A 24-year-old man allegedly died after attending the first night of Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas this past weekend. Montgomery Tsang was reportedly pronounced dead in the early morning hours at University Medial Center.

The details surrounding his death are not clear, but it is believed that he collapsed in a parking lot of the Las Vegas Speedway, the site of the festival, after the first night was over.

Insomniac released a statement on Saturday night: “We are deeply saddened by this news, and hope that everyone will join us in keeping his family and friends in their thoughts during this very difficult time. Dance music fans pride themselves in being part of a loving community and, as we get ready to start the second night of the show, we ask everyone to help us keep this event safe.”

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The city of Montreal is home to a rich booming arts scene, with a plethora of street art, gallery lined streets and a burgeoning underground music scene, a predominate backdrop of the city's edgy urban cityscape.

The Mural Festival is a four day free art and music festival, which not only beautifies the city's walls with amazing street art and graffiti during its festivities but also brings together artists for activities like art installations, collage and paint, graffiti documentary screenings, sculpture and artisan markets along with a host of local and international music acts entertaining festival goers, locals and tourists alike. Unique street style come rain, hail or shine was out in full force on Saint-Laurent Boulevard with fashionable folks in their contrasting prints and ink coming out to play over four days of celebrations.

The festival, held from June 12th to June 15th, is the largest cultural and artistic event in Montreal, and in its second edition played host to a phenomenally talented bunch of international and local street artists making their mark of epic proportions from 123 Klan, Kashink, Rone, Alexis Diaz, Cyrcle, Zoltan, Zilon, Alex Produkt, Alex Scaner, Fred Caron, Kevin Ledo, Miss Me, Bezt From Etam Cru, Vilx, Zema, Inti, Seth, 2501, Stikki Peaches, Bryan Beyung, Le Diamantaire and Mathieu Connery.

Whilst the artists were busily zigzagging buildings high above, saturating the walls with bright colors and insane graphics, the revelers celebrated below in true Montreal panache. Entertained by music acts like Dusky, Zubi, Jay London, High Klassifed and The Underachievers at the raging block parties, which of course lead into after-parties then after-after parties, hosted by none other than the Saintwoods and LNDMRK crews with notable artists from the Osheaga Festival line-up - a perfect teaser to its massive three day festival in August.

Street 'art' and music really does rule the world of Montreal, and amongst this busy urban landscape lies transient beauty and artistry with its depictions of spirituality, mythology, fantasy, nature, feminism, romance, pop, rock, hip-hop culture and ancient worlds. Here is our photo diary, all in the name of art and good times from Mural Festival 2014...


Kashink | Mural Festival 2014


123Klan | Mural Festival 2014


Abtour14 | Block Party at Mural Festival 2014


Saintwoods x Mural | Block Party with DJ Grandbuda. Mural Festival 2014


Rone | Mural Festival 2014


Alexis Diaz at work | Mural Festival 2014


Alexis Diaz | Mural Festival 2014


Miss Me | Mural Festival 2014


Vilx | Mural Festival 2014


Graff x DJing | Mural Festival 2014


Montreal Backstreets | Graff by Kashink x Omen514

Header image description: Block Party | Osheaga x Mural with The Underachievers. Artist: Cyrcle. Mural Festival 2014

Photography by Jordi Girones & Carine Buncsi
Check out more festival moments with the DV Crew on Instagram, Facebook, and theirofficial website.

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After a few one-off shows at DC-10 and Electric Zoo over the last few years, trio Better Lost Than Stupid are travel bound for a series of high profile clubs and festival dates across Europe. 

The trio, made up of DC-10 residents Matthias Tanzmannand Davide Squillace, and Desolat cofounder Martin Buttrich, will kick things off at German club Kiesgrube on July 6th before heading to EXIT Festival in Serbia, and Welcome To The Future festival in Amsterdam on 26th July, Belgiums Tomorrowland, and DC-10 on August 2nd. 

The trio will then head to Croatia for Sonus  on August 19th, and at SW4, Creamfields and SW4 in the UK, finishing in Turin at Movement Festival on October 31st. 

The trio said about the tour: 

“Following our first planned show at DC-10 last August where we played back to back to back all night, it is obvious that we have something special when we play together. Once again our individual musical identities effortlessly merged into one, and it was amazing to be able to share this with a club full of people. We have been in the studio writing new material, and now it is time to take the music and magic of the show to a wider audience.”

For more info, head to betterlostthanstupid.com.

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This summer, the cities of Brooklyn, Detroit, Los Angeles, Toronto, and San Francisco will be treated to dirtybird’s famous BBQ party! These five lucky cities will get to experience the legendary event that was held in Miami back in March, and is a proper dirtybird tradition as the label was originally formed around a grill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

Lineups will vary from one city to another, but the whole crew will be represented throughout the tour. Come witness the dirtybird family throw down as Grillson cooks delicious burgers, hot dogs, and carne asada. The lineups for each city are listed below.

In the past the Miami dirtybird BBQs have featured the likes of Phife Dawg, Just Blaze, and De La Soul, and this year the label released its first BBQ themed compilation. Get your tickets to the events this summer here.

Aug 17 - Brooklyn, NY - Verboten Stage One 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Claude VonStroke
Justin Martin
Kill Frenzy
Christian Martin
Justin Jay
Ardalan
+ Special Guests

Aug 31-  Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Lot 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Claude VonStroke
Justin Martin
J.Phlip
Christian Martin

Sept 7 - Toronto, ON - Sherboune Common 1:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Justin Martin
J.Phlip
Christian Martin
Justin Jay

Sept 14 - San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island 12 PM - 8:00 PM
Claude VonStroke
Justin Martin
J.Phlip
Christian Martin
Worthy
+ Special Guests

November - Los Angeles - TBA
Claude VonStroke
Justin Martin
Eats Everything
J.Phlip
Christian Martin
+ More

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Crack And Crunch
Wires
Hit By A Truck

8/10

The artist name of this Belgium DJ and producer gives you some clue as to what to expect from his beats – a certain tech toughness that makes you want to get down to a sweaty dance.

Refreshingly enough, Mario de Wit, the producer behind the unusual alias, is as good as his word, and might we add, a man of impressive stock.

With the experience of putting on his own parties in his native Belgium, even running a record shop, it's no real surprise that what we're listening to hear sounds so well rounded and informed.

The electrical vibes kick off with 'Connecting the Socket'; a stripped back and muscular industrial house track featuring intricate sounds and alien voices marbling the meaty drums. Somewhat left of centre, it's arguably the EP's finest moment, as the producer goes out on a whim in search for his kicks.

'Floating electricity' is similar in that is has tough drums firmly rooted to the ground, incendiary techno percussion and blasts of white noise that make it seem all the more mechanical.

Something of a synthetic beast, its rough-around-the-edges and unpolished vibe are sure to draw many a casual observer right in the direction of the 'floor.

'Stripping the Wires' is another gruff, raw and macho house banger with sharp edges and coarse drums that just keep on rolling, and last track 'Wires' ups the ante with drilling bass, piston-like percussion and myriad warehouse like details that make this perfect rave music for the dead of night.

If it's uncompromising, no-nonsense tech-house you're after this weather, then your prayers have most definitely been answered here. As the alias suggests, it truly is 'cracking' stuff.

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The BPM Festival is set to return to its home in sunny Playa del Carmen next winter from January 9th to January 18th. Now in its eighth year, the festival has consistently grown in scale every time featuring the world’s best underground talent on the beautiful warm beaches of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Along with the regions many attractions, from ancient Mayan ruins to underwater caves, guests are invited to the festival’s many day and night parties featuring over 250 different artists over a period of ten days.

Don’t miss out on this one – a limited amount of early bird 10-day passes will go on sale on Tuesday, July 15th. Grab them here!

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A man of many sounds, Riva Starr is set to embark on a new sonic project, beginning with ʻPolaroid Beats 01.ʼ

His last endeavour, 'Hand In Hand,' saw the Snatch! Records boss releasing three themed EPs ranging across the house music spectrum, with remixes from the likes of Carlo Lio, Timo Mass, H.O.S.H. and Alexkid. 

For the 'Polaroid Beats' EPs, Starr plans on capturing the music and mood of the moment through a series of snapshots.

While last year's collaboration with Fatboy Slim introduced Starr to a whole new legion of fans, this EP sees him move in a decidedly deeper direction.

Starr has also begun a new weekly Snatch! residency at Santos Ibiza, and he'll be playing dates at both Creamfields and Tomorrowland this summer.

Tracklist:
1. In My Soul
2. Voice Of God Polaroid

'Polaroid Beats 01' will be released on Snatch! Records next month. 

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Start:Cue have announced the headliner for their next shindig at Jam Gallery this Friday. Tsuba Records label boss Kevin Griffiths will join the Start:Cue ranks, having recently relocated to Oz from his native UK. Griffiths has made a huge impact on the underground house scene, playing to audiences all over the globe. The 'Cantona Kung Fu' man will bring a set of deep, hypnotic house to warm up a wintery night.

And did we mention the first 300 people through the door get in free? Ahead of the party, Start:Cue have had a little chinwag with Kevin which you can read below.

Your label Tsuba Records is regarded as one of the world’s key players in underground house music. How do you choose which artists to sign? I’m a music enthusiast and have always liked to pick out up and coming producers, so my approach to A&R is to buy lots of records and listen to lots of new music. In terms of signing stuff, its pretty much always based on my gut feeling and I tend to know instantly if something is going to work on the label. If I have to think about signing something too much, then generally I don’t do it. The hardest part usually is saying no to certain tracks and producers. There’s only a certain amount of space on the release schedule, even more so this year as I’ve decided to cut back a little on the amount of releases.

Which DJ/producer has influenced your sound the most? Justin Drake I would say. He’s a very good mate firstly, but musically with Peace Division, he and Clive Henry were pioneers of that tracky underground house sound that was a big influence on me. He has impeccable taste in music and we have great chemistry in the studio when making stuff as Midnight Special.

You’ve played all over the world. Which set will you never forget? This is a hard question, but what really sticks in the mind is a gig at Back To Basics in Leeds last year. The promoter Dave Beer is such a character and always a great host. The venue was the Garage in Leeds (now closed sadly) with low ceilings and a warehouse type of vibe, the kind of venue I love to play in with the most up for it crowd you could imagine.

‘Cantona Kung Fu’- Discuss? The title is actually ‘Cantona Kung Fu’ ;-). I’m a Man Utd fan and the title came to me in a flash before I’d made the track. I’m good with titles, it’s the music that takes a little longer!

Describe your production style in 3 words? Deep, hook and memorable (hopefully!)

Which track defines Tsuba records? This is like picking your favourite child. I’ll have to go with the Larry Heard remix of Moodymanc, those keys still give me goosebumps

Which track currently gets the most plays? This came out last year, but gets played a lot. Palm Trax ‘Equation’

Which track must you play 5am in a club? Freddy Norwood from Adelaide is on fire. This one ‘Baby Don’t You’ is on local label Untzz

Which track is your favourite newbie? Galcher Lustwerk ‘216’ on Tsuba Limited

Which track do you wish you signed to your label? One of my favourite albums of all time, The KLF ‘Chill Out

Which track will you play peak time Start:Cue 016? I pretty much always play Tony Lionni ‘Found A Place’, a record that works at any time of the night: 

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German tech house duo Super Flu are heading to Australia next month, set to play favourite Sydney haunt Club 77 on Saturday July 19.

Felix Thielemann & Mathias Schwarz have earned a solid reputation as one Europe's main drawcards on the European club and festival circuit, delivering standout sets at Berlin’s revered Fusion Festival in years gone by. The duo released their second album 'Halle Saale' at the backend of last year, a release that showcased their trademark playful and punchy take on tech house sounds that fuses quirky pop influences with more robust techno.

Their Sydney show is the coming together of three of Sydney's best crews and promoters - Subsonic, Strange Fruit and The Abercrombie - and will see Super Flu supported by local favourites Jordan Deck, Marcotix, MSG, Brother j and Benji.

The fun kicks off at 9pm. Early bird tickets are on sale for $16.50 HERE.

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Ame, Hiatus Kaiyote and...You? Win your spot on this year's Strawberry Fields Festival Lineup with the Strawberry Fields X CDR Producers Competition.

Strawberry Fields are giving you the chance to play alongside some of the most exciting independent artists on the planet at their festival this November. For your chance to perform, simply submit an original track to Strawberry Fields. The top 25 tracks will be uploaded to the Strawberry Fields Soundcloud page for punters to like and comment on. The ten most popular tracks will be featured on an exclusive Strawberry Fields x CDR compilation, with the most popular artist added to the Strawberry Fields lineup!

Artists can only submit one track. All proceeds from compilation sales will be donated to charity. Entries close at midnight, August 31st 2014. For full competition details, click here

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The folks at Chinese Laundry are at it again. Get ready for another big weekend at CL, with more banging beats and ripe party jams.

Sweater Beats headlines proceedings on Friday. The 'MLLN DLLR' man will be turning up the heat in the Laundry, with his lush dream pop and r&b productions. Big Deal Gillespie and Deckhead will provide able support, along with a host of other local legends.

Saturday marks the second instalment of Chinese Laundry's house party series. CL's 'Pajama Jam' will see local superstars Jeff Drake and A-Tonez take the stage, with a stack of other house-meisters along for the ride. Best of all: discount entry before midnight if you rock up in your jammies!

Pulse has double passes to both Friday and Saturday. To win, send your name and the night you'd like to attend here. Winners will be notified by 6pm on Friday. Best of luck!

Friday Full Lineup:
Sweater Beats
Big Deal Gillespie
Empress Yoy
Adam Zae
Blackmale

Saturday Full Lineup:
Jeff Drake
A-Tonez
Monstrum
Likewise
U-Khan
Andrew Wowk
Connell
Alex Smith
Fingers
DJ Skoob

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French DJ, producer and label boss Le Loup is coming to Australia, playing Club 77 in Sydney, and My Aeon in Melbourne this weekend. The trip marks the Parisian's first solo Aussie tour, giving audiences a rare chance to witness Le Loup live.

Leonard Perret, has had a busy last 12 months, dividing his time between Le Loup and his other project Hold Youth. In amongst that, Le Loup has been managing his own label, signing local talents and refining the Le Loup sound.

Drawing influence from artists as diverse as Theo Parrish and Moodyman, Le Loup mixes techno, funk and jazz to create his own brand of groove-laden house. The producer and DJ has taken his sound all over Europe, from DC10 in Ibiza to Club Der Visionaere in Berlin.

Tour Dates
27.6.2014: Eighty Nine presents Le Loup @ My Aeon, Melbourne
28.6.2014: EK with Le Loup & DJ Junglesnake @ Club 77, Sydney [Buy tickets here]

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Chopstick and Johnjon
Twelve
Suol

8/10

If you can believe it, Chopstick and Johnjon have been together as a duo for twelve years now; producing, remixing, DJing and running their own record label, Suol. But like a good marinade, the more time you give it, the stronger and more memorable the flavours will be, and this is certainly analogous to the journey that Chopstick and Johnjon have undergone. Even though, individually, their musical paths appear quite different, with Chopstick (aka Chi-Thien Nguyen) a classically trained musician, and Johnjon aka John B Muder a former hip-hop DJ, it was the passion for house and techno that eventually lead their paths to cross and ultimately merge as one. And it's this mixing of ingredients that give Chopstick and Johnjon a distinct flavour that separates them from the mainstream, over-the-counter sounds that we hear today. And after twelve years worth of production and remixing, including efforts for Deep Dish, Robyn, Fritz Kalkbrenner and Digitalism just to name a few, they have finally released their debut album, aptly named ‘Twelve.’

In a purely marketing identification strategy, ‘Twelve’ may be considered to fall under the category of house music. But upon immediate listening to the album, the Chopstick & Johnjon sound is far from what is currently being labeled as house music. It has a far more organic feel - a sense of texture and dynamism that is so lacking in today’s mass produced, overhyped, designed-for-short-attention-spans, dance music. Additionally, in what turned out to be quite the master stroke, much of the vocal contributions in the album come from London based vocalist Chris James, whose intoxicating and soulful voice gives the tracks much depth and appeal.

The album opens with the gorgeously deep, downtempo house of 'Run Slowly' - a serene collection of harmonies and soaring synths that is a joyous listen. 'Comets' follows, an astral breakbeat offering that would be fitting for that early morning drive home from the club, or even as a mood setter at home. The album then takes a new direction with 'Twisted', a velvety, groove-laden slice of downbeat, which is perhaps a reflection of Johnjon’s previous life as a hip-hop DJ. But it is James’ soulful vocals that ultimately draw you in, engulfing you in a sensuality.

'Silent Songs' steers the album back into 4/4 territory, with 'Dissolving Spaces' and 'Erase These Images' the more uptempo tracks on offer, showing how effectively Chopstick & Johnjon can easily command the dancefloor. Lead single 'Pining Moon' is an ethereal deep house track that is somewhat reminiscent of the groove laden house sounds that was so rife in the late 90s - early 00s from outfits such as Everything But The Girl. The album's final tracks include the warbling, 4/4 bassline of 'Roots', the minimalist downtempo of 'Dreading The Light' (with a killer double bass bridge that shows Chopstick’s pedigree as a classically trained musician), and an acoustic version of 'Pining Moon', which highlights Chopsticks & Johnjon's focus on actual song structures, rather than an emphasis on synth effects and over-the-top production.

Though it may have been a painful wait at times, Chopsticks & Johnjon's patience in making sure that their marinade has seeped in before cooking their debut album has resulted in an LP that will fully satisfy listeners hungry for gourmet house offerings. I just hope that they don’t take a further twelve years to release their sophomore.

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Dear Nina,

In light of recent events, and you openly bashing us on social media, we’d like to take this opportunity to set some things straight between you, us, and those three letters that have caused so much fuss, EDM.

The basis of our news article was regarding your newfound respect for EDM and love of large-scale events. While it’s unfortunate that you think we’ve taken what you’ve said out of context, we respectfully disagree, and here’s why.

From the off, your column for Groove, much like our own article, is an overwhelmingly positive one; your glowing, childhood discovery of festivals giving way to Stereosonic’s clockwork-like organization, which leads to an unmistakably enchanted paragraph describing what you witnessed at the Australian festival:

“I was playing a smaller stage. I realized that this country is different than Europe when it comes to electronic music. But no time to compare: I finished my set and rushed to the bigger stage with the famous EDM artists. I was very curious. The difference was shocking. They played on a packed stadium-size open air main stage and the effect they had on people was unbelievable. Recognizing a famous melody from the first note the crowd screamed in pure ecstasy of happiness. The music was really loud and with all the screaming it sounded like a proper mass orgasm. The experience itself was truly amazing: In just five seconds each and every hand was up in the Sydney air. Everyone was unconditionally happy. I had never seen anything like that before. Will I ever be able to make so many people happy like that in just five seconds? Do I want to make them happy like that? It looked and felt like the most intense rock concert ever, but the people on stage didn’t play a single instrument. Sorry Jimi! They are DJs. Like me.”

You clearly state that the EDM experience at Stereosonic was a truly uplifting one and you admired the effect it had on the crowd - you were, in effect, blown away by its power. And that’s what our article was about. The fact that you go on to question whether or not your own music can ever have that effect on your fans only seems to further your amazement at what EDM can do to those who love it.

There has been much debate over EDM since its rise to stratospheric levels and everyone is throwing in their two cents worth. Much of the opinion that has come from “underground” artists has been quite negative. As journalists who often deal with the back and forth hatred between EDM and underground, it was refreshing, and surprising, to hear someone of your taste and calibre take a different stance and consider an alternative opinion, so we wrote about it.

So while you may not like what we wrote, once you put your opinion into the public sphere, you opened it up to critique and interpretation, which is something we were surprised you didn’t consider before publicly crusading against us.

Seth Troxler has openly shared his opinions on EDM, both positive and negative, and isn’t afraid to wear them. Can you say the same?

Let’s be honest, what you’re actually upset about is the Facebook post we wrote to accompany the news article. We admit that you have never said that you “love EDM” and we apologise for that. It was perhaps not the most appropriate post, but that does not then render our published article incorrect, nor does it mean the article contained any misquoting (because it didn't). We stand by that article. The fact that you’re posting and drawing attention to our Facebook post and not the article is, well, unfair. Why have we become the scapegoat because you’re seemingly now concerned that some positive comments you've made on EDM is going to somehow harm your reputation?

So let’s not get bogged down in semantics here, because essentially that’s what all this hullabaloo has boiled down to. We at Pulse have always been strong supporters of your career and your music, as have Mixmag, who you have also lashed out at. Sure, in the past there has been the odd article published on our site that you’ve clearly been unhappy with, because they contained opinions about you from other artists in the scene. Does that mean we shouldn’t publish them? No. Pulse is an editorial and news site and that equates to covering all topics in the world of electronic music.

Again, the news article we wrote was positive and the fact that it has been misconstrued as somehow negative by Radioslave, yourself and your fans is disappointing. Why can’t what you wrote be used to show the industry that EDM and the “underground” are both part of the same thing we all love and cherish: electronic music?

Stereosonic is such a popular and unique festival because it proves that you can have EDM co-existing alongside house music DJs such as Maceo Plex, Claude VonStroke, Solomun, and of course yourself. And if more people are made aware that DJs like Nina Kraviz can see EDM as an “amazing experience” then our scene as a whole will be far better off.

Yours sincerely,

Pulse Radio x

CEO of online dance music store Beatport Matthew Adell is to step down from his role “into an advisory role for Beatport’s parent company SFX," reports Billboard.

Beatport was acquired by Robert Sillerman's behemoth SFX early last year along with festivals such as Tomorrowland and Australia's Stereosonic. Since then, Beatport underwent some major staff lay-offs last December.

"We were spread a bit too thin. We had to make some hard choices, frankly, to restructure the team and get everyone focused on one vision," SFX president Tim Crowhurst said.

Lloyd Starr will continue on as COO of Beatport and also take on the role of president of Beatport Pro, the company’s music service for DJs.

“I’m humbled by this opportunity to lead the evolution of Beatport into what is going to be an exciting future,” said Starr. “I’m looking forward to working with Beatport’s suppliers, partners, customers, and fans to continue offering the quality experience they’ve come to expect.”

[Via Billboard]

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‘Oh yes, oh yes!’ That can only mean one thing – Carl Cox is back on the White Isle for another season of momentous Tuesday night parties.

The Discoteca at Space Ibiza was busy and hot and Cox was getting each reveller into the rhythm with dark, deep techno that almost felt slow motion. It felt like an ominous sign of things to come as the sinister grooves bumped along. Maceo Plex’s ‘Conjure Sex’ blared out of the Discoteca’s giant rack of speakers hanging from the ceiling – certainly one of the sleaziest tracks around. With Cox building slowly from very deep beginnings, the sense of occasion was reinforced as the master ever so slowly raised the tempo.

Over on the Terrace, tribal legend Danny Tenaglia had the place rocking with a fine selection of jacking house. One of the heaviest hitting selections was Doorly’s ‘Groove Me’. He had the Terrace pretty wild, without doubt, and it was nice to mix things up a bit, but ultimately a certain Mr. Cox ruled.

When the main room is packed like it was, it’s hard not to feel a part of the collective raver family. Cox, having built the set on some murky deep tunes, now turned our aural attention to some thumping house that remained quite tough and minimalistic. Cox was slowly building his journey and we were all well aboard.

The legend (we’re allowed to use the term ‘legend’ in his case) treated us to the likes of Literon’s Freak Funktion and Yousef and Roy Davis Jr.’s ‘Believe In Love’. As the set carried on it became more and more exciting both sonically and visually. Inner City’s ‘Good Life’ sparked the crowd into even more liveliness as dancers appeared on the podiums, girls were suspended from the ceiling gyrated seductively above the crowd and the all new and updated production dazzled with lasers shooting to all corners of the room and long, thin LED screens blazed in time to the music on the left wall.

The drops were monumental, the atmosphere was rocking and the buzz pervaded every sense – it felt so right.
Plunged into peak-time oblivion it was time for some heads down dancing. One track saw dubby keys and Cox lifting the bass line tantalisingly before laying it back down to wild effect. We’d now entered pure rave territory as the mass of bodies swayed to the big man’s tough and raw yet infectious rhythm.

Everything was coming together perfectly as the icy blast of the CO2 cannons hit me square in the face, reinvigorating me for hours more dancing. With Cox at the helm the tunes took on such a physical element as the distorted bass thuds straight into your chest. Carl was in the zone, the dance floor was in the zone – it was almost subconscious by this point as the tracks were well and truly absorbed into my head, and my body did the rest. Carl Cox owns that dance floor and he knows it – thousands were still going whilst the sun rose.

Before you knew it, Cox had cranked it up yet another notch and we’d had a true rave experience on our hands. I’m just going to go ahead and call it church as it was that much of a religious experience.

Carl Cox has been on the island for years, but he keeps bringing back the goods because he’s an outstanding character and master selector. He knows what we want and he never fails to deliver. The maestro left me regrettably having to say goodbye and braving the hard morning sunlight. I left with the feeling of having experienced a true party – next Tuesday it is then Coxy. Oh yes.

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Lately it seems that everybody reckons that they have what it takes to host the best events in town, today everybody wants to be a promoter whereas not too long ago everybody wanted to be a DJ. A plethora of parties have been popping up all over the country all with a stream of internationals and local acts. Some of these parties are really good and some leave much to be desired. Although growth in the market is good but at times it seems that we are sacrificing quality for quantity.



Since we are regarded as the nation that consumes the largest of amount of electronic music, international acts arrive here with expectations of packed dance floors and hordes of adoring fans. However the current crop of new age promoters often get it wrong, either through bad marketing or sour organisation. There are however those who do it right, those artists and promoters who have a clear and cut vision, individuals whose aim is not just to make money but to host events and gigs that are of a high standard, events that start a movement and lend to the growth of the industry.Tehcnically House is one movement striving to be this kind of revolution, It is run by a host of highly acclaimed DJs and musos, people that have been in the game and ooze years of experience.



Technically House will feature Berlin based producer and DJ Chris Lattner for its first offering .Chris Lattner needs no introduction, he is the gatekeeper of underground music and the depth of his music has been known  drown whales, his driving baselines, melodic keys are constantly pushing the norms of deep house and underground music. Chris is one of the most revered producers out there and has released on labels such as Poker Flat, NRK and Moon Habour recordings. Anything that he puts out is instantly devoured by the musical masses and Technically house have plans to offer an experience that will enthuse any music lover, the event will include street art exhibitions and a line up that will surely leave long lasting memories.

Technically house will announce a few more international artist toward the end of the year but as things stand, we are in for a treat. Events such as Technically house arrive at a time when we need more good quality events that raise the bar of the South African market.

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Earlier in the month we announced that the foot stomping, jaw dropping, ear shattering wizard of techno that is Victor Ruiz would be summiting the dance floors of Cape Town and the skyscrapers of Johannesburg. Hello Techno in partnership with Ciroc Vodka are the people behind the Cape Town leg of this mammoth event.

If the arrival of Victor Ruiz isn’t fascinating enough, Hello Techno, Ciroc Vodka and PulseRadio are giving away for 4 VIP tickets a bottle and a bottle Ciroc (mixers included) to those of you interested in beholding this fine spectacle in Cape Town.
To enter simply:
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Earlier on in the year Pulse Radio had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the Annual Breath Sunshine Music Conference which took place in Cape Town. Even though the South African Music industry is growing and welcomes new artists and international acts into its arms ona  regular basis, there are still many social and political ills that this young industry needs to contend with.



The Breath Sunshine Music conference is a social enterprise and all profits are channelled back into various empowerment projects in efforts to develop the entertainment industry and curb some of the challengess that it faces. The aim of the conference is to open up dialogues between various stake holders in the industry and work to build a better and sustainable environment for entertainers and the music industry.

 

The Conference featured the likes of 5FM’s Euphonik, Valentino of Bridges For Music, Erfaan Pearce, Kavir Magan, Heather Menell and other important movers and shakers in the scene. The conference’s ending was marked by the Unity Jam which featured German Reggae sensation Gentleman and other local acts. The Unity Jam took place in Langa Township at Gugu S'Thebe centre & Maragana Parkland and was a celebration the cultural diversity in our country. With conferences such as these,things can only get better from here on end for our countries artists and music industry. The dialogues and the information shared at this year's conference were invaluable to those in attandence and will  certainly go a long way in ensuring that there is some sustainability in our local marekts.

Breath Sunshine Conference Website 

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