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Grab Photek’s new ‘DJ-Kicks’ mix, and watch interviews with him from 2012 and 1996

Updated: 2012-03-31 18:26:30

, Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Grab Photek’s new DJ-Kicks’ mix , and watch interviews with him from 2012 and 1996 Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Grab Photek’s new DJ-Kicks’ mix , and watch interviews with him from 2012 and 1996 29 March , 2012 12.00PM Written by : Sean Lewis Filed under : Videos dj-kicks photek UK drum bass legend Photek just released the latest amazing installment of the DJ-Kicks mix series , so as a special treat we’ve put together this double feature starring one of the greatest minds in electronic music . Photek starts off in this 1996 documentary driving a Ferrari , slicing loops on a couple of E-MU rack samplers , and maintaining a very serious-looking demeanor . But the

Now in Mashbox: New tracks from Carl Cox, TacoMan, Marmion, Tom Hades + more!

Updated: 2012-03-31 18:26:30

: , , , Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Now in Mashbox : New tracks from Carl Cox , TacoMan , Marmion , Tom Hades more Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Now in Mashbox : New tracks from Carl Cox , TacoMan , Marmion , Tom Hades more 30 March , 2012 2.00AM Written by : Ken Taylor Filed under : Music News carl cox jose m marmion mashbox sandrino tacoman tom hades Weekend time Mashbox time That’s right , kids—it’s Friday , and it’s time for us to bring you your weekly bunch of brand-new pre-cut music packs for Mashbox the app that lets you mash-up your favorite dance music and pop songs on your iPad . Today’s crate features a couple of techno and trance classics from Carl Cox and Marmion , and a

Bomb Alert! Ellen Allien - Galactic Horse

Updated: 2012-03-31 18:26:30

Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Bomb Alert Ellen Allien Galactic Horse Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Bomb Alert Ellen Allien Galactic Horse 28 March , 2012 10.00AM Written by : Josh Glazer Filed under : Music News bpitch control ellen allien galactic horse There are more than a few ladies that a lazy blogger could title the queen of Berlin techno , but Ellen Allien is without a doubt the city’s longest-reigning monarch . The Bpitch Control label head and star DJ producer began her dance music career soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall and has been helping to define the city’s soundtrack ever since . Early albums Stadtkind child city” and Berlinette both paid tribute to Berlin’s sound while

Track Of The Day: Sabre, Stray and Halogenix - Oblique feat. Frank Carter III

Updated: 2012-03-31 18:26:30

: , . Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Track Of The Day : Sabre , Stray and Halogenix Oblique feat . Frank Carter III Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Track Of The Day : Sabre , Stray and Halogenix Oblique feat . Frank Carter III 28 March , 2012 2.00AM Written by : Sean Lewis Filed under : Music News critical music goldie halogenix sabre stray synkro track of the day I don’t throw the words avant garde’ and celestial’ around lightly , but this touches the very nerve of the craft of this music drum bass many years from now , when we look back , this tune will be a waypoint’ of the times . 8221 Goldie , CEO Metalheadz Starting off today’s Track Of The Day is a phenomenal endorsement from Goldie for

Tune in to Beatport Live with Alert

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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Tune in to Beatport Live with Alert Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Tune in to Beatport Live with Alert 29 March , 2012 11.01PM Written by : Sean Lewis Filed under : Music News alert beatport live ustream Things are about to get spooky . Today Friday , March 30th the deep , dark , and dangerous dubstep vibes of Alert will coalesce in a seance of sounds on our Beatport Live webcast . Tune in at 3pm MST at 5pm EST 22:00 GMT for all the action . Visit our Ustream page for more Beatport Live sessions , including sets from Mike Shannon , Morgan Page , Bonobo , Marcel Dettmann , King Cannibal , and more . And head over to Beatport to check out Alert’s latest release ,

Skrillex, Porter Robinson, Kill the Noise, and more in Beatport’s SXSW recap

Updated: 2012-03-31 18:26:30

, , , Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Skrillex , Porter Robinson , Kill the Noise , and more in Beatport’s SXSW recap Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Skrillex , Porter Robinson , Kill the Noise , and more in Beatport’s SXSW recap 29 March , 2012 5.00AM Written by : TylerJensen Filed under : Music News alvin risk austin dillon francis kill the noise nick thayer porter robinson skrillex sxsw texas the m machine zedd The last couple weeks have been busy for the Beatport crew , with stops in Miami for the Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week , and Austin , Texas , for the venerated South By Southwest Festival . You’ve probably gotten your fill of all of our big goings on in Miami so here’s a

Weekend Weapons: Ben Sims

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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Weekend Weapons : Ben Sims Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Weekend Weapons : Ben Sims 27 March , 2012 11.01PM Written by : Ken Taylor Filed under : Music News ben sims hardgroove rob hood theory weekend weapons Veteran London DJ and producer Ben Sims may have decades of experience under his belt , but he’s hardly the type to rest on his laurels . Instead , Sims is constantly pushing forth with new sounds , helping to renew techno’s energy with every release he puts out and with his and Kirk Degiorgio s new-techno-only concept night , Machine . Somehow he manages to hold down running the Theory and Hardgroove labels as well . Last week he released his latest record

Tune in to Beatport Live with Mike Shannon

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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Tune in to Beatport Live with Mike Shannon Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Tune in to Beatport Live with Mike Shannon 28 March , 2012 8.00AM Written by : Sean Lewis Filed under : Music News beatport live cynosure recordings mike shannon ustream Cynosure Recordings founder and Canada’s number one minimal house and techno export to Berlin Mike Shannon takes over the Beatport Live webcast today Wednesday , March 28th Make sure to tune in at 17:00 GMT 12 PM EST 9 AM PST for what is destined to be one of our most memorable sets yet . Check out other awesome gigs from the archives of our Beatport Live page here where you can view a list of recorded sets from Trickski ,

Power Of Ten: Saschienne

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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Power Of Ten : Saschienne Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Power Of Ten : nbsp Saschienne 30 March , 2012 12.00PM Written by : Ken Taylor Filed under : Music News kompakt power of ten sascha funke saschienne Peaches Herb . Ashford Simpson . Lindstrom Christabelle Music’s history is dotted with boy-meets-girl-meets-studio pairings , in which production and songwriting talents are stirred together to bear musical babies that couldn’t have existed without a whole lotta love . Hey , it’s gettin’ close to Friday night , and we’re listening to Barry White , okay The latest musical coupling we’re all gaga about , though , is Saschienne the collaboration between German

Read the wrap-up and download two free tracks from mau5trap’s mau5Hax Miami sessions

Updated: 2012-03-31 18:26:30

Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Read the wrap-up and download two free tracks from mau5trap’s mau5Hax Miami sessions Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Read the wrap-up and download two free tracks from mau5trap’s mau5Hax Miami sessions 27 March , 2012 1.38PM Written by : Ken Taylor Filed under : Music News deadmau5 mau5hax mau5trap miami As you may already know , over the big weekend in Miami , we hosted a live-streamed event with deadmau5 and friends called mau5Hax in which five budding producers were chosen from more than 3000 applicants to work in the studio with the mau5 himself and other mau5trap recording artists . Naturally , things were off the hook , and we’ve got the fruits of their

Bomb Alert! Shadow Child - String Thing

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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Bomb Alert Shadow Child String Thing Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Bomb Alert Shadow Child String Thing 30 March , 2012 8.00AM Written by : Matt Ferry Filed under : Music News dirtybird shadow child track of the day The term bomb alert’ has never so perfectly described such a massive , weapons-grade , uranium-enriched release in any of our segments under the title . For all you college students out there scouring the net for a last-minute term-paper idea , consider a dissertation on sonic weaponry , because String Thing which came out Wednesday on Dirtybird will practically write the paper for you . Shadow Child s debut release just might be the heaviest that’s

Bomb Alert! Laurent Garnier - Timeless EP

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Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Bomb Alert Laurent Garnier Timeless EP Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Bomb Alert Laurent Garnier Timeless EP 29 March , 2012 8.00AM Written by : Josh Glazer Filed under : Music News ed banger laurent garnier timeless Few names in electronic music carry the sheer heft that Laurent Garnier s does . The Frenchman might never be the highest-ranking DJ in polls as if those matter but his 20-odd-year career is pretty much a perfect arc of techno greatness , and his past year spent touring as L.B.S . Live Booth Sessions has exposed him to yet another generation of techno-obsessed clubbers , from Berghain to Ultra Music Fest . Typically the opposite of Garnier’s slow and

See the video footage from mau5trap’s mau5Hax Miami sessions

Updated: 2012-03-31 18:26:30

Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation See the video footage from mau5trap’s mau5Hax Miami sessions Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item See the video footage from mau5trap’s mau5Hax Miami sessions 30 March , 2012 10.00AM Written by : Ken Taylor Filed under : Videos deadmau5 kill the noise mau5hax mau5trap miami steve duda wmc As you well know , our collaborative studio intensive with mau5trap in Miami , mau5Hax was a huge success . The five participating students—with the assistance of deadmau5 Steve Duda Kill The Noise and more—cranked out two original jams in 11 hours . Now we’ve got a recap video for you to check out above , so peep last week’s South Beach studio action , and then grab the fruits of their

Grab Todd Edwards’ new ‘Shall Go’ EP, and tour his studio

Updated: 2012-03-31 18:26:30

, Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Grab Todd Edwards’ new Shall Go’ EP , and tour his studio Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Grab Todd Edwards’ new Shall Go’ EP , and tour his studio 28 March , 2012 12.00PM Written by : Ken Taylor Filed under : Videos body high todd edwards East coast garage don Todd Edwards who released his new Shall Go EP a couple weeks back on Body High recently gave Scion a comprehensive look into his Bloomfield , New Jersey home studio . And over the course of these five minutes , you’ll get to see pretty much all the gear in his arsenal , from his trusty Kurzweil PC88 to his disk-based Ensoniq EPS to his beloved Roland Juno 106, and everything in between . nbsp Edwards even

The best of Daft Punk, selected by Steve Aoki, Busy P, Zedd, BeatauCue, and Yuksek

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, , , , , Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation The best of Daft Punk , selected by Steve Aoki , Busy P , Zedd , BeatauCue , and Yuksek Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item The best of Daft Punk , selected by Steve Aoki , Busy P , Zedd , BeatauCue , and Yuksek 28 March , 2012 11.01PM Written by : Ken Taylor Filed under : Music News beataucue busy p daft punk ed banger steve aoki yuksek zedd It’s not as if Daft Punk exactly need an introduction—heck , ask your grandma if she knows anything about electronic dance music and she’d likely drop their name . Since the mid-’90s , the Parisian duo of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have been involved in just about every iteration of electronic

Track Of The Day: Terence Fixmer - When The Sun

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: Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Track Of The Day : Terence Fixmer When The Sun Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Track Of The Day : Terence Fixmer When The Sun 29 March , 2012 2.00AM Written by : John Donaghy Filed under : Music News electric deluxe terence fixmer track of the day Terence Fixmer is one of techno’s current forces du jour and When The Sun is the title track from his new EP which came out last week on Electric Deluxe Known for his distinct style , his tracks are always charged with character and suspense , be it an angry futuristic technoscape , or , in this case as the title suggests something altogether more colorful . Over the past 10 years , Fixmer’s creations have found a home