| 7 days of dance music in January: BPM Festival, Mexico Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:13 PM CST Dance festivals are doing good if they manage to keep going for two days, but The BPM Festival in Mexico thinks seven days is more like it. Running from January 2nd till January 11th 2009 at the stunning beachside location of Playa del Carmen, BPM's clubbers will push on through the pain barrier with a diet of sunshine, upfront techno and summery house music. Poor them. Considering it's in January, there probably isn't a dance music fan out there who doesn't want to leg it to Mexico. Read more on Beaportal  |
| Secretsundaze NYE hosts Johnny D UK debut Posted: 28 Nov 2008 05:30 AM CST Secretsundaze have announced details of their New Years Eve celebration with the news that Johnny D will make his long-awaited UK debut. Joining him on the night will be the figure head of nu-school Detroit, Omar S and star residents James Priestley and Giles Smith. The night will also see a return to the much loved Village Underground venue in Shoreditch, East London; a spot that has seen much Secretsundaze action over the years. Read more on Beaportal  |
| The New World - Markus Schulz Posted: 27 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST This week’s trance recommendation was a toss up between DJ Preach’s ‘The Bailout’ and Markus Schulz’ ‘The New World’. However, it was ‘The Bailout’s’ similarity to Energy 52’s ‘Café del Mar’ that swung the vote in Schulz’ favour. Read more on Beaportal  |
| Interview: Chris Lake on his Sia ‘Buttons’ remix Posted: 27 Nov 2008 03:50 PM CST When you’ve worked with the likes of Kylie, Robbie Williams, Mark Ronson, Lilly Allen and Deadmau5, it’s pretty safe to say you’re in demand for remix duty. It should come as no surprise then that the latest name added to the remix list of Chris Lake is hot-to-trot Australian songstress Sia. Famed for her canny knack of picking the best producers to work on her original tunes, this year saw her dominate the dance charts with ‘The Girl You Lost To Cocaine’, thanks to a crossover hit remix from Sander Van Doorn. Now she’s back in the clubs once again with a Chris Lake re-rub of her hidden bonus track 'Buttons', from her album ‘Some People Have Real Problems’. ‘Buttons’ also got remixed by Markus Schulz, Canadian whizz kid Jimmy Vallance and electro-clash darlings CSS, but it's Lake's remix that is keeping DJs happy the most. We caught up with Chris Lake to find out more. Read more on Beaportal  |
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