| News | What’s this summer’s ‘Heater’? Posted: 13 Aug 2008 09:43 PM CDT Most years, a hit bubbles up from the underground and becomes huge, sometimes even entering the mainstream charts. Of course, it was Samim’s ‘Heater’ in 2007, but as we head towards September, do we have a strong contender for 2008? Beatportal has come up with a couple of suggestions after the jump. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| Podcast | Beatport Burners: Episode 73 - Beatport Posted: 13 Aug 2008 08:00 PM CDT With the addition of the new Beatport Genrecasts, let's not forget the weekly staple of Beatport Burners! This week we're serving up a fresh mix of Minilogue, Sebastien Leger, a Scope Fat Channel mix of James Harcourt, Harem, Songbird and more. As always, this Beatport Burner 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, see the cover art and click through to Beatport should you wish to buy the release. It's the easiest way for DJs to do record shopping! Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Top Track: ‘The Phantom Image’ by Vincenzo Posted: 13 Aug 2008 06:56 PM CDT Vincenzo has played a big part in Steve Bug‘s Dessous label for years now, contributing to the German House sound. And while his last release called ‘The Resident’ out on Dessous was in the disco-tech genre, with this release for Poker Flat Vincenzo tries something a little more techno sounding. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Interview with Ferry Corsten Posted: 13 Aug 2008 05:54 PM CDT With well over 200 releases under his belt and a sure spot slated for him in the top 10 for DJ mag's awards this year, trance master Ferry Corsten has been making big waves. Beatportal checked in with Ferry and got the scoop on what's new on his Flashover Recordings imprint, his second installment of Full on Ferry, and more of his latest goings-on. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Preview: Elektroakustischer Salon at Berghain Posted: 13 Aug 2008 04:23 PM CDT Last month has seen quite a few special appearances at Berlin's seminal techno cathedral Berghain, which has been opening its spacious dancefloor to other styles of music apart from the relentless new school techno you can hear there every Saturday. First was Alva Notos' arty but pumping glitch-meets-white-noise live act at the De:Bug party on July 3rd. And then there was the earth-shaking excursion into heavy heavy bass-weight during the first Sub:Stance dubstep party with the likes of Shackleton, Mala, Appleblim, Distance, Scuba and T++. Beginning in September another series of events will be launched at Berghain. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Pete Gooding at Space Posted: 13 Aug 2008 02:27 PM CDT Beatportal spotted Pete Gooding in Space last night partying after his set on the Terrace, so we grabbed him for a quick chat about Ibiza and he also revealed his top 3 tracks. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Queens of Jungle: An Interview with Shortee Posted: 13 Aug 2008 11:26 AM CDT It would be hard not to label the drum & bass world a boys only club. The leading DJs, label owners and all round scenesters are all guys. But then again it’s easy to look at sub-genres and label them stereotypically, which in our modern day music climate drum & bass often succumbs to. In actual fact if you’ve been to a drum & bass party recently you’ll realise it’s not a ‘guys only club’ anymore; one only has to look at the dance floor. Major leading ladies within the scene include Tali, DJ Flight, DJ Storm, Shortee and Annie Mac. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Another roll of the 8 Sided Dice… Posted: 13 Aug 2008 06:09 AM CDT Fresh off the back of an impressive debut, UK DJ and producer Alan Fitzpatrick has come up with two more highly charged techno bombs for the all important sophomore release on his own 8 Sided Dice label. What will this next roll of the 8 Sided Dice hold? We decided not to gamble and asked the man himself… Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Cool DJ headphones Posted: 13 Aug 2008 04:26 AM CDT It all started with the Sony MDRV-700 DJ headphones in the '90s, which capitalised on the then-thriving DJ market by blending functionality with style. Now your DJ headphones are as much a symbol of your pride as a Ferrari is to a car collector, and so we give you a few cool new styles to test drive. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Radio Slave re-awakens R and S Posted: 13 Aug 2008 01:48 AM CDT The classic label behind some of Europe’s best techno records is back. Revived by new UK management and working from its new stable in London, R & S’s return to releasing techno has been welcomed across the board in clubland. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Wiggle bring their tech-house touch to Ibiza Posted: 12 Aug 2008 11:56 PM CDT Tech house is one of the most widespread forms of dance music now, but Nathan Coles and Terry Francis have been instrumental in pioneering the sound through their legendary Wiggle parties since the early '90s. Now, for the first time, Wiggle are teaming up with Let It Play to hit Ibiza for a party at one of the island's most talked-about venues this season - The Zoo. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
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