Good Morning Mix – Maceo Plex live at Electrobeach Festival (8/18/12)
The man who has had an unstoppable year on the production front has the DJ skills to match. In the very short time that the Maceo Plex moniker has come to fruition, the deep house world has been treated to countless chart topping hits. Maceo Plex's Electrobeach Festival set is ninety minutes of everything house and techno.
Dancing Astronaut’s Top 25 Underground Artists of 2012: 5-1
The underground had a big year in the US in 2012 and we only felt it appropriate to highlight some of these amazing artists independently from potentially bigger or more commercial artists in the dance music world today. We considered the year these artists have had in terms of production, live sets, and overall influence. We also generally picked artists we love and admire; artists we feel are extremely important to pushing electronic music forward. This list of 25 names includes legends and young guns alike, but we can assure you that every single one of these artists is incredibly talented and is well worth a listen or a trip to a club for a live set. Picking up where we left off yesterday, we will continue the countdown with our picks from #5 through the #1 spots.
Dancing Astronaut’s Top 10 Essential Mixes of 2012
Every Saturday night at 1am in the UK, Pete Tong allows an artist of his choosing to take over the Radio 1 airwaves for two full hours. The Essential Mix is legendary and for many of these DJs and producers, the pressure feels immense. A stellar mix can shoot you to recognition, solidify a career, or facilitate a comeback. Although with the generous input of fans, Pete Tong does eventually crown an Essential Mix of the year himself (last year: Above & Beyond), we also put our heads together to decide on the ten mixes from 2012 that made us listen again, and again, and again.
Maceo Plex & Jon Dasilva – Love Somebody Else feat. Joi Cardwell (Original Mix)
In a relatively short career under his deep house moniker Maceo Plex, Eric Estornel -- who is also known to the techno world as Maetrik -- has shown a propulsive rise among the ranks of the underground elite. The highly anticipated collaboration between Maceo Plex and Jon Dasilva, "Love Somebody Else" -- which was debuted on Plex's Essential Mix back in Feburary -- is a deep house anthem of sorts.