Mysteryland’s festival within a festival; Sunday School artists you can’t miss
While EDM will be given its fair shake throughout Mysteryland's US debut, the festival within a festival, Sunday School, looks to be the bohemian retreat for many of those interested in dancing without any neon distractions. The tech and house driven refuge has outgrown its single stage version found at Electric Zoo and instead occupies 3 full stages, The Big Top, the mirror-covered Spiegeltent and a special Vinyl Only arena. Over the course of two days, forty of the most cutting edge talents in tech house, deep house and techno will provide the soundtrack for the more seasoned dance music fans. From Detroit's Visionquest crew, to Pan Pot, Carl Craig, Joris Voorn and Ovum's 20-year anniversary, there is no shortage of eclectic underground talents in this lineup.
Win a pair of tickets to Anjunadeep at Cafeina in Miami on March 29th
Anjunadeep take over Cafeina in Miami on March 29th for a special daytime party, bringing with them a host of label favorites, along with some very special guests. Joining the Anjunadeep regulars are two of the UK’s finest house music exports - T. Williams and Kidnap Kid. A regular supporter of Anjunadeep on his BBC Radio 1 show, and former remixer of Dusky, T. Williams has built a stellar reputation with his radio shows on Rinse and Radio 1, and top releases on labels like PMR. He’s joined by Kidnap Kid, a real favorite in the Anjunadeep office over the last 12 months with stunning tracks like “Survive.” An Anjunadeep party wouldn’t be complete without a set from chief A&R James Grant, one of the men behind the much-loved Anjunadeep compilation series. With “Anjunadeep 05” hitting #1 on the iTunes Dance Chart in the USA, expect a sneak preview of some brand new material from the forthcoming "Anjunadeep 06.” New York's Beckwith is on a hot streak at the moment, with his new Anandia EP going great and DJ bookings on both sides of the Atlantic. Also on the bill is another New Yorker, MANIK, who’ll be dropping some of his new music forthcoming on Anjunadeep, following releases on Ovum and Black Butter.
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.
Good Morning Mix – Richard Knott’s March 2013 Mix
Richard Knott, the young UK producer responsible for a remix of Unicorn Kid's "Feel So Real" and "Locus Solus" off Pryda Friends, has been of interest in DA land for months now. A Pryda Friends release made me pay attention, but a piece of work like this mix this means Knott is not playing games. Quite simply, this mix is one of the most tightly mixed and well-selected collections of progressive, techno, and tech house I've ever encountered. In the last 24 hours, I've listened to it no fewer than five times.
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.
Electric Zoo Artist Spotlight: Better Lost Than Stupid
The coming together of these three heavyweight acts is something to get excited about. Whether it be the fact that they all individually run some of the biggest underground labels around, or that they hold residencies at Circoloco and DC-10 in Ibiza, these guys have been trained in the art of providing an unparalleled party experience.