| January 2009 Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:21 PM CST The 20 lists the top 20 most influential and groundbreaking releases available on Beatport each month. Topping The 20 this month is Hobo's 'From A to B' on Minus. Also featured in the 20 this month are the latest from Shonky, Blen Klock, Argy & the Martinez Brothers, Portable, Kris Wadsworth and more. . Check out this month's featured reviews on Beatportal  |
| Deadmau5 & Kaskade’s ‘Move For Me’ video Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:36 PM CST Ultra have just released the official video for Deadmau5 and Kaskade's 'Move For Me' hit from last summer - the single was the first track to be taken from Kaskade's studio album 'Strobelight Seduction'. It's quite unusual for a record label to release a video for a track seven months after the album was released but presumably 'Move For Me' is gaining mainstream popularity, at least enough to garner a polished MTV friendly video. Watch this video on Beatportal  |
| Genrecast: Drum and Bass 14 - Beatport Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:15 PM CST This week's Drum & Bass Genrecast features the best new releases in the drum and bass world, with tracks from Omni Trio, Phace, Subsonik Sound, Cr2 Records and more. As always, this 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 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. Read more on Beatportal  |
| Find that dancefloor bomb with BeatDetect! Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:23 PM CST If you haven't yet had the chance to check out Beatportal's new BeatDetect section, it's the perfect spot to source quality tracks. Just embed a video clip of a DJ dropping a track that you really want to ID, or upload an MP3 clip of a bomb that you're having trouble tracking down, and the Beatportal community will hopefully find it for you. Here's are just a few of the dancefloor slayers that were solved this week: Read more on Beatportal  |
| Top 10 DJ Chart - Bar25 Posted: 23 Jan 2009 10:38 AM CST The people behind Berlin's Bar25 may currently be fighting their looming eviction, but that hasn't stopped them from uploading a Top 10 DJ chart to Beatport, which showcases the kind of fun, wonky music they like to have on at their legendary afterhours spot. With tracks from Dima, Daniel Dreier and Tom Clark, the Bar25 To Hibernate (you have to admire their optimism) chart is filled with quality techno and minimal. They surely will be missed. Read more on Beatportal  |
| Rob Da Bank to compile ‘Sci-Fi Lo-Fi Vol.3’ Posted: 23 Jan 2009 05:42 AM CST Rob Da Bank has been chosen to compile the latest in the ‘Sci-Fi Lo-Fi’ series on Soma Recordings. A spin-off from the popular ‘Sci-Fi Hi-Fi’ mixes, the series gives the artist free rein over track selection, with dance cuts comfortably rubbing shoulders with dub and indie tracks. Da Bank's effort continues in the same eclectic vein as previous releases by Andrew Weatherall and most recently Damian Lazarus. Read more on Beatportal  |
| Pete Tong spotted sleeping outside The End Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:24 AM CST British dance music ‘ambassador’ Pete Tong was spotted sleeping outside The End nightclub in London last night. Tong decided to brave the cold January weather in order to be first in line for The End’s final ever closing party on Saturday. "The End is an example to us all of how perfection can be achieved through hard work and commitment to quality electronic music," said Tong. Read more on Beatportal  |
| What’s your funeral song? Posted: 22 Jan 2009 09:36 PM CST |