08 August 2008

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News | Ibiza anthem: Eric Prydz ‘Pjanoo’

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 10:50 PM CDT

Ibiza is where dance anthems get forged, and so far this season Eric Prydz' 'Pjanoo' is one of the big track of the summer on the island. It's everywhere in Ibiza, in taxis, bars and clubs, and all over the radio. Pete Tong has been caning it and it's been the biggest record at his Wonderland night at Eden for the last couple of weeks.

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Podcast | Genrecast: Trance 09 - Beatport

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 10:00 PM CDT

Similar to the Beatport Burners, Genrecasts are enhanced podcasts featuring the best new releases linked directly for download from Beatport. This week's trance genrecast features Zoo Brazil, Amine Edge, The Thrillseekers, a Claes Rosen remix of Add2Basket & Interplay, Songbird, Adjusted and more.

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News | Markus Schulz’ top Ibiza tracks

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 09:10 PM CDT

Beatportal bumped into German trance DJ Markus Schulz last night in Ibiza, and we begged him to reveal his top 3 Ibiza records. Find out what his favourite tracks are of the moment, right after the jump!

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News | Armin van Buuren: Ibiza interview

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 06:29 PM CDT

We caught up with 'world’s number 1 DJ' ahead of his Armada set at Amnesia last night to find out what his favourite track is at the moment, who he thinks will be trance’s next hero, and what he’d most like to change about dance music if he could.

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News | Has Stimming scored the summer club anthem of 2008?

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 04:25 PM CDT

Germany’s up-and-coming man of the moment drops a Latin vocal bomb. Every summer can be remembered by a great record that sums up the season. An anthem that soundtracks holidays in Ibiza, festivals in Eastern Europe, raves in the park or even just an old fashioned 'back to mine' in your back garden.

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Videos | Video: Armin van Buuren plays DJ Shah ‘Back To You

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 01:56 PM CDT

Here's a video I filmed from the DJ booth of Amnesia in Ibiza, which shows Dutch trance DJ Armin Van Buuren playing an amazing trance record - DJ Shah 'Back To You'. As you can see from the video, Armin loves the track as did the thousands of trance fans on the dancefloor!

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News | Burial’s Idenitity Finally Revealed

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 12:51 PM CDT

Famed dubstep producer Burial who has remained reclusive since his first Hyperdub release three years ago has finally revealed his true identity.

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News | Interview: Anané talks shop with Beatportal

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 11:08 AM CDT

Cape Verdean songstress Anané has been making plenty of waves next to her legendary hubby Louie Vega lately, with accomplishments that include performing with the Elements of Life at the 2007 Superbowl, a single released last week, and a forthcoming debut album, 'Ananésworld' to be released on Tommy Boy Records. Beatportal had the honor of gaining some insight into Anané's Cape Verdean heritage, her mentors, relationship with Louie, and what's coming down the pipeline. Basically, we got a sneak peek into the lovely Anané's world.

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News | Ibiza Rocks?

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 05:33 AM CDT

Is diversity always a good thing? The scene outside the Ibiza Rocks hotel last night wasn’t something you’d expect to see in Ibiza. A hoard of skinny-jeaned, converse-wearing, Pete Doherty hat-sporting NME wannabes congregating on the streets of San Antonio in anticipation for the live bands they were about to see.

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News | Move D, Oliver Ho, Lawrence and Shackleton touch down at Freerotation Festival

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 02:44 AM CDT

This Friday 8th August sees the kick off of the Freerotation festival, which takes place in the surroundings of a stunning mansion on the Wales/England border and features Move D [pictured], plus many more. With a music policy dedicated to cutting-edge electronic music, the festival is a unique experience for any fans of future leaning house, techno and dubstep.

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News | Interview - Andrew Weatherall in Paris: Part II

Posted: 06 Aug 2008 11:34 PM CDT

Some things change, and some things stay the same. Weatherall’s interest in fashion and visual art has persisted and forms part of his quirky artistic persona today. He says, “I like cultural input – I collect some interesting vintage clothes. That’s my release for most things. “When I come home from the studio, I usually read to unwind. "I am lucky enough to get to the studio from mid-day until midnight, so after that all day I don’t feel the need to walk around with an Ipod. "I also paint, and do prints. For the last Two Lone Swordsmen album all the artwork was mine.” Regarding downloads versus tangible music, Weatherall says his latest album called 'Wrong Meeting' was the antithesis about what Beatport is about.

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News | Above and Beyond’s radio show now available as a podcast

Posted: 05 Aug 2008 09:32 PM CDT

Above & Beyond’s weekly radio show ‘Trance Around the World’ is now available as a free podcast on iTunes. The first episode went live on Friday night and already reached No.3 in iTunes’ music podcasts chart over the weekend.

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