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Top 10 DJ Chart - SIS Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:52 PM CST Beyond his ubiquitous releases last year, very little is known about Turkish born, Frankfurt resident Burak Star aka SIS. Perhaps taking his media training from fellow press-dodger Ricardo Villalobos, (who outputted his brass-meets-house anthem 'Trompeta' last year through his own Sei Es Drum label) SIS has been hiding under the radar since his November 2007 release 'La Gurua' pricked up the ears of the electronic community. Read more on Beatportal

Genrecast: Trance 19 - Beatport Posted: 08 Jan 2009 01:30 PM CST This week's installation of the Trance Genrecast was handpicked and sorted by Beatport staff, and represents a selection of favorite trance classics. As always, this Genrecast is an enhanced podcast, meaning you can view the artwork, skip through tracks, and purchase the tracks that are linked directly for download from Beatport. This week's trance genrecast features Mr. Pit, Martin Roth & DJ Eco, Jon O'Bir, Anjunabeats, In Charge and more. Read more on Beatportal

Cold Champagne - Phace Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:27 AM CST Having been in the scene for some time, producing some blisteringly hard tunes for Subtitles and Vision, Phace and Misanthrop have joined forces to launch their new label, Neosignal, to try and establish a stronghold of cutting-edge, neurofunk drum & bass. The first release, ‘Cold Champagne’ is the ultimate showcase for the label’s future releases; the sound is characteristically dark and eerie but also dynamic and gut wrenchingly heavy. Read more on Beatportal

Electronic music’s struggle in a changing China Posted: 08 Jan 2009 09:40 AM CST China's continued rise as a global superpower is having quite a strange effect on the development of the country's indigenous electronic music and club scene. Whilst China's gross domestic product grew by 8.7% in 2008, making its economy the fourth largest in the world, the club scene experienced something of a recession (at least the superclub scene did). Read more on Beatportal

Loco Dice to mix ‘The Lab’ on NRK Posted: 08 Jan 2009 05:45 AM CST NRK, the imprint responsible for the 'Back in the Box' series (among many others), have lined up tech-funk luminary Loco Dice for the first installment of a new series called 'The Lab'. The label has seen such wide-ranging and diverse talent as Dave Clarke, DJ Sneak, Louie Vega and Christian Burkhardt on its roster recently, and Loco Dice is undoubtedly a solid choice to join the stately ranks. In this double-disc set, the Berlin-based jock shows off his versatility, with a first disc that fights dark and dirty, while the second is more the 'lover' of the two. Have a stare at the full tracklisting after the jump. Read more on Beatportal

Retro Sonics for London’s old skool fans Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:59 AM CST Old skool ravers will have a new temple in London at the end of January in which to don white gloves and blow their air horns. DJ Kid Fiesta aka Franc Gooding, co-director of Bloom Festival, has announced a new night called Retro Sonics that is dedicated to late '80s and early '90s house music. Unlike many of the other retrospective raves around, the first Retro Sonics party will actually see two of the biggest early UK house pioneers play live, Shades of Rhythm and Liquid. Oi oi. Read more on Beatportal

Under The Willow - Ryan Crosson Posted: 07 Jan 2009 09:33 PM CST The slightly warped releases of Ryan Crosson have marked him out as a key player in the North American techno nu-school, and here he returns to Butane's Alphahouse imprint for more sinister fun. Honing down the ricocheting percussion of his other work into a starker, sharper groove, both tracks are designed with the foggy hours of the night in mind. Read more on Beatportal

Green Velvet to play Bloc Weekend 2009 Posted: 07 Jan 2009 05:57 PM CST With Carl Craig, Kode9, Lee Scratch Perry, Frequency 7 and Appleblim having already confirmed for Bloc Weekend 2009, there was more than enough reason to make the trek to Butlins Holiday Camp, in Minehead, Somerset, England. But now Chicago house and electronica god Green Velvet aka Cajmere has been added to the Bloc party, which takes place from March 13th-15th, 2009 (check out some of Green Velvet's excellent past releases in the player after the jump). Read more on Beatportal

Native Instruments’ 3 new products for NAMM 2009 Posted: 07 Jan 2009 06:38 AM CST Native Instruments has revealed that it will be dropping three new products at the NAMM 2009 music tech trade show next week. The company said in a statement to the media that there will be one product each for DJs, producers and guitarists, and that the new releases represent "the biggest NI product innovation in years!". Read more on Beatportal

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