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Archie Hamilton

Archie Hamilton: A Brit Breaking Through North America

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Continuing his stride into the new decade, London-based artist Archie Hamilton is right in the midst of his first major international tour across the US, Canada and Mexico which began February 14th and is poised to continue until March 21st.

Kicking things off in Montreal, the Moscow Records label-boss touched down for several dates in Canada before heading to Miami for the first show of the US leg. Visiting Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, San Francisco and Chicago along the way, he is playing in Guadalajara tonight. Finishing up his tour at Miami Music Week, Archie plays two shows in the city from March 19th to March 22nd. While not last, the latest addition to his tour has been a slot at the sold-out CRSSD Festival this coming Sunday March 8th, as well as at one of its famed afterparties, which Archie will play that same night alongside Patrick Topping.

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Noisily Festival

Discovering Noisily Festival: An Interview With Festival Director Charles Audley

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Charles Audley is a busy man around this time of year. As the Director of Noisily Festival, he has overseen a period where the gathering has morphed into one of the UK’s most respected and eclectic such offerings. After all, there are few other places on earth where you’re as likely to hear d&b, techno, psytrance and bass music in such close proximity to one another.

What’s more, Noisily Festival operates with a seriously eco-friendly conscience, and for those reasons alone we tip our hat to them. We caught up with Charles recently, as he gave us the lowdown on one of the UK’s best-loved and passionately followed musical extravaganzas…

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In Interview with Juan Trujillo and H.Paul

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Devotion Records returned in 2020 with a split release from the first-rate up-and-comers Juan Trujillo and H.Paul including remixes from the renowned XHEI and label bosses Lucas Freire and Fernanda Martins.

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Ardalan's music

In Interview: Ardalan’s Music Takes Him to the Slopes for Altus Festival in Lake Tahoe

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Ardalan’s music taste first evolved thanks to his early travels between his birth city of Tehran, Iran, and his now home in California. In his travels, he collected a multitude of mixtapes containing gems that spanned a broad selection of genres such as gangsta rap, Italo disco, and movie and video game soundtracks. As he got older and made the permanent move to California back in 2006, his constant quest for that rare musical gem brought him to discover electronic music and dig deep into the underground scene of San Francisco, eventually discovering the Dirtybird BBQ and being brought into the collective with open arms.

Fast forward to today, and the producer/DJ is constantly touring dropping musical gems in clubs, festivals and parties throughout the country and beyond. Ardalan’s music has been heard at Coachella, Dirtybird Campout, CRSSD, Secret Garden, Desert Hearts and at esteemed venues like Space Miami, New York’s Output, Spybar Chicago and Detroit’s TV Lounge, just to name a few.

Fresh off of an album release tour promoting his Mr. Feel Good LP, Ardalan readies to perform for the debuting Altus Festival in Lake Tahoe later this month. There he joins a star-studded lineup that includes big brother Justin Martin, Bonobo, Doc Martin, Mr. G, Lee Burridge, Derrick Carter and many more, all of whom will be performing between the 18th and 21st of March at several locations throughout the area, with attendees shredding on the slopes during the day and dancing at night.

Information and tickets for Altus Festival, where you can hear Ardalan’s music at the Ardy Pardy, are available here.

But does Ardalan skii or snowboard? How was his album release tour? Has he ever been to Lake Tahoe? All these questions and more are answered in our interview.

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MLMC

Digging Deeper with MLMC

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Doing their bit to put Italo House back on the map are Maurizio Clemente and Seven People as MLMC.

As they drop their joint debut ‘House Feelings’ on the newly launched Major Underground label, 6AM Digs Deeper


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Ann Clue

In Interview: The Boris Brejcha and Ann Clue Connection

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Boris Brejcha might be one of the world’s biggest DJs on the planet right now, but as anyone at the top of the DJ pyramid will no doubt admit, you don’t get to scale the summit without a passionate team behind you. One such individual who’s definitely had a massive effect on Brejcha’s career is his friend and long-time music collaborator, Ann Clue.

A lady who’s rightly beginning to enjoy her own time in the spotlight, Ann Clue has enjoyed a whirlwind 2019, and already has gigs booked in for 2020 at Sonus, EXIT, Time Warp and dozens of others. So you’d be thinking that this is a good time for us to check in with her, right? Right?!

Anyway, here’s what went down when we put some questions to Ann recently


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Gui Boratto at Cityfox by Alive Coverage

Gui Boratto: The Art of Performing LIVE

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Featuring only live performances from renowned underground dance music acts, Cityfox LIVE will return to its Brooklyn home at East Williamsburg’s Avant Gardner on Saturday, February 29 from 10PM to 6AM, featuring a lineup that includes Gui Boratto, Rodriguez Jr., Christian Löffler, Kate Simko, Robert Owens and more joining the likes of Paul Kalkbrenner, Schwarzmann (Frank Wiedemann & Henrik Schwarz), Mathew Jonson b2b The Mole b2b Sebastian Mullaert, Tim Engerlhardt, Midas 104, and Tim Green b2b Justin Marchacos over the 8-hour event at the multi-room complex.

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Setaoc Mass

Setaoc Mass on Returning to the States, Playing South America, Coronavirus and Koalas

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British artist Setaoc Mass is part of a select cut of young artists who are absorbing techno’s legacy and carrying the torch into tomorrow.

Whilst overseeing his own imprint SK_eleven, his releases push a galvanising brand of techno, steeped in a sense of urgency, ever-propulsive with acute detailing and nods to a futuristic space-age. In addition to a debut release on Len Faki’s Figure which has caught the eye of some of the scene’s most respected DJ’s. As a selector, the Mancunian’s extended DJ sets pull from an expansive spectrum of material both new and old.

Following gigs in South America, Setaoc Mass returns to the United States in March for two West Coast gigs on the 13th in San Francisco and the 14th in Los Angeles.

We spoke to Setaoc Mass to get his thoughts on recent gigs, his upcoming visit to the States and more!
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Valerio Sinatra

In Interview with Valerio Sinatra

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Valerio Sinatra is an Amsterdam based-Italian DJ who originally became a well-known figure in the local electronic scene in Melbourne, Australia.

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Pfirter

In Interview with Pfirter: Studio Collaborations, Back-To-Back Sets and the Evolution of MindTrip

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For the past fifteen years Argentinian-born, Barcelona-based producer Juan Pablo Pfirter has been pushing a sound that is undeniably steely, dark and uplifting, true to the founding principles of the techno’s tetramorph but eager to throw his own vanguard, personal touch into the mix.

At the end of 2019, the label boss was talking about a busy year ahead for MindTrip and now we know exactly what he had in mind.

Fresh and new collaborative projects will debut on the label in 2020, starting with Pfirter’s powerful shared EP with Oliver Rosemann who is no stranger to the world of MindTrip. Together they go as dark as they feel across 4 impressive cuts on their Alpha release, blending peak time-intensity with Industrial grooves and dark side body music their own way.

Alpha becomes the first of multiple collaborative concepts that will expand further over the year, with 2020 looking to truly be one of the busiest years for both MindTrip and label chief Pfirter.

6AM chats with Pfirter to learn more about what’s in store for him and his label in the coming months…

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