23-11-2009 @ 14:31
Jakeone, half of Process's first album act Toob, first discovered a love of electronic dance music as a young teenager stumbling around the early 90s free rave scene. Captivated by the energy of Detroit's deep bleeps meeting raucous London breaks and balls-out hardcore techno, he soon started playing the odd record at dirty basement parties and piecing beats together on a cranky old Emu Emax sampler.
The first proper break came landing a job at London's Orinoco Studios working with likes of Th...
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26-06-2009 @ 15:03
With Abe Duque's "Don't Be So Mean" just out, it's time for the romantic side of his songwriting to come out. With vocals by Virginia, a killer DJ Hell remix and a wonderfully sultry remake by Tigerskin, "Following My Heart" is an old-school 4AM moment from four big talents.
It follows the much-more-political first single, "Tonight Is Your Answer", which on very limited promo has had raves from a huge range of DJs and styles, from the hardcore to the disco: Marc Romboy, Style of Eye, Tommie Su...
lees verder...28-05-2009 @ 21:38
Aan de vooravond van zijn fysieke release in de UK willen we vast sgnaleren dat Abe Duque er eentje is om zeer sterk in de gaten te houden. Het album is digitaal uit, DE CD komt in DE UK op 8 juni uit, en ergens later in juni in o.a. Nederland (via N.E.W.S.). Abe is zaterdag 30 mei live te zien en te horen in Amsterdam. Niet met een DJ set, maar echt live. Zie hier voor optreden: http://www.365mag.com
Zie hier voor album: http://www.musiqube.com/promo
Abe is een "ouwe rot in het vak", en binnen...
lees verder...18-05-2009 @ 14:45
With raves that surprised even us, King Roc's Chapters has been described as "the ultimate afterhours soundtrack" (IDJ) and "an art-house opera" (De:bug). But while that album was aimed at the home, these remixes of single #2, A Pocket Full of Prose, are very much for the dancefloor and the traditional King Roc fans. A great dancefloor re-rub from D-Nox and Beckers, a stripped-back Darko Esser mix, plus a beatless version, alongside King Roc's own dancefloor remix - techno strings with a head...
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