It's the Supersound

Good morning! It’s Friday and I have personally curated (as always) this very extensive GDD™ Morning Update as a gift to you for the weekend. Today’s news includes Deadmau5′s views on Simon Cowell’s new DJ talent show, Porter Robinson’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix debut, Super Bowl XLVI’s music and performers, Bassnectar, and much more. Please read on after the jump, I know you’ll enjoy it.

 

Deadmau5: DJ Talent shows and the like.

Listen, first of all… let’s keep this in mind… a concept like this, and it’s predecessors are. Entertainment. We’ve seen alot of shows like this, american idol, dance off, dancing with the stars, blah de blah, we’ve seen it all. And it sure seems that EDM has been deemed fashionable these days to warrant it’s own long overdue primetime slot to the masses.

Theres just no way in hell im going to come out guns blazing with an attitude like “fuck this, this isnt real DJ’ing, or has nothing to do with anything and blah blah blah” This concept, if anything, is going to catapult the awareness of EDM through the roof. People dont have to embrace this as gospel… nobody’s asking anyone to.

Im guilty as charged, i’ve occaisionally stumbled on some “talent show” here and there and found myself locked into it simply due to it’s entertainment value…. whether it’s some total fuckhead faceplanting on live television, or some lil kid singer who’s actually pretty damn good. both eqally entertaining… but you wont see me sitting there thinking “OH GOD, THEYRE RUINING EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE” they arent.

A show concept like this new DJ one im hearing about is going to effectively do one thing, raise awareness to EDM. Yup, our poor little coveted secret cool underground society will be thrown into the masses. Is this a bad thing? i dont think so, let me explain why:

For the past couple of decades, weve had tons of amazing and talented DJ’s, and were all very grateful for that, and there is a HUGE influx of new DJ’s and producer hitting the feilds… so… with this new avalanche of new blood spilling ino the pot, that certaintly leaves the “scene in general” vulnerably to becoming very stagnant. Meaning, the same old stuff, done a million times over, sounding all very similar, looking all very similar, thus thrusting the culture into this “ive seen and heard it all before” phase.

Well, say we took on and embraced an idea such as a DJ talent show (which would no doubt become a smash hit) and used this as a conduit to see / hear / experience new things? Give the underdogs a shot, see what happens… and EVEN IF no massive worldwide careers busted out of it… well shit, sure would be entertaining to watch wouldnt it?

A few years ago, I felt i was in this spot that was just not going anywhere… i’ve played virtually every major nightclub in the world, and of course i felt very accomplished… but at the same time, i thought… well shit! this is it? now what? what happens after this? I could count the number of “DJs” or Producers on ONE HAND who could fill an arena, and put on a massive show. So i took a leap forward, put in millions into what you guys now know as that “cube” SHOW type thing…. not some dude mashing a crossfader and a play button. I wanted something more immersive than “a guy on a picnic table, playing songs together with an LED screen”

Funnily enough, the millions we put into that production didnt come out of my ass. It came from years of touring, playing clubs, and just having this vision with this whole mouse head thing. Fate just so happened to strap a rocketbooster under my mousey ass, and it literally took off to the moon. It’s more organic than anything else, or at least more organic than winning a talent show.

HAVING THAT SAID. My first gig was in Halifax, all i had was a picnic table, a handful of my own productions, and an ugly ass mouse head that only cost me $500 to make. In front of an audience of 100 that i gave my all too, and well… here we are now.

So ask me if im against a kid standing in line with a brilliant idea and a worldwide audience. nope.

All i hope is that we can all tune into a show like this, laugh at the failures, and recognize and embrace originality / creativity / showmanship and passion. and for the purists and self proclaimed elitists out there, feel free to keep your noses in the air while were all VERY much pressured to compete or collaborate with all the new talent that will arrive from the bowlful of hype the EDM “scene” will receieve.

i, for one, am very much looking forward to having to work harder, be more creative, and come up with new and insane off the wall ideas to keep my own “deadmau5″ project afloat. As for the rest of the artists out there hoping to keep theyre non-eveolving ideas afloat by doing the same things over and over and over again… well… good luck.
(via Facebook)

 

Porter Robinson’s First BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix Tonight!

“hey dudes, i’m playing an Essential Mix tonight on BBC Radio 1 live from Hull in the UK. locals can tune in at 12:30am GMT to listen. (that’s 4:30pm PST and 7:30pm EST in the US).

also i’m going to be world premiering a completely new song of mine. so listen!” – Porter Robinson

Tune in -> HERE.

(via Facebook)

 

Super Bowl XLVI Is Getting Skrillified

The music supervision department at NBC clearly wants to do something epic for this year’s Super Bowl, which airs February 5 and might be the most-watched telecast in history. What music on the planet could be more epic than the scores of John Williams? The man did, after all, give us the soundtracks for Star Wars, Jaws, Harry Potter, and Indiana Jones. And what could be more jaw-dropping than bringing in this “new” “dubstep” thing. (Maybe they read our Dubstep 101 Primer!)

No, this isn’t a satire. Billboard reported yesterday that John Williams’ 2006 “Wide Receiver” piece (a theme already used by the NFL) will be reimagined (we like to think of it as orchestral chopping and screwing) by composer Joel Beckerman, who says he’s transformed the piece into three new versions: one rock version, one “percolating soundtrack” version, and one dubstep version. According to the report, the three versions will bookend commercial blocks for the most part, but if the Lucas Oil Stadium (in Indianapolis, where this year’s Superbowl is being held) turns into a giant rave on the 5th, at least you’ll know why. As SPIN previously noted, Madonna will be the show’s halftime performer, and her rumored guests now include Nicki Minaj, LMFAO, and Cee-Lo Green.

We now patiently await the dubstep remix of the Jurassic Park. score.

We’re pretty sure this, the main NBC/NFL theme music, is the “Wide Receiver” piece up for dubbification:

(via SPIN)
 

Bassnectar Fall Tour 2011 Recap

 

SBTRKT to Tour With Sepalcure, Machinedrum

Update: SBTRKT has also announced the release of a 12″ vinyl single for the cut “Wildfire” from his 2011 LP. It’s out February 21 on XL and features the original version, an instrumental cut and Drake’s OVO remix.

UK bassman SBTRKT is about to begin a long tour in support of his excellent self-titled LP from last year. He’ll play dates in Australia, Europe, the UK, and North America, including stops at SXSW and Coachella. Producer Travis Stewart will join the bill as both Machinedrum and one-half of Sepalcure for several dates. New signing to XL imprint Hot Charity Willis Earl Beal will also open.

The full schedule is below, followed by SBTRKT’s video for “Pharaohs” with Roses Gabor.

SBTRKT:

01-28 Brisbane, Australia – Laneway Festival
01-30 Auckland, Australia- Laneway Festival
02-03 Sydney, Australia – Metro Theatre
02-04 Melbourne, Australia – Laneway Festival
02-05 Sydney, Australia – Laneway Festival
02-09 Melbourne, Australia – Prince Bandroom
02-10 Adelaide, Australia – Laneway Festival
02-11 Perth, Australia – Laneway Festival
02-15 Lille, France – Le Grand Mix *
02-16 Nantes, France – Stereolux *
02-17 Paris, France – La Machine *
02-18 Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie *
02-22 Sheffield, England – The Plug ^
02-23 Manchester, England HMV Ritz ^
02-24 Leeds, England – UNI Stylus ^
02-26 Glasgow, Scotland – The Arches ^
02-27 Lancaster, England – Lancaster Library ^
02-28 Nottingham, England – Rock City ^
02-29 Birmingham, England – HMV Library ^
03-01 London, England – Koko ^
03-06 Cologne, Germany – Gloria
03-07 Amsterdam, Netherlands – 5 Days Off
03-15-17 Austin, TX – SXSW
03-18 New Orleans, LA – Mardi Gras World
03-21 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge #
03-22 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade #
03-24 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
03-25 Miami, FL – Ultra Music Festival
03-27 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre #
03-28 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel #
03-30 Washington, DC – 930 Club %
03-31 Philadelphia, PA – TLA %
04-02 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Williamsburg (DJ set) !
04-03 New York, NY – Webster Hall !
04-04 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club %
04-06 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues %
04-07 Chicago, IL – House of Blues %
04-08 Madison, Madison, WI – Majestic %
04-10 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre %
04-11 Aspen, CO – Belly Up %
04-13 San Diego, CA House of Blues #
04-14 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-16 San Francisco, CA – The independent #
04-18 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom #
04-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
05-06 Dublin, Ireland – Academy
06-01 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival
06-02 London, England – Field Day

* with Karin Park
^ with Disclosure
# with Machinedrum
% with Willis Earl Beal
! with Sepalcure

(via Pitchfork)
 

Benny Benassi & Friends Teaser

Benny Benassi premiered Benny Benassi & Friends in his hometown of Reggio Emilia, Italy where musically it all began to a sold out one night only performance. Benny Benassi & Friends is a rich visual show coupled with a stellar musical lineup – Benny Benassi, Congorock, Pink is Punk and Rivaz in the mix. In 2012 Benny Benassi and Friends will go on tour in the US and Europe – Stay tuned.
 

Borgore – Flex (Dubstep Mix) (Official Video)

Borgore’s video for his latest single! Available to download FREE from: http://www.facebook.com/borgore. Flex EP including remixes from Document One, Coven and Figure + Borgore v Dev ‘Kiss My Lips ‘ out 5th March 2012 on Buygore Records
 

2 Bears’ 10 best dance tracks of all time

The 2 Bears have received rave reviews for their debut album Be Strong, a record that is a hymn to the very best of a number of diverse strands of dance music. In fact, there are many explicit nods to the joys and the humorous perils of club culture – they sample DJ Andrew Weatherall recalling ruefully that ecstasy can be a mixed blessing: “I went from listening to Throbbing Gristle’s Hamburger Lady to dancing to Josephine by Chris Rea.” (You can listen to Be Strong in its entirety here.)

We asked Raf Rundell, the Bear who isn’t Hot Chip member Joe Goddard, to write about what they consider to be the 10 best dance records of all time. “We’ve been agonising over this,” Rundell says in an email. “It could be a list of 200 records. So this isn’t an all-time list – we’ve just tried to represent a bit of everything that we’ve loved and raved to ourselves. Apologies that there’s no I Feel Love or Planet Rock or Cybotron or Innercity Life. Everyone knows those are great records anyways …”

Moodymann I Can’t Kick This Feeling When It Hits Planet E, 1997

The phrase “disco-nagger” was coined for this. Built from a sample of I Want Your Love by Chic, it’s hypnotic, soulful, tough and funky. Moodymann is one of dance music’s enigmas. He has been consistently putting out great music for nearly 20 years now – and doing it completely his own way. Much loved by suburban white boys like me.

DJ Rolando AKA The Aztec Mystic Knights Of The Jaguar
Underground Resistance, 1999

I first heard this during the techno wars of the late 90s. We were driving across an empty London at 4am and this tune was on a mix CD by DJ Rolando from Underground Resistance. This was the opening track and it left me speechless: it’s amazing, emotive Detroit techno, full of drama. There’s a real funk to it and it’s covered in fruity Latin percussion.

Cali Swag District
Teach Me How To Dougie
Capitol, 2010

We had to have some hip-hop in here and though this may not be the most lyrically edifying jam, it is unstoppable in a club. The Dougie is a dance like the Jerk (look it up online). The beat is super-sparse and bass-heavy. The story of CSD has all the west coast cliches: ex-Death Row artist; legal wranglings; 22-year-old band member murdered in a drive-by.

Percolator Cajmere

Cajual Records, 1996

Another key track in techno warfare. Cajmere – AKA Green Velvet, AKA Curtis Jones – from Chicago is one of the all-time great producers of house and techno. This is fiendishly clever and utterly moronic at the same time – an assault of bangs and squarks and a relentless voice telling you that “It’s time for the percolator”. It makes the walls fall off nightclubs when played at the right moment.

Joe Smooth
Promised Land
DJ International, 1987

The lyric runs: “Brothers, sisters, one day we will be free from fighting, violence, people crying in the street. When the angels from above fall down and spread their wings like doves, and we’ll walk hand in hand. Sisters, brothers we’ll make it to the promised land …” ‘Nuff said, really.

Wookie Scrappy Manchu, 1999

Wookie was a protege of Jazzie B at the Soul II Soul studios in Camden. He had top 10 hits and still DJs and makes great music. It’s hard to describe: begins with a brilliant Fender Rhodes riff, in comes a breakbeat, vibraphone, other percussion, then bang, a wicked bassline to make the club jump. I blew the speakers when I got this home from Black Market records in Soho.

Roy Davis Jr Gabrielle
Large Records, 1996

Another record that’s difficult to define. A US house record that became a classic on the UK garage scene. This is real modern soul music (or was, 15 years ago). Great vocal, great song, great horns. Simple production.

Solid Groove This Is Sick
Front Room, 2005

Dave Taylor – AKA Solid Groove – is one half of Major Lazer and one of the UK’s most consistently forward-thinking producers. Everyone went bananas when he dropped this. It’s a genuinely strange tune, but everyone loves it. It heralded a new era in UK club music. Then he left everyone to it and went to LA to produce Beyoncé. Props!

69 Ladies And Gentlemen
Planet E, 1991

The first of Carl Craig’s three 12in releases as 69. I could have picked Desire or Jam The Box but this one caught me as a youngster. Because it said,”tested at selected space labs. approved by 66 for interplanetary disco dancing and accenting passionate quadrophonic sex sounds, techno for masses”, I bought it without listening to it. Techno with real soul.

More or less anything on the Filthy Riddim EP Main Street, 1998

I moved to Brixton in 1998 and you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing this. The most famous cut is Mr Vegas’s anti-cunnilingus anthem Heads High. But there are amazing turns from Beenie Man, Hawkeye, Red Rat, Lady Saw and loads more that I don’t know. The beat itself is very simple but has amazing, infectious energy.

Ten more classic dance tunes, chosen by 2 Bears

• Danny Tenaglia & Celeda Music Is The Answer Twisted Records 1998

• The Kings Of Tomorrow ft Julie McKnight Finally Defected, 2000

• St Etienne Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix Of Two Halves) Heavenly Records, 1991

• Dee Patten Who’s The Badman Hard Hands, 1995

• A Guy Called Gerald Voodoo Ray Warlock, 1988

• Inner City Good Life 10 Records, 1988

• Basement Jaxx Flylife Atlantic Jaxx, 1997

• Isolée Beau Mot Plage Playhouse, 1998

• Joy Orbison Hyph Mngo Hotflush, 2009

• Firefox & 4 Tree Warning Philly Blunt, 1994

(via The Guardian)

 

Cazzette NYE 2011 in NYC + Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announcement

Cazzette got the chance to play on the ball drop of AVicii’s NYE party @ Pier 94.

TRACK: “CAZZETTE – Make Some Room (Original Mix)”

 

Datsik’s New Visuals Teaser, Premiering Live on the Deadmeat Tour

Don’t be teased, check out Datsik’s all-new live visuals by visiting Dim Mak Live or www.deadmeattour.com for all Deadmeat tour dates and info!

 

First Wave of Acts Released for Exit Music Festival

 

Ibiza’s 2012 Clubbing Season Set to Start Earlier Than Usual

If the dates of IMS and the opening parties for Space and DC-10 are anything to go by, this summer’s season in Ibiza looks set to start a week earlier than usual.

At first glance the dates don’t look much different from last year’s: Space’s opening fiesta will happen on the 27th instead of the 29th, DC-10′s on the 28th instead of the 30th, and International Music Summit will get started on the 23rd instead of the 25th. This two-day gap is deceptive. The reason for this is a bit convoluted, so bear with us.

Traditionally Space’s opening party has happened on the first Sunday in June, except when there are five Sundays in May, as there were last year, in which case it’s taken place at the end of May instead. This year Space and DC-10 will once again open at the end of May, despite there being only four Sundays in the month, thereby moving their opening parties forward one week, if ever so discreetly.

That might not seem like such a big deal for some, but for Ibiza regulars who book their flights well in advance, it’s worth making a note of. It also suggests an expansion of the clubbing season in general, something club owners on the island have been pushing for lately.

We’ll have details on the lineups for the opening parties sometime in the months ahead. Tickets for Circo Loco’s opening events at DC-10 are already available here on RA.

(via Resident Advisor)
 

Tōks

If you goto UCSB, then get stoked. Isla Vista native Steve Aoki is teaming up with Sol Republic headphones to give away a pair of tickets to the DEADMEAT TOUR ft. Steve Aoki + Datsik this Friday, January 20th in Santa Barbara. The winner will receive not only 1 pair of tickets to the show @ Earl Warren Showgrounds, but also the spankin’ new Sol Republic AMP ear bud headphones (shown above).

HOW TO WIN:
Head over to our GDD FACEBOOK PAGE and:
√ ‘LIKE’ our page (for cryin’ out loud)
√ comment/mention @Sol Republic and #SB
√ Tell us who would win in a fight between Steve Aoki or Datsik?

The most worthy/entertaining answer will be announced Friday @ NOON! 

DEADMEAT TOUR EVENT INFO
SOL REPUBLIC OFFICIAL SITE

I hope you all had a great weekend! We’re catching up on this Monday with Steve Aoki & Datsik’s tour, David Guetta’s handprint ceremony, Pretty Lights teaming up with BitTorrent, a Plastikman video trilogy, and the BBC Sound 2012 nominees.

Steve Aoki & Datsik: Winter North American Tour

To support his debut studio album Wonderland, due out January 17, 2012 via New York-based Ultra Music in conjunction with his own label Dim Mak Records, DJ/producer and electronic dance music entrepreneur Steve Aokiwill launch his biggest tour ever: Deadmeat, presented by Dim Mak.

For the Deadmeat Tour, AOKI will partner with dubstep’s hottest new producer and Dim Mak label mate Datsik. The pair will travel across North America throughout winter 2012 and perform at some of the most renowned theaters and concert arenas, including the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, the Fillmore in Denver, Boston’s House of Blues, Montreal’s Metropolis and New York City’s legendary Roseland Ballroom (Los Angeles details are forthcoming).

The Deadmeat Tour will showcase the debut of new live visual productions from both Aoki and Datsik alongside an all-star supporting lineup of some of the most sought-after, up-and-coming producers in electronic music today, including Alvin Risk, Mustard Pimp, Autoerotique, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Terravita, who will perform throughout the trek on alternating dates. More supporting acts and dates will be announced soon. Tickets for the DEADMEAT Tour will go on sale starting Saturday, December 3 at 10 a.m. atwww.deadmeattour.com.

“Deadmeat” Tour Dates

• 01/19/12 Thu Comerica Theatre (formerly Dodge Theatre) Phoenix, AZ
• 01/20/12 Fri Warren Hall @ Earl Warren Showgrounds Santa Barbara, CA
• 01/21/12 Sat Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA
• 01/22/12 Sun Senator Theatre Chico, CA
• 01/23/12 Mon Knitting Factory Reno, NV
• 01/26/12 Thu The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
• 01/27/12 Fri Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM
• 01/28/12 Sat El Paso County Coliseum El Paso, TX
• 01/29/12 Sun Club Rio San Antonio, TX
• 01/30/12 Mon Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
• 01/31/12 Tue Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
• 02/01/12 Wed The Pageant St. Louis, MO
• 02/02/12 Thu Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX
• 02/03/12 Fri Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX
• 02/04/12 Sat The Sugar Mill New Orleans, LA
• 02/06/12 Mon Brooklyn Arts Center Wilmington, NC
• 02/07/12 Tue The Music Farm Charleston, SC
• 02/08/12 Wed The Bad Manor Athens , GA
• 02/09/12 Thu The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
• 02/11/12 Sat The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
• 02/13/12 Mon Hat Factory Richmond, VA
• 02/14/12 Tue The Dome at Oakdale Wallingford, CT
• 02/16/12 Thu House of Blues Boston, MA
• 02/17/12 Fri Roseland Ballroom New York, NY
• 02/18/12 Sat The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Atlantic City, NJ
• 02/19/12 Sun Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
• 02/21/12 Tue Egyptian Room at Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN
• 02/22/12 Wed Orpheum Theatre Madison, WI
• 02/23/12 Thu Epic Event Center Minneapolis, MN
• 02/24/12 Fri Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
• 02/25/12 Sat The Fillmore Detroit (State Theatre) Detroit, MI
• 02/26/12 Sun Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI
• 02/29/12 Wed Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY
• 03/01/12 Thu Ottawa Civic Centre Ottawa, ON
• 03/03/12 Sat Metropolis Montreal, QC
• 03/09/12 Fri Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
• 03/10/12 Sat PNE Forum Vancouver, BC
• 03/11/12 Sun McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR
• 03/13/12 Tue Roseland Theater Portland, OR
• 03/14/12 Wed Estrellita Ballroom Galt, CA

 

David Guetta honored with a handprint ceremony at the Grauman’s

David Guetta has been djaying since he was a teenage and now has become the number world class dj, producer and collaborator in the music industry. To illustrate that achievement, Guetta was honored at a handprint ceremony held at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre this past Saturday, December 3, 2011. David was surrounded by his wife, friends and music industry folks as he immortalized his hands in wet cement.

The honor is the first for a dj and in a series of planned events at the Grauman’s for its new handprint display at the Chinese 6 Theatres adjacent from the main Chinese Theatre. David addressed the press and crowd saying, “I’m very honored to be the very first dj to do this.” He added, “America is going to take this (dj) culture to the next level.”

After the ceremony, everyone was treated to cake and champagne sponsored by Belvedere. The festivities didn’t stop there as David Guetta performed for a sold out crowd at the new “Grauman’s Ballroom” inside the Chinese Theatre. Spotted in the crowd was Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas who is prominently spotlighted along with his bandmates in David Guetta’s autobiographical documentary “Nothing But The Beat.” Apl.de.ap jokingly said to this reporter’s affiallite Celeste Arevalo of Pacific Rim Video, “What up David Guetta? I see you, rockin’ it.”

(via Examiner)

 

Pretty Lights And BitTorrent Release Music To The World

BitTorrent, Inc., a globally-recognized creator of software and protocols to help people find, share and move digital media, partnered with the ultra-hot electronic dance music act Pretty Lights to release a special media bundle of music to a worldwide audience.

The bundle, created especially to introduce the massive BitTorrent community to the Pretty Lights sound, includes three Pretty Lights releases from 2010 and a single/video from 2011: Glowing In The Darkest Night (EP – 8 eight tracks), Making Up A Changing Mind (EP – six tracks), Spilling Over Every Side (EP – six tracks), Pretty Lights Live @Bonnaroo (video), and the bonus hit single “I Know The Truth.” The bundle is available to download free here, or within the µTorrent and BitTorrent Mainline software. A torrent is available here.

Derek Vincent Smith, aka Pretty Lights, has toured extensively around the globe and spread his music online through unorthodox distribution methods. But many electronic dance and hip-hop music fans haven’t heard Pretty Lights and don’t have easy access to live events and music festivals.

“I began offering my music as a free download with the release of my first album because I’ve always supported the sharing of digital media, including my own creations,” said Smith from his current Australian tour. “I’ve experienced the benefits firsthand of letting anyone and everyone download my music at no charge, which is, primarily, a momentous growth in the attendance of my live shows. I believe that the recipe for my success has been three fold. One, producing fresh and original soulful music. Two, continuing to always invest back in the production of my live show/experience. And three, pushing the envelope in the way that I distribute my music online to new listeners. The third is why I’m so excited to be partnering with BitTorrent.”

Unlike traditional distribution and many online music services, BitTorrent already has users in every corner of the globe. The company can reach new audiences in areas that Pretty Lights may not be touring anytime soon. Combine that reach with BitTorrent’s legendary super-fast downloading technology and it’s a perfect fit.

Pretty Lights has a large dedicated fan base, made clear through his sold out US tours in venues ranging from 2-12 thousand persons in capacity. He’s also played shows to massive crowds at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, Wireless Music Festival, Ultra Music Festival and more.

“These live experiences are at the core of Pretty Light’s success,” said Shahi Ghanem, chief strategist at BitTorrent. “As the Pretty Lights phenomenon continues to win over the world, we are very happy to offer a platform to directly distribute his music.”

Pretty Lights will perform at Oxford Arts Factory in Sydney, Australia tonight (tickets), at the Stereosonic festival in Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane Australia on Dec. 2-4 (tickets), and then will play two massive sold-out New Years Eve shows in his home state of Colorado on Dec. 30-31.

(via mi2N)

 

Ali Demirel: Plastikman Video Trilogy

The video artist Ali Demirel is a longtime collaborator of Richie Hawtin, having masterminded the visuals for many of Minus’ projects. Taken from the PlastikmanArkives (1993-2010) box set, the “Plastikman Video Trilogy” compiles Demirel’s mind-bending videos for three classic Plastikman tracks, “Mind Encode,” “Lost,” and “Disconnect.”

Arkives, released earlier this year and now available from Beatport, is the definitive history of Hawtin’s Plastikman project, comprising not only lovingly remastered versions of all the original albums (Sheet One, Recycled Plastik, Musik, Artifakts (BC), Consumed, and Closer) but also a number of bonus discs including rare and unreleased Plastikman singles, Plastikman’s remixes for the likes of Depeche Mode and Winx, and a bounty of new remixes by artists like Dubfire, Carl Craig, Severed Heads, and more.

With the exception of the “Optiks” DVD and the “Sessions” disc of unedited recording sessions, virtually all of it is available for download on Beatport in a massive bundle. Alternately, all of the set’s individual discs (save “Rekonstruktions,” the double-disc set of Plastikman’s remixes of other artists) are also available as individually bundled albums; the four core Plastikman albums all include a single-track mixed version, new to the Arkives project. Of particular note are ”Extrakts,” featuring unreleased cuts, ”Nostalgic,” featuring Guideo Schneider and Dubfire remixes along with still more unreleased plastik, and a disc’s worth of Burn Studios remix contest winners.

(via Beatportal)

 

Skrillex + Others up for BBC Sound 2012

Last week he was nominated for a Grammy, now US dubstep megastar Skrillex has been nominated in the BBC Sound of 2012 poll alongside the likes of Flux Pavilion, Azealia Banks and Frank Ocean.

The annual poll, now in its tenth year, is voted for by over 160 music journalists, tastemakers and industry insiders and aims to predict who will make it big in the coming year.

As always the poll picks names from across a spread of musical genres with the wobble heavy dubstep of Skrillex and Flux Pavilion representing the more dance orientated side of things this year and hip hop being represented strongly by Azealia Banks, Dot Rotten and Frank Ocean.

The longlist will be narrowed down to a top five with a winner being announced in early January. See the longlist in full below and click here more details.

A$ap Rocky
Azealia Banks
Dot Rotten
Dry The River
Flux Pavillion
Frank Ocean
Friends
Jamie N Commons
Lianne La Havas
Michael Kiwanuka
Niki & The Dove
Ren Havrieu
Skrillex
Spector
Stooshe

(via Mixmag)

 

Toks

TOMORROW, THURSDAY OCT 20th. We welcome to Santa Barbara one of the biggest Dubstep DJ’s in the entire world– DATSIK (Rottun Records, Canada). He’ll be bringing the infamous chaos to all of you bass heads, and not only that, we’ll have the legendary Funktion-One sound system (speakers you see in Space Ibiza and Avalon Hollywood), and extra lighting and lasers that are going to give you a full on sensory-overload. This is DATSIK‘s only Southern California date on this fall tour and he’s debuting his brand-new LIVE set, so you do NOT want to miss this. Pre-sales are going fast (400+ tickets already sold), grab yours and join the party this Thursday!

PRESALE: >>> HERE <<<

RSVP: FB EVENT

RedEye Presents DubSB Vol.2 featuring:

****DATSIK**** (Rottun Records, CAN)
www.datsik.com

Plus:

- Dirty Deeds (Merge / Play Me, OC)
- Slimer (Merge, OC)
- Step Correct (Santa Babylon, SB)
- Croydon (Earmilk, SB)

LOCATION:
CARRILLO BALLROOM
100 East Carillo St. (Carrillo / Anacapa St)
Santa Barbara, CA
► THURSDAY OCTOBER 20th, 2011
► Doors @ 9:30pm
► 16+ To Enter

► Advance Tickets: $20 / 23

We’ll have plenty of bass at the Avalon in Hollywood this Friday night as heavy hitters Dieselboy, Downlink, Smash Gordon, Precept, and TeaLong take the stage at CONTROL. Personally, I’m hoping to hear some great Drum N’ Bass from one of the leaders of the genre, Damian Higgins AKA Dieselboy. He’s been around the scene throughout its ups and downs, and his supergroup known as Planet of the Drums is now a staple at every Bass music tent in the US. Bring on the womps and weirdness.

Please RSVP names to JONAH@GOTTADANCEDIRTY to be on our discount ticket guestlist for the evening. All names must be submitted before 5:30PM on Friday.

Pricing:
$15 before 11PM

Set Times:
9:30-11:00PM : DJ Precept
11:00-12:15AM : Smash Gordon
12:15-1:30AM : Downlink
1:30-3:00AM : Dieselboy
3:00AM-Close : teaLong

Tunage:
• Excision & Datsik – Swagga (Downlink Remix) HEAVYYY #1
• Downlink – Yeah (Original Mix) HEAVYYY #2

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♥ jonahberry

This week we bring you another special edition of our weekly piece, “The Dirt” by the up and coming Canadian production duo, Botnek. You may remember them from a post GDD™ resident  ///Bones put up a few weeks ago featuring their tracks “Dozer” and “Pop Music.” We are not the only ones to recently take notice of this fast-rising DJ duo, as their unreleased track “Owls” was featured by famed Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac on her mix show this past week, and Radio 1 DJ Kissy Sellout has championed their sound so much that he asked them to do an official remix of his newest track “Homesick.” If you like what you hear and want even more Botnek, make sure to pick up their first EP “Plonk” which was officially released just TODAY over on Beatport.

You can check out all their newest tracks + exclusive Debut/Download of a killer new track of theirs after the jump! Enjoy!

Marble Players (Para One, Surkin & Bobmo) – Marble Anthem (Snippet) by Marble Music

“when we listen to tracks we wanna hear sounds that we haven’t heard done better before by someone else.you need a reason to wanna play a song, there can’t be other tunes that do the same thing but better.every once in a while you come across a totally next level jam that pushes things just a little further, this is one of them.this is the kind of track that when it drops you are either extremely on board, or can’t stand it, and that kind of reaction makes good club music!”

New Song “Owls” played by Annie Mac on BBC R1 by BOTNEK

“owls” is an incredibly new jam for us, doesn’t even have a label yet! story behind it is we were both pretty messed up at this party, and we just started talking about this funny drop idea, erick happened to have his laptop in his bag, and we just grabbed the laptop, some headphones, and some beers, and starting making bleep noises. when i met annie mac in montreal at her gig i gave her the jam, and was super stoked that she dropped it last night!”

BOTNEK – Plonk (Preview) by BOTNEK

“we probably shouldn’t have posted this so long before it’s release, but we’re so stoked that people are still really excited about it! it’s funny, cos we made it really quickly, just by replacing some sounds from this ok demo we started, and immediately just burst out laughing at the drop. we were thinking, “is this club music? will people dance to this?”  and luckily people have really reacted well!”

01 Laquisha (feat Taiwan) by GottaDanceDirty

“french fries is one of our favourite producers.  his stuff is just so impeccably well mixed, especially the drums when this track first came out we were floored, it just crushes in the club.  the chords and the vocals give it a very long shelf life for us. can’t wait to see where he’ll push it next.”

Datsik – Firepower (Munchi Moombahcore Rmx) by Munchi

“when we first heard the idea of moombahton being basically slow dutch house, we thought there was no way that it’d be effective. then we came across munchi and jams like this, which bang so hard.  we love how simple this track is, and how much attitude it has. this is like the waka flocka flame of moombahton.”

123 (Original Mix) by Palms Out Sounds

“lol boys are doing great stuff this year, and its dope to see fellow producers from montreal getting recognition.this is our favourite jam of theirs because of that undeniable hook and that tropical percussion. it’s good summer vibes from these boys!”

Munchi – Gracias by Munchi

“this is a good example of a jam that could outlive the trendy genre it belongs to. we’re calling it moombahton for now, but it could live in any reggaeton, latin or dancehall set for years. it’s sampling a pretty famous samba track, but brought up to speed with modern production. just proper feel good vibes!  this will get girls dancing for sure”

Keith & Supabeatz – What Does It Take (Original Mix) // HIGHER PLACE EP by Keith & Supabeatz

“we wanna be just like keith and supabeatz when we grow up.  their stuff just keeps getting hotter.they just know how to extract the best ideas in a track and get the most of out them, and this track is a great example. the hook is really simple, and works.  no need to overthink things.  super effective track.”

Yelle – Safari Disco Club (BeatauCue remix) by BeatauCue

“Beataucue have the ability to frustrate us because they are so good haha. we love them because they’re not afraid to make something almost absurdly wild for their drops.the kind of almost comical noises that really separate a simple dutch track from something more forward thinking and next level.also their stuff just sounds incredible in clubs.  tracks like this come hard.”

Kissy Sell Out & Oh Snapp!! – “Homesick (Botnek Remix)” by BOTNEK

“we were super stoked when kissy sell out asked us to do a remix for his new single, being fans of his radio show.it was a funny situation tho cos we only had a couple days to do it, and i was moving at the time, so we had to work really fast! ideally we would have spent more time on it, but we tend to work a lot better under stress, so it kinda worked out! we hesitated at first thinking the drop was a little too wacky for people, but had no time to rethink it, so it had to stick! hope people like bird noises haha.”

Wes De Graaf VS Dooze Jackers – Fear Nah Ragga (Snippet) by Dooze Jackers

“dooze jackers are our montreal brothers! we’re making sure this city gets its fix of fresh zaps and beeps. this is still for us their best track. they’re pretty consistent with that military drum style dutch sound, and what we love about it is is that whole “more with less” philosophy. this track is so stupid simple, and thats what make it so on point. that drop with just kicks and flutes always gets me.”

EXCLUSIVE NEW TRACK!!:

Botnek – Technopical (Right click save)

“Here is a jam we literally finished today.  just wanted to hook up a little exclusive for the blog, and thank everyone for all the support! buy 100 copies of plonk when it drops monday, k thanks!”