Tag Archives: 2011

HBF's Best of 2011
By Andrew Rafter

15
Dec
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Compared to last year 2011 has been a good year for electronic music, we wouldn’t go as far as saying its been vintage, but its been far from a dud.

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HBF's Best of 2011 Mixtape
By Andrew Rafter

2
Dec
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We’re starting our best of 2011 a little earlier this year with a mixtape that gives you an idea of what we’ve been championing over the last 12 months. This is not the final list, but, an aperitif – the full list of remixes, originals and albums will be ready for mid-december.

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The Final Run: The Warehouse Project 2011 in association with Kopparberg Cider
By Andrew Rafter

15
Sep
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The Warehouse Project has been a stable of Manchester’s infamous music scene since 2006 – but it’s not your average clubbing institution. It’s not even a club in the traditional sense. It takes over a warehouse setting for 12 weeks every year with meticulously organised parties from September to January with the world’s top music acts from the length and breadth of the electronic music spectrum.

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The Warehouse Project: 2011 Line-up Announced
By Andrew Rafter

21
Jul
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The Warehouse Project has taken the UK & Manchester clubbing scene by storm over the last 5 years – well it’s the final run of events at the Store Street venue – and to this end the people behind the WHP have created one of the finest line-ups in the world.

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Fare Soldi Capri Sonne Mix 2011
By Andrew Rafter

23
May
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Our favourite Italian duo Fare Soldi have just dropped their latest Capri Sonne mix and it’s a decent snap-shot of what you can expect to hear if you catch the duo when they’re DJ’ing during this summer, it’s jam-packed full of fun-loving dance music from disco to funk and everything else in between.

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VillA 'in the mix' May 2011
By Andrew Rafter

3
May
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Villa have just dropped their latest mixtape and it features their new remix for Beni, a new remix from Joakim Bouaziz and his excellent remix of Mitzi – apparently, no tracklisting from what we can see.

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New Eric Prydz Teaser And Launch Video For GlobalGathering 2011 + Full Lineup
By Andrew Rafter

28
Apr
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Global Gathering have got quite a scalp for this year’s event, with the only Eric Prydz EPIC festival UK show, and from what we’ve heard and seen it looks like one the most exciting shows that you’ll probably see all year.

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Burns Dropping New EP MidKnight/Skeezer
By Andrew Rafter

14
Mar
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Our man Burns is releasing his first EP of 2011 and it is sounding amazing, a cacphony of in-your-face electro and techno – were glad to see he’s moving his sound on in 2011.

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ParkLife Festival Line Up 2011
By Andrew Rafter

8
Mar
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Not a lot we really need to say about this line up only that our friends over at Parklife really have outdone themselves. Bravo. Now roll on 11-12 of June.

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Creamfields Line Up Announced On Radio 1 Over The Weekend
By Andrew Rafter

7
Mar
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Creamfields is the only decent dance music festival left in the UK, Global Gathering is gradually fading into nonexistence leaving Cream and it’s lovely rolling fields to take the limelight – we for one much prefer it – only really because it’s less than 10 miles away from HBF Towers.

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Villa 'In The Mix' January 2011
By Andrew Rafter

26
Jan
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First mix from Villa for 2011 – it looks and sounds very good indeed, listen out for their remix of Adele’s ‘Rolling in the deep’ it’s one of our favourites at the moment.

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Mighty Mouse: MouseCast 01 – Future Music Festival
By Andrew Rafter

21
Jan
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Mighty Mouse are starting the New Year with a brand new Mix series, the aptly named ‘MouseCast’ is the first in what are sure to be an amazing mixes series, especially if last year’s collection are anything to go by – they always feature cool re-edits and will no doubt be showing off material from the new album in due course.

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Future Funk Squad's Remix of Prodigy's Spitfire
By Andrew Rafter

3
Jan
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Bit of a blast from the past. but Breaks guru Future Funk Squad has just given away a 2011 re-edit of his amazing remix of Prodigy’s “Spitfire” – released on “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned”.

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Happy New Year From HBF
By Andrew Rafter

3
Jan
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Just a quick post to say Happy New Year, and to give you lot a lovely mix from new Belgium producer Mickey, who just so happens to be managed by the same guy who looks after fellow Belgium disco cohorts Aeroplane and Villa – so the signs are looking very good.

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Daft Punk Talk Tron
By Andrew Rafter

18
Nov
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Daft Punk have spoken for the first time about their highly anticipated Tron Legacy soundtrack, talking to Dazed & Confused they spoke candidly about the pressure of the experience, the necessity to expand their sound to use a full orchestra, and how they’re trying educated people on the virtues of classical music. “This project is [...]

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First Video Of Daft Punk's Cameo In Tron Legacy
By Andrew Rafter

26
Oct

Disney has just released the first footage of Daft Punk’s cameo in Tron Legacy, alongside the not-so-secret track “Derezzed”.

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Daft Punk's Tron Outfits Unveiled
By Andrew Rafter

13
Oct

Disney have just popped over the first picture of Daft Punk’s suits for their cameo appearance in Disney’s Tron Legacy – and we can’t help but think they’ve got it spot-on, now roll on the soundtrack, the film and hopefully the live tour. “They wanted to maintain their image, as they should, but they were [...]

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Daft Punk Tron Sound Track Delayed
By Andrew Rafter

11
Oct

Just when we thought that we would be hearing the Tron Soundtrack way before the film opens at the cinema, Disney have pulled the rug from under us and pushed back the release from 22nd November to December 7th. By way of an apology Disney has unveiled half of the poster that you will get [...]

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Daft Punk – Derezzed NTEIBINT edit
By Andrew Rafter

29
Sep

So, after the news that there was a secret track nestled in the Tron Soundtrack website, Greek producer NTEIBINT (we can’t pronounce it,) sent over a email informing us that the track was a unmastered WAV and he had taken the 19 seconds and made a full track. Sweet. Daft Punk – Derezzed (NTEIBINT edit) [...]

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Daft Punk Tron Legacy Teased
By Andrew Rafter

28
Sep

Disney have finally announced the official release of the “TRON: Legacy” soundtrack crafted by Daft Punk. Deluxe Pre-Order – Physical digipak CD – Digital download of album in high quality MP3 (320 KBPS) on November 22nd – New song download to be revealed & delivered soon – EXCLUSIVE movie-sized poster of Daft Punk only available by [...]

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