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| Posted: 18 Mar 2009 06:32 AM PDT Do you remember 'filter house'? Denis Karimani aka Remute certainly does. The term sprung up towards the back end of the nineties to describe the mainly French sound of a crunchy analogue filter chomping on an ceaselessly repeating sampled loop. Or in other words, producers hearing 'Homework' and wanting some of that sweet action. Better known as a purveyor of inhumane, messed-up minimal, Remute has been there or thereabouts for the last few years, minus the breakthrough track that would prick up the ears of an entire scene. |
| Konrad Black mixes Watergate 3 Posted: 18 Mar 2009 03:24 AM PDT Further details have emerged concerning Konrad Black's upcoming mix for the Watergate series. After it was announced back in January that the Wagon Repair boss was gearing up to contribute to the CD series for the popular Berlin venue, a full tracklist and release date have now been revealed. Containing new material from Seth Troxler & Matthew Dear, Mathew Jonson and a collaboration Black recorded in partnership with Martin Buttrich, the mix is a 13 track blend of angry analogue synthesizers, foreboding bass and deranged percussion. |
| Beatport software update notes Posted: 18 Mar 2009 03:17 AM PDT In an effort to keep our user community informed, we've decided to start posting release notes to Beatportal for each Beatport software update. Anytime we make changes to existing site features, add new features or fix defects, you can come to Beatportal to find out what they are and how they'll impact your shopping experience. Last Tuesday, March 10th, we released some updates to the Beatport store. Each change is outlined below; if you have questions please leave comments to this post and we'll respond. |
| Groove Armada launch mini album, chart and video Posted: 17 Mar 2009 06:46 PM PDT UK dance duo Groove Armada have gone release crazy this week with a triple bill consisting of a new mini album, video and Beatport chart. First up, the imaginatively titled 'EP' contains four new brand new tracks released as part of the band's partnership with drinks brand Bacardi. The rum manufacturers struck a first-of-its-kind deal with Groove Armada last year, and are set to release all their future output through its B-Live label. The EP contains the kind of pop-laden combination of vocals and live instruments we have come to expect from the band, as displayed on 'Drop The Tough' and 'Go', both of which feature Saint Saviour of electro-pop outfit The RGBs. Watch this video on Beatportal |
| Posted: 17 Mar 2009 02:12 PM PDT With the world's best DJs in Miami for WMC, there are a mountain of club events happening during the week that cover the entire spectrum of dance music. That makes it hard to know which events to attend and which ones to miss. Knowing that most Beatportal users are DJs and appreciate the art of DJing, we've put together a list of the 10 Miami DJ sets that you shouldn't miss. All the jocks we've selected are DJs' DJs, and are guaranteed to rock their crowd for their own reasons. Find our top picks after the jump. |
| New Aphex Twin album on the way Posted: 17 Mar 2009 10:05 AM PDT Following on from last week's announcement of Warp Records 20th anniversary celebrations is the news that Richard D. James - or Aphex Twin as he is more commonly known - has a new album in the pipeline that will hopefully see the light of day this year. Speaking to BBC's 6music last week, Warp founder Steve Beckett revealed there is material on its way, so long as he can actually extract it from the notoriously 'difficult' producer: “We’re definitely going to be putting out a new album by him. Hopefully it will be this year, if I can prise it out of his hands. It’s definitely on its way.” |
| Bomb Alert! Cevin Fisher ‘The Freaks Come Out’ new remixes Posted: 15 Mar 2009 04:12 PM PDT Bomb Alert! Cevin Fisher's defining late 90s house anthem 'The Freaks Come Out' is set for a double dose of new remixes this spring/summer, 10 years after the track conquered clubland the world over. Reworkings by Anil Chawla, Tim Davidson and Eric Entrena are included in Part 1 of the 10th anniversary mixes, but the real jewel comes from fast-rising Brighton-based house producers Prok & Fitch, who've turned in one of their mixes to date. Hear a sneak peak after the jump. |
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