The musician’s second full-length album will further deepen his impressive catalogue of work and follow the 2010 critically acclaimed “Niwa” seeing his return to Joris Voorn and Edwin Oosterwal’s Amsterdam based Green label. “A Little Part Of Shade” uses sympathetic touches of club synthetics to underline fluidly written and playful melodies.

Ripperton gained popularity as a producer with his Lazy Fat People project releasing on high profile labels such as Border Community, Planet E, or Wagon Repair; he rapidly grew as a solo artist with an almost endless run of key releases on Green, Liebe Detail, Connaisseur, Music Man, Systematic, Dessous and remixes for Radiohead (“Nude”), Laurent Garnier (“Controlling The House”), Ellen Allien (“My Tree”), Beanfield (“Tides”), Max Copper (‘Egomodal’) labeled him as a refined studio producer, adding a newfound sense of introspection to electronic house music.

Since the release of Niwa in 2010, Ripperton has been busy working on this album – combining traditional song craft with a more familiar rhythmical style.

“A Little Part Of Shade is about the part of shade that everyone has. It’s about the private garden; it’s quite the opposite of Niwa. It’s an inside garden. It can be bright or dark or in the middle. It can destroy or help you…”  Ripperton

If you weren’t convinced of Raphaël Ripperton’s compositional talent by his debut album, his sophomore release will do the trick. The LP’s multiple programmed rhythms loosely mimic a more natural world and see’s him work alongside a variety of artists including Hemlock Smith, the multi talented writer, graphist and photographer Van Hai, and Germain Umdenstock, whom features on the opening lead track “A Little Part Of Shade”; providing guitar melodies over his carefully constructed landscapes.

Drawing on the collaborative talents from his own highly respected independent Perspectiv label Ripperton’s track “Black Wall” features the vocals of Masaya and succeeds in demanding an almost attentive listen. “A Little Part Of Shade” conjoins emotional forces with Rippertons fascinating use of soundscapes and contains smooth instrumentation throughout before closing with the achingly soulful “Spike” featuring Hemlock Smith’s tender vocals.

The thirteen musically broad and emotionally deep tracks that are included in “A Little Part Of Shade reflect Rippertons approach to electronic music production, song writing attitude, and the sense of poignant delivery that extends far beyond the purview of techno clubs.

RIPPERTON – “A LITTLE PART OF SHADE”

1. A Little Part Of Shade feat. Germain Umdenstock
2. I Don’t Know feat. Hemlock Smith
3. No More Airplanes
4. She Holds My Hand feat. Andy Ernst
5. Tape Hiss feat. Hemlock Smith
6. Minor Interlude
7. City Lights feat. Van Hai
8. Black Wall feat. Masaya
9. Everytime feat. Hemlock Smith
10. Tales Of Sand
11. Chaos Calme feat. Van Hai
12. For All The Wrong Reasons
13. Spike feat. Hemlock Smith

Ripperton – “A Little Part Of Shade” will be released 24th June 2013 via Green through Beatport, iTunes and all other good download sites as well Physical CD and LP Vinyl

Now in its 3rd year, BLOOP Festival is the first of its kind, being entirely dedicated to proactive art, creating an environment where artists, artworks and spectators are all participants in the piece. Whilst small and independent, the festival happens in a variety of different ways, all across the island. It is completely FREE and open to everyone and incorporates BLOOP marked interactive installations, parties, video mappings, open air photography expositions and much more.

Art is an important form of communication, and BlOOP’s aim is to give instruments to people, enabling them to think in different ways about social themes and to further appreciate everything that the island of Ibiza has to offer outside of its world renowned clubs and nightlife. Last year saw Martha Cooper and 40 other artists arrive on the island to produce 15 wall paintings on the sides of various buildings both in-use and derelict, the biggest of which was over 6 storeys high on the side of the Ibiza Rocks Hotel. The exhibition also witnessed painted goats, large scale video mapping to thousands of clubbers at We Love…, graffiti workshops as part of BLOOP Kids as well as various artistic creations sprinkled throughout Ibiza’s remotest corners.

This year the festival takes the title CONTROL as its focus. It will explore the notion of control in all its various facets and how it affects us in our day to day lives, both as individuals and in society as a whole. Social networks, smartphones; useful and almost indespensable, the exhibition will invite us to ask; is this really the case?

This year, the headquarters and heart of BLOOP festival will be the OLD LIGHTHOUSE, Far des Coves Blanque in Sant Antoni, where all information on activities will be found.  Further information to follow shortly, announcing the full programme, all artitst involved for 2013, plus BLOOP’s collaborations with its numerous partners including We Love…, Data Transmission and Kumharas. This is set to be the summer when the BLOOP message crosses over to many more open minds.

You really need to find something that grabs and demands attention – certainly the case from Audiofly, and their label Supernature, with the simply beautiful release that is Kolors.

Defining all the senses, Kolors opens the mind to possibilities and enables you to think of the deep seated message behind the sound that is infiltrating your ears.

Each track was created, and asked to be defined to a colour by the artist. Through this comes a spectrum of dancing rainbows of representation – from soothing ‘Light Pink’ to pulsing ‘Lunar White’.

Artists including Julien Chaptal, Balcazar and Sordo, Matthew Burton & Kate Rathod, Ilario Alicante and Audiofly themselves have visioned tracks for the release, and each provide some of the best.

Audiofly’s ‘Matt Silver’ is deep and reckoning, teaming a low bass with fading reoccurring rhythm – almost like the striking of huge chimes.

Visual association is rife in Balcazar & Sordo’s ‘Blue’ – which screams a moody, tantrum filled track with a tension building section three quarters of the way through which keeps you sitting on the edge. Their ability to rise and fall through this track is slick and skillful – one of their best efforts so far.

Emerging talent comes through the likes of Dance Spirit – an American outfit who promise ‘perfection through rhythm, timbre, melody and movement’. Their track, ‘Fuchsia’ is a great example of this, making you feel every layer of sound they provide. They said about the track; ‘Fuchsia’ is the color of universal harmony and emotional balance and helps to create harmony and balance in every aspect of life. That is what we are trying to attain through the message of this song, and our music in general.”

This sort of quote gives you a great understanding of the aims of the LP. It is an auditory ride through an ocular space – in comparison to other LPs this is the prism that turns white into pigment; it dances wonderment in front of your eyes. Whether we fully see for ourselves the reasoning behind the titles, the tracks speak for themselves in terms of the powerful ability to make us think about music, rather than just listen.

Download it now by clicking the links below

Older House (Original Mix)

Dreality (Original Mix)

Belinda (Original Mix)

Whistle (Original Mix)

All tracks can also be previewed below now

Turquoise blue water and warm beaches in paradise– Zrce Beach is a place to indulge in one’s dreams. The beach is also one of the most widely known festival spots in Croatia, and has become an established setting for electronic music events over the years. With Papaya and Kalypso also nearby, two representations of Europe’s top 20 listed clubs add to the area’s glowing reputation.

Right in the heart of Pag, on August 21st 2013, a kick-off event for SONUS will take place, hosted by event agencies Cosmopop and Sonus d.o.o. Five days and four nights, several boat parties and several pre and after parties make for an impressive start to this new festival brand.. The SONUS team is already working to bring some of the most well known artists, including Sven Väths’ Cocoon Heroes parties.. Loco Dice’s Desolat Crew is ready to play on the magical island, as well as the popular “Club der Visionäre” out of Berlin. From England, SONUS is happy to announce the addition of Fuse London and the famous Circus labels SONUS’ journey. Further guests include the Next Wave Team out of Ibiza and many more yet to be announced. Simply put: the who-is-who of the electronic music industry will be partying with SONUS on Pag in August. The same is true of the acts. Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, Seth Troxler, Magda, DJ Sneak and several others have confirmed their appearances; and many other key players will follow in their tracks in the coming weeks.

The starting price for Early-Bird tickets is only 69€. These passes include access to all five days of the festival, plus pre-parties and after parties. For an easy travel experience, book one of the island’s enticing all-inclusive travel packages from official festival partner Collegium, starting at 254€ p. P. from Germany on www.travel2sonus.com. Depending on the type of package, benefits can include full travel accommodations, a shuttle service between the hotel and the festival and the general admission ticket to the festival. For the greatest travel accommodations, plan your trip by visiting the travel section of the SONUS website at www.sonus-festival.com/travel. Here you will find helpful travel information `from Germany, the UK, France and many other areas.

With the Sonus Festival, Cosmopop expands its portfolio in the international market to Southern Europe. The agency has just recently established itself in Belgium with the Fade In Festival in Brussels.

SONUS FESTIVAL 2013
21ST – 25TH OF AUGUST 2013
ZRCE BEACH, PAG ISLAND, CROATIA
www.sonus-festival.com

Line-Up:
Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, Seth Troxler, Magda, DJ Sneak, Zip, Cassy, Davide Squillace, Valentino Kanzyani, Joseph Capriati, Margaret Dygas, Matthias Tanzmann, Karotte, Pan-Pot, tINI, Mathias Kaden, Onur Özer, Guti live, Sonja Moonear, Nick Curly, Dan Andrei, Premiesku live, Andrea Oliva, Enzo Siragusa, Dorian Paic, Binh, Yaya, Reas, Meat, Bunte Bummler live and more to be announced

Venues hosted by:
Circus (UK), ClubDerVisionaere (GER), Cocoon (GER), Colours Music (Slovenia), Desolat (GER), FUSE (UK), Next Wave (Ibiza), SecretSociety (CH), Shindig (UK), WetYourSelf (UK)

Anonym | Benji B | Bleak | Boddika | Dense And Pika | DJ Format | Doorly | Duke Dumont | Featurecast | Floorplan | Jackmaster | Jets | Kolsch | Leon Vynehall  | Pleasurekraft  | Psycatron | Sophie | Coldcut | Craig Charles | Dusky | Function | Hot Since 82 | Huxley | Jean Cedric | Jimmy Edgar | Joy Orbison | Kraak And Smaak | Little Boots Discoteque Experience | Machinedrum | Marco Bailey | Mathew Jonson | Max Cooper | Norman Jay MBE | Pardon My French | Paul Loraine | Pedestrian| Simon Baker | Special Request | The Advent | Transmision Collective | Villanova 

Continuing to distinguish themselves as the true musical vanguards of the island, We Love… will be serving up a whole series of back to backs, enabling each artist to push themselves and each other, further into the multiple musical corners of Space.

Joy Orbison Vs Ben UFO, Midland Vs Paul Woolford, Simon Baker Vs Geddes, Mathew Johnson Vs Minilouge Live, Ben UFO Vs Paul Woolford, Pearson Sound Vs Paul Woolford, Pier Bucci Vs Ian C, Jozif Vs Ryan O Gorman, A1 Bassline Vs Leon Vynehall, Jem Haynes Vs Jason Bye, Ryan O Gorman Vs Luv_Jam, Dan Wild Vs Tom Rio, Jem Haynes Vs Luv_Jam, DJ Callum Vs Jason Bye

Some words from the talent…

“The collaboration between myself and Minilogue began with a 5 hour live jam in Sweden years ago.  Since then we have played shows from Mutek in Montreal to Fabric London and Paradiso in Amsterdam. We are like minded when it comes to writing and performing so it possible to do this in an improvised setting. It’s always a special journey along the way.”  Mathew Jonson

“I’m itching to get back into the booths at We Love… and particularly for the back 2 back with my friend David Kennedy whose musical vision I have respected for years.”  Paul Woolford

“I’m very excited to go back to back with Paul Woolford in the cavernous Space main room – he is a musical legend and top guy to boot!” Pearson Sound

“Playing back 2 back with friends is always something I look forward to, it inspires, creates magic and enhances our experience as well as the crowd’s. Performing like that in a club like Space is one of the things I’m most looking forward to this summer.” Geddes

“I’ve played back to back with Geddes a few times over the years and we bounce off each well. It’s a fun thing to do for me, and I am very much looking forward to doing it again, especially in Space Ibiza, one of my favourite places to play in the world.” Simon Baker

Out now on Beatport, download it by clicking here

You can also preview the EP below now

“A Unitary Urbanism” is the theme of Dancity Festival 2013. The concept is inspired by the Situationist school of thought, which aims to enrich the city environment and its community, through an eruption of art in (real or metaphorical) places of day-to-day living.

Line-up

Deerhunter, Shackleton & the Foligno Quintana Drummers, Ben Klock, Mathew Jonson, Metro Area, Robert Hood, James Holden, Ghostpoet, Andy Stott, Craig Richards, Tigran Hamasyan & LV, Trus’me, Zombie-Zombie, Claro Intelecto, Dave Saved, Arttu, Chromb!, Sven Kacirek, Schroeders, Infinite Livez, LV, One Circle, Deepalso, Vincenzo Vasi presents Dervishi, DeepAlso, Infinite Livez, P-T-W School Showcase w/ Ayarcana, Meze, Iamseife

Locations (Foligno, Italy)

- Corte di Palazzo Trinci
- Auditorium S.D omenico
- Piazza S. Domenico
- Palazzo Candiotti
- Serendipity Club (indoor and outdoor)

Tickets (http://www.dancity.it/festival/2013/ita/tickets.html)

- Weekend pass 2 days: 50 €
- Festival pass 3 days: 60 €
- Ticket for the 27th: 22 €
- Ticket for the 28th: 30 €
- Ticket for the 29th: 30 €
- Pass-partout: 100 € (includes: festival pass + 3 voucher drink + 3 voucher food + T-shirt and other festival gadgets + camping + entry after party)
- Under 21 pass 3 days: 35 €

INFO

www.dancityfestival.com

+39 366 41 63 764 – info@dancityfestival.com
https://twitter.com/dancityfestival

https://www.facebook.com/dancityfestivalfoligno

First up, Babyshambles! Six years after Shotter’s Nation, the UK band, fronted by Peter Doherty, are back with their much-anticipated third album. At Melt! Festival, Babyshambles will be performing brand-new material for the first time.

Maceo Plex is also confirmed to play, getting behind the DJ booth at the famous Big Wheel Stage. Renowned for his funk-laden grooves and low-slung house beats, the Valencia based producer is the creator of huge dancefloor hits like “Vibe Your Love, “Can’t Leave You” and “Your Style”. We can’t wait to see what he has in store for the Ferropolis crowd this year.

The next act was a personal recommendation from Atoms For Peace frontman Thom Yorke. We can’t think of a better endorsement than that! So, we added the wonderful Owiny Sigoma Band to our line-up. Their unique sound showcases a clash of traditional Kenyan styles and contemporary British electronica. With plaudits galore for their second album Power Punch!!!, we’re confident we are in for a mind-blowing live show.

Karocel, the joint live project of Marbert Rocel, Mathias Kaden and Michael Nagler, will also play songs from their recently released debut album Plaited. And finally, Manamana complete Groove magazine’s Sleepless Floor special with Motor City Drum Ensemble, Alex.Do and Henning Baer.

The line-up is almost complete! Watch out for one final announcement very very soon. Tickets for Melt! Festival are available under the following link.

All confirmed acts so far

ABBY  | Adana Twins  | Aérea Negrot | Alex.Do  | Alt-J | Anja Schneider | Atoms For Peace | Archive | Austra | Azealia Banks | Babyshambles | Bambounou | Julio Bashmore | Barnt | Ben UFO | Benjamin Damage | Bicep  | James Blake | Camea | Chvrches | Dan Deacon | Daughter | Marcel Dettmann | Diamond Version | Disclosure | Discodromo  | Django Django | DJ Koze | DIIV | Eats Everything | Everything Everything | Ellen Allien | Fantastic Mr Fox | Feine Sahne Fischfilet | Flying Lotus | Friends | Function | Get Physical Special feat. Andhim, Catz ‘N Dogz, M.A.N.D.Y., Smash TV (live), Wankelmut | Hans Unstern  | Henning Baer  | Henrik Schwarz & Band | iamamiwhoami | James Holden | James Murphy | Joy Orbison | Karenn | Karocel | Kettcar | King Krule | Ben Klock | Laing | Local Natives | London Grammar | Christian Löffler | Maceo Plex | Manamana | Mark Ronson vs. Riton | Metro Area (live) | Modeselektor & Apparat (DJ-Set) | Motor City Drum Ensemble  | Mount Kimbie | MS MR | Miss Kittin (live) | Monika Kruse | Mykki Blanco | The Knife | Oliver Koletzki | Owiny Sigoma Band | Markus Kavka | Owen Pallett | Purity Ring | Rebel Rave @ Big Wheel feat. Art Department, Jamie Jones, Damian Lazarus u.a. | Rhye | Roosevelt | Rudimental | Ruen Brothers | Ry/Frank Wiedemann | SBTRKT (DJ-Set) | Schwarzmann (live) | Scuba | Shields | Shinedoe | Simian Mobile Disco | Sinkane | Siriusmo | Solomun | Soulwax | Suol special feat. Daniel Bortz, Chopstick & JohnJon, Till Von Sein and Trickski | Swim Deep | The 1975 | Todd Terje & Lindstrøm live | Trentemøller | Tricky | Trümmer | Two Fingers | Otto Von Schirach | Woodkid | Zebra Katz and many more to be announced…

Tickets

Regular 3-day tickets (EUR 119 plus booking fee and EUR 5 garbage disposal)
Tickets are valid for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Camping: Thu, 18th July, 1pm – Mon, 22nd July, 3pm.

Tickets are available via www.meltfestival.de/tickets.