‘Cream Ibiza’ mixed by Above & Beyond (album review)
If you simply you can't get enough Anjuna, then "Cream Ibiza, mixed by Above & Beyond" is everything you want it to be, a brilliant portrait of the label's recent successes. With appearances by Arty, Mat Zo, Andrew Bayer, Norin & Rad, Parker & Hanson, and Jaytech, it's a snapshot of Above & Beyond as they are in the summer of 2012 -- It's a little slice of trance 2.0, preserved forever. Oh, and Eric Prydz, Markus Schulz, and Jerome Isma-Ae feature, too.
Amsterdam Dance Event announces first names… and they’re big…
Amsterdam Dance Event, the world's largest dance music conference, returns to the Dutch capital from October 17th to 21st. We've got the first list of parties, and if you're a techno fan, you'll be licking your lips in anticipation for Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Loco Dice, Green Velvet, Dave Clarke, and many, many, more.
Paul van Dyk and Arty release official video for ‘The Ocean’
The official music video for "The Ocean," Paul van Dyk and Arty's almost-too-appropriately-titled collaboration, hit the Inter-webs today. The track, from the German trance superstar's most recent album, Evolution, is a poignant bridge between trance's past (PvD) and future (Arty).
99 reasons to be excited that EDC is tomorrow
Tomorrow night, a hundred thousand people will gather under the electric sky to celebrate the biggest dance party America has ever seen. As you might imagine, we're pretty excited. Here are 99 things we're looking forward to (feel free to add your own in the comments).
Jody Wisternoff – Trails We Blaze (Album Review)
Trails We Blaze, the debut solo artist album from British veteran Jody Wisternoff, is an exercise in maturity. This is dance music for seasoned ears, full of sophisticated, soulful grooves that feel engineered for dance fans who've outgrown their neon outfits and brashly-sloganed tank tops.