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Vince Clark (Erasure) and Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) Collaborate for Techno Album as VCMG

djnth — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:39:27 +0000

After 30 years working on their respective ongoing music projects, Vince Clarke (Erasure / Yazoo / Depeche Mode) and Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode) come together for the first time since 1981 as VCMG to release a brand new album on Mute, preceded by a series of EPs.

VCMG is the fruit of initially tentative discussion and subsequent enthused collaboration where Vince and Martin, both influential as pioneers in electronic music, get to exercise their lifelong love of the genre as the techno inspired VCMG.

As Vince explains: “I’ve been getting into and listening to a lot of minimal dance music and I got really intrigued by all the sounds… I realised I needed a collaborator… so it occurred to me to talk to Martin.”

Says Gore: “Out of the blue I got an e-mail from Vince just saying, ‘I’m interested in making a techno album. Are you interested in collaborating?’ This was maybe a year ago. He said, ‘No pressure, no deadlines,’ so I said, ‘OK’.”

The writing and recording of the album was done in a typically unique way with the pair working alone in their respective studios, communicating only via email, exchanging files until the album was ready. It was in May 2011 that the pair met for the first time to discuss the project when they both performed at Short Circuit presents Mute festival in London.

The album (title to be announced soon) was produced by Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore and mixed by the influential Californian electronic artist Überzone / Q and will be released in the spring of 2012.

The first release is an EP entitled Spock. EP1 / SPOCK will feature remixes from Edit-Select, aka Tony Scott, the UK DJ / producer and founder of EditSelect Records whose previous remix credits include Speedy J, Death In Vegas and Gary Beck; Regis, British techno musician Karl O’Connor, member of the Sandwell District collective and co-founder of Downwards Records); Zak aka DVS1, founder of Hush Records and one of the most prominent figures in US dance music counts techno innovator Derrick May amongst his biggest fans, with his second ever release on May’s own Transmat plus XOQ, the alter ego of Überzone / Q, who mixed the VCMG album.

EP1 / SPOCK will be available initially as a global exclusive on Beatport on 30 November, and then on all DSPs from 12 December with the 12″ release following on 19 December 2011.

EP1 / SPOCK TRACKLIST
Spock – Album Version
Spock – Edit Select Remix
Spock – Regis Remix
Spock – DVS1 Voyage Home Remix
Spock – XOQ Remix

Pretty Tag Cloud for DMb

HQ — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:04:21 +0000

New Video for Benny Benassi – Cinema (Skrillex Remix) Out Now

djnth — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:49:32 +0000

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.

Skrillex, Zedd, and Porter Robinson Interview

djnth — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:51:17 +0000

Is that hummus? Oh my god I can’t believe somebody like you would eat hummus ha ha ha. I thought hummus was only sold in North Scottsdale where I live in my gated community. Ha ha ha. Wow…hummus.

CineSpace Hollywood Closes Down to Re-open as Dim Mak Studios

djnth — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:29:45 +0000

CineSpace Hollywood closed down this past week to re-open this Tuesday Feb 8, 2011 as Dim Mak Studios with a new side entrance. Dim Mak Tuesdays was a destination for bands and artists like Uffie, The Editors, Kid Cudi, Digitalism, The Presets, Boys Noize, and Friendly Fires to get their start with Dim Mak leader Steve Aoki at the helm.

Press:
LOS ANGELES – Dim Mak founder and world renowned DJ/Producer, Steve Aoki will unveil his latest project, “Dim Mak Studios”. The dual format venue, live show and nightclub, will continue to host Tuesday nights presented by Dim Mak. Dim Mak Studios has taken the liberty of presenting entertainment on any night of the week, live acts or spinning DJs.

Premiering Tuesday, Feb. 8, Dim Mak Studios will launch “The Loft”, a weekly “pop-up party” happening every Tuesday. The Loft’s grand opening is sure to deliver a prime party with the Official ‘Cut Copy- Record Release” featuring secret guests, Uproot Andy, Samo Soundboy (Trouble & Bass), Them Jeans and new Dim Mak resident DJ Heavy Accents. Party attendees will be entering through a new rear entrance on Cosmo.

After 7 years of successful music showcases, this new venue venture will provide an interesting opportunity for Dim Mak to flex it’s auditory and design muscle.

Looks like a fresh benchmark for Dim Mak has been set.

DIMMAK.COM OFFICIAL STATEMENT
“After 7 years of bringing you the most progressive and cutting-edge music with “Dim Mak Tues- days”, a new project by Dim Mak and Founder/Owner Steve Aoki is here! “Dim Mak Studios: The Loft Series” is a new party, with a new face, same focus to bring you the next “IT” bands and DJ/producers from around the world, but only here for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. “The Loft” will run from February through August, and is expected to win over your hearts every Tuesday at Dim Mak Stu- dios!”

Get Your Deadmau5 USB Drive

djnth — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:44:41 +0000

You read it right, Deadmau5 now has his own USB drives that you can order starting Feb 7th here.

He recently made history becoming the first ever artist of this genre to headline London’s legendary Earls Court, following in the footsteps of Oasis, Pink Floyd and Madonna.

This special edition deadmau5 USB has eyes that light up when being used. It features
exclusive footage from this recent Live show at Earls Court, recorded on December 18th
2010. Contents include…

• Exclusive film – Live From Earls Court shot in HD
• Behind the scenes footage
• Exclusive photo gallery
• Wallpapers

NOTE: This product is NOT available to territories in the American continent for some weird reason.

LA’s Mr. Sketleton Gettin’ Wikkid

djnth — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:33:35 +0000

Check the amazing Mr. Skeleton getting jiggy with the mixer!! LA is the place to be for electronic music right now!!

Mr. Skeleton – Jam Session from Rot10 Musik on Vimeo.

Check out his SoundCloud page for lots more…

Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello – Number One

Jay McGrane — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:56:54 +0000

[Video Removed at Request of Label]

The Swedes are set to release their newest offering in the form of the Electro Houser ‘Number One’. These days, it is hard for me to get past the fact almost every release from the trio as a collective sounds identical. However, this does not change the fact I and almost every other house DJ worldwide will have in their CD wallet at every gig.

via: Homeiswherethehouseisblog.com

Remix Contest from TrackitDown and Prime Loops

djnth — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:08:00 +0000

Music download store Trackitdown.net team up with sample pack creators Prime Loops for Remix Addict! An exclusive download pack and remix competition that will see a winning track chosen by none other than MJ Cole, D. Ramirez and Crissy Criss.

The free Remix Addict download pack gives you 15 selected loops from the Addict Trilogy series that are completely royalty free, and can be used in all your projects and releases as well as the Remix Addict Competition. Any style of music can be submitted for the contest.

Winner to receive:
1 x Propellerheads Reason 4 & Propellerheads Record Music Software (Mac and Windows)
1 x IK Multimedia T-Racks Deluxe Mastering Bundle (Mac and Windows)
1 x 10 free Sample Packs from Prime Loops
1 x £100 Download Voucher from Trackitdown.net
1 x 12 Month Subscription for Computer Music Magazine
1 x Digital Music Distribution Package for 1 Track by Zimbalam & Believe Digital

Plus a huge range of merchandise from Prime Loops, Trackitdown and your favourite labels and artists.

The judges will be looking out for: no clashing keys and notes, perfect beat syncing, good track structure, the appearance of a hook line (either lead synth, bass or vocals), clean and well balanced mix down, intelligent editing of loops and of course, something that represents your production style – whatever the genre! Additional use of royalty free samples and original sounds are encouraged but submissions featuring uncleared copyrighted material will not be accepted.

Get the Sample Pack

Contest ends June 1, 2010.

New Single: Kaskade feat Haley – Dynasty

djnth — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:36:37 +0000

So Kaskade continues to say he is producing House but honestly this sounds more like slow Trance to me. It’s true, producing Trance tracks is what gets you to the top of the DJ Mag Top 100 list but he needs to just fully embrace it and come out and say “Ok fine, this is Trance.” I know all of your House music buddies will give you crap cause you’ve gone over to the dark side, but come on be a man. Of course this is all in good fun, Kaskade, I tease I tease! I’ve played Trance, among many other style, for over 10 years and I’ve taken a fair amount of crap for it from many a closed mind. So without further ado, get Kaskade’s newest track “Dynasty (iTunes)” from his forthcoming album of the same name.

DMb Podcast 017 : Utah Saints Live UK (feat: Foamo, Wolfgang Gartner, A-Trak)

djnth — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:08:53 +0000

You may know the Utah Saints from their breakout single “Something Good” which took over the dancefloors of many raves and clubs in the early 90′s and again in 2008 when the single was re-released with new mixes from High Contrast and Van She. The track took a catchy vocal snippet from Kate Bush’s “Cloudbusting” and looped it until it became permanently embedded in your brain. Tim Utah and Jez Willis, which make up the group, have been doing some serious dancefloor destruction with their DJ sets as I’m sure you can tell by taking one look at the tracklisting below.

Utah Saints this week providing a live mix of Dirty Electro and Fidget House from a UK gig earlier this year.

Enjoy!

Mix Info & Tracklisting
Utah Saints – Live UK

01. Utah Intro
02. Untitled – Untitled
03. Wolfgang Gartner – Ultimate Flashback (Will Bailey and Mikey Hook Edit)
04. Loops of Fury – Soap (Peo De Pitte Mix)
05. Killaflaw – Set Me on Fire (Utah Saints Mix)
06. Ou est Le Swimming Pool – Dance the Way I Feel (Armand Van Helden Mix)
07. Nadastrom – Save Us
08. We Have Band – Divisive (Tom Staar Mix)
09. Nom De Strip – Skweeke
10. Lee Mortimer & Foamo – Superman
11. Tom Staar – Two Tone Simms
12. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
13. Afrojack – Zeggie
14. Partysquad – Murderer
15. Kill Light – The Sound
16. Noisia – Machine Gun (Utah Re-edit)

Get Utah Saints Tracks and Remixes at Beatport

For more info on Utah Saints check out:
MySpace
Soundcloud
Official Website

Utah Saints – Something Good 08 Music Video

djnth — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:08:17 +0000

This week we have Utah Saints on the Podcast and to give a little intro I wanted to post one of my favorite Dance Music videos. Something Good 08′

Enjoy!

DMb Podcast 016 : MyKill – Pleasure & Pressure Mixtape (feat Laberge, Daft Punk, Le Principle)

djnth — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:39:14 +0000

MyKill’s last mix for DMb Podcast is still one of our top downloaded mixes. This week MyKill has delivered a new Funky Disco House mix that coincides with his first artist release on Solid Bump Records, a track called “Love Story” which you can preview in the Beatport player below or on iTunes. The entire release is a worth checking out and is perfect for dropping at primetime in a hot sweaty club. Solid Bump also has an interview with MyKill you can check out.

Enjoy!

Mix Info & Tracklisting
MyKill – Pleasure & Pressure Mixtape

01. Louis La Roche – Prick Stick
02. Knightlife – Discotirso
03. SKingz – Make Up My Mind
04. Harris Robots – Express
05. Mix Chopin – Levitate
06. Moonchild – Girl
07. Dom & Lebatman – Isabelle
08. Leonardus & Quinten 909 – Show The World
09. Laberge – You Won’t Regret
10. Johnatron – Sunshower
11. Aj Orbit – You Step
12. Thony Ritz – We’ll Rock It
13. Le Principle – You Can’t Fake It
14. Rockets – Running To You
15. Daft Punk – High Life (Cassian’s Bootleg)
16. Dj Kue – Too Fly For Disco
17. C-code – Burning Up In Here (Rubix Remix)
18. Swivel Hips – Casual Encounters
19. Denzal Park – Filter Freak
20. Fred Falke – When I Look Into Your Eyes (Quinten 909 Rework)

Get MyKill and other Solid Bump music at Beatport

For more info on MyKill & Solid Bump Records check out:
MySpace
Facebook
Pleasure & Pressure Vol 2 on iTunes
Solid Bump Records

Some DJ Tshirts Spotted at DMB Labs

djnth — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:33:50 +0000

I just stopped by DBM Labs website and noticed some new tshirts up for sale. Stop by their website for these and a lot more.

DMb Podcast 015 : Kissy Sell Out on DMb (feat Aphrodite, Aphex Twin, Steve Aoki, The XX, Kissy Sell Out)

djnth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:09:46 +0000

Kissy Sell Out is a DJ, producer and graphic designer from Colchester, Essex who emerged from the MySpace generation of cool nerds and sonic visionaries. Renowned for his eccentric electro productions and energetic DJ style Kissy is now one of the hottest club DJs, producers and remixers with Mixmag describing him as “one of the most exciting, charismatic and entertaining DJs of the decade”. If that wasn’t enough, Kissy runs his own label called San City Highand has a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 every Thursday night bringing listeners the best in jump up rock and rave.

With a string of successful singles already under his belt (‘Her’ and ‘Rikkalicious’ to name a few) Kissy is now ready to unleash his debut album ‘Youth’. Featuring 11 tracks- inspired by his early years and misdemeanours – Kissy takes you on a journey through his childhood memories, with influences from Gary Newman, Scritti Politti, Simple Minds, Sonic Youth and Armand Van Helden to excite you.

Kissy Sell Out’s “Youth” will be released on San City High/ADA Global Ltd on 22nd March and is also available in all good record stores and online via itunes and all good digital stores.

This mix that Kissy Sell Out gave us is kinda hard to put into any particular genre, but it’s got a bit of Indie, a bit of Electro, and a bit of Fidgety House. We’ll give it a new genre and just call it Kissy. On your way out check out this cool interview with Kissy Sell Out on Hypeaddict and go get the new CD.

Enjoy!

Mix Info & Tracklisting
Kissy Sell Out on DMb

01. Joe Hisaishi – The Empty Bucket (Karappo No Baketsu)
02. Joe Hisaishi – Kumiko (Kumikochan) (Kissy Klub Version)
03. MMMatthias – James (LaClopeAuBec Remix)
04. We Have Band – Divisive (Tom Staar Remix – Kissy Klub Version)
05. Aphrodite & Beverley Knight – Sometimes (Original Vocal Mix)
06. Aphrodite – Foghorn Nick Thayer
07. Ca$h Money Kissy Sell Out & Tinashe – Come On Over (Schizofonics Remix)
08. Kissy Sell Out & Tinashe – Come On Over (Keith Remix)
09. Dextrous Energy – X-Train (Mix 1)
10. Malente & Dex Feat. Bonde Do Role – Bangkok
11. Aphex Twin – Run Jeremy’s Windowlicker (Kissy Klub Version)
12. Steve Aoki – I’m In The House (Redlight Remix)
13. Lily Allen – Knock Em Out (Kissy Klub Version)
14. Congorock & Crookers Vs Paul Woolford – SBombers Vs Erotic Discourse (Kissy Klub Version)
15. The XX – VCR (Matthew Dear Mix – Kissy Klub Version)
16. Kissy Sell Out & Tinashe – Come On Over (This Could Be Love)
17. Late Of The Pier – Best In The Class

Get Kissy Sell Out music at Beatport
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For more info on Kissy Sell Out check out:
MySpace
Official Website
Kissy Podcast
Kissy on BBC