Archive for January, 2009
‘Hatiras Presents’ is the weekly radio show presented by Hatiras. Each episode features a new 60 minute mix from many of the planet’s finest DJs. Feel free to download the show here every week. And don’t forget – support the music by purchasing downloads from Beatport, Juno, etc.
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Loco Dice aka Dice Corleone probably can’t tell you the meaning of life, but when it comes to DJing and electronic music he certainly knows what he’s talking about. In this special feature, Beatportal asked the German DJ/producer and resident of DC10 and Cocoon, to give his thoughts on a number of topics including new DJ technology, electronic music trends, the art of mixing and DJ friendships.
Online Link: Inside The Head of Loco Dice
Check out this new DJ mix from Chris Lake…
Australia’s biggest selling tabloid, the Herald Sun, have conducted an intriguing video interview with DJ heavy weight Carl Cox. The British jock who was last year voted Mixmag’s number 1 DJ of the past 25 years, took time to talk through his current set-up (based around Traktor Scratch Pro) and the reasons behind his transition to the all-digital platform.
Online Link: Carl Cox On The Joys Of Digital DJing
As a part of Beatport’s 5-year anniversary tour, the website invited readers to send in their questions to Beatport CEO, Jonas Tempel. Of the hundreds of questions received, Beatport chose the most relevant and most pressing ones to pass on to the chief. Here are his answers.
Online link: In The Hot Seat: Beatport CEO Jonas Tempel
Having launched last year to much fanfare (and controversy, not surprisingly), the 2009 Beatport Music Awards have returned with nominees revealed overnight. Aside from some of the more questionable genre/artist classifications, the full list of acts up for awards does encompass a large part of music that made a difference in 2008. This should come as no surprise, however, as Beatport select the nominees based on sales through their store. ‘To keep the awards fair and relevant to the whole electronic music scene,’ they wrote on the Beatportal blog. ‘The nominees were chosen based solely on unit sales on Beatport during 2008 and are broken down into separate genre categories.’.. Read more
Josh Wink Essential Mix
Fresh new DJ mix from Shapeshifters…
Check out this new DJ mix from Bodyrox…
Fresh new DJ mix from Fedde Le Grand…
Lee Burridge recently described it as having the potential to become America’s equivalent of Berlin for electronic music. RA’s San Francisco correspondent Jack O’Shaughnessy can’t help but agree.
Online Link: RA: Clubbing In San Francisco
Ultra have just released the official video for Deadmau5 and Kaskade’s ‘Move For Me’ hit from last summer – the single was the first track to be taken from Kaskade’s studio album ‘Strobelight Seduction’. It’s quite unusual for a record label to release a video for a track seven months after the album was released but presumably ‘Move For Me’ is gaining mainstream popularity, at least enough to garner a polished MTV friendly video.
Watch on YouTube
01) Michael Parsberg & Flipside – Random [Blow Out Records]
02) David West & Inkfish – Hello Piano (Sebastien Leger Remix) [Mistakes Music]
03) Asle – My War (L.E.O F___ House Mix) [Blow Out Records]
04) ATFC – Tell U Y feat. Yasmeen (New Jack Swing Original) [Strictly Rhythm]
05) Namtrak & Namito – This Is What U Need (Tocadisco Remix) [Great Stuff]
06) Dumb Dan – Acid Bells [Dumb Recordings]
07) Funkagenda & Punkrok – Ding Dong [Toolroom]
08) Distant Fragment – Do I Know (Tim Andreson Remix) [What Happens]
09) Beatchuggers – Real Love (Asle Remix) [What Happens]
10) Dirty Vegas – Pressure (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix) [Toolroom]
01) Audible – White Mouse [Nellie Recordings]
02) Wonderland Avenue – Idol Eyes (Dumb Dan Mix) [Slammin Muzik]
03) Magenaar & Haggstrom pres. Lindberg – Wak Ass [Nocturnal Groove]
04) Bjorn Barf – Epic Trance Monster [LARGETRAX]
05) Claes Rosen – Pondus (Solila Remix) [Witty Tunes]
06) Dumb Dan – Acid Bells [Dumb Recordings]
07) Henrik B – Waenern [Joia Records]
08) Deadmau5 – Slip (Sebastien Leger Remix) [mau5trap]
09) Sick – You Are So Sick (Dumb Dan Remix) [mau5trap]
10) Michael Parsberg & Flipside – Random [Blow Out Records]
01) ATFC – Giv Me Luv ft. Rae (ATFC’s Abyssal Plain Mix) [Defected]
02) ATFC – Tell U Y feat. Yasmeen (New Jack Swing Original) [Strictly Rhythm]
03) Paul Gardner – You Can’t Hide From Yourself ft. Peyton (Ruben Al [Milk & Sugar]
04) Mastiksoul – Run For COver [AKenzo Recordings]
05) Alex Kenji – A Lot Of [Hotfingers]
06) Anton Pieete – Players [Intacto]
07) Kolombo – I’m On Your Side [Noir Music]
08) Torre & Claude Monnet – Level 10 [SSOH]
09) ATFC – Bad Habit feat. Lisa Millett (ATFC’s Lektrotek Re [SSOH]
10) The Martinez Brothers – Debbie Downer [Objektivity]
