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Top Track: Noze ‘You Have To Dance’

6 May, 2008 | 11.03AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Get Physical Tour
Written by: Zack Rico

M.A.N.D.Y. blew away hundreds of clubbers at the Beatport Pool Party in Miami during the Winter Music Conference in March, and finished off their set with Noze ‘You Have To Dance’, a track that sounds like it was recorded by a bunch of drunk Bavarian beer drinkers.

At the time, Philipp from M.A.N.D.Y. told Beatportal that it was called ‘Dance With Me’, but the track is actually called ‘You Have To Dance’ [track No.5 in the player].

Either way, it’s a quality weird tech house tune, and we love it for its quirkiness.

The track comes from Noze’s brilliant new album ‘Songs On The Rocks’ which was released last week.

Check out a video of M.A.N.D.Y. dropping ‘You Have To Dance’, and then check out the album in the player below.

Huge!

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Masi and Mello Strike Again

23 April, 2008 | 10.49AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip
Written by: Sir Garrett

Out April 24th 2008 on Rok-It Recordings

Laurent Garnier’s first club EP in 5 years: ‘Back To My Roots’

18 April, 2008 | 12.31PM

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

French techno superstar Laurent Garnier is about to drop his first dancefloor-focused EP in five years, ‘Back To My Roots’ EP.

Understandably, there’s plenty of fuss in clubland about the Frenchman’s new release, not least because it came about after a magical set at Berlin’s Panorama Bar on February 29th this year.

Laurent Garnier was due to come off the decks at 5am, but was having such a good time he asked to play on, which he did for another three hours.

“During that time I played the demo mix of the ‘Back To My Roots’ track, which I’d made that week (the B side wasn’t even made yet),” said Laurent Garnier.

Tonium Pacemaker: Overview and basic tutorial

14 April, 2008 | 4.41AM

Section: Videos Topics: Beatport Blog, DJ Gossip, Technology
Written by: andre cato

After six weeks with the new Pacemaker, here is my overview and tutorial on the new Tonium Pacemaker!

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Paolo Mojo’s big three Miami WMC tunes

25 March, 2008 | 11.45AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Terry Church

British house DJ Paolo Mojo checked in with Beatportal as we were waiting in departures to board our flight to Miami.

We asked Paolo what his three big tracks for Miami will be, as above all Miami WMC is about hot new music - the music played by the DJs at WMC will define the forthcoming summer of rave.

“My big three? Damn, that’s hard to pick, but here goes,” he said.

Here’s Paolo Mojo’s top 3 tunes for Miami.

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WMC Track: Chevy, Lemos ‘Woman’s Key’ (Ali Nasser’s Deepness Remix)

22 March, 2008 | 12.35PM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Zack Rico

Our WMC track predictions have, on the whole, been club bangers that will tear apart clubs at 3am, but Miami’s annual WMC isn’t all about the club nights, it’s also about the pool parties and beach gatherings.

And for those occasions thrashing techno just won’t do.

Ali Nasser’s Deepness Remix of Chevy and Lemos ‘Woman’s Key’ though, is the perfect tech house/deep house groove for those late afternoons during WMC.

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Top Track: Johnny D ‘Orbitalife’

21 March, 2008 | 1.35AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Zack Rico

Beatportal has been bigging up 28-year-old tech house newcomer Johnny D for the last six months, but with his new EP ‘Orbitalife’ on Oslo he surpasses all expectations.

‘Orbitalife’ doesn’t feel like it was made by a rookie producer, but rather it sounds like it was made by an established master of the studio, operating at the peak of his career.

I haven’t heard a single record more exciting than ‘Orbitalife’ this year. Mark my words, Johnny D will be a star because of it.

WMC Track: Mlle Caro, Franck Garcia ‘Dead Souls’ (Radio Slave mix)

20 March, 2008 | 1.40AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Zack Rico

Look out! Radio Slave’s remix of Mlle Caro and Franck Garcia’s ‘Dead Souls’ is a dancefloor destroyer of the highest caliber.

With it’s epic vocal and hypnotic melodies this is 99% guaranteed to be one of the biggest tracks at Miami WMC 2008 next week.

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WMC Track: Style of Eye ‘Hide’ (Dirtybird)

19 March, 2008 | 1.09AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Zack Rico

Dirtybird are one of North America’s top record labels, and every release they put out seems to be a big hitter.

None more so than Style of Eye’s ridiculously groovy ‘Hide’, taken from ‘The Big Kazoo’ EP.

It features a very quirky vocal, and we love those weird quirky vocals here at Beatportal, because when you hear it come through the speakers of some dark club at 4am it always feels like you’re in a magical place that’s mysterious and unexplored.

WMC Track: Lee Jones ‘Aria’ (Tiger Stripes Remix)

14 March, 2008 | 2.02AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Zack Rico

Lee Jones ‘Aria’: This top tech house track is sure to be big at Miami’s Winter Music Conference in two weeks, thanks to Tiger Stripes’ excellent remix skills.

The clever arrangement and melodic, piano chords gives this track a warm fuzzy feeling, but it’s also got a great minimal groove.

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WMC Track: Darko Esser ‘Replica’ (Raudive Remix)

5 March, 2008 | 7.28AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Zack Rico

Proper Hawtin techno this is, thanks to its very strange monotonous lead synth that sounds like the warning siren that might go off after some insane people escape from the place where they lock up insane people.

Alert, alert, this is a thumping techno stomper that’s almost guaranteed to be heard at Minus’ 10th Year Anniversary party at Pawn Shop.

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WMC Track: Paolo Mojo’s Essential New Tune

5 March, 2008 | 4.26AM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Zack Rico

Paolo Mojo sent Beatportal this nab from Pete Tong’s recent BBC Radio 1 show, the Essential Selection as his new track ‘Nightlaw’ was chosen by Pete Tong as an Essential New Tune.

It’s a proper ravey techno track.

It also happens to have one of the biggest breakdowns we’ve heard in a long time, complete with driving snare rolls.

Paolo told Beatportal in a forthcoming interview that ‘Nightlaw’ would be a big track for him at WMC, and we believe him now - ‘Nightlaw’ is a beast of a tune.

It’s due out on Paolo’s own label Oosh on April 7th.

Read on to listen to Pete Tong drop ‘Nightlaw’ on his radio show.

Davide Squillace DJ chart

2 March, 2008 | 12.44PM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, Miami WMC 2008
Written by: Zack Rico

Circoloco resident Davide Squillace is playing back to back with Dubfire at Beatport’s pool party in Miami on Friday 28th March.

Ahead of his set, he’s uploaded a DJ chart to Beatport which shows the underground minimal techno sound he’s known for.

It’s proper DC10 craziness and that’s why a little bit of wee came out when it was announced that he would be playing at our pool party.

Check out the quality tunes in his chart!

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Top Track: Matt John ‘Olga Dancekowski’

1 March, 2008 | 9.21PM

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

Quirkiness is a good thing in electronic music, and the bizarre lead synth in Matt John ‘Olga Dancekowski’ is strange enough to peak interest on the dancefloor.

Matt John is a big name in Berlin and his releases and remixes are being caned by many of the top minimal DJs.

This track is probably one of his best.

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SAMC - on the hunt for new music

29 February, 2008 | 3.08PM

Section: Music News Topics: DJ Gossip, South American Music Conference
Written by: Zack Rico

Whilst Beatportal’s Christen Reutens will be going to the South American Music Conference to analyse the health of the Latin American electronic music scene, I’ll be having a lot more fun listening to new music next week in Argentina.

Specifically, Beatportal wants to find hot new producers and labels from the continent that are doing something unique.

There is loads of excellent music coming out of South America on local labels such as Esperanza, Igloo-Rec, Off Side Recordings and Dual Musik.

Whilst the Internet has given minuscule labels the opportunity to have their tracks heard across the world, we do still think there’s a disproportionate amount of music being highlighted from Europe and America.

So our SAMC live blog will attempt to readdress this imbalance and hopefully we’ll find some glorious new music in the process.

Check out Esperanza’s quality techno in the player after the hop skip.