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Versus Blaze the British Scene With House and Rave Culture

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U.K. duo Versus (aka Dave Skehan and Scott Walker) are blazing a trail through the British club scene and beyond as they have already clocked up releases on world-class labels such as Ultra, Repopulate Mars, Under No Illusion, SOLA, and Realm. Rooted in classic house and rave culture, Versus’ sounds are filled with tracks that range from hypnotic and warehouse.

As of recent, the duo has made their Marylebone Records debut with their single Ain’t No Stopping — a floor-filling, upfront house record with vocals from Ola and a remix backed up by Phonix. The single is a party-starting house cut of the very highest order; with crisp percussion, thunderous low-end, and an uplifting vocal courtesy of Ola. On the remix, Phonix takes things deeper with a syncopated synth line and progressive vibes that provide a subtle and different take on the original.

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Pete Tong Announces his DJ Academy at IMS

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Pete Tong announces his Pete Tong DJ Academy during IMS 2022. The brand-new project for 2022 is in association with the Rome based MAT Academy, a leader in online tuition programmes. A totally online e-learning platform designed to guide aspiring DJs through the broad spectrum of skills required to become a great DJ, co- founded with Carl Cox. “Our mission has always been to provide the best education tools to every artist, in every corner of the world via online music academies. When we imagined an online DJ Academy, of course Pete Tong was someone we all knew we wanted to work with first on the list” – MAT Academy

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What’s in Your Toolbox: Simon Doty’s 6 House & Techno Gems

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Artists will never come unprepared to a party. They always bring a toolbox packed with tracks that are truly dance floor destroyers. What’s in Your Toolbox features artists’ secret weapons, aka, the tracks they don’t leave out of their USB.

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Simon Doty’s origins from deep in Canada’s Western wilderness to a college basketball shooting guard are unlikely beginnings for the development of a finely tuned electronic artist. His consistent yet dynamic signature sound defined by gritty analog synthesis, emotive melodies and tough, driving grooves, has been supported by the likes of Pete Tong, Danny Howard, Jax Jones, Gorgon City, Hot Since 82, and Lane 8. Doty’s highly anticipated debut on Nora en Pure’s Purified imprint is called Dreamscape. The three-track Dreamscape EP is out now on Purified, get it here.

Black Circle “Inner Tension”

I love Black Circle’s music and this one’s no exception. They always have the magic combination that I’m looking for – melodic and emotive while always being powerful and edgy for the dance floor. 

My Friend “Clockwork Pigeon”

I’ve been playing these guys’ tracks a lot lately and the grooves are always very tough and heavy. This one has a very nineties feel to it which I love and it always seems to get a great reaction!

Simon Doty “Hometown”

This is the one many people were asking me for over the course of the pandemic – Ursula Rucker’s vocals always seem to create a magical moment and it’s been really cool to see how many people know it and say the words out at shows while the track is playing. 

Hoten “29 Summers”

This one is another example of a great and powerful groove combined with a lot of emotion. The breakdown gets really trancey and uplifting and always seems to get people going. 

Joachim Pastor “Kenger” (Teho Remix) 

I’ve been using this one as a last track of the night type of track and it always seems to create a special vibe. I’m always looking for those tracks that can cap things off in an emotional way and this one definitely accomplishes that. 

Blaze “Lovelee Dae”

This one is a bit more of a throwback but I’ve also been using it to close out the night sometimes of late. It’s hard to find a track with a more positive vibe than this one! 

Artist headshot courtesy of Lee Hon Bong

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Sama’ Abdulhadi, a Techno Rebel With a Cause

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Bearing the title as Palestine’s first female DJ, anyone who speaks with Sama’ Abdulhadi would agree techno rebel might be a more fitting crown. “Palestine or music, that’s my knowledge in life,” says the DJ and producer. Sama’ Abdulhadi is a techno rebel with a cause. Abdulhadi has become a face of the emerging electronic music and experimental techno scene in the Middle East. However, while the rest of the world is just starting to hear about her, she’s been dedicating her life to music for the last 15 plus years. Read more

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30 Year Industry Vet & PANIC Founder Talks About Rave Culture & Its Future

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30 and 25, those are the numbers PANIC founder Linus has been DJing and producing respectively. In those years, he’s seen rave culture transform yet also hold onto its core principles. His event series called PANIC started in 2017 viewing it as a platform for greater inclusivity. Recognizing the male-dominated industry, Linus has sought to create an environment representative of rave culture welcoming all people both on the dance floor and behind the decks. A 30-year industry vet, Linus looks back on his inspirations while looking to those artists helping shape today’s scene.

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Pete Tong Brings Ibiza Classics Orchestra Performance to the Hollywood Bowl

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Pete Tong is bringing his Ibiza Classics orchestra performance, complete with the Heritage Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles for a night that blends the classical and electronic music genres in a unique way.

For the special occasion, Pete Tong announces RUMORS label-head Guy Gerber as support for the November 9th show. For the first time in over four years, Guy Gerber, a name long synonymous with the island of Ibiza, will give a live performance of his signature emotive blend of house and techno.

Gerber’s live return adds another layer to what is already set to be one of electronic music’s biggest nights. Tong and the Heritage Orchestra, is taking over one of the world’s most storied venues for a performance like no other. It’s a stage and a spectacle few could have imagined, let alone Tong, who was synonymous with the birth of the modern electronic music scene.

Tong’s Ibiza classics’ project is led by conductor Jules Buckley and the sixty-piece Heritage Orchestra. Buckley has long championed pushing the boundaries of Classical music, and his project with Tong has paired the majesty of an orchestra with the euphoria of electronic music

Ibiza Classics scored Tong his first number one album earlier this year, sold out multiple shows at London’s O2 Arena, and this summer debuted in Ibiza. The Bowl show will be their unforgettable U.S. debut.

 

 

For more information and tickets visit the Official FB Event here. Tickets are also on sale directly from the Ticketmaster website here.

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Playlist: Listen to Sets Recorded Live a Miami Music Week 2017

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With Miami Music Week now behind us, we collected some of the best live set recordings available for a non-stop 27-plus hour playlist containing everything from house to techno, via tech house and deep house.

Included in the playlist are recordings from performances at the Ultra Carl Cox Megastructure and RESISTANCE stages, as well as from parties around Miami. We will be adding to this throughout the week, so favorite it and share it on your SoundCloud to have it handy!

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Music Monday: Listen to Adriatique’s Essential Mix Debut

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In this week’s appointment with Music Monday we listen back to Adriatique’s Essential Mix debut from this past Friday.

The two Adrians paired up for their first Essential Mix on Pete Tong’s BBC Radio 1 show, delivering two hours of forward-thinking music that incorporates their signature melodic and dark house, paired with modern cuts and hypnotic, entrancing elements.

Recorded in a club in Basel for optimal sound, the mix is peppered with enthralling instrumentation, captivating soundscapes and the addictive hypnotic vocals that have made the Diynamic duo one of the most respected acts in today’s underground dance music circuit. The recording includes music from Peter Kruder, Mano le Tough and Larry Heard, as well as new music from Adriatique themselves.

Listen to the mix via BBC Radio 1 or via SoundCloud below:

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Listen to This Playlist Containing Every Essential Mix of 2016

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Despite its ups and downs, 2016 was a phenomenal year for dance music, and in particular for the quality of Essential Mixes released on Pete Tong’s BBC Radio 1 show.

Midland’s two-hour Essential Mix was crowned as Essential Mix of the Year, an honor that in the past was bestowed to artists such as Ben Klock (2015), Caribous (2014), Eric Prydz (2013 and 2012) and Nicolas Jaar (2011). The rest of the bunch were up there too though, including spectacular renditions from the likes of Âme b2b Dixon, The Chemical Brothers, Seth Troxler, Richie Hawtin and RĂždhĂ„d just to name a few. There is absolutely no doubt that house, techno and the more underground side of dance music commanded the vast majority of Essential Mixes this year, with EDM and its off-shoots receiving less than 10 airplays throughout the year.

We have compiled a special playlist of all Essential Mixes released in 2016 for your enjoyment. As three of them were not available on SoundCloud we included their separate embedded players below also. Enjoy!
 


 
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Minimal Effort’s Location Change Came With A Couple of Hiccups But Plenty of Potential For NYE and the Future

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Photo by Christopher Soltis

Photo by Christopher Soltis

Trial and error is necessary and just like with anything in life, it’s the little failures peppered amongst great successes that build something truly special. Any of the thousands of dance music fans in Los Angeles and beyond who are familiar with Underrated Presents and their Minimal Effort brand know just how big of a leap they took this past Saturday when they expanded their Halloween production from within an indoor venue facility to a hybrid indoor/outdoor festival featuring three stages, 10 hours of music and 24 different artists.

The move didn’t come without a few hiccups, of course, but when all was said and done, Los Angeles welcomed its first festival-scale electronic music production in years, and the first to solely focus on the more underground sounds of house and techno. It wasn’t since HARD and Insomniac left the city that crowds in LA hadn’t been able to enjoy an event of this kind with promises of more in the pipeline. In fact, flyers posted throughout the Los Angeles Center Studios, Minimal Effort’s new home, already announced an exciting first phase lineup for the upcoming NYE event that will take place at the same location and with a similar structure.

 

The choice of location couldn’t have been more ideal, a multipurpose facility in the former Unocal Center building next to the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles that provided ample space for two outdoor stages, an indoor room, food trucks and rest areas with grass and tables. The area was easy to reach with public transportation, by foot from anywhere downtown and via cab/uber.

Entry was smooth, with hardly any wait and no hassles at security. Similarly, despite a good sized crowd wait times for drinks, bathrooms or food were minimal throughout the night. The music was spread out between The Garden and The Bridge stages outside, and the smaller Suara Room inside. The Garden stage unfortunately opened late due to technical difficulties that were being resolved to host Tiga’s Los Angeles Live show debut during the closing slot of the night. But when it got going it welcomed thousands who partied to the sounds of Waze & Odyssey, Kidnap Kid, Tensnake and TEED before Tiga took over. Under the canopy of the overhanging tree branches, the smaller of the two outdoor stages hosted the more eclectic roster of night, catering to those in search of a more pop-driven, bass-heavy and vocal experience.

Unfortunately The Bridge Stage, considered by some as the “main stage” due to size and caliber of names performing, suffered from sound issues throughout the night. Volume had to be kept low to ensure sound quality didn’t suffer due to what was probably a blown speaker or two. Regardless, sets by Jonas Rathsman, Steve Bug and Pete Tong kept the party going until it was Thugfucker’s turn to close out the party with their signature blend of rhythmic and groovy tech house filled with big hooks, heavy synth lines and permeating melancholy.

Photo by Conner Coughenour

Photo by Conner Coughenour

Interestingly enough, it was in the smaller room that the party seemed to be going at its hardest throughout the night. The Suara Room may have been modest and it was surely a hot box, but it definitely hosted set after set of powerfully-crafted performances, seamlessly blending into one as Edu Imbernon gave way to label head-honcho Coyu before Dosem took the reigns for a final hurrah. While at first it seemed that the room had the least love as far as production value, it gave attendees the most when it came to sheer quality of music, cohesiveness and the frenzied type of party you would expect at a Halloween affair with this kind of lineup. The three closing artists delivered Spanish tech house at its finest with elements of techno, EMB and house sprayed in to beautiful results: the entire room danced as one and didn’t stop moving until the night was over at 2am.

Yes 2am. Minimal Effort’s relocation to the Los Angeles Center Studios meant that the party ended when alcohol stopped being served, but it also allowed for trips to one of several warehouse/after-parties going on in Los Angeles that night. The same will surely be true on New Year’s Eve, when party-goers will look to continue celebrating into the early hours of the morning.

Overall, the brand’s relocation and debut as a one-day festival was a good experience. Not perfect by any means but it cemented the notion that Los Angeles’ love for underground dance music is growing and has room for improvement and expansion in the near future. I had the chance to speak to the brains behind Minimal Effort in the days since and they were undoubtedly aware of the few production issues that came up during the night, apologetically promising that they would be worked on ahead of their return for round two on December 31st.

Click here for Minimal Effort NYE lineup announcement.

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