| ‘Bacala’ - Stephan Hinz Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:34 PM CDT Berliner Stephan Hinz says on his MySpace page: “I really love music from people like Apparat, Sigur Ros, Coldplay, Barry White, Rachmaninov, Bela Bartok and so many more. "It's a big failure to confine oneself to just one genre or something like that...I try to listen to as much as I can. "It's so fantastic and exciting to find something you never heard before or something you heard a long time ago but with other ears.” As a DJ and radio show host for his own show 'Dasding Plattenleger' on Berlin stations SWR DASDING and SR UNSERDING, Hinz listens to a lot of music in addition to producing his own. Now Hinz has just completed a new EP called ‘Bacala’ on Audiomatique Records. Read this music recommendation on Beatportal  |
| Tech News Roundup: October 10, 2008 Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:00 PM CDT In an ironic twist, this week’s tech news tidbits almost seemed a tad more interesting than all the hoopla that surrounded last week’s AES show in San Francisco. What with the AES-related ProTools 8 announcement, Brian Eno’s new iPhone app, a sneak peak at Justice’s touring rig, and some tube-based exotica, it was a surprisingly fun week overall. Read more on Beatportal  |
| Interview Feature: Mark Farina’s trip from house to Mushroom Jazz Posted: 10 Oct 2008 06:12 PM CDT Some producers seem to have a knack for being in the right place at the right time, reaping a whole slew of serendipitous benefits afforded to them by circumstance alone. Other artists work hard, keeping their heads down to get the job done. Mark Farina on the other hand, manages to combine the two to form a synergistic union of industrious skill and luck which has led to a constant wave of success. From his jackin’ Chicago house roots to San Francisco’s west coast sound, Mark Farina has been a purveyor of fine beats for well over a dozen years. Now he returns with his critically acclaimed downtempo acid jazz series, 'Mushroom Jazz 6', whose seminal release saw the light of day 12 years ago in 1996. Read more on Beatportal  |
| ‘Gorilla’ - Idiotproof Posted: 10 Oct 2008 04:15 PM CDT Jesse Rose's Made To Play imprint brings a much welcomed new light to the electro house world with the latest release from Idiotproof, a track designed to smack club goers around with absolutely wonky beats and basslines as filthy as a five dollar street-walking prostitute. Read this music recommendation on Beatportal  |
| Kitsuné get set to release Maison 6 Posted: 10 Oct 2008 02:05 PM CDT Achingly hip Parisian imprint Kitsuné have announced the release of the sixth installment in their widely popular Maison series. Promising "more melody" than on previous editions, the nineteen track round-up of Kitsuné office favourites features the usual scenesters Digitalism, A-Trak and Etienne De Crecy in addition to a selection of up-and-coming acts, handpicked by the label. Read more on Beatportal  |
| Details of DJ Mag’s Top 100 party announced Posted: 10 Oct 2008 12:46 PM CDT With voting officially closed for the annual DJ Mag Top 100 poll, attentions now turn to the results party which takes place this year at London's Ministry of Sound, October 29th. Among those performing on the night will be French techno connoisseur Laurent Garnier, the currently all-conquering Deadmau5, Ibiza mainstay David Guetta, Toolroom boss Mark Knight and the 'Worlds Number 1 DJ' who has apparently been confirmed. The line-up is notable by its distinct lack of trance artists who regularly dominate the standings and in particular the top 10. Read more on Beatportal  |
| ‘Shifting Gears’ - Plump DJs Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:17 AM CDT Unbelievably, the Stanton Warriors and the Plump DJs have never paired up before, so the partnership of two of the largest and most influential groups in breakbeat is a news event indeed. Since 'Shifting Gears' was dropped by the Stantons at this year's Glastonbury festival, the internet has been buzzing with rumours about the track's imminent arrival, and finally those rumours have come true. Read this music recommendation on Beatportal  |
| Drumcode Tour kicks off with a bang Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:11 AM CDT The Drumcode Tour hit the ground running tonight in New York City, the first chapter of a North American techno story that’ll run for the next two weeks. The odds were against Adam Beyer and Joel Mull today, what with the Dow Jones having dropped to its lowest level in three years and it being the biggest Jewish holiday of the year, Yom Kippur. Those two factors could have affected the number of attendees. Tonight’s venue Cielo, too, ain’t known for hosting banging techno as it’s more of a house music club, but by 1am the driving percussive techno of the Swedish duo, clocked in at around 130 bpms, didn’t scare off Cielo’s well-dressed crowd who are used to things being less frenetic. Read more on Beatportal  |
| Interview: Ryan Crosson on production, Berlin and Popkomm Posted: 10 Oct 2008 06:01 AM CDT Berlin is the focus of the electronic music world this weekend with the seminal Popkomm event playing host to an array of top-end talent right across the city. In preparation for the Dumb Unit Edge City Invitational at Club-Rechenzentrum, Matthew Baker talks to Ryan Crosson about moving to Berlin, his latest works and what exactly this weekend is all about. Read more on Beatportal  |
| London Blog: Tiny Sticks label showcase Posted: 09 Oct 2008 11:59 PM CDT When I do actually get round to writing this, I tend to try and pick at least a couple of my favourite nights that are taking place over the weekend. This week though, I have chosen just a singular event as (in my opinion at least) there is one party that towers over any other that takes place over those two free days that we work all week for. Read more on Beatportal  |
| ‘Internal Structure’ - Volk Posted: 09 Oct 2008 09:02 PM CDT Lifeworld, a relatively new label from Hamtramck, Michigan USA, presents 'Internal Structure', an essential techno pick this week. Producer Johannes Volk from Giessen, Germany, surprises with a futuristic Detroit influenced techno EP reminiscent of Kenny Larkin. This is ultra modern yet conscious of techno's old roots at the same time. Read this music recommendation on Beatportal  |
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