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| News | Legendary Salsoul Records catalog on Beatport Posted: 01 Oct 2008 09:24 PM CDT Salsoul was one of the most influential record companies in the disco era, and its digitally re-mastered catalog is now available exclusively in high quality .wav and .mp3 files on Beatport. Founded in 1974 by the three brothers Joe, Ken and Stanley Cayre, Salsoul burgeoned to become one of the largest and most legendary disco and funk catalogs in history, having released over 300 disco 12” singles and albums throughout the disco era. |
| Podcast | Beatport Burners: Episode 80 - Beatport Posted: 01 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT Beatport Burners take the hottest new releases out there and wrap them up in a nice little weekly podcast, painstakingly handpicked by Beatport staff. If you're a DJ looking for what's hot right now, then you need a dose of our weekly Beatport Burners, which includes tracks that are sure to be blowing up a dancefloor near you. This week we're serving up a fresh mix of Martin Buttrich, Cirez D, Henrik B, a Loco Dice remix of Onur Ozer, Get Physical Music, Baroque Records and more. And remember that Beatport Burners are 'enhanced podcasts', so you can skip through tracks, see the cover art and click through to Beatport to download releases. So get in on the mix and check them out. |
| News | Grooverider’s first gig since Dubai prison Posted: 01 Oct 2008 06:46 PM CDT Drum & bass hero Grooverider will play his first gig since being released from prison in Dubai on October 11th 2008 at London's Koko club. |
| News | Album review: ‘Armin van Buuren - A State of Trance 2008’ Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:19 PM CDT If you want to stay one step ahead of the trance music scene, all you have to do is tune into Armin van Buuren’s award winning radio show ‘A State of Trance.’ He wasn’t voted the world’s number one DJ for nothing. And he’s definitely living up to his title with the release of the eagerly awaited fifth edition of the annual ‘A State of Trance’ mix compilation series. |
| News | Manchester’s Sequence night bows out with Surgeon, Marcel Dettmann and Redshape Posted: 01 Oct 2008 11:42 AM CDT For the last four or so years, one team of like-minded promoters, Computer Controlled, have pretty much ruled Manchester's underground techno and electro scene. Now the news arrives that their biggest night, Sequence at Sankey's, is to bow out on November 21st with a typically stellar line-up. |
| News | Voting begins for Audion ‘Billy Says Go’ remix contest Posted: 01 Oct 2008 09:00 AM CDT The submission phase for the remix contest has now finished. Voting has begun for Audion's 'Billy Says Go' remix contest and there are hundreds of remix submissions to sort through. Registered users are able to listen to and ‘spin’ remixes they like, and the top five user-generated ‘spun’ remixes will be sent straight to Spectral Sound, along with another five remixes chosen by Beatportal’s editors. Listen and vote now here. To make things easier you can also filter the remixes by genre. Click through for a reminder of the prizes in store for the winners, and then get to spinning! |
| News | Tom Stephan releases ‘Asseteria: Live from NYC’ compilation Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:56 AM CDT Nervous Records sees London transplant Tom Stephan, aka Superchumbo, releasing his latest compilation titled 'Asseteria', named after the raucous and raunchy afterhours party that's been a staple in New York nightlife since 2000. The Sunday night/early Monday party has won the “Best Party” title at the Club World Awards for three consecutive years and frequently includes such props as a giant ass cut out spewing smoke, alongside rolling video images of bodacious bottoms projected across the walls. And what better way to celebrate such a riotous event than immortalize it on a CD? |
| News | Popkomm Berlin: 10 Artists from 10 Countries Beatport party Posted: 01 Oct 2008 12:09 AM CDT Hailed as the biggest music industry fair in the world, Popkomm brings together more than 400 solo artists, bands and DJs playing in over 25 official locations. Next weekend on October 9th at Weekend Club Berlin, Beatport and Groove Magazine team up to showcase the current and hottest sounds of electronic music, with a party highlighting 10 different artists from 10 different countries. This night is promising to be an excursion into the multi-dimensional and cross-cultural showcases of exciting talent in electronic music from around the world. Sweden's Minilogue, France's Danton Eeprom, UK's LA Synthesis and plenty more will be there to share the grooves. Click through for the full line-up. |
| Music Reviews | Top Track: ‘No More Alone’ - Giuseppe Ottaviani Posted: 30 Sep 2008 09:48 PM CDT Best known within the trance community for his 2006 release ‘Through Your Eyes’ and more recently his collaboration on ‘Far Away’ with Paul van Dyk, Giuseppe Ottaviani has done it again with his latest track ‘No More Alone’. Formerly one half of the trance duo Nu NRG, the Italian producer has mastered the art of creating uplifting melodies and with this new release he uses an unforgettable melody to create ultimate euphoria through sumptuous breakdowns. |
| Podcast | Genrecast: House 07 - Beatport Posted: 30 Sep 2008 08:00 PM CDT The House Genrecast podcast features the top new releases out on Beatport, hand-picked by Beatport staff. This week we're serving up a fresh mix of Andy Caldwell featuring Gram'ma Funk, Oliver Twizt featuring MC Roga, Arabica, Spinnin Records, Strictly Rhythm and more. As always, this is an enhanced podcast, which means you can see the release artwork, skip through the tracks in the mix, and click through to download the track on Beatport, making shopping easy as 1-2-3. We will be bringing you the best new releases out on Beatport of each genre, so check back soon and often for the best tracks. Click through for this installment of 15 of the hottest new house releases. |
| News | Content aka Jesse Rose and Radio Slave know House Is The Cure Posted: 30 Sep 2008 05:36 PM CDT Founded in 2007, House Is The Cure Foundation is a non-profit organization providing artists an opportunity to give back through their musical talents and help lives one track at a time. With each release 100% of the net proceeds from sales are donated to various charities as selected by the artist who produced the track. With the growing support of the electronic music community and awareness being raised with each release, we truly hope to make a difference in peoples lives. HITC is celebrating its sixth release by Content. Content, also known as Front Room Recordings label boss Jesse Rose, has taken house music by storm with his eclectic range of productions. |
| Podcast | Genrecast: Chill Out 04 - Beatport Posted: 29 Sep 2008 10:00 PM CDT For this week's installment of the Chill Out Genrecast, we set it off with tracks from Koko, Fed Conti, Mo' Horizons, Compost, Junk Couture and more. Similar to the Beatport Burners, Genrecasts are enhanced podcasts featuring the best new releases linked directly for download from Beatport. The 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 on 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. It's the easiest way for DJs to do record shopping! |
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