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Nightlife http://www.nsnightlife.com nightlife, electro house, tech house, house music Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Demystifying great soundsystems with Funktion-One and Martin Audio http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/demystifying-great-soundsystems-with-funktion-one-and-martin-audio/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/demystifying-great-soundsystems-with-funktion-one-and-martin-audio/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/demystifying-great-soundsystems-with-funktion-one-and-martin-audio/ A tip of the hat today to our friends at Resident Advisor for this stellar article about what it means for a club or festival to produce good sound, while offering up some really simple ways to achieve it. In the piece entitled “The Esoteric Art of Great Sound,” writer Stephen Titmus taps the ultra-knowledgeable pros at Funktion-One and Martin Audio for some tips, and they spell out the basics that everyone should know about how acoustics and soundsystems work.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/demystifying-great-soundsystems-with-funktion-one-and-martin-audio/feed/ 0 Weekend Weapons: Boris Horel http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/weekend-weapons-boris-horel/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/weekend-weapons-boris-horel/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 06:01:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/weekend-weapons-boris-horel/ The UK-by-way-of France DJ/producer Boris Horel has managed to make a name for himself in the past few years, turning out consistenly deep and rhythmic slices of tech-leaning house. And with most of his recent output appearing on the adventurous French imprint Eklo, including the Beatport exclusive Rhythm Tramp, it’s safe to say the man is nowhere near letting up. Below, Horel shares with us some of his most prized pieces of audio, and even touches on a bit of DJ philosophy along the way. Read on for his full list of Weekend Weapons.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/weekend-weapons-boris-horel/feed/ 0 Watch a video with new Hyperdub signee Laurel Halo http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-a-video-with-new-hyperdub-signee-laurel-halo/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-a-video-with-new-hyperdub-signee-laurel-halo/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-a-video-with-new-hyperdub-signee-laurel-halo/ In the world of experimental electronic music, the name Ina Cube sounds like the perfect alias for abstract beats and sounds. But that didn’t stop the 25-year-old Ms. Cube (so it says on her drivers’ license) from choosing the stage name of Laurel Halo to accompany her gritty fusion of samples and noise, and melodic piano and vocals.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-a-video-with-new-hyperdub-signee-laurel-halo/feed/ 0 Mat Zo to hit the road with Porter Robinson and The M Machine in June http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/mat-zo-to-hit-the-road-with-porter-robinson-and-the-m-machine-in-june/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/mat-zo-to-hit-the-road-with-porter-robinson-and-the-m-machine-in-june/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/mat-zo-to-hit-the-road-with-porter-robinson-and-the-m-machine-in-june/ It’s a busy time for producer/DJ Mat Zo. Last month, he launched ZoTV, a new YouTube show that’ll follow the young gun on his thrill-filled travels around the world, the first of which actually takes place around his hometown gig in Brixton, London (which you can watch up top). Then just a couple of days ago, he dropped some heat with singer Linnea Schossow on the Beatport exclusive “The Sky,” for Anjunabeats.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/mat-zo-to-hit-the-road-with-porter-robinson-and-the-m-machine-in-june/feed/ 0 Tiesto and Wolfgang Gartner unleash the video for “We Own The Night” http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/tiesto-and-wolfgang-gartner-unleash-the-video-for-we-own-the-night/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/tiesto-and-wolfgang-gartner-unleash-the-video-for-we-own-the-night/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/tiesto-and-wolfgang-gartner-unleash-the-video-for-we-own-the-night/ Back in April, Tiesto and production pal Wolfgang Gartner let loose with “We Own The Night,” a progressive house tune and a half featuring the sultry pipes of Luciana. Now they’ve got the visual goods to accompany said club banger.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/tiesto-and-wolfgang-gartner-unleash-the-video-for-we-own-the-night/feed/ 0 Download Part 2 of our 40 Essential Detroit Techno And House Tracks http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/download-part-2-of-our-40-essential-detroit-techno-and-house-tracks/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/download-part-2-of-our-40-essential-detroit-techno-and-house-tracks/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/download-part-2-of-our-40-essential-detroit-techno-and-house-tracks/ On Monday we hipped you to the first part of our 40 Essential Detroit Techno And House Tracks feature. Well, today we’ve got Part 2 ready for you, and it’s just as packed full of goodness. Classics from Inner City, Plus 8, Underground Resistance, and more mix with more recent joints from Kyle Hall, Andres, and Omar S. Download all the tunes in these two separate charts, and see you next week at Movement.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/download-part-2-of-our-40-essential-detroit-techno-and-house-tracks/feed/ 0 Track Of The Day: Sei A – Play My Mind http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-sei-a-play-my-mind/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-sei-a-play-my-mind/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-sei-a-play-my-mind/ Glasgow-based Sei A (aka Andy Graham) has been putting out some of the fresher and more invigorating techno I’ve heard lately. Recent works on Tiga’s Turbo Recordings, Tronicsole, and Soma are further evidence of his current fine form.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-sei-a-play-my-mind/feed/ 0 Pick Of The Week: Squarepusher – Ufabulum http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/pick-of-the-week-squarepusher-ufabulum/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/pick-of-the-week-squarepusher-ufabulum/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/pick-of-the-week-squarepusher-ufabulum/ After his jazzy Shobaleader One project, Tom Jenkinson returns to the fray as Squarepusher with one of his hardest-hitting albums of the last decade, and it just happens to be our Pick Of The Week here at Beatportal.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/pick-of-the-week-squarepusher-ufabulum/feed/ 0 Track Of The Day: Pitchben – Soda (Lorenz Rhode Remix) http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-pitchben-soda-lorenz-rhode-remix/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-pitchben-soda-lorenz-rhode-remix/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-pitchben-soda-lorenz-rhode-remix/ Today’s track really couldn’t have a better-suited name. “Soda” appeared in its original form late last year on Pitchslap, the debut artist album of German electro-funk obsessive Pitchben, and it deftly combined robotized grooves and pop hooks with a determined indie-dance stomp. Fast-forward to this week’s brand-new batch of remixes—including additional reworks from Jamie Lidell and Krazy Baldhead—and it’s Pitchben’s meeting of minds with fellow Deutschman Lorenz Rhode that is the pick of the litter. Rhode can regularly be found among the ranks of modern retro fetishists like Gomma Dance Tracks and Exploited, and it’s his knack for disco and filtered house that transforms “Soda” into an effervescent, bubbly, five-and-a-half-minute sugar rush.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-pitchben-soda-lorenz-rhode-remix/feed/ 0 Tune in to Beatport Live with Para One http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/tune-in-to-beatport-live-with-para-one/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/tune-in-to-beatport-live-with-para-one/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 06:01:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/tune-in-to-beatport-live-with-para-one/ Straight outta Paris, Para One heads to our Berlin office today (Wednesday, May 16) to work drop some ruthless electro for Beatport Live. Check us out at 17:00 GMT (12 PM EST / 9 AM PST) to see what bits Para One will bring out of the bag to have us rockin’ on a weekday.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/tune-in-to-beatport-live-with-para-one/feed/ 0 Watch the video for Session Victim’s “Dark Sienna” http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-session-victims-dark-sienna/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-session-victims-dark-sienna/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-session-victims-dark-sienna/ Videos depicting sportily clad dancers busting moves in lower-income European housing estates is practically its own sub-genre in dance music. So what makes this particular take on the old mise-en-scène for Session Victim‘s latest single, “Dark Sienna,” so charming?

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-session-victims-dark-sienna/feed/ 0 On Rotation: Staff Picks Week 20 http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/on-rotation-staff-picks-week-20/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/on-rotation-staff-picks-week-20/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/on-rotation-staff-picks-week-20/ New tracks from Theo Parrish and Squarepusher, and even some blissed-out indie rock feature in this week’s On Rotation segment, which compiles our expert team of merchandisers’ and editors’ favorite picks of the week.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/on-rotation-staff-picks-week-20/feed/ 0 Skrillex, Afrojack, Benny Benassi, Moby, and tons more to play Chicago’s Spring Awakening Festival http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/skrillex-afrojack-benny-benassi-moby-and-tons-more-to-play-chicagos-spring-awakening-festival/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/skrillex-afrojack-benny-benassi-moby-and-tons-more-to-play-chicagos-spring-awakening-festival/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/skrillex-afrojack-benny-benassi-moby-and-tons-more-to-play-chicagos-spring-awakening-festival/ Chicago’s place in the history books as one of the cultural and musical centers of the country should never go overlooked. But damn, does it make it easier to remember when the city presents festival lineups like the one React Presents has got planned for this year’s Spring Awakening, which hits Soldier Field on June 16th and 17th. Laidback Luke, Skrillex, Afrojack, Benny Benassi, Moby, Flux Pavilion, A-Trak, Datsik, and Dillon Francis are just a handful of the names that’ll be hitting the field that weekend. And it’s just been announced that Spring Awakening will be the first-ever festival to take place within that hallowed stadium’s confines. (Go Bears!)

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/skrillex-afrojack-benny-benassi-moby-and-tons-more-to-play-chicagos-spring-awakening-festival/feed/ 0 A chat with deep-house producers PBR Streetgang http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/a-chat-with-deep-house-producers-pbr-streetgang/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/a-chat-with-deep-house-producers-pbr-streetgang/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/a-chat-with-deep-house-producers-pbr-streetgang/ As so eloquently put by Martin Sheen, PBR Streetgang is a rag-tag coterie of “rock and rollers with one foot in the grave.” While the father of tiger-blood-infused Chuck Sheen was knowingly referencing the call sign of a patrol boat merrily floating its way through communist-occupied waters in Coppola’s 1979 wartime epic Apocalypse Now, “rock and rollers with one foot in the grave” still paints an accurate portrait of the Leeds-based DJ duo of Bonar Bradberry and Tom Thorpe (aka PBR Streetgang). Since their last release on Jamie Jones‘ red-hot imprint Hot Creations, and their latest on 2020Vision, At Dez, the fellas had some time to wax poetic on the early days, their production methods, and what to watch out for in 2012. Read on for more!

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/a-chat-with-deep-house-producers-pbr-streetgang/feed/ 0 Track Of The Day: Joker – Skitta http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-joker-skitta/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-joker-skitta/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-joker-skitta/ If consistency were a ranked musical division, Joker would be one of the few acts capable of defending a championship belt. There are few contenders that have maintained their position with a signature style that remains equally as interesting on each new release. The Bristol producer is captain of the Kapsize label, which serves as the main vessel for producers like Ginz who have jointly designed an inspirational, trademark sound, coined as “Purple.” Each Joker release is a highly anticipated one, and even though the newly released track “Skitta” has seen a lot of airtime as a dubplate, it’s just as ballyhooed as the next.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-joker-skitta/feed/ 0 Check out Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso’s new video http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/check-out-sebastian-ingrosso-and-alessos-new-video/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/check-out-sebastian-ingrosso-and-alessos-new-video/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 06:01:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/check-out-sebastian-ingrosso-and-alessos-new-video/ If you’re a fan of electro/progressive-house monsters Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso, then you probably already know that their team-up, last year’s “Calling,” ran amok on the charts as an instrumental. And maybe you also already know that the same thing happened when, earlier this year, the pair got OneRepublic singer Ryan Tedder on that track, for a version called “Calling (Lose My Mind).” Well, guess what else? There’s now a video for the tune, and we’ve got it for your viewing pleasure.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/check-out-sebastian-ingrosso-and-alessos-new-video/feed/ 0 Beatport #1: Sander Van Doorn & Mayaeni – Nothing Inside http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/beatport-1-sander-van-doorn-mayaeni-nothing-inside/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/beatport-1-sander-van-doorn-mayaeni-nothing-inside/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/beatport-1-sander-van-doorn-mayaeni-nothing-inside/ Congratulations to Sander Van Doorn and Mayaeni, whose collaborative track “Nothing Inside” just hit the #1 position on the Beatport Top 100!

This one from Van Doorn’s own Doorn Records made its opening statement by debuting at #25 a week ago, but the combination Detroit singer Mayaeni’s vocals with Doorn’s production could not be held back from topping the chart.

Be sure to catch Sander Van Doorn as he takes to the world with dates in several countries throughout the summer. Check out his schedule on his website for upcoming shows. Be sure to get the track “Nothing Inside” on Beatport here, and read on to hear a sample of the new #1.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/beatport-1-sander-van-doorn-mayaeni-nothing-inside/feed/ 0 Winner Selected: Pioneer RMX-1000 remix station and a year’s worth of Beatport credits http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/winner-selected-pioneer-rmx-1000-remix-station-and-a-years-worth-of-beatport-credits/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/winner-selected-pioneer-rmx-1000-remix-station-and-a-years-worth-of-beatport-credits/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/winner-selected-pioneer-rmx-1000-remix-station-and-a-years-worth-of-beatport-credits/ We’ve teamed up with Pioneer DJ to give one lucky winner the brand-new RMX-1000 Remix Station, the perfect partner to bring studio-level sound manipulation to your DJ sets.

UPDATE: Congratulations to our grand prize winner, dj licious, and thanks to everyone who participated!

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/winner-selected-pioneer-rmx-1000-remix-station-and-a-years-worth-of-beatport-credits/feed/ 0 Grab Beatport’s 40 Essential Detroit Techno And House Tracks, Part 1 http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/grab-beatports-40-essential-detroit-techno-and-house-tracks-part-1/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/grab-beatports-40-essential-detroit-techno-and-house-tracks-part-1/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/grab-beatports-40-essential-detroit-techno-and-house-tracks-part-1/ With the Movement Festival right around the corner—a homecoming for Detroit electronic music if there ever was one—now seems as good a time as any to have a peek through the annals of Motown’s techno and house legacy. Of course, it’s impossible to assemble a definitive list of the top 40 Detroit tracks of all time, so we took a different tack: here’s what we consider essential, all nicely packaged together in fully downloadable charts, or as individual tunes.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/grab-beatports-40-essential-detroit-techno-and-house-tracks-part-1/feed/ 0 Terranova unveil video for “Prayer” featuring Udo Kier http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/terranova-unveil-video-for-prayer-featuring-udo-kier/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/terranova-unveil-video-for-prayer-featuring-udo-kier/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/terranova-unveil-video-for-prayer-featuring-udo-kier/ It was already odd enough when Kompakt stalwarts Terranova got German star of stage and screen Udo Kier to voice their track “Prayer,” which came off the Hotel Amour LP back in February. Now the Melancholia star is back to lend Terranova his piercing gaze as he lip-synchs to the tune in this video directed by Nicolette “Coco” Krebitz, whose vocals also feature on the hauntingly undanceable track.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/terranova-unveil-video-for-prayer-featuring-udo-kier/feed/ 0 Colette, DJ Revolution, and Fei-Fei featured at free DJ community hang session in LA next week http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/colette-dj-revolution-and-fei-fei-featured-at-free-dj-community-hang-session-in-la-next-week/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/colette-dj-revolution-and-fei-fei-featured-at-free-dj-community-hang-session-in-la-next-week/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/colette-dj-revolution-and-fei-fei-featured-at-free-dj-community-hang-session-in-la-next-week/ Next Tuesday, May 22, the southern California community will gather for a night of DJing, music, and BBQ featuring Colette, DJ Revolution, Fei-Fei, and more at 631 N. Azusa Ave in Azusa, California.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/colette-dj-revolution-and-fei-fei-featured-at-free-dj-community-hang-session-in-la-next-week/feed/ 0 Watch the video for Claptone’s “Night On Fire” http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-claptones-night-on-fire/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-claptones-night-on-fire/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-claptones-night-on-fire/ Faceless stars aren’t exactly a new phenomenon in the world of electronic music. In fact, anonymity is the hallmark of some of the scene’s biggest artists—take Daft Punk, The Bloody Beetroots, and Burial just for starters. Add Claptone to the list, as this unidentified combo hit the world of disco-tinged deep house hard this spring with their cover of the Wu-Tang Clan classic “Cream.” The tune climbed up the Beatport charts and made its way onto the hard drives of star DJs including Tensnake, A-Trak, and Matthew Dear. Their latest, “Night On Fire,” which drops June 4th on Beatport, promises similar results by borrowing Jim Morrison’s most famous verse and wrapping it in brooding keys and swaying disco rhythms.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-claptones-night-on-fire/feed/ 0 Track Of The Day: Sebo & Madmotormiquel – Don’t Eat http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-sebo-madmotormiquel-dont-eat/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-sebo-madmotormiquel-dont-eat/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:01 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-sebo-madmotormiquel-dont-eat/ I’ve been a fan of Sebo & Madmotormiquel‘s petite tech-house catalog since their first remix in February of last year on Moodmusic, “The Heat Is On.” But their latest EP on KATERMUKKE, Boys Don’t Eat, hosts their finest track to date. I’d even go as far to say it hosts one of the finest tracks of 2012 thus far, “Don’t Eat.”

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/track-of-the-day-sebo-madmotormiquel-dont-eat/feed/ 0 Oxia talks about his new album, jazz greats, and perfectionism http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/oxia-talks-about-his-new-album-jazz-greats-and-perfectionism/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/oxia-talks-about-his-new-album-jazz-greats-and-perfectionism/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 06:01:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/oxia-talks-about-his-new-album-jazz-greats-and-perfectionism/ Years ago, when Olivier Raymond released his first record as Oxia, he was so obsessed with Detroit techno that he and producer friend The Hacker actually named their label GoodLife, after the Inner City song of the same name. Eight years on, Oxia’s still a huge fan of that midwestern style of high-tech soul, but on his new album, Tides Of Mind, on Agoria‘s InFine label, it’s quick to see that something’s changed.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/oxia-talks-about-his-new-album-jazz-greats-and-perfectionism/feed/ 0 Power Of Ten: Sounds Like Scotland http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/power-of-ten-sounds-like-scotland/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/power-of-ten-sounds-like-scotland/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/power-of-ten-sounds-like-scotland/ Scotland is the home of the brave—famed around the world for its fine whiskey, tartan kilts, beautiful highlands, a castle built on a volcanic plug (over there in Edinburgh), the Loch Ness Monster, Irn-Bru, Sean Connery, Billy Connolly, Trainspotting, and, of course, Braveheart. Phew, enough with the cliched stereotypes already!

The beating heart of electronic music in Scotland is Glasgow, with such notable spots as The Sub Club and The Arches playing host to some of the world’s leading and underground talent week in and week out. It’s hard not to mention Soma Records when discussing the growth of Scotland’s dance music. Now in its 20th year, Soma’s catalog has featured a diverse range of output including The Black Dog, Slam, Ewan Pearson, Alex Smoke, Funk D’Void, and Silicone Soul.

Although Glasgow is the epicenter of the scene, smaller pockets do exist, such as the beautiful city of Edinburgh (now home to the legendary Underground Resistance techno whiz Rolando), and other metropolitan areas including Dundee and Aberdeen. Every summer, Scotland invites the world’s elite electronic talent to perform at festivals such as Rock Ness (as the name would suggest, taking place on the banks of the quite epic Lock Ness Lake) and the T In The Park Festival (where the Slam tent served as the home to Daft Punk’s first performance in the land of the Scots).

For a country of such modest size and population, Scotland has given rise to a considerable number of famous musicians, and not least, a wealth of dance producers who have done more than their fair share contributing to the evolution of house and techno. This week’s Power of Ten focuses its attention on some of the fine electronic music and labels that have emerged from Scotland over the past couple of decades (a considerably difficult task to accomplish with just ten tracks).

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/power-of-ten-sounds-like-scotland/feed/ 0 Modeselektor unveils video for “This (feat. Thom Yorke)” http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/modeselektor-unveils-video-for-this-feat-thom-yorke/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/modeselektor-unveils-video-for-this-feat-thom-yorke/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/modeselektor-unveils-video-for-this-feat-thom-yorke/ Remember late last year when Modeselektor dropped its wildly diverse Monkeytown album? Yeah, we thought so. Well, now the Berlin duo has dropped a video for “This,” a dense track featuring the one and only Thom Yorke on vocal duties.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/modeselektor-unveils-video-for-this-feat-thom-yorke/feed/ 0 Watch the video for Mastiksoul & Dada’s brand-new “Forever” track http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-mastiksoul-dadas-brand-new-forever-track/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-mastiksoul-dadas-brand-new-forever-track/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-mastiksoul-dadas-brand-new-forever-track/ Mastiksoul & Dada‘s “Forever” has been tearing up Beatport since it dropped on Tuesday on 4Kenzo Recordings, and now we’ve got the video for the poppy, world-music-tinged house tune ready for your viewing enjoyment.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/watch-the-video-for-mastiksoul-dadas-brand-new-forever-track/feed/ 0 Saunderson, Atkins, May, Fowlkes, Craig, and more to celebrate KMS 25 in Detroit http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/saunderson-atkins-may-fowlkes-craig-and-more-to-celebrate-kms-25-in-detroit/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/saunderson-atkins-may-fowlkes-craig-and-more-to-celebrate-kms-25-in-detroit/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:01 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/saunderson-atkins-may-fowlkes-craig-and-more-to-celebrate-kms-25-in-detroit/ If you’re even remotely a fan of Detroit techno, you’ll know that the lineup announced for KMS 25: Tribute to Detroit, Kevin Saunderson’s celebratory event that’s being held over the Movement Festival weekend in the Motor City, is one of a kind. Literally, every major player responsible for the foundation of Detroit techno will be performing on May 27th to commemorate Saunderson’s 25th anniversary of his label, KMS Records.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/saunderson-atkins-may-fowlkes-craig-and-more-to-celebrate-kms-25-in-detroit/feed/ 0 Peep S.P.Y’s new “Love & Hate” video http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/peep-s-p-ys-new-love-hate-video/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/peep-s-p-ys-new-love-hate-video/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/peep-s-p-ys-new-love-hate-video/ Over the past several years, S.P.Y has quickly established himself as one of the leading producers in today’s drum & bass scene. And there’s some serious old-school flavor on this brand-new joint, the opening track off his latest Hospital Records release, the Love & Hate EP.

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]]> http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/peep-s-p-ys-new-love-hate-video/feed/ 0 Today is the last day to win a Pioneer RMX-1000 remix station and a year’s worth of Beatport credits http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/today-is-the-last-day-to-win-a-pioneer-rmx-1000-remix-station-and-a-years-worth-of-beatport-credits/ http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/today-is-the-last-day-to-win-a-pioneer-rmx-1000-remix-station-and-a-years-worth-of-beatport-credits/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nsnightlife.com/news-feed/today-is-the-last-day-to-win-a-pioneer-rmx-1000-remix-station-and-a-years-worth-of-beatport-credits/ We’ve teamed up with Pioneer DJ to give one lucky winner the brand-new RMX-1000 Remix Station, the perfect partner to bring studio-level sound manipulation to your DJ sets.

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