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Happy Wednesday! I have a wealth of great news for you today including articles, videos, and music. Please read on after the jump to see what’s happening in the electronic music world.

 

Skrillex, Caspa, 12th Planet Perform At CYP2 Party In L.A.

 

Deadmau5, Rihanna to perform at Grammy-week benefit gig

Deadmau5, Rihanna, Calvin Harris and Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia have teamed for a special one-off benefit show at the House of Blues on Grammy night.

Roc Nation and the Three Six Zero Group are partnering for the Feb. 12 charity show, which also includes Scottish House music DJ-producer Chris Lake and electronic producer Michael Woods. Rihanna is also slated to hit the Grammy stage with Coldplay earlier that night.

Proceeds for the show will go to the Children’s Orthopaedic Center and the Mark Taper–Johnny Mercer Artists Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. 

Tickets will set you back $1,000 (it’s for a good cause!) and go on sale Tuesday at 5 p.m. via Live Nation.

(via LA Times)

 

Swedish House Mafia join the pop ranks on will.i.am’s album

(via PRNewswire)

 

Brainfeeder Drops Free Compilation

After claiming the top slot of the Label category in Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards, Los Angeles beat guru Flying Lotus and his Brainfeeder imprint have shared a sampler of free tunes from its growing roster of artists. The 12-track compilation includes music from Lapalux, Martyn, Samiyam, Tokimonsta, The Gaslamp Killer, Teebs, Matthewdavid, Mono/Poly, and more, and can be downloaded at no cost, here.

(via XLR8R)

 

Orbital Announces UK Festivals

 

Visionquest headline the Last Resort in Miami

Liaison Artists, Embrace, Safe and Beatsme have teamed up for an all day party in Miami called The Last Resort.

The event should fill at least part of the Sunday School-shaped hole in this year’s schedule. Taking place on the final Sunday of WMC, it will host DJs and live acts all day and night at Villa 221, a multi-purpose venue in downtown Miami. More than a dozen names have been confirmed, including Maya Jane Coles, Soul Clap, Magda, Maceo Plex and DJ Three. Visionquest and Wolf + Lamb are on the bill as well, along with some of the newer artists that have appeared on their labels: PillowTalk, Footprintz and Aquarius Heaven, all playing live. Lee Curtiss will play live too. The whole things runs from 7:00 AM until well past sundown.

Tickets to The Last Resort are available here on RA.

 

Kaskade + Skylar Grey at Marquee This Saturday

Skylar Grey will be joining Kaskade this Saturday at Marquee to celebrate the release of their new single “Room for Happiness”!!! http://bitly.com/KaskadeTix

(via Facebook)

 

Crystal Castles: Third Album (Finally) In The Works

Good news, fellow Crystal Castles fans—the gloomy electronic duo are reportedly preparing to begin work on their next studio album, their first since 2010′s fantastic self-titled album. (Not to be confused with, you know, their 2008 eponymous debut. I’m not a betting man by nature, but I’d say it’s safe to presume that their next album could potentially be titled Crystal Castles… possibly maybe.)

In a new interview with the NME, producer/multi-instrumentalist Ethan Kath reveals that he and singer Alice Glass are headed to Croatia this next month to begin work on the next batch of songs. “We never do meaningless,” he boasts. “Every song we write is bleak. We don’t want anything else.” (via Pitchfork)

Sounds like the Crystal Castles I remember, all right.

Kath promises the untitled (it’s definitely gonna be called Crystal Castles though, you wait and see) album will drop “sometime” this summer. Start smearing mascara all over your face now.

(via Ology)

 

Rave Promoters’ Alleged Under-the-Table Cash Payments to Union Hands at L.A. Coliseum Probed by FBI — Source

The FBI is looking into allegations that millions of dollars in under-the-table cash payments were made by rave promoters and other exhibitors to union hands working events at the troubled L.A. Coliseumand its sister venue, the Sports Arena.

FBI agents in recent weeks have contacted rave organizers as part of its investigation, the Weekly learned today.

This comes as the Los Angeles Times reported that …

… U.S. Department of Labor was investigating the alleged cash payoffs.

The Weekly broke the story that as much as $2.5 million in cash — sans taxes and benefits — had been paid to International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) stagehands at the L.A. Coliseum and Sports Arena in recent years. We filed California Public Information Act requests regarding the matter last year.

The under-the-table remittance reports inspired the publicly run Coliseum to pile on new accusations to a civil lawsuit against its former top managers and the rave promoters, who allegedly engaged in a conspiracy of side payments and benefits that enriched them at the taxpayers’ expense.

One source, however, alleged to us that the alleged cash payments to union hands, which the Times says was done via $100 bills in suitcases, was a shakedown of exhibitors by a union boss.

Others, however, have painted the union as a victim, noting that benefits and tax liabilities have been lost if these allegations are true. City Controller Wendy Greuel told us previously that “IATSE clearly followed the rules on so many levels.”

Deanne Amaden, spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Labor, told the Weekly that …

… this is one of these situations where we can neither confirm nor deny we’re doing an investigation.

The Times says the payments were for stagehands who worked …

… rave concerts, Cinco de Mayo performances, a mixed martial arts production and a Lakers NBA championship celebration, among other Coliseum bookings.

(via LA Weekly)

 

Fenech-Soler – Demons (Minnesota Remix)

Minnesota has been one of my favorite dubstep producers for some time now and it’s to no surprise that he’s killing it, as always. Check out this new remix he put out for free last night.

 

Tōks

Fresh from destroying dance floors down under, Jack Beats are returning to the UK to headline “The Revolution Tour.” The dynamic duo of Ben Geffin & Niall Dailly are working alongside the masters behind Deadmau5 & Daft Punk’s live production, The Bionic League, to “revolutionize” their live show. The age of DJ’s performing on a table is over, as fans and artists are demanding visual components from shows. “The Revolution Tour” goes one step further, incorporating seizure-inducing visual elements with a fan based social media component. Fans can upload photos to the Jack Beats Facebook and become part of the production.

Check out what they have to say after the jump!

Niall explains, “this tour is going to be sick, we are going to cram some amazing visuals into these clubs AND it will be the first time we will be road testing a whole bunch of new tunes from our forthcoming album!” Ben continues “the fans also get a chance to appear on stage with us… it is great to see our show evolving and bringing the fans closer to the music.”

Jack Beats are finishing up their debut album, which is set to drop this summer. In the meantime, check out their free music series titled ‘Dubs For Clubs,” featuring unreleased tracks every month.

Here is the first installment titled “Make the People”

 The Revolution Tour

Tuesday 28th February – Tuesday Club Sheffield
Friday 2nd March – Fabric London
Saturday 3rd March – Concorde 2 Brighton
Friday 16th March – Mint Warehouse Leeds
Saturday 17th March – Death Disco Glasgow

Jack Beats Website

Jack Beats Facebook

What started out as a simple ‘Shuffle’ feature has now turned into something a bit more earnest and appealing with Moguai curating not 5 but a whole 9 tracks alongside an audio run-down and video for each.

The Germans brand of big-room electro has leant towards his signing to Deadmau5′s own imprint Mau5trap and has helped surface him as a go-to for thumping originals and in-demand remix duties.

A dance artist commissioned to playfully produce not one but two full-length albums in just as many years? Plainly put it just doesn’t happen with the exception of the German specialist.

What makes an EDM star tick though?

We find out nine tracks that bore the future fruits for this clever and real producer.

Audio: Moguai explains his love for each track

1. Prince – Purple Rain: The best record ever made.

2. Falco – Der Kommisar: My sister influenced me a lot in my taste of music. She heard this song so often in the eighties and I bought the single. I think I was 12 J

3. Phil Collins – You can´t hurry love: Because it was the first record, I danced to.

4. Ben Westbeech – Get Closer: This track is just enjoyable, always puts a smile on my face!

5. Underworld – Rez: I usually don´t go to afterhours, or afterparties.. but if i do, this is the sound i´d like to hear.. still such an amazing track

6. Desmond Deller & The Aces – Israelites: One of my favourite tracks of my Mod / Ska period, reminds me of scooterruns..

7. The Meteors – Wrecking crew: Truly the Kings of Psychobilly!

8. New Order – Blue Monday: Timeless record, one of my alltime favs!

9. Dial M for Moguai – Beatbox: This was my first chart hit in Germany, with a solid “late-90s-EDM-music-video”! After that one I decided to drop my studies in law, and make a living of producing music!

His sophomore album ‘Mpire’ careens forward in an progressive electronic manner, its got the high’s and its got the low’s, the breakdowns and big drops, it’s everything you’d ever want and more and is out today!

Buy on Beatport, iTunes and Spotify.

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

In a recent and lengthy Facebook update Deadmau5 has signalled his relaxed attitude to the potential idea of DJ competitions heralded by the mainstream.

“It seems that EDM has been deemed fashionable enough these days to warrant its own long overdue prime time slot to the masses.

“This concept, if anything, is going to catapult the awareness of EDM through the roof.

“Yup, our poor little coveted secret cool underground society will be thrown into the masses. Is this a bad thing? I don’t think so.”

This comes in light of Simon Cowell tossing up the idea of a DJ x X Factor tv series to find the ‘best new talent’.

Maybe Deadmau5 has missed the whole point that once things become so easily accessible, it loses its foundations… but hey, we don’t have a day named after us, what would we know?

A lot of people have been weighing in on the trending topic of Simon Cowell’s light bulb moment to cash in on everyone wanting to be a dj by starting a DJ X-factor

After a lot of thought, this might not be the worst idea for the saturated dance music market. However, we are just unsure, so we’ve decided to take a look at the positives and negatives of a concept like this.

Positive Outlook

- If the executive producers understand the “modern day DJ”, that being someone who can produce and dj, we could see some cool tasks going down for serious contestants. e.g. What if they had a weekly task to remix certain songs, and have production master classes!
- Deadmau5 has backed the idea which could mean he knows something more about the format of the show
- Will create a wider audience appreciation for dance music
- People who make mash ups and claim them as their own original could get annihilated by the judges in the auditions
- We all get a better insight into the production of top producers

Negative Outlook on the Show

- They could be just concentrating on finding the girl with the biggest tits or the guys who looks closest  to Tiesto and transforming them into their puppet
- Simon Cowell is the one running the show which means the target audience will be 16 year old girls
- The show format could only be based on dj mixing and not production
- We can expect a similar cheesy format to the existing talent time shows
- Simon Cowell is a deadbeat

add your thoughts at the bottom of the post and we will add them if we see fit!