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Feb 8, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Massive Attack courted a shed-load of publicity with the video for Paradise Circus (see here) and now they have handed over remix duties to Brazilian Legend Gui Boratto.
Gui Boratto has infuse a dance-floor edge to what was a rather timid affair; he’s added some much needed dark throbbing beats, and it works really well with Hope [...]
Feb 5, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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If you can’t wait until September for your fix of The Warehouse Project, then fear not, they have just announced that the Project will return over Easter with four massive parties planned.
Running from April 1st-4th it’s full of massive names and will be the only weekend prior to the main September – December run.
Kicking of [...]
Feb 5, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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In their latest tribute, Vinyl Life have remade the techno classic “Energy Flash” by Brooklyn’s Joey Beltram with some great new lyrics by Phaze Future.
The track was made from the ground-up with no samples and the video goes in another direction featuring classic 80’s clips jacked from youtube.
Download here
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Feb 4, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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The Lightbox will host Musiq Concrete’s next party on the 13th of February and they have decided to call on zi German’s and book Get Physical’s Thomas Schumacher.
Feb 4, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Released in 2009 on Kitsune, Digitialism’s video for their club hit Jupiter Room mixes live action with computer generated wizardry.
Directed by Scott Altham, the final edit was created Nathan Green who edited green screen to produce animated LEDs which move in sync with the music.
Nathan Green created 3D models of the dancers so the animated [...]
Feb 3, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Tobias Lutzenkirchen provides us with the first HBF podacst of 2010 – recorded late last year in Munich @ Craftraum.
Featuring only tracks the he has made or remixed this is perfect snap-shot of what Lutzenkirchen is all about; techno beats, house rhythms and big bass.German Style.
Lützenkirchen Remixes & Productions in the Mix 12/2009
1) Lutzenkirchen – [...]
Feb 3, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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When Breakbot was signed to Ed Banger Records many wondered whether they might try to remake the scruffy frenchman.
This did not happen and Breakbot is on a rich vein of form and he has just dropped his remix of Air’s “So football is her light”.
Feb 2, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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It hasn’t taken long for the unstoppable studio wizard Tobias Luetzenkirchen to get back into to the studio and produce another amazing release; featuring three massive and diverse tracks.
After the success of “Ghost Me” & “Linear Sky”, Tobias is back with “Body Nation” – featuring the funk disco-tech “Body Nation”, the jackin’ “Yoh-Ka” and the [...]
Feb 2, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Satoshi Tomiie returns with Back to Basic under new guise MES
Feb 1, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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After a difficult week at HBF towers it’s good to get back to some credible music, and it comes via French electro producer Danger aka Frank Rivoire from Lyon, France.
Danger takes his music seriously and often tries to interprate visuals in his mind into music, and for his latest EP he said “I imagine myself [...]
Feb 1, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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HBF went to the biggest student led music and art festival in Europe, Pangea, to see Etienne De Crecy this weekend and we were left with a bitter taste in our mouth; as main act Etienne De Crecy had to cancel at the last minute.
Etienne De Crecy was forced to cancel his much anticipated Cubes [...]
Jan 27, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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After the ridiculous leak gate (you know who you are) it’s nice to get some real music and it’s from man of the moment Etienne De Crecy, called ‘Welcome’ it’s out on 8th of Feb.
Etienne De Crecy is about wow audiences in Manchester, Leeds and London in the next few days with his Cubes & [...]
Jan 27, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Not to be out done by Lord of the Leaks Daft Punk; the bosses of the cross Justice aka Gaspard & Javier have just dropped a new track called “Beginning of the end” and it was leaked by their record label Ed Banger Records 7 hours ago.
UPDATE: Apparently someone hacked ed bangers email and sent [...]
Jan 27, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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The last track that was leaked from the upcoming Tron Legacy soundtrack was ruled a phony this week and now their is another.
A leaked track has surfaced on the internet and URB, called “The Crash”, it’s 12 minutes long and comes from Fairtilizer.
We think this might be real deal, but again this has not been confirmed [...]
Jan 26, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Leeds’ Filth are celebrating their 3rd birthday on the 26th February and they have organised one hell of a party.
Faithless, Funkagenda, and John Dahlback will all rock the o2 Academy, Leeds and help Filth celebrate their third birthday.
Faithless will be bringing their Live Soundsystem down to play their biggest hits and new material from their [...]
Jan 26, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Aeroplane have just dropped their first mix of a new decade and it’s the usual mix of synth-pop, funk and Italo disco.
Aeroplane exploded on the scene in August 2009 with their first monthly mix and 6 mixes later they are still taking the blogs and clubs by storm with their take on indie-disco.
And with a [...]
Jan 26, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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The brains behind the MP3 format have announced that they are set to release a new format called MusicDNA – it will aim to deliver much more content including artwork, blog posts, lyrics and other cool features.
MusicDNA can carry up to 32GB of extra information, and because it is continually updated it will continue to [...]
Jan 26, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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According to Dontstayin.com the latest leak from the Tron Legacy sound track is apparently a fake according to Daft Punk’s PR. Whoever that is.
We think that the track is not a fake, this is the second leak of Fragile and the first time no one said it was fake. The plot thickens.
It also sounds very [...]
Jan 25, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Don’t Wait Animate have just dropped their dubstep version of Delphic’s Doubt and you can download it here.
The East London post-rave dubstep crew have done a great job and lead guitarist Matt Cocksedge said it was “mint”.
You can listen here.
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Jan 25, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Fabric is one of the world’s most committed clubbing brands in the world and in little over 10 years they have shape the UK clubbing scene with their astute line-ups, groundbreaking mix compilations, artwork, and refinement of their clubbing experience.
Fabric have now decided to release their first ever unmixed compilation, Graham Best, the club’s A&R [...]
Jan 25, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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A report from the BBC has suggested that that MDMA is rapidly disappearing from UK clubs and a flurry of alternate highs are replacing those magic disco biscuits.
The shortage has come around because of authorities across the world have tightened up controls on the export and import of substances like PMK, a synthetic chemical that [...]
Jan 24, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Last October a two minute cut of a track called “Fragile” was leaked onto the internet and was reportedly taken from Daft Punk’s new Tron legacy soundtrack.
Fast forward 4 months and the full track has now been leaked – it’s not that much different from the first leak, but it is the full the full [...]
Jan 22, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Reports from In the mix, Le Monde & The New York Times are all reporting that Paris’ nightlife scene is in seriously under threat, following years of the PC brigade imposing restrictions and noise complaints from local residents.
The situation has got so bad their has been petition setup by local promoters to try and remedy [...]
Jan 22, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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In celebration of their incoming London residency (starting February 9th), Red Bull Music Acacademy have released a free radio Radio App for iPhones, allowing users to stream thousands of new and archived shows.
Featuring artists as varied as Kode9, Pheonix, The Roots, Animal Collective, Richie Hawtin, Róisín Murphy, Ricardo Villalobos, Diplo, Dizzee Rascal, The XX, Mulatu [...]
Jan 21, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Chill-out genius Moby has published a new blog claiming that the politician Sarah Plain could eat babies after she angered him about the morality of eating meat.
It’s common knowledge that Moby is a Vegan and he has now taken issue with the American Politician after she claimed that god would want humanity to eat animals, since [...]
Jan 21, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Manchester has always been a hot spot for the latest and greatest new music and Dirty Analogue are looking to continue this mantra with their tech-house night at the Attic on 26th January.
They have special guest Alex Jones as well the usual host of Dirty Analogue residents – should be a banging night.
Alex has really [...]
Jan 21, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Jan 20, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Four Tet’s new album, There Is Love In You, gets its full release next and you can hear the full album here, so you can try before you buy. Simples
It’s an ideal listen for some soothing midweek relaxation. It has a warm dancefloor undercurrent running through out and is well worth a listen.
There Is [...]
Jan 20, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Human life are set to be the next big thing in 2010 and they make some very good electro-pop (think Aeroplane and MGMT) and they comprise of a veteran house producer Joshua Collins, Rachel Star and Matt Wasley.
Alan Braxe has already signed an EP of theirs for his Vulture Label, and Radio 1’s Andy George [...]
Jan 19, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Pendulum have just dropped the first taster of their new studio album, Immersion, they are hosting a preview night in London this Friday at Matter and will be steaming it in realtime to their website.
The first few tracks from the video sound promising and with a variety of genres including Dubstep, Break and of course [...]
Jan 19, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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House hero Eric Morillo has seen the his drug possession charges dropped by prosecutors in Scotland, after he was caught with cocaine in his bag in december 2008, when was due to play a gig at the Arches.
Ex-drug dealer Morillo was accused under the Customs and Excise Management Act, concerning the fraudulent evasion or attempted [...]
Jan 19, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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You might have come across Adidas’ fantastic Star Wars collection of trainers and clothes recently.
They are very cool indeed, and now they have released big budget advert featuring a motley crew of famous people including David Beckham, Snoop Dogg, LTJ Buckem and briefly – Daft Punk
Check it out.
Jan 18, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Booka Shade are back with their first remix of 2010 it’s a remix of Yello’s ‘The Expert’ – alongside Booka’s remix comes Spencer & Hill, Turntablerockers and Martin Roths.
Enjoy.
Jan 18, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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We have an exclusive preview of a new Hoaxx track and it’s a belter – called Plastic Circus – think of a mixture of Boyz Noise and Rex the dog.
A German Shepheard ?
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Jan 18, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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DJ mix from the harder side of Dubstep (I thought it was all hard) SkiSm is the next hot property in Dubstep circles and he has produced as bumper mix featuring a lot of his own productions and remixes – looks out for SMD’s Cruel Intentions (Joke Remix).
Prepare to have your brain mangled.
01. Funtcase [...]
Jan 18, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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The people behind Manchester’s longest running club Sankeys, are looking to invest into a 16,000 capacity concert venue.
The site earmarked for redevelopment is currently a derelict warehouse owned by the Manchester United football club and situated near Old Trafford.
So you will soon be able to watch the greatest football team in the world and listen [...]
Jan 15, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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N-dubz star Dappy has apologised after sending death threats to a Radio 1 listener after she called the show to say he was a “looser” and “repulsive”.
Chloe Moody texted into the Chris Moyles show to express her dislike to the band and Dappy when they were being interviewed by Chris Moyles.
The next day she received [...]
Jan 15, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Revolving Eyes are a Belgium boy girl duo who are going to big in 2010 – their must be something in the water in Belgium as their are so many great artists coming out of Belgium at the moment.
Inspired by the cosmic sounds of the 80’s the results are a mix of bombastic modern electronica, [...]
Jan 14, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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We loved Air’s latest album ‘Love 2′ and gave it a big thumbs up (read here), now they are ready to release their next single ‘So Light Is Her Football’ – it’s typically Air, so nothing new their, but during the bleak winter it’s just what we need.
AIR – So Light Is Her Footfall
Vezi mai multe [...]
Jan 13, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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We mentioned Belgium’s Cosy Mozzy last week as he is part of disco collective Mustang, well he’s not finished with his old guise Cosy Mozzy and has produced a mix celebrating a new decade of dance music.
It’s a great mix and is very similar to last weeks Mustang mix – notable tracks are Crazy P’s [...]
Jan 13, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Dutch superstar Tiesto has decided to gives his fans a late Christmas present – a free download of his track ‘Surrounded By Light’ taken from his album ‘Kaliedoscope’.
We don’t normally touch trance these days, but we decided that everyone likes free music – it’s a solid progressive trance cut and was one of the most [...]
Jan 12, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Dubstep producer Starkey has accepted an almighty challenge from Radio 1’s Mary Anne Hobbs, she has challenged him to make a track live on Radio 1 during her ‘Experiment Show’ on Thursday night.
The musical experiment will see Starkey flexing his production muscles live from the famous Maida Vale studios, he will be tasked to produce [...]
Jan 12, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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2010 is already looking like a bumper year for electronic music with material from Daft Punk, Massive Attack, Unkle, Booka Shade and now The Chemical Brothers have confirmed that there new album will be out soon.
“We’ll have a lot of exciting news, features and music in the coming months – culminating with the release of [...]
Jan 12, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Delphic have managed to justify the hype around their debut album, their ability to marry dance-floor electronics and rock in perfect harmony – with the talents of their producer Ewan Pearson – means that that the hype of the last 18 months was well-founded and ‘Acolyte’ is a excellent debut album.
I have no doubt that [...]
Jan 11, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Here is the first of a new Harder Blogger Faster podcast series that will be mixed by yours truly and other guest DJ’s.
This week’s session is Deep House enterprise by Lumino & HBF back to back Live on Traktor.
Untitled – Lunino Music
Dennis Ferrer – Hey Hey (Vox Mix)
Pitto – Feeling (Joris Voorn Cant Click This [...]
Jan 11, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Etienne De Crecy is set to bring his magnificent Cube light show back to the UK after amazing crowds around the world inclduing Global Gathering in 2008 and last year at Matter.
The show puts De Crecy in the middle of nine light-up cubes – think naughts and crosses but on a much bigger scale.
He is [...]
Jan 11, 2010 Music, Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Peo De Pit aka Peo Haggstom has recently landed in London via Stockholm, Sweden and is now running his own label Flatout Records, a home for his two aliases Peo De Pittte and Haggstom.
His trademark combination of rare-groove beats and cutting edge synths means Peo is a exciting talent for 2010.
With remixes and release in [...]
Jan 11, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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Booka Shade have just released the first track from their un-named fourth studio album which is scheduled for a spring released.
Donut is the third ever release with their long time friends M.A.N.D.Y and is immediately recognisable as the work of Booka Shade & M.A.N.D.Y with chirruping restless rythms combined with microscopic pops ‘n’ clicks.
With some [...]
Jan 7, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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If your not familiar with Hoaxx then you soon will be – they are a live electro duo consisting of Jonny Pathan and James Tarrat that are causing quite a stir with their take on glitchy indie dance music.
We took 5 minutes out of out not very busy schedule to ask some questions to our [...]
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