15 July 2008

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News | Top Track: Noah Pred ‘Why Do’

Posted: 14 Jul 2008 08:28 PM CDT

He’s planning club nights in Toronto, and recently returned from Sonar in Spain to his home of Toronto. But hot on the heels of this recent activity, he has a release in which he does his own vocals where he asks the question, “Why do we do what we do?” The title track has a distorted electro vocal and bouncy bass in addition to some jazzy keys. It lasts for nearly ten minutes.

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Videos | Apocalyptic storm ruins Creamfields Central Europe

Posted: 14 Jul 2008 07:45 PM CDT

This video shows the moment that an apocalyptic storm ruined Creamfields Central Europe in Czechoslovakia on Saturday during Sebastien Leger's set on the Main Stage. Here's exactly what happened, straight from Sebastien Leger's mouth:

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News | Josh Gabriel launches new label with ‘Tone Program’

Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:05 PM CDT

US progressive trance duo Gabriel and Dresden recently split up, and Josh Gabriel is the first of the pair to reveal his new solo sound post break-up, with the track 'Tone Program' on his new label Different Pieces. Clearly Josh Gabriel is serious about his new solo embarkation as 'Tone Program' is quite different to Gabriel & Dresden's signature progressive sound.

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News | A Different Jimi: Egoexpress co-founder returns

Posted: 14 Jul 2008 03:53 PM CDT

For many electronic music fans outside of Germany, the Hamburg scene has only recently come to light, with labels like Diynamic, Liebe*Detail, and Dial emerging as some of the most talked about underground imprints of the minute. However, techno veterans Egoexpress have been flying the flag for their hometown since the early '90s, and now one half of the duo is back with a new label, a new alias, and one of our favourite sleeper tracks this summer.

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Videos | Next gen MIDI controller or gimmick?

Posted: 14 Jul 2008 04:40 AM CDT

Right now, there are teams of monkeys in labs at all the major DJ gear manufacturers frantically working on prototypes for a next generation MIDI controller, and a few concepts are starting to leak out. This video shows the new Aurora MIDI controller at work, and interestingly it's a USB-powered multichannel mixer, based on open source software.

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News | Beatportal Interviews Blame

Posted: 13 Jul 2008 11:33 PM CDT

Blame has been one of the most instrumental figures within drum & bass for over 15 years. Initially releasing on seminal labels Moving Shadow and Good Looking, he now runs his own 720 Degrees and Blame Music labels as well as produces for the likes of Hospital and Charge.

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Videos | Pete Tong Fast Trax 11th July 2008

Posted: 12 Jul 2008 11:59 AM CDT

On Fast Trax this week, Pete shares a video from Rex The Dog called 'I Can See You, Can you See Me?' The Upfront tune for this week is 'What A Wonderful World' from Axwell and Bob Sinclar featuting Ron Carroll.

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