The Rapster label commissioned a group of top electronic music producers to choose their favorite David Bowie songs to cover exclusively for Life Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered, which hits retailers July 8. Carl Craig and Matthew Dear are among those who took part. Get a The full track list:
01. Au Revoir Simone “Oh! You Pretty Things”
02. Heartbreak “Loving The Alien”
03. Kelley Polar “Magic Dance”
04. Leo Minor “Ashes To Ashes”
05. Carl Craig Presents Zoos of
06. Drew Brown “Sweet Thing”
07. Matthew Dear “Sound & Vision”
08. Susumu Yokota “Golden Years”
09. The Emperor Machine "Repetition"
10. Joakim & The Disco “A New Career In Town”
11. Richard Walters & Faultline “Be My Wife”
12. The Thing "Life On Mars"
Friday, May 23, 2008
serious moonlighting
Thursday, May 22, 2008
thursday notes
-L.A.-based Englishman John Graham (above) unleashes his artist-album debut as Quivver with Dirty Nails And Vapour Trails, July 29 via Boz Boz Recordings. The album is said to contain elements of breaks, prog, ambient and more, including "Chasin A Feelin," a straight-up drum 'n' bass track that got airplay recently on Pete Tong's "Essential Selection" radio show. "I think it's sad the scene is so divided these days," Graham says. "It's like there's a new genre every other week and people jump on that bandwagon until the next one comes along and forget where they came from. I also wanted the album to be something people could really listen and that would still be relevant in a few years ... "
-Milanese star DJ Benny Benassi ("Satisfaction") turns in a two-disc long-player in the form of Rock 'N' Rave, due June 3 via Ultra.
-This weekend's Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival has added a Pioneer Pro DJ Stage and a Pacha New York VIP Lounge. The schedule for the Pioneer stage:
Saturday, May 24th
2:00 – 4:00 pm Number 9
4:00 – 6:00 pm John Johr
6:00 – 7:00 pm Andy Toth – live
7:00 – 8:00 pm G.O.D. – live
8:00 – 10:00 pm Tim Baker
Sunday, May 25th
2:00 – 3:30 pm Yos
3:30 – 5:00 pm Shawn Michaels
5:00 – 6:30 pm Kenneth Thomas
6:30 – 8:00 pm James Zabiela
8:00 – 10:00 pm Benny Benassi
Monday, May 26th
2:00 – 3:30 pm Ronin Selecta
3:30 – 5:30 pm Justin Kruse aka Kruse Kontrol
5:30 – 7:00 pm MD! Feat: Bombscare
7:00 – 9:00 pm Dieselboy & MC Messinian
9:00 – 11:00 pm Tech Itch
-The Black Ghosts, an electro-house DJ-and-production duo, is unleashing its debut, self-titled album July 8 on IAMSOUND. I caught these guys in L.A. this spring and was impressed - at least by their DJ set.
-Peter Hook of Joy Division will be performing a 90-minute DJ set in Los Angeles June 17 to celebrate the release of the Joy Division documentary.
-The 51st-annual Grammy Awards have been scheduled for Feb. 8, 2009 at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The for-TV portion of the ceremonies will air at 8 p.m. on both coasts courtesy of CBS. Nominations will be announced Dec. 4. The eligibility period is Oct. 1, 2007 – Sept. 30, 2008. Attention dance labels. Don't make them chase you down (again). Submit your entries for Best Electronic Dance/Album, dance single and remix. If you don't know how, contact me.
Monday, May 19, 2008
'big dark rooms'
Smooth-house king Kaskade continues to branch out to other sounds with his fifth artist album, Strobelite Seduction, due June 3 on Ultra Records. The collection includes a trancey collaboration with Deadmau5 ("Move for Me"), an R&B-flavored track ("Your Love Is Black") and an electro-house banger ("Step One Two"), among other tunes.
"I was molded by the city that I grew up in, Chicago," Kaskade says. "But I have matured, and Strobelite Seduction helps showcase a lot of my other influences. The record is a justification of my weekends in big dark rooms with flashing lights and pounding sound systems. I was seduced by the strobelite."
"I Like the Way," a track off his last album, is being featured on the forthcoming Sex and the City movie soundtrack, by the way.
the good, the bad, and the pharmacy
American trance titan Christopher Lawrence announced today that he's officially launching Pharmacy Music as a digital-only label. Although he's put stuff out on vinyl via Pharmacy f or a few years now, this marks the endeavor's official presence in the online world as a means to combat "a glut of bad trance" on the market today, in Lawrence's own words. The (re-) launch includes a new track from Lawrence and John "00" Fleming, "Beyond the Limit," available today at Beatport, as well as a new website for the label.
"We want to stay on the cutting edge of trance and this often is where the new producers can be found," the L.A. based DJ says. He encourages producers to send demos to submit at pharmacymusic dot com ... "and we'll take a listen."
Friday, May 16, 2008
friday notes
-Verve Remixed 4, part of the rerub series based on the legendary jazz, R&B and Latin catalog of the Verve label, hits May 27. Diplo, Kenny Dope and Chris Shaw do some of the remixing; Todd C. Roberts, a former editor of URB magazine, gets a credit as producer for the comp. The track list (title, remixer, original artist) follows:
“Cry Me A River” – Truth & Soul Remix – Dinah
“Gimmie Some” – Mike Mangini Remix – Nina Simone
“There Was A Time” – Kenny Dope Remix – James Brown
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“Take Care Of Business” – Pilooski Edit – Nina Simone
“Bim Bom” – Psapp Remix – Astrud Gilberto
“Tenderly” – Mocky Remix – Anita O’ Day
“Tea For Two” – Chris Shaw Remix - Sarah Vaughan
“Dilo Como Yo” – Antiblas - Patato & Totico
“Evil Ways” – Karriem Riggins Remix – Willie Bobo
“Everybody Loves The Sunshine” – 9th Wonder Remix –
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" - Cinematic Orchestra - Ella Fitzgerald
-That Ecco Ultra Lounge club we told you about is actually replacing the venue called Tokio at 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd. in Hollywood. Promoter Danny B says it will be a serious club with serious sound, including a Turbosound Aspect Series set-up. Our ears are perked up already.
-Alexandra Greenberg, the reigning diva of dance music publicity, is celebrating a promotion to vice president of the Mitch Schneider Organization (MSO) next month at the Viper Room in West Hollywood.
spanish fly
Ibizan club Pure Pacha is preparing for its summer season opening May 30 with a new lineup, including summer residents Sander Kleinenberg and Axwell. Special guests during the warm months include Basement Jaxx, Paul Oakenfold, Trentemoller, Faithless, Maxi Jazz, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, and co-resident Fredde Le Grand. Full summer schedule:
May
30th May – Opening party with Sander Kleinenberg, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso
6th June - Axwell, Kurd Maverick
13th June – Renaissance - Sander Kleinenberg, Basement Jaxx, Faithless All Stars DJ set
20th June - Steve Angello, Fedde Le Grand, Goldfish Live
27th June – Sander Kleinenberg, Trentemoller, Mark Brown
4th July – Axwell, Mark Knight, Cassius
11th July – Renaissance - Sander Kleinenberg, Basement Jaxx, Goldfish Live
18th July – Swedish House Mafia
25th July – Faithless All Star DJ set, Joe T Vanelli, Fedde Le Grand
1st August – Sander Kleinenberg, Jonathan Peters Pacha NY, Jonathan Cowan
8th August – Basement Jaxx, Paul Oakenfold, Goldfish Live
15th August – Renaissance – Sander Kleinenberg, Trentemoller, Kaz James
22nd August – Sebastien Ingrosso, Fedde Le Grand
29th August – Zouk, Aldrin, Faithless All Star DJ set, Mark Brown
5th September – Sander Kleinenberg, Axwell, Goodwill
12th September – Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Fedde Le Grand,
19th September - Renaissance – Basement Jaxx, Faithless All Stars DJ set
26th September – Sander Kleinenberg, Axwell, Kaz James and special guests
[Above: The cherry on top - the women of Pacha].
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
cheers
Ben Watt is offering up a free track to tease the release of his label's June 23 best-of, three-CD package, Buzzin' Fly - 5 Golden Years In The Wilderness. The MP3 is a previously unreleased track by San Francisco tech-funk DJ Justin Martin, "Bottoms Up."
[Photo of Justin Martin by Mozhgan Shariat].
Monday, May 12, 2008
monday notes
-Coca-Cola has commissioned some of the globe's top dance-music artists, all from Ultra Records' roster, to create music matched to a roll-out of eight graphic-artist-designed, aluminum-contour bottles of Coke that will celebrate this summer's Olympics in Beijing. The jocks include Tiesto, Benny Benassi, Jes (above), Serge Devant, Lucas Prata, Cezar and Jay-J. The bottles, part of the "Coke Side of Life" marketing campaign, will be available in limited roll-outs in select countries this summer, but the whole set will eventually be unleashed for purchase in the Unites States. You can check out the designs, however, and download the music for free, here.
-Richie Hawtin is heading on tour for a series of "Contakt" parties in summer and fall, with support on various stops from Magda, Troy Pierce, Loco Dice and more. The first event happens May 24 at Detroit's St. Andrew's Hall. Other stops can be found here.
-Detroit's Metromode reports that tickets for this month's Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival are selling three times as fast as they were for last year's event.
-Los Angeles electro-funk crooner Sam Sparro is getting some love across the pond.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
daisy fantazy
Organizers of the 12th annual Electric Daisy Carnival have announced the lineup for the June 28 rave at the Los Angeles Coliseum: Headliners include Moby (DJ set), Paul Van Dyk, Z-Trip, Armand Van Helden, Rabbit in the Moon, BT, DJ Dan, Donald Glaude, Mark Farina, Colette, Heather, Dieselboy and more.
thursday notes
-Hip-hop DJ A. Shaw, sponsor of Justo's Mixtape Awards, is organizing a Million DJ March in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28-30, to bring attention to the lack of union representation, benefits and decent pay for work-a-day spinners. "I am calling upon the industry to show support for an event to unify DJs and help create future economic safety for those that have chosen this art form as a career," Shaw tells Baller Status.
-Talking about striking a pose: Edan Miller, a.k.a. DJ EM, says he's launching the world's first "all-female DJ-model agency" in New York this summer. He's calling it StaDj DJ Model Agency and has already recruited six models who he has trained to become spinners. "It's not a prerequisite that the talents we select be DJs when they join us," Miller states. "It's more important that they really want to DJ and have the model looks and high energy it takes to push a party over the top." (They must also be able to DJ, referee and MC when break-dance fighting erupts between rival models - Ed.). Miller says he's taught more than 600 people how to spin; he calls himself the agency's "head trainer." More info here. (Above, the agency's DJ Teardrop).
-Spot an e-tard, get a grand. At least that's the deal for tipping off law enforcement in one Illinois county.
-Los Angeles promoter Danny B teases that a new club, Ecco Ultra Lounge, is coming to Hollywood in summer. (Ah, how original - another "ultra lounge." This one, at least, is said to practice "green" policies).
-Beatportal is following the Get Physical label tour around the country with a dedicated blog. It's also been blogging the Sasha and John Digweed tour.
-There's been a lot of buzz out there about the self-titled, Ghostly International debut of Osborne. Here are a few tracks off the album for you: "Outta Site," and "There." Also, check out an Osborne DJ mix, here.
la-la land
After a two-year hiatus, DJ Steve Lawler is returning to Space Ibiza for an eight-gig stint this summer, including the season's opening and closing events as well as six "We Love ..."-themed parties. He's back in time to help the venue celebrate its 10th year. "The Space terrace always brings out the best in me when I'm performing," Lawler states. "It's a special gig."
Lawler's second VIVA-themed compilation, VIVA Toronto, is hitting in late June, by the way. VIVA is his own label. His "We Love ... " Space dates follow:
July 6
July 13
Aug. 3
Aug. 17
Aug. 31
Sept. 28
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