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| Posted: 07 Mar 2009 07:24 AM PST Lifelike returns with a classic slice of French House on Alan Braxe’s Vulture label. Following on from the success of ‘Discopolis’, which at one point came close to total global domination, the French prodigy lays down more smooth house beats using the same template of euphoric build ups and crisp 4/4 beats. |
| What’s in the DJ’s box? Mat Playford Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PST With a start that began years ago in his mother's studio, stopping the tape for her aerobics classes at the ripe old age of five, Mat Playford got his official initiation into the world of music at Leeds College of Music where, by the time of his graduation, he had already been asked to lecture. Academia of that sort wasn't in the cards, however, and instead he got swooped off to Brooklyn for a real life graduate program where he met US house producers Sandy Rivera and Angel Moraes. Eventually, a collaboration with acid house don Paul Woolford materialized, and Arista Records came knocking. To date, he's opened for acts ranging from Masters At Work to Nic Fanciulli at venues like The End and Ministry of Sound, and has a production style that mirrors his New York deep house influences as well as informed by current European trends. Beatportal took a look inside his record box and discovered the jewels that are making magic for him on his dancefloors. |
| Joris Voorn gets closer to the edit Posted: 06 Mar 2009 11:13 AM PST Since his 2004 breakthrough, Joris Voorn has rapildy gained a footing among the highest ranking names in the field of techno. A combination of intense live shows, fluid DJ sets and acclaimed productions have marked him out as a headliner to be globally reckoned with. Although Voorn's original productions have been placed on the back burner for much of the last 12 months, his remixes for Kevin Saunderson, Robert Babicz and Sebo K have kept the fire of his force burning bright. With the release of his intruging new Balance 014 mix, in which Voorn tossed 102 tracks into the sonic melting-pot, we decided to grab a chat with the Dutch producer, uncovering the method behind the edits, his thoughts on the state of the scene, and why Dubfire impersonators are muddying the market... |
| WMC Track: Psycatron ‘Takefive’ Posted: 06 Mar 2009 07:06 AM PST Whilst much of WMC is about sunshine and summery vibes, the marathon parties and levels of intoxication amongst attendees generates some pretty heated late nights. There will be an abundance of driving dark house and techno in those wee hours, and you can bet that the devastating peak-time breakdown of Psycatron's 'Takefive' will be heard rattling out of mainroom soundsystems a few times during the conference. |
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