details

Date: Tue 22nd May, 2012

To: 27th May 2012

Location: Ibiza Gran Hotel

Tickets

International Music Summit

With just three weeks to go until this year’s Ibiza International Music Summit opens for business, things are really starting to heat up, as team IMS now reveals the full week of events, parties and openings to make sure the 2012 edition will be the biggest and best yet.

Where in previous years the focus has been on both the main event (the three-day music summit at the 5 star Ibiza Gran Hotel) and the Friday night IMS Grand Finale Festival at D´alt Vila, last year saw the introduction of David Guetta also co-hosting Thursday night at D´alt Vila and this year it´s no different. The unstoppable global force that is Mr Guetta returns (with friends!) to throw a huge open-air free party on the Thursday again, but that´s not all, there´s now a full week of IMS events/parties spread across Pacha, Blu Marlin, Grial, Es Vive, and new venue Bubbles, as well as the legendary opening parties at Space and Ushuaia. The IMS Opening Party also takes place at Pacha with the first ever set from Chase & Status in the club. They will be followed by Porter Robinson – the hottest new name to emerge from the American EDM scene, fresh from his American college tour with Tiesto.

With the IMS Grand Finale Festival still very much the jewel in the IMS crown (Friday 25th May), this year´s line-up features Carl Cox, Loco Dice, Pete Tong, Seth Troxler, DJ E.A.S.E, Azari & III (live) and Disclosure (live) – all set in the heart of Ibiza Old Town, with nothing but the stars above you, looking over the Balearic Sea.

Needless to say, you do not want to miss this.

Access:

With all these events open to the general public, it´s also worth noting that IMS Delegates get free access to every IMS event throughout the week, as well as the three day summit at the Ibiza Gran Hotel.

For more information on the IMS, including purchasing tickets/passes.

New SMG Single: Grube & Hovsepian Ft. Tiffany Johnston ‘Venom’

A distance of several thousand miles hasn’t stopped the combined talents of Miami’s Tim Grube and Los Angeleno Mike Hovsepian developing a substantial following in whip-quick time. Grube & Hovsepian are back this month with their first song-based outing – the beautiful ‘Venom’, which features the siren-like vocal allure of Tiffany Johnston.

Since becoming part of Markus Schulz’s management project Schulz Music Group, Tim and Mike have performed the biggest gigs to date, including the release party for the ‘Los Angeles ’12′ album at Avalon and the WMC closing party at Space in Miami. A standout highlight in both of those sets was this precision cut slice of progressive trance.

Since debuting on Markus Schulz’s Global DJ Broadcast show back in March, it has quickly become a fan favourite and subsequently turned into one of Coldharbour’s most anticipated releases of the year to date. On the mix are 4-man production collective Miami Life, who have given the track a bouncier edge, combined it with a tougher, grooving feel.

This coast-to-coast musical alliance continues to advance at speed. ‘Venom’ strikes on May 7th!

Preview videos of both mixes

Grube & Hovsepian Feat. Tiffany Johnston – Venom (Original Mix)

Grube & Hovsepian Feat. Tiffany Johnston – Venom (Miami Life Remix)

Jack Parow Remix Competition

Jack Parow, who has just completed an Electronic Music Production course at SAE, recently recorded for the SAE After Dark Sessions in Cape Town and on the back of the session has launched a remix competition.

If you would like the opportunity to take part, please send an email to itamarweiss3@gmail.com who will send you the relevant details.

The SAE After Dark sessions are monthly recording sessions at SAE Institute in Cape Town. Prolific artists from the industry are invited into their studios to record a track of their choice using an impressive live room via their Neve Genesys hybrid console. SAE After Dark facilitates an on-going connection between established South African artists and the future professionals of the industry.

All sessions are filmed and photographed by their Film Department students with their audio students as assistant engineers and technical support. To date the sessions have seen Mr Sakitimu featuring Teba Shumba and Seven Raggasouljah, Jack Parow and Ben Sharpa.