| News | Moby: EMI is ‘compromising the careers of its electronic artists’ Posted: 29 Sep 2008 10:26 PM CDT In the ubiquitous era of the digital download, some of you may have wondered why you can’t find certain artists like the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Massive Attack, and others top dance players on sites like Beatport. It comes down to the major labels, and their unwillingness to embrace download sites beyond iTunes. But one such dance artist has had enough – today Moby posted an angry open letter to EMI on his website accusing the major label of compromising the careers of its dance artists by not allowing their music to be sold on sites like Beatport. Accurately, Moby states that niche electronic music download sites are the only way that DJs source new music online and by not allowing these sites to carry the music of Mute, the imprint that Moby is signed to that is owned by EMI, the label is effectively denying thousands of DJs access to dance records being released by the artists on these labels. That’s detrimental to my career, Moby says. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Ricardo Villalobos compiles his two-part ‘Vasco EP’ on CD Posted: 29 Sep 2008 08:38 PM CDT These days the CD format is the king of kings when it comes to the music of Ricardo Villalobos. Simply because once you press that play button, you can get lost in his psychedelic excursions into the trippiest corners of the techno and house universe without having to flip the record every now and then. And once in a while there is a track that Ricardo Villalobos finds worthy to be released in its entire length - like his epic 'Fizheuer Zieheuer', a mesmerizing 40-minute odyssey. Well, there is another time-defying epic about to be unleashed. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Neutrik USA adds bling to XLR cables Posted: 29 Sep 2008 06:21 PM CDT For the few of you out there that aren't hiding from your landlord and spending all your spare cash on sessions to your psychiatrist as a consequence of dedicating your life to music production, Neutrik have released some XLR cables perfect for the next series of Pimp My Studio. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Dance4Life charity download compilation out now Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:26 PM CDT The HIV and AIDS charity Dance4Life has released its first ever digital download compilation. More than 20 artists have donated their tracks in support of Dance4Life and the battle against HIV and AIDS. The compilation features tracks from Dance4Life ambassadors Tiesto and Judge Jules. See the full tracklisting after the jump. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Let’s be frank: Lee Jones interview Posted: 29 Sep 2008 11:48 AM CDT He's one half of acclaimed electronic house duo My My, he was one of the first British electronic music producers to move to Berlin, and he has a past life as trip-hop purveyor Hefner. Now Lee Jones is about to drop one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year in the form of 'Electronic Frank', for Will Saul's Aus imprint. We caught up with a nervous Lee Jones just before his debut live show at Watergate to chat about ex-pats, jazz, and the making of his album. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Profile: Maus of Montreal - New EP ‘Let Go’ Posted: 29 Sep 2008 02:06 AM CDT Maus’ song titles are deep and introspective, clean and intelligent, and there is nothing less in the quality of the work that you can expect from her new EP called 'Let Go' on Thoughtless Music. As early as 1999, Maus had already opened for David Bowie, Moby, St. Germain and Roni Size, and now she is backing her impressive DJ career which has spanned the decade with her production skills. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
| News | Top Track: Golden Girls ‘Kinetic’ (Orbital Mix) Posted: 28 Sep 2008 11:32 AM CDT Fans of Orbital should snap up the digital re-release of their legendary breaks mix of Golden Girls 'Kinetic', a track from 1992 that defined the British band's era of electronic music dominance. Twisting Golden Girls' riff into a dark electronic breakbeat number, the track became one of the defining records of the Orbital days. Read more on Beatportal.com  |
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