Archives for July 2014

3 forgotten trance love songs from the late-1990s

We roll back the years to a time when stuff was less cynical, far faster, and focussed on matters of the heart, with Johnny Shaker, Jan Johnston, and Lustral.

Toolroom Knights Mixed By Dismantle

Since obtaining his first set of turntables at just 13, Brighton based electronic DJ & producer Dismantle has since risen to the forefront of the underground dance world, bringing raw beats, pounding basslines & new, undiscovered sounds to the UK Bass scene. Fusing the raucous energy of Drum & Bass and Grime with the smoother […]

Sonus Festival announces Boat Parties: Karotte, Valentino Kanzyani, Shonky, Dan Ghenacia, Margaret Dygas, Cormac, Meat, Peter Pixzel and more set sail

  Promising five days and five nights of partying in the Croatian sunshine with some of the hottest names in house and techno, 
Time Warp’s Sonus Festival looks set to be one unforgettable electronic adventure. Announcing the lineups for its intimate, up-close-and-personal boat parties, Sonus Festival presents a series of beautiful tours over the Adriatic […]

Ibiza Deep 2014

  ‘Ibiza Deep 2014’ offers a collection of deep grooves & commanding basslines, showcasing some of 2014’s best-selling tracks; including Bontan’s ‘Move On Out’, Ninetoes’ amazing ‘Escape’, GotSome’s remix of ‘Holding You Tight’, Audiojack’s remix of Copy Paste Soul’s smash ‘Monday’, Doorly & Sonny Fodera’s ‘For Me’ & many more. 30 essential tracks, a full-length […]

Too Many T’s – The Running Wild Tour.

One of the hottest acts on the UK circuit today will be shooting around the country with their ever-faithful DJ, Savage Henry, throughout October and November. Too Many T’s describe their sound as Golden Era Hip Hop… but now, which sums up their unique approach to the genre to a T! Having caught these guys […]

In our world, in their world: When style outranks substance, take the rubbish out

We continue our series looking at what’s wrong with the dance music scene with a look at style over substance events, and why these are destined to disappoint.

Gex Varley (aka G-Man) – Beatsmith

Legendary producer Gez Varley a.k.a. G-Man dives to the depths of Techno to surface with Beatsmith, a pristine collection of original sounds from Industrial Strength Samples.   The one and only G-Man distills the essence of Techno in this immaculate arsenal of essentials and beyond. This tight set contains a slew of deep Effects, solid […]

Bass House 2014

Featuring tracks from Friend Within, Shadow Child, GotSome, Shiba San, Hannah Wants, SecondCity, Bontan, Tough Love, Doorly, Rain City Riot, Prince Club, Low Steppa, Bellavoid, Wilfred Giroux & many more, ‘Bass House 2014‘ celebrates the best of the genre with this 33 track collection of hard-hitting, Bass-led House tracks brought to you by the next […]

Toolroom Knights Ibiza 2014

Returning for a staggering fifth consecutive year, Toolroom Knights head back to the sunny isle of Ibiza with a brand new residency at BOOOM! & line-ups which boast the hottest acts in dance including head honcho Mark Knight, Tube & Berger, Weiss, Bontan, Ninetoes, Nic Fanciulli, Hector Cuto, Tough Love, Panda, Dale Howard, Chus & […]

Feral in the forest – Gottwood Festival 2014 in review

Craig Richards, Calibre, Nanny Banton, Johnny Opo, Gottwood Festival 2014