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| News | Celeda and Danny Tenaglia remix contest Posted: 24 Jun 2008 10:49 PM CDT House legends Danny Tenaglia and Celeda along with TWISTED Records team up to give music fans a chance to remix one of the biggest house music anthems of all time -- Danny Tenaglia and Celeda's 'Music Is The Answer'. Individual parts of the track are available to download free on Beatport, and participants are free to remix it into whatever genre they like. Once again, the Beatportal community will have the chance to vote for the best submitted remixes by 'spinning' the remixes they like best. The remix competition is open to producers from all genres, as Celeda and Danny Tenaglia are looking for innovative, cutting-edge and thought-provoking mixes of this track. Click through for further details and prize information. |
| News | The changing tide of Ibiza’s Bora Bora Posted: 24 Jun 2008 10:47 PM CDT To most people, Ibiza is just an island in the Mediterranean. For me, it's always represented one of society's most cherished beliefs - freedom. The freedom, that is, to be hedonistic. Hedonism is a pursuit or devotion to pleasure and at the core of dance music culture is a belief that we as humans have the right to please our senses, to feel good. Dancing is pleasurable. So, too, is listening to good music, DJing, eating nice food, lying on a beach, having sex and taking drugs. It's impossible to deny that these things aren't pleasurable, but the legality of say, something like drugs, is relative. In the past, Ibiza has steered well clear of the murky world of relative morality and that's what has made the island so attractive to the hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit it every year. But now, it's illegal to dance on a table in Ibiza as I just found out at Bora Bora Beach Bar in Playa D'en Bossa. |
| News | Event Review: Sonem Sundays in New York Posted: 24 Jun 2008 10:02 PM CDT Sonem Sundays, a free new monthly event, started with Experimental Sunday 001 this week at Bar 13 in New York. As a tribute to techno, the event is a daytime and early evening gathering on the new rooftop patio bar, complete with a barbeque, turntables, some peripheral seating and a view of the surrounding tall buildings in the middle of the city. Nestled next to Union Square’s lively area, Bar 13 had hot dogs, frozen margaritas in slushy machines and a wonderful vibe. Eric and Taimur’s set was full of minimal and melodic techno tracks, including one in particular, Aril Brikha's Groove La Chord, that they dropped which had everyone with hands in the air dancing. |
| News | Ibiza: a virgin’s guide #2 Posted: 24 Jun 2008 07:38 PM CDT Last night Beatportal touched down in one of Ibiza's biggest nights – Cocoon – at one of the island's most legendary clubs – Amnesia. This was my first experience of an Ibiza club, and it wasn't how I expected it to be. |
| Music Reviews | ‘Redemption’ - Sophie Sugar Posted: 24 Jun 2008 05:34 PM CDT ‘Uplifting and emotional’ is how rising UK trance star Sophie Sugar describes her music, and if you like driving, euphoric trance, chances are you’ll like ‘Redemption’. As a producer, Sophie’s all about the melody – she writes the melody first and bases the track around it – but it’s the bouncing bass line that stands out with ‘Redemption’. |
| News | Paul van Dyk remix contest: Voting is over Posted: 24 Jun 2008 05:23 PM CDT Voting for the Paul van Dyk remix contest has officially closed. Registered users gave a 'spin' to the remixes they liked, and from those we will be sending the top 15 straight to Paul van Dyk, along with another 15 remixes chosen by Beatportal’s editors. PvD will then make the final decision as to which remix wins, to be released on his own record label Vandit Digital. Thank you all for participating and stay tuned for the winner to be announced on July 16th. |
| News | Ibiza 2008: Meet Amnesia’s dancers Posted: 24 Jun 2008 03:11 PM CDT I think she said her name was Francesca but I couldn't hear properly over the booming techno of Amnesia's main room. As one of Amnesia's many dancers, this Chilean girl will spend her summer nights in Ibiza dancing until the early hours seven days a week. |
| News | Organic music served up proper, by Mathias Kaden Posted: 24 Jun 2008 11:03 AM CDT If you’re a fan of organic sounding minimal techno with a large dose of percussion then you’ll be eagerly awaiting the next release to come out by Mathias Kaden in the next year on his label, Vakant. This is not fast food style, disposable empty calorie music, but instead it’s nutritious and long-lasting. In addition to his stellar and well-thought out productions, Kaden also has the admirable skill of creating good vibes wherever and whenever he puts his creative energy behind the turntables. During Mutek festival Mathias Kaden gave people a reason to take notice of his productions. He and Onur Özer tag-teamed outdoors on a rainy day and, despite the more than dreary weather, got the crowd into the mood of festivity. In the auditory memory of many people, the deep impression of Mathias Kaden’s sound has lasted. |
| News | Jay Haze tracks for free Posted: 24 Jun 2008 01:37 AM CDT It's been only a few weeks that Jay Haze's second solo album 'Love And Beyond' saw its release, featuring eight straight-ahead, pumping house and techno tracks [check it out after the jump]. But it's a well known fact that Mr.Haze is not just a man with many musical faces, but that he is also notoriously productive. |
| News | ‘Booka Trainer’ sneakers winners announced Posted: 24 Jun 2008 12:36 AM CDT Get Physical’s Booka Shade gave Beatportal 20 pairs of their exclusive K Swiss ‘Booka Trainer’ sneakers to give away to any Beatport user who purchased their new album ‘The Sun & The Neon Light’ between June 10th and 18th, and the results are in. Designed by Hort, these envy-inspiring Booka Trainers are super-exclusive limited editions, topping off at 100 pairs. The Beatport team is in the midst of verifying shoe sizes of the winners, as each pair is custom-crafted. Click through for a full listing of the 20 lucky winners' usernames. |
| News | Ibiza fashion 2008: first impressions Posted: 23 Jun 2008 09:49 PM CDT |
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