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| Posted: 06 Nov 2008 10:45 PM CST By far the standout track from Evil’s zombie infested new album ‘They Live’, this track fuses the characteristic Evil Nine sound with the angsty lyrics of Def Jux head honco, El-P. A step up from ‘You Can Be Special Too’, the track holds the same rolling properties as previous hit ‘Crooked’, yet with more drops, synths, and an added potency behind the beats. |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2008 10:32 PM CST ‘We hope that you enjoy using Traktor and that it stimulates your creativity as a DJ’ reads the liner notes in the manual that comes with Traktor Pro, the new updated DJ software application from Native Instruments. With an arsenal of new FX, four fully-featured virtual decks, a slick new user interface and a new and improved browsing system creativity ain’t gonna be a problem with this one. Native Instruments believe they’ve created the most advanced digital DJ system on the planet. Beatportal decided to put their big claims to the test with an in-depth review. |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2008 07:04 PM CST Steve Bug's venerable Poker Flat imprint will reach its hundredth release later this month and have looked back to the heady days of acid house to mark the occasion. The D.H.S. classic 'The House of God‘ has been revived and re-imaged thanks mainly to the keen ear of Phonique. Bug heard his twisted take on the original and decided to garner it with the honour of PRF 100. |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:05 PM CST The 20 lists the top 20 most influential and groundbreaking releases available on Beatport each month. Topping The 20 this month is DJ Sodeyama's 'The:Remix'. Also in the 20 this month are Motorcitysoul, Shindoe, Deadbeat, Sasse and more. . Check out this month's featured reviews on Beaportal |
| Pioneers of electronic music #4: Pierre Schaeffer Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:28 AM CST Pierre Schaeffer was a pioneer of musique concrète, a style of avante-garde composition based on natural environmental sounds and other non-musical noises. The Frenchman helped bring the cut ‘n’ paste method of composition to a worldwide audience during the 1940s. Here's a history lesson on one of the 20th century's most important electronic music pioneers. |
| Kamm/Plain - Marcel Dettmann, Pigon Posted: 06 Nov 2008 01:11 AM CST Influential British techno label Downwards are causing waves with their new imprint Sandwell District, as is Marcel Dettmann, Shed and Sleeparchive, who have all picked up where Downwards left techno in the late 1990s. |
| Pete Tong’s DJ diary: San Francisco, 11/01/08 Posted: 04 Nov 2008 10:41 PM CST This final post for Pete Tong's North American tour and talent search finds him wrapping up his travels in San Francisco, California, with a 'Gotham City' themed night at Ruby Skye. Read on for details on the night and his closing remarks, summing up the whole of his whirlwind tour's adventures. |
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