Archive for January, 2007
One the UK’s leading house labels will be throwing down in Miami, so put your hands up for March 21st @ the glamourous venue Mokai.
The lineup so far consists of Cr2 mainstays such as Kurd Maverick, Bush II Bush, Danny Freakazoid and M.Y.N.C. Project, and others are expected to be confirmed as well, including current label superstar Fedde Le Grand.
For more info, check out www.cr2records.co.uk.
Legendary US funky house purveyor Charles Feelgood teams up with Moist Music to unleash his latest commercial mix onto the masses.
“Charm City Hustle” is a double-disc set consisting of a plethora of funky house selections. Said to be included are tracks from DJ Dan, Black Shadow, Kyle Pound, DJ Kue, Matt Soda and others.
The release is due out on February 6th. For more info check out www.moistmusic.com.
Chicago’s JJ Flores & Steve Smooth have made their mark in the house and dance music communities. They have now entered the live band arena, and have the trigger set to fire once again!
Through mutual friend Bad Boy Bill, Steve and JJ met Stubhy. Stubhy spent many years as the front man and co-songwriter for the band Lucky Boys Confusion. The fusion of Stubhy’s pop/rock style and JJ and Steve’s driving dance production yielded a unique sound that is Shock Stars. Prior to even releasing their debut record, Shock Stars enjoyed a large amount of hype and critical acclaim… Read more
Japan’s DS VJ (Daito Manabe) has figured out a new use for the Nintendo Wii control, leaving us wondering: Is Wii-mote waving the new art of DJing / VJing?
http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/clip-wiimote-burns-down-the-disco-231864.php
Fresh new DJ mix from Ron Reeser…
Artist: D. Ramirez
Title: La Discotek
Label: Underwater
Format: Vinyl
Release Date: none
Audio Sample: Listen
D Ramirez has made a big mark in 2006, and now he is back at it again with yet another stormer, “La Discotek”. This is one of those tracks you can’t get out of your head, courtesy of the groovy bassline and catchy vocals.
We expect this one to melt dancefloors all over the globe. Things are looking bright for Mr. Ramirez and we look forward to seeing what he’ll be bringing to the table in 2007.
Tracklisting:
1. Original Mix
2. Dub Mix
The follow-up to the massive “Lose Control” on Ian’s own G-FAB records is scheduled to drop very soon.
Featuring the vocals of his wife, “Love Won’t Wait” is an electro-tinged big room anthem in the vein of Ian’s 2005 smash “Say What You Want”. Adding on to the package are remixes from Wawa vs. Ian Carey and Mark Knight.
For more info, check out www.ian45carey.com.
UK superstar house producers the Freemasons are dropping a double CD mix album this week courtesy of Loaded Records.
“Shakedown” consists entirely of either original Freemasons productions, or remixes that they have done for other artists.
While the majority of these productions have already been released throughout the past few years, digital retailer Xpress Beats is offering an exclusive download of one of the brand new cuts, “Nothing But a Heartache”.
The 2007 edition of the U.S. West Coast outdoor festival is gearing up to be the greatest version yet! With headliners such as Bjork, Rage Against The Machine, and DJ Shadow…
…and house/techno legends such as Felix Da Housecat, DJ Heather, David Guetta, Richie Hawtin, & Benny Benassi…this is one outdoor festival that has something for everyone:
2 CDs’ thick and 57 tracks deep, Steve Porter’s ‘Porter House Vol. 2′ is set for release this March!
Spanning pretty much all aspects of dance music with tracks from Richard F, Joey Mazzola and Mike Balance, Chris Kaiser, The Plump DJs, Judge Jules and Mario Ochco, this mix is set to be filled with quick transitions and plenty of peak time jams including 14 of Steve’s own original productions. Be on the look out Mach 13…
To learn more about this release, please visit:
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Have you been wondering where multi-talented house musician Rasmus Faber has been hiding out? Well, here is an exclusive interview via Defected headquarters catching us all up on what 2007 has in store…
To read this interview, please visit:
http://www.defected.com/artists/artists-interviews-detail/232
Azuli is back with their latest ‘Club Azuli’ mix containing both a mixed and unmixed version for the DJs, along with a promotional tour.
‘Club Azuli 2007′, the mixed CD version included
25 tracks spanning 2 CD’s while the unmixed rendition entitled “Club Azuli Vol. 3″
brings the heat with 20 floor fillers to play with.
With tracks featured from
artists such as Basement Jaxx, Outwork, Pryda, Fedde Le Grande, Freaks and many
others this compilation aims to have something for everyone and showcases newer tracks as.. Read more
Brand-new originals and remixes packages of past tunes make up Blow Media’s January and February lineup.
New tracks from Chris Kaeser, Mario Ochoa and Hatiras are set for release in the coming weeks, as well as remixes of Hatiras’ smash “Something About You” and Adam K & Shawn Austin’s “40,000 Years of Funk”.
For the full info, check out www.blowmedia.com.
01) Fedde Le Grand – Ah Yeah [Flamingo]
02) Funkagenda – San Francisco (Micky Slim Bedtime Bomb Remix) [Toolroom Trax]
03) Rene Amesz & Peter Gelderblom – Snap [Rising Music]
04) Laidback Luke ft Stephen Granville – Hypnotize (Steve Angello Mix) [Stealth]
05) Noir – My Mtv (2007 Remixes) [Toolroom Trax]
06) D Ramirez & D Bobrov – Pleasure Me [Slave Recordings]
07) Sebastien Leger – Hit Girl [Black Jack]
08) Dave McCullen – Electric Girl (Noir Imperator Edit) [Black Plastic]
09) Soul Flava ft Corey Andrew – Music Will Make…. (Eddie Thoneick Dub) [Black Plastic]
10) Underground Movement – Do You Know [Underground Movement]
01) Delicious ft Tiget Lilly – Yours (Ali Payami Remix) [CDR]
02) Kid Massive – Keep It Coming (Ali Payami) [GFAB]
03) Brad Holland – Crazy (Raul Rincon Vocal) [GFAB]
04) Martin Solveig – Something Better [Mixture]
05) Dennis Christopher – It’s Not Alright (Dub Mix) [Spinnin]
06) Sebastian Leger – Hypnotized (Chris Lake Remix) [Rising]
07) Kid Massive fr Robert Owens – Another Day [Gossip]
08) Ikon – Signs (Kid Massive Afrolektrik Dub) [Jalapenjo]
09) Sugababes – Easy (Haji & Emanuel Vocal Mix) [Jalapenjo]
10) Mike Polo – Free (Ben Macklin Vocal Remix) [Discowax Records]
