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Native Instruments releases Traktor 2

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• Filed under: Videos: dj craze, native instruments, traktor

This week, Native Instruments dropped major upgrades to Traktor, their popular digital DJ system. The Traktor 2 software features a refined user interface, enhanced waveform views, expanded looping and sampling capabilities, new effects, and other new features and improvements. Traktor Scratch Pro has also been upgraded to 2.0; the digital controller system now includes the Traktor Audio 10 interface, an improved audio interface featuring two additional inputs and outputs and a Direct Thru mode allowing analog signals to pass through the interface even when no computer is connected, facilitating transitions between DJs. For full info including upgrades and pricing, check Native Instruments’ website.

Once again, they’ve asked champion turntablist DJ Craze to put Traktor through its paces. Check him out as he performs on Traktor Scratch Pro 2 using two Technics, the Kontrol X1, and a Maschine. He’s a m-m-m-m-monster!

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Soul Clap: Lonely C

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• Filed under: Videos: dj kicks, soul clap, wolf + lamb

Boston’s Soul Claprecently put out a call to filmmakers to come up with a visual accompaniment to their single “Lonely C,” featured on the duo’s DJ-Kicks collaboration with Wolf + Lamb.

Now K7 has announced the winning entry. It comes from Vancouver, B.C.’s Dan Hellmann, and it’s an understated meditation on feeling alone in the midst of a crowd. It’s a little bit Wall-E, a little bit Daft Punk, and really rather charming. Low-key as it is, the clip is not without its production values—there’s even a car crash! (Well, a fender bender, anyway.)

“Lonely C” is out now on Soul Clap and Wolf + Lamb’s DJ-Kicks, along with the full, unmixed versions of cuts from Lee Curtiss, Nicolas Jaar, Greg Paulus, Tanner Ross, Deniz Kurtel and Gadi Mizrahi, Slow Hands, No Regular Play, Benoit & Sergio, and others.

To check out the video contest finalists, head over to DJ-kicks.com.

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Emalkay: Fabrication

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• Filed under: Videos: dub police, emalkay

The esteemed Dub Police Records label seems to be on a roll lately, with a series of videos for dubstep don Emalkay’s upcoming album, Eclipse.  First they hit us with a video for the old-school track ”Crusader," and now we’re hit with a video for the latest single, ”Fabrication," which is fresh out this week.

It’s looking to be a huge album, and we’ll be patiently waiting until its release date in May. 

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Yuksek remixes Oh Land

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• Filed under: Videos: oh land, sun of a gun, yuksek

Every now and then, we find our dark hearts yearning for a bit of sweetness and light—a spot of pop music, in other words. And, call us corny if you will, but the Danish singer/producer (and former ballerina) Oh Land and her single “Sun of a Gun” are hitting just the spot right now.

Call it a springtime thing: the ‘60s-inspired chords and singalong chorus just sound so right once the sun comes out. We’re clearly not alone in feeling this way: she’s racked up over eight million views on YouTube so far, and we’re pretty sure we’ve even heard the song on Delta Airlines during boarding. So, no: not even a little bit underground, but who cares?

Fortunately, for DJs that want to lighten up a house, disco, or indie-dance DJ set with Oh Land’s buoyant melodies, there’s also a Yuksek remix of the tune, vaguely Fred Falke in style, that toughens up the beat and piles on layer after buzzing layer of synthesizers. The remix came out on Sound of Copenhagen 6 at the beginning of February, accompanied by cuts from Tuff City Kids, Djuma Soundsystem, and Andrew Weatherall remixing Trentemoller. For anyone who has even the slightest pop inclinations, it’s well worth checking out.

We’ve posted the video for the original song above; keep reading to check out Yuksek’s version.

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Tommy Four Seven: G

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• Filed under: Videos: chris liebing, clr, tommy four seven

Tommy Four Seven has crafted a video as dark and suggestive as the music he writes. Famous for his deep and uncompromising style of techno, he cut his razor-sharp teeth in the UK; now he resides in Berlin, where he’s been putting out records on Speedy J’s Electric Deluxe and Chris Liebing’s CLR imprint.

“G,” lifted from his new album Primate, and co-produced with Chris Liebing himself, is a shining example of Tommy Four Seven’s extraordinary approach. (Hint: turn it up loud.) For more on the man and his studio techniques, check out Resident Advisor’s new Machine Love feature, an in-depth look at his setup and methods.

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