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| Feature: DJ Pierre’s enduring acid influence Posted: 03 Dec 2008 03:35 PM CST You probably don’t remember 1987. If you do, then you probably have hazy memories of wearing aviator sunglasses, big leather jackets and fingerless gloves. Top Gun was on TV. Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ was blasting out of radios everywhere. But away from the mainstream the first seeds of acid house were being sowed by four house music lovers in Chicago; DJ Pierre, Marshall Jefferson, Spanky and Herb Jackson. Together, under their alias Phuture, they created the world’s first acid house record called ‘Acid Tracks’, an 11 minute 17 seconds-long house trip based around a sound that has become synonymous with electronic music ever since, the bassline of the Roland TB-303 synthesizer. |
| Prime Loops: Dirty Electro Synth Loops Posted: 03 Dec 2008 01:00 PM CST The latest addition to the Prime Loops catalogue focuses on electro synth textures. Containing over 160 loops, Dirty Electro Synth Loops is a collection of "addictive, filthy nu-house licks, raw wobbly sub-bass grooves, jackin', rude and disgustingly electroholic twisted leads, crystallised sexy electro-flavoured textures, and purified pulsating chord progressions." |
| Beatport Burners: Episode 88 - Beatport Posted: 03 Dec 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 Tiger Stripes & Audiofly, James Harcourt, Murat Uncuoglu, Get Physical Music, Radiocity 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. |
| Skream & Benga go back to back at Bloc Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:28 AM CST Cutting-edge British electronic music festival Bloc Weekend has a distinctly dubstep flavour this year. Dubstep kings Skream and Benga (check out Benga's excellent 'Diary of an Afro Warrior' in the player) have just been announced as headliners and will play back to back at Bloc, which takes place from 13th - 15th March 2009 at Butlins Holiday Camp in Minehead, Somerset. Tickets and info here: http://www.blocweekend.com/home.html |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2008 07:41 AM CST Digital Soundboy Recordings kick off a remix series of big classics with Break’s take on Shy FX’s late nineties jungle classic ‘Bambaata’. Break has been flooring it recently with his hard-edged, poisonous tunes. His new album on Symmetry has been applauded by everyone, whilst recent tunes such as 'Splash Step' and 'Coming From the Top' with DJ Die have been on all the DJs playlists for the past few months. |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2008 09:02 PM CST DJ Sneak is set to follow on from UK techno don Dave Clarke and deliver the next installment of NRK's 'Back In The Box' series. The idea behind the mix is to allow DJs to dust off some of their favourites from yesteryear and present them in a double disc mix. In typical Sneak fashion, the mix is a fluid blend of Latin-infused Chicago house alongside the more melodic end of the European scene. |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST Presented by Avid, Remix Hotel wraps up its 2008 offerings in sunny Los Angeles from this Thursday, 4th December through Saturday the 6th for a full weekend of music production technology, master classes, panels, demos, artist performances and more. Special to this occasion RHLA will add video production to the roster. The extensive panelist lineup for this final 2008 includes Danja, Martin Atkins, Thes One, The Angel, Squeak E. Clean, Shortee, DJ Babu, J-Rocc, Carmen Rizzo and more. Technology partners Ableton, IK Multimedia, Native Instruments, Serato, Roland, M-Audio and others will be offering participants the chance to catch up on the latest gear and get hands on experience with tips directly from the manufacturers. General admission is free, but if you register for an all access pass you will receive a free copy of IK Multimedia Classic T-RackS 3 Equalizer, and a chance to win more gear from Vestax and IK. Click through for the full schedule. |
| iDrum: Ministry of Sound Anthems Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:15 PM CST Our favorite iPhone app – iDrum – just got even more useful for EDM producers. Back in August, we reviewed the original iDrum releases and were blown away by their functionality and intuitive features. Their latest edition, the aptly titled iDrum: Ministry of Sound Anthems (iTunes link), includes an array of totally professional samples gathered from the MoS vaults. |
| Josh Wink announces new LP ‘When A Banana Was Just A Banana’ Posted: 02 Dec 2008 10:52 AM CST Philadelphia-based DJ and producer Josh Wink today announced details of his fourth studio album titled 'When A Banana Was Just A Banana'. "In a nutshell, it speaks really of the loss of innocence of music," explained Wink, who seems to be on a personal mission to rid the electronic music world of its pigeonholes. "Music was just music when I was growing up. Nobody was ridiculed or had views of 'I only listen to this one kind of music', I grew up listening to everything. "Today, so many people tend to only listen to one style of music with a strong opinion of why. I miss the innocence of how it was, like when you were younger, 'A Banana Was Just A Banana'." After the jump there is the full tracklist of his LP, plus track descriptions from Josh Wink himself. |
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