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Fabric to push Angolan music on Friday

29 April, 2007

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Cutting-edge London club Fabric has dedicated one of its upcoming Friday nights to a type of Angolan dance music known as kuduru.

written by Terry Church

The future of DJing?

29 April, 2007

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Whilst some DJs still don’t have a clue how to use CD decks, let alone laptops with Ableton, some ubër nerds from Spain have invented a crazy new light-based musical instrument that could become the future of DJing.

written by Terry Church

DC10 announces new residents

29 April, 2007

The world’s most famous afterparty, Circoloco @ DC10 in Ibiza, is shaking things up this year with a number of new resident DJs.

written by Terry Church

Sky News’ laughing gas cock-up

28 April, 2007

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Electro producer IDChttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif was left laughing after a sensationalist undercover film by Sky News gave him and the Brighton club night where he is resident DJ Europe-wide free publicity.

written by Terry Church

Afro beat, soul and dub reggae

28 April, 2007

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Big Daddy Kane and Percee P join forces with Connie Price & The Keystoneshttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif on an action-packed 12-inch from Scion A/V.

written by Lewis Dene

Beatport Burners - Episode 023

27 April, 2007

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Underworld to go Wild In The Country

27 April, 2007

Underworldhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif will play a special set at Renaissance’s Wild In The Country festival in June, in what will be the British band’s only UK festival appearance of 2007.

written by Terry Church

London’s T Bar club closes after police visit

27 April, 2007

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One of London’s top clubs has voluntarily closed its doors for two weeks in order to improve security, after police caught drug dealers operating inside.

written by Terry Church

Armand Van Helden feat. Fat Joe ‘Touch Your Toes’

26 April, 2007

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written by Terry Church

Tiësto feat. Christian Burns ‘In The Dark’

26 April, 2007

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written by Terry Church

Some soulful news

25 April, 2007

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On the soulful side of things, a sexy new 12-inch from Joss Stone has been making the rounds, featuring a Yam Who? rework of the hit song ‘Tell Me ‘Bout It’.

written by Lewis Dene

Album of the Week: ‘Dumbles Debut’

25 April, 2007

Beatportal’s Album of the Week comes from 31-year-old Swiss producer Agneshttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif, who has created a hypnotically deep minimal and techno LP.

written by Terry Church

Label of the Week: Nervous Records

25 April, 2007

When New York City’s Nervous Recordshttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_l.gif released their initial tune in 1991 the first Iraq war was still raging, MC Hammer and his baggy pants were in the charts, and dance music was still an infant, dribbling and peeing over itself.

written by Terry Church

Artist of the Week: 2000 and One

25 April, 2007

Tech house has recently been given an injection of acid funk thanks for Dutch producer 2000 and One. The productions of 36-year-old Dylan Hermelijnhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif are groove-laden masterpieces that fuse old skool house rhythms with modern techno sounds and that’s why we’ve made him Beatportal’s Artist of the Week.

written by Terry Church

Release of the Week: ‘Pluton/Saturn’

25 April, 2007

He might have been DJing for 15 years, but he still hasn’t lost his youthful enthusiasm for dance music. When Beatportal asks sexy French DJ Sebastien Legerhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif via email why he started making electronic music he replies: “Because it’s soooooo gooood!!”

written by Terry Church