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21 August, 2008 | 9.35PM

Kompakt’s Tobias Thomas talks c/o Pop in Cologne

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Lee Smith

It feels like the dust has finally settled after last weekend’s c/o Pop festival in Cologne, the city’s 5-day mix of conferences and parties that mixes business with pleasure in finest local style.

We caught up with acclaimed Kompakt DJ Tobias Thomas, who works closely with the festival to put together the event line-up, to find out how this year’s c/o Pop went.

21 August, 2008 | 5.36PM

Arthur Oskan’s upcoming releases and tour announcement

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Amanda Connon-Unda

Arthur Oskan (a.k.a.Myers Briggs), Toronto’s live PA wonder, is making some serious leaps forward in the national and even international music scene as a notable producer.

His ‘Resolutions EP’ topped Alan Oldham’s chart for Tresor (Berlin), and his track ‘Forever’ has also been celebrated by James Holden, Nic Fanciulli, and Hernan Cattaneo.

Today he has just given us word that this month he is signing an administrative licensing deal with Fabricpublishing.com that could really open the door further for him to secure placement of his evocative and emotive music in advertisements, in television or in film soundtracks.

Recently he also completed a remix for Claudio Mate’s release ‘Everything is OK in Detroit’ which is due out by early September.

Not only is Arthur Oskan making heads turn and ears perk with his intricate epic sounding tracks, (his nine-minute long ‘Forever’ currently appears on John Digweed’s ‘Transmission Vol. 4’ compilation), but Oskan’s original tracks are found on labels including Sentient Sound, Beretta, Thoughtless Music, Restructured, Heavy Industries, Secret Weapon and Mono.

Beatport caught up with Arthur Oskan a.k.a. Myers Briggs from his home in Toronto to gain perspective on his work and to hear about his exciting plans for the fall.

21 August, 2008 | 3.20PM

Scientists: ‘Dance music is good for you’

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

Egg heads in the UK and Germany have discovered that listening to just 50 minutes of uplifting dance music increases your levels of antibodies.

The scientists from Sussex University and the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany also found that stress hormone levels, which can weaken the immune system, decreased after a dose of dance music.

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21 August, 2008 | 1.30PM

Podcast: Genrecast: Special Classic Edition Trance 10

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Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Podcasts
Written by: Sarah O

Similar to the Beatport Burners, Genrecasts are enhanced podcasts featuring the best new releases linked directly for download from Beatport.

This week’s trance genrecast is a special ‘classics’ episode, and features some of the most stellar and favorite cuts dating back from as early as 1992.

Included in this mix is Humate, Vernon, L.S.G., Brainchild, UR, Pete Lazonby, Sublime, the Paragliders and many more.

So click through and take a trip down trance’s finest memory lane with these quality top tracks.

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21 August, 2008 | 12.00PM

‘Music is the Answer’ remix top picks

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog, Remix Competitions
Written by: Beatportal

At the strong urgings of our readers, we have decided to make public the full list of finalists that was sent to Twisted Records for the Danny Tenaglia and Celeda remix competition.

We thought that everyone who placed in the Editor’s Choice category would be happy to know that they made it that far, and we also figured there’s no point in not sharing that information.

We want to reiterate that these entries were painstakingly chosen by the Beatport Genre Managers regardless of the number of spins and comments, so every remix got a fair shot.

So, click through for the full list of the 20 that made the cut, as well as the top 10 user-selected entries.

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21 August, 2008 | 10.23AM

Top Track: Matias Aguayo ‘Minimal’ DJ Koze remix

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

Kompakt knows what it is doing when it comes to quality music, be it techno, house or the weirder world of electronica, and in the case of the beautiful ‘Minimal’ by Matias Aguayo, DJ Koze gets all cosy with a sublime indie dance remix.

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21 August, 2008 | 8.48AM

Hard house is still breathing

Section: Videos Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: The Last Real DJ Alive

On a recent trip to Taiwan, I was staggered to find out that hard house dominated clubs up and down the country - they’re a decade behind the rest of the world.

Little old me - playing my tech house - raised a few eyebrows to say the least.

I thought hard house was but a faded memory - like some sort if horrible nightmare about murdering someone and the police chasing you, that you were relieved to wake up from - but it’s still breathing and in fact very, very real.

I think the video above says it all really - this is how I view hard house - it all sounds the same to me.

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21 August, 2008 | 6.00AM

Product Spotlight: iZotope iDrum for iPhone

Section: Music News Topics: Technology
Written by: francispreve

Now that the iPhone 2.0 software has finally reached a semi-stable state, it’s time to start digging into the music applications.

Of all the programs we’ve checked out in recent weeks, there’s one real standout: iZotope’s iDrum.

Originally developed as a drum machine plug-in for OS X – and later Windows – iDrum has developed something of a cult following among producers, thanks to its friendly UI and straightforward operation.

Porting iDrum to the iPhone (and iPod Touch) presents some unique challenges that have proven problematic for several other manufacturers, largely due to the iPhone’s tiny screen.

But iZotope has obviously given these challenges considerable thought, because they’ve taken classic drum machine programming tools and turned them on their ear, resulting in the most effective interface we’ve seen to date.

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21 August, 2008 | 3.33AM

Interview with Stefan Goldmann

Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog, Berlin, House Nation
Written by: svnvt

The Berlin-based producer Stefan Goldmann has always had a thing for eerie soundscapes and textures.

For his debut album which is coming out in September, he explored this love for dark ambient and multi-layered soundscapes even further, taking it beyond the dancefloor.

‘Voices Of The Dead’ as the album is aptly called, dives deep into the realm of multi-layered sound experimentation and electro-acoustic composition. Showing the producer’s experimental side on a full-length album.

But of course there is also the dance music producer Stefan Goldmann, who produced hits like ’Sleepy Hollow’ or ’Lunatic Finge’, which moved dancefloors worldwide.

After giving it a little thought, the Macro label boss combined both aspects of his productions on two CDs.

So we have the compilation of his dance tracks, previously only available on vinyl on one CD – which is called ‘The Transitory State’, and the second CD (‘Voices Of The Dead’), which features his take on electro-acoustic composition.

Reasons enough to ask him a few questions.

20 August, 2008 | 9.05PM

John Askew to release his second artist album

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

John Askew has announced that he will be releasing his second artist album on 6th October.

‘Z List Uber Star’ is the follow-up to his debut artist album ‘Lower the Tone’ which was released two years ago.

20 August, 2008 | 6.39PM

Mauro Picotto drops ‘Church of Nonsense’

Section: Videos Topics: Beatport Blog
Written by: Beatportal

Watch as Mauro Picotto drops this summer’s dancefloor destroyer, Daniel Papini’s ‘Church of Nonsense’ at Meganite in Ibiza.

The grimy filtering bassline crescendos up and up, winding the tension like a spring and turning the crowd mental.

20 August, 2008 | 3.59PM

Free download! Release Yourself wallpapers #3

Section: Music News Topics: Release Yourself
Written by: Kirsty Kane

If you’re a big Release Yourself fan, be sure to check out these three new RY desktop wallpapers.

For this installment, there are three fresh designs to choose from to spice up your desktop.

Download them after the jump!

20 August, 2008 | 2.41PM

Calling all writers!

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

Beatportal is looking for a few good writers to review our monthly selection of “The 20” - the latest in influential and groundbreaking music spanning several different genres each month.

If your entry is selected, you’ll win a $10 Beatport credit and the satisfaction of seeing your work posted on Beatportal’s main feed as a featured news item - none too shabby!

Plus, if your writing skills impress the top dogs, a simple music review could possibly blossom into a full-fledged position as a paid blogger for us.

Click through to see the 17 selections available for user review and the details of how to jump on this writer’s bandwagon.

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20 August, 2008 | 1.08PM

Kilimanjaro not enough for Andrea Parker, volcanoes next

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

After successfully climbing to the 5,895m summit of Kilimanjaro last year for charity, British techno musician Andrea Parker has set her sights on tackling the world’s highest active volcano, Mt. Cotopaxi (5,897m), and three other volcanoes: Pasochoa, El Corazon and Liniza.

“Much of the final climb is on the glacier of Mt. Cotopaxi,” Andrea Parker told Beatportal, whilst chewing on a block of concrete.

20 August, 2008 | 12.00PM

Podcast: Beatport Burners: Episode 74

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Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Podcasts
Written by: Sarah O

With the addition of the new Beatport Genrecasts, let’s not forget the weekly staple of Beatport Burners!

This week we’re serving up a fresh mix of 2020 SoundSystem, D Dub, Kaskade & Deadmau5, a Kam Denny & Paul Zala remix of Ce Ce Peniston, SCI+TEC Digital Audio, Compost and more.

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

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