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| The Beatport 20 radio show: Episode 14 Posted: 02 Feb 2009 03:36 PM CST The Beatport 20 radio show brings together the top selling releases on Beatport.com from the previous week along with an upfront selection, chosen painstakingly by Beatport's team of electronic music experts. This episode highlights tracks from Radio Slave, Alex Kenji, Piemont, Dirt Crew, Daniel Stefanik and plenty more. Click through to see the tracklist for this week's episode. |
| Weekend Weapons…Andrew Weatherall Posted: 02 Feb 2009 02:26 PM CST Far be it from us to play favourites, but it is with particular excitement that we bring you this week's Weekend Weapons feature from the mighty Andrew Weatherall. We'll try not to get carried away with the usual "he's a legend" gush (you should know this anyway) and instead tell you a few reasons why we're happy to have him. It would make sense to start at the beginning, but we won't. Instead we'll tell you briefly about his appearance at Beatport's 5th anniversary party this past Wednesday. |
| Posted: 02 Feb 2009 12:34 PM CST Following last month's rumors that DJ Tiesto might be involved in the development of a DJing version of Guitar Hero (since then DJ Tiesto has dispelled those rumors), Activision Blizzard's CEO Robert Kotick confirmed to CNBC that a DJ Hero game is on the way, and will come with a turntable controller much like how mock guitars are used to control Guitar Hero. "We have a product called DJ Hero that's coming out later this year which is a turntable that you can actually play competitively and spin discs and mix songs," he said. |
| 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. |
| Win a copy of ‘Final Song’ and Get Physical prizes Posted: 02 Feb 2009 04:03 AM CST Following Beatportal's users naming their funeral songs last week, Get Physical Music have set up a competition asking users to send in their swan songs. The label is offering a copy of the 'Final Song' compilation and some Get Physical prizes, with the winner's name being picked out of a proverbial hat. There's a Soundcloud drop box after the jump (just click the button). |
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