Sample king and boundary pusher DJ Shadow has announced headline Australian tour dates to coincide with his appearance at Perth Festival.

He is widely recognised as a game changer in hip hop circles after the release of the hugely influential 'Endtroducing...' in 1996, which was constructed almost entirely from samples. His last tour in Australia was 2011's 'Shadowsphere' tour that saw him play inside a rotating silver ball; his last full length studio release 'The Less You Know, The Better' was also released in 2011 and featured vocals from Talib Kweli and Little Dragon. 

The tour kicks off Friday February 7 in Brisbane and finishes Saturday 15 February in Perth. You can check out the full list of dates below. 

DJ Shadow Tour Dates
07.02.14 - Family, Brisbane
08.02.14 - ivy Courtyard, Sydney
13.02.14 - The Prince, Melbourne
14.02.14 - Splore Festival, Auckland
15.02.14 - Perth Festival, Perth 

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The crew over at Start:Cue have grown weary of partying on dry land so they have decided to bring us Start:Cruise 011 - all the same quality tunes and your favourite DJ's - afloat!

Headlining the sea bound shenanigans on Saturday November 30 will be Resonance Records head honcho Max Chapman, joined by all your Start:Cue favourites including Al Hearnshaw and Tommy Rutherford. Tickets are still available; you can purchase them below. In the meantime, Start:Cue had a quick Q&A with Mr. Chapman ahead of the cruise - enjoy!

 What kind of artists have you signed to your label and why? We have signed all sorts of artists, from house to techno, newbies to nerds and even some very established artists. All it comes down to is them making cool music that we at resonance love and of course we think the people on the dancefloor will love.  The best part about it is making new friends and sharing the same dream, bouncing off of each other and trying to get our music where we want it to be, and I am proud to say that the label is at a point where we can do that.

You’ve showcased Resonance Records label club nights at Sankey’s in Ibiza and The Egg in London. Which one club in the world would serve your label party best? To be honest it has never really mattered, we always have good friends and great DJ's on the line ups and always end up having a blast anywhere we are, but I have to say if I could choose it would hands down be at DC10.

Which DJ/producer do you look up to/has influenced your sound the most? Funny you should ask! the one thing that sent me flying in the direction im heading, was watching Art Department play on on the same water that i am going to with you guys, its actually going to be a very special gig for me.

Describe your production style in 3 words? Rolling, energetic, versatile

The track you think has been unfairly slept on this year? Cozzy D - Casio 

 The track you wish you signed to your label? The Martinez Brothers - H 2 Da Izzo

The track I'd play at peak time Start:Cruise? Waff - Call On The Space Invadaz

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It was H2O’s 15th Anniversary that took place at Wild Waters in JHB on the 28th of September. On a magnificent Saturday afternoon taking what was expected to be about 14000 partygoers into the night on dancefloors that were bursting at the seams from the get go, they had a few cameras on ground level taking notes. 

Catching the moments of spectacular madness of the event they caught up with guys like Ricardo Da Costa, Director at Soul Candi Records from the Electric Circus Floor, Les Afrique from Household Funk, DJ Euphonik and Fresh all giving shout outs to those that missed the epic anniversary.

If you were there, relive it here! If you weren’t check it out!

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London Warehouse Events are inviting some of the UK's finest in bass and garage along for their New Years Eve celebrations at Building Six at the O2, including indie dance, synth pop prince and headdress aficionado Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, who's on headline duties, along with ‘Jack’ mastermind Breach, as well as T Williams and Bondax. Buy tickets here.

Room 2 will be hosted by Urban Nerds, with Breakage, Dismantle and Monki, rounding out one of the most bass-friendly NYE lineups around. 

Buy tickets to NYE // BUILDING SIX featuring TEED, Breach, Bondax and more here!

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Since Zebra and Giraffe released their SAMA-award winning album dubbed ‘Collected Memories’ things seem to have gone in a different direction. With band members coming and going a lot of the time it’s phenomenally difficult to maintain the same dynamic in the sound and pursue what once was, when what was once there is no longer.  Zebra and Giraffe’s latest works ‘The Wisest Ones’ was the result of this, moving on from a straight-up rock radio-hit outfit to something much darker exploring  avenues lesser travelled so to speak.

At this stage you’re probably wondering..EDM? On Tuesdays we do a series called The Blend where we showcase acts somewhat left-field from what we normally do. Zebra and Giraffe fit the bill perfectly with their new album blending electronica with riffs that spawn from the darkside adding haunting vocals to drive it home with the lead singer; Greg Carlin’s incredibly thought provoking lyrical content.

Zebra & Giraffe talking about their career and their latest SAMA winning album 'The Wisest Ones' which features the singles 'I'll Blame You', 'My Best' and 'Sons'. The EPK also features their live performance at the Just Music Sessions on the 4th April 2013. 'The Wisest Ones' is available right now on the SA iTunes store here and on CD at all Look & Listen and Musica stores. 

Tickets to their Synergy Shows: : 

JHB: TICKETS 

Waterskloof: TICKETS

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One man. One camera. One tiny show. Thousands upon thousands of photos. Watch here.

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The man behind the DJ Awards award winning track of the Ibiza season, 'Paper Aeroplane’ is back with another surefire hit. This time he's on remix duties for Belgium's Ozark Henry, delivering a deep, melodic, emotional progressive house mix of 'I'm Your Sacrifice.' Listen here.

Francesco Rossi has made massive waves this year - about as big as they come, really. His mega hit, 'Paper Aeroplane,' was not only a commercial success, but gained praise from the biggest jocks around, including Pete Tong, who even gave the summer anthem the remix treatment. To hardly anyone's surprise, 'Paper Aeroplane' also won 'Track Of The Season' in this year's DJ Awards , as the tune could be heard just about everywhere on the island this summer. Now this Italian jock, who was recently signed to both Ultra and Strictly Rhythm, has turned his attentions to this smooth, emotive remix of 'I'm Your Sacrifice,' which is out now on Beatport. Grab a copy here.

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Guy J launched his name to the electronic dance music scene at 21 years of age, and has since been building his brand through an eclectic portfolio of versatility. 2012 saw the launch of Guy’s “Lost & Found” label, a sub-label to the mother brand at Bedrock where he will launch his own work, along with the work of some of his favourite producers. In anticipation of the Lost & Found showcase at Pacha Presents on November 22, we caught up with Guy for an insight into this exciting, innovative and unique musical aficionado. Read on.

You’ve recently finished your 3-month Balance album launch tour, which started in Melbourne. This mix compilation achieved #1 in the Beatport Progressive House charts, which is impressive to say the least! Can you tell as a bit about your inspiration behind the Balance mix? My inspiration behind the Balance mix was to deliver something that you can hear after a while and it still sounds interesting, like other great compilations that were released in the past. If people listen to it in years to come and still enjoy the music and feel inspired, then I have achieved my goal. My Balance was created out of remixes and edits that I’d made from originals that were amazing tracks and I wanted to give my view on them, so all the artists in there are inspiring for me.

Having launched your Lost & Found imprint last year, can you tell us a bit about the label ethos and how this exciting project has been going so far? The idea behind Lost & Found is very simple - release good house music, not only by great artists that are out there already, but great new artists that I believe deserve this extra exposure for what they do. The reactions to the music that we have released so far on Lost & Found have been great and I am very lucky to have been able to sign such gems. For me, that this is what is making the label a good label.

How do you go about selecting your chosen producers? Some of the artists on Lost & Found I've know from the past years of doing what I do and some of them I have just discovered lately through hearing their music. It has just been a matter of making contact with them all to do something for the label and they have been amazing.

Your partnership with Loopmasters is a very unique concept. How did this idea come about, and do you think you will continue to offer this breakdown of components with future releases? I believe we will see more releases like that, there are already some similar projects like that coming out. These days, new producers are already getting a lot of tools to create music, and I think this way they get more tools, but also get some experience about remixing a track, which is also hard to achieve. To create a great remix of a track is not an easy task and practice is needed to perfect your skills.

This winter, Pacha London taking a new approach to its Fridays, featuring underground artists and labels at Pacha Presents like the Ibiza brand. How do you feel about your new label being invited along for a showcase?Well, it is very exciting for me! London is a strong base for electronic music and to have a label showcase at Pacha is a big achievement, as I see it. There are a lot of great artists on the label that are also great DJs, so we are planning to take Lost & Found showcase events to a few more cities around the world.

What do you have planned for the night? For this special night at Pacha, we have Nick Warren, Secret Cinema, and myself playing pure quality music. I’m sure everyone knows their work and how good they are at what they do, so I’m sure it will be a great party! I’m also happy myself because I’ll have the opportunity to hear Nick and Jeroen play their amazing music!

Do you have any more projects lined up for the rest of the year? There is a new project coming on Lost & Found in the form of a mini-LP specifically aimed to showcase upcoming artists. Each release will feature 5 tracks, allowing them to really express their sounds and what they do. I plan to release one of these “Found” mini-LPs around 2-3 times a year, or something like that, and bring some very talented people into the spotlight. The first one, by Dutch producer Navar, will be released on 25th of November, and it features 5 beautiful tracks that Navar took great care to make really perfect, and I'm super excited to release them. You can listen to all the Lost & Found music here: https://soundcloud.com/lostandfoundrec

And finally, any big plans slated for 2014? I’ll just be working on more and more music and building up the label. 

Navar – Found01 (Lost & Found) is released on 25/11/13: http://www.beatport.com/label/lost-and-found/27599

Buy tickets to PACHA PRESENTS - LOST AND FOUND RECORDS - GUY J/NICK WARREN/SECRET CINEMA on November 22nd here!

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Quite some time we caught up with two-part collective Vusi and Viper, the same two guys who govern a voice that’s being heard in the South African House scene called I Love S.A House Music.  

For the love and appreciation of Mzansi House music the two young and aspiring South Africans shared a vision, and that was to play their part in the growth of House music. Its founder Vusi Nxabela (DJ VMAN) formed a partnership with Vincent Ramatsebe (Viper’Idous Vince) to make this happen. Read the full article here that comes jacked with an exclusive mixtape they did for Pulse. 

Vusi and Viper - I Love SA House Music

This time it’s one half of the SA House Music duo - VIncent Ramatsebe, also known as Viper that is teasing us with a 30 minute grooving preview of his latest mix dubbed ‘Journey to the Motherland – Episode 6’ set to be out by next year Feb. The mixtape so far Viper takes it from Innerversions to Soulistic Music's Black Coffee and his productions. It's been made available for download. The last episode of the journey pulled 13K downloads since March. 

Preview of Journey to the Motherland - Episode 6

Tracklisting

1 Ten Walls - Gotham [Innerversions 2013]

2. Eduardo Cirillo, Gabriela Mercado & Matias Rodriguez - Viva Jujuy (Stimming Remix) 

3. Black Coffee & Magic Keys Feat. Bantu Soul - Always On My Mind

4. Dj Zazzi (Original Mix) [Unreleased 2013] 

5. Black Motion (Original Mix) [Kalawa 2013]

6. Black Coffee (Original Mix) [Soulistic Music 2014]

7. [Unreleased]

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News of Synergy was out sometime ago with the full line-up to follow. Approaching the 29th of November, kicking off at 10am, Synergy CT have a power line-up to lead the way to the 1st of December. Final touches are being made but it’s safe to say that with a list this long you’ll be hard pressed to find a groove you just won’t groove to. Check the event for the Mainstay Beach Bar line-up here. Highlighting the Red Bull stage this is what you can expect. 

CAPE TOWN LINE-UP RED BULL STUDIO LIVE: 

FRIDAY

16h00 DDE

17h00 Gateway Drugs

18h00 Stone-Age Citizens

19h00 Tommy Gun

20h00 Kennedy

21h00 Spekta

22h00 Niskerone

11h00 Haezer

00h00 El Gordo

01h00 Killer Robot

02h30 Feed Me

SATURDAY

12h00 Vava

13h00 Daddy Warbucks

14h00 Headphase

15h00 George Daniels

16h00 JakobSnake

17h30 Richard The Third

19h00 PHFAT

20h00 RVWR

21h00 Leechi

22h00 Das Kapital

23h00 Grimehouse

00h00 Hyphen

01h00 FOREIGN BEGGARS (DJ SET)

02h30 Bruce Willis

SUNDAY

10h00 Eppel Sauce

11h00 Maoriginal

12h00 Mix N Blend

13h00 Bambeano

Partygoers heading off to Synergy in JHB that is to be held from the 1st of December until the 2nd will find themselves partying it up at the Crocodile creek with adjudicators of the floor billed to be the following below.Full event details and line-up of the Mainstay floor available here. Here is something you can expect to be thumped out the Red Bull System on the Live stage. 

  SYNERGY JOHANNESBURG LINE-UP RED BULL STUDIO LIVE:

SUNDAY

14h00 Muzi

15h00 Musical Chairs vs. Nubuck

16h30 Data Takashi

18h00 Half ‘n Half

19h00 David and Goliath

20h00 TBA

21h00 PHFAT

22h00 Das Kapital

23h30 Rude One

00h30 FOREIGN BEGGARS (DJ SET)

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19-year-old Luke Harding started his night out like any other. Pint with mates at the local pub, followed by a (possibly drunken) decision to go clubbing. That's where things change for this factory sheet metal worker, turning him into an overnight Twitter star. 

After a night of clubbing at Tokyo's in Oldham, Harding hopped in a cab heading (presumably) back home to sleep off his hangover. Only upon discovering his passport in his pocket did he decide to book a last minute flight to Paris using his cell phone. When Harding came to, he awoke in a toilet at Charles De Gaulle Airport. 'I got in a taxi to Manchester airport and booked a flight on my phone! Don't remember the flight,' Harding said. 

'Walked past the Eiffel Tower 3 times! Not a clue where I am!'

Harding took to Twitter to clue his friends in on the mishap, only to quickly become a viral star. 'It's f..ing expensive here though. Mum thinks I'm a pillock.'

Though Harding was able to take in the beautiful sights of Paris, the £300 damage may not have been worth the sightseeing. 

(Photos courtisy of Cavendish Press)

Read more about Harding's misadventure here.

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Pioneer has announced the CDJ-900NXS, the latest digital player in its professional NXS line and “a performance force of nature.” It plays on the success of the CDJ-900, but includes several new and exciting features including a color LCD screen, Beat Divide, four-deck Beat Sync, and the ability to play from a smartphone.

The CDJ-900NXS includes Pioneer rekordbox software for PC/Mac as well as a free download of the app for smartphones and tablets. This allows DJs to prepare sets in advance and load them onto the CDJ-900NXS. DJs can share one source with up to four decks with the Pro DJ Link.

The new high-resolution color screen gives DJs the ability to easily view the Wave Display and Wave Zoom and to edit rekordbox beatgrids. The CDJ-900NXS features more intuitive browsing and mixing tools like Beat Countdown and Phase Meter, which can be set up in rekordbox.

Beat Divide and Slip Loop have replaced the Auto Beat Loop function, making it easier to alter rhythm and add edits. The CDJ-900NXS also includes the loop functions of the CDJ-2000NXS: Loop, Loop Cutter, Loop Edit, and Active Loop.

A four-deck Beat Sync has also been inherited from the CDJ-2000NXS, allowing DJs to sync the BPM of tracks to the master deck. The Quantize button provides instant access to Quantized loops, cues, and effects. Learn more about the CDJ-900NXS here:

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Thump explores the world of modern day Kandi Ravers at New York's EDC, with all the peace, love, unity and respect you remember from the original days. Watch here.

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New Jersey legend Kerri Chandler is mixing Watergate 15, which will be officially released on February 10th, 2014, and features a diverse collection of tracks from the likes of himself, Detroit Swindle, Subb-an, Shonky, NU, Huxley, and more. Check out the full tracklist below.

This year has been a busy one for Kerri, as he has traveled all across the globe for gigs as well as doing A&R for his label, Madtech. The mix, which was done live, will be celebrated at a special release party at Watergate on November 23rd.

Tracklist:
01. Detroit Swindle - Guess What
02. Headless Ghost - Basic Fire
03. Huxley - Like One (Chris Lattner Remix)
04. No Artificial Colors feat. Alex Mills - Crying Wolf
05. Kerri Chandler - Think Of Something
06. Alix Alvarez - Fayall (Nathan Barato Edit)
07. Clé - Feel It (Don’t Cha Know)
08. Italoboyz Vs Blind Minded - Sti Drumsy
09. Johnny D - Point Of No Return
10. Nu feat. Jo Ke - Who Loves The Sun
11. D’Julz - Madness (The Martinez Brothers Feat. Phil Weeks Edit)
12. Kerri Chandler feat. Jerome Sydenham – Mama
13. Renato Figoli - Underpool (Losoul Remix)
14. Subb-an - This Place (Nick Fanciulli Remix)
15. Real Cool - U Know, U Know
16. Tom Demac - Crewcuts And Curls (Jamie Jones’ Water Cooler Remix)
17. DJ W!ld – Gorilla
18. Shonky - Le Velour

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Rumors of a potential Outkast reunion have been circulating ever since the group disbanded in 2007. Now fans can rejoice as Andre “Andre 3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton seem to be planning a big reunion at next April’s Coachella in Southern California.

Two sources have told Billboard about the potential reunion with one saying that Outkast are “in talks” with the festival and another claiming that it’s “all systems go.” According to them, Outkast will reunite at Coachella, which kicks off on April 11th, 2014, and continue on a tour with other festival appearances.

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Sydneysiders who have been hanging out for that elusive Maceo Plex club show, the wait is finally over, with the Ellum Audio boss set to play ivy pool on Friday December 6, accompanied by Breach.

Presented by Stereosonic and Lost Disco, this is your chance to wrap up an action packed week of the Electronic Music Conference by getting up close and personal with the man-of-the-moment in an exclusive two hour set. Supporting Maceo Plex is house and techno don Ben Westbeech in his Breach guise and a slew of DJs from the Finely Tuned family.

All the action kicks off at 9pm. First release tickets are on sale now for $45+BF - buy below. Tickets will also be available on the door for $60, with $10 off for EMC Badge holders between 9-10pm.

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Two of the biggest names in their resepcted genres, Maya Jane Coles has remixed Bonobo's 'First Fires' taken from his recent 'The Borth Borders' album on Ninja Tune. The remix has not been slated for an official release thus far, though you can listen to a stream below thanks to Mixmag.

Both artists are on their way to Australia this summer, with Coles playing the national Future Music Festival tour in March and Bonobo the Falls Festival in Marion Bay, Lorne and Byron Bay, as well as handful of sideshows in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

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Two of Sydney's respected clubbing brands, Charades and Boom Boom, are teaming up for a rather special night of house and techno in January, bringing together three solid names; the legendary Mr. G and Mancunian house favourite Trus'Me and New Zealand duo Chaos In The CBD.

Having been in the game for around two decades, Mr. G is a true legend and will be showing off his distinctly soulful, twisted low-end funk sound via his respected live show. Prime Numbers label head Trus'Me is another name that you needn't be reminded of, a man who has shaken the floorboards of many dance floors in Australia before and all over the world through his his eclectic DJ sets and unique, diverse productions.

The party goes down at The Imperial Hotel on Friday January 17th. Early bird tickets are on sale now for $22+BF - buy below. For more info head here.

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Daley Padley’s appearance on the scene asHot Since 82with his debut release on Noir Music two years ago was no covert entrance. Since then his ability to create immensely appealing yet intricately crafted music – warm and atmospheric; driving yet detailed; always stamped with distinctive supple bass and groove – has piqued the interest of Get Physical Music; Warung Recordings; Toolroom Records; and Defected, and late September saw the release of his debut album under the label Moda Black, headed by fellow rising stars Jaymo and Andy George.



Daley’s string of well-received releases under the label as well as his close friendship with the London-based Moda founders no doubt helped to earn him the honour of being the first to concoct an edition of their Little Black Book series. The part mix compilation, part album “was the guys’ idea – they’re working really hard to push the label at the moment and this is their new project,” Daley explains. “It’s a sort of a concept album I suppose, and it delivers something special. It’s like the Fabric series, but less serious if you can imagine.” The release showcases an array of brilliant Hot Since 82 originals; as well as remixes he’s done for Rudimental, Shadow Child, and Green Velvet; and remixes of his tracks by Lee Curtiss, Audiofly, Murk, and Jaymo and Andy George themselves.

He’s clearly quite chuffed with the release, and as well he might be: it’s attracting a lot of attention online, it features a Beatport #1, it’s seeing healthy movement on iTunes and the physical copies (“check this out!” a grinning Daley exclaims exuberantly, flaunting a book-shaped vessel for a double CD and a signed, foil-embossed notebook complete with hand-written sleeve notes and a personal message) sold out rapidly, he reports. A good result, “especially considering it was done in such a short time frame – it’s been a really hectic year, juggling time in the studio and playing shows,” he notes as he readily produces a piece of evidence: a lively snippet of a Hot Natured remix he’s working on at the moment.



But his energy is unwavering. November 30 marks the start of his Australian tour with Stereosonic Festival. “I’ve never done Stereosonic before so I’m looking forward to that. When I played in Australia last year the audiences were cool, there were a lot of Brits there too!” he recalls, ever the patriot. “Some of my best friends live in Sydney and Melbourne so I’m looking forward to catching up with them, getting some sunshine and chilling. It’s a good vibe in Australia and I’m looking forward to getting back.”

The coming months will also see the release of remixes he has on the go as well a couple of EPs, a lusty load of festival bookings and most compellingly the launch of Daley’s own label, Knee Deep. “I’m looking forward to bringing out new music, and bringing up new guys in the same way that I was brought up”, he declares good-naturedly.



It’s not the first time he describes his peers in a familial light. After playing alongside Green Velvet in Toronto not long ago the pair got chatting. “He was giving me a lot of pointers and advice. I am pretty wise now but he was pointing out that some people in the industry might be trying to shaft you in a way. That’s why I did the album with Moda Black. I’m not the type of person that makes a track and sends it to fifteen different labels. When I make a track I like, I send it to the one label that I want to send it to. It’s a family affair, you know?”

While he’s planning on collaborating with Green Velvet in the near future, he’s also eager to begin exploring new sonic territory. The album’s closing track, ‘The End’ has a moodier, more mature feel than previous Hot Since 82 produce, and is a hint at a direction in which he may travel. “I’ve been wanting to change my sound for a while, even before I was working on Little Black Book. I want to do something a bit more abstract, to experiment with something different. But you have to make it a slow progression, because so many fans have fallen in love with the sound you’ve been producing up until this point.”



Daley’s inclination to carefully avoid alienating his devotees is illuminated particularly by his confident description of 2014 as a year of “doing what I want to do – making new music and playing shows, pleasing all the fans wherever they may be. They’re everywhere, you know? I’m keen to get out there and reach all four corners.” Fitting optimism for an exceptional talent whose future appears undeniably bright.

[Hot Since 82 plays the Pulse Radio presented INFERNO Stage at the sold out Stereosonic festival in Sydney as well as the Melbourne leg. Tickets here. Purchase Hot Since 82's 'Little Black Book here]

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