Los Angeles DJ/producer DJ Dan is one of the icons of the West Coast’s house scene. With so many productions, remixes and mix compilations under his belt, it’s hard to believe that Dan is only now releasing his debut artist album, Future Retro, out on September 14 on Nettwerk.
But we can tell you that [...]
Above & Beyond speak volumes when they play, “…and it feels like me on a good day.” Day Two of the Electric Zoo Festival on Randall’s Island in New York was another perfect, blue-sky day for some outdoor, electronic dance music and camaraderie. It was just as electrifying as day one. Electronic dance music fans [...]
What a difference a day makes. Twenty-four hours before the first beat was dropped at Electric Zoo 2010 on Randall’s Island in New York, Hurricane Earl was barreling up the East Coast, threatening to put the kaibosh on the second installment of what has become an annual Labor Day celebration of dance music in the [...]
Geoff Barrow is known for his contribution to trip-hop duo Portishead. After the band released their last album, Barrow connected with bassist Billy Fuller and drummer Matt Williams and launched Beak> after a few wicked jam sessions. A musical departure from Portishead’s sound, Beak>’s debut (which was issued via Barrow’s Invada label) sports a heady, [...]
Hot Biscuit Night might sound like something your mom used to whip up for dinner once a week, but for Los Angeles-based DJ Travis “TK” Disko (Travis Kirschbaum), there is nothing domestic about it. Drawing in hundreds of people every month, the Hot Biscuit party at Silver Lake’s El Cid is what made TK’s name [...]
Louder than a vuvuzela, South African mixmaster Spoek Mathambo is putting his country’s club scene on the map with a hybrid sound he calls township tech.
Africa is hot. Literally. The economy has mostly weathered the global recession, and the success of the World Cup in Johannesburg has given the continent a new swagger. With a [...]
English drum ‘n’ bass duo Sigma (a.k.a. Joe Lenzie and Cameron Edwards) have been a fixture on the global scene for the better part of three years. Sigma’s music is a prime example of quality over quantity, and they’ve produced top tunes such as “Paint It Black” for Hospital Records, “El Presidente VIP” for their [...]
Dutch trance DJ/producer Ferry Corsten needs no introduction. The man behind System F and countless productions and remixes has indeed carved a niche for himself in clubs and on the radio, and he continues to take his sound to new places. Big Shot digs at Ferry Corsten’s roots, uncovers a piece of music history he [...]
The second installment of Electric Zoo on Randall’s Island over Labor Day weekend is around the corner. Featuring a who’s who of electronic music on a two-day bill overflowing with world-class talent — everyone from Moby and The Chemical Brothers to Kaskade and Above & Beyond — the festival looks to be bigger and better [...]
For the past decade German trance duo Cosmic Gate — Nic Chagall and Stefan “Bossi” Bossems — have been pushing the boundaries of their chosen genre through choice productions, remixes and mix compilations. Currently riding high on the success of their fourth album, Sign of the Times, the twosome recently found themselves spinning at Glow [...]
The fact that Empire of the Sun has only one amazing album didn’t stop their New York City debut at Terminal 5 on Monday from instantly selling out. In the cluttered, often fickle world of dance music, Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore’s collaboration hit a nerve with electronic-music fans desperate to hum along to proper [...]
Day three of Lollapalooza was marred slightly by some heavy downpours in the morning, followed by oppressive heat in the afternoon/night, but it wouldn’t stop me, and the tens of thousands of others in attendance from rocking out to the amazing acts on the main stages.
Day two of Lollapalooza brought with it unseasonably nice weather (usually this is the hottest weekend of the year in Chicago) and a diverse line-up of lesser-known acts both on the main stages and Perry’s, which is the “electronic” stage of the show. Could Perry’s redeem itself from the horrible night before, where a rude [...]
