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| On the hot seat: Beatport CEO Jonas Tempel Posted: 28 Jan 2009 03:59 PM CST As a part of Beatport's 5-year anniversary tour, we invited readers to send in their questions to Beatport CEO, Jonas Tempel. Of the hundreds of questions received, we chose the most relevant and most pressing ones to pass on to the chief. Here are his answers. |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2009 03:28 PM CST Hotflush's flirtation with techno in recent weeks has reached the point of a full-on proposition. 'Bruised', the debut release from London based producer Sigha, drops the horseplay and leads with a deep-as-a-chasm cruise into the world of 4/4. |
| Beatport Burners: Episode 94 - Beatport Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:00 PM CST Beatport Burners take the hottest new releases out there and wrap them up in a nice little weekly podcast, painstakingly handpicked by Beatport staff. If you're a DJ looking for what's hot right now, then you need a dose of our weekly Beatport Burners, which includes tracks that are sure to be blowing up a dancefloor near you. This week we're serving up a fresh mix of Okain, Radio Slave, a Olivier Giacomotto, Umek & Beltek, and some beats from System Recordings and Anjunadeep. 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. |
| The Cosmic Kid: Todd Terje interviewed Posted: 28 Jan 2009 07:06 AM CST Is Todd Terje the leader of the cosmic pack? No - but he nearly is. Famed for his ridiculously cheeky re-edits, genre-busting productions and clearing dancefloors (in a good way), Terje has spent the last few years ascending the disco hierarchy to become the crown prince of cosmic. Although experiencing a quieter 2008, (down purely to laziness as you'll read below) Terje did manage to put out one of the remixes of the year; his Turkish disco version of Simon Baker's Plastik. We cornered Terje for a frank and funny chat ahead of his appearance at Mulletover's 'Recession Session' in London this coming Saturday to talk media hype, re-edit impostors and DJs' balls... |
| Voting begins for the 2009 Breakspoll awards Posted: 28 Jan 2009 05:34 AM CST Voting has now begun for the 2009 Breakspoll Awards. The annual ceremony will take place at Breakspoll's spiritual home, Fabric in London, on Thursday, 26th February followed by an 'aftershow' party the following night, down at sister club Matter. Among the many awards up for grabs, Beatport has been nominated in the best retailer category for the third year running. |
| The evolution of Misstress Barbara Posted: 27 Jan 2009 09:52 PM CST Respected techno DJ and producer Misstress Barbara dropped the first single from her debut solo album 'I'm No Human' today, which ironically sees Barbara adding more of a human touch to her music than ever before. Having approached the album from a singer/songwriter perspective, all 11 tracks on her album feature her own vocals and lyrics, but also includes contributions from leftfield king Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn & John, Canadian rock artist Sam Roberts and NYC electro group Brazilian Girls. For an artist that used to be considered one of the fiercest hard techno DJs in the business, it's a dramatic transformation. |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:04 PM CST The evolution of Israeli producer Guy Gerber continues with this brilliant two tracker on Cocoon Recordings. The lead track 'Timing' is an epic melodic dark techno trip full of rich synth sounds and mainroom potential that we've come to love Gerber for. |
| Telefon Tel Aviv’s Charlie Cooper passes away Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:09 PM CST Charlie Cooper III, one half of the Chicago-based electronic music duo Telefon Tel Aviv, passed away last Thursday. The group's third full length studio album 'Immolate Yourself' was released one day later on Ellen Allien's Bpitch Control. No details have been released of how Cooper died, but his lifelong friend and studio partner Joshua Eustis posted this heartfelt message on the group's Myspace page today: |
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