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. Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble prep Mr . Machine Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble prep Mr . nbsp Machine 29 August , 2011 3.11AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos brandt brauer frick k7 Machines aren’t the first thing that come to mind when you think of the Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble , a Berlin-based group that interprets house and techno conventions using acoustic instruments . So what does it mean that their forthcoming album for K7 is called Mr . Machine” If anything , it appears that the Ensemble is the machine . Having expanded into a 10-piece lineup that performs completely live—complete with some 80 pages of sheet
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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Arty on the new sound of trance Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Arty on the new sound of trance 26 August , 2011 9.17AM Written by : Ellie Filed under : Music News arty mat zo trance It’s a sad fact that trance music faces a lot more criticism than other genres . It seems that trance fans are always having to defend their music against charges of being unimaginative , or stuck in the past . Largely viewed as a gateway” genre for people who first start liking dance music before their tastes expand and grow , it’s dismissed by the larger EDM community but the majority of trance lovers have been fans for years . Trance gigs sell out fast and are always packed out proof
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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Seasonal Roundup : Ibiza Bombs Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Seasonal Roundup : Ibiza Bombs 31 August , 2011 12.56AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News With Ibiza’s summer season hitting its peak , we figured that now is the perfect time to take stock of the season’s hits . Hammered across the White Isle and nominated by you , the Beatport community , these are the tunes that defined the summer of 2011. Keep reading to check out 60 cuts that killed it this summer , from Maceo Plex , Green Velvet , Butch , Cassius , and more . Can we get a rewind Community Picks 1 Get the chart here on the new Beatport . Community Picks 2 Get the chart here on the
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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Cut Copy : Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Cut Copy : Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution 30 August , 2011 10.39AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos cut copy modular Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution” More like , blink and you’ll miss this teaser video . We’re not really sure what to expect from the forthcoming video for Cut Copy’s Blink” it looks a little bit Lord of the Rings a little bit Planet of the Apes That’s cool for now we’re tiding ourselves over with the recently released EP from Modular featuring the Cut Copy original plus remixes from Toro Y Moi Chicken Lips Henning Furst Tornado Wallace and Das Moth Kenji
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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Weekend Weapons : Michel de Hey Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Weekend Weapons : Michel de Hey 29 August , 2011 4.45AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News hey records michel de hey weekend weapons It’s been over a year since Michel de Hey last released an EP on his label Hey Records but this week he makes up for lost time with Give Me a Light , 8221 a taut , stripped-back groover that arrives just in time for the end of summer . Co-produced with . M.I.R.K.O Give Me a Light” gets a deep , portamento-fueled , Detroit-flavored remix from Rodriguez Jr . that ought to do some serious after-hours damage . Check out the EP plus Waiting and Waiting , 8221
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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Native Instruments introduces Traktor Kontrol S2 Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Native Instruments introduces Traktor Kontrol S2 25 August , 2011 7.46AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos native instruments traktor To celebrate the launch of their new Traktor Kontrol S2 device , Native Instruments invited Ean Golden to perform a live dubstep remix of Depeche Mode’s classic song Enjoy the Silence . 8221 Watch the video a couple of times , and keep your eyes open for the graphics overlays , to get a sense for how he’s using the sample decks to remix the song on the fly . Traktor Kontrol S2 is the new , compact version of Native Instruments’ Traktor Kontrol
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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation DJ Charts : Focus on Germany Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item DJ Charts : Focus on Germany 27 August , 2011 2.29AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News focus on Without Detroit , Chicago , and New York , dance music as we know it wouldn’t exist . But the same goes for Berlin , Frankfurt , Hamburg , Cologne , Munich , Jena , Düsseldorf For over three decades , Germany has played a major role in shaping the sound of electronic dance music around the world , from Kraftwerk to Booka Shade and beyond . In tribute , we shine our spotlight on some of Germany’s most celebrated DJs , producers , and clubs—including Steve Bug , DJ Koze , M.A.N.D.Y . Moguai ,
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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs comes to Crosstown Rebels Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs comes to Crosstown Rebels 25 August , 2011 5.01AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News crosstown rebels fur coat totally enormous extinct dinosaurs One thing about Damian Lazarus’ A R choices for Crosstown Rebels : they’re never predictable . After Caribou in his Daphni guise recently turned up remixing Art Department’s We Call Love Lazarus brings us another left-field pick in the form of Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs remixing new Crosstown signings Fur Coat Out on September 26, Space Ballad” is just a teaser for what’s to
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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation D Minds : Stone River Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item D Minds : Stone River 26 August , 2011 10.48AM Written by : BeatportSean Filed under : Videos critical music d minds drum bass modulations video Ok , so maybe you’ve seen Ninja Scroll” too many times to count , but something about the classic anime doing its dance to the sounds of Stone River” makes it even more captivating . The veteran duo D Minds gets nostalgic on this roller that zaps with the same electricity that made Roni Size a household name . The new single comes to you from Modulations the recently launched sub-imprint of d’n’b producer Kasra’s acclaimed Critical Music label . 1 Comments 357 Views
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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Oliver Klein : Hey Baby Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Oliver Klein : Hey Baby 26 August , 2011 6.51AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos kling klong oliver klein peter juergens We’re not sure when we’ve seen a video more low-budget than the new one for Oliver Klein and Peter Juergens’ Hey Baby . 8221 That’s not to say that it’s not clever , however At the very least , it’s the first time we’ve ever seen Barbie dolls , turntables and sex positions all in the same scene . Oliver Klein Peter Juergens’ Hey Baby” is out now on Kling Klong , backed with remixes from Chris Lattner and Johannes Heil check it out here Get these tracks on Beatport.com 0 Comments
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, Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Damon Albarn , Warp OXFAM present DRC Music Kinshasa Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Damon Albarn , Warp OXFAM present DRC Music Kinshasa 31 August , 2011 3.01AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world , beset by widespread malnutrition , displacement and lack of access to education . Now , Warp Records and OXFAM have collaborated on a benefit album , spearheaded by Damon Albarn Blur , Gorillaz to support development efforts in the country . This past July , Albarn gathered together a collective of producers— Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Dan the Automator Jneiro Jarel Richard Russell ,
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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Support for Dan Sicko Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Support for Dan Sicko 26 August , 2011 9.01AM Written by : Philip Sherburne Filed under : Music News Dan Sicko has long been one of techno’s staunchest supporters and most faithful friends . His book Techno Rebels originally published in 1999 and reprinted last year in a slightly updated version , remains the definitive history of Detroit techno , at least in book form , and he has written about the music of his hometown for Rolling Stone Wired and Urb among others . Now it’s time for friends of techno to give something back . In 2008, Dan was diagnosed with ocular melanoma , and he has spent the past year
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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Mad Decent Block Party : Chicago recap video free download Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Mad Decent Block Party : Chicago recap video free download 25 August , 2011 11.26AM Written by : mferry Filed under : Videos mad decent The fellas at Mad Decent have been throwing the illest sickest dope-mad-hyphyest and free block parties all over the country for the last four years , and the weather has always been a welcome attendee—until Chicago 2011. Someone Let it rain” and hail in the literal sense , and left many fans wondering when the rain would let up so they could get down . After about an hour of tsunami-grade-torrential-downpour , the clouds parted and the
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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Bomb Alert Ricardo Villalobos Los Updates Joli Chat EP Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Bomb Alert Ricardo Villalobos Los Updates Joli Chat EP 30 August , 2011 8.12AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News anthony collins jorge gonzalez los updates nice cat ricardo villalobos The Nice Cat label isn’t the most prolific out there . Run by Jorge Gonzalez—formerly of Chile’s iconic Los Prisioneros , currently behind Los Updates—the label launched in 2009 with Driving Nowhere a Los Updates Ricardo Villalobos collaboration that featured prominently in Villalobos’ Fabric mix . Eight months went by before the next release , the self-explanatorily titled Los Updates
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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Kitsune Tabloid by the Twelves Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Kitsune Tabloid by the Twelves 29 August , 2011 12.37PM Written by : mferry Filed under : Videos kitsune the twelves Hop off that fixed gear and crack open a tall , cool PBR , because Rio’s premier indie dance duo The Twelves are back with a two-part mix compilation on Kitsune . Take a load off to this hipster-friendly indie dance-a-thon , which exudes their usual class and elite sonic sophistication behind the decks . Featuring only new and exclusive remixes by The Twelves , part one is mixed seamlessly for a tidy 28 minutes . Part two weaves a more eclectic tapestry , from the freshly minted to
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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Ben Sims : Smoke Mirrors Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Ben Sims : Smoke Mirrors 26 August , 2011 8.21AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos ben sims ivory haze In a video produced by Ivory Haze Ben Sims gives viewers the low-down on his life in music , from his origins as an 11-year-old attempting bad scratching” with hip-hop records to his current standing as one of techno’s most respected players . Candid , beautifully shot , and inspiring . Ben Sims’ latest release is a remix of Funk D’Void’s Jack Me Off , 8221 on Funk D’Void Remixed Soma Check it out , and click continue reading” to see his latest top 10 chart . Get these tracks on Beatport.com 0
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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation HARD Summer Recap Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item HARD Summer Recap 25 August , 2011 10.23AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos hard summer Los Angeles’ HARD Summer festival gets a rather trippy recap , set to Duck Sauce’s jack-tastic The Big Bad Wolf” and featuring a range of performers from Odd Future to James Murphy to Chromeo to Skrillex Plus , Robert Palmer girls The fourth annual HARD Haunted Mansion is just two months away , on October 28 and 29 at the Shrine Expo Hall in downtown LA find out more here 0 Comments 369 Views Tags hard summer Links Share Enjoy this post Share it with . others Trackbacks http : www.beatportal.com trackback 23410
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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation We Love presents Savana Potente Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item We Love presents Savana Potente 30 August , 2011 5.55AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos dj qu savana potente space ibiza we love In the latest video report from Ibiza , the We Love crew profiles Savana Potente Based in Torino , Savana Potente took over the Redbox at Space Ibiza for the entire month of August , presenting artists like tINI Yaya Manu L Pako S Gambo Paola Poletto and special guest DJ Qu In the video , Poletto talks about what makes Savana Potente special , promoter Massimo makes a brief , bashful appearance , and DJ Qu talks about backroom vibes , with his track Law Sascha
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Drone skepticism is understandable. Drones sound similar to each other, like clouds look similar to each other. To discern one drone from another drone is an exercise to some extent. Perhaps that exercise is as meaningful or as meaningless as is the act of distinguishing clouds, or architectural columns, or hemlines, or glasses of a [...]
