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BeatsandBeyond.com | Spotlight & Interviews RSS http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/ Tue, 22 May 2012 19:39:11 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/images/bnblogo.jpg BeatsandBeyond.com - 24/7 Updates On Global Electronic Music, Podcasts, Gadgets And More http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/ BnB Interview - Tboy http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Interviews/bnb-interview-tboy.html TBoy

TBoy

Italian DJ producer Tboy, known to his Mum and Dad as Antonio Colantuoni, has been steadily rising on the underground electronic scene of late. Not only an engaging DJ behind the decks, Tboy has also already garnered a lofty reputation for his output from within the studio walls. Having previously worked on music for advertising and television, the Italian is now translating his technical knowledge into his biggest passion, deep and groovy house and techno. He’s already amassed a tight collection of EP for respected underground labels such as Ware Records, Neim and Akbal Music and has a flurry of new productions set to drop throughout this summer. Now residing in London, Tboy is fully immersed within a potent scene, regularly making appearances at hotspots across the capital. Having forged

]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 10:48:12 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Interviews/bnb-interview-tboy.html BNB INTERVIEW: Joey Negro http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-interview-joey-negro.html Booka Shade

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GoGo Get Down compiled by Joey Negro Album Sampler by Joey Negro

Joey Negro -the pseudonym under which UK producer Dave Lee releases most of his music- has been among the best known and most successful house producers since the genre first came to life back in the eighties. Across a twenty-plus year spa, Dave has churned out countless tracks and remixes under a variety of aliases (such as Jakatta, Raven Maize, Akabu and Sessomatto), many of which have grown out to become absolute club classics. One of the ingredients that define a typical Dave Lee track is the use of disco elements, a genre of which Dave has always been a fan ever since he started listening to Earth

]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 10:21:47 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-interview-joey-negro.html BNB INTERVIEW: Oxia http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-interview-oxia.html Booka Shade

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OXIA Tides Of Mind InFine_(preview) by OXIA

He’s one of France’s best known musical exports and a fixture in the international house and techno community for years: we're talking Olivier Raymond aka Oxia, one of the brightest stars on the soulful techno firmament. Along with likeminded country mates Agoria, Nicolas Masseyeff and Rone, Oxia is responsible for putting the lush and delicate sound of French emotive house and techno on the map, having agrnered a worldwide following in the process.

With a discography that dates back to the mid-nineties, Oxia slowly developed himself into a highly diverse artists whose music stretches further than just plain club grooves only. Jazz, soul and bits of funk have found their way into his creative brain, which thus far has lead to a myriad

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 12:15:49 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-interview-oxia.html BNB REVIEW: Justin Martin - Ghettos & Gardens http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-justin-martin-ghettos-a-gardens.html Booka Shade

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He’s been with the label since the very beginning and has been releasing quite a few heavy house music hitters ever since. It’s San Francisco's Justin Martin, one of the most popular artists on Claude vonStroke’s Dirtybird label, and he’s about to unleash his very first album in the form of Ghettos & Gardens. Now, if you’ve been following this rooster over the past few years, you’re probably aware of the fact that he (along with the rest of the Dirtybird posse) doesn’t take himself too seriously. His releases, in that sense, reflects his personality as the fun factor never seems to be far away. Weird twists, oddly shaped melodies and genre-blurring sounds are the main ingredients for his music.

Ghettos & Gardens has become pretty much what we expected from a DJ such as Justin Martin. A melting pot in which a wide variety

]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 19:20:29 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-justin-martin-ghettos-a-gardens.html Interview: Alex Flatner http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Interviews/interview-alex-flatner.html

Munich-based producer Alex Flatner is on a roll lately: the Harthouse and Plastic City label manager and boss of the acclaimed Circle Music and Gedankensport labels has just released a bunch of exciting house tracks including a co-op with Martin Eyerer: New World Order (Kling Klong, backed up by a heavy Steve Lawler remix). And then there's his upcoming album with Lopazz, which will see the light of day this June.

Alex has a busy touring schedule ahead of him. On May 13th he will be playing at the famed Whoosah beach club in Scheveningen, NL. Time for us to meet up with the man himself for first hand info on his upcoming album, studio shindigs, and much more...

Hi Alex, thanks for taking the time to talk to us. How’s life treating you lately?

Hi Youri, life is

]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 17:20:20 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Interviews/interview-alex-flatner.html BNB REVIEW: Forever Underground (Artifacts 1997 - 2012) http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-forever-underground-artifacts-1997-2012.html Booka Shade

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WE ARE SYNDICATE presents NRK Forever Underground by We Are Syndicate (Radio Show) on Mixcloud

Labels come and go, but it remains a sad thing when we have to say goodbye to major dance imprints that have been part of our musical upbringing. One of these labels that always seems to have been around is NRK, the landmark house music label founded by Nick Harris in 1996. Across a 15 years stretch, NRK has provided us with over 170 singles and no less than 45 albums, many of which

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 18:57:31 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-forever-underground-artifacts-1997-2012.html BnB Interview: Monkey Safari http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Interviews/bnb-interview-monkey-safari.html

Monkey Safari are two self-proclaimed nightlife addicts whose identity seems to be shrouded in mystery. Their music, a colorful mash of house, techno, hiphop and funk, speaks for itself though. Next to DJing and producing 'happy music to get drunk to', they also run their own club Charles Bronson and manage the What!What! and Mambo labels. But most importantly at the moment is their debut album, which came out last month. More than enough reason to meet up with the guys for some first hand info...

Hey guys how are you? Where exactly does the name Monkey Safari come from?

Once upon a time, during a long party night in Berlin three years ago, we were hanging around with our friends from KLUB7 at this open air spot in Kreuzberg, Berlin. At the time we searched for a name for our new project and someone came

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 12:24:11 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Interviews/bnb-interview-monkey-safari.html BNB REVIEW: New Jack Techno (Turbo Recordings) http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-new-jack-techno-turbo-recordings.html Booka Shade

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Whereas the label used to be a prolific vendor of electro-tinged cuts, Tiga’s Turbo Recordings imprint has slowly evolved into a platform for frenetic, high-quality (electro-)house and techno with an experimental twist. Fresh from dropping a handful of EPs by new signees over the past few months, the lauded Canadian label now presents the New Jack Techno compilation as a preview of what’s going to shake your local club and festival in coming months…

New Jack Techno collects both familiar names as acts that may not have reached international recognition yet, making it a very diverse and adventurous compilation even before the play button is hit. The compilation opens with the deep and druggy Iron & Water by dark house honchos Gingy & Bordello, after which we get to hear a bunch of more experimental material in the form of Locked Groove bumpy hips-and-ass-moving ghetto funk track

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 14:04:30 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-new-jack-techno-turbo-recordings.html BNB REVIEW: Mayaan Nidam - New Moon (Cadenza) http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-mayaan-nidam-new-moon-cadenza.html Booka Shade

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Maayan Nidam New Moon (First Teaser) by Cadenza Music

For ages, the city of Berlin has been attracting countless creative souls, with many of them pursuing a career in electronic music. After traveling the globe, Tel Aviv-born Mayaan Nidam eventually ended up in Berlin where she quickly grew out to become a hot in demand DJ/producer, whose discography includes well received cuts on labels such as Freak ‘N Chic, Raum, Archipel and Sushitech plus a handful of collabos with the likes of Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves amongst others. New Moon is Mayaan’s second LP, and has become an album that reflects the sound of her highly dynamic DJ sets. In other words: a fat mix of hip-shaking house, bumpy minimalism and jazz-laden club stompers.

Upon hitting play, one of the

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 11:39:07 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-mayaan-nidam-new-moon-cadenza.html BnB Review: Amirali - In Time http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-amirali-in-time.html Booka Shade

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Amirali Beautiful World (Original Mix) by Amirali Official

Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels label has always had a sharp ear for talent, but the signing of Iranian/Canadian multi-instrumentalist Amirali is really something special. He’s not your average dance music producer, this Amirali guy. Apart from containing a very organic, multi-faceted electronic sound, his music also contains a fair dose of live instrumentals, all of which are played by the man himself. After the release of the standout Beautiful World EP earlier this year, CTR now presents Amirali’s first album In Time, a 13-track venture into the depths of mysterious and futuristic compositions.

The album opens gently with The Harmonious Song, a smooth but somewhat melodramatic and desolate sounding fuse of slow-moving keys and strings before shooting off to more rhythmic material. One of

]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:59:13 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-amirali-in-time.html BnB Review: Distal - Civilization (Tectonic) http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-distal-civilization-tectonic.html Booka Shade

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After hotly tipped releases on Soul Jazz Records, Grizzly, Fortified Audio, Trouble & Bass and Tectonic, 28-year old Atlanta-based producer Michael Rathbun aka Distal now drops his debut album on Tectonic, the label helmed by fellow bass boss Pinch. Civilization is the result of two years of studying the dynamics of electronic music and heavy studio lockdown, and has become a very intriguing and utterly diverse piece of work. Fluctuating between bass, dark techno, hip-hop, house and dancehall minimalism and a variety of moods and atmospherics too, the album as a whole fits in perfectly in today’s genre-crossing electronic music, but it’s safe to say that Civilization also sheds a new light on this sound.

One of the major pitfalls in crafting such music is a lack of balance, and it requires great skill to produce a coherent album without

]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:19:52 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-distal-civilization-tectonic.html BnB Review: Âme - 'Live' http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-ame-live.html Booka Shade

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Frank Wiedemann and Kristian Beyer are among the few producers who helped shape the sound of electronic music in the 00s. With countless classic tracks such as Rej, Kuma and Setsa being released through some of the top labels in electronic music today, not to mention their groundbreaking live performances across the globe, the duo has grown out to become fixtures in the industry and favorites to thousands. To celebrate their 10 year anniversary, Âme now presents ‘Live’, an album featuring exclusive new versions of their best tracks taken from their live performances. In other words, it’s a fresh take on their sound, but even more so a highly exciting reflection of their brain-melting gigs.

From the first to the last second,‘Live’ lays down an epic mix of Âme’s trademarked sound, which includes influences from jazz, soul, and bits of Detroit techno.

]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:45:12 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-ame-live.html BnB Review: Oxia - Tides Of Mind http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-oxia-tides-of-mind.html Booka Shade

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Whereas most producers tend to release an album every two years, Oxia has taken no less than 8 years to release the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut album 24 Heures. In between, Olivier Raymond has been releasing a truckload of very impressive EPs and remixes, all of which grew out to become emotive anthems for clubbers across the globe. From the emotion-laden Domino (2006) to 2010’s tech-fueled Whole Life, one can without any doubt say that Oxia’s music perfectly captures nearly every facet of heartwarming compositions, and even more so the zeitgeist of 21^st century electronic music.

Tides Of Mind will be released through InFiné, the label of his long-time friend Agoria. A logical decision, sure, but we like to think of it as a match made in heaven. InFiné has been among our favorite labels for years due

]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:06:54 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-review-oxia-tides-of-mind.html BnB Interview: Ayah Marar http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-interview-ayah-marar.html

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AYAH MARAR 'MIND CONTROLLER' THUNDERSKANK &TRUFIX RMX by AyahMarar

Her voice has been gracing some of the beefiest club tracks of recent times, and with a list of projects that includes collabos with Toddla T, Calvin Harris, DJ Marky and Camo & Krooked amongst others, you could say that Ayah Marar has established herself as a mainstay in bass music territory. Dubbed 'the queen of UK bass', Ayah has been putting out a handful of massive tracks in 2011 such as Follow U, a co-op with DJ Yogi that was released through Ministry Of Sound and catapulted Ayah to the top regions of the game. And let's not leave out Mind Controller, a heavy hitting genre-crossing club stomper fusing underground flair to commercial, chart-tickling hooks. It's also the

]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:57:02 GMT http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-interview-ayah-marar.html BnB Interview: Mumbai Science http://www.beatsandbeyond.com/Spotlight/bnb-interview-mumbai-science.html Booka Shade

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Despite being still in their early twenties, Maarten Elen and Jonas Kiesekoms can already look back on a decade of creative projects. However, the musical career of the Belgian duo really took off in 2010 when they started making music as Mumbai Science. Their game? "Contemporary electro-synths with a vintage techno feel", a sound hot in demand the world over. Shortly after launching their new project, the duo got signed to the famed Lektroluv label, which resulted in the release of four EPs that quickly garnered praise from the likes of Crookers, Tiga, 2ManyDJS and Boys Noize amongst others. "I think we tried to contemporize everything we liked from our youth... We just made something we think is quite cool”.

With much more hotness in the pipeline, we went for a chat with the boys to find out more about how they go about

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