NOVEMBER 2013
KALM KAOZ
“ PRODUCING MUSIC IS AIR TO US WE BREATHE MUSIC.”
ULTRA ANNOUNCES SOUTH AFRICA & JAPAN HARDWELL WIN DJ MAG TOP 100 2013 G-STAR RAW X AFROJACK AVICII «TRUE» TOUR IN BELGIUM
DADA LIFE BORN TO RAGE 10 YEARS ARMADA COMPILATION A STATE OF TRANCE CLASSICS, VOL. 8
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2 ULTRA ANNOUNCES
ULTRA JAPAN & SOUTH AFRICA
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SOUTH AFRICA & JAPAN
5 ARMIN ONLY - INTENSE
6 DADA LIFE BEATS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD TIESTO WINS TOP 100 DJS LEGEND AWARD 7 DJ MAG TOP 100 2013 8 G-STAR RAW X AFROJACK DIRTY DUTCH, BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CORE INTERVIEW
10 KALM KAOZ REVIEWS
ARMIN ONLY - INTENSE TOUR
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14 CHRISTIAN BURNS RELEASES SIMPLE MODERN ANSWERS
FERRY CORSTEN MANY WAYS DADA LIFE BORN TO RAGE
15 ALEXANDER POPOV PERSONAL WAY BEAURICHE FRENCH POODLE EP SEAN TYAS & NOAH NEIMAN WITH FISHER
16 THE PETE TONG COLLECTION
HARDWELL NUMBER ONE
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17 10 YEARS ARMADA COMPILATION AMSTERDAM 2013 A STATE OF TRANCE CLASSICS, VOL. 8 TECH 18 IRIG BLUE BOARD
THE FIRST WIRELESS MIDI
19 UMIDI - THE WORLD’S FIRST CUSTOM CONTROLLER
AVICII TRUE TOUR IN BELGIUM
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NEWS DJNEWSMAGAZINE
ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
SOUTH AFRICA AND JAPAN 2014
Following months of speculation and anticipatory hearsay from hopeful dance music enthusiasts across all corners of the globe, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL have today put the rumors to rest by revealing that the World’s Premier Electronic event will be heading to not one, but TWO new locations for 2014!
its 15-year history, ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA and ULTRA JAPAN will be the EIGHTH and NINTH international editions of the Miami super festival, making ULTRA WORLDWIDE the most international festival brand in the world by quite some way, with events on no less than FIVE CONTINENTS!
Next year will see both SOUTH AFRICA and JAPAN waving the ULTRA flag, as the world’s most international festival brand continues to export its unique experience to an ever-growing number of territories across the globe!
Guaranteeing the same level of world-class talent, along with the meticulous attention to detail and world-beating production that characterizes all of their worldwide events, Ultra Worldwide will bring its unique experience to two vibrant new markets, both increasingly hungry for dance music. Gracing Cape Town Ostrich Farm [February 14] and
Having already established gargantuan events in Miami, Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Brazil, Korea and Ibiza in
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South Africa & Japan are without a doubt two of the most burgeoning territories in the world when it comes to their ever-growing enthusiasm towards electronic music. Their demand for world-class electronic acts have become truly overwhelming of late, and the infrastructures in each place to put on an event like Ultra are healthier than they’ve ever been. These thriving scenes, coupled with the additional fact that these locations are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever come across, made the decision to expand into Africa and deeper into Asia an extremely exciting one to make.
Russell Faibisch
CEO of Ultra Music Festival and Ultra Worldwide
Nasrec Showgrounds, Johannesburg [February 15] with the unique and unrivalled experience for which it is so globally famed, ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA will be the first, and by far the biggest, event of its kind to hit the African continent when it lands in early 2014.
of fellow countrymen, in the form of bona fideüberstar NICKY ROMERO and chart-topping duo W&W. Flying the flag for Sweden will be 22-year old superstar ALESSO, whilst Chicago-based trio KREWELLA look set to provide the much needed injection of bass to proceedings!
What’s more, headlining the entire event will be none other than Dutch superstar DJ, producer and Musical Freedom label boss TIËSTO! A firm favourite with Ultra fans across the world, and without doubt one of the planet’s most in demand DJs, Tiësto will be supported by an array
If that weren’t enough, joining these international big hitters in the first wave of talent to be announced, will be a whole host of South Africa’s finest talent and local heroes in the form of Cape Town based duo GOLDFISH,underground house star BLACK COFFEE and the stellar three-piece outfit hailing from Johannesburg, MI CASA. Last but by no means least, legendary house music partners EUPHONIK & DJ FRESH will be stepping up to represent South Africa in style.
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ARMIN VAN BUUREN ANNOUNCES Armin Only - Intense world tour Armin van Buuren announced the cities & dates of his upcoming world tour: Armin Only – Intense. Next to the first 2 (sold-out) editions in the Amsterdam Ziggo Dome in early November, the tour will also land in cities such as New York, St. Petersburg, Toronto, Mexico city, Sydney, Johannesburg and many more. ALDA Events, in charge of the concept development, emphasizes that the new Armin Only – Intense will be a spectacle for each and every visitor. On Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th of November, Armin welcomes all of his fans during the official kick-off of his world tour in Amsterdam, where he will unfold the many layers of this new show. Tickets for the first Armin Only – Intense edition sold out in only a couple of hours - the ones for the second show within one weekend. After this premiere, Armin Only Intense will continue its journey to over 20 destinations to all corners of the world. Expect to be blown away by an exclusive 6 hour set by Armin van Buuren, including stunning live performances, dancing acts and top-notch technical effects that have never been used in EDM before.
More information : www.arminonly.com
THE FIRST DESTINATIONS
Kiev, Ukraine : 28-12-2013 Mumbai, India : 24-01-2014 Sofia, Bulgaria : 07-02-2014 St. Petersburg, Russia : 08-02-2014 Minsk, Belarus : 21-02-2014 Helsinki, Finland : 22-02-2014 New York, USA : 11-04-2014 Chicago, USA : 17-04-2014 Toronto, Canada : 19-04-2014 Vancouver, Canada : 03-05-2014 Los Angeles, USA : 09-05-2014 San Francisco, USA : TBA Monterrey, Mexico : 16-05-2014 Mexico City, Mexico : 17-05-2014 Melbourne, Australia : 07-06-2014 Sydney, Australia : 08-06-2014 Johannesburg, South Africa : 14-06-2014 Moscow, Russia : 27-09-2014
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DADA LIFE beats Guinness world record for largest Dada Life’s new single, the pounding, anthemic ‘Born To Rage’ is out now on Beatport. Not content to do anything in a traditional fashion, not only have they released a massive 39 versions of the song personalized for most countries of the world, but they are also running a contest for fans to get their own unique version of the song every day for a month! Details of the contest can be found at www.borntorage.com. In celebration of the new single, the inimitable duo went one step further and successfully joined the history books by beating the Guinness world record for the largest pillow fight ever at their show in Chicago on Saturday, giving the concept of ‘happy violence’ a whole new meaning. Beating the previous record of 3706 participants, Dada Life succeeded in their challenge getting an audience of 3,813 to take part in the crazy pillow fight. Packed with all the exuberant energy that you have come to expect from Dada Life, ‘Born To Rage’ is a bold call to arms for ravers everywhere. Breaking down the intro into a drawn out chant of ‘born to rage’, the duo builds a wave of momentum behind it as they layer marching drums and rising synths; driving towards a crescendo, the track drops as they unleash the kind of explosive drum line and infectious punk rock style hook that make it impossible to stand still, destined to soundtrack the months to come at clubs and festivals everywhere. ‘Born To Rage’ is Dada Life’s first original material since the release of their sophomore album ‘The Rules Of Dada’ late last year. Since then the inimitable duo have been keeping themselves busy by launching their own country, Dada Land; breaking the record for the World’s largest pillow fight and bringing their infamous “Dada Land Compound” shows to cities around North America. Now, with their first new single this year they certainly aren’t pulling any punches.
TIESTO WINS KLM’s ‘Top 100 DJs Legend Award’
In the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll’s 20th year, the Dutch superstar, Tiësto, has been awarded the inaugural Top 100 DJs Legend Award brought to you by KLM, carrier of the world’s best DJs. KLM recognises that Dutch music pioneers including Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Hardwell, Nicky Romero, Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano, plus promoters like ID&T and labels like Armada, have flown around the world multiple times, setting international standards within the electronic music scene.
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Over the years, DJ’ing has taken me to so many places Tiësto will be embarking on the ‘Greater Than’ UK around the world that I never imagined I’d visit and I’ve tour with Calvin Harris in December. He is also met so many beautiful people along the way. However, currently working on a new artist album, which is my career as a DJ started not too far away from Amdue to drop in 2014. sterdam in my hometown of Breda so it is an incredible In celebration of winning the award, he has also honour to win the ”KLM Legend Award” at home in front shared a brand new track called ‘iTrance’ as a thank of my family, friends, colleagues and fans. Thank you very you to his fans for their continued support. much to everyone who voted.
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HARDWELL
WINS TOP 100 DJMAG 2013 HARDWELL has been crowned as the World’s No.1 DJ at a sold out awards party in Amsterdam.
TOP 10 1. Hardwell 2. Armin van Buuren 3. Avicii 4. Tiesto 5. David Guetta 6. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike 7. Nicky Romero 8. Steve Aoki 9. Afrojack 10. Dash Berlin
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The G-Star RAW X AFROJACK Capsule Collection will be available from November 10th at g-star.com.
G-Star RAW X AFROJACK This November, G-Star RAW is launching a collection with DJ and music producer Afrojack. This limited edition range derives from the leather A-Crotch pants that G-Star tailor-made for the acclaimed artist’s performances earlier this year.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale on the 21st of November at €49.50 plus
booking fee and this dedication to a decade of Dirty Dutch is not one to be missed! Buy your tickets at: www.dirty-dutch.com
Dirty Dutch, Back to the original Core
After a New Years party in Las Vegas and successful return to Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall in 2013 with a ‘Dirty Dutch Aftershock’ that sold out people, Chuckie & friends are celebrating 10 years of the Dirty Dutch musical revolution by throwing a brand new theme – ‘Back To The Original Core.’ This new edition will take place at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, prior home to the now legendary Dirty Dutch events. Chuckie’s Dirty Dutch shows are renowned for their signature ‘Dirty Dutch’ audience interactive DJ sets, with crowds bedazzled by a blitzkrieg of smoke, strobes and champagne. Since 2011 the Dirty Dutch ‘Mash-up’ events have grown within the Die Hard community with increased demand each year. Dirty Dutch - Back To The Original Core will be experienced for the first time in full 3-D and will show why Chuckie and his friends have been at the top for 10 years, both on a national and international level.
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INTERVIEW DJNEWSMAGAZINE
The name Kalm Kaoz is a definitive paradox, and once hearing the music from this electronic music producing duo, the name makes complete sense. The beats created by SlingR and Mote Haus, are a scintillating combination of an intensely chaotic frenzy of power and an inherent undercurrent of joy and optimism. They talk a little bit more about their project here…
Hey guys, nice to speak to you! how are you doing? Where are you reading this interview? SlingR: We’re here in our LA studio, the “Love Kave” as we fondly call it, after a month long tour through Europe, working on a host of new tracks while preparing for our next release, a remake of David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust” which will drop on Beatport December 25, 2013 – adding to the energy of the merry day. We’ll be dropping two additional tracks shortly thereafter and ma ny more in the queue – nothing brings us more joy than sharing music. We’re so grateful to DJNews Mag and your epic audience. Motoe Haus: The Love Kave has been a great inspiration to us – with lots of pool parties, calm and chaotic moments, and never ending saturation in music and production, so it’s a great place to connect with DJ News Mag! How was your summer 2013? Give us some highlights! SlingR: It’s been a wild and wonderful year… The universe has been on our side. 2013 has been a dream with so many blessings and highlights. We formed Kalm Kaoz in February and in nine months we’ve been fortunate to receive warm responses from the dance music community and gracious and thoughtful attention from media and press. Frankly, we’d have to say the biggest highlight of the year was Armin van Buuren saying to us on the ADE panel “My colleagues here created a great mix... a GREAT MIX,” referring to our set “Kaoz Theory” that we spun at MMC/Ultra. Receiving a compliment like this from one of the greatest DJ on earth and house music pioneer was profoundly humbling. I had to pinch myself and go back to the GoPro footage – we simply couldn’t believe it! Huge thank you to Mr. van Buuren.
worthy in a world of brilliant producers and DJs. We each have our own vibes when producing music: Motoe Haus is a funky bastard and grooves deeply, from tech house to deep house, he’s got a DJ touch that is wicked and he craves producing bitching beats with his innate funkalicious style. I adore old school rock ‘n roll, power chords, and music that makes fists pump in the air and big room crowds go airborne. The marriage of our different musical styles, from DJing to production, and hearing the output of our combined vision has been profoundly rewarding. Throwing our Electrik Kool-Aid party with the Pacha Group in Ibiza during closing season to celebrate the release of our first single, “Get Happy”, and up upcoming album release, “K-Hole” We’ve just returned from the Amsterdam Dance Event where SlingR was on the ADE Radio panel with Armin van Buuren and a host of dance music legends. We were honored and humbled to be included in the panel and the organizers of ADE did a brilliant job – the conference was magical, the people brilliant, and the energy off the hook! Thank you ADE! We could read in some other articles that you want to help the global dance music community to make a difference! Is this your vision? SlingR: Unity through music... we hope to build bridges and a deeper understanding of our dance music community as it relates to a world that often doesn’t understand our culture. There’s no avoiding the attention dance music and festvals are getting. In regards to all the negativity and social stigmas... it seems we’ve beem having many of the same debates for 30 years!
“PRODUCING MUSIC IS AIR TO US. - WE BREATHE MUSIC.”
In February, we began working together to forge a musical vision that is unique and
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Motoe Haus: Our 60’s & 70’s rock influence gives us a unique approach to electro and other genres we dig, like deep and tech house. We hope to be a channel for that energy and music to find a new audience. The music is so potent, filled with power, passion and love.
You just released your brand new track called ‘Get Happy’ Feat Ashley Kepler. How the collaboration is born between you and the singer? The first of your 4 next upcoming singles right? SlingR: Ashley is simply the epitome of a muse. Her soul is free and gorgeous, her voice and musical essence are contagious. Ashley worked with Motoe Haus on tracks in the past and when we listened to her voice - we knew immediately that she had the power and tone that could stand next to Judy Garland for our remake of Ms. Garland’s “Get Happy”. Ashley flew in from Lake Tahoe (in Northern California) and we spent a week or so in the studio laying down a host of tracks, discussing and sharing creativity and artistic passions at the Love Kave. It was a magical and musical marinade! Ashley’s brilliance motivated us to use her vocals on two of more of upcoming tracks. She’s set a high bar and the thought of using other vocalists is tough. She’s part of the Kalm Kaoz family and you’ll surely hear her on many tracks in the future – she’s our muse! Motoe Haus: Electronic music is building bridges to all genres of music. We are shortly releasing three new ”remakes,” as we call them, of David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust”, Jimmy Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traffic”, and Fleetwood Mac’s “Second Hand News”.
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If we follow your vision, you want to integrate rock n’ roll sounds into the new EDM stuff? SlingR: The 60s and 70s rock ‘n roll era created epic albums that were touched by the universe. The universe helped them create powerful music to get people’s attention, help them deal with the challenging moments and energy of the 60s and 70s; the power, creativity and complexity of their music just makes your jaw drop. The musical artists of 60s/70s were seekers, asking questions, and trying to find a path – a way to live while the world was in chaos. We do believe that music is the most powerful force on earth, both to unite as well as communicate. The music of the 60s and 70s stopped wars – flower power and the peace sign, just like our beloved heart sign, stopped wars. A flower literally corked the guns of the U.S. government during that period. The love expressed in this music was of another force – a greater force, and this force uses music as its primary vehicle for global communication and change. Motoe Haus: House music is about the same ideas in many ways as old school rock ‘n roll, and is just as powerful. Just Instagram house music and the images that come up evoke peace, love and joy and are clearly stating “we’re all here trying to celebrate our lives.” Are you not scared about this « pressure » that many producers have more and more coming from this industry (EDM)? SlingR: Sharing and music are intertwined. Music is the universal language that surpasses borders and centuries. Throughout rock ‘n roll’s history, 38,000 tracks were released. In dance music, alone, there were over 300,000 tracks released just this year. We’re swimming in a tsunami of grand musical creation. Motoe Haus: We do believe, as DJs and producers, that you must bring a unique vision and stand for something – you’ve got to have your own sound and essence. It’s not about genre or format, but how the music makes you feel, so stretching and flexing the structure within dance is important to us.
What’s in the pipeline? You already have been a little bit featured around the world, in Italia with Dj Mag for example... What kind of things are you preparing? SlingR: We’ve got a host of tracks completed in addition to our up and coming remakes, including more original content, celebration, cheekiness and mischief...this is supposed to be fun. The human condition is to love and laugh... this is our true nature. But the world can be a tough place at times, or for some, all of the time. If we can help make it a little softer, through raging our faces off and celebrating, while maybe helping some kids... voila. Our pipeline is full of laughs, spreading love, compassion, and mischief through music. Motoe Haus: In addition to our music releases, we’re excited about bringing our Eletrik Kool-Aid party to festivals and clubs and new audiences around the world. We’re hoping to tour Brazil and South Africa this year, so that’s incredibly exciting. SlingR: We’re also preparing our Kalm Kaoz radio station and we’re pumped to share all types of genres and Kalm Kaoz DJ mixes. What your biggest musical accomplishment when you look back in the past till now? SlingR: Forming Kalm Kaoz and having our sound and music embraced by so many people so quickly is simply beyond comprehension. We are in a state of grace. It has been a long journey through mountains of work, but the outcome, friendships, and experiences have been well worth the blood, sweat, and (sometimes pained) laughs! Motoe Haus: Rocking Ibiza. The vibe there is perfect. Are you a fan of social media, do you think it’s massively important now? SlingR: Social media can topple governments, so it’s proven to be wildly powerful and can surely facilitate maverick-musician success. When I was a kid, you’d play the guitar in a rock band and only dream of one day actually seeing the inside of a music studio or being on a stage. The unfortunate reality was that there was slim chance one could truly manifest a musical dream or destiny. Motoe Haus: The Internet, and social media, are in their infancies. Think about it – in the grand scheme of the history of mankind, the Internet just happened! It will grow ever-more potent while it rapidly changes our lives and, frankly, mankind itself. It has never been more possible to manifest one’s destiny. Social media also creates white noise, however, with staggering amounts of information continuously pumped out over the pipe. While social media enables independent talent to prosper outside of the traditional music infrastructure, musicians and artists must still be strategic. This is not new. Social media is a highly complex medium; artists must understand the nature of brand infiltration and the compounding nature of the internet and technology. An aspiring artist has never had a better chance of success, but you’ve got to have a brand and deeply understand the inner workings of social media. It will only grow more powerful. With which artist, would you like to swap the places for one day if you could? SlingR: Jim Morrison. Poet, revolutionary, and maverick. Morrison is my icon, my muse. Jim was a poet, first and foremost, and also a seeker. He was a true Renaissance man, genius, and maverick. No box exists to put him in... he stands alone. He sought truth, love, liberation, and joy. He also had an f-ing good time! Motoe Haus: Justin Beiber, clearly. ©DJ NEWS MAGAZINE
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Avicii «True» Tour stops in Belgium on February 13th Get your tickets on avicii.com
Swedish born Avicii is one of the world’s most in-demand DJ/Producers who has raised the bar with his epic live shows, expect breathtaking production for what is set to be two unforgettable and unmissable events. Tickets for Sweden’s Tele2 Arena sold out in a record three minutes earlier this monththerefore we urge fans to purchase their tickets quickly to avoid disappointment.
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REVIEWS DJNEWSMAGAZINE
Christian Burns Simple Modern Answers It’s time for UK singer/songwriter Christian Burns to leave behind the ‘featuring’ and show the world the talented solo artist that he is. With his inimitable voice and powerful song-writing skills, he is more than ready to come under the spotlight. Christian Burns proudly presents his debut album: ‘Simple Modern Answers’.
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Ferry Corsten ft Jenny Wahlström Many Ways With a breathtakingly beautiful intro and Jenny Wahlström’s delectable vocals, Corsten crafts an uplifting and positively soaring song as at home on the summer festival circuit as it will be during peak time in America’s most luxurious superclubs. The melody and message of the song stand above and linger in the hearts of smiling, sweaty fans long after they have had their hands in-the-air. At a time when the growth of the genre known as EDM has reached explosive heights, Corsten brings the public dialogue back to the music with this high-energy, life-affirming song.
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DADA LIFE BORN TO RAGE Following the release of the brilliantly oddball video for ‘Boing Clash Boom’ from their last album ‘The Rules Of Dada’ back in August, inimitable duo Dada Life are inviting everyone back in to Dada Land with a fresh new single. The pounding, anthemic ‘Born To Rage’ is set to be released on Beatport on Monday 28th October. « Born To Rage » is a bold call to arms for ravers everywhere.
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Alexander Popov Personal Way The Popov sound stands out, moves and awakens, attracting a loyal following of music lovers. After having had plenty of time to warm-up, he’s now ready for what could be one of the biggest steps in his musician life presenting his debut album: ‘Personal Way’. Popov has earned a place in the hearts of many trance & progressive minded.
Release Date : 29/11/2013
Beauriche French Poodle EP Beauriche shows his fascination for dogs and disco music with this new Can You Feel It Records release called, «French Poodle». The EP consists of two tracks, «French Poodle» and «Wanna Dance». Both are funky, groovy bigroomdisco tracks which force you to show your dance moves at the dancefloor all night long.
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SEAN TYAS & NOAH NEIMAN WITH FISHER «Lose My Logic» combines the talents of Sean Tyas, Noah Neiman, and Fisher into an unprecedented musical expedition. Collectively this dynamic trio has crafted a hit single destined to dominate the top of the charts. Like any other Sean Tyas record, «Lose My Logic» begins with a bang, commanding instant attention to the speaker-slaying beats cascading upon the listener’s eardrums. A touch of rage is added when Noah Neiman enters the picture, incorporating a tough bass line that hits with a modern powerful punch.
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CD1 1. New Order – Blue Monday [88] 2. Adamski Feat. Seal – Killer 3. Inner City – Good Life 4. The Adventures Of Stevie V – Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 5. Steve “Silk” Hurley – Jack Your Body 6. M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume 7. Raze – Break 4 Love 8. Frankie Knuckles Presents Satoshi Tomiie – Tears 9. Joe Smooth – Promised Land 10. Sterling Void & Paris Brightledge – It’s Alright 11. The Nightwriters – Let the Music Use You 12. Mr Fingers – Can You Feel It 13. Age Of Love – The Age Of Love (Jam & Spoon Watch Out For Stella Remix Radio Edit) 14. Aly-Us – Follow Me 15. Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem) 16. Bassheads – Is There Anybody Out There? 17. Bizarre Inc – Playing with Knives 18. 808 State – Pacific State CD2 1. The Source Feat. Candi Staton – You Got The Love (Now Voyager Radio Mix) 2. Underworld – Born Slippy (Nuxx) 3. Basement Jaxx – Rendez-vu 4. Tori Amos – Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden’s Star Trunk Mix) 5. Gat Décor – Passion 6. Felix – Don’t You Want Me 7. Faithless – Insomnia 8. Wink – Higher State Of Consciousness (Tweakin’ Acid Funk Mix) 9. The Good Men – Give It Up 10. DJ Duke – Blow Your Whistle 11. Kenny Dope Presents The Bucketheads – The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) 12. Nightcrawlers – Push The Feeling On
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13. Alison Limerick – Where Love Lives 14. Robin S. – Show Me Love 15. Todd Terry – Something Goin’ On 16. Sasha – Xpander 17. Leftfield – Song Of Life 18. Aphex Twin – Windowlicker 19. Orbital – Chime 20. The Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea CD3 1. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You 2. Jakatta – American Dream (Joey Negro Mix) 3. Roger Sanchez – Another Chance 4. Rui Da Silva Feat. Cassandra – Touch Me 5. Robyn Feat. Kleerup – With Every Heartbeat 6. Kings Of Tomorrow Feat. Julie McKnight – Finally 7. Shakedown – At Night 8. Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 9. Armand Van Helden Feat. Duane Harden – You Don’t Know Me 10. Mylo – Drop The Pressure 11. The Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl 12. Groove Armada – Superstylin’ 13. deadmau5 Feat. Kaskade – I Remember 14. Pete Tong Feat. S.Y.F. – Dawn 15. Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone 16. Eric Prydz – Pjanoo 17. Avicii – Levels 18. David Guetta – Just A Little More Love (Wally Lopez Remix Edit) 19. Duke Dumont Feat. A*M*E – Need U (100%) 20. Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith – Latch 21. Chris Malinchak – So Good To Me 22. Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky
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10 Years Armada compilation 2013 is an important year for one of the leading labels in electronic dance music. Armada Music has reached its 10 year anniversary, looking back upon a decade of music. ‘10 Years Armada’ celebrates that feat, offering a unique collection of Armada’s musical highlights. Including the timeless tracks of Armin van Buuren, Motorcycle, Aly & Fila, W&W, Audien, Dash Berlin, Dubfire, Markus Schulz, Tim Berg, NERVO, BT and many more, here’s 10 years of ultimate classics.
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AMSTERDAM 2013 It’s that time of year again, the Amsterdam Dance Event is upon us and Toolroom Records are on hand to provide an array of unforgettable club tracks. ADE is one of the largest music conferences in the dance calendar and has a personal resonance with Toolroom as it’s where Toolroom Knights launched seven years ago. «Toolroom Records Amsterdam 2013» showcases 20 new and totally exclusive bullets guaranteed to rock the floors of Amsterdam and beyond.
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A State Of Trance Classics, Vol. 8 Good music doesn’t have an expiration date. That’s exactly why the legendary A State of Trance Classics series is going strong for more than 7 year already. Back with its 8th Volume, it honours the past by bringing no less than 36 of the biggest trance classics! Volume 8 brings you the early classics, by the likes of Ferry Corsten, Traveller, Sonic Inc., Tiësto vs Junkie XL, Ratty, Oliver Lieb and Rapid Eye, all the way down to the future classics of Aly & Fila, Orjan Nilsen, BT, Chicane, Mr. Sam and many, many more. Music really does last forever.
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TECH DJNEWSMAGAZINE
The first wireless MIDI pedalboard controller for iPhone, iPad and Mac iRig BlueBoard is the first wireless MIDI pedalboard for iOS and Mac that allows you to control your music apps and more from the floor. Now control parameters of your MIDI-compatible apps like AmpliTube wirelessly from the floor. Switch between presets, change patches, turn effects on and off and control effects like volume wah pedals all from the stage floor without worrying about tripping over wires. Setup is as simple as turning the iRig BlueBoard on and telling it what you want to control. iRig BlueBoard features four backlit soft-touch pads housed in a sturdy, stage-worthy chassis, two TRS expansion jacks for connecting additional MIDI controllers like expression pedals, and is powered by four standard AAA batteries.
iRig BlueBoard is priced at $99.99 / ₏79.99 MSRP (excluding taxes), and is available now from IK’s network of music and electronic retailers around the world, and from the IK online store.
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Umidi
THE WORLD’S FIRST CUSTOM & VISUAL DJ CONTROLLER the face plate.
Umidi is the world’s first custom & visual DJ controller. It gives DJ’s a way to build their perfect midi controller by offering unparalleled choice in both hardware and software. Using umidi’s website, design your own DJ controller however you want. Your design is then built and shipped it to you anywhere in the world. Customisation includes different components, many colors choices, lighting shapes and even laser etching a custom image onto
The umidi also introduces a new visual element to DJ controllers. At the heart of umidi lie 288 RGB LED’s that can be controlled to do whatever you want. This allows for music driven lighting, button effects, visualizing mixing, millions of colors and more. You can even create your own lighting effects. This is easily done using the umidi editor.
Tech specs. Dimensions (length x width x height): Weight: Compatible operating systems: Software compatibility: Midi format: RGB color range: Power: Ports: Processor:
11.3 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches (286 x 248 x 24mm) Less than 3lbs. (1.4kgs) Mac OS X, Windows & Linux (plug & play, no drivers necessary) Traktor, Live, Scratch Live & any midi compliant software Hi-definition (14bit) More than 16.7 million colors + brightness correction USB powered, no external power supply needed Hi-retention USB B 32bit ARM 120Mhz, low latency optimized
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DAVID GUETTA - BELGIUM
ADE 2013 20
Features 37 velocity-sensitive mini-keys (3 full octaves range plus one note) Modulation and pitch bend wheels Volume/Data knob (assignable) Octave/Program Up/Down back-lit, soft-touch buttons SET button to store and recall 4 different customized setups Input for an optional sustain or expression pedal Core MIDI (iOS) and USB class compliant (Mac/PC) - plug and play Powered from the iOS device or Mac/PC USB Comes with SampleTank FREE iOS and iGrand Piano FREE apps (download from the App store) Comes with free Mac/PC virtual instrument: SampleTank 2 L (download from IK User Area) Includes 30-pin and USB cables. Lightning cable optional
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