it’s been a while since i’ve done a chart, party because i have finally, after just over a year, managed to get to a point where i don’t have to have a record arrive every day just to get me out of bed.
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'in germany, they can't say 'techno,' they say 'teshno'' ~ seth troxler [march 2008]
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we are fstvl announce two afterparties
the first edition of we are fstvl takes place on saturday 25th of may and features a dizzying array of big names across many stages. whether or not you go, though, a selection of the artists will also be playing at two london after parties – one at egg, one at fire.
steffi launches pbar 05 with andres
london promoters electric minds are hosting the uk launch party for steffi’s forthcoming panoramabar 05 mix.
loshea ~ a cuig on seaghdha
he might now be half way through a series of ten self-released cuts, but the quality and invention levels in loshea’s music are certainly not waning.
ben klock and more added to monegros
famed for setting up a small village in the middle of a sandy desert during july, monegros have added more names to their expansive program.
deep space orchestra / bantam lions ~ we held on on scenery records
sure, it’s only the label’s second release, but already you know scenery is doing things properly.
interview ~ hipp-e & halo
eric galaviz and brian varga are h-foundation aka hipp-e & halo, the influential american house duo who helped shape the electronic landscape around the turn of the last millenium.
on the record ~ dan ghenacia and dyed soundorom
it would be easy to lump apollonia in with the likes of hot creations and visionquest, but for me the french trio of dyed, dan and shonky still seem resolutely about the music rather than the lifestyle that goes with it:
djrum ~ seven lies on 2nd drop
ever since his first release for cultured london label 2nd drop, djrum has been someone i’ve had to keep an eye on.
chasing kurt ready from the inside
berlin based label suol will release the debut album from chasing kurt on june 14th.
damien zala ~ lonely happiness remixes
damian zala’s debut lp, lonely happiness, went criminally under the radar. a sample heavy, fuzzy warm deep house opus, it clearly had plenty of merit, something obviously recognised by the esteemed remixers who now revisit it.
kappa futur festival announce lines line-up
fans of big room techno will want to check out kappa futur festival, running from 13th – 14th july at parco dora in torino, italy.
sei a ~ 10 on seinan
it could be that sei a has never been as directly in the spotlight as many of his peers because he is so hard to define. even in just his last few releases on hemlock, simple and turbo has the scot gone from searing techno to melodic house via skeletal garage.
hush house launches echo fest with chris rau and october
if you read this site a lot you will know i love hush house, echo fest, christopher rau and october, so i’m delighted they are all coming together this friday at the garage, leeds.
win tickets to patrice scott
on bank holiday saturday may 4th, detroit’s patrice scott will headline wax’d at dalston dance tunnel and you can be there, with a friend, for free!
on the record – groove armada
everyone loves a groove armada tune from your sister to your bother, mother to significant other – it’s impossible not to.
elize ~ about this girl on tenth circle
tenth circle seems to be on a likeably simple mission – to release cultured music made for clubs that is actually fun to listen to.
final names for echo fest announced
