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| Meet Can Elles’ producers, Richie Hawtin’s prodigies Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:51 PM CST To mark the tenth anniversary of his seminal Minus imprint, Richie Hawtin recently joined forces with DJ Magazine to highlight the most talented up and coming techno and minimal producers that have sent him tracks in the last 12 months. http://www.beatportal.com/admin/index.php?S=0&C=edit&M=edit_entry&weblog_id=4&entry_id=9255 'The Sounds From Can Elles' compilation brought together a wealth of emerging talent from across the globe, including tracks from producers based in Italy, Argentina, the UK, France, Sweden, Spain, USA, Germany and Japan - all with an unmistakably Hawtin-esque feel to them. In the spirit of the album we decided to get some of the stories behind the producers involved with the project, asking their thoughts on what the future now holds. We feel it's important to support new talent, so meet the producers behind Can Elles. |
| Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:10 PM CST Most things that come out on Ed Banger Records tend to stick to the tried old formula of hitting the kids with noisy electro and disco. It takes a special character to come out and put all the old ways behind them, to toss the rule book out of the proverbial window and stand up and shout, “I’m not going to take this anymore!” This special someone is Mr. Oizo. |
| Native Instruments releases True Strike Tension Posted: 18 Nov 2008 01:00 PM CST The latest Native Instruments’ Kore Soundpack, True Strike Tension, combines world percussion instruments from Africa, Japan, and the Middle East, then adds a cinematic element that focuses on suspense and mystery. We think that’s an interesting combination with quite a bit of potential – and the demos on the NI website certainly support that. Created in collaboration with notable sound design company ProjectSAM, the sounds in True Strike Tension make great use of the sound shaping and browsing features in Kore 2 and the free Kore Player. |
| Meet Biatch Corp, the NYC techno troopers Posted: 18 Nov 2008 11:36 AM CST The electronic music underground scene in New York City isn't thriving, but there are signs of life beneath the streets. Minimoo are one crew who have managed to gain the respect of the international techno community in a relatively short space of time, and despite their catastrophic Minitek festival in the summer, Minimoo continues to go from strength to strength. Biatch Corp are also another gang who deserve respect for bringing cutting-edge techno artists to NYC and as you can see from this promo video, Biatch Crop have now set up their own record label, Biatch Corp Recordings. Good for them. |
| The Prodigy’s UK tour sells out in 1 hour Posted: 18 Nov 2008 10:07 AM CST The hype is building around The Prodigy's new LP 'Invaders Must Die', penciled for a March 2009 release - their December UK tour sold out in just one hour. With all the original band members back together again in the studio, many are expecting their new album to be a return to the glory of their past, which included 16 million album sales and the title of 'most successful dance band of all time'. |
| James Murphy: LCD Soundsystem not splitting up Posted: 18 Nov 2008 09:54 AM CST Following speculation that LCD Soundsystem are splitting up, front man James Murphy has told NME.com that the rumours are a load of old tosh. Murphy said he's already got eight songs prepped and ready to go for LCD's next studio album, and the reason why people may have thought they the band were game over is because James Murphy doesn't tell anybody what he's working on. |
| The Beatport 20 radio show episode 03 Posted: 18 Nov 2008 08:00 AM CST The Beatport 20 radio show brings together the top selling releases on Beatport.com from the previous week along with an upfront selection, chosen painstakingly by Beatport's team of electronic music experts. This second episode highlights tracks from Pryda, Appleblim, Squarepusher, Tigerskin, Pigon, a Brendon Moeller remix of Peverelist, Moon Harbour Records and plenty more. Click through to see the tracklist for this week's episode. |
| Posted: 18 Nov 2008 05:14 AM CST LCD Soundsystem guitarist Al Doyle has revealed that the band may have reached the end of the line in its current guise. Amidst speculation that the band were on a break, Doyle said that in fact the group was "on permanent hold". Doyle said that rather than continue with the current incarnation of the band, front man James Murphy may enlist a number of New York based '70s disco singers to take the lead. Speaking to BBC 6 Music, the British axe slinger who is also a member of British band Hotchip said, "I don't think James is going to do anything more under that name. I think he'd like to do something with the same personnel possibly next year." |
| Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:37 AM CST Even though dubstep finds its roots in experimental UK garage production, there's been a shift of certain prouctions towards the deeper end of techno and Basic Channel sounds. Scuba’s 'A Mutual Antipathy' demonstrates this with a move away from more conventional associations of the genre, leaning more towards the electronic, techno edge of things. |
| Genrecast: Drum and Bass 10 - Beatport Posted: 17 Nov 2008 09:35 PM CST For all you drum & bass junkies out there, we're here to tell you that you can get what you're looking for right here. This week's Drum & Bass Genrecast features the best new releases in the drum and bass world, with tracks from Brookes Brothers, Nu:Tone, Commix, Ninja Tune and more. As always, this Genrecast is an 'enhanced' podcast, which means each track in the mix has a track mark and shows the release artwork, so when you listen to it in iTunes or your iPod you'll be able to skip through tracks in the mix, see the cover art of each release and click through to Beatport to buy the release. |
| James Holden’s Top 10 studio toys Posted: 17 Nov 2008 06:35 PM CST British producer James Holden, boss of Border Community records, is often tipped as one of the great thinkers of electronic music thanks to his cutting-edge approach to techno and electronica. Here Future Music magazine catches up with James Holden in his studio to discover his Top 10 favorite bits of studio kit, which includes a drum machine made by Mattel which is "the most evil thing in the world," says James, plus lots of cuddly toys that he has circuit bent. |
| Posted: 16 Nov 2008 11:54 AM CST Back to dominate breakbeat, the Stanton Warriors have returned with a fresh batch of bangers and bootlegs to entice those into their ghetto booty, Baltimore breaks. This time taking influence from John Carpenter, the boys have paid homage to the film ‘Attack of Precinct 13’, by taking the soundtrack and amalgamating it into an electro breaks tune. |
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