Holy Ship!! recaps its 2013 voyage, announces pre-booking for 2014
HARD Events' second annual voyage of the electronic music Holy Ship!! took place this past January, sailing on a luxury liner from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Nassau, Bahamas and casually stopping along the way for a beach rave on a private island. On top of an announcement for 2014's Holy Ship!!! (notice the extra exclamation points), they've also released a seven minute recap video of this year's event -- capturing the best of sets from Diplo, the dirtybird crew, Skrillex, Justice, A-Trak, Skream & Benga, Knife Party, Tommy Trash, and countless more. There's nothing that doesn't look ridiculously fun about this boat rave -- let's all go next year.
Justin Martin & tINI at Highline Ballroom (event review)
Last weekend the Verboten party brand packed out New York’s Highline Ballroom for the return of Dirtybird co-head Justin Martin alongside Desolat queen Tini. Martin played fittingly to his peak-hour time slot and showcased everything from techno to tech house and even some trap. Tini closed out the evening with her signature deep techno sound that went on into the early hours of the morning. Read on for the full break down of the night.
Preview three tracks from upcoming Dirtybird Players Sampler
Today we bring you a little preview of a sampler pack from Justin Martin & Claude VonStroke's dirtybird label. The dirtybird Players Sampler is a three-track compilation of some of the upcoming talent the label is trying to highlight these days
DA’s Sunday Morning Medicine: deep, tech & garage edition
While we usually strive to serve up a plate of mixed genres for our Sunday Morning Medicine, this week features an exclusive batch of deep, tech, and minimal house gems, many which exhibit conspicuous garage influence. From older Maya Jane Coles, to a Julio Bashmore release on Dirtybird, to some sexy Jonas Rathman, to a Toyboy & Robins original, and to a Poupon rework of the Weekend, you can't go wrong with this week's SMM.
Good Morning Mix – Dirtybird Essential Selection Takeover
Last Friday night, Claude VonStroke and label partner Justin Martin took to the decks of Pete Tong's weekly Essential Selection, and just as we've seen done by the Swedes and more recently Jamie Jones and Seth Troxler, embarked on a two-hour journey showcasing their favorite tracks of the moment and featuring mini-mixes from labelmates Eats Everything and Catz and Dogz.