Cat no: FLY010 Artist: Funkystepz Title: Narcotics Label: Forever Live Young Release Date: 24th June 2013 London based Funkystepz follow on from their Hyperdub releases and Amsterdam Girls Go Wild with Narcotics, an exemplary fourtracker on their own label F.L.Y (Forever Live Young). Narcotics reflects the UK Bass Trio’s established hybridity through their amalgamation of…
Cat No: WOT011 Artist: Glenn Kelly Title: Modernity EP Label: WotNot Release Date: 24th June 2013 Jeeks’ boogie-infused underground smash ‘Arcade EP’ turned a lot of heads in 2011. The infectious beats and delicious bass lines over meticulously crafted samples left people tipping the young producer for big success. Two years later and, aside from…
Cat No: IM020 Artist: Liar Title: Que Label: Infinite Machine Release Date: 24th June 2013 Liar’s second offering in the cycle just recently initiated by “Mas” is perhaps his heaviest release to date. An indiscriminate love letter to all iterations of rave in the past 40 years, “Que” effortlessly reunites heretofore estranged elements of hardcore,…
Album Release Dates: 5th June 2013 (Beatport) 5th July 2013 (iTunes) If there has been a theme running throughout London producer Ben Hoo’s career to date, it’s that he’s never wedded himself to a single style. Techno and house inform his recorded music as much as down-tempo and contemporary classical. From a production perspective, Ben…
ARTIST NAME:Various Artists TITLE:Cocoon Compilation M LABEL:Cocoon CATALOG NUMBER:Corcd035 It’s summer time, which means it’s Cocoon letter compilation time, and in 2013 the long running series hits the letter M. The colour this time out is pink, dreamy and pretty just like the sounds that open up the compilation the Frankfurt label lovingly oversees each…
Vagabundos 2013 – Cesar Merveille | Mirko Loko Cadenza Records Out on 2CD, digital album & 12″ vinyl samplers Release date: July 2013 The Vagabundos return to kick start the Ibiza season in real underground style. Cadenza selects the cream of their crop to represent the second mix compilation this year, with Cesar Merveille and…
Release Date: June, 5th 2013 Buylink: http://www.beatport.com/release/u-and-i-pt-2/1094886 LOPAZZ & Betoko bring ‘U & I‘ back to Get Physical after sending it out for another round of remixes. This time we get dirty with Alex Flatner, Erhan Kesen and… …Willis Haltom returns with company, Randall Jones. Together they deliver the ‘Flashy Ways’ remix – taking a…
Cat No: BBB008 Artist: Cropper Title: Drift feat. Schumen / Deeper Label: Blah Blah Blah Release Date: 17th June 2013 Blah Blah Blah Records once again establish their commitment to grass roots talent, with another debut, this time in the form of the halcyon yet gritty London based producer Cropper. Opening Track ‘Drift’ is celestially…
Cat No: LTTH002 Artist: Various Artists Title: Talking House Vol. 2 Label: Local Talk Format: Digital Only Release Date: 14th June 2013 The ever expanding Local Talk empire have since the first Talking House compilation grown even stronger and is now an established force within the international house community. Now they have 14 new tracks that together sums up the true essence of Local Talk and…
Bastian Pieper has been involved with the Frankfurt techno scene for a long time and in many different ways. Apart for his dj performances, he has organized up to 200 techno events in Frankfurt, and is right now hosting nights at legendary Tanzhaus West and Dora Brilliant. At an early age, he became inspired by…
When Taster Peter asked us if it was possible to do a project with Telrae artist Van Bonn, we instantly thought the collision of powerhouse music maker Taster Peter in connection with the deepness of Telrae artist Van Bonn could be “the thing” to do! So the result is really cool, and we would like…
With Tour de Traum 6 we wanted to touch on all the different tempos and styles and give it a real range of mood – yet sustain it all with a feeling of what Traum has been up for the last 6 months. We’ve combined the introspective with the melancholic; the high tech electronica with…
Mononoid are back with their 4th EP on TRAUM! The inventive duo from Groningen have made some changes with their forthcoming EP by collaborating with Zonderling, member of the mega group Noisia and also, female vocalist Merel Wijnberg. Mononoid have been highly successful with their psychedelic signature in all of their 3 Eps so far…
ARTIST NAME:Az&Tor TITLE:Sit Back EP (Incl. No Artificial Colours & Polkadot Remix) LABEL:Madtech CATALOG NUMBER:KCMTDL014 DESCRIPTION: The Madtech imprint pushes forward this July with the ‘Sit Back’ EP from Bristolian duo, AZ&TOR, backed with remixes from No Artificial Colours and Polkadot. The duo AZ&TOR, aka Aisha Zoe & Rich Main, were thrown into the limelight…
ARTIST NAME:Baslow TITLE:One Two Many Threes LABEL:Saints & Sonnets CATALOG NUMBER:SAS008 DESCRIPTION: Huxley and Jimmy Posters introduce Baslow on their Saints & Sonnets imprint this June with ‘One Two Many Threes’ – an EP of punchy, melodic house that has the stamp of approval from Tensnake, No Artificial Colours and more. Baslow’s current musical preferences…
ARTIST NAME:MOTSA TITLE:Taken By Surprise EP (Incl. Roman Rauch & Lupo Remixes) LABEL:J.hruza Records CATALOG NUMBER:JHR612 DESCRIPTION: Austrian imprint J.hruza Records drops ‘Taken By Surprise’ by MOTSA this June, featuring remixes from Roman Rauch and Lupo. MOTSA aka Valerio Dittrich, originally from the Scottish Highlands, and now based in Vienna, has been slowly developing his…
Release Date: 17/06/2013 Crosstown continue their run of killer singles in 2013 with the Russ Yallop’s eagerly anticipated single ‘The Journey’. Russ has been steadily honing his craft since his first killer release on Crosstown Rebels in 2010 ‘I Can’t Wait’. Back on home label turf, the London-based producer is about to unleash ‘The Journey…
HIP HOP LEGENDS WU TANG CLAN JOIN THE PRODIGY AND MY BLOODY VALENTINE TO HEADLINE TERRANEO FESTIVAL 2013. The legendary Wu Tang Clan will make their first ever appearance in Croatia at this years Terraneo Festival, playing in Sibinek as part of their 20th Anniversary Tour. Also added to the line-up is funk-rocker Aloe…
Cosmopop and Sonus d.o.o. launch New Festival Brand “SONUS“ in Croatia – The same people who brought the world Time Warp and Love Family Park start up multi-day festival on the island of Pag. Event agency Cosmopop GmbH, based in Mannheim Germany, sweetens the summer for fans of electronic music by launching a new festival…
In electronic music’s culture, the first Sunday in July has been an important date for 18 years now. Brilliant weather, a fantastic ambiance at the “Hanauer Mainwiesen“ right along the riverside and fancy decor has enabled Love Family Park to remain a magnet for techno and house fans from Europe and all over the world…
ANTS – Ushuaïa’s Underground Rave Colony invades Ibiza on Saturdays! In Ibiza this summer ANTS are taking over and anyone can join the colony. The ANTS have been multiplying in their underground base, surrounded by the roots of the musical trees from where they have procured their musical knowledge. The roots twist and turn around…
The Garden Festival Croatia ‘New Boat Parties Revealed’ With less than two months to go until the 8th installment of The Garden Festival in the idyllic coastal town of Tisno, Croatia, four brand new boat parties have just been announced on The Arbiana, a beautiful boat. Brighton beat-smiths Schtumm, Berlin’s creative collective Somethinksounds, London-based party…
1. BREACH … JACK . Ever since Heidi dropped this track in her early sets we felt that this is the track of the year . Everything just exploded for Breach. His upcoming on Crosstown Rebels material is an huge remix for Jamie Jones and that says all… 2. JORDAN PEAK … IT’S TIME…
THE BEST SUMMER FESTIVALS – TIME TO CHOOSE Festival season is so close you can almost taste it. But with so many amazing events to choose from, the decision of which one to go to is often the most difficult of all. As the countdown to summer begins, we’re looking to Europe for our festival…
Love System is a brand new European festival taking place just outside the beautiful Croatian town of Petrcane, tucked into the Adriatic coastline. The vision is to create an immersive experience for avid followers of house music and all its various guises. Love System takes place in the never-before-used Punta Radman wood. The shaded, intimate…
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OFF Festival Katowice 2013: Musical Experiments by Stephen O’Malley Spring is finally here, the flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping: it’s the perfect time to announce that Stephen O’Malley, whom you may know from such projects as Sunn O))), KTL, and Khanate, will be curating one whole day at this year’s Experimental Stage. Stephen…
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Echo is an intimate festival showcasing some of the best names and emerging talents in electronic music, all set against the elegant landscape of the Adriatic coast of Croatia. Walking through the pine forests of our new home, located in the region of Istria, our site rolls gently down to Kanegra beach and the crystal…
With a background originating in Hip-Hop, Funk E started establishing himself within the underground electronic music scene in his native Romania, where he had many residencies since 2003. Funk E’s future really began to take shape in 2008 when he secured a residency at the most musically forward-thinking party in Ibiza, The Zoo Project,…
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Amsterdam Open Air presents a dynamic line-up again this year, representing the Amsterdam night life. Like the previous successful editions, the four main stages will be hosted by Apenkooi, Carnivale, Format and GirlsLoveDJs. They will be supported by newcomers Straf_Werk, Diepzinnig and the new stage Open AIR – BY MTV. The smaller stages will be…
IMS IBIZA 22 – 24 MAY 2013 GRAN HOTEL, IBIZA, SPAIN At a time when dance music seems to be taking over mainstream culture, the International Music Summit (IMS) has brought together the most important players in the business to share their thoughts for the three day summit, and rounding off each day with a…
Gorge aka. Pit Waldmann has been a musician, DJ and producer for more than 18 years. Gorge started out playing drums and piano but at the end of the 80’s, beginning of the 90’s he became inspired by the upcoming electronic dance music scene, which changed his path from being a live musician to a…
Stefan Kozalla aka DJ Koze lives and works in Hamburg as a club DJ, musician (International PONY, Adolf Noise) and remixer for Chicks On Speed, Bob Sinclar, Justus Koehncke and more of the finest German bands and projects and successful producer and KOMPAKT recording artist. Within only a few years, DJ Koze has slowly worked…
A relentless and unstoppable Nick Curly heads into 2012 on the back of yet another excellent year. Nick once again reached the highest echelons of Resident Advisor’s annual DJ poll, released Cocoon’s biggest selling 12” of 2011 and his residency at Space Ibiza’s Kehakuma continued to break new ground. Unquestionably proud of his home-town, this…
Since his beginnings in the Frankfurt club scene in 1982, when Sven Väth attracted interest with DJ sets of several hours and a completely new understanding of club culture, his name has not only stood for the constant development of this art form called Electronic Music: with his platform Cocoon, he has also revealed a…
Soul Thing I can’t remember a time without the strains of soul music drifting through our house. With both parents coming from Barbados I was brought up very much in tune with a natural party ethos that went hand in hand with a love of good music. My earliest musical memories are of Booker T…
Steve Lawler needs no introduction, but he certainly warrants one. You would be hard pushed to ?nd a more in-form, in-demand, exceptionally talented artist, regarded as highly by his industry peers as he is by his huge global base of musically educated fans. Steve Lawler A child of the acid house generation, has been busy…
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Born in 1978, Luciano is a DJ since 1993 and a producer since 1997. In the mid-90’s, he was promoting Sense Club and Encuentros con la Technocultura in Santiago de Chile in the company of many initiators of the Latin American electronic music scene: Senor Coconut AKA Atom Heart, Ricardo Villalobos, Dandy Jack & brother…
Matthias Tanzmann started his DJ and production career in the mid nineties in Leipzig, playing regularly at the renowned club ‘Distillery’. These early days saw his first release as ‘Gamat 3000’ (with Daniel Scholz) on Dessous Recordings, which was quickly followed by releases on Freude Am Tanzen, Lo-Fi Stereo and FM Musik. In 2000 he…
Luna City Express – Magic Bazar incl. Matthias Tanzmann Remix The influential German duo of Marco Resmann and Norman Weber return to their most frequent home for a new EP of typically floor facing house music, complete with a devastating remix from label head Matthias Tanzmann. Luna City Express sure do know how to rock…
X MARKS THE SPOT. X MARKS THE BASS. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED BY UKF. EXIT’s debut hook-up with UKF, the world’s premier league of precision bass scientists. Will see UKF taking full responsibility of the main stage night line-up each night of the event. It’s the largest event UKF have ever partnered with so…
Now one of the UK’s biggest open-air events and one of the most talked about fixtures on the summer festival circuit, Cocoon in the Park returns in 2013 to the picturesque estate of Temple Newsam, Leeds to celebrate five years of Cocoon in the Park! Once again Cocoon in the Park brings you…
Yousef is a man firmly in control of his imminent destiny. Having been at the forefront of dance music fan’s attentions across the globe since the latter stages of the last century, he’s an artist that continues to evolve and develop with consummate ease. New sounds, new developments and new frontiers; they all remain an…
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