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ESSENTIAL DANCE MUSIC ISSUE 004 2015

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MATADOR ALTERN 8 GREG DOWNEY BLUE AMAZON Alex M.O.R.P.H. MALLORCA LEE NIALL REDMOND

BRAZIL REPORT

LOTS MORE INSIDE

Warung Beach club & Festivals

STUDIO TIPS PART 3 More Tech from A1-2 Audio studio

TOP 20 NIGHTS IN IBIZA 2015 Zone picks out the best of the bunch for your Ibiza trip

BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE REPORT Zone crew give us a rundown on the weekend 5-6th June | NEWS | REVIEWS | CHARTS | INTERVIEWS | CLUBS | FASHION | REAL WORLD |

ISSN 2009-8014 (Online) ISSN 2009-8006 (Print)

ESSENTIAL DANCE MUSIC EDITORS, PUBLISHERS & HEAD OF CREATIVE Paul Newhouse & Mike Mannix FEATURE WRITERS - CONTRIBUTORS IRELAND & UK Paul Newhouse - paul@zone-magazine.ie Mike Mannix - mike@zone-magazine.ie Paul Sawyer - paul.s@zone-magazine.ie Brett Kydd - brettkydd-music@live.co.uk Jerry Coughlan - jerry@zone-magazine.ie Emma Dilemma - emmadilemma2013@gmail.com John Steel - jonboysteele@googlemail.com Bazza - bazzaranks@gmail.com Stephen Pearsons -stevieandlisa06@hotmail.co.uk Johnny Pluse - bulabeatsrecords@gmail.com DaGeneral - alan@zone-magazine.ie Dave Gillman - davestalkz@gmail.com Niall Redmond - djniallredmond@gmail.com Loukas Pour-Hashemi - louk@icanpromo.co.uk Darren Braddick - darren@zone-magazine.ie

PORTUGAL

Dimas (D-Formation) - contact@d-formation.net

SPAIN

Wellington Almeida - wellyington@me.com

GERMANY

Frank & Andreas Düffel - anfreas@zone-magazine.ie

USA

Amber Leigh Melby - amberleighmelby@gmail.com Kaiulani Newhouse - kaiulani@zone-magazine.ie [Cali] Ed Whitty - whittymedia@gmail.com [Miami]

MEXICO Andre Venchard - hosedown@gmail.com

AUSTRAILIA

Timur Miraliyev - tstar.production@gmail.com

BRAZIL

Sabrina Bertolini - sabrina@zone-magazine.ie

PAKISTAN

Muhib Khan - meraculous-muhib@hotmail.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

Keith McGovern - keith@zone-magazine.ie Martin Dunne - martin@zone-magazine.ie Marmo - marmo.mika@yahoo.com Daniel Robert Dinu - www.iConcert.ro Kurt Keseder - kurt@vilekings.com Gustavo Remor - gustavoremor@gmail.com Latronix - djlatronix@live.com Jason Hankin - j-hankin@hotmail.co.uk Stephen Coldwell - stephen_coldwell@me.com Tang Nguyen - neroburner@gmail.com Raymond Neice Photography raymondneice@hotmail.com Peter J Walsh - info@peterjwalsh.com

ADVERTISING & GENERAL ENQUIRIES info@zone-magazine.ie ZONE MAGAZINE is owned and published by Paul Newhouse & Mike Mannix. Arrangement & design by Paul Newhouse. Advertising marketing and copywriting by Mike Mannix. Copyright 2015 Zone Magazine. The views expressed and opinions given in this magazine are not nessicerally shared by the publisher. No part of this magazine shall be republished without prior agreement from its publishers.

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WELCOME

PAUL

MIKE

And it’s here again peeps wow, our 4th issue of Zone magazine fresh of the press, and what a cracker of an issue it is, jam packed to the gills with quality content as usual.

Paul and I are delighted to have on the front cover having grown up listening to these legendary dance music dynamo’s Altern 8 in the early 1990’s, when chart Dance music was credible with no real difference with the underground scene (sadly not the case today) who we interviewed in the flesh for a full feature interview.

We are also featuring an in-depth interview with one of Irelands fastest rising global techno stars ‘Matador’ aka Gavin Lynch who is signed to Richie Hawtins Minus label. Followed on by detailed feature interviews with non-other than the Progressive - Tech House legend ‘Blue Amazon’ aka Lee softly who is still plying his trade after nearly 3 decades and headlining the Asylum Reunion in Dublin in June. We are also delighted to feature our very own legendary Dublin house DJ Niall Redmond with an in-depth look at his career and influences. Following on from that, we have Scottish & Irish Legends Mallorca Lee & Greg Downey. We also talk to Alex M.O.R.P.H., Gemini Brothers, DJ Meetch and lots lots more....

We will of course have our regular columns from the talented and dynamic Zone crew; Spooky aka Declan McComiskey who will be delivering on his 20 years’ experience as a Mixing Engineer & Producer on all things techy in the studio, with his A1-2 Audio Blog, also Barry O’Brien aka OB who will be writing and vibing about the Irish and international bass heavy reggae vibrations, in his ‘Bazza’s Ragga Stack’ column. Next on the list is top man ‘Jenko’ aka Steph Fagan who’ll be covering all the ‘proper’ old school classics from the late 80s to the early ninety's on his Retro review, and the very talented journalist Adrienne Murphy who’ll delivering the hard hitting stories in her ‘Real World’ Column. We have our regular reports from Brazil, Germany, Miami and now from Mexico, with along with the regular charts, reviews, top tens, club listing and all things that beat.

As usual we would like to thank all of our many talented contributors and friends who provide so much content, love and support for what we are doing, they are listed on the left hand column on this page if you want to contact them directly with the latest scoops.

From Paul and myself and the whole Zone crew, we just wanted to say thanks again for your continued support, and nice one for reading and feeling our quality Mag, peace.

Paul & Mike.

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CONTENTS News 7-12

58. Bazza's Ragga Stack

34. Alex Ryan [Ireland]

61. Real world With Adrienne Murphy

47. Christian Poow [Argentina]

68. Retro Review

Features 14. Altern8 [UK]

Label Spotlight

18. Blue Amazon [UK]

46. Distressed Sounds [UK]

60. Malcolm Funktion [Ireland] 67. DJ Ezee G [AUS]

Music Reviews

22. Niall Redmond [Ireland] 26. Greg Downey [Ireland] 38. Gemini Brothers [Romaina] 40. Matador [Ireland] 42. Vile Kings [USA] 50. DJ Meetch [USA]

Charts 78-79 House - Techno - Trance Hardstyle - Hard Trance TechHouse - Dance

Techno 73. DaGeneral [UK]

EDM 72. Brett Kydd [UK]

52. Marq Walsh [Ireland] 54. Mallorca Lee [Scotland] 64. Ibiza top 20 nights 2015 76. All-Time Top 10 Labels

Club & Event Reviews 28. Club - Beau [Dundee, Scotland]

Regular Features 32. Mexico Report 35. Studio tips with Spooky [A1-2 Audio]

37. Brighton Music Conference Report [BMC, UK] 62. Clubnight - Freespirit [Ireland]

57. Miami Spotlight

70. Ciaran McCarthy [Ireland]

Hardstyle 71. KRM [UK]

Trance / Hard Trance 74. Louk & Leo Dantes [UK]

44. Brazil Report 48. German Report - ProLight & Sound 2015 & MOMEM [Ger.]

Chillout

Artist Spotlights

75. Emma Dilemma [Ireland]

29. Hym 'n' Her [Ireland] 30. Dhaze [Spain]

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We have 20 up for grabs and all you gotta do you luckys buggers is subscribe to our mailing list and like our Zone Magazine Facebook page https:// www.facebook.com/zonemagazineireland?fref=ts ‌. Good luck Gabeen - Deacon (A-Brothers Remix)DaGeneral & Moggi - Human Destruction (Craig Brogan Remix) Mekas - Pervert Disco (Flug Remix) A-Brothers - It’s Enough To Make Your Toes Curl Dave The Drummer, Chris Liberator, Dynamo City One Night In Hackney (A-Brothers Remix) DaGeneral & Moggi - Human Destruction (AcidMann Remix)Suttercane - Electrostatic Technogramm - GRID (DaGeneral & Moggi Rework) Shelter - Pinned (Urig & Dyce Remix) Felix Lorusso, Real Mother - Helix A.1 (Electrolites Remix)

Bliss Summer Festival 2015 August 7th - 10th Narrow Water Castle, Warrenpoint, Co Down If you are up for something a little different and whant to explore your inner sleff, check out the Bliss Festival.

In a nutshell - The Bliss Festival is 2 full days & 3 nights of exploration & expression of Sexual Freedom, Health, & Pleasure in Mind, Body, & Spirit.

A deeply heart centred, fun & friendly gathering of explorers & adventurers from all around the globe coming together for workshops, talks, panel discussions, high quality performances & much more all in the beautiful & historic setting of the private ancestral home of the Hall family, Narrow Water Castle, Co Down, August 7th to 10th.

More information about this alcohol & drug-free event at www.blissfestival.org ALL are welcome irrespective of sexual orientation, gender, age & relationship status!

OUT NOW "THE DRUMS" RELEASE INFORMATION

DJ Paul Newhouse from Zone Magazine & Redbox Records will be spinning some house tunes in the basement from 12am till close.

Cirka Music Catolgue number : Cm059

"THE DRUMS : Techno and Tribal beats is a compilation with some of the finest producers of this genre bringing the old school sound of the percussion and the drums but keeping the new wave of the techno and tech house" Beatport link https://pro.beatport.com/release/the-drums/1535513 1. Andreas Betancourt - Tierra Santa 2. The G Brotherz - Air Control 3. ED Whitty - Get it 4. Das Bruno - Jungle Party 5. Beyond Horizons - Okinawa (Dj Diego Palacio) 6. Beyond Horizons - Okinawa

Bliss Ireland www.blissfestival.org https://www.facebook.com/ events/767887939942685/ https://www.facebook.com/BlissFestival

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JES Debuts The Fatum Remix Of “Hold On” Via Group Therapy With Above & Beyond It was quite a holiday weekend for EDM’s leading lady JES with the debut of Fatum's remix of her latest hit “Hold On," with Above & Beyond's "Group Therapy" radio show. A energizing, progressive trance version of her collaboration with rising stars Shant & Clint Maximus, the remix was also part of Fatum’s guest spot on Sunday’s Ajunabeats Worldwide radio show and rounded out the weekend with support from Myon and Shane as the “Track Of The Moment” on their International Departures radio show. Layering vast slabs of shimmering synth chord work with uber progressive trance beats this exhilarating remix is set to become a summer classic. Expect to Shazam this soon.

Hardwell announces innovative behind-the-scenes '360 experience' video Watch the teaser here: youtu.be/6mSXxqQ_U5E Non Chrome/ Youtube App users: hwl.dj/1FZMlh1 Always one step ahead of the curve and following in the success of his debut artist album ‘United We Are’, Hardwell now welcomes fans to join him on a fully immersive 360 experience, with an innovative look behind the scenes of his recent Miami Music Week escapades.

Utilising forward-thinking 360 cameras and all-new technologies, let Hardwell take you on an impressive behind the scenes tour of his latest Miami trip as he prepares for his main stage Ultra set in his hotel room, drives around the city top-down with familiar faces Dannic, Dyro & Kill The Buzz and shops for sneakers around Miami Beach – but it doesn’t stop there.

Setting himself apart from many single dimension aftermovies, the future-forward equipment rigged with a multitude of cameras and visually stimulating additions, offers up a full 360 degree view that the audience can easily watch via the latest version of the YouTube app.

“I really love the raw energy of the new Fatum remix of ‘Hold On.’ It’s amazing to see how their sound has grown into something truly unique over the past year. I have known them for a while and I’m so happy we got to connect with this remix and bring the fans something exceptional,” states JES.

Become part of Hardwell’s beach-side party and join in with the Revealed team fun via this exclusive 360 experience - full video coming soon!

LABEL: Intonenation Records SOUNDCLOUD PREVIEW LINK: http://bit.ly/1Av82Gs EXPECTED RELEASE DATE: Beatport 6/22 - Itunes/ Worldwide 7/6

Watch the teaser here: youtu.be/6mSXxqQ_U5E For more information check socials: www.DJHardwell.com | www.facebook.com/DJHardwell | www.twitter.com/Hardwell For all Hardwell media enquires please contact: Vass at Urban Rebel PR: Tel: +44 (0) 161 298 6650 / Email: vass@urbanrebelpr.com

From singing and songwriting to producing and DJing, New York City born- Los Angeles based JES does it all.

She has worked with the longtime tastemakers and powerhouses like COSMIC GATE, FERRY CORSTEN, BT, and TIESTO - just to name a few- providing vocals on multiple No.1 chart topping tracks; many of which have become indicative of dance music. Her original singles have been remixed by industry greats such as KASKADE, ABOVE & BEYOND, ARMIN VAN BUUREN and many more.

“I will never tire of hearing Tony's beautiful tone announcing a new release on "Group Therapy Radio!” It’s so exiting to be able to see the fans responses as the show goes out live. No matter how many times it happens it always feels like the first time! JES

CONNECT WITH JES: Website: www.officialjes.com Facebook: facebook.com/jesofficial Twitter: @official_jes Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/jes Radio: www.unleashthebeat.com CONNECT WITH INTONENATION: Website: www.IntonenationRecords.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ IntonenationRecords CONNECT WITH SHANE & CLINT MAXIMUS: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ shantandclintmaximus For Press & Media Inquires for JES please contact ktee@planetjes.com

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GIGLIANNI DOES IT AGAIN? BIG SOUNDS FROM A CANADIAN TALENT Canadian Music producer/Dj, Giglianni, is really starting to get his feet wet in the EDM scene. His new release, Do it again, has hit Digital retailers on Dutch label Wolfrage Recordings, they've made a great name for themselves since 2012.

Do It Again was put together to fit big room clubs and festivals.

Giglianni creates music for himself but for others to enjoy.

His music has been supported by DJs Borgeous, EDX and Hypeman Fatman Scoop.

Do It Again starts off with various of drum loops with a simple 4 beat ride cymbal. which leads into a repetitive medley of synths progressing in the track. Then brings up the energy into climaxes. The break down is not your average break down, it's full of energy with nice drum rolls to fill the pockets. The song still maintains its energy, which is why this song is great for ether a big room clubs or Festivals.

If you want to feel like you are at Tomorrowland or some type of huge club this will defiantly put you in that headspace.

Giglianni - Do It Again Out now!!! on Wolfrage Recordings for more information on Giglianni Contact wilf libgott of www.hammarica.com wilf@hammarica.com CONNECT: https://pro.beatport.com/release/do-it-again/1508092 http://www.giglianni.com https://www.facebook.com/Giglianni https://twitter.com/Giglianni https://instagram.com/giglianni/

ULTRA WORLDWIDE CONTINUES EXPANSION ACROSS LATIN AMERICA ULTRA CHILE RETURNS TO SANTIAGO - OCTOBER 10 OFFICIAL 2014 AFTERMOVIE RELEASED ROAD TO ULTRA EVENTS ANNOUNCED ROAD TO ULTRA BOLIVIA – OCTOBER 3 ROAD TO ULTRA PERU – OCTOBER 7 ROAD TO ULTRA PARAGUAY – OCTOBER 10

ULTRA Worldwide today announces further expansion to Road To Ultra’s famed parties across Latin America, with brand new editions in Bolivia and Peru, and a return party in Paraguay all confirmed for October 2015. In addition to these ‘Road To…’ events, the ULTRA organizers have also now confirmed that the ULTRA Chile festival will be returning to Santiago de Chile for its third consecutive outing on October 10, 2015. For a taste of what is to come, check out the ULTRA Chile 2014 Aftermovie below!

WATCH THE OFFICIAL ULTRA CHILE 2014 AFTERMOVIE Having already hosted mammoth events in Thailand and Macau this year, and with Singapore also confirmed for September 2015, the Road To Ultra franchise will be spreading its influence further across Latin America later this year, where it will be touching down in Bolivia’s largest city, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, at the gigantic Estadio ‘Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera’ on Saturday, October 3. Promising the same level of world-class talent and production as ever, Road To Ultra Bolivia will have Ultranauts flocking from far and wide for what will be a historic night to remember. Tickets for Road to Ultra Bolivia will be going on sale in July.

Heading out west to the Pacific coast, Road to Ultra will then be plunging down in Peru’s capital city, Lima, on Friday, October 7. Fans can expect to dance from night until dawn at the oceanfront outdoor Explanada Costa Verde space, enjoying performances from some of the world’s finest acts, which will soon be announced. To round off the tour, Road to Ultra will be returning to Paraguay for its second outing, following a hugely successful debut in 2014, which saw over 13,000 attendees dance to the beats of Steve Angello, Afrojack, Dash Berlin, Nervo and many more.

This year’s event will once again be held at the spectacular Rakiura Resort in the historic city of Luque. Tickets for Road to Ultra Peru and Paraguay will be going on sale Monday, July 6.

Last but by no means least, ULTRA Chile will be returning to Santiago, the nation’s capital and largest city on Saturday, October 10, for its third consecutive annual edition at the impressive Ciudad Empresarial. Last year’s festival welcomed acts including Armada Music label honcho Armin Van Buuren, the “king of techno” Carl Cox, Swede, Steve Angello and many more. Tickets for ULTRA Chile will be going on sale Wednesday, July 1.

Across all three Road to Ultra dates in Latin America and ULTRA Chile, fans will experience a diverse array of the world’s most sought after electronic talent, the most technologically advanced stage designs and the very finest festival productions to be found anywhere on the planet.

The lineups for each event will be unveiled over the coming weeks and months. Stay tuned to ultrachile.com and roadtoultra.com for further details.

About Road to ULTRA™ ULTRA WORLDWIDE, producers of the award-winning ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL in Miami, launched a new event concept early in 2012 appropriately named, ‘ROAD TO ULTRA.’ Since then, RTU’s have landed in THAILAND, KOREA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, MACAU, COLOMBIA and PARAGUAY with more confirmed for 2015 in BOLIVIA, PERU and SINGAPORE. Road to ULTRA events are single-stage events with the same focus as the ULTRA Worldwide festivals. Each event showcases cutting-edge stage production including world-class visuals, lighting, kryogenics and pyrotechnics. Stage designs are developed by the ULTRA Music Festival creative team and adapted to accommodate the needs of both indoor and outdoor venues.

Just as the ULTRA festivals boast the world’s hottest talent, Road To ULTRA features the top electronic music artists in today’s electronic music scene. Artists such as Tiesto, Hardwell Martin Garrix, Alesso, Steve Angello, Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Fedde Le Grand, Porter Robinson, Knife Party, Nervo, Galantis and more have already headlined previous RTU’s, bringing tens of thousands of fans to these events.

ULTRA Worldwide is already the most international electronic music festival brand by far (with festivals on five continents including AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA and NORTH AMERICA), but with the addition of the Road to ULTRA concept, ULTRA has truly raised the bar. The RTU events continue to drive ULTRA apart from the competition by offering one-of-a-kind experiences to electronic music fans in even more regions around the world.

About ULTRA Worldwide™ ULTRA WORLDWIDE is the global edition of the World’s Premier Electronic Music event, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL. The ULTRA brand was founded in 1997 by Executive Producer, President & CEO Russell Faibisch, and began producing electronic music events in South Florida, which led to the inaugural Ultra Music Festival in 1999 on the sands of Miami Beach.

The internationally renowned festival, which has taken place every March since its inception, celebrated its seventeenth anniversary from March 27-29, 2015 by bringing over 165,000 music enthusiasts to the sold out waterfront event in the heart of the City of Miami. Ultra Music Festival returns to Bayfront Park for its eighteenth annual edition, 18-20 March 2016.

Choosing to follow a unique, creative vision and a wholly organic growth focused around a true love for music, artists, and fans alike, the ULTRA and ULTRA Worldwide brands represent not only the world’s biggest and most successful remaining INDEPENDENT electronic music festival brand, they are now the most international of any festival brand in the world by far. The event organizers continue to transport the unrivalled experience from the Miami flagship festival to an ever-growing number of destinations and fans all over the globe.

Over the past seventeen years, literally thousands of the world’s most iconic DJs, producers and live acts have mesmerized audiences with aweinspiring sets at ULTRA festivals in ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE, CROATIA, IBIZA, JAPAN, KOREA, SOUTH AFRICA and of course MIAMI, as well as ROAD TO ULTRA events in CHILE, COLOMBIA, PARAGUAY, SEOUL, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TOKYO, USA, and now forthcoming events in BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, MACAU, SINGAPORE as well as ULTRA BEACH - BALI. Each and every new global edition is founded on the same successful recipe that has been perfected over seventeen years in Miami, combining the most diverse electronic talent with the most technologically advanced, largescale festival productions in the world.

In addition, the ULTRA brands pioneered the live stream experience, ‘ULTRA LIVE’ (whereby the festival is brought online to over 20 million unique viewers globally) and the audio broadcasting platform ‘UMF RADIO’ (syndicated to FM Radio in over 42 countries and reaching more than 22million listeners weekly). Also ‘UMF FILMS’ collaboration with FINALKID has seen some of the most visually breathtaking festival aftermovies in the music space, including a feature-length documentary exploring the latest explosion of dance music, entitled CAN U FEEL IT, which premiered at the Ultra Music Festival, Miami 2012 and was exhibited in over 500 theaters across the Unites States.

In 2014, the ULTRA and ULTRA WORLDWIDE brands continued to push the boundaries, bringing an unparalleled combination of cutting edge production and the world’s best electronic acts back to previous strongholds and new frontiers across the globe. With its most recent new festival editions breaking records in JAPAN in September 2014, SOUTH AFRICA in February 2015 and KOREA in June 2015, and with the addition of the many new ROAD TO ULTRA events, the ULTRA brand has now united SIXTEEN COUNTRIES across FIVE CONTINENTS worldwide.

For all UMF Worldwide enquiries please contact; ultra@getinpr.com

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BBC RADIO 1 EXCLUSIVE: KÖLSCH DROPS TWO HUGE REMIXES FOR ERIC PRYDZ AND JORIS VOORN [www.getinpr.com] Just weeks ahead of the release of ‘1983’, his highly anticipated second studio album, house maestro Kölsch drops two intense new remixes, both of which saw the light of day last Friday in a massive double world premiere exclusively on Pete Tong’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Selection show.

The music industry’s most celebrated tastemaker and a huge fan of the half Danish, half Irish producer, Tong immersed his global audience first in Kölsch’s remix of Eric Prydz’s ‘Generate’, before delving straight into another monster, his take on Joris Voorn’s ‘The Monk’, out today on Beatport and available to stream now exclusively via THUMP. STREAM 'ERIC PRYDZ - GENERATE (KÖLSCH REMIX)' ON SOUNDCLOUD STREAM 'JORIS VOORN - THE MONK (KÖLSCH REMIX)' VIA THUMP BUY 'JORIS VOORN - THE MONK (KÖLSCH REMIX)' ON BEATPORT It’s no secret that Voorn and Kölsch have an extremely close friendship, the latter joining the GREEN head honcho at Paradiso earlier this year for Voorn’s official birthday celebrations. Taken from his 2014 album ‘Nobody Knows’, ‘The Monk’ is an exquisite, delicate, sweeping work of art that Kölsch recrafts by concentrating on the more active areas of the single. Bringing the pulsating percussive and synth elements to the fore, he allows the track to move differently, in a new dynamic, as much more of a club instrument than the original. The result is a remix that holds true to the grace and elegance of Voorn’s production but redefines itself with the dance floor firmly in mind.

The only producer this time round to have been tasked with the job of taking on one of electronica’s greatest, Kölsch’s remix of Prydz’s ‘Generate’ is an absolute masterclass in the art of tantalization. Subtle, elegant and masterfully drawn out, Kölsch dims the vocal top line, eliminating the sultry pop elements of Prydz’s cut and seducing it down into the darker depths of peak-time, eyes-closed euphoria. Another example of his ability to tease and weave layers of emotive composition, he gradually eases us towards that elusive point where the dance floor loses its identity, transported en mass to areas of natural ecstasy purely through the power of music.

As the “producers’ producer” readies himself for a two week tour of Australia beginning June 4th, the imminent release of ‘1983’, a string of dates at Ushuaia in Ibiza and across the international festival circuit, fans of Kölsch will have plenty to get their teeth into over the summer months, starting with these two exceptional remixes.

Tour Dates: 5/23 – Lost Village – UK 5/25 – Movement – Detroit, MI 5/28 – Coco – Madrid, Spain 5/30 – Ushuaia Opening – Ibiza 5/31 – Life Festival – Mullingar, Ireland 6/21 – Kompakt Open Air – Barcelona, Spain 6/28 – Awakenings Festival – Amsterdam, Netherlands 7/4 – Love Family Park – Frankfurt, Germany 7/10 – Exit Festival – Novi Sad, Serbia 7/11 – Parc Floral – Paris, France 7/12 – Kappa Future Festival – Torino, Italy 7/13 – Big Festival – Biarritz, France 7/26 – Marrakech – Rabat, Malta 8/6 – Loveland Festival – Amsterdam, Netherlands 8/29 – SW4 Festival – London, UK 8/29 – Creamfields – Potternewton, UK

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Robert Babicz Fading Hearts / Destiny Disrupted (Bedrock) 1. Fading Hearts 2. Destiny Disrupted (Bedrock) BEDDIGI62 Release: 18th May 12015 Robert Babicz is a man on a mission, the Cologne based producer stands tall as one of only a handful of distinctive artists who are bold enough to breathe life into their productions with true emotion. His creations display a level of honesty and soul that sets them apart from so much of today’s here-today-gone-tomorrow disposable music - the mark of a true musical innovator. Here, he returns to Bedrock and reveals his talent and skill as one of Europe's most essential techno producers, with two stunning tracks for the summer season.

The wonderfully deep, wobbly throb of “Fading Hearts” is a masterclass in dub-inflected hip-swinging goodness. Overlaid with gorgeous, subtle melodic flourishes, its angelic beauty is a true wonder to behold. Meanwhile, “Density Disrupted” turns up the darkness factor, shifts proceedings up a gear and gets suitably twisted in supreme style, showing another side to Babicz’s seemingly infinite creative palette.

Robert Babicz moved to Germany from his native Poland in 1980 and began making dance music in the early 1990s, when acid house was at its peak of popularity. His career has thus already spanned more than two decades and it is evidently clear from the music that he creates, that he has devoted his life to his craft.

A much-respected connoisseur of sound design and production, his services as a mastering engineer are in demand all over the world. He is also well known as an exciting live performer, utilizing a host of synths and live equipment to enhance the improvisation in every set he plays.

But Babicz's art is comprised of more than just his music. He films everything, later editing the images together as a visual accompaniment to his audio. His short films capture the emotions, colours and feel of his trips and, in turn, these then also have an effect on his music, colouring his emotive, unique take on electronica with a very human feel.

If you like what you hear and want to dig a little deeper into the Bedrock back catalogue to check out Robert Babicz’s previous adventures on the label, you could start with 2010’s “Pink Trees”, his remix of Pete Heller’s “Nu Acid”, the stupendous “Welcome To The 90’s” from Bedrock 12, “Eastside” from Bedrock 14, “Rabbit Clouds” from the Underground Sound Of Miami Series 3, and his huge “Rave Angel”.

Keep it Babiczstyle!

Bedrock www.bedrock.uk.net www.johndigweed.com www.bedrockmusic.bigcartel.com www.facebook.com/bedrockrecords www.twitter.com/#!/BedrockRecords www.youtube.com/user/bedrocktransitions Robert Babicz https://soundcloud.com/robbabicz https://www.facebook.com/robertbabicz http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/robertbabicz PR & Promotion For A Musical World Email:hughbmusic@hotmail.com Skype: hughbmusic Tel: +44(0)7401901777

SOLOMUN+LIVE Announces Full Line ups at Destino, Ibiza Link: www.destinoibiza.com Link: www.facebook.com/SolomunMusicAfter the success of last year’s brilliant shows, Solomun is back at Ibiza’s coolest day club, Destino, with six more very special dates alongside some of his close friends and peers.

Of course, Solomon has a residency at Pacha that sees him play with his choice of one special DJ, but here at the beautiful Destino he will play with his special choice of live act.

Joining globe trotting DJ, acclaimed producer and remixes and Diynamic label boss Solomun, who plays six dates from July 9th to September 29th, will be a really tasteful selection of guests.

Up first, key Diynamic label artist David August plays live, then Innervisions boss men Ame play on the 23rd, Pampa’s Isolee is the guest on August 8th, Brandt Brauer Frick plays on the 20th, Kompakt act WhoMadeWho play the 10th, then it all comes to an end with Rodriguez Jr. on the 24th.

Every event will come with quality warm up sets from RSS Disco, who comes all the way from Hamburg, so this really will be a special series.

09.07. Solomun+live Opening with David August 23.07. Solomun+live w/ Âme 06.08. Solomun+live w/ Isolee 20.08. Solomun+live w/ Brandt Brauer Frick 10.09. Solomun+live w/ WhoMadeWho 24.09. Solomun+live Closing -w/ Rodriguez Jr. For Additional Information please contact Ro at Jukebox PR Email - ro@jukeboxpr.co.uk // Telephone - +447973218861

Chus & Ceballos release “Abisinia” The first single off their debut artist album Nómadas,releasing in September 2015.

Madrid, June 8th, 2015 - The DJ duo Chus + Ceballos will launch their debut artist album, Nómadas, in September of this year. The success of their productions over the past 15 years, combined with the remarkable progress of their Stereo Productions label and participation at the iconic Burning Man (a primary source of their inspiration) has pushed the pair to finish the project that has long been on their radar: a conceptual, authentic record with quality music.

The first single from the album is “Abisinia feat. GiGi,” a studio collaboration with Italian producer Leonardo Gonnelli, with whom they previously worked on last year’s “Soledad.”

Teeming with hypnotic synths and ethereal, shamanic vocals of ancient origins, the single is an excursion into the deepest end of the sound spectrum, buoyed by a modern sensibility.

Strongly influenced by GiGi’s motherland of Ethiopia, the sonic walkabout will keep the crowd locked into a meditative groove on the dancefloor. “Abisinia” will be released on June 8th, along with a powerful remix by famous Spanish DJ-producer UNER. Accompanying “Abisinia” is its music video, which evokes the albums’ nomadic essence by tapping into viewers’ primitive tendencies through mystic imagery. Filmed in Ibiza with the mysterious Isla Es Vedrá in the background, the video channels the unique energies that can only be found in magical areas such as the Balearic Islands.

Known for their trademark Iberican sound – a hypnotic blend of warm and inviting tribal soundscapes laced with modern tech elements – Chus + Ceballos have figured out the formula that easily satisfies every punter within the clubbing collective. But it is not only the starry-eyed clubbers that worship at the altar of Chus + Ceballos; the world’s most celebrated DJs sing their praises and rely on this duo to fill their box with some of the most essential late-night g LINKS// http://www.chusceballos.com/ https://www.facebook.com/chusceballos https://twitter.com/chusceballos https://soundcloud.com/chusceballos For Additional Information please contact Ro at Jukebox PR Email // ro@jukeboxpr.co.uk Telephone // +447973218861

with the sampled sounds of marching boots, through the decades after. He’s been a major "Glory" shares an epic sense of scale with recent influence on artists of all stripes, from techno JEAN-MICHEL JARRE & M83 M83 material. Arranged with Jarre’s expert producers down to electronic-driven bands like touch, however, it builds up naturally and M83, whose grandiose vocal melodies attracted RELEASE 'GLORY' finishes with a climax that feels huge even by Jarre in the first place. "I really wanted him to 15.05.15 that act’s standards. sing because what I like in his vocal is that he As the mind behind M83, Gonzalez is responsible uses his voice not only like a singer, but like for 2011's blockbuster "Midnight City" and the somebody who's using an instrument," Jarre Listen 'Glory' - Jean-Michel Jarre x M83 acclaimed LP Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. Known says. "I love the ambiguity between natural (YouTube) for his theatrical style, Gonzalez has a knack for sound and how he processes the vocals."

Stream - 'Glory' - Jean-Michel Jarre x M83 infusing rock band dynamics with electronic Blending Jarre's signature electronic composition (Spotify) with M83's rock opera grandeur, "Glory" is the Buy - 'Glory' - Jean-Michel Jarre x M83 (iTunes) elements—a long-time obsession that started back when he saw Jarre on TV as a child. "He second chapter in a long and comprehensive "Glory" is the second track to be released from was playing with his synths and I was blown new project that will expand on Jean-Michel Jean-Michel Jarre's upcoming studio album, away with the sound and the look of his Jarre's already considerable legacy in electronic following "Conquistador," the Techno-focused synthesizers," Gonzalez says. "It looked so music. collaboration with Gesaffelstein. This time futuristic to me, I was just hooked by the around, the electronic music legend turns to melodies and the power of his music right Follow Jean-Michel Jarre: another young French luminary, Anthony away."

Gonzalez of M83, for a soaring and heartfelt Jean-Michel Jarre, of course, is one of electronic jeanmicheljarre.com anthem. music’s formative figures, releasing his facebook.com/jeanmicheljarre Jarre built "Glory" from the ground-up around groundbreaking album Oxygéne in 1976 and twitter.com/jmjarre Gonzalez' powerful voice. Full of uplifting remaining a pioneering force in the scene synthesizers and plucked strings and bolstered

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What was once known as RemixChart.com, is now known as Digital Music Pool. DMP began as a blog to keep DJs in the loop and up to date on music selection. The popular blog posted a lot of tracks from platforms such as soundcloud. Soon music labels began sending music. What was once a hobby turned into the genius idea of “Digital Music Pool”!

Your one stop shop for tracks that are hot. From the radio jock, club DJ and mobile DJ, it’s your place to find multi genre hits for any occasion. As DMP grew, friends turned into partnerships. Today DMP is where the top DJs of radio, club and mobile DJs find all of the best remixes, originals and tracks that meet their specific needs.

They have all the top genres such as top 40, house, progressive, electro, tech house, techno, hip-hop and R&B. They also have dirty and clean edits, intros/outros, pre-inserted Serato cue points, daily updates and unlimited downloads. It’s like having your own personal assistance pre-sort and organized your tracks before you download them. A lot of the top DJs and producers come here for their one stop shop.

As a DJ I get most of my tracks here. It’s easy to navigate and sort what you’re looking for. They have all the top mixes and a few hidden bootleg gems.

Membership is reasonably priced and you definitely get your money’s worth in tracks. Unlike other pools that make you sort through crap and charge you an arm and a leg, they offer the professional DJ organized tracks that fit nicely into your musical repertoire. Why bother with a lot of trouble and hassle when you can go to a trusted and well organized music pool? This is a must-go-to site!

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TWO ITALIAN EDM POWERHOUSES BRING MORE MAYHEM TO THE DANCEFLOOR Jacky Greco collaborating with fellow Italian EDM DJ Carlo Astuti make dance floors go crazy with their new big room track "Dragon". Released on Beatport April 30, early reviewers couldn't get enough of the track. Expect nothing less than perfection from Greco both behind the decks and in the studio as spring and summer 2015 proves the DJ/producer and amazing EDM come hand in hand.

"It was an amazing experience working with a fellow Italian in the crazy city of Las Vegas to create this track," commented Greco. "We couldn't be happier about how 'Dragon' came out and I think my fans are going to love it too."

Carlo Astuti is a lifelong lover of house music who began his career in Italy, before heading to America to further his career. He's charted many of his own songs on Beatport going back to 2011, as well as earned acclaim as a master remixer.

According to Greco, "Dragon" is being released on his own label Fluo Universe and exclusively available for download through Beatport.

The video is out now!

Emily G., a lifestyle blogger from Boston, remarked, "Jacky Greco is at it again this time teaming with Carlo Astuti for their new track 'Dragon'. This is a perfect big room track for the start of spring and I expect it to be pumped by DJ's from coast to coast. Jacky is doing really special things, don't miss a chance to see him live."

For more information be sure to visit http:// www.fluouniverse.com JACKY GRECO VS CARLO ASTUTI - DRAGONOUT NOW ON BEATPORT [FLUO] GET IT! CONNECT: http://www.jackygreco.com www.facebook.com/jackygrecoofficial www.soundcloud.com/jackygrecoofficial www.instagram.com/jackygrecoofficial For press inquiries, please contact Wilf Libgott of www.hammarica.com | wilf@hammarica.com

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Pacha Barcelona Announce OFF Week Plans Mixmag, Mobilee, 15 years of Moon Harbour, Geist, Fanculli & Friends & Many More The Barcelona home of the world famous Pacha club has got a fine week of underground and clued-up events lined up for during OFF Sonar.

Starting on Wednesday June 17th and running until Sunday June 21st the club will showcase the best labels, DJs and producers in the world across a series of eight unbeatable parties.

Some of them take place at night, some of them are during the the day and some make great use of an open air party space so that you can really soak up that hot Spanish sun.

Up first is a special event with two heavyweight tech house label coming together in the form of 8Bit & Mobilee, a 10 Year Celebration with label heads Anja Schneider and Miss Kittin as well as Nick Curly and Anja Schneider plus Gorge, Ray Okpara and Tuccillo.

The parties are then stacked up night on night and the following evening is a Geist Agency showcase with leading acts form the agency including a pair you will know but who we can’t say any more about other than their names - Jonson & Siminski, as well as Benoit & Sergio, DJ Three and Valentin Stip all playing alongside Bob Moses, Magda, Bruno Pronto (live), Clarion and Heartthrob.

Friday the 19th finds Matthias Tanzmann’s peerless label Moon Harbour celebrate 15 years in the game with an exclusive set from the boss himself as well as Steve Bug, Martin Buttrich, Barem, Luna City Express, Sable Sheep, Marco Farone, East End Dubs, Chris Wood & Meat, Martin Landsky, Sven Tasnadi and many more all lining up.

On the 19th it is an Akbal showcase in the Red Room of Pacha on Friday night. Akbal Music is a well respected label that was created in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico and is now based in Barcelona. It is run by DJ/Producer Robbie Akbal and he is joined tonight by Miguel Puente, Patlac, and Louie Fresco.

Bluezone Corporation releases 'Abandoned Labs - Dark Cinematic Samples'

It’s another big exclusive showcase the night after with Herr, Andre Buljat, Hitch’s Yakazi label featuring Detroit’s Mathew Dear, Marc Houle live, Fur Coat, Alexi Delano, Eduardo de la Calle, Rework live and more besides.

Cesare vs Disorder and their Serialism label then take charge on Saturday the 20th with a day time open air event when they have Tiefschwarz, Cassy, Konrad Black, Jichael Mackson live, Joe Le Groove and plenty more.

On June 21st, after recently returning from a groundbreaking Around The World tour, Nic Fanciulli has announced he is to present a specially curated night at Pacha Barcelona, featuring some of the biggest names in house and techno. To be joined by a myriad of incredible DJs Cuartero, David Herrero, Harvard Bass, Luca Donzelli, Mar-T, Mark Faniculli, Robert Dietz, Secondcity, Subb-an and Tobi Neumann - Nic has curated a line-up that reflects the diversity of his current influences and one that is sure to capture the imagination of European clubbers. Look out for special sets from Mark Fanciulli b2b Secondcity and Robert Dietz going b2b with Harvard Bass.

Finally, it’s another open air day time showcase with Flash who have Ilario Alicante, Markus Fix, Dana Ruh, Dorian Paic, Sascha Dive, Christian Burkhardt, Einzelkind and more all bringing the heat.

This is a quality week of underground parties featuring some of the most talented and respected names in the game. https://www.facebook.com/PachaBarcelona

Bluezone Corporation releases 'Abandoned Labs - Dark Cinematic Samples' a brand new sound library covering a vast collection of atmospheres and soundscapes, dark textures and deep ambiences, metal textures, cinematic hits and eerie sound effects. This royalty free selection features 1.3Gb of high quality sounds ready to be injected in your commercial productions.

SAMPLE PACK SUMMARY Bluezone Corporation releases 'Abandoned Labs - Dark Cinematic Samples' a brand new sound library covering a vast collection of atmospheres and soundscapes, dark textures and deep ambiences, metal textures, cinematic hits and eerie sound effects. This royalty free selection features 1.3Gb of high quality sounds ready to be injected in your commercial productions.

Perfect for composers and sound designers : 'Abandoned Labs - Dark Cinematic Samples' was created from hardware synthesizers and field recordings, then processed and twisted to give you complex and hyper-detailed atmospheres, drones and ambiences. Furthermore this incredible cinematic sample pack contains layered industrial background FX, mysterious wind ambiences, crackles and electric signals, tortured metal sounds and massive impacts perfect for any composer seeking to add dark cinematic elements to their music. All samples are perfect for cinematic and modern music productions, video game backgrounds, Ambient and Experimental musical projects, Trailers and more.

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There is no other dance music act in history that captured the ‘Rave Scene’s vibrant hedonistic chaotic mentalness quite like these guys, kitted out in their distinct trend setting eye catching gas mask and boiler suit outfits, that literally sparked a rave craze revolution in clubbing ware and style!! Every Rave you went to and club you’d see the weekend faithful sweating it out in their own boiler suited creation and homemade painted gas masks with the trademark A plastered all over it and them thinking they were the dogs bxxxxx haha.

This was a bright new electronic horizon a new era to be part of something so musically and socially revolutionary, like nothing else in history had before it, bringing people of all races, creeds, classes and colour together to go beyond what was classed as socially accepted or socially expected, and the madder, crazier, luminous more fucxxxd up the better, what a time for these lads to emerge onto the scene and take it by the reins and throttle it into the ionosphere.

As an enthusiastic child of the beats in the early days of ‘Rave’, I can still remember my first time seeing Altern-8 on ‘Top of Pops’ banging out ‘Activ-8 Come with me’ and ‘E-vapor-8’ it was insane and I loved it!! This was a time when what was in the charts wasn’t separate from the underground scene as it is today. It was quite socially acceptable to listen to banging dance tunes on the tele and then bang on your latest mix tape without it sounding like you had just stuck on the wombles or the sound of music. It was about the music the energy the vibes the ecstatic thrill of being part of a unifying sound that the likes of Altern-8 were fuelling into their tunes and ramping up the collective frequency.

23 years later Keith McGovern (Zone Photographer) and myself get the chance to liter-8-ly chew the fat with the lads backstage and on stage at the Psyclone Zone gig in the Tivoli Dublin in May…Top one nice get sorted…. Now its time for Altern-8……

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