Essential Mix Review: The Juan MacLean mixes live, represents the carefree ethos of DFA Records
The Juan MacLean is a punk rock guitarist turns life-long DFA Records devotee. In the introduction to his Essential Mix from last week, he explains how he linked up with friend and DFA label head and former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy -- he was still in live music, in a band named 6 Finger Satellite and Murphy was their sound engineer.
Exploring Indio: Day Two at Coachella, the surprise guest is… R.Kelly?
Coachella's Saturday lineup presented a new host of conflicts, while the Sahara and Yuma tents remained stacked with impressive talent, elsewhere in the festival some of most remixed indie bands in dance music were also performing. The Sahara tent would host Baauer, Kill The Noise, Bingo Players, Fedde Le Grand, Moby and more, while Yuma created refuge for fans of 2 Bears and Julio Bashmore. Rather than stay confined to the two dance music tents as promised, we explored the Polo grounds.
Dancing Astronaut Minimix; Dave Winnel drops a gauntlet of 210 tracks in 18 minutes
In a frenetic display of launchpad mastery, Dave Winnel has delivered to Dancing Astronaut a 210 track assault on the senses. Much like Madeon, Winnel curates an expansive library of sound clips, building a narrative with little more than an APC-40 and his imaginative ear. Clocking in at 18 minutes, this exclusive minimix is an ADHD-sufferers soundtrack, no track gets more than a few seconds of play time before Winnel blends and chops it to smithereens creating a cocktail of dubstep blasts, progressive builds and electro grit.
Good Morning Mix – Tommie Sunshine’s ‘Walking in a Raver Wonderland’
Brooklyn resident and dance music mainstay, Tommie Sunshine is no stranger to creating unique and eclectic mixtapes. The enigmatic DJ has been producing tracks since 1993, making a name for himself by remixing popular punk, rock and alternative tracks from the likes of Fall Out Boy, Mindless Self Indulgence, Good Charlotte and more. A strong supporter of New York City's dance music scene, and owner of Brooklyn Fire records Tommie has continued to champion experimentation in dance music. His latest mixtape, the appropriately titled, "Walking in a Raver Wonderland" mirrors his experimental approach. A party-oriented mix through and through, Tommie features a slew of remixes, edits, mash-ups, and unreleased originals - the perfect present for this holiday season.
Thomas Gold dominates NYC with back-to-back Pacha / Governors Island shows (review)
Just one year ago, Thomas Gold was opening for Steve Angello on New York's Governors Island as part of the Size Matters squad. Well, this year he returned to the island along with a new crew, new label, and new material — and this time around, he was the star of the show.
‘Axtone Presents Thomas Gold’: two discs of the German master at his best (album review)
Axtone releases Thomas Gold's double-disc, 33-track compilation 'Axtone Presents Thomas Gold.' We take an in-depth listen to the new tracks, including "The Beginning" and "Fanfare," previously unreleased bootlegs, and private remixes that are finally being unleashed on the world.