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| Fedde Le Grand tours North America Posted: 12 Nov 2008 03:46 PM CST This month Dutch DJ and producer sensation Fedde le Grand is touring the United States and Canada, giving North American clubbers a rare chance to catch him spinning live. The 15-date tour to promote his debut artist album ‘Output’ will visit Toronto, St Louis, Minneapolis, Ottawa, Miami, New York, Quebec, Los Angeles, Montreal, Vancouver, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego and Chicago. Ironically however, the tour won't visit Detroit, the city that Le Grand saluted in his earth shattering debut single 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit'. |
| Beatportal reviews Dave Smith’s Mopho Posted: 12 Nov 2008 02:00 PM CST Few synths – other than the Prophet 08 and the Moog Voyager – have created as much advance buzz as Dave Smith Instruments’ new Mopho. Based on the sound engine of the Prophet, the Mopho is a monophonic (one note at a time, not chords) synth that features a fully analog signal path and more features than other synths costing three times the price. And it’s only $439 MSRP. We’re among the first to get our hands on one, and after a few weeks of tinkering, here are our findings. |
| Beatport Burners: Episode 86 - Beatport Posted: 12 Nov 2008 01:00 PM CST 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 16 Bit Lolitas, Francis Preve, a Tiger Stripes Dub remix of Andy Caldwell featuring Lisa Shaw, Dutchie Music, Audio Therapy, 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. |
| Feature: The Party Lover, Damian Schwartz Posted: 12 Nov 2008 10:57 AM CST At the relatively youthful age of 26, Madrid’s Damian Schwartz has already established himself as a key player on the European minimal scene, with his releases for his own Net28 and Mupa labels garnering praise from the likes of Hawtin, Villalobos and many more. With his hotly-tipped debut LP ‘Party Lovers’ already causing a stir in underground circles, we caught up with Damian to chat about Spanish techno, the nu-deep house craze, and his ambitions for the future. |
| Proton Radio launches Trainspotter search function Posted: 12 Nov 2008 07:40 AM CST Proton Radio is one of the best online radio stations available, and has recently teamed up with Beatport to present the Beatport 20 radio show. They've recently added increased search functionality to allow users to search within mixes for specific songs, labels, and artists. Additionally, labels and artists can use this new tool to see what sort of support their music is getting. |
| DDD celebrate their 6th birthday Posted: 12 Nov 2008 04:46 AM CST London party crew DDD are gearing up to celebrate their 6th birthday this weekend with an intimate, moustache-themed party at a secret eastern location. Residents Simon Baker, Simon Morell, Ryan Shaw and Mat Playford will be looking to maintain the underground yet friendly atmosphere that was synonymous with their initial gatherings, as Morell explained: "The first party we ever did was in a small basement in Shoreditch with just the residents and all our friends. "The party was amazing so we thought why not re-create that vibe for the sixth birthday - keep it cheap and concentrate on celebrating what's important to us; our family of ace residents and our friends who have been coming to the party for the last six years." |
| A Mutual Antipathy (Part 1) - Scuba Posted: 12 Nov 2008 04:07 AM CST The world's of dubstep and techno are blending as dubstep producers take on dub techno elements and produce tracks that sit between both genres, or as in this case, we see techno artists remix dubstep tracks. Surgeon, one of the UK's techno figureheads and a known dubstep addict provides a drifting techno remix of Scuba 'Ruptured', minus his usual industrial references. |
| Speak Softly Love - Alexandru Parlogea Posted: 11 Nov 2008 09:32 PM CST Has the DJ'ing occasion ever called for a light-handed house remix of the theme from 'The Godfather'? We had a feeling that you’d say that. |
| Ministry of Sound launch DJ Academy Posted: 11 Nov 2008 06:19 PM CST Not content with ruling the world of compilation CDs for dance music first-timers, Britain's Ministry of Sound has decided to launch a DJ academy for aspiring jockeys. Based on a curriculum devised by a full-time lecturer at Guildford's Academy of Contemporary Music, the one-day courses are being offered for a whopping £300. |
| French house pioneer Didier Sinclair dies aged 43 Posted: 11 Nov 2008 04:22 PM CST French house pioneer Didier Sinclair died at the age of 43 last Thursday, of an unspecified illness. Sinclair had been suffering from health problems since April, when at the time a message on his website announced the cancellation of all public appearances but suggested he might return to DJing in the spring of 2009. |
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