Dirty South - Toolroom Knights

Continuing their policy of investing in white-hot, breakthrough talent, Toolroom Records enlist Australian DJ/producer Dirty South to provide a mix for the prolific Toolroom Knights series. After efforts from label boss Mark Knight and Radio 1 DJ Dave Spoon, the series is quickly garnering a reputation for cutting-edge mixes that push the boundaries of House music.

It would be difficult to name a new artist who has had more impact on the scene over the last couple of years than Dirty South aka Dragan Roganovic. It was 2006 and Dirty South’s killer remix of Evermore’s ‘It’s Too Late’ that his career really began to skyrocket. The remix was easily among the year’s biggest tracks in clubland and in addition to being licensed to over 30 compilations worldwide, the track was…

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

Blank & Jones - The Logic of Pleasure

Blank & Jones materialised as recording artists in 1997 with a single called Sunrise and since then, as a combination of DJ’s and musicians, travellers and dreamers, party planners and thinkers, movers and shakers, businessmen and pleasure seekers, chill-out emperors and rave gurus, lo-tempo sweethearts and energetic pop masterminds, trance specialist and dance heroes they have had numerous hit singles and albums in their home country of Germany and success in the UK with the anthems Cream, After Love and The Nightfly.

Blank & Jones, loving to work with great singers and other minds from different musical worlds, have made, mixed and arranged electric mood music in collaboration with such individual talents as The Cure’s magical Robert Smith, the uncompromising poet provocateur Anne Clark, the hyper emotional Canadian singer Sarah…

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pm

Darren Emerson - Crash Jack

Darren Emerson makes a triumphant return to the Techno fold with his hotly anticipated new single ‘Crash Jack’. After three years since his last single release the anticipation for this track could not be greater and with support from heavyweight DJ’s such as James Zabiela and John Digweed, it’s clear Darren has not disappointed!

‘Crash Jack’ could simply be described as a no-nonsense, club smash. It’s clear Darren had his Techno roots in mind at the conception of the record owing to its Detroit-leaning synths and sharp percussive overtones. An incessant riff drives the track forward in a stomping electro fashion while fizzled flashes of synthesis crash playfully in and out of the mix as Darren hints at the massive breakdown that’s to follow. This is the kind…

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

David Guetta Presents Fuck Me I’m Famous Vol 2

David Guetta gears up for another massive summer season by giving us a taster of what we should expect to hear at his legendary Fuck Me I’m Famous parties, with FMIF International Vol 2 released on 4 August 2008 on Ministry of Sound Recordings.

Following on from 2006’s huge FMIF album and 2007’s pan-European platinum Pop Life, FMIF International 2 showcases what has made Guetta the No1 House DJ on the planet.

Showcasing both aspects of his character, CD1 is packed with peak-time future hits; the hottest platters spun weekly at FMIF in Pacha Ibiza. CD2 takes you on the type of trip David explores in underground spots like Space, Miami, where he recently played an 8-hour set after clubbers refused to leave until well into the afternoon.

Highlights include exclusives from…

Friday, August 1st, 2008 at 3:13 pm

Solarstone - Spectrum

With both the ‘RainStarsEternal’ album and single now released and racking up great big reactions all over, it’s time to set loose another ‘RSE’ monster! Those familiar with the album version of ‘Spectrum’ - Well, get ready for a big surprise! This new ‘Parts 1 +2′ club version organically expands the original into an epic (and not a word we use lightly here!) speaker-saviour! Shifting into a whole new direction by Rich, it fills every second of its 10 minutes with warping, sweeping tom-tom driven loveliness!

First up on the ‘Spectrum’ remaps, we have those mightily on-fire Duderstadt brothers. Dirk & Marco have completed a rock-hard electro-lined treatment that has been popping out of Ferry Corsten’s speaker cones worldwide over the last month. And tying things up on the package is…

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 4:39 pm

Guy J - Esperanza

After setting the scene alight with numerous killer singles, Israeli producer Guy J releases his hotly anticipated full length artist album with label heavyweights, Bedrock Records.

Guy J has emerged over the course of the last two years to represent an intrinsic part of the Israeli dance music juggernaut that has been steadily powering through clubland in recent times. Along with fellow countrymen Guy Gerber, Sholmi Aber, Chaim and Gel Abril, Guy has been at the forefront of a movement back towards the melody rich sounds on which House music is based.

Guy’s productions, with their driving beats, shimmering synths and journey-like qualities, embody characteristics from all manner of House music. Guy states “I didn’t set out to write an album – I just wrote tracks when I was in…

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 4:23 pm

Axwell & Bob Sinclair - What A Wonderful World

Tipped as one of the biggest crossover dance records of 2008, ‘What A Wonderful World’ will receive a full release on 29th September (digital release 22nd September) on Positiva/Defected.

‘What A Wonderful World’ has already received considerable radio support from Radio 1’s Zane Lowe (‘Hottest Record In The World’) and Pete Tong (‘Essential New Tune’), Galaxy’s Sarah Main, and more, as well as club exposure from some of dance music’s biggest names.

This is the first time Positiva and Defected have joined forces, mirroring the collaboration between both labels’ respective stars; Axwell has given Positiva chart hits including ‘Watch The Sunrise’ and 2007’s ‘I Found U’, while Frenchman Bob Sinclar has spent 8 highly successful years with Defected, enjoying Top 10 success with hits including ‘World Hold On’ and ‘Rock This Party’.

The…

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 4:09 pm