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| Diversifying drum & bass: Commix interviewed Posted: 03 Feb 2009 03:53 PM CST Recently George Levings and Guy Brewer, aka Commix, caused controversy by saying that "the drum & bass scene depresses us at the moment". But the duo who are from Cambridge, England, are actually putting their money where they mouth was, and want to redefine what constitutes modern drum & bass. Having pushed the boundaries of contemporary d&b with hits such as ‘Be True’ and ‘Talk to Frank’ the Cambridge duo were quickly snapped up by Goldie and dropped their debut album on Metalheadz late in 2007. With a Fabric Live mix CD due out next week that highlights the boys' adventurous streak and their wide influences (they're increasingly finding inspiration in techno), Beatportal decided to meet Commix to discuss their diversification of drum & bass. |
| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:12 PM CST Today Steve Bug's Dessous Recordings revealed that it has signed German producer Langenberg for a forthcoming 12" release. Langenberg is a resident DJ of the respected electronic music club Hotel Shanghai in Essen, and he recently dropped the 'Mined' EP which he produced together with deep house purveyor Manuel Tur under the moniker Ribn. |
| Genrecast: House 14 - Beatport Posted: 03 Feb 2009 01:03 PM CST The House Genrecast podcast features the top new releases out on Beatport, hand-picked by Beatport staff. This week we're serving up a fresh mix of featuring Phonique, Jesse Rose, a Prok & Fitch dub of Nick Terranova, Cecille Numbers, Defected, and more. As always, this is an enhanced podcast, which means you can see the release artwork, skip through the tracks in the mix, and click through to download the track on Beatport, making shopping easy as 1-2-3. We will be bringing you the best new releases out on Beatport of each genre, so check back soon and often for the best tracks. Click through for this installment of 15 of the hottest new house releases. |
| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 10:20 AM CST 'Equalized #002' is the second in a series of releases from an as yet unnamed Hard Wax-affiliated producer. Arriving almost a full year after its predecessor, #002 is centered around the same rough-and-ready aesthetics that placed '#001' among the most highly sought after releases of 2008. |
| Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:53 AM CST Defected and Toolroom Records regular ATFC has been on fire lately, mixing three Defected compilations last year, working in plenty of remixes, and already talking about his 2010 productions. It appears this veteran house producer is riding the crest of this wave of success, as we find him dishing out a 'floor-filling marriage of gritty electro and vocal house in this Essential Mix. Recently crowned Beatportal house artist of the year, ATFC showcases exactly why he earned that title in this week's offerings, with tracks from Bob Sinclar, Masters At Work, Bart B More and Mark Knight all whipped up in two hours of big room sound. |
| Genrecast: Chill Out 11 - Beatport Posted: 02 Feb 2009 09:41 PM CST For this week's installment of the Chill Out Genrecast, we set it off with tracks from Shapeshifter, Joachim Spieth, Daniel Stefanik, Solar Fields and more. Similar to the Beatport Burners, the Genrecast is an 'enhanced' podcast, which means each track in the mix has a track mark and shows the release artwork, so when you listen to it in iTunes or on your iPod you'll be able to skip through tracks in the mix, see the cover art of each release and click through to Beatport to buy the release. It's the easiest way for DJs to do record shopping! |
| Martyn prepares new album ‘Great Lengths’ Posted: 02 Feb 2009 06:17 PM CST If there’s one person to be keeping an eye on at the moment it is the ever productive Dutch dubstepper Martyn. With much anticipation surrounding Martyn's forthcoming debut album ‘Great Expectations’ on his own imprint 3024 within the next month, two forthcoming album launch parties are planned for London and Berlin. |
| First Impressions: Stimming ‘Reflections’ Posted: 02 Feb 2009 10:40 AM CST Stimming is poised to drop his debut LP 'Reflections' through Dynamic; an album intended to narrate different themes through its 11 tracks. After critically acclaimed releases for Liebe*Detail, Freerange, Buzzin Fly and his home label Diynamic, this Hamburg-based up-and-comer stormed through the summer with the Latin heater 'Una Pena', and now we find him pushing his production envelope even further. |
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