Cocoon Recordings boss Sven Väth presents “The Sound of the 10th Season”.

26Oct09

Sven Väth is a DJ. The turntables are his medium of choice. But his fans and followers rather perceive him as some kind of a magician, a spirit, a shaman. Although Väth’s work transcends into performance art, architecture and design, his preferred way of communication is music. Techno and House are his inborn language, his [...]

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Tags: cocoon, house, ibiza, minimal, sven vath, tech house, techno, the sound of the 10th season

Sónar 2010 will take place simultaneously in Barcelona and A Coruña.

21Oct09

For the first time in its history, Sónar, the International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art, will be split between two venues. As part of the Xacobeo Jubilee Year, Sónar travels along the Way of Saint James, and will take place simultaneously in A Coruña and Barcelona. As a result, there will be a [...]

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Tags: Festival, house, idm, minimal, sonar, sonar 2010, techno

The internationally revered techno superstars Underworld pay tribute to their art-school roots on their new compilation album, “Athens”.

21Oct09

The first in a series, this rich musical mix is packed with rare grooves and cult gems from the outer limits of dance music, jazz-rock, fusion and progressive pop. This album shows the open-minded flipside of Underworld, the more eclectic and experimental foundations that lie beneath their shimmering electro soundscapes. The album is credited to [...]

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Tags: athens, electronica, funky, house, jazz, jazzy house, osunlade, soulful, underworld

Dirty Vegas “Stealth Live” mix, recorded recently at Sankeys in Manchester, is all set in stone and almost ready for public consumption.

21Oct09

Stealth Live! is all about capturing the raw dance energy of outstanding artists. A direct and undiluted experience of performance, live in the balance. The inspiration, perspiration, whoops ‘n’ cheers that define what ‘live’ really means, to both the artists and their audience. For this reason, Roger Sanchez and his label – Stealth – are [...]

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Tags: dirty vegas, electro, house, roger sanchez, sankeys manchester, sankeys soap, stealth, stealth live, tech house, techno

Marek Hemmann will release his debut full-length for Freude Am Tanzen, the imprint’s first artist album, in October.

21Oct09

Germany-based imprint Freude Am Tanzen delivers their first ever CD album in the form of Marek Hemmann’s debut LP “In Between”, continuing the label’s strong pedigree within the wonderful worlds of house and techno.

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Tags: freude am tanzen, in between, marek hemmann, minimal, tech house, techno

Steve Angello makes his “Subliminal Sessions” CD debut

16Oct09

Subliminal Sessions is the upfront compilation series that consistently presents stadium sized DJ mixes from some of the world’s leading House DJs. It is the respected and influential Dance music imprint that delivers cross-over dance hits, mixes and underground records to DJs and clubbers around the world.

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Tags: defected, electro, house, ministry of sound, size, steve angello, subliminal, subliminal sessions, swedish house mafia, winter 2009

The Vinyl Factory, creators of special vinyl editions for the likes of Massive Attack and Pet Shop Boys, have given the deluxe box set treatment to the new album from Air “Love 2″.

16Oct09

Just 300 copies of this edition are being made, each of them individually numbered and designed in collaboration with Air’s art director Laurent Pinon and the band themselves.

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Tags: air, ambient, atmospheric, box set, collectors edition, laurent pinon, love 2, vinyl factory

Toolroom Records have chosen their hugely talented in-house producer Funkagenda to compile their latest Toolroom Knights CD, out on 26th October.

12Oct09

If you haven t heard of Funkagenda then where have you been hiding? Over the last 3 years, Adam has become a name synonymous with quality House music. A regular on prominent labels including Toolroom, Positiva, Defected, Azuli, Ministry Of Sound, Size, Big Love & Subliminal.

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Tags: funkagenda, funky house, house, mark knight, ministry of sound, tech house, toolroom, toolroom knights

Diynamic main man, producer and DJ, Solomun, delivers his debut long-player “Dance Baby” for the Hamburg based imprint in the Autumn of 2009.

09Oct09

“Dance Baby” sees Solomun further refine his craft and delivering an album which provides a neat but powerful insight into not just house itself, but his very personal view of the genre and it’s development. Just as early house did, “Dance Baby” distils disco, soul, funk and electronic sounds into a heady mix which flows [...]

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Tags: dance baby, disco, diynamic, funk, house, melodic, minimal, solomun, soul, tech house, techno

Norwegian disco prince Lindstrom will be releasing a collaborative LP titled “Real Life Is No Cool” alongside the dreamy vocal talents of Christabelle on Smalltown Supersound.

09Oct09

Lindstrom described the pairs collaboration as structured chaos (we would lean toward “disco madness”) and their respective label Smalltown Supersound slates the release for early next year. The album includes three of the duo’s past collaborations, and seven new tunes.

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Tags: christabelle, disco, lindstrom, real life in no cool, smalltown supersound, space disco