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| Posted: 27 Feb 2009 03:28 AM PST ‘Suckerpin’ is a deadly super-force and combines French house and German techno to produce a powerful dancefloor hit. Having joined the ‘balls out’ techno of the original with that characteristic sound only Ed Banger can muster, this is a real cross-the-genres track that gleefully resides in its own domain. |
| Posted: 27 Feb 2009 02:37 AM PST Taken from the absurdly good debut album from Mistabishi on Hospital Records comes ‘From Memory’, a track that takes d&b to a whole new level, combining epic post-rock with modern neuro, hard- edged d&b. The entire album is full of highly creative and infectious bangers, from the apocalyptic anthem ‘Printer Jam’, through to the early nineties themed ‘No Matter What’, and ‘From Memory’ which concludes the album in an altogether deeper and profound way. |
| Underworld and Bloc join Glade 2009 Posted: 26 Feb 2009 07:19 PM PST Britain's Underworld will headline alternative UK dance festival Glade in July, and top promoters Bloc have been drafted in to host a tent, bringing with them underground techno names and forward thinking electronic acts. The appearance of Underworld at Glade is a UK festival exclusive, and the addition of Bloc is a no brainer as both Glade and Bloc have become big players in a dance festival market saturated by the same mainstream DJ names. |
| Paul van Dyk’s new single with Johnny McDaid Posted: 26 Feb 2009 03:59 PM PST Germany's trance king Paul van Dyk is in the studio today working with singer/songwriter Johnny McDaid on a new single. |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2009 12:27 PM PST As Josh Wink's whirlwind European tour winds down, we find him journeying from Belgium to London, where he meets up with buddies Satoshi Tomiie and Tiga for a night at the London superclub, Matter. The toils of traveling seem to be wearing down on our protagonist, as he suffers from lack of sleep while delusions of his hotel bed scornfully taunt him with the tantalizing offer of unconsciousness. Not one to be hampered by the body's concerns, however, our stalwart hero pushes onward into the thriving, pulsating night that awaits him at the behemoth club Matter and comes back with the full tale of his adventures. |
| The Beatport 20 radio show: Episode 18 Posted: 26 Feb 2009 10:27 AM PST 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 Ian Pooley, Popnoname, Martin Solveig, Miles Dyson, Alex Kenji and plenty more. Click through to see the tracklist for this week's episode. |
| Calvin Harris snubbed by NME, rants on Twitter Posted: 26 Feb 2009 08:26 AM PST Last night in London NME hosted its 2009 Awards ceremony, with Dizzee Rascal picking up the gong for Best Dancefloor Filler for 'Dance Wiv Me' (listen to it in the player). Embarrassingly though, NME made a major faux pas and forgot to invite one of the main artists behind the track Calvin Harris (Rascal provided the vocals). Cue Harris unleashing a rant on his Twitter. |
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