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Kompakt releases The Field's debut album 2007-02-21 16:33:51 The Field
is Axel Willner from Stockholm. He’s made some very graceful waves with two 12-inches on Kompakt
, had one of the best tracks on the latest “Pop Ambient“ compilation, and is now gearing up to release his full-length debut
, “From Here We Go Sublime”. His stated respect for the work of Kompakt head Wolfgang Voigt (aka Gas, Mike Ink, Freiland) isn’t just an employee complimenting the boss’s tie; Willner’s music obviously draws from the shape-shifting ambience of Voigt’s final Gas album “Pop”, though Willner favors builds and drama over pure mood.
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Korg introduces new Live Control Mixers 2007-02-15 16:31:45 Music is created in a dynamic process, where the artist works in a fluid fashion following their inspiration freely. The tools of the stage/studio have become more like instruments, to be played and manipulated in realtime as part of this creative process. Mixing, control, and effects all are part of the performance, and all are at the core of this revolutionary new instrument. ZERO LIVE CONTROL MIXER — you have just met the future.
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, Mixers
Pantha Du Prince - This Bliss 2007-02-15 15:30:43 At home, he is a tourist. We are talking about Hendrik Weber - DJ, producer, composer, furniture maker - who keeps on exploring new worlds of sound under his pseudonyms Panthel, Gluhen or as bassist of Hamburg-based group Stella. And finally again under Pantha du Prince
.
After remixes for Depeche Mode or phantom/ghost and releases of “two of this summer’s most wonderful hits (according to a review written by bleed in de:bug magazine on “Lichten/Walden”), his new album is out now: here is “This Bliss
” - a record that again acts both at the heart and at the boundaries of House and Techno music. It was produced here and elsewhere, on trips, while visiting friends, on the train, the airplane or when travelling between Hamburg, Berlin, New York and an old Parisian monastery.Â
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Gus Gus - Forever 2007-02-11 18:04:48 “There is a light that never goes out. Shining, illuminant, glorious.” - Gus Gus
.
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The title “Forever
”,the 5th GusGus studio album due jan/feb 2007, flew in from Moscow; one sharp cry out from the long queue waiting to get into the club where the GusGus dj’s were spinning black solids. “GusGus FOREVER!!” It has taken a handful of time to create Forever because GusGus is not God.
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2007 Coachella Valley Music Festival 2007-02-08 22:22:48 Coachella is one of the best forward thinking music and arts festivals in America. Every year some of the world’s finest talent converges in Indio, California for two incredible days of music, art and fun.Â
Location:Empire Polo Field
81-800 Ave 51, Indio, CA 92201
Date:Friday, April 27, 2007
Time:11am - midnight 27-29 April
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, Valley
, Music
, Festival
, Music Festival
Sven Vath's "The Sound of the Seventh Season" 2007-01-26 07:39:38 On the 10th of November 2006, Sven Vath released at the well-known label Cocoon, "The Sound
of the Seventh Season
". The CD has two mixes which contain the sound of this summer's Ibiza, where Sven Vath had a residency. Although the music has been played all summer, it has an actual sound, clear and still very successful.
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The first CD is called Craziness and reflects the best club atmosphere which just doesn't let you sit down.
The second CD is called Continues and even if at first sight is not very different fron the first one, there are some melodic parts on this CD that make it glow more than the other one.
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Charlie May vs Sasha - Seal Clubbing 2007-01-26 07:15:24 Seal Clubbing first began life as a commission for a forensically popular American TV series. But, as is often the way in the DJ world, the track soon found its way into the hands of Dave Seaman, who used it as the Disc 1 opener for his recent Masters Series compilation.
The response was instantaneous, being hailed as the standout cut from the entire tracklist amidst a wave of message board banter. The demand was clear the record simply had to see the light of day.
But not before some new interpretations were in the bag, step forward James Zabiela and Tolfrey & Sylvester.
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, Sasha
Axel Karakasis @ Womb, Tokyo, Japan 2007-01-26 07:05:22
Alekos Karakasis AKA Axel K follows his pioneers steps into … metropolis.
Talking about Jeff Mills latest residency at one of Asia’s most known techno clubs Womb, we catch our very own Axel Karakasis spinning on the same decks, Friday 15th Dec 06.
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, Japan
Gabriel Ananda - Bambusbeats 2007-02-24 05:00:24 In March 2007 GabrielAnanda
is going to release his 2nd album on Karmarouge Records.
On ‘Bambusbeats’ Gabriel Ananda presents us a reverse side of his extraordinary skills. Away from his well known melodic tracks now his music dips into the artificiality and abstractness of electronic sound scapes, nevertheless it is emotional and in the flesh.
Gabriel Ananda put his focus on rhythm and acoustic drums wich now carry his emotions across the music and look straight to the dancefloor. This, what is coming out of the boxes fresh and untouched, is pure groove and definitive a tribute to detroitish values - the pairing of great emotional gestures and the uninevitable might of the dancefloor.
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The world's first Harmonic Table MIDI keyboard! 2007-02-23 18:20:37 AXiS-64 is a made-to-order professional quality MIDI controller with a tough metal case and familiar on-board controls. The “note layout” can help you greatly expand your creativity and productivity in a live or studio MIDI set-up.
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, Table
, keyboard
SONAR 6 Producer Edition 2007-02-26 14:10:20
SONAR 6 provides you with unique tools that let you take control of your projects, perfect your tracks, and record and mix at the highest possible quality. In addition, SONAR 6 introduces a range of powerful features that address the growing needs of CAKEWALK users.
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, Edition
Fabric 33 mixed by Ralph Lawson 2007-02-25 14:07:14 The founder of 20:20 Vision record label will mix the 33rd volume of Fabric
compilation series. RalphLawson
's mix will be available starting with March. This is the most recent material from Fabric series after Luke Slater’s techno mix on Fabric32.Â
If dedication is considered the backbone of culture, then house music lovers the globe over owe a sea of gratitude to the genre's much loved UK doyen Ralph Lawson. There's something to be said for a man who having dropped the very first record at Leeds' clubland institution Back to Basics in 1991, still remains its resident to this day. And it's something special indeed.
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Groove Armada - Soundboy Rock 2007-02-27 22:45:00 Cambridge based duo Groove
Armada has just finished work on another studio album, which is set to hit the stores this May, bearing the name Soundboy
Rock.
The duo of Andy Cato (real name Andrew Cocup) and Tom Findlay shot to fame with their down tempo track “At the river”, which was released in 1997. Ever since they have built up a solid reputation, despite their variation in lo-fi down tempo tracks and up-tempo material.
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, Soundboy Rock
Jean Michel Jarre - Teo & Tea 2007-02-27 16:19:19 Jean MichelJarre
, the best selling French artist to date with a mind blowing 72 million sold albums to his name, has announced a new album, seven years after his latest studio material. Bearing the title Teo & Tea, the album’s underlying story is the classic and very human theme of boy seeking girl, and vice versa.
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Image Line’s Deckadance DJ Software 2007-02-27 14:09:53 Image
Line has recently announced their entry into the digital DJing market with Deckadance. A free demo is included with the latest download of FL Studio 7 available at www.tucows.com
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Jeff Mills Opens “Gama Player” Clothing Boutique 2007-02-27 12:50:54 Clothing
and music meet once again, but this time in an unlikely destination. Jeff Mills
and his longtime partner Yoko Uozumi have culled from the many fashions seen on their world travels and opened a high-end boutique in Chicago called the Gamma Player Shop.
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, Clothing Boutique
Made Event WMC 2007 2007-03-02 19:10:01
This Winter Music Conference, Made Event presents 10 parties in 5 days that will test your endurance and titillate your aural senses. Once again they bring together the very best electronic music artists from around the globe and complement their talents with custom installations of the Integral Sound system. An 18-wheel tractor-trailer will be heading to the sunny shores of Miami, chock full of sound equipment that will be utilized along with the latest in cutting edge audio technology to create customized sound solutions.
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Balance 011 - Luke Fair 2007-03-02 17:52:43 EQ Recordings continues the tradition of premium quality electronic music with its next edition of the well-received Balance
Series. Latest pick, Luke Fair
will launch the next installment of the compilation at this year’s Winter Music Conference.
“Hey all…finished my Balance CD last week. Stay tuned for the press release coming soon, with the tracklist and tour dates. I’ll be back out on the road regularly starting next month…and tour regions for the CD release are as follows: April 18 - 28 in Australia, April 28 - May 13 in Asia, May 13 - June 17 North and South America and Europe for the following two months.” - Luke Fair (www.lukefair.com)
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Roland’s TR-808 Software Clone by d16 2007-03-03 16:51:44 d16, thus far known for it’s accurate software recreations of the classic Roland
TB-303 and TR-909 have completed the triad of Roland’s big three analog monsters which have been the backbone of huge percentage of dance music. The new 808 clone is set for a release in the very near future. Head over to their website and check out the samples and hear for yourself. Available as VST and AU plugins.
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A Documentary film about Richie Hawtin 2007-03-03 16:06:22 Electronic beats presents: ‘Slices’, a DVD magazine covering electronic music produced every three months, in which artists and labels are showcased in comprehensively crafted presentations.
The launch of a new DVD special series, “Slices- Pioneers of Electronic Music” celebrates in detail the life and work of prominent artists or “pioneers” in the global electronic music scene.
The first edition (Part 1) is a documentary film based on electronic producer, performer and industry icon, Richie
Hawtin. The film draws from the important stages and events in Richie Hawtin’s personal and artistic life, revealing the journey of an introverted and transplanted computer-minded teen that develops by way of Detroit’s radio and records fueled by pure driven passion into a successful techno-entrepreneur and global DJ entertainer.
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Snowbombing 2007 - Worlds Largest Winter Festival 2007-03-04 20:59:02
Snowbombing ’07 is on the horizon and back with what promises to be the biggest and most eclectic music festival of the winter season. Taking place between the 9th and 15th April, the popular resort of Mayrhofen in Austria will again play host to the season’s most highly anticipated party. Thousands of British snowports & music enthusiasts flock for a fiesta that stretches across mountains, streets and nightclubs for a whole week of fun.
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, Largest
, Festival
, Worlds Largest
Tiesto releases Elements of Life 2007-03-04 20:31:29 The number three DJ in the world according to DJ Magazine will release his third artist album in his carrier. Is it called ‘Elements of Life’ and combines elements of electronic music, trance, progressive and rock.
“I am very excited about my new album and the new single from the album called ‘In The Dark’. It’s a very experimental piece of work and combines the style of rock with trance and electronic. This is the first time that I have combined these different genres. I have always liked rock music so it made sense. “ -Tiësto.
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Amon Tobin is set to release “Foley Room” 2007-03-05 22:04:05 Genius of noise manipulation and uncompromising musical auteur, Amon Tobin
is set to release, &ldquo
;Foley
Room“, his most conceptually satisfying and beautiful album to date. After finishing work on his soundtrack to the video game “Splinter Cell&rdquo
; Tobin decided it as time to re-think his compositional processes. Having made several albums from reconstructed vinyl sources it was time to look at what else could be pulled apart and reconfigured. Amon had been told about the work of foley artists and this served as an inspiration. A foley room is where the sound effects are recorded for films. Foley artists use their imagination and ingenuity to make the right noise for the situation they are presented with.
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Global Gathering 2007 Line Up 2007-03-05 16:08:41 GlobalGathering
, one of Europe's biggest dance festivals, takes place for the seventh time this year over two nights on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July 2007. The festival site is located in the beautiful green fields of Warwickshire at the old Long Marston Airfield. The event started life in 2001 and has sold out every year since.
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Get Physical’s Body Language Vol. 4 - DJ Dixon 2007-03-05 16:01:12 Berlin-based Steffen Berkhahn aka Dixon
mixed the latest installment of Get Physical's Body Language series which is due for release on April 23 on Get Physical. With "Body Language Vol. 4″ he follows into the footsteps of M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T and Jesse Rose.
Dixon started djing at the age of 17 and was resident spinner at various seminal Berlin nightclubs such as Tresor and E-Werk. His "Inner City" club nights at Berlin's Weekend Club leaded to his own label Innervisions, which he runs together with Ame. He has recorded under the aliases Dixon and Wahoo and is best known for his genre-bending compositions spreading from hip-hop, trip-hop, jiggy breakbeat to buttery soul.
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Akai presents Music Production Center 500 2007-03-06 19:38:12
The MPC500 is the first truly portable all–in–one MusicProductionCenter
, affording artists the ability to sample and create music on–the–go. Whether you travel around the globe for hit–making sessions or across town to link up for a casual beatmaking hang, the MPC500 is the ultimate answer to your mobile production needs. Fully compatible with the legendary MPC line, you can work anywhere with the MPC500’s battery–powered capability and drop them back into your MPC2500 when you get back to the studio.
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Back To Mine 25 mixed by Röyksopp 2007-03-06 13:51:12 Mixing rare gems with classic cuts, DMC open their 2007 account with an effusive instalment of their unparalleled Back to Mine compilation series. Revealing highlights from Norway’s finest record collection, maestros of masterpieces, Röyksopp, take pole position in a year that will see the Back To Mine franchise reaching new heights.
Reflecting the widescreen, cinematic sensibilities of their million selling debut album, Melody AM and the dancefloor drenched grooves of follow up, The Understanding, Röyksopp have drawn on the obscure and sublime, hand-selecting tracks as rich in quality as they are in history, for Back To Mine’s 25th outing.
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