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DJ Mag begins hunt for Top 100 Clubs

31 January, 2008 | 2.53PM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Zack Rico

DJ Magazine’s annual search for the world’s best clubs has begun again, except this time, instead of naming the top 50 venues in the world, they’ll be revealing the Top 100 clubs.

Only DJs are allowed to cast their vote - presumably because DJs are in a better position to say what is or isn’t a decent club compared to the average punter.

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It’s a London Thing

31 January, 2008 | 2.48PM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Mark Treadwell

Beatportal seems to have blogs for everything, all it seems to be missing is the blog of eternal stench?

So after a brief cameo appearance the London Blog is under my able stewardship making a comeback.

So where as all these others have prospered I am for those with a fetish for burgers and sadly now defunct game shows, playing Ketchup.

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Top Track: Jump ‘Funkatarium’

31 January, 2008 | 1.47PM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip
Written by: Zack Rico

I don’t usually big up funky house, but ‘Funkatarium’ by Jump is not an ordinary house record.

On this six minute tune, which Groove Armada has just charted at No.1, are infectious jumpy trumpets and synths that collide with snare rolls and old skool vocal samples to create an entirely fun and unique ride.

It’s very funky, but at the same time, the repetitive nature of the record means it could easily be dropped into a techno set to funk things up a bit.

It’s loopy house music, in both senses of the word ‘loopy’.

24 hour party people at Tokyo’s secret hangout Mixrooffice

31 January, 2008 | 10.00AM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Yuko Asanuma

The place opened two years ago, initially, as an office for Ukawa Naohiro and his crew, and it closed its doors last Monday morning after a 24 hour closing party.

Ukawa is a renowned contemporary artist, graphic designer and writer. However, among the club goers, he’s most recognized as the best VJ in town.

He has played countless nights at the legendary Liquidroom for many years with the finest domestic and international acts, as well as at almost all major clubs, festivals and raves such as Womb, ageHa, Unit, Fuji Rock Festival, Wire and Metamorphose.

If you are in the scene, he’s unavoidable.

So, nobody was surprised when he rented an unordinary office space in the basement, accompanied with a perfectly sound-proofed studio.

He named this place Mixrooffice (reads “micro-office"), and installed top notch DJ gear and the best sound system (Funktion One and Master Blaster) into the small studio which could barely fit 50 people in.
Now, the place was all set for some parties.

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Interview: Internal Sync

31 January, 2008 | 6.44AM

Section: Videos Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Terry Church

Christo from Plasteline sent us this excellent video interview of Internal Sync, the Portuguese duo known for their cutting-edge techno and minimal.

The interview is in depth and reveals lots of interesting facts about Internal Sync.

Depeche Mode plan comeback with new album

31 January, 2008 | 4.23AM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Zack Rico

As one of the most remixed bands in electronic music, you’d have thought that Depeche Mode would have planned a new album sooner.

Either way, fans of the 1980s British band will be pleased to know that they met earlier this month and agreed to hit the studio in March.

EMI has revealed that Mute hope to have the album ready in time for Christmas 2008, and the band plan to tour sometime in September.

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Interview: Drum & Bass’ DJ Code (Sketch & Code)

31 January, 2008 | 2.15AM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: ERockUK

After many years in drum n bass and some heavy releases on EZ Rollers’ Intercom label and the well known Emotif Records, DJ Code of Sketch & Code fame is rolling solo.

I caught up with him in London, England to talk about his new releases on Emotif, Canada’s Furious Records, industrial rock music, parenthood, plans for the future and his take on the drum n bass business.

Sebastien Tellier’s saucy ‘Sexuality’ album cover

31 January, 2008 | 12.03AM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Terry Church

Frenchman Sebastien Tellier is due to release his third studio album ‘Sexuality’ on February 25th 2008, which has been jointly produced with Guy Manuel De Homem-Christo, astonishingly Homen-Christo’s first full artist project outside of Daft Punk.

The cover art [above] has just been released, and we like it a lot.

It’s provacative, alluring and seductive, just like Tellier’s groundbreaking electronic pop.

We’ve built a player after the jump, filled with Tellier’s best work, including the seminal ‘La Ritournelle’.

The Return of San Francisco’s How Weird Street Faire

30 January, 2008 | 10.28PM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: PhilG

This past Thursday San Francisco’s Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation issued street closure permits for the How Weird Street Faire, bringing back one of the most important electronic music events in the city after the same committee last year refused their permit request.

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Future Funk Squad: long live breaks….

30 January, 2008 | 9.32PM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: GirlSonic

Breakbeat is my favorite electronic genre. So it is a bit dismaying to read here and there that breakbeat is getting stale, that it has not evolved. Or that it has evolved so thoroughly into other styles that it has effectively brought about its own extinction.

While I defer to the wisdom of the experts (they are many and I’m not one of them), I am at the same time compelled to defend my auditory preference, gourmand that I am.

Exhibit 1: Future Funk Squad’s recent remix of ‘Are You Listening feat. Liz Melody’. This is good stuff.

The Guardian: ‘New Rave is just indie-rock in bright outfits’

30 January, 2008 | 3.04PM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Terry Church

Britain’s The Guardian has a piece that attempts to unlock the meaning behind the tag ‘nu rave’ or ‘new rave’.

They conclude that so-called nu rave acts like Simian Mobile Disco and Does It Offend You, Yeah? are really just indie rock bands with a few drum loops and synths.

Beatportal has always hated the term ‘nu rave’ and instead prefers to use ‘indie dance’.

At least, that shows that the music is somewhere in between guitars and electronics.

Ultimately though, who cares?

Isn’t this debate getting a bit old?

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Podcast: Beatport Burners: Episode 47

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30 January, 2008 | 1.00PM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Burners
Written by: lizwarner

This week’s enhanced podcast features System 7, Presslaboys, Pig & Dan and Tatto, Mobilee Records, Toolroom, Slip N Slide Records and more. The weekly Beatport Burners enhanced podcast features the best new releases linked directly for download from Beatport.

Beatport Burners is an ‘enhanced’ podcast, which means each track in the mix has a track mark and shows the release artwork, meaning when you listen to it in iTunes or your iPod you’ll be able to skip through tracks in the mix, see the cover art of each release and you’re able to click through to Beatport should you wish to buy the release.

It’s the easiest way for DJs to do record shopping!

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Top Track: Kevin Saunderson feat. Inner City ‘Big Fun’ (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)

30 January, 2008 | 12.38PM

Section: Music News Topics: Dance Anthems
Written by: Kirsty Kane

Inner City’s ‘Big Fun’ was a worldwide smash hit when it was released in 1988, courtesy of Kevin Saunderson’s perfect techno synths and beats.

The track represented the successful collision of two of electronic music’s foremost movements - Detroit techno and Chicago house.

Saunderson brought techno’s tightly constructed basslines and drum loops to the table, whilst Paris Grey (a Chicago house music vocalist) gave the track a warm, soulful edge.

It also made it radio-friendly, and as such became a huge hit.

Now British duo Simian Mobile Disco have remixed the track, and it’s the most exciting remix we’ve heard in a long time.

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Robert Hood on minimal and Fabric 39

30 January, 2008 | 12.01PM

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Terry Church

In an interview about his forthcoming Fabric 39 mix compilation, minimal techno visionary and pioneer Robert Hood revealed his thoughts on the sound which he helped create in the early 1990s.

Speaking about his groundbreaking record label M-Plant, Hood said:

“M-Plant kind of borrowed from the sound I was using from Axis [the label Robert Hood set up with Jeff Mills] and really expanded on that sound.

“I had developed this “grey area” sound - what I mean by that is that in Detroit, even when the sun is out, there’s something in the atmosphere.

“The sky has a grey haze over it.

“It’s got to be something from the industrial factories there.

“I’d never really heard a sound like that before and it came from a Roland Juno - it was a chord sound that really went along with my depiction of what Detroit was at that time.

“A lot of buildings were abandoned and there was a lot of lifelessness in the city, especially downtown.

“The M-Plant, in minimalism, kind of reflected that.

“I remember thinking of Detroit like a museum. You know, like a work of art standing still, suspended in time.”

Keyboard Magazine’s Software Sampler Summit

30 January, 2008 | 11.00AM

Section: Music News Topics: Technology
Written by: francispreve

The January issue of Keyboard Magazine features an incredible roundup of every major software sampler in the known universe, including Kontakt (pictured above).

The article includes full reviews of each product, with tech specs and assessments of their strengths and weaknesses.

Have we piqued your curiosity?

Well, luckily, you can read it yourself here.