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Digging Deeper with Yamen & EDA

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Yamen & EDA have been friends since they were kids, and anyone whoā€™s experience their music wonā€™t be too surprised to learn this. Boasting an almost telepathic understanding of one anotherā€™s musical thoughts, their tracks play out like grandiose statements, regardless of whether they veer toward minimal planes or more peak-time pastures.

Born and raised in Montpellier, France, theirs is a sound that is every bit as sophisticated as the country they call home. Recently, the guys have set up their own label, Maison mere, a home for music they love which caught our ear recently courtesy of their most-excellent Retrospect EP.

We put a few questions their way recently to see what they had to say about it all, and hereā€™s what went down:

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Digging Deeper with Tony Hopkins

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Finland has long enjoyed a positive relationship with electronic music. From DJ/producers such as Sasse, Jori Hulkonnen and the Deep Space Helsinki boys, theirs is a musical community thatā€™s not lacking in influential names. Contemporary stars such as Lil Tony would seem to suggest that the current scene is no less exciting either. Another such man to make his mark in Finland recently is Mood of the Era label boss, Tony Hopkins.

Tony might not possess a Finnish name (indeed, heā€™s half American but was born and raised in Turku, Finland), but heā€™s most definitely a man whoā€™s helping to push the local scene. With the latest release from his label, Mood of the Era, about to drop soon, we decided to put a few questions to the man in questionā€¦

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Digging Deeper with CLiQ

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Who or what is CLiQ? We are willing to bet that you’ve heard “Wavey” at some point in the past few months, the track that has been absolutelyĀ flyingĀ in terms of Spotify, YouTube and radio plays. We’re talking over a million Spotify plays inside a month, tens of thousands of Shazams, being in the Top 20 most played tracks on Spotify in London, featured on New Music Friday (#14), UK House Music (#3) and Massive Dance Hits (#11), as well asĀ #1 on the UK Viral Chart.

The crossover track is not only getting daytime radio plays, but also support from the likes of Gorgon City, The Magician, Tough Love and more, so itā€™s also translating to the dance floor too.Ā Thereā€™s already a great story building behind the duo, so we checked in to dig deep and learn more about this enigmatic project.


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Digging Deeper with Brian Power

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Those who make music generally start planting their musical roots at an early age, however, UK DJ/producer Brian Power is somewhat an anomaly as he reveals his debut album at the age ofā€¦ 54!

Feeling inspired by the brilliant level of musicianship of this ā€™new kid on the blockā€™, we hunted him down for a chat to find out more.

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Digging Deeper with Ralph Zuckermann

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As the owner of Destroy All Monsters and a resident at Darkroom, Ralph Zuckermann is a pretty important cog in Asiaā€™s underground electronic music scene.

An ex-pat from Germany, Ralph settled in Asia some time ago and is now firmly based in Hong Kong, where heā€™s earned a reputation for his long, winding sets and his passionate dedication to pushing discerning sounds in the region. Itā€™s proved a remarkable journey for him thus far, and with his Destroy All Monsters label beginning to make traction outside of just Asia, we thought it a good time to pick the brain of the man who produces using solely his surname.

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Digging Deeper with SHADED and Harvard Bass

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Turbo Recordings celebrates 50 releases spanning 6 years of existence in the simplest of ways: with an EP by two of the label’s most popular contributors over the years.

Turbo superstar SHADED and Twin Turbo MVP Harvard Bass rise to the meaningless occasion, delivering two tracks designed to bypass the brain completely and manifest in the overlap between the Festive Nervous System and the rich inner life of your downloads folder.

The foxy two-track EP titled Body FeelsĀ is perfect Turbo material, just as you would expect for the 50th release on Tiga‘s imprint. The EP, which is out on January 26th, is available for pre-order now.

We took the occasion to speak to the two minds behind the release to dig deeper into their connection and crack a joke or two.


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Digging Deeper with BEC

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British born Rebecca Godfrey, who is better known to Techno fans as BEC via her seminal releases on Pan-Potā€™s label Second State, is the latest to release on Jon Rundell and Carl Cox’s IntecĀ label with herĀ Forward MotionĀ EP.

Now living in Berlin, BEC has received critical acclaim from publications like Pulse Magazine who recently listed her alongside the likes of Helena Hauff, Dasha Rush and Rebekah as one of The Underground’s 10 Leading Ladies. It is no surprise then, that in 2017 she played gigs everywhere from London to Hong Kong and Barcelona to Berlin.

Including a release on Hydrozoa this is only her second release outside of Second State, so we took the time to chat with Rebecca in honor of her debut on Intec.

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Digging Deeper with Donatello

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Donatello‘s music has received praise not only from progressive house music fans in his home country of Lithuania, but from those around the world and international DJ peers the likes of UK producer Clive Henry, who has stated ā€œAmounts of enthusiasm and uncontrollable energy exuding from his sets remind me about beginning of my own career. He has EVERY trait needed for a DJ. I mean – an impressive DJā€

Donatello was hand picked to represent the best promotersā€™ agency in Lithuania, ATARI. This resulted in Donatello becomingĀ  an unofficial resident of the ATARI ORIGINAL nights at club Galaxy, in Vilniusm, sharing the stage with Booka Shade, Maceo Plex, John Digweed and others in front ofĀ  a packed club with over 1,500 clubbers and music enthusiasts. Moreover, he has kept busy playing Kaunas’ EXIT club, awarded as the best club of Lithuania twice, all the while continuing to perfect his burning mixture of deep, tech and progressive sounds, getting play time in countries throughout Europe and the U.S.

This week he is releasing hisĀ FuturaĀ EP on Chicago’s Vested imprint, complete with Rise And Fall Remix. We took the chance to speak to him ahead of the release, which officially drops tomorrow but is available for pre-order on Beatport now.


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Digging Deeper with Weska

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2017 has been more than kind for Weska. The Canadian-born producer, who now lives in Berlin, has been busy in the studio pushing the kind of dynamic techno that has gotten him attention from labels the likes of Octopus Recordings, Suara, Kraftek and Tronic, all the while securing a residency with Eric Prydz at HĆÆ Ibiza as well as playing Creamfields UK this past summer.

Despite being just 25 years old, Weska has gone on to impress industry heavyweights such as Adam Beyer, Eric Prydz and Christian Smith, a testament to his quality both in the studio and in front of an audience.

With this amazing year coming to an end and releases on Tronic and Odd Recordings added to his resume, 6AM took the time to dig deeper with Weska about his life in Berlin, genre pigeon-holing, his relationship with Prydz and more.

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Digging Deeper with ANOTR

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From the early career stages in an Amsterdam attic studio to being called a breath of fresh air, producers to watch, and future superstar DJs, the importance of commitment and patience is once again underlined by the prime example presented right before your eyes: ANOTR.

Consisting of 21 year olds Jesse van der Heijden and Oguzhan Guney, ANOTR are the house-meets-tech-house revelations of their time. After hours and hours of hard work and tweaks to reach undisputed perfection, the first eye-opening works of the Amsterdam based sparked the interest of record label Armada Music, subsequently leading to the release of summer anthemĶš StrobeĶ› on Defected records breakout label DFTD in early October 2015.

Despite their tender age, ANOTR have played on summer festival hotspot Ibiza, rewarded their fans with multiple DJ performances during EuropeĶ›s main dance music conference Amsterdam Dance Event, and graced plenty more internationally acclaimed clubs, venues, and festivals with their distinctive sound, and unmatched, on-stage energy.

 


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