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Hot Natured Drop Debut Album Preview Mix

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Hot Natured's debut album is one of the most anticipated releases of the year, taking out the #6 spot in our 21 Must Have Albums Of 2013 feature. 'Different Sides Of The Sun' is due for release on September 2, but if you just can't wait that long to get a taste, the group have just shared a short mix of five tracks from the album. Take a listen below.

Tracklist:
1. Operate feat. Kenny Glasgow
2. Tightrope
3. Alternate State feat. Roisin Murphy
4. Take You There
5. Mercury Rising feat. Anabel Englund

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Who Is The Greatest Rapper Of All Time?

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NME recently posed the question to its readers: Who is the greatest rapper of all time? The results came in thick and fast, resulting in a varied top 30 list of old-shcool heroes, legends and more fresh blood a la Kendrick Lamar.

As with any poll, this one is no doubt generating heated debate in many a hip-hop circle. What are your thoughts on NME's list? Let us know!

  NME's Top 30 Rappers Of All Time
  1. Nas
  2. Notorious B.I.G.
  3. Andre 3000 (Outkast)
  4. Roots Manuva
  5. Big Pun
  6. Snoop Dogg
  7. Raekwon
  8. Eminem
  9. Yasiin (aka Mos Def)
10. DOOM
11. Tariq Trotter (aka Black Thought of The Roots)
12. Kendrick Lamar
13. Ghostface Killah
14. Tupac Shakur
15. Kanye West
16. Q-Tip
17. Kool Keith
18. Big Daddy Kane
19. Lauryn Hill
20. KRS-One
21. Jay Z
22. RZA
23. Missy Elliott
24. Ice Cube
25. MC Lyte
26. Chuck D
27. Rakim
28. El-P
29. Talib Kweli
30. Lord Finesse

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Silvie Loto at Music On: In Review

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Joining the Music On family once again for the first time since summer 2012, Marco Carola welcomed Silvie Loto back to the decks for another Friday night extravaganza at the wildly successful Music On at Amnesia. The Italian born DJ and producer first found her love of the beat in the underground house and techno scene at the age of 17, eventually earning a coveted residency at one of Italy’s hottest clubs - Tenax - in Florence. Her residencies at Tenax and Goa Club in Rome showcased her capability to deliver a wide palette of emotional, deep techno. Being recognized as one to watch by Marco Carola’s gang, she made the leap to the White Isle last summer, playing alongside Marco Carola at Amnesia’s now infamous night, Music On. Following a hectic winter season of nonstop dates across Europe and America, she plays to Ibiza for two dates this summer, returning this Friday to the world famous decks of Amnesia’s terrace, so we checked it out.

In its second season, with the word still spreading around the globe, Marco Carola’s weekly party now has the reputation as the only place to be on a Friday night in Ibiza. Described as a spectacular journey, Marco Carola creates a magical atmosphere, reflecting his love and passion for music as an obvious yet mysterious extension of himself. Walking in, dance floor divas across the club worked their magic on the enormous dance floor as the emotional sounds of Silvie Loto enticed the fast flow of new entrants to join her for the journey. Warming up for Marco is a blessing in itself, as this period is reserved for only those whom Marco and his most trusted circle have selected as some of today’s most forward thinking and exciting new talent.

Being the first time I’ve heard Loto live, I was intrigued by her deep, staccato techno, which creates an arousing feel. Her set starts at an atmospheric level, bringing the crowd together in unison as everyone listened intently to the spacey, deep melodies she brings, bubbling up, slowly creeping through to everyone’s subconscious simultaneously. Finding her way to a bigger deep techno sound, Silvie maintains an emotive sensation throughout her set, with refreshing twists and turns casually layered above darker baselines.

Jumping across to the main room, Nicole Moudaber was holding court, ushering in the new laws of techno. Moudaber, an award winning artist and producer, is at the forefront of the minimal and techno scene. Having seen her knock out a deep, techy set just a few weeks prior at Sands in Playa d’en Bossa, come Friday night I was in for a whole new experience. Listening to her up-front, unforgiving techno, complimented at times with smooth female vocals, made it not only refreshing to see such a passionate jock stir such a discriminating crowd into such frenzy, but in the same breath, one couldn’t help but be reminded by the fact that although she’s only been an international force for a short while, the idea of a techno scene without the Nigerian born, Lebanese raised selector seems far less exciting. Nicole builds throughout, bringing dirtier and nastier beats with each moment, leaving the crowd begging more. After soaking up the atmosphere, I moved back to the terrace in order to absorb the final part of Silvie’s set.

Come 3:15, the main man himself entered the terrace, exciting the eyes of fans across the dance floor. Immediately lifting the tempo, Marco’s entrance jumped to a pumped-up tech sound, delighting listeners. As usual, the dance floor filled with flashing camera phones to record the action, signature Marco tech thumping out with big high hat beats. As a regular Music On goer, I’m consistently intrigued by the sounds he might project. Friday was an entirely different journey than any other week so far this season, just as last Friday was, and the Friday before that. He manages to play tracks that reflect sounds ranging from all genres, married by a dirty techno baseline.

Following powerful tracks like ‘Rocksteady’ by Ex Sound System, he dropped vocal samples from Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ on the top of a strong minimal techno baseline, reminding the early morning crowd exactly why this was the best night on the island. Marco Carola, and subsequently Music On, has gained a cult-like following in recent years. For instance, I met two separate fans adorned with tattoos of the Music On emblem. We were also greeted by the now familiar appearance of two VIP balcony ravers, consisting of the beard wearing veteran hippy and an extremely quirky older vagabond dressed as a bride-esque figure, teddy bear constantly in tow. As the early morning light slowly leaked onto the dance floor through the glass ceiling, Marco amazed the crowd with the huge track ‘When I Fell N love’ by the UBQ Project, projecting nothing but love and energy, palpable in nature. One of the few parties on the island that still gives its loyal fans an extra something (Cox coming to mind), Marco extended his set to 9:30am with another outstanding performance, leaving thousands of fans with what’s become one of the most bittersweet aftertastes on the island – pure joy at having just witnessed such momentous occasion unfold, yet utter disillusion at needing to wait an entire week just to capture the moment all over again, especially when next week's moment includes one of electronic music's most respected figures, Carl Cox. 

Don't miss out on this one, as it's gonna be HUGE!!! None other than Carl Cox will be playing Amnesia's legendary terrace alongside the new king of the room, Marco Carola! This will be the event of the season, so don't miss your chance to see it and get tickets now!!


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Seekae Find Their Voice

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Composed of Greg Knuckles, Al Gammaron and Jerry Hustle - not exactly their real names but they sound pretty cool, right? - the Sydney-based trio Seekae have had a good run of things over the past couple of years, capping off last year's lauded appearances at Golden Plains and Splendour in the Grass with a Vivid LIVE performance at the Opera House last year, accompanied by an eight-piece string section.

Right now, though, they've been knuckling down on a new album, the follow-up to 2011's '+Dome,' of which the first taste has just been released in the form of new single 'Another'. The new track, and forthcoming third LP, sees the once instrumental band exploring vocal territory. Pulse's Morgan Richards snuck in a quick chat to Mr Hustle, aka John Hassell, to find out more just before his Friday night beer.

Pulse: Hi John. You sound like you're on the move right now. John Hassell (Seekae): I'm currently walking through Central in Surry Hills, on an odyssey to find someone to have a beer with me. I was going to do some mixing but that fell through. But it's Friday night and I'm ready for a beer.

Sounds like a good backup plan. So, how has your live show been evolving this year - is it changing to reflect the sound of your upcoming new album? The last live shows we did together were in England. We've gradually been working in vocals as a new part to the set. So that's coming through in songwriting, recording and performance. That's probably the biggest change, I'd say. But at the same time, it's been weird trying to find a balance between keeping it "Seekae" and at the same time adding something new. Trying to maintain our sound while trying to bring forward vocals and stuff. That's been the biggest challenge over the past few months.

Is it primarily vocals you're adding, or other instruments? Vocals is the main one. But it's just a bit of a change. We're adding new instruments in terms of synths and stuff. The dynamic onstage is going to change a bit - Al's not just going to be behind the drum kit most of the time, he's going to be kinda in the middle. It's just a matter of trying to translate a lot of it to make it as live as we can.

When you say vocals, who's that doing the singing? It's mainly going to be Al singing, but me and George might do the odd backing vocal.

Is this something you guys have wanted to do for a while? You know what, it kinda came out of the blue. It didn't seem like something that anyone was poking us to do or anything. Just one day when I turned up to the studio, Al and George were sitting there and they played me this new track they'd been working on. Al was singing and I just kinda went, alright, sweet, let's go from here! It wasn't like a big build up, no-one got involved and probed us to do it. It just came naturally, which is a welcoming thing. Because a lot of people who are an instrumental, a lot of time it begs the question: When is a vocalist going to get involved? We'd done a few things with Ivan [Vizintin] back in 2008 but apart from that we always considered ourselves instrumental.

Do you see vocals primarily as adding lyrical content to your songs or adding just another sort of instrument? Again, we're trying to find the right balance between the two. You don't want a vocal to take the limelight and the rest of the song to be moulded around that vocal. So the approach we've taken is making an instrumental track that's strong enough by itself and layering the vocals on top. The vocals work well with it, and the track enriches the vocal. At the same time, it can still have its moments and have a story behind it, but I guess in that sense we consider [the voice] another instrument.

When '+Dome' came out, that was during this time of Mount Kimbie and James Blake and the whole post-dubstep thing, which in retrospect peaked quite quickly. Then it sort of fragmented and there's not really any trace of it today. I mean, I saw James Blake do a dj set the other week and he just played trap music for an hour! So did you identify with that kinda sound back then? And how do you feel about it now? It's a hard one. I mean, it's easy to look back and say... not that it's something I wasn't proud of, but it's something I was into that time and it doesn't have the same effect on me anymore. But there's no doubt that at that time we were all listening to similar kinds of music, a lot of UK dubsy stuff. It almost seems like an inevitable combination to me - bass music was so popular and dubstep had been around for a few years by that time, so just make it more melodic, add in melancholic chords. It just seemed like such a perfect combination at the time.

So we were influenced by that, but at the same time, it's annoying. You love that kinda of music but you don't want to be remembered as those guys who sound just like that other band. I think back to that time, and there are great memories from there, great songs, great albums, but that time has passed for us. And it's time for something new. Even in Sydney, I find that that kind of sound is just like flogging a dead horse. So many people are doing it. It's a saturated market. We feel we've made a conscious effort to move away from being just another band with that sound.

Was it hard to find your groove in terms of treading that line between being a live band on one hand, and musicians composing on laptops on the other? There's so much to take into account. First of all, the kind of music you want to make obviously has a big influence on how you're going to play it live. If you're making really ambient stuff or you're making dance music, in a way it's easy to just design it for one kind of environment. Whereas we try and have a blend. So we'll have tracks that are quite downtempo and then have a faster one and then one that's a bit more live. So it's often hard trying to figure out what's a good mix and trying to transition between those different genres.

But it's also about how much of your own music you can play live. That's often an issue for us. We'll make a song on Ableton and we'll love it, but when it comes to playing it live, it's hard to go beyond just playing it off a computer. But it helps sometimes, because when we have a song which is sounding very electronic and has been composed entirely on a laptop, we'll just play around with it live and it often ends up changing quite a bit. Then we end up recycling that back into recording, and having a recording of us playing that live that might end up on the album.

The best example for me of a mix between a great live show and a well produced album is Portishead. I mean, when I saw them live it was incredible. For a lot of their stuff, I thought it was just one guy and an MPC - and it may well have been, especially on Dummy. But the way they did it live, it just brought it all to life. It was perfect. And that's what we're working towards.

Seekae 2013 Australian Tour Dates
23.08.13 - National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
25.08.13 - Freemason's Lodge, Adelaide
31.08.13 - The Bakery, Perth
01.09.13 - Mojos, Freemantle
05.09.13 - Cobra Kai at Oh Hello, Brisbane
08.09.13 - FBI Turns 10! Carriage Works, Sydney

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Watch: MTV VMAs 2013 Live Performances

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The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards have been underway in New York and there's quite a lot of juicy action to keep abreast of so far. The name on everyone's lips right now is Miley Cyrus, who in her ongoing bid to deperately shed her good-girl teen image shocked the crowd with a raunchy performance of her controversial hit track 'We Can't Stop', which features lyrics that references MDMA, before gyrating provocatively on stage with singer Robin Thicke for his track 'Blurred Lines'. How jaw dropping was her performance? Just ask Will Smith and his family.

So what else? Well, Lady Gaga got weird (no surprises there) and Justin Timberlake reunited with his NSYNC posse...



French robots Daft Punk also made an appearance at the awards with 'Random Access Memories' pals Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers to present the award for Best Female Video, which went to Taylor Swift. There's no word as yet as to whether they performed live at the awards, though Nile Rodgers did post the below photo to his instagram, which looks to be a video for 'Lose Yourself To Dance' which got some air time in some form or another.

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Final Edition of the Olmeca House Sessions

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The Olmeca House Sessions were launched by DVM Events at Cafe Caprice on the 30th of April.  Thanks to Olmeca Tequila SA, the sessions were recorded that were played at Caprice getting the partygoers grooving to sexy beats in a setting that looks out to one of the most picturesque backdrops - in the world. 

The final edition of the sessions is set for the 6th September, so if you haven’t made it out to one of the events yet, this is your last chance. The mixtapes include names like Terrence Pearce, The Skene Brothers, Lady M and Ron Rowley There are some pearlers in here so if you felt your collection was starting tio run a bit dry, make a stop at Olmeca's Soundcloud page to top up HERE.

Up first in these sessions available to download is Terrence Pearce – Enjoy

 

Rocking The Daisies Mainstay Beach Bar: Dean Fuel Confirmed

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From the 3rd to the 6th of October 2013, the Mainstay Beach Bar gets tropical and brings the heat to the white sands of the Daisies. The line-up selected is of exquisite design and adding to the magic is Dean Fuel

It’s safe to say that Dean is one of the most accomplished DJ’s this side of the equator! He has held his own against some of the worlds most respected DJ’s and Producers, having played alongside Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Above & Beyond, David Guetta, Avicii, Sasha and Swedish House Mafia to name but a few...Don't miss Dean at the Mainstay Beach Bar this year.

Rocking The Daisies Mainstay Beach Bar: Richard Marshall Confirmed

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From the 3rd to the 6th of October 2013, the Mainstay Beach Bar gets tropical and brings the heat to the white sands of the Daisies. The line-up selected is of exquisite design and adding to the magic is Richard Marshall. 

With over 10 years of residencies at some of Cape Town’s premier and underground venues Richard Marshall returns to Rocking the Daisies, Mainstay Beach Ba 2013. 

Goldfish - Take Back Tomorrow (Marshall's Muddy Mix) 


Fur Coat is coming to town with Pulse Streaming Live the events

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At the end of last season it would’ve been difficult to imagine that it could get any better, it was a beast of a season that left nothing but fond memories of dancing for hours and hours on the dancefloor. However, the season that is fast approaching is starting to look like it’s going to be one hell of a ride, train rides included. 

With Pulse Radio having lodged themselves on the shores of Cape Town in South Africa, and with the stellar and very exciting events on the way that is going to blow our minds…and possibly our livers away this season, Pulse will be getting behind the decks, but not quite like you’re used to.

Pulse Radio will be Streaming Live a few of these events and coming up we will be capturing the international name we know as Fur Coat and everything they bring to the floor. First stop for Fur Coat is one of the events on the way that we’re really looking forward to - Make Believes epic train party on the 19th of October. 

Make Believe kicked off the idea of putting hundreds of people wanting nothing but a solid party fuelled by sexy beats and being surrounded by beautiful attitudes toward dancing an entire night away. This time round Make Believe is stepping it up somewhat and taking the final calling point of the train outdoors, that coupled with the international performance and the support, this is going to be something you’ll want to witness. Pulse is making that possible one way or another.

More info on the Jozi leg of Fur Coat’s trip in South Africa will be out soon, rest assured we will have the info as well as being there to Stream Live the event for your viewing pleasure just as we’re going to do at the Make Believe Train party on the 19th of October.  

 

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Carl Cox NYE in Cape Town: Early Bird Tickets Now Available

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Get in now and watch the mad rush as NYE approaches for tickets to Electric's event presenting non other than Carl Cox. The limited Early Bird tickets have just been made available at Computicket!! 

Carl Cox needs no introduction but let it be known if you have never had the opportunity to dance until you just cannot dance anymore, no time like New Years with Carl Cox at the helm. Read HERE for more info: 

Ticket Prices:

Early Birds HERE!!!

GA: R470

VIP: R680 

Complementary bubbly at midnight, great views, dedicated bars and facilities.

VVIP: R2,050 

Complementary bar all night (excludes French champagne), canapés, elevated dance floor/ area]. At an additional cost VVIP ticket holders may reserve an area / booth and pre-order their drinks. They can do this once they have purchased their tickets from naz@electricmusic.co.za.

2nd Ticket Release:

GA: R580

VIP: R785 (Complementary bubbly at midnight, great views, dedicated bars and facilities).

VVIP: R2,550 [Complimentary bar all night (excludes French champagne), canapés, elevated dance floor/ area]. At an additional cost VVIP ticket holders may reserve an area / booth and pre-order their drinks. They can do this once they have purchased their tickets fromnaz@electricmusic.co.za.

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Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival Announces 2014 Dates

Fourteen Electric Zoo 2013 After Parties Announced

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Electric Zoo is right around the corner and the fun is not limited to just the festival alone! There are fourteen after parties scheduled over the three-night Labor Day long weekend from Friday, August 30th to Sunday, September 1st at venues across New York and Brooklyn. Come see a diverse group of artists from several different subgenres of electronic music such as Wolfgang Gartner, Benny Benassi, Dixon, Cajmere, and W&W after spending the day at the festival. See the full schedule below:

Friday, August 30th

Benny Benassi, Deniz Koyu, Sultan + Ned Shepard, Alex English
Roseland Ballroom
11pm – 4:30am
18+

Flux Pavilion, Ookay, J.Rabbit, Branchez
Best Buy Theater
11pm – 4am
18+

Toolroom Ten: Mark Knight, Stefano Noferini, Gina Turner, MK
Pacha NYC
11pm – 5am
19+

Dixon, Joey Anderson, Francis Harris, Noel Jackson
Output
10pm – 6am
21+

Cajmere
Cielo
10pm – 4am
21+

Saturday, August 31st

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dyro, The M Machine
Roseland Ballroom
11pm – 4:30am
18+

Modeselektor (DJ Set), Rudimental (DJ Set), Delta Heavy, Tony Quattro
Best Buy Theater
11pm 4am
18+

Wolfgang Gartner, David Heartbreak, Danny Shoc
Pacha NYC
11pm – 5am
19+

Dirtybird Label Night: Claude VonStroke, Eats Everything, Justin Martin
Output
10pm – 6am
21+

Myon & Shane 54
Cielo
10pm – 4am
21+

Sunday, September 1st

W&W, Jochen Miller, Firebeatz, Zack Roth
Roseland Ballroom
11pm – 4:30am
18+

Adventure Club & Friends: Adventure Club, Lucky Date, LOUDPVCK
Best Buy Theater
11pm – 4am
18+

Fedde Le Grand, Treasure Fingers, Ken Loi
Pacha NYC
11pm – 5am
19+

Laurent Garnier
Output
10pm – 6am
21+

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Soulistic Night: Win Tickets to Black Coffee and the rest of the Soulistic family

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This Friday the 30th of August there is going to be one very hot, grooving house in Soweto. Soulistic Music present their night to be held at Zone6Venue that’s in Soweto. If you felt the need to be a part of the dancefloor that Black Coffee completely dominated just like he did recently in Ibiza at the DC-10 Circo Loco party alongside names like Seth Troxler and Art Department to name just a couple of an absolutely stellar line-up, this Friday this is where he will be, along with a one Culoe De Song and the rest of the Soulistic family. 

Joining the Soulistic artists for the EVENT will be Soulistic’s friends Black Motion and Mr X to add to the heat of the night so really in other words, once you’re there the brakes come off and it’s all systems go for the groove. 

Tomorrow Soulistic will be giving away 5 X Double tickets from their TWITTER handle so what you’ll want to do is follow them there and keep your eyes locked on them so to find out more details regards the compo they’re running!! 

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The Road to Vegas: The Junkies

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Toronto DJ duo The Junkies have have established themselves in the Toronto club scene for over ten years with their signature sound as well as their residencies at Guvernment Nightclub and Footwork Bar.  They have had a busy summer touring all across the globe from their home city of Toronto to Peru to Ibiza.  The pair has been working on their label Local Music, which features their own releases as well as those of Stacy Pullen, Carlo Lio, Gregor Tresher, and more.  The Junkies will touch down in Las Vegas this weekend the night after a show at New York City's Cielo.  We got a chance to sit down with them to discuss playing in their home city of Toronto, some highlights from their summer season so far, and their excitement about their forthcoming show at Artisan in Las Vegas on Friday, August 30th.

When you began DJing, Vegas wasn’t a destination for dance music. Over the past few years, it’s become known for it but far more for commercial artists than the underground scene. Are you excited that things are starting to change? We're definitely excited about it. We can see the appeal of commercial acts in a place like Vegas. The constant influx of visitors, the near perfect weather and exciting atmosphere are all a great fit for both the more commercial and underground acts. Something for everyone!

What have been some standout appearances for you on your summer touring schedule? We've had a lot of amazing shows this year so it's not easy to pick a favourite. This past weekends gigs were all stand out for us. First, Cacao Beach in Burgas, Bulgaria where we played a SCI+TEC show along with Dubfire and Carlo Lio as well as a surprise day party on the beach with Shaded the following day. Yesterday’s SCI+TEC event at Sands, Ibiza was another great gig. Other stand out shows include Far Away Festival in Lima, Peru, Digital Dreams Festival in Toronto, Canada and La Feria in Santiago, Chile.

What city did you get your start playing in? Was there a local club or party that you feel a particular kinship with? Is it still going these days and have you had a chance to visit it recently? We started out in Toronto years ago and were lucky enough to hold many residencies during our time there. The main one would have to be Footwork. We were residents there for nearly 7 years and still love to play the room whenever we get the opportunity. We just recently returned and played a 5 hour set. It was amazing to see all our friends again and to play the club we truly feel at home. Other notables are Guvernment and Comfort Zone. We haven't played there in a few years now but they are still going strong from what we hear. Toronto has a very vibrant nightlife scene.

What sounds are you excited to share with the people of Las Vegas? Any producers who've particularly impressed you in the last couple months we should be keeping our ears open for? Tripmastaz, Marco Faraone, Timmo, Wigbert, Harvey McKay and Saso Recyd have all been finding their way in to our sets lately and of course our boys Carlo Lio and Nathan Barato.

Have you been to Vegas before? If so, what do you think is the appropriate ratio of love/fear? It's actually our second time playing in Las Vegas - our first was back in January. We were a bit skeptical about playing there the first time but were pleasantly surprised so we're very happy to be heading back there for the show at Artisan.

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Win An All Expenses Paid Trip To Ibiza For The We Love...Closing party With Accommodation At Boutique Hostal Salinas!

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Pulse, along with We Love… and Boutique Hostal Salinas want to treat you to an unforgettable experience with an all expenses paid trip to Ibiza for the We Love...closing fiesta at Space on September 29th, featuring the likes of Fatboy Slim, 2manyDJs, James Zabiela, Blawan and Groove Armada. While here, winners will be treated to two nights in one of the island’s best hidden treasures at the beautiful Boutique Hostal Salinas, an incredible getaway and local favorite. We caught up with Boutique Hostal Salinas owners David Phillips and Duesi Wolfmeir, along with We Love…Director Darren Hughes (who gave an exceptionally candid interview about the success of We Love…and the state of the island these days, which we’ll be featuring later this week!) to find out exactly why Boutique Hostal Salinas is such a special place to stay.

Opened in April 2009 by Duesi Wolfmeir, Anita Dey and We Love...Space resident David Phillips, who heads the Lo Cura Lounge at We Love…, Boutique Hastal Salinas is far from just another place to rest your head. On top of the incredible location in center of a spectacular nature reserve, boasting sand dunes, forests, salt plains, beautiful beaches and incredible sunset views, they also throw parties of their own, inviting some of the best talent the island has to offer, including Ralph Lawson, Yousef and Adam Freeland.

The place has an incredibly laid back, welcoming, home-away-from-home vibe, in stark contrast to many of the island’s bigger hotels. ‘We’ve only got 11 rooms, so we can give a lot more attention (to the guests),’ David says. He and Deusi pride themselves on being able to provide a much more personal experience for guests who stay with them. They offer genuine advice on where to go out, where to eat, and where to go for a relaxing day at the beach. And because they don’t take a cut of ticket sales (like many bars and hotels on the island), the advice you’ll receive is coming straight from honest and knowledgeable locals.

David: It’s much better to give good advice. And if you come and stay with us or drink at our bar (local favorite Bar Lo Cura), we’ll tell you where to go honestly, and tell you where not to go even if it’s where you were going to go. People come here, they could have stayed anywhere, but they stay with us, and we’ll take them to the club. They’ll go, ‘right, what should we do tonight?’ And we’ll say, ‘well we’re actually running a room at Space, so you should come with us in the car.’ And we’ll send them to another club another night, or to a really nice restaurant, and they will love it, because it’s what we love. And people like that. If people have been told something because the person telling them was on a cut, they’ll go there, and it’s shit.

Duesi: We are three of us, Anita Dave and me. We started 5 years ago and said ‘wow, look at this. 11 rooms in Salinas, it should work. We don’t have any big investors, and I’m really proud of what it’s turned into. It’s has a really cool crowd with really nice people, and everyone says it feels like a little home away from home.

Darren: Yeah, like a little Balearic home. Not even just with people who are staying here necessarily. This is like a local hangout. You come down here to have a drink with your mates.

David: You can even come down with your laptop and turn it into a little office for the afternoon, and I like that. There isn’t that client-hotel barrier. I don’t pretend to have some hotel management background. I’m a DJ, and I’ve worked in bars since I left school. I don’t mind telling people that.

Darren: It’s not the norm, is it.

David: We’re just like them. We just happen to run this place, but we’re like them, and love what everyone else loves here. We haven’t stopped going out, and we do all the things they come here to do.

So what are you waiting for?! Enter our competition for a chance to meet the guys, stay in their incredible hideaway, and of course, spend Sunday, September 29th immersed in all the wonderful sights and sounds at the We Love...Space closing party! See how to enter below:

We've made it super easy to enter, just pick one or more of your favorite social media sites and send in your best smiley face using the following platforms:

Twitter: Tweet your photo tagging @pulseradio @WeLove_Music @HostalSalinas #WeLovePulse - View here

Instagram. Post your pic tagging @pulse_radio @welove_music #WeLovePulse. The competition closing date is September 9th, so get posting! Good luck to all who enter! 

Check out a few of our favorite entrys so far:

Submitted by Samantha Brinkworth

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Head here for the full list of Terms & Conditions.

Not quite up for submitting a photo, but still want to come to We Love…Space closing party? No problem! Grab your tickets here!


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Privilege Ibiza Hosts Porn Star Boxing Match

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It seems that some of the major clubs in Ibiza are taking a new approach to nightlife by tapping into new and sometimes questionable markets. First Paris Hilton and now… porn? On August 15th, Privilege Ibiza hosted “Ferragosto Erotiko,” a boxing match starring some of Europe’s biggest porn stars. Rocco Siffredi, better known as the “Italian Stallion” ("for good reason", according to his official biography) fought against Spanish porn star Nacho Vidal. Ten female international porn stars were invited to add to the spectacle and create “a scene of truly gigantic and erotic proportions.”

The Italian Stallion Rocco Siffredi is a legend in the porn industry and has starred in over 1,300 films throughout his career. A live performance from him is rare these days as he has chosen to spend most of his time directing and producing instead of acting.

The dress code for the event simply stated “No Limits!” Check out the video and flyer below which capture the essence of the event for those of us not fortunate enough to have been there in person.

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Diplo’s Twerk Wall at Electric Zoo Will Set a World Record

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After her scandalous performance at the MTV VMAs last night, it is safe to say that Miley Cyrus would fully approve of this: Diplo plans to set a world record with a Twerk Wall at this weekend’s Electric Zoo. The American DJ/producer is looking for 50 ladies who can “express themselves” and want to be part of the record setting spectacle. All you have to do to enter is send a video of yourself twerking to twerk4diplo@gmail.com. Diplo is scheduled to play at the festival on Sunday night from 7:00 to 8:00pm on Main Stage East.

Diplo announced his idea via social media.  Don't miss his promotional video below.

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Cathy And David Guetta’s F*** Me I’m Famous Closing Party At Ushuaia Postponed Due To Rain

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Typically bone dry through the summer, especially in mid-season, the unusual heavy rains kept thousands of holidaymakers indoors and away from the beaches yesterday, along with David Guetta and his FMIF closing party, much to the frustration of everyone who traveled to Ibiza for the occasion. Even former ‘The Bachelor’ contestant and ‘Loaded's Rear of the Year 2008’ winner Brandy Brewer had something to say about the situation, apparently thinking a little rain shouldn’t keep Guetta from pleasing his fans:

For its part, Ushuaia offered refunds to anyone who wanted one from 8-11pm, both announcing the offer from the main stage, and posting several updates regarding the situation from their social media networks, saying on their official Facebook, ‘Guys, it's with our deepest regret that, due to the weather we´ve had to postpone the closing of F*** Me I´m Famous until the 23rd of September. We´d like to thank everyone who came & who danced in the rain. We hope you can come back and join us for one last party with CATHY GUETTA (Official) & David Guetta at Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel (Official)!’

(From Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel (Official)'s Facebook Page)

Apparently, several people did not get the message in time, as as according to witnesses, many unhappy fans became unruly,  causing chaos in the streets of Playa D’en Bossa as the local police were called in to keep the situation under control. Ironically enough, Guetta's plane caught on fire, causing him to almost miss his Creamfields appearance just days earlier.

As it turns out, it only took something slightly less dramatic to keep him from playing his closing party at Ushuaia this week.

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GABBY: "Do What Makes You Happy"

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Designer, dancer, DJ, producer, scriber, entrepreneur. Gabrielle Abela is one of those people that many are no doubt secretly jealous of, in the sense that she can come out on top in whatever she decides to turn her hand to. As a DJ by the nom de plume of GABBY, she is one of Sydney's underground gems, pushing her own style of dark and groove-inflected tech-house of which you'll get a taste of via this week's podcast, Pulse.140 (which also houses her most recent track 'Silicon Citizen'). Gabrielle's ethos to life is refreshingly straightforward: Do what makes you happy. Let's find out more...


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Pulse: What kind of music were you into as a teen? Can you pinpoint your first electronic music moment?
GABBY: My love affair with electronic music began when I was 13 years old. I discovered the radio station WILDFM that used to play a mix of house and high energy tunes from artists like Tokyo Ghetto Pussy and Blue Boy. I guess I was 16 when ‘the realisation’ happened - my Dad was an engineer and used to build stages and lighting rigs for theatres and he told me about this club GAS that he’d just installed all the lighting for. He let me go out clubbing at this age to check out his work which, looking back, is hilarious and awesome at the same time as he was such a strict father in so many other ways. Being in a room like that and dancing to music like that changed me forever. I started clubbing every Saturday night at places like Envy and Home, having my 17th bday at Soho. Crazy.

When and how did you get into DJing? I was 19 and I’d just graduated from the Brent Street Performing Arts course. I was dancing professionally at the time when I met an amazing artist named David Norris (dizz1). He was a drummer like me and we started trying to develop a set with live drums and a form of tap dancing that could act as an interesting element to the beats we were creating. Techno tap dogs, pity that didn’t eventuate! He taught me how to scratch and I became obsessed immediately. All I wanted to do was scratch and mix and scratch and mix. It was an obsession that served me well over the years.



How did your very first gig go down? Do you remember it? Yes, it was horrifying. I was playing records at the races and I was using turntables that weren’t like the Vestax I had at home. There was a button on this new equipment that had been pressed on, and it completely rendered the pitch control useless. This means that I couldn’t change the tempo of the records, which meant the first 4 mixes sounded rubbish until I figured out the problem. That 15 minutes was the worst, my hands were shaking like leaves, I was sweating and I kept thinking how stupid I was to think I could do this for real. I was dating quite a well known DJ at the time too, so the pressure to be good was elevated. Luckily I was able to turn things around and the remainder of the set went really well.

You were a She Can DJ finalist in 2011. What was the experience like? What would you say was something positive you took away from it?
 The experience was awkward. It was a very commercially based competition and my music is anything but, so I felt a bit like a fraud in there with the other girls getting my hair and make up done each day and talking about my favourite film clips when most of the tunes I liked didn’t even have film clips. I’m very thankful for the experience though, It gave me some good exposure and I was able to score my first gig at SPICE after the finale of the comp.



We’re finally starting to see more and more female DJs come up in the scene in what is essentially a very male dominated industry. Sydney in particular seems to be a spawning some great at the moment. Do you have any thoughts on why this is happening now? All I know is that when I started out, I knew if I was going to be appreciated for my skill and not my anatomy, I had to bring it every time I stepped behind the decks. Perhaps women are doing well now because in order to gain real respect in this male dominated industry, you have to be very good. It’s great that there are more female DJs now because soon no one will care what sex you are, it won’t even be a topic of conversation.

You could say that Sydney has really pulled it’s socks up and become one of the best city’s for underground dance music the past few years. What do you love about the local scene and what’s something that needs to be addressed? I love Sydney and I am eternally grateful to the promoters who have built this amazing scene. We wouldn’t have shared those amazing music experiences over the last few years if it weren’t for people like Matt Weir, Kerry Wallace, Wade Cawood, Murat Kilic and Scott Robertson. As a DJ, I get to just turn up to a gig, play to wonderful people, and get paid. Promoters are the ones who risk everything to ensure we have this great a time. I love that so many of the world’s best underground artists are now venturing out here every year, so summer in Sydney is truly unbeatable. I will travel as often as I can but would not want to live anywhere else because to me, Sydney’s natural beauty is incomparable to anywhere else in the world. Except maybe Thailand, but they don’t have the tunes there.

What do I think needs to be addressed? I think the mentality of many Aussies is still a little backward when it comes to what age you should give up your dancing shoes and ‘settle down’. The idea of having children and being a mum while continuing this lifestyle is a pretty crazy concept for most people here. I disagree. The experience I have when listening to good music in a big sound system and dancing for 6 hrs is a religious experience for me. It is when I feel most free and beautiful. That connection to something higher than this place is an experience that I will always need to have no matter what age I am and no matter whether I am a mother or not. Unfortunately though, I am resided to the fact that as I get older, people in my home town are going to judge because they haven’t yet adapted the European philosophy that age is just a number. Life is to be lived, whichever way that tickles your fancy. Do what makes you happy.



Can you tell us a little bit about your Pulse podcast? How did you decide to approach it? As always, I wanted to blend something classic, something new and something of my own for your aural pleasure.

And there’s a new track from you in there too, yes? Fill us in on that one! Yes! I’ve included a new track of mine in here - 'Silicon Citizen'. I wrote the music and the vocals and recorded the vocals myself. Lucky for my friend grain delay the vocals are sounding nice and weird, just as they should be.

When did you start making music and is there anything else coming up that we should know about? I started making music ten years ago. It was the era of vocal house and I was doing a lot of lyrical writing and vocals for artists like Craig Obey and The Stafford Brothers. Then the era of electro house hit Sydney and I formed a group called Silver Screen which made a more tech house sound. We had a few tunes on the Aria chart but ultimately our sound was too underground for Sydney at that time. They were into disco and we were making melodic tech house with dark vocal elements.

I guess the lack of support for this sound made me want to have a break for a while, so I focussed on some other creative areas in my life, developing my fashion label ‘TROIS’ and the Performing Arts School that I founded in 2008. The beginning of 2011 sparked a new era in underground music here in Australia, so I went back into the studio and started focusing on creating music on my own. It was scary at first as I’d always collaborated with others, but very soon I became addicted to not having to consult anyone else through the creative process. I’m very much enjoying this solo project of mine, and am gathering my repertoire to hopefully gain interest from some bigger labels once I start releasing.

Name 3 of your secret weapons that never fails to get a dancefloor back on track.'Getting Lost' - Philip Bader



'Closed' - Samu.l and anything by German Brigante. He is the master of the solid groove.



What’s happening for you gig wise this summer?
While I can’t tell you about all the crazy bananas adventures that I’ll be galavanting on, I can tell you that I’ll be supporting some of my favourites over the next three months. In November, you might find me in a Michael Jackson costume sharing the stage with Matthias Tanzmann, Francesca Lombardo and Ame at the best Halloween party ever - Circoloco. I’ll be setting sail on the AGWA boat in December, supporting some huge acts at the finest pool party in Sydney, and dancing till the sun comes up and then some, at my favourite places S.A.S.H and SPICE. Pinch me please. See you on the floor x

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Marco Polo returns to ivy Pool Club this summer

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Marco Polo will make its return to ivy Pool Club this summer with a host of international and local talent to keep the summer 2013/2014 vibes strong,

It all kicks off with a launch party on Sunday October 6 (October Long Weekend) with Dutch techno maestro Rogerseventytwo on headline duties and local talent Robbie Lowe, Lancelot and Nukewood in support, who will also happen to be Marco Polo residents alongside Natnoiz. 

 

Germany’s Sharam Jey, Robosonic and Tube & Berger as well as Belgium’s Kolombo, France’s Amine Edge & Dance (cuff) and Listen Out biller Touch Sensitive make up some of the jam packed lineup to get you through those sticky summer days and nights; safe to say the sixth season of Marco Polo will be a triumphant return to form.

Check out the lineup announcement so far, with more acts set to be announced; tickets can be found here

Marco Polo Lineup Summer 2013/2014
RogerSeventytwo
Sharam Jey
Aston Shuffle DJs
Kry Wolf
Touch Sensitive
Robosonic
Tube & Berger
Motez
Kolombo
Amine Edge & Dance (cuff)
Motorik Vibe Council
Robbie Lowe
Nukewood
Lancelot
Natnoiz 

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