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Cr2 Records first launched there LIVE & DIRECT compilation series at the tail end of 2007. The series started with a bang, featuring a head-to-head electro house battle between Dirty South & Kurd Maverick. Having said that, the series reached new heights with the Miami 2008 Compilation, which was extremely well received and leaped straight to the top of the charts. This was no mean feat considering the competition, which included the mainstay brands such as Azuli, Ministry of Sound and Defected.
 
Cr2 Miami 2009 follows on exactly where the 2008 edition left us…hanging on for one more tune! The compilation again offers 3 CD’s, with the theme across the CD’s spanning CD1-Day / CD2-Night and CD3-Classics. This combination seems to really work enabling the label to cover the broad spectrum of music they release.
 
The compilation features a massive 47 tracks, of which 20 are exclusive to Cr2! Featuring upfront cuts from DJ Sneak vs Herve, Mark Brown, Harry Choo Choo Romero & Jose Nunez… plus ‘Love Emergency’ the huge new single from Kurd Maverick Feat. Sam Obernik.
 
The Album is available for download now and will be out physically Monday 16th March as mixed and unmixed CD’s. There are also 3 x 12” vinyl Samplers.

Check it out here.

Once again, DMb has the pleasure of introducing another up-and-coming UK act;  Serotonin Thieves.

They have been picking up support from the likes of Fedde Le Grand, Shapeshifters, Damian Wilson (CR2), Lucien Foort, Danny Dove and Thommy Davis (Code Red).  On top of this, ‘Can U Tell Me’ was picked by Pete Tong for his Fast Trax show. After the show, the track was signed to his Bedroom Bedlam label & EMI Music Publishing.

Serotonin Thieves are Ryan King & Scott Blake, who have been making dance music together for the past 6 years, creating their own label called Steal the Love Records.  You can find some of their work on the net, including Coldplay and Kraftwerk reworks.  Check out their myspace here:

www.myspace.com/theserotoninthieves

They have just returned from playing in Sligo, Ireland, after recently DJing for Kidology Records in London & Ibiza.  They are also in the beginning stages of hosting their own night with Pete Tong’s ‘Future Stars’ the Bad Boy DJ’s at Herbal in Shoreditch, with their first gig down there on Sunday.

Early 2009 will see some of their new work released (for free!), so Dance Music blog will be keeping an eye out for these two in future… keep your eyes peeled!

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After passing these guys at Global Gathering, I looked them up, listened to their work, spoke to them and thought that DMb readers should know all about them too…

JJ Metcalf and George Hilton, aka Vibrosis and Prof. Oblivion, won a Mixmag competition to open the Mixmag Terrace on the Friday, and their set proved that they were worthy winners!  The Buckinghamshire (UK) duo are based in London, and are hoping to play some more big stages in the not too distant future.  They play a wide range of styles, mixing some of the most unlikely tracks together – check out the Siegfried Android pages below to listen to some of them.

For Siegfried Android’s Global Gathering mix click here.  Leave a comment if you want the tracklisting for the mix – it’s too long post up.

Siegfried Android Myspace and Facebook pages:  www.facebook.com/pages/Siegfried-Android/10630644771  www.myspace.com/siegfriedandroid

Vibrosis told DMb:  “Global was unreal! Seriously, we were in Belgium when we got the call, had to take a week out of our trip to do it, was stressful was but well worth it. Apparently we nearly got disqualified because the mix we sent Mixmag overran by like 10 minutes.  The crowd were easily the biggest and best crowd we’ve played to so far – you guys just loved every bit of it!”

Ones to keep an eye out for in the future…

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