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Today, Monday Dec 4th, is the last day of voting for the Lights – Siberia remix contest and our own djNth has a couple of tracks in the running. Voting ends at 5pm PST. Get your votes in now.

http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/lights-siberia-remix-contest/submissions/83315
“This one came together very quickly, I initially downloaded this vocal first becuase I liked this song the best out of all of the Lights tracks in the remix competition but I found it wasn’t working out with my clubby Trance track I was writing so I set it aside and did the Banner remix instead. Came back to this later and checked to see how it fit with the Breaks track I had originally intended to use in the Toes remix and I liked the feel of it. I think it turned out pretty good for getting pieced together last minute and keeping me up all night long trying to make the deadline.”

http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/lights-banner-remix-contest/submissions/82201
“This is my nu-school Cybertrance remix. Inspired by AVICII and the portamento synths of the Cybertrance sound of yesteryear. :) I feel like this song could finish in the top 20 just because it is pretty different from the rest of the remixes. Most people did faster Dubstep type remixes because the original track is around 75 or 150 BMP range, but check it out and send me a vote.”

When I first started listening to this mix I didn’t realize how long it was (5 Hours 47 Minutes to be more precise) and before long I was 3 hours in and completely lost in the rhythm. This is an amazing and flawless DJ Mix from one of Techno’s finest!

Download it now.

More about Speedy J
Jochem Paap is the Rotterdam artist Speedy J, early on in his career he was given the moniker to note his adept skills in his DJ performances. He is unanimously considered to be one of the first techno producers to come from the Benelux. Together with people like Laurent Garnier, Aphex Twin and Richie Hawtin he helped in pushing the genre on just after it had escaped the Detroit delivery room.

Since the early nineties, Speedy J has released his music on Plus 8, Warp and Novamute, while techno developed into a dominating force on many dance floors worldwide. After his seminal albums Ginger (1993) and G Spot (1995), Jochem turned left and headed for other exciting sounds.
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Since the Skrillex Remix is obviously 100 times better than any other version or really ANY song in 2011, the Benassi brothers decided to get a video made for this remix. It seems kinda low budget, with some mediocre After Effects filters applied.

Check it out.

FL Studio Mobile for iPad iPhone and iPod Touch Available Today for iOS

I’ve been drooling more and more lately as I have been awaiting this day when FL Studio was available for mobile devices. It is finally here and I’m headed over to grab it, but I thought I’d pass the word on first. Now it’s not a full version of FL as there is no support for VST plugins and you can’t load your own samples yet but I imagine those very key features can’t be far around the corner. I remember running Fruity Loops on a crappy 133 MHz Pentium machine and using VSTs so the iPhone 5 and iPad should be able to as well.

FL STUDIO MOBILE KEY FEATURES
Load and extend projects in the FL Studio desktop version
Resizable, stackable piano keys & reconfigurable drum-pads
Stuffed with FL Studio quality instruments, drum kits & loop files
99-track sequencer, Piano roll editor & Step sequencer
WAV, MIDI & FLM (project) import/export
iPad HD version, iPhone 4 Retina Display support
Compatible with the Akai SynthStation 25

Just go to the App Store if you have an iPhone/iPod for Touch FL Studio Mobile OR if you have an iPad forFL Studio Mobile HD.

FL STUDIO MOBILE FAQ
What about Android OS? It’s on the roadmap, stop nagging! We have a development team working on a low-latency Android audio-engine and there are many screen resolutions and device specifications to consider, it’s not as simple as you may think :)

Does this mean FL Studio on Mac OSX soon? FL Studio Mobile is not a port of the Windows version of FL Studio. It is the product of a completely separate development team, and code, so FL Studio Mobile, while compatible with FL Studio has no impact on FL Studio development and vice versa.

Can I load my own samples? Not in version 1.0. We plan to enable user uploads in a future update.

Can I use VSTs? No, iOS does not support VSTs and frankly the devices it runs on don’t have the CPU power to perform the synthesis you are used to on a desktop. FL Studio Mobile uses high quality sample based instruments made from Image-Line plugins and sample packs.

Visit the FL Studio Mobile Website for more info.

via: ImageLine Press

Dutch producer Sander Kleinenberg officially steps into the artist seat with 5K, his debut studio album out June 14, 2011 on his own label This Is Recordings (via INgrooves), formerly known as Little Mountain Recordings. In support of his collection of elegantly entrancing electro that slides from energetic dance floor beats into airy sonic dreamscapes, he’ll return to North America this June for a 13-date run of live dates.

Co-produced with Josh Gabriel and mixed by Kleinenberg and Steve ‘Dub’ Jones [Chemical Brothers, UNKLE, Audio Bullys], ’5K’ is quite the ride. With its opening track, ‘T.I.O.N’. (This Is Our Night) rolling into ‘Chemically’ featuring Ryan Starr, Kleinenberg’s propulsive production morphs into an anthemic refrain that’s bound to get bodies moving. Another song built for the clubs is his “attempt at being French,” the 80’s-inspired vocodered ‘R.Y.A.N.L.’ (Rock You All Night Long). Then, Kleinenberg takes the listener to outer space on the warm rapture of ‘Closer’ where Neil Ormandy’s vocals reach beyond the sky. British jazz singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum, who guests on the bass-y and bouncy first single ‘Remember When’ adds a soulful swagger to the track which sees Kleinenberg expanding even further and embracing a new vibe. The song can be experienced through its video at: YouTube

There are also collaborations with fellow Dutchmen Kraak & Smaak on ‘The Journey’ featuring spoken word legend Ursula Rucker. The dance floor explodes again with ‘M.A.N.I.A.C.’, which was built especially for the clubs Sander came up in, and then into ‘Disko Riot’ featuring Jon Fugler, which is, in Sander’s own words, “…a techno protest song written strongly to stand up against what the world of money has done to us all–how bankers obsessed with wealth have fucked us all over… and still do”. ‘This Love’ draws from De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, and A Tribe Called Quest with Ace Reign firing off incendiary verse. All of these textures, sounds, and swells converge on a gorgeous collaboration with Miss Montreal titled ‘Wish I Said’, and the song says it all. ’5K’ is the next level for electronic music.

Avicii presents Strictly Miami 2011 just released yesterday and it’s a good one!! Everyone has been clawing to get a piece of the Avicii Pie and Strictly Rhythm grabbed 2 CDs worth!!

CD1
1) Dennis Ferrer “Sinfonia Della Notte” (John Dahlback Remix)
2) John Dahlbäck featuring Andy P “Love Inside” (Extended Mix)
3) Kohlbecker & Eilmes “Tabasco” (Moguai Remix)
4) Barbara Tucker “I Get Lifted” (David Tort Vocal Mix)
5) Leventina “Nightshift” (Prok & Fitch Endless Summer Remix)
6) Yasmeen “Gone” (Alias Rhythm Vocal Mix)
7) Armand Van Helden “Witch Doktor” (Eddie Thoneick Remix)
8) Richard Grey vs Erick Morillo & Jose Nunez featuring Shawnee Taylor “Life Goes On” (Life Goes On 2009)
9) Live Element “Be Free” (Original Vocal)
10) Quentin Harris & Inaya Day “Do The Right Thing” (Extended Mix)
11) Bob Sinclar & Dirty South “The Russian March” (Original Mix)

CD2
1) Thomas Gold “Agora” (Original Mix)
2) Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick feat Shawnee Taylor “Live Your Life” (Eddie Thoneick Dub)
3) Jose Nunez feat Shawnee Taylor “Yesterday” (Original Mix)
4) Chris Lake & Lys “Cross The Line” (Main Club Mix)
5) Dennis Ferrer “Hey Hey” (DF’s Attention Vocal Mix)
6) Avicii “Sweet Dreams” (Avicii Swede Dreams Mix)
7) Moguai “Oyster” (Michael Woods Remix)
8) Prok & Fitch “Naga” (Original Mix)
9) Bad Boy Bill “Got That Feeling” (Laidback Luke Remix)
10) Tim Berg “Bromance” (Avicii’s Arena Remix)
11) Bob Sinclar featuring Vybrate & Queen Ifrica & Makedah “New New New” (Avicii Meets Yellow Remix)
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Tron-esque graphics add a futuristic feel to this roller-derby pinball match.

ElectroHouse, Dubstep, and Breaks in this edition featuring: Calvertron, Beataucue, Tim Healey, Basement Jaxx, Plump DJs, Vent, Foreign Beggars, Mr. Skeleton, B.h(a)ve, Dirty Loud, High Rankin, Hirshee, and Drivepilot.

Basement Jaxx – Dracula

Calvertron – Hit Da Ground (Original Mix)

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