Archives for May 2013

No Artificial Colours ‘Crying Wolf EP’

No Artificial Colours / Crying Wolf EP Vinyl / Digital  Madtech / Released May 2013   Timeless upfront house music marks the 12th release on Kerri Chandler’s Madtech imprint, with London pair No Artificial Colours on a decidedly confident production tip. Proud and unabashed, think proper song vocals (courtesy of Alex Mills, who appeared on Miguel […]

Pacha London gets a huge makeover…

After an extensive venue refurb, a rebuffed music policy and the launch of a new and exclusive third room, London’s very own ray of white isle sunshine will be looking and sounding better than ever before as of May 2013. The all action Main Room with its bespoke Martin Audio sound-system now possesses a stunning […]

Introducing SONUS Festival 2013

Q. How does five days and four nights of hedonistic pleasure on a beautiful island sound? A. Techno in paradise? HELL YEAH! This summer Event agency Cosmopop GmbH, based in Mannheim Germany, launches new festival brand – SONUS. From August 21st – 25th, SONUS festival takes place on the Croatian island of Pag. The venue, […]

Kumasi Bank Holiday Double Header – LDN / MAN – WIN TICKETS!

This weekend heralds a Kumasi takeover as the label throws TWO monster bank holiday events in TWO cities in a little over 24 hours. This epic double header takes place at Gorilla, Manchester on the 25th and ICAN Studios, Hackney Wick the following day. Both parties are jam packed with a plethora of incredible talent, through […]

Federico Scavo “iRobot”

 Following his Miami anthem ‘This’, world-renowned Italian DJ and producer Federico Scavo returns to Toolroom Records with his huge hit ‘iRobot’. Set to electrify dancefloors everywhere, ‘iRobot’ is a synth-driven, electro-inspired tech house monster that both Federico and the Toolroom elite have been road-testing with immense reactions. Built around a synth-led bassline hook, Federico’s trademark […]

Ableton Push

Ableton have released their latest hardware controller called Push. Whilst predominantly a controller for Ableton Live, I’m sure the guys over at Native Instruments are panicking over the future sales of their similar Maschine. In the fast moving Hardware Controller market, this looks like a very well built, fully featured piece of kit. Here’s what […]

A Rare Appearance With Magda & Heartthrob As Marv N’ J

On the 21st June Magda and Heartthrob come together for a rare appearance as alter ego’s – Marv N´ J. Inspired by Detroi Hair Wars and their Gel N’ Weave parties, the talented twosome will be journeying to the outer reaches of their musical minds. Fusing friendship, musical alliances and magic; this will be a […]

Wehbba ‘Square Two’

From solid upbeat techno to deep electro influenced beats, our man in Brazil presents an exceptionally enjoyable record of two halves.

Javi Bora We Are FSTVL exclusive promo mix.

With only one week to go until the HUGE We Are FSTVL we thought we’d give you a little somthing to get you in the mood in the shape of an exlusive preview mix from Javi Bora, Signed to labels 2020Vision, Robsoul, OFF, Defected, i Records, Liebe Detail, Suara, Catwash, Upon You, Hudd Traxx, Eklektisch…. […]

Derilicht launches in Ipswich…

Derelicht has chosen a 3:3:3 format for its events this season. That means 3 events with 3 artists all playing immersive and engaging 3 hr sets. Artists have been chosen that are pushing the boundaries of the electronic format, bring a very unique energy and are personally driving live performance says Derelicht director Gavin Mee. […]