A recent survey conducted by Eventbrite shows that fan behavior varies greatly by genre of music, focusing on the very notable differences in the characteristics of electronic music fans and fans of other types of music. Using a sample of 1,019 American adults, the survey discovered overall trends and significant differences in fan behavior spanning several different categories including sociability, online activity, loyalty to promoters, and emphasis on event location.

On average, fans of electronic music are likely to attend more events than their counterparts, with 61% of them planning to attend additional EDM events in the next year, compared to only 39% of other music fans that plan to attend more shows in their chosen genre. Electronic music fans are also more likely to go to an event if more of their friends are going, choosing to attend events with an average of five friends versus only three friends for fans of other types of music.

In addition, electronic music fans share much more on social media platforms before, during, and after the events they attend. To add, they are also more likely to document shows through photos and videos, taking an average of twenty-five photos and five videos per show.

The promoter of an event acts as a greater influence for electronic music fans when deciding whether to attend a concert or festival. 38% of fans of EDM stating this, compared to just 10% of other music fans. The survey also found that the location of an event is almost as important to electronic dance music fans as the actual artists performing, with 80% responding that setting matters and 90% to the importance of musical programming. 53% of electronic music fans claimed that they are willing to pay to view an online stream of a live performance, stressing the importance of online media in the industry.

Most of the results of this study, although very interesting, don’t seem that surprising. Anyone with friends on social media who frequent electronic music shows knows how often posts come up about artists and events, and any EDM concertgoer has seen the crazy number of people with phones and cameras in the audience capturing the moment. The prevalence of online streaming of large electronic music events shows that fans have a greater presence online and get much more out of the online music experience than say other genres.

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DJs there's a new way to ignore song requests while you're playing a gig. Forget people walking up to the booth and asking you to play a song, there is a service called RequestNow that allows party goers to send their song requests via text message. Requesters can bask in the confidence that they managed to get their choice through without climbing over people and trying to grab the DJs attention in the booth. DJs can now make sure not to play any of the tracks requested and not have to deal with a multitude of written-on napkins.

This is how it works. As a DJ, you sign up for the service ranging from $9.99 a month to $49.99 a month depending on how fancy of a plan you select. You are assigned a specific phone number at which people can reach you at, and a specific number of events. You get a control center where you receive all the incoming requests. Get the premium package and you can send out texts to people post event thanking them for coming. Not ready for that kind of commitment? Well there's always the one-off option of $6.00 per event.

The service is capable of not just song requests, but shoutouts can be asked for as well. It even goes as far as helping with "marketing" by sending a text to participants with your DJ name and booking information post gig. Why do you need to do the physical legwork of networking and making your DJ career when there's a service you can pay to do it for you? 

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Beck’s Brewery in collaboration with Shine Limited, Gyro Constructivists, and Arch Hill Records has developed the world’s first beer bottle that also functions as a record that plays Ghost Waves “Here She Comes.” The project, also known as the “Edison Bottle,” uses the same technology as Thomas Edison’s late nineteenth century phonograph. The beer bottle’s shape resembles the cylindrical phonograph, the first recorded music format.

The biggest challenges with the project involved finding a way to reverse modern technology to go back to cutting out of a cylindrical shape instead of a flat surface and achieving a high sound quality. The team started by first practicing on flat surfaces and tube shapes before carving on the surface of the actual glass beer bottle. The next challenge was discovering a way to carve into the bottle. The crew used a hard drive instead of a traditional recording lathe to avoid having the point slip out of the grooves as it carved into the bottle. After, they used software to compensate for the resonance that occurred as the cutting head introduced new frequencies. See it for yourself below.

This is not the first time nontraditional materials have been used to make records.  Read about the wooden record here.

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Birmingham house and disco connaisseur Mark E is returning to Australia this July for his third visit to the country, the previous visit being back in 2010 when he played Agwa Yacht Club 008 in Sydney (listen to the live set recording below). Evetts is set to play Goodgod Small Club in Sydney on Friday 5th for local crew HAHA Industries - with locals Simon Caldwell and Magda Bytnerowicz in support - followed by New Guernica in Melbourne for the District party with regulars Otologic and Jeadzin in tow, and finally at Sugar in Adelaide on Sunday 7th.

Mark E 2013 Australian Tour:
05.07.13 - HAHA @ Goodgod Small Club, Sydney
06.07.13 - District @ New Guernica, Melbourne
07.07.13 - Sugar, Adelaide

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Here at Pulse we're well aware of how important podcasts are to an online music magazine, with our own weekly series and accompanied interviews an intergral facet of our site. Which is why we're thrilled to see xlr8r celebrate their milestone 300th episode in style by enlisting electronic artist of the moment Maya Jane Coles to curate a superb mix of quality house music, filled to the brim with bright melodies and bouncing grooves.

Listen: Maya Jane Coles xlr8r podcast

Tracklist:
01 Lund Quartet "Sequoia"
02 Citizen "Came Through" (MadTech)
03 Douglas Greed feat. Delhia de Frace "Sense" (Upon You)
04 Giuseppe Favia "Sensation" (Dark Side)
05 Franskild "Majestic Mountains" (Sweat It Out!)
06 Sei A "Wants" (Seinan)
07 Rey Aguilar "It's Not Over (Nick Devon Remix)" (Cromarti)
08 Maya Jane Coles feat. Kim Ann Foxmann "Burning Bright" (I/AM/ME)
09 Lee Burton "Breath (Lake People Remix)" (Klik)
10 Feindrehstar "Vulgarian Knights (Maxi Version)" (Musik Krause)
11 Dapayk Solo feat. Camara "Back to Me (Single Version)" (Mo's Ferry)
12 Eskuche & Nu Sky "Detroit" (TLK)
13 Remute "Gravity?"
14 Sono "Keep Control (H.O.S.H. Remix)" (Kontor)

In other Maya Jane Coles news, UK producer Breach (Ben Westbeech) has remixed the track 'Everything' from her forthcoming debut album 'Comfort' (read our review here), which drops on June 28th. Listen below.

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Aussie events crew Fuzzy - the team behind celebrated music events such as Parklife, Field Day, Harbourlife and Shore Thing - are shaking things up this year, with the announcement today that the national Parklife festival will not be going ahead in 2013, but will instead be replaced by "intelligent dance music" event, Listen Out.

Labeled as a carefully handcrafted party, not a festival, Listen Out will hit Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane across September and October with a specially curated lineup of quality dance music. As Fuzzy themselves put it, at Listen Out you can "say goodbye to endless timetable clashes, long hikes to the 12th stage and spending your day with several thousand people you can't relate to."

“We see a need for a return to this simple idea: A straight up, quality dance-­off in beautiful surroundings," explains Fuzzy director John Wall. "That’s what Listen Out is.”

Keep your eyes glued to Pulse for the full lineup for Listen Out 2013, revealed on Friday June 21st. Tickets go on sale midday, Thursday 27th June, from $89+bf.

Listen Out 2013 Dates & Venues:
28.09.13 - Centennial Park, Sydney
29.09.13 - Ozone Reserve, Perth
05.10.13 - Observatory Precinct, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
06.10.13 - Cultural Forecourt, Southbank, Brisbane

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Purveyor of deep, soulful and dubby house, Fred Everything, is heading to Australia this July for a four date tour. The Canadian DJ, producer and Lazy Days label head will be playing sets in Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Fred Everything 2013 Australian Tour:
19.07.13 - Garage, Adelaide
20.07.13 - Geisha, Perth
26.07.13 - 161, Melbourne
27.07.13 - Goldfish, Sydney

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OneMore is a London techno and house clubbing brand that has been going from strength to strength over the past few years since its birth.

The monthly party, which usually calls Shoreditch's Hearn Street car park home, has built up a loyal following through their events which have showcased some of the best underground house and techno in the capital city. This month's outing will see them bring American techno head DVS1 to a new venue, Scala at Kings Cross, to play alongside Swiss DJ Sonja Moonear, Detect Audio (Arnaud Le Texier & Antonio De Angelis) and Outart at the old two-tier cinema.

With the first two rounds of tickets now sold out, we're offering you the chance to win 2 free tickets to this special event. All you have to do is like One More's facebook page and email us at contact@pulseradio.net with the subject line “One More At Scala London” to be in with a chance of winnning. The winner will be picked at random one week today (Wednesday, 26 June). 

One More
Scala, London
Saturday, 29 June

Line Up
DVS1
Sonja Moonear
Detect Audio
Outart

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Barcelona Based house producer and DJ Luca Bacchetti is behind the reins of the second outing of Arkitekt's mix compilation.

To date, the Italian has seen releases on labels such as Wagon Repair, Crosstown Rebels, Culprit LA as well as starting up his own imprint, Endless less than a year ago. After being named Beatport's best artist of 2008, Bacchetti has continually proven himself through his productions and DJ sets, making him a solid choice for the Arkitekt series. 

The mix CD, which will be available from July 15th, will feature tracks from Isolee and Mathew Jonson as well as remixes from Carl Craig, Four Tet and an exclusive track from the man himself. 

Full tracklist below.

CD1
 1) Andrey Pushkarev - Picea Abies
2) Gel Abril - Ue Suala
3) Remain – Ralph (Ewan Pearson Remix)
4) Just Be feat. Jess Monroe - Don't Make Me Wait For You (Subb-an 5am Remix)
5) Hector - Stoned Raiders (H Foundation Remix)
6) Spieltape - Bag Of Bones (Chris Carrier Remix)
7) Luca Bacchetti - Atlantic
8) Jordan Peak - It’s Time (Argy Rude Dub)
9) Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie - Crab at the Green Hunter
10) Mathias Kaden - Propeller
11) Riva Starr feat. Carmen Consoli - No Man’s Land (Luca Bacchetti Dub Remix)
12) Layo & Bushwacka! - Born In The Backwoods
13) Joel Alter - The Drum
14) Luciano - Dance Unity
15) Quenum - Obama
 
 
CD2
1) Signal Flow feat. KMLN - Danadune
2) Isolée - Allowance (DJ Version)
3) Lusine - Another Tomorrow (Hanssen Remix)
4) Culoe De Song - Stig Boardersman
5) FaltyDL - Straight & Arrow (Four Tet Remix)
6) Mathew Jonson - Automaton
7) Tale Of Us - Another Earth
8) Marcus Worgull & Osunlade - Reno
9) Stacey Pullen - Any Which Way (Martin Buttrich Red Mix)
10) Ultrasone - High Dawn
11) Danny Daze - The Calm
12) CLOSE feat. Charlene Soraia & Scuba - Beam Me Up (Scuba's Dub Of Doom)
13) DJ Hell Feat. Bryan Ferry - U Can Dance (Carl Craig Remix V.2)
14) Mihai Popoviciu - Here
15) Luca Bacchetti – California (Exclusive Track)

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There has to be something quite surreal about being somewhere so authentically African, engulfed in white with lights reflecting off a sea of dancing bodies making for an epic atmosphere under the African starlit skies. Be a part of the night – dress in white, the theme of the Carnivore Gardens in Nairobi for the start of the Celebrate Life Tour on September 14th this year after Sensation having made their debut in South Africa shortly before.

Apart from being a worthy trip to the Mother Land to connect with other cultures, together creating a mesmerising experience, the ID&T initiative is all about charity and the unification of different cultures with the proceeds of the event going to a local organization. In Kenya the proceeds will be donated to Sensation partner dance4life which is currently active in over 24 countries around the globe – all for the valiant fight against HIV and AIDS.

What they have set up for the event is an opportunity to become a Club Member and for you to join the exclusive and very limited presale phase. The purchase link will be visible in both the conformation page as well as the conformation email. Remember - A very limited amount of tickets will be available during the presale with the general ticket sale starting June 27th. Tickets prices are in US dollars right now. 

Bracelona's annual electronic music gathering, Sonar, took place last week, and Pulse was there in force. We managed to speak to some of the most exciting artists performing at the Red Bull Music Academy Sonar Dome and record it especially for you. We caught up with Austrian production group Elektro Guzzi in the below audio interview.

They spoke to us about their music, the power of the sound engineer and how to pronounce their name properly (hint; it's not Gucci).

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Bronx hailing producer Alix Alvarez is due to become a familiar name in the world of house music in the not too distant future. Judging by his last release for Ovum (Elixr) and his latest remix for Real Tone, Alix's unrivalled time spent in the studio with the legendary Masters At Work as an assitant engineer has certainly rubbed off on him. An advocate of everything from house to hip hop, and sporting a keen musical ear, Pulse invited him to jopin the ranks of our Pulse Loves series and sent us an exclusive, knowledgable mix. 

Pulse loves: roots. How did coming up in the Bronx shape you as a musician and performer/dj? The Bronx is the birthplace of hip hop so that whole culture runs in my blood. People listened to everything growing up from latin to freestyle to house and even rock but the underlying theme was hip hop. All of my friends were listening to EPMD, ATCQ, Gangstarr etc. so that music is embedded in my music dna. The BX was just a real raw environment to grow up in so my music definetly tends to lean toward sounds that are dirty, raw and hip hop influenced because of it.

Pulse loves: musical influences. We've read that your musical journey was shaped early on by your parents and the music they used to play at home. What sort of stuff would they listen to that really influenced you? My parents played everything at the crib from Fania All stars to music on West End and Prelude. They played music 24/7. They loved to dance. So anything that was danceable and made them move they played in the house. They still have a crazy huge collection of records. But it wasn’t just my parents. My brother was a dj and he’d be playing Planet Rock and Run DMC at the crib. My cousin was a dj also and he put me on to Todd Terry and Joey Beltram. I was a big fan of both growing up. He was the one who got me into Djing. But my sister was the first one who put me on to house music. She was going to all the clubs in NYC and Jersey. She would hit up Zanzibar to go check Tony Humphries and come back with stories about the club and tell me about all of this music that was being played. One day she came home with a copy of A guy called Gerald “Voodoo Ray” Once I heard that it was a wrap. I was hooked on house music. I was about 10. So growing up in my family you could never escape music. And we had all types of it.

Pulse loves: Masters At Work. What was it like to work in the MAW studios in the late 90s/early 00s alongside house music legends Little Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzales? Most house lovers would trade a limb for that sort opportunity. Amazing. Intimidating. Mindblowing. I mean really these were dudes who records I had been collecting since the age of 12 and after graduating an audio engineering course just 8 years later Im getting the opportunity to intern at their studio?? That’s pretty crazy. They were legends so I had to make sure I didn’t fuck up and learn to make a good cup of coffee real quick. I just wanted to learn. Be a student and soak it up. I came toward the end of the studio run they had at Bass Hit. (MAW studios) I was there about 1 year in 1999 starting off as an intern and at times was lucky enough to get thrown in on sessions as an assistant so I learned a lot and met a lot of amazing artists that came through that door. Everybody that worked out of there was real cool. When Kenny & Louie came in they came to work. They had a crazy work ethic. Time was money and the studio didn’t pay for it self. Music was made around the clock. You’d have different 2 sessions going on in 2 different rooms. Then sessions after those sessions. The musicians that came by were on another level. The studio was top notch. The most amazing pieces of analog gear you could imagine. All those vintage plug ins you probably stare at on your screen they had the actual hardware of. Nowadays you don’t get that experience especially in house music. But I was lucky enough and blessed to have that experience from two legendary artists man. I heard a lot of great music come out of Bass Hit. It was an exciting time for me as a young dude.

Pulse loves: a good record label. Your label, Sole Channel Music, which you ran with Mr V. has been around since 2005 put out over 30 releases. However I've read that you are no longer involved in the label or running the 5 Beats parties with Mr V anymore? Why is this? I just felt I wanted to tell a new story for myself as an artist. Start a new chapter I guess. At a certain point the label started becoming something different than what I had envisioned. It didn’t feel like home for me anymore. I thought about leaving a few years before I actually left but you know when you start something with someone its like a relationship. You gotta share ideas and try and come to compromises to try and make it work. We had our differences of course. Youre not gonna have it your way all the time and that’s ok. But I just felt like myself and V were going in different directions and I felt it was time for me to start out on something else. He kept the label & I kept the masters to my music so that’s the way we worked it out in the end.

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Pulse loves: opinions. As some one who has grown up and spent your career playing with hip hop and house music, how does the current pop market make you feel?The likes of “house” producers David Guetta making tracks with “hip hop/rap” artists like pit pull. What's your opinion on this sort of music? You know your hitting the hot topic button here don’t you? Haha. I don’t dig it man. People need to stop mistaking that EDM stuff with house music. They are two totally different things. EDM is pop dance music. Now Im a fan of GOOD pop music but the current state of it is pretty sad. It’s an oversaturated market full of hype with no real content at all. People just want their fix until they move on to the next big thing. But something else will come along to replace it. I look at it like a bad hangover where people are gonna take a look back a few years from now and be like what the fuck was I thinking? If you enjoy it and its your thing then cool whatever. Personally I don’t care for it. I just get irritated when uneducated people call it house music cause it aint.

With the tragic loss of talented musician/producer Romanthony earlier this week there has been a lot of talk about his music and the mark he made on music. What would you like your musical legacy to be? How would you like to be remembered? Man I cant call it. People are going to perceive and remember my music the way they want to. I can only do what I know and feel is good as an artist. The thing I look at is an artists overall body of work. Not how much they released but more about the quality of the releases. I feel too many producers burn themselves out during their carreer by releasing more material than they should. Some of them release material just to try and get exposure to get gigs which to me isn’t cool. I feel people need to trust you as an artist in order for them to really be behind you and follow you. I think the quality of your music always speaks for itself. Quality is the underlying factor for me when I create or do something. So hopefully people will actually see that I took the time and went the the extra mile and try and do something that was good and worth while whether in the studio or during a set.

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Various Artists -Session Victim, Medlar, Squarehead and Ishmael
WOLF018 EP
[Wolf Music]

The wolf pack assembles for the eighteenth time on yet another palatable various EP outing. Although very close to the summit of panoramic success, the imprint continues to project quality music through inventive housemates and notable house parties, while staying somewhat grounded in the process.

Session Victim, who themselves are still enjoying the lofty heights of fruition, open with ‘Random Blues’ – a vigorous and soulful house number that could so easily extend way beyond its five minutes without causing offence or fuss.

The ever-present Wolf roomie, Medlar, takes it down a notch but maintains the soulful vibe with his party starter ‘Carry It’. Squarehead, who unequivocally has house music weaving his very DNA, takes the party scene into more fist-pumping territory with ‘Be Without’.

And we finish with Ishmael’s ‘Au JuJu’, quite literally a slice of bassy dance floor-ready magic for the discerning masses. This is one of only a handful of labels in the UK that can achieve a balance between innovation and crowd-pleasing, without ever losing sight on the true and unwavering essence of house music.  

Tracklist:
1. Session Victim - Random Blues
2. Medlar - Carry It
3. Squarehead - Be Without
4. Ishmael - Au JuJu

Listen to Medlar and Session Victim on Pulse Radio. 

Make-Believe have been conducting train parties in Cape Town with absolute success which is a concept that attracts a vast amount of interest, but only once you’ve done it, which I have, all of them to date, you don’t quite realize the novelty of riding a train with top-class DJ’s playing you in to the carefully selected sub-urban venues that MB deems fit for a special experience. These events are a day/night experience, and being on a train, it allows the ‘passengers of the jol’ to really let their hair down without worries of having to drive anywhere. 

MB’s plans for season here in South Africa are taking it to the next level, or appropriately stating it as we did before ‘turned up the volume’ by selecting a wine estate as a destination venue for this series of events. Cape Town is one of the world’s best destinations when it comes to outdoor events in any regard and this time round, coupling the train experience and our beautiful outdoors, you’re set to have one unforgettable experience  as we’re pleased to announce that ‘FUR COAT’ (Crosstown Rebels) is going to be the headline act at one of the train expeditions.

MB008_Ashton Gardner by Make-Believe Podcasts on Mixcloud

In terms of the experience and the production value, thinking outside of the box and combining the skills of Afterlife AV (visual mapping genius’) - Daniel Popper (The man responsible for AfrikaBurns installation – Reflection) will be adding to the magic of this series of events that MB have in store for season by designing art pieces specifically for the events and staging areas, so visually, it’s going to be a treat, tying in with this will be a large campaign dedicated to the marketing of the events which will be a comprehensive & professional viral promo video (edited & shot by Jon Carr) using Skylab Technology (aerial helicopter footage) to shoot these train expeditions & events from the sky.

Make Believe presents Bruno Pronsato from Jonn Carr on Vimeo.

So we know we have an international act that will be headlining, and we can be sure the visual impact of the events will find themselves in the chambers of our fondest memories, so I guess you could say we’re gearing up for a season that’s not going to be easily forgotten thanks to Make Believes - Event Production and Artist Management plans for us. Who we might expect to see on the line-up’s for the events from MB if the list of artists that MB are managing at the moment is anything to go by, are names like Ashton Gardner, Clint Dodgen, Ian Skene, Lady M, One Track Mike, Ryan Sullivan and more which you will be able to view on the website - all of which are respectable names in the local scene at the moment setting fire to dancefloors in South Africa.  

“Make-Believe with a greener initiative with the coming season is looking to promote a greener festival – by virtue of the train and information being available at the events. Along with the lowered carbon emissions from the use of the train and less intoxicated drivers on the roads, we feel strongly about this greener approach to the social sphere.”

All-aboard, don’t miss this train, with a final destination that’s far from in sight, Make Believe have no intention of de-railing anytime soon. In the world of Electronic Dance Music here in South Africa, they’re sounding the air-horn, loudly echoing over borders calling for international passengers. We’re in for a good ride.   

Review from a previous Train Party: Autumn Gold

MB Train Party - Glencairne 2013 from Jonn Carr on Vimeo.

“Make-Believe - Autumn Gold

Sometimes we dream of escaping reality, sometimes reality is the dream. Make-Believe somehow manages to create a platform for this to happen. With every event that Make-Believe produces, you sense the magic more.

The Autumn Gold train party was the third of its kind. And with numbers growing at each event, it seems the magic is spreading. On the 20th of April, almost 600 revellers gathered at Cape Town central train station to board a privately chartered metro rail train bound for the Glencairn hotel, some 35 km's away. On arrival at the platform, the excitement of boarding a train for purposes other than getting from A to B was palpable. This was no 'general commuter' train. And the journey was to prove this.

A train complete with a DJ on the decks, in the first carriage, a string of dance floor carriages and finally a bar on board as well! This really is the stuff dreams are made of! So with happy 'jollers' in attendance, it was off to Glencairn.

DJ Marq provided the beats for the outbound journey. With rare appearances from this man, it was a treat to be in his presence, while watching the Indian Ocean roll by. He had just the right amount of enthusiasm in his music, to get the crowd 'amped' for the day ahead, whilst sill allowing everyone to immerse themselves in the moment and take in the scenery and vibe.

On arrival in Glencairn, a short stroll to the Glencairn hotel allowed train party goers to enjoy a truly spectacular autumn day, complete with blue skies and the rolling scenery of Glencairn and False Bay. The Glencairn hotel provided the Make-Believer with endless opportunities and outlets for enjoyment. The main one being the palm-fringed dance floor overlooking the ocean, connected to a large indoor bar. In addition, there was also an outside area with braai's going, table tennis, chill areas and a bar. For those who wanted to stay on, there were rooms available for rent.

First up on the DJ line-up was Dakin Auret. With a new move to Cape Town, he brings with him a fresh sound and enthusiasm to the scene. Finding oneself on his dance floor in the early afternoon, it was difficult to contemplate how it could get any better from there.

Durban DJ Coco Loco, took the baton from Dakin. With his signature feel good, vocal rich, tracks, Coco Loco pleased the CT crowd as he has so many times before with memorable sets, like Rocking the Daisies 2012. He delivered what people have come to expect and know of him.

DJ Rob Sloan from Joburg set the decks alight from there. There is something to be said for the Joburg sound and fervour of the house music scene. And he really brought it! This was a real treat.

And last but not least, we were treated to the indelible sounds of Monique Pascall. Another Joburg local, she has made a name for herself in the CT scene and rightly so. Her smooth deep sounds, keep people wanting for more. And luckily she keeps on giving.

With an ease and grace that is not expected of such a party crowd, some 600 danced out party people made their way back to the train platform to catch the inbound journey back to CT. Nick Lumb provided the music for this leg of the journey. A difficult crowd to play too as some were satiated and succumbed to sitting down and revelling in what had just been, others still too excited, carried on dancing until the train reached its platform, and final stop, at CT station.

For those willing and able, the after party was held at ChukkaChurri til 3am. Whether you were a first timer in attendance, or a confirmed Make-Believer, I think that if you we're one of those lucky 600 to have attended this party, you understand the magic that is a Make-Believe train party. - Roxanne-Lee”

Gurnstar Ink (3D artist): www.gurnstar.com

Kilowatt AV (sound & lighting): www.kilowatt.co.za

With their sound often compared to that of the baggy-bands that ruled the UK during the Madchester era (and also the Beach Boys in their harmonic delivery), it could be considered strange that Jagwar Mar are from the other side of the world, calling Sydney their home. The Aussie duo have rapidly built themselves a solid reputation through their hybrid of sounds which - far from being simple revivalism - have captured the imagination of both young and veteran ravers and band lovers alike. With a list of influences as diverse as Moondog, J Dilla and Aphex Twin it's no wonder the pair have made compelling and infectious music that has led to them selling out their upcoming UK shows. We spoke to the guys about their unique sound, the music they listen to and how it feels to be supporting the world-conquering The xx.

Would you agree it’s been a pretty crazy year for you so far? Yeah things just seem to snowball constantly. Once one thing starts off then everything else seems to take shape too so it’s been busy to say the least.

Your debut album Howlin’ is on route – as a band that are tackling this format head on, has it been an easy and natural process to be able to record a body of work? Has it been a long process? Well we’ve all done separate things before Jagwar Ma, and worked on lengthy projects but this is the boldest move yet for the band as it is right now. Jonny used to play in another band Los Valentinos and he also had a lot of background in production too. I used to be in a band called Ghostwood, it’s a sort of shoe-gaze type sound, using lots of pedals and drum machines and stuff. Jonno is very techno in his tastes too. In our older bands, there was a bit of a meshing of sounds and styles. In Sydney, it’s very close knit and everyone is in a band, so all the local people and stuff are always hanging out. From the ashes of our old band, I think that’s how Howlin’ came about.

It’s evident that you’ve got lots of influence from across the board in there and touches on many styles of music – is there any particular influence though (or sound) that links them all together? I listen to pretty much everything to be fair. I made a Spotify playlist. I was really embarrassed about how random and disparate the track selection was, so I just called it something like ‘What happens When I Put My iPod On Shuffle”. I love everything music wise but I’ve been massively into lots of that proggy, jam-led rock stuff. Also there’s this new Soul Jazz compilation that’s come out and it’s called Acid; that’s amazing. I’m into lots of obscure music.

You know when someone says ‘oh, you should listen to this’, even if they don’t know you that well? I always take attention and take them up on it to be honest. I actually take notes down on my phone – I love to take people up on their suggestions, especially based on what they know of me

As bands like you show – and most modern musical forms – there aren’t really that many boundaries anymore in terms of creating hybrids of sound… Have you heard of this Beware of Mr Baker documentary? It’s all about different cultures hanging out together and stuff. People didn’t take any notice of colour or race, people didn’t care about that sort of thing, as long as you were digging the music. I like to think the same way too – we don’t care about scenes or genres or geographic location. We didn’t want be a dance band or pop outfit – we didn’t really care!

So without sounding selfish, are you making your music for you, regardless of whether it’s massively popular or not?Is it difficult to stay clear of trends? I think we’re making music for each other, when we were in the studio we’d try and impress each other. He’d produce beats for me to sing on and vice versa. Not impress each other but keep one another happy and keep the vibe happy and warm. It comes across in the music.

Howlin’ contains a number of upbeat tracks but also quite a few more poignant and deeper numbers too. Is there an overall theme or concept or an emotional anchor running through the album? I always think in landscapes (sounds weird I know) but I’m always thinking about how things sound in the Ocean for example. I think also I write lyrics to attach a personality to the music, so that it’s crossing over. I definitely wanted to have a theme underlying the songs, especially the more electronic ones. I still wanted that humanistic quality. But there’s not a straight narrative in there. It’s more our childhood and growing up in Australia and Sydney more than anything.

You’ve had some major support slots for The xx and Foals this year; how do you feel about your own headline shows and performing as a band in your own right? I get nervous I guess but I don’t think that’s an irrational thing. It doesn’t matter too much about the past, you can be really confident after playing one show and killing it. Then it can all go down from there. But I guess I’m really excited about our own headline shows. Plus you know how the show is going to be in the first ten seconds, just by reading the crowds.

Do you find that being in a band means you’re subjected to more scrutiny? As you’re performing (and there are lots of instrumental bands) do you feel that you’re more at the mercy of the crowd than a DJ? I think you’ve just got to roll with it. People have pushed the whole ‘there’s been a lot of hype around this record, how do you feel about it”? And I just say it’s got nothing to do with us. We’re not hyping ourselves up. I think people overthink things where as I’m just doing my thing. People like to have an opinion – and luckily people’s opinion so far has been quite favourable, which is great though. I’m just nice and grounded and just happy that people like it!

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It's common knowledge that Kanye West appears to suffer from severe issues when it comes to his massive ego. His constant claims of greatness are backed up (most of the time) by his musical output, allowing most fans to turn the other cheek. However the recent discovery of God as an official collaborator on Yeezus seems to take the biscuit.

Album cut I Am God, is credited as featuring God on Spotify, iTunes and Wikipedia, and when the link to the artist known as God is followed up, you are indeed taken to the wikipedia page for the big man upstairs.

Whether this holiest of claims is because Yeezy is in fact the miniature messiah, or if this is simply the worst case of little man syndrome in the history of recorded music is yet to be seen. Either way, we will be buying a copy of Yeezus as we don't fancy causing any biblical floods or swarms of locusts if we don't.

Better safe than sorry...

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The Red Bull Beat Battle in 2013 has been taking place and is now ready for broadcast on Channel O. Tonight the 19th of June will be the first episode of the Red Bull Beat Battle running through until the 10th of July where the winner will be announced at the finale which was held at the Walter Sisulu Square in Klipton, Soweto in the beginning of the month.  

Eight dance crews with only one winner – this will be riveting viewing, B-Boys battling it out with their weapon of choice, whether it be Freestyle, Hip-Hop, Krump, Sbujwa or Pantsula. The Crews involved are fighting for a crown that will earn them street cred in a world where there are no B-Boy bloodlines or dance dynasties - this is the real thing. 

Don’t expect the run-of-mill scripted remarks you typically find in these sort of events, no fake celebrity judges and a battle field where the crews put it all on the line for the crown. Apart from the top 8 Red Bull Beat Battle crews, there are going to be some exciting new faces on stage who will be adjudicating the performances on four criteria: performance, execution, originality and group uniformity. These are the judges Somizi Mhlongo, Lorna Maseko, Youks Nojokes and Tumi Tladi.

lRelaying the excitement through the tube tonight will be MC’s Fikili ‘Fix’ Moetie and Thapelo Mokoena along with big names like Black Coffee, Sibot, Jullian Gomes and DJ Switch bringing the battle beats for the first episode of the Red Bull Beat Battle on Channel O this evening.

Schedule: 

Episode 1 – 19th June at 19:00

Episode 2 – 26th June at 19:00

Episode 3 – 3rd July at 19:00

Episode 4 – 10th July at 19:00

Astral People, organisers of the Outsidein festival, have hit out at fellow Sydney promoters Fuzzy just hours after the recent announcement of Fuzzy's new boutique festival, Listen Out. Astral People posted the following statement to the Outsidein facebook page after similarities between both festival's logos were noticed by readers of themusicnetwork.com.

"OutsideIn was started as an avenue to promote quality underground electronic music to Sydney and beyond. We've put in hours upon hours of work into our brand and developing an event that we as music lovers could be proud of.

We are all for competition and companies bringing out new, interesting artists because at the end of the day why we do this is for the love of music. And this is just another opportunity for us to see some more of the artists we love. We'd rather people bring out these sort of artists than the same recycled acts year in and year out. It goes back to why we essentially started OutsideIn."

"To see others now blatantly rip off what we're trying to do is not just an insult to us but more so an insult to the intelligence of patrons and music lovers alike. If you think that copying a logo and rebranding your festival is enough to win over fans then you're sadly mistaken. Our fans know good music. At the end of the day we are confident that it's what will always keep us a step ahead of the others no matter what sort of brand or name is thrown behind it.

We will be delaying our announcement so we don't get caught up in the media mess that will eventuate over the next week but rest assured, we will be delivering a product to the best we can for you guys early next week. This has been a tireless effort from all our ends and united with our amazing fans we will return bigger and better this year. Don't follow imitation, we got you.

Love, The OutsideIn Family x"

Astral People have stated they have delayed their lineup announcement for Outsidein until next week.

UPDATE: Fuzzy Director John Wall has responded to Astral People via an official statement to themusicnetwork.com. Read below.

“I hope you realise, and I mean surely you realise, that there’s no way we’d go out with the intention of harming anyone else or their event/business with anything we do. I don’t think that what we are planning with Listen Out is actually anything much like what you are doing with Outside In, and I’d say that will become very clear once we announce line-up on friday.

Our logo was designed only with reference to our own Parklife logo, we certainly didn’t look at yours. Clearly there’s no benefit [for] us to have a logo that’s similar to anyone else’s and again surely you understand that we’d never set out to make a logo similar to another existing one.

We have been doing house music events with music that we like since 1996 and what we’re doing is more of that – Listen Out will be extremely similar musically and organisationally to Harbourlife, which I guess you know started in 2003.

We had no idea you were planning an announcement around now – in general we try to avoid announcing too close to anything else similar.

So now I have to respond publicly and I don’t want to get involved in a slanging match – I respect what you do and have no intention of trying to undermine you. But I’m going to have to point out that our new event is along the same musical lines of a lot of things we’ve been doing for over 15 years.

I hope that the anger you’re feeling because someone shit-stirred by comparing the logo doesn’t make you unable to take what I’m saying as a honest and genuine.”

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Tetra State will open its doors for the first time on Friday, 5 July to bring back the rave to the London clubbing scene.

The launch party will feature DJ appearances from im_Self_Her (Crosstown Rebels), Tough Love (Love Not Money/Cream Couture) as well as yet unnamed Hot Creations associated artist, who will all be playing two hour sets at Crucifix Lane.

With pre-sale tickets available for under £10 this should be well worth a punt.

If you fancy the chance of winning 2 x pairs of tickets to the launch party, all you have to do is send us a email at contact@pulseradio.net with the Subject line "Tetra State Launch Party Competition". The winner will be picked at random one week today (Wednesday. 26 June).

Tetra State Launch Party
7-9 Crucifix Lane, London
Friday, 5 July

Line Up
Hot Creations Special Guest (2hr set)
HIM_SELF_HER (Crosstown Rebels) (2hr set)
Tough Love (2hr set)
More TBA 

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