28 February 2013
French producer Elize drops an emotive trio of tracks on London imprint Tenth Circle. Pianist and music-lover for the majority of her life, Elize only started producing back in 2011 but has already developed a naturally mature sound, as evidenced by her latest EP.
27 February 2013
Danish duo Morten Trust and Mikkel Wendelboe aka Soulmagic released their soulful house track ‘Someone Like You’ this week on Strictly Rhythm. The track adds brand new lyrics, co-written with longtime Strictly Rhythm collaborator Duane Harden, and a bassline to the core musical hook from the Alicia Myers 1980s classic ‘I Wanna Thank You’.
27 February 2013
As Miami Music Week approaches, Musical Freedom offers new spins on possibly one of MMW 2012’s hottest tracks - Tiësto & Swanky Tunes ‘Make Some Noise’. The track returns with this remix from rising Dutch talent Dyro who delivers a remix that touches on several dance music subgenres from dubstep to electro to progressive house.
26 February 2013
Armin van Buuren pairs up with W&W for the recent release of ‘D# Fat’. Armin’s been a fan ever since W&W burst onto the scene with the sounds of ‘Mustang’ and following the official ASOT550 anthem, ‘Invasion’, the next step in W&W’s career was to team up with Armin himself.
22 February 2013
After a decade of releases, worldwide tours, hits from international artists, industry awards and possibly millions of downloads, Toolroom Records mark their 10-year milestone as a label with a driving release from Sander van Doorn, Mark Knight and Underworld, entitled ‘Ten’. Combining three musical minds with enviable production pedigrees could only ever result in a big release, especially considering the individual heritage of each contributing artist.
20 February 2013
The first release of 2013 for Italian duo, Supernova, marks a shift to darker production territories. Whilst the two-track EP retains much of their signature grooves and hooks, the ‘World Is Crazy’ cut in particular experiments with darker and deeper sounds.
20 February 2013
Canadian electronic trio Keys N Krates recently announced that their next single ‘Treat Me Right’ will be released on March 5, through Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak imprint. Premiered across the airwaves on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show on February 8, the tracks has been enjoying considerable support from the online community and has become a mainstay in the sets of artists such as TNGHT, Diplo, Annie Mac and Salva over the past few weeks.
19 February 2013
This new partnership between Leon (Italy) & Toky is the latest in a string of new production talent that has been emerging from Italy over the past couple of years. With individual releases on labels such as Noir, Cecille, Electronique, Aparrell and NM2 underneath their respective belt, their production credentials have risen over the past couple of years marking this collaboration as a possible one to watch for 2013.
18 February 2013
King Street Sounds celebrates its double decade-long love of house music with one of its foremost heroes, Louie Vega. Louie has won two Grammy Awards, been part of one of the most influential house music production teams - Masters At Work - launched projects like Nuyorican Soul and Elements of Life and released productions on his Vega Records.
17 February 2013
Favouritizm's Tony Barbato kicks off the year with a slice of deep vocal house titled '1961'. Boasting a bass groove, synth stabs and beats, the track is a song about some of the most prominent events of that year. As part of the release, the label welcomes Alex Barck (from Jazzanova), who creates a musical story comprising of many chapters (with additional keys from Volker Meitz), delivering a composition drizzled with the raw essence of ‘90s good stuff.