01 January 2009

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Eric Prydz cancels Australian tour

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:58 PM CST

Much to the chagrin of his fans down under, electro powerhouse Eric Prydz cancelled his Australian tour yesterday due to his fear of flying. Scheduled for seven dates in both Australia and New Zealand, the tour was to kick off in Sydney tonight on New Year's Eve and wrap up in Auckland on 10th January 2009. Click through for a full statement from his agency.

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Review: Club Air, Tokyo’s tech house

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:24 AM CST

Last night, on 30th December 2008, Beatportal warmed up for the NYE celebrations in Tokyo by touching down in Air, one of Shibuya's best clubs. Check out our mini review, loaded with murky, neon-tinged club snaps and a track ID of a tech-house banger.

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Digital DJ giveaway 2x winner announced

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:25 AM CST

Beatport hosted the ultimate digital DJ competition this holiday season and gave away a double dose of prizes. By purchasing any track on Beatport.com from 25th November 2008 12:01am (MST) through 23rd December 2008 11:59pm (MST), users were automatically entered to win two identical digital prize packs -- one to keep and the other to give to a fellow DJ friend. Included in this great prize package was the latest version of the advanced digital DJ tool, Traktor Scratch Pro, a Pacemaker portable DJ system and a Beatport gift card of $100 value. Click through for all the prize and winner details!

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Sonar 2009 announces ticket prices

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:14 AM CST

Here in the depths of cold gray winter one can only look forward to the brighter days of summer for solace, and arriving right on time is talk of Spain's Sonar festival. Barcelona's favorite summertime electronic music festival runs June 18th through the 20th, and has announced that advanced ticket prices will begin at 125 euros until the end of January when the price will jump to 140 a ticket.

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Franz Ferdinand ‘Ulysses’ remix contest winner announced!

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 01:00 PM CST

Over the last few weeks, Beatportal teamed up with Franz Ferdinand and Domino Records to challenge aspiring producers to remix the unreleased track, 'Ulysses'. After much deliberation and several hours spent poring over nearly 300 entries, a Grand Prize winner has been chosen. Click through to hear the winning remix and check out the other finalists.

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