12 March 2009

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WMC Track: Oscar G. ‘Chunky Buddha’

Posted: 12 Mar 2009 07:25 AM PDT

Just in time for WMC, Miami native Oscar G. drops this deep and tribal monster from the arsenal of the Innervisions 'Secret Weapons' series. Coming from one half of the production outfit and label Murk who are said to have helped define the house sound of the the '90s, particularly in Miami, we can expect that this one is destined to drop like an A-bomb on Miami's dancefloors if this veteran's instincts are in place. Do away with all wholesome thoughts of sun and surf here, as this one feels more like the beginnings of a long night, with grit, grime and danger to boot.

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The Knowledge - Toasty

Posted: 12 Mar 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Toasty’s ‘The Knowledge’ has already gone down as being one of the classic tracks within dubstep circles through its utilisation of vocoded vocals and breakstep rhythms. Five whole years after its original release date, this pioneering debut track is massively reshaped into its third incarnation by Untold.

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Hot Chip get Bugged Out!

Posted: 11 Mar 2009 03:25 PM PDT

Next in line to follow Erol Alkan, Miss Kittin and the Klaxons in the Bugged Out! compilation mix series comes the ever melodious sounds of indie dance group Hot Chip. The compilation will feature two discs: a house and techno mix from Felix Martin, Al Doyle, Joe Goddard and Max Cooper will make up the first 'Bugged Out' disc, and then the second will be a mish mash of a little bit of everything, featuring Alexis Taylor, Owen Clarke and Joe working their magic.

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Beatport Burners: Episode 100 - Beatport

Posted: 11 Mar 2009 12:00 PM PDT

In this special episode of our weekly Beatport Burners we bring you a full hour of listening pleasure to commemorate reaching a century. This week we're serving up a fresh mix of Milton Jackson, Prok & Fitch, Martin Brodin, Florian Kruse, and some beats from Toolroom and Strictly Rhythm. 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.

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Innervisions offer pre-gig Ableton workshop

Posted: 11 Mar 2009 10:04 AM PDT

Dixon and Henrik Schwarz are set to lead a pre-event Ableton workshop as part of the upcoming Easter weekend meeting between Innervisions and Secretsundaze. Taking place at The Coronet Theatre in London on April 9th, the gig will also see the debut UK performance from A Critical Mass, the live collaboration guise of Ame, Dixon and Schwarz. The quartet performed together for only the first time in October of last year, with appearances at Popkomm in Berlin and ADE in Amsterdam.

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Traktor DJ Competition: Warm up for Dubfire at WMC

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 03:54 PM PDT

Today venerable techno spinner Dubfire has launched a DJ competition for his Traktor-sponsored SCI-TEC party at Miami's forthcoming WMC. "Every year I struggle to find a DJ to play the opener of my party as the guys I book I normally want to showcase at the peak hours," Ali Shirazinia aka Dubfire told me. "So I want to give a SCI-TEC fan the chance to open the room and showcase their talents, in the hopes that maybe it will inspire them to pursue a career in music." If you are in Miami for WMC and would like to play the opening DJ set at Dubfire's record label party on Wednesday 25th March at Kore Ultra Lounge, find out how to enter after the jump.

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WMC Track: Psycatron ‘Takefive’

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 08:06 AM PST

Whilst much of WMC is about sunshine and summery vibes, the marathon parties and levels of intoxication amongst attendees generates some pretty heated late nights. There will be an abundance of driving dark house and techno in those wee hours, and you can bet that the devastating peak-time breakdown of Psycatron's 'Takefive' will be heard rattling out of mainroom soundsystems a few times during the conference.

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