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| Posted: 09 Apr 2009 06:17 AM PDT Claude VonStroke's side imprint Mothership has just dropped an EP of very scary techno from KiloWatts and Tanner Ross' project Voodeux. The EP is the first to be released from the pair's forthcoming album due in July. With Tanner Ross' previous work having included psychedelic soundscapes for labels like Native State and HoloPhon, and KiloWatts' spatial tech house and breaks having landed in the past on Thoughtless Music and Loopfreaks Black, the duo have stumbled across a pretty unique sound. |
| Slam lecture aspiring producers and DJs Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:05 AM PDT Scottish techno duo Slam, aka Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle, have for 20 years been recognized as leading contributors to the world of techno so it makes sense that they have gained valuable knowledge from their experiences. Not content with running their three labels Soma, Paragraph and Somabeta, the duo have now set up an annual school where they lecture aspiring DJs and label owners about music business. In this exclusive conversation with Beatportal, Stuart from Slam revealed more about their school. |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:23 PM PDT Guy J deserves a medal for his services to progressive house, so innovative and crucial have his productions been to the genre. His tracks stand tall and proud in a field of dying poppies, unafraid of their melodic heritage yet respective of the need for change. Guy J's new track 'Shaman' is a perfect example of the kind of risks progressive house producers need to take. |
| When the going gets tough, start DJing Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:16 PM PDT The New York Times today published a rather heart-warming tale about how the numbers of aspiring DJs out there has gone up significantly since the economy went belly up. Apparently workers who have been laid off recently are considering new careers doing something that they really like, and DJing happens to be high on the list of many people's dream jobs. New York DJ schools dubspot and Scratch DJ Academy have experienced a large increase in students (dubspot's enrollment numbers have doubled), with many of their new students having been made redundant. |
| Beatport & Defected Producer Challenge Posted: 08 Apr 2009 02:59 PM PDT Beatport has teamed up with Defected for the ultimate talent search. Aspiring producers are able to submit their original productions to a special microsite where they will be rated by members of the public and judged by a panel of leading A&R bods. The prize? The opportunity to have your track mixed down by house supremos The Shapeshifters in their studio and have it released as a single through Defected, as well as promoted on Beatport and on Beatportal. The winner will also receive a portable handheld DJing device - Pacemaker, a Native Instruments Audio 4 DJ soundcard and $250 of Beatport credit! Visit defected.com/yourmusic for all the details and to submit your track. |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2009 12:37 PM PDT Pitto's ubiquitous house bomb 'Sexvibe' was one of the biggest records of 2008, and now the Dutch producer is back with another huge house workout 'Feelin'' that will surely cause many a dancefloor scuffle in the coming months. Think Cassius on speed. |
| WMC bomb here: Michel Cleis ‘La Mezcla’ Posted: 08 Apr 2009 10:39 AM PDT If there was one record that dominated the house and techno brigade at this year's WMC, it was Michel Cleis 'La Mezcla'. In a smart move, Luciano's Cadenza have just released it on Beatport whilst the hype is still white hot. Wahoo! The Chilean-Swiss techno troubadour has been caning the track almost exclusively in his sets for about a year, and at WMC it reached that rare WMC anthem level. |
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