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| Podcast | Genrecast: Special Classic Edition Trance 10 - Beatport Posted: 21 Aug 2008 09:30 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 is a special 'classics' episode, and features some of the most stellar and favorite cuts dating back from as early as 1992. Included in this mix is Humate, Vernon, L.S.G., Brainchild, UR, Pete Lazonby, Sublime, the Paragliders and many more. So click through and take a trip down trance's finest memory lane with these quality top tracks. |
| News | ‘Music is the Answer’ remix top picks Posted: 21 Aug 2008 08:00 PM CDT At the strong urgings of our readers, we have decided to make public the full list of finalists that was sent to Twisted Records for the Danny Tenaglia and Celeda remix competition. We thought that everyone who placed in the Editor's Choice category would be happy to know that they made it that far, and we also figured there's no point in not sharing that information. We want to reiterate that these entries were painstakingly chosen by the Beatport Genre Managers regardless of the number of spins and comments, so every remix got a fair shot. So, click through for the full list of the 20 that made the cut, as well as the top 10 user-selected entries. |
| News | Top Track: Matias Aguayo ‘Minimal’ DJ Koze remix Posted: 21 Aug 2008 06:23 PM CDT Kompakt knows what it is doing when it comes to quality music, be it techno, house or the weirder world of electronica, and in the case of the beautiful 'Minimal' by Matias Aguayo, DJ Koze gets all cosy with a sublime indie dance remix. |
| Videos | Hard house is still breathing Posted: 21 Aug 2008 04:48 PM CDT On a recent trip to Taiwan, I was staggered to find out that hard house dominated clubs up and down the country - they're a decade behind the rest of the world. Little old me - playing my tech house - raised a few eyebrows to say the least. I thought hard house was but a faded memory - like some sort if horrible nightmare about murdering someone and the police chasing you, that you were relieved to wake up from - but it's still breathing and in fact very, very real. I think the video above says it all really - this is how I view hard house - it all sounds the same to me. Watch this video on Beatportal.com |
| News | Product Spotlight: iZotope iDrum for iPhone Posted: 21 Aug 2008 02:00 PM CDT Now that the iPhone 2.0 software has finally reached a semi-stable state, it’s time to start digging into the music applications. Of all the programs we’ve checked out in recent weeks, there’s one real standout: iZotope’s iDrum. Originally developed as a drum machine plug-in for OS X – and later Windows – iDrum has developed something of a cult following among producers, thanks to its friendly UI and straightforward operation. Porting iDrum to the iPhone (and iPod Touch) presents some unique challenges that have proven problematic for several other manufacturers, largely due to the iPhone’s tiny screen. But iZotope has obviously given these challenges considerable thought, because they’ve taken classic drum machine programming tools and turned them on their ear, resulting in the most effective interface we’ve seen to date. |
| News | Interview with Stefan Goldmann Posted: 21 Aug 2008 11:33 AM CDT The Berlin-based producer Stefan Goldmann has always had a thing for eerie soundscapes and textures. For his debut album which is coming out in September, he explored this love for dark ambient and multi-layered soundscapes even further, taking it beyond the dancefloor. ’Voices Of The Dead’ as the album is aptly called, dives deep into the realm of multi-layered sound experimentation and electro-acoustic composition. Showing the producer’s experimental side on a full-length album. But of course there is also the dance music producer Stefan Goldmann, who produced hits like ’Sleepy Hollow’ or ’Lunatic Finge’, which moved dancefloors worldwide. After giving it a little thought, the Macro label boss combined both aspects of his productions on two CDs. So we have the compilation of his dance tracks, previously only available on vinyl on one CD – which is called ‘The Transitory State’, and the second CD (‘Voices Of The Dead’), which features his take on electro-acoustic composition. Reasons enough to ask him a few questions. |
| News | John Askew to release his second artist album Posted: 21 Aug 2008 05:05 AM CDT John Askew has announced that he will be releasing his second artist album on 6th October. ‘Z List Uber Star’ is the follow-up to his debut artist album ‘Lower the Tone’ which was released two years ago. |
| Videos | Mauro Picotto drops ‘Church of Nonsense’ Posted: 21 Aug 2008 02:39 AM CDT Watch as Mauro Picotto drops this summer's dancefloor destroyer, Daniel Papini's 'Church of Nonsense' at Meganite in Ibiza. The grimy filtering bassline crescendos up and up, winding the tension like a spring and turning the crowd mental. Watch this video on Beatportal.com |
| News | Free download! Release Yourself wallpapers #3 Posted: 20 Aug 2008 11:59 PM CDT If you're a big Release Yourself fan, be sure to check out these three new RY desktop wallpapers. For this installment, there are three fresh designs to choose from to spice up your desktop. Download them after the jump! |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2008 10:41 PM CDT Beatportal is looking for a few good writers to review our monthly selection of "The 20" - the latest in influential and groundbreaking music spanning several different genres each month. If your entry is selected, you'll win a $10 Beatport credit and the satisfaction of seeing your work posted on Beatportal's main feed as a featured news item - none too shabby! Plus, if your writing skills impress the top dogs, a simple music review could possibly blossom into a full-fledged position as a paid blogger for us. Click through to see the 17 selections available for user review and the details of how to jump on this writer's bandwagon. |
| Podcast | Beatport Burners: Episode 74 - Beatport Posted: 20 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 2020 SoundSystem, D Dub, Kaskade & Deadmau5, a Kam Denny & Paul Zala remix of Ce Ce Peniston, SCI+TEC Digital Audio, Compost 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! |
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