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1. Mark Knight Yalta Groove (CD Exclusive) “Yalta is a club in Sophia I play in, probably the best place in the world. It’s in Bulgaria! Last time I played it sold out a month in advance! Inspired after a show on Boxing Day.”
jack beats “I wanted to make it a journey - from deep house to techno,” says Mark Knight of his brilliant, booming main room mix. “This is a snapshot of my set and this is exactly what you’ll hear from me this year. This is the Mark Knight experience from Ministry to Space in Miami, this is what I’m all about!” You can download the exclusive opening track now on djmarkknight.com. We spoil you, we really do. As the A&R supremo behind Toolroom - now one the mightiest UK house labels on the block, even more
2. Timid Boy On a Cloud With Richard” “I just got given this and it’s a great little groover!” 3. Manuel de la Mar vs Lissat and Voltax Club Around The World (Anil Chawla mix) “Magical,! Anil Chawla’s mix is stunning.”
“Another undiscovered gem, I love what Muzzaik do.” 6. Nic Fanciulli ‘Together’ “Really wanted to sign it – but rejected got there first! Nic’s on fire” 7. You know “Bacata” - (Carlo Lio Mix) Carlo Lio has been bubbling for years and has really found his groove of late. I played this at Space in Ibiza, it was so right for that room! He’s from Toronto and there are countless great remixes from him out there right now.
4. Koen Groeneveld CVR “Koen we do a lot with. This never left my set. A cracking record”
8. Nicole Moudaber The Reason’ “Just a brillinat groove. Perfect for big rooms”
5. Anthony Acid Hit & Throw (Muzzaik dub)
9. Pete Tong & Paul Rogers ‘Headstrong’
“Pete has also discovered his sound of late - a killer” 10. Gabriel Rocha ‘Ride on Time’ “Another guy we’re getting behind, from Uruguay, a star of 2011”
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troops are well established, and the landings are all proceeding with much less loss than we expected. Fighting is in progress at various points and there are girls in the Gents.” Winston Churchill’s D-Day speech to The House of Commons, June 6, 1944.
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Racing the line between arcade adrenaline and full on sim, TDU2 burns serious rubber. There’s 180km of GoogleMapsmodelled terrain, over 90 real vehicles and a basic story mode which sees you rise from valet monkey to raceway kingpin. You can drive between meets, dodge cops, snap photos of car wrecks to unlock rewards, drop your soft-top on the move and even flash your headlights to passing challengers for an online race-off. Oh and it starts on a on a fully driveable map of Ibiza that lets you park up and pop into Pacha! But remember kids, drug-driving’s bad,
Kirby’s Epic Yarn After nearly a decade Kirby finally returns in a classic new platform caper. Teleported into Patch Land by the evil sorcerer Yin-Yarn, Kirby – transformed into wool-string form – joins forces with Prince Fluff for addictive two player co-op as they bounce, zip, whip, and shape-shift through a quest to sew the kingdom back together. With brilliant, fuzzy-felt level designs, Kirby’s complete invulnerability and broad gamer appeal, this is Nintendo at its colourful, kooky best – thoroughly recommended when you’re feeling all strung out, frayed at the seams and need to unwind
Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Possibly the best thing about fighting games is beating your mates silly by smashing buttons like a maniac and pulling off special moves with your face. Now throw in the biggest legends of the Marvel and Capcom universe (from Dr. Doom and Captain America to all your ‘Street Fighter’ favourites), with triple tag team attacks, team aerial-combos and special moves that can out-strobe Zabiela at Space – and you’ve got yourself RSI and a nose bleed. Totally mad, but if you like ’em fast and over-the-top furious or just love shouting “HADOOOOUKEN” all the time, then this one’s
Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 More retro action sees the NES’s original grappling-hook-armed commando, Nathan Spencer, swinging and blasting his way onto the next gen online networks. An 80’s nostalgia trip of classic scrolling platforms is brought up to date with cool new environments, the return of the popular co-op mode from the first ‘Rearmed’ and some nifty physicsbased puzzles that add a nice twist. Also featuring improved weaponry, bionic arm capabilities and even the ability to (wait for it) jump, plus remixes of its killer 8bit soundtrack, these subtle updates see
11. Stefano Noferini – ‘Mama’ “A guy who does a million tracks a week – this is fantastic” 12. Paul Thomas ‘Wookie’ “Best track from PT ever!” 13. Funkagenda ‘Budgie’ “An exclusive - one of Adam’s best for a long time” 14. Mark Knight & Wolfgang Gartner ‘Conscindo’ The Latin word ‘Conscindo’ has many meanings, mainly ‘to rip into pieces’
dancefloor dictionary Bomb Jagers n. – the liver-quaking inverse of the Jager bomb ie a shot of Red Bull dropped into a glass of Jagermesiter “Girls are in the Gents” exp. a recognised turning point when the madness takes over and normal rules no longer apply. “The airborne
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The tinnitus convention sl. An area approximately 2meters in diameter from any club speaker. See also ‘Point-blank point’ or ‘Speaker’s corner’ “Tensnake’s On A Plane!” An assumingly common expression in the Defected office when
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Win a 5-star club trip to Madrid Flights, hotel, drinks, meal, merch, cabs and guesty all n If there’s one club that’s as equally celebrated with clubbers as it is industry insiders it’s Fabrik in Madrid. Now imagine being V.I.P. at one of their Spanish extravaganzas, mingling with top DJ’s, living it up in a 5 star hotel and being treated to all the VIP treatment usually reserved for musical royalty! Well that’s where this month’s big competition comes in. Everyone’s been banging on about the wide range of top quality talent to grace the colossal 10,000 capacity club, including Friction, Loco Dice, David Guetta and Sven Vath. Coupled with the sheer size of the main rooms, Fabrik’s hard-hitting soundsystem, cool and colourful crowds ensure every party is one crazy, mind bending experience to remember.
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this is what you get n Pick the dates – any weekend in May or June n Flights for two people to Madrid n Hotel in 5 star hotel for two nights n Dinner with the DJ’s of chosen night they attend
n VIP table looking over the whole of the 10,000 capacity club
n 10 free drinks or a bottle of champagne n Fabrik t-shirts, towels and CD’s n Taxi to and from the airport To enter this competition in order to win this amazing 5-star weekend just text the word Mixmag followed by the answer to this question. Which 10,000 capacity club in Madrid hosts the Goa club night? Text Mixmag followed by the answer to 81066. You must start your text with the word Mixmag in order for it to count. Texts cost 50p plus your standard rate for a text. Comp runs til April 21. Winners will be notified by April 22. Terms and conditions apply, as found at Mixmag.net. Good luck.