Distributed by Riva Starr’s London based Snatch! Records this release proves that Mandolini not only has talent but a steadfast resolution to produce tight, tech driven house that will crush dance floors across the land. The first track, ‘Also!’ has a rhythmic vocal lead that would hook even the most abject listener. The vocal echoes and repeats over a kick drum that pulsates and throbs, leaving only enough room for a frantic snare accompaniment. This track would slot comfortably into most record collections and has a tone that will push a DJ set to the next level. His next offering ‘Modular Love’ is a standout track that is all about the bass line. It is an irrepressible, buoyant, funk driven bass line, which builds and drops just the right amount to provide a filthy sound that would grace any top end club.

The last track is a faithful remix of The Bucketheadz classic ‘The Bomb!’, which is tidy little party track. Mandolini’s version, ‘My Mind’, shaves the famous vocal down and uses it to create a tight build and release structure. It is obvious that when the legendary horns blare out half way through the track that this record will induce nostalgia based frolics in abundance. Mandolini is in control on this outing, putting together an upbeat three track without any surprises but with plenty of atmosphere, verve and magnitude.

Snatch 027 is out now, buy it by clicking here

Welt’s first productions were released in 2010 on Eminor Binary, the sister label of the infamous Eminor and Der Hut imprints.  With a sound that initially focused on minimal techno, Welt’s style has developed over the years (hence the EP title) and can be seen evidenced through productions and remixes for Baker Street, Join Our Club and his own 22 Digit Recordings, often working alongside Pete Weasel.

Ekkohaus is the marquee name remixer for this first solo outing from Welt on 22 Digit. Kostas Tassopoulos from Germany has an enviable discography stretching back to 2006 that includes genre leading labels such as 2020 Vision, Systematic, Cargo Edition, Liebe*Detail, Suara and several more.  His heavy, stomping groove turns ‘Vibe & Soal’ into a spooky, late night dancefloor weapon.

Talented DJ/producer and video director/multi-media artist Ricardo Jefferson joins 22 Digit again following 2011′s remix package of his track ‘Spacecrafty’.  Jefferson has previously featured on London’s influential house and techno label Third Ear, has remixed of Alan Svartr, YokoO and Very Jon for 22 Digit and appeared on labels including Big Mama, Manuscript and Nang.  Jefferson takes Nightingale into relentless, driving tech house territory.

Heisenburg (a reference to the cult TV show Breaking Bad) is the new undercover moniker for a well established DJ and producer with Detroit roots, who has collaborated with Magda and released on Adapted Vinyl, Universal Vibes, Bomb-A-Groove, Analog Dust, Electrax Records and Testin Out.  His remix adds a darker twist and rolling groove to Seaside Samba.

The release is out on 25th June and can be previewed below:

Kicking things of is “Under” which makes it clear in no uncertain terms that these boys are here to smash the party. The deep bass line oozes in out the track effortlessly while the driving hi hats do much to create the dark atmospheric feeling; the perfect way to open any procession.

Next up is a collaboration with Freak Me titled “Boogie Music” taking the EP in a totally different direction to a 80s ballroom floor. The soothing disco vocals accompanied by a melancholic groove build up to a break certain to raise outstretched arms and send emotions into the air.

Title track “Reckless Lady” is a full on club bomb perfect for peak time hours with a circling bass line which wraps itself around you. The airy vocal loops are supported by prominent kicks and groovy percussions. Without doubt the strongest track on the EP.
Bringing the EP to an end is “Crazy Enough” which features a sleazy vocal full of emotion driving home that dark emotive atmosphere.  Hunter/game have definitely captured the essence of the deep house tip.

After making a last impression with “Touch Me” signed to the V/A release on Diynamic, Hunter/Game have more than matched the expectation with this release.

You can buy the release now by clicking here

Starting with ‘A Pimp Soul’, the EP sets the scene with a super sleazy, hard-hitting bassline that almost physically takes us on a tour through the streets of South Central LA. Following that, “Midnight Prowl” (Zuckre’s own work), is the second original composition on the EP. A fine piece of electronic music, the track fills the air with a contageous, downbeat vibe. Add to that an outrageous funk of the nastiest proportions from JOBE, and a ultra-grooving deep house number from Will Crawshaw, and you’ve an unmissable EP for your record box.

A Pimp Soul; This really is Gangsta House at it’s finest.

Check out the previews below!

This video was created as a final year of university project where Alex Taylor-Kay was set the MEDI 323 INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE PROJECT.  He decided to create a promotional video of the event CASA for his final piece.

The video contains the track “Hot For You” by Raffa FL and can be purchased by clicking here

The logo and the graphic concept have been officially presented, fulfilling all expectations. Trevor´s passion shows through his work, which perfectly represents the theme of the festival: the creation of an artist’s “labour of love”, the work of heart and soul.

The stylized letters “DF” of the logo of 2011 were “pixeled” into a new and very pure form in black and white. Pixels are representative for the art of Trevor Jackson and make the logo very versatile as shown the static form of the homepage.

Besides the design of the graphic concept of the festival, Trevor Jackson will also close the line-up as special guest DJ and present his own personal exhibition of album covers, graphic works and videos among the most important and significant of his career.

The multiple award winning artist from London, who has already exhibited his work at ICA, Baltic and the Guggenheim will be presenting an exclusive personal exhibition in Foligno at the Dancity Festival, which will include a selection of the 100 releases of Output Recordings, founded by him (among which we note the presence of artists such as Four Tet, LCD Soundsystem and his own musical project Playgroup), album covers and videos for artists such as Soulwax, Matias Aguayo, Chromeo, Junior Boys, graphic works and installations for Canon, Stone Island, Thames & Hudson, Comme Des Garcons (among others).

http://www.dancity.it/festival/index.html

Labour Of Love

Dancity Festival 2012

6th/7th July

Foligno – Italy

To download the tracks click the links below:

Cosmic Sex – Sishi Rosch

Bitches & Fame – Sishi Rosch

Sleaze Excess – Sishi Rosch 

The tracks can also be previewed below!

After losing their previous venue, Clapham Common, last month, Eastern Electrics Festival has now announced Area 12 in Greenwich as its new home for August 4th.

The venue switch is due to the cancellation of the Pride House series of festivals on Clapham Common, which were scheduled to take place during the Olympics, as reported last month. Less than three weeks after the news, Eastern Electrics has now announced details of its new venue, Area 12, located five minutes from the O2 complex and North Greenwich tube station. One of the key points to note about the switch is a reduction in the capacity of the festival due to restrictions put in place by the Olympics—17,000 down to 10,000. Eastern Electrics has already sold 8000 tickets, with approximately 2000 still remaining. The promoters and artists involved with the event, as well as the running hours (11:00 AM until 10:30 PM) will remained unchanged.

A selection of details regarding the new site have also been unveiled. Area 12 will feature a main stage and four tents, with a “huge” man-made structure built from shipping containers at the core of the site. There’ll also be a VIP area with views over the main area and bar, food and “luxury” toilet facilities. Existing ticket holders will be have the option to purchase an upgraded ticket, and will be contacted via email in the next few days, while regular VIP tickets are available via the link below.

If the event’s almost 12 hour duration isn’t quite enough for you, there’ll also be an afterparty, EE+, to contend with. Proud2 (formerly matter, located in the O2 complex) will be hosting sets from Art Department, Tale Of Us, Thugfucker and Mosca, with many more artists still to be announced.

Buy your tickets by clicking here

RICHIE HAWTIN confirms first solo IBIZA residency with the introduction of ENTER. at Space on Thursdays.

“ENTER. will be a point of entry into new experiences: from new music and DJs through to technology and the Sake we introduce people to” – Richie Hawtin

RICHIE HAWTIN has confirmed he will launch his first solo residency on the island of Ibiza – with the introduction of his new visionary ENTER. concept. Hawtin will take over Thursday nights at the award-winning club Space in Playa d’en Bossa for 12 weeks (July 5 to September 20), curating four rooms built on the principles of music, sake, technology and experience. Hawtin and ENTER. will also collaborate with underground night Kehakuma to form ENTER.Kehakuma on the famed Space Terrace – a night already established as an incubator of emerging and defining electronic talent.

Hawtin has a strong history with the island of Ibiza thanks to his long-term contribution and association with Sven Väth’s Cocoon creation at Amnesia. Hawtin feels now is the time to make his own statement on the island, to provide a new platform for the artists and music he supports, and to lead Ibiza into the island’s next phase of development and innovation.

Richie Hawtin states: “After an incredible and life-defining relationship with Sven and the Cocoon family on the island, I felt the time was right to develop my own vision on what an Ibiza experience might be. Ibiza is a destination for people from all walks of life looking to escape and celebrate. This year we will give people an entry into a world that connects many of the things that I love: music, technology, Japanese sake, art, entertainment and design. As Ibiza is a crossroads of people from all over the world, ENTER. will be a crossroads of experiences!”

ENTER. is based on the following principles:

MUSIC.

Hawtin will play each and every week from the center of the ENTER. experience, within an augmented version of Space’s main room surrounded by new structural lighting installations and technologies. Hawtin will curate the entire ENTER. line-up featuring M-NUS artists, friends, collaborators and like-minded individuals on each floor including ENTER.Sake and ENTER.Air (Space’s rooftop terrace). Hawtin will collaborate with Space on the line-ups for the main Terrace now dubbed ENTER.Kehakuma – bringing his own selection of artists to an already established hotbed of emerging electronic talent.

SAKE.

ENTER.Sake is the island’s first true Sake Bar experience – an intimate Japanese inspired room with surprise DJ sets from major guests starting each Thursday at 10pm. For the first time, the official pre-party is in the actual club itself. Hawtin, himself a trained Sake sommelier and a huge fan of Japanese culture, is personally importing the Sake from Japan, recruiting the staff and working with renowned mixologist on the special Japanese Sake & Shochu based cocktail menu. It has been said of Hawtin, “to truly understand this man, you need to understand his love and obsession with Japan”.

TECHNOLOGY.

Each room within the ENTER. concept will be touched by technology; from live Internet feeds, to visualizations of music & sound, to the interactive installations of the transformed Sunset Terrace – now titled, ENTER.Interakt. This will be a new sensory experience beyond music involving cutting edge technologies and ideas.

EXPERIENCE.

Richie Hawtin states:

“As electronic music continues to develop around the world it becomes more important to invite people into its very core, where music, technology and ideas interplay to create unique and wonderful new worlds. Ibiza is the perfect place to further explore my event concepts that have been developing since the early Warehouse parties I threw in Detroit and more recently with CONTAKT & Plastikman Live. It is my hope that by combining many different elements together I can heighten the experience of the audience and place a significant memory into their subconscious. Ibiza is the perfect location for continuing this long-term experiment and ambition of mine.”

ENTER.FACTS

ENTER. will take place every Thursday from July 5 to September 20 ENTER. will be promoted by Hawtin and his M-NUS team in collaboration with Space. ENTER.Sake will see the launch of the island’s first dedicated Sake bar. ENTER.Kehakuma will see Hawtin collaborate with Space’s underground night. Kehakuma will continue in its own right before and after ENTER.’s 12 dates. ENTER. pre-party will take place weekly at Space from 10pm with big guests.

http://enter.m-nus.com