A chunky electronic groove punctuated with Quivver’s characteristic hooks, ‘Dancing In Dark Rooms’ is a stunning return. The likes of Sasha, Sander Kleinenberg, Dave Seaman, Jimmy Van M, Digweed, Nick Warren, and others are already heavily supporting the single. In radio-land, Pete Tong was first on board, giving the track its first airing on his ‘In New Music We Trust Show’ on Radio 1, and expect many more specialist shows to follow suit following the imminent club mailout.
With a fanbase that stretches around the globe, John Graham aka Quivver, Space Manoeuvres, Stoneproof, Skanna, and Tilt needs little introduction. His productions have been a staple of the world’s leading DJs for over a decade. A leading producer, DJ, and vocalist, John’s performed at clubs and events ranging from Glastonbury, Live 8 (in front of 300,000 people with Planet Funk), and the Olympics through to Glade, Ultra, Extrema, Turnmills, Twilo (his residency with Lawler and DJ Three), and Pacha, Ibiza.
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No sooner are the doors to all the Ibizan clubs opening, SUESSE Records drops their main summer priority in the form of Daley Padley and Chris Special’s ‘Terrace Attack.’ It’s been bubbling under since the beginning of the year and now that people are boarding flights to hotter climates, now is the time for us to give it that big push.
Daley Padley is one of the hottest UK production and DJ talents to emerge from the UK in the last two years and 2007 sees Daley take things forward to the next level. His productions have been released on labels such as Subliminal and Compulsive records as well his weekly residency at the Glasshouse in Leeds and for the summer of 2007, Daley becomes resident at Cream at Amnesia in Ibiza. Such is the buzz on this emerging producer and DJ that Roger Sanchez tipped him to be his ‘one to watch’ for 2007.
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A production duo from Brighton, The Alibi are close friends of the Freemasons, and in keeping with the tradition of dance acts from Brighton, have named themselves after a well known Brighton bar.
After recording their version of Marvin Gaye’s 1982 classic ‘Sexual Healing’, they discovered that by pure coincidence Rockefeller (Beatfreakz) had just made a version using exactly the same vocal. So it was decided they would team up and the resulting track from these two chart topping artists has already made it to No. 1 in the Music Week Cool Cuts Chart and was riding high in the DMC Update Buzz Chart.
With support from Pete Tong, Scott Mills, Kiss FM, Galaxy, the Hed Kandi boys, Herd & Fitz through to the Hoxton Whores this track is building up to be a summer anthem. Alibi Vs Rockefeller bring this classic track bang up to date and ensure this will be a classic for decades to come, with a killer remix package.
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If you thought Dutch dance stars are all about trance riffs and 16th note synth lines, then think again… Alongside the likes of Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Junkie XL and Ferry Corsten, Don Diablo is the rising Dutch star rocking dancefloors and radio shows with his unique blend of electro, rock, beats, and hip hop.
Diablo is about to have his first UK crossover club hit with ‘Blow’, an infectious underground anthem that’s being played by a diverse range of radio shows from Pete Tong’s Essential Selection and Zane Lowe on Radio 1, to Galaxy FM, and Steve Smart’s two shows on Kiss.
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Pete Tong’s Pure Pacha party is now into its 5th year. With record-breaking numbers and exceptional guests Pure Pacha retains its title as the king of elegant and debauched partying. With a beautiful ‘extended family’ of like minded people at play every Friday night and always to the soundtrack of edgy house music, eclectic soul and hip hop - Pure Pacha is where it’s at.
What better way to mark this celebration of summer than with the next instalment of the Pure Pacha album mixed by Pete Tong and Sarah Main. An eclectic offering as Pete goes straight into things with Antenna’s ‘Camino Del Sol’, a deeply hypnotic, bleep-laden track hotly followed by Pete’s cut of the summer ‘Every Heartbeat’ by Kleepup with vocals from Robyn. Producer de jour Mark Ronson also features with his smash ‘Stop Me’. Pete’s own production with Paul Harris and Jay P ‘Wonderland’ is on there - the best example of a tribute to all that is trippy and techy if ever there was one; it sits neatly alongside James Zabiela and Nic Fanciulli’s One+One offering ‘No Pressure’, with its beautifully crafted strings and atmospheric break down this makes for one unforgettable mix.
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What does Ibiza mean to you? can you tell us about your first experience of Ibiza? was it very different to your Ibiza visits now?
Ibiza is the place to be, the center of the world for dj bussiness…My first experience was not that good to be honest. The first beach I went to was Sa Tinxa, I was just chatting a girl and someone told me to shut up because the beach was for relaxing – it was all very un-ibiza. Anyway, I came back to Madrid not that in love with the place….oh how times change. I am very passionate about the island now.
What have you got planned for your set at pure pacha?
I think people will see how much I have changed my music, I hope people like it. My favourite set last year was at Pure Pacha so I am really excited about going back.
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As king of breaks parties, Chew The Fat! tears strips out of The End’s main room sound system once a month. Fat! have been nobly carrying the torch for breakbeat at The End for almost three years now, and as summer reaches its zenith on Friday July 13th they will return to The End’s pulpit for another mindblowing session. Diversity is a valuable commodity in dance music these days, and with that in mind, Fat! have pulled together three guests of the highest quality, with varying sounds and styles, to play alongside their superb residents Paul Arnold and Kid Blue.
Rogue Element is one of the hottest properties in breaks. After bursting onto the scene in 2004 with releases on Nukleuz offshoot Beautiful Records and Exceptional Records, his tunes and remixes were being routinely hammered by every DJ on the scene. His rise in notoriety led to him winning ‘Best Breakthrough Producer’ at the 2005 Breakspoll Awards, and then following that up with a ‘Best Producer’ award at the 2006 ceremony. Quite an achievement, and one that confirmed his position as the most exciting producer in the breaks scene right now.
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The undisputed voice of Dance Music and all round nice guy Pete Tong returns to Ministry of Sound on Saturday the 7th July for his exclusive London residency, taking to the decks for a marathon 5 hour set. Ministry resident Mark Knight steps up for the last two, closing the Box with another of his legendary dark and driving sets, jam packed with exclusives and re-edits.
Over in the Bar the boys from MYNC Project - Mark Younghead & Nic Corelli put their skillful use of 4 decks, 2 mixers and 2 EFX units to the test, joined by MOS legend Jazzy M, and Australia’s hottest export DJ/Producer/Remixer Dirty South - known for his dirty, chunky electro sound. Remixes from this in demand artist include: Fedde Le Grand, Roger Sanchez, Depeche Mode, Cicada, T-Funk and Chris Lake…
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Marian Records, Inc. has teamed up with Beatport, the leading online digital dance music retailer, to offer fans exclusive access to seven bonus remixes of Jaymen’s current hit single “Ooh La Lishious”. Starting on July 10th fans will be able to purchase the seven remixes for the first time ever in the United States. DJ’s contributing to the remixes include international superstar DJ Tom Novy, DJ Yiannis (Velvet Nation, Washington D.C.), Rejexx (Joe Giucastro & Robert LeFrance) and DJ Dean Chronic (Bump in Philadelphia). Beatport will be the exclusive retailer of the “Ooh La Lishious Bonus Remixes EP” until August 14th, when all other digital retailers including iTunes, eMusic, Napster and Release Records will begin selling the record as well.
After significant success in Holland and support from the who’s who of the DJ community including Fedde le Grande and Erick E, Dutch electro/house senstion Jaymen are finally making their US debut. Their first single “Ooh La Lishious” is being released to digital retailers on August 14th through Marian Records, and is already impacting clubs as it debuts at #45 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart just a few short weeks after being sent to DJs.
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So listen up. Tong’s played it, Tiësto loves it, PvD has been using it as a peak to his sets, Eddie Halliwell has been giving it massive support on radio and in the clubs, Marco V can¹t get enough of it, Above & Beyond think it¹s one of the best remixes they¹ve heard in years, John 00 Fleming’s been caning it, Sander Van Doorn thinks it¹s bloody good, in fact there is not one person in the trance community (and beyond) who does not think this could be one of the biggest remixes of the year and you know what? Team Cypher agree.
In case you’re not aware Bedrock’s ‘Heaven Scent’ was possibly one of the biggest progressive house tracks from the late 90s. Written by Bedrock head honcho John Digweed and Nick Muir, it was originally released on John¹s Bedrock imprint in 1999 and saw Digweed move towards a tougher sound, thereby transcending the boundaries of progressive house and featuring highly on a multitude of DJs play lists the world over. The track was subsequently licensed to many compilations around the globe, securing its place in dance music history as one of the genres timeless anthems.
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That’s right our kid, iO Music continues it’s drive to become one of the UK’s leading purveyors of all that’s electronic and house (hey, just don’t call it Electro House!) with this stunning fresh new single from one of the hottest production teams in electronic house, Martin Eyerer and Chi-Thien Nguyen, better known as Chopstick.
If you know the difference between house (as in where you live) and house (the music) chances are you’ll have heard of these guys. Both hugely influential producers in their own right; Martin with releases on labels such as Ministry Of Sound, Above The Sky, Unsubmissive, alongside numerous collaborations and side projects while Chopstick has released music through Hooj, Silly Spider and his own Criminal Records.
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Part 1 of a massive 8 part interviews from Pure Pacha Ibiza residents around their gigs with Pete Tong at Pure Pacha. First up :
Axwell
What does Ibiza mean to you, can you tell us about your first experience of Ibiza, was it very different to your Ibiza visits now?
First time I went to Ibiza was the first time I actually played at pacha. I did a warm up set for todd terry on the ministry of sound night they used to have. I always said to myself that i wouldn’t go to ibiza until i got asked to play there, it was some sort of a goal that i had. It was a great experience! It’s always nice to go to such a mythical place that i had heard so many things of.
What have you got planned for your set at pure pacha?
I hope to have a couple of tracks out during that time to play and try on the crowd. I hope that my track “I found U” will work on the pacha crowd as well as the new one “It’s True”. Apart from that i hope to have some nice unexpected mashups, and some big tracks that will define the summer. I don’t want to go too dark, after all its summer, not winter.
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On Saturday 21st July Pukka Up returns to the Pacha for our second party of our exclusive monthly residency in the Big Smoke. For this huge night things get exciting as we welcome one of house music’s superstars Kurd Maverick to celebrate the launch of his new album on Cr2. After last month’s venture up the Thames and a banging afterparty at Pacha, with Nick Bridges and Abigial Bailey, tearing the roof off Pacha we look forward to one of our best parties yet.
Pukka Up has excelled in bringing down some truly outstanding guests to the plush confines of Pacha and this month we bring you the biggest of them all the mighty Kurd Maverick.This month Kurd releases along with Dirty South the first in a series of mix complilations with Cr2 full of their current hottest tracks from clubland. Pukka Up are delighted to have him along for the official Album launch party. Kurd will bring his unique style of twisted electro fuelled house which has gained support from such names as Roger Sanchez, Pete Tong and Deep Dish to name but a few with an ever growing following. He has remixed Robbie Williams “Lovelight”, Basement Jaxx “Take Me Back To Your House”, Bob Sinclar “Everybody Movin” and countless others including Erick Morillo, Paul Johnson, Steve Mac and Full Intention. Pukka Up brings you an exclusive London performance sure to have the very foundations of Pacha rocking with every beat.
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Wall of Sound and Kill ‘Em All are once again back at FABRICLIVE for their bi-monthly party, teaming up to showcase a tastemaker line-up of DJs and the best new live acts around.
Wall of Sound assume their usual spot in Room One, headlining the night with an eagerly anticipated performance by the brilliant Von Sudenfed, a trio composed of Mark E Smith of The Fall and Mouse on Mars’ Andi Toma and Jan St Werner. This is a coming together of titans, bringing about a futuristic sound system of electro, dubstep and disco, combined with the unmatched grace of Mark E Smith’s visionary lyrics. Also lighting up the room, in one of his first UK performances, is DatA, currently the darling of French Touch due to his disco-electro-infused LP ‘Aerius Light.’ DatA will be rocking Room One’s dance floor for the very first time and his melodic disco barrage is surely not to be missed. And last but not least, Room One also heralds the long awaited return of The Glimmers, champions of the mighty FABRICLIVE 31 compilation, in their first FABRICLIVE performance of 2007.
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May’s mulletover Bank Holiday party bought you masked-madness fun; raving day and night in a parking-lot-come-warehouse to Ivan Smagghe, Tobi Neumann, Will Saul and Geddes.. On July 21st - having spent June doing parties in random Ibiza hill-top locations - mulletover are back in London town, bringing you mulletover favourite players old and new.
Mulletover favourite and Moon Harbour Recording’s Daniel Stefanik , found his passion for Detroit techno and all things electronic in the mid-nineties. He began DJing soon after - playing at clubs Including Berlin’s infamous Tresor - and began producing soon after that. Together with Matthias Tanzmann he produces under the guise ‘Tanzmann and Stefanik’ (on Moon Harbour) and also releases on own solo output on Mobilee and Instabil.. A welcomed return.
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