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DubSpot Certificate Courses - Ableton Live 8 & Richie Hawtin video

DubSpot announces the implementation of a massive Ableton Live 8 curriculum update. Included are 3 new advanced levels (4.5.6) of Live 8 training, plus an overhaul and update of Levels (1.2.3), injecting the APC40 on Day 1. Most significant, the school is proud to introduce the DubSpot Certificate Program, which awards a DubSpot Producers Certificate in Ableton Live after the successful completion of all 6 levels. The new certificate program affirms DubSpot’s commitment to the high-quality educational experience they provide their students.


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Links:

http://www.dubspot.com
http://www.plexipr.com

South West Four 2009 London, UK - Last remaining tickets

London’s No.1 dance music festival South West Four returns in glorious style to Clapham Common this summer on August Bank Holiday Saturday (29th) once again bringing you the biggest DJs in the galaxy! Featuring four msssive arenas from international clubbing giants Ministry Of Sound, The End Present ‘Shake It’, The Gallery and Global Underground, this year’s event features it’s best line up to date featuring Sasha & John Digweed back to back (UK festival exclusive), David Guetta, Eric Prydz, Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Sander Kleinenberg, James Zabiela, Darren Emerson, Danny Howells, Mark Knight, Timo Maas, BT, Nic Fanciulli, James Lavelle and many, many more.


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Links:

http://www.southwestfour.com
http://www.newstate.co.uk
http://www.getloadedinthepark.com
http://www.cypherpress.uk.com

Novi Sad, Serbia, Thu 9 Jul – EXIT Festival 09

How can I sum it up best... Lots of friendly people from all around the world, cheap alcohol, tons of marijuana (as in omnipresent, from dusk to dawn), ecstasy, beautiful and fun girls, great music and crystal clear sound, live music from all kinds of genres playing all at the same time, scattered around 15 stages located in a beautiful medieval setting.
The city itself is quite nice and clean, and at least during the festival it was filled with a youthful feeling that is quite hard to come by in other places. The audience was ok during most concerts, even though annoyingly inactive (by Romanian standards) at some great bands like Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers and so on, it really redeemed itself at more "aggressive" artists like The Prodigy, KoЯn and similar, where you could have the pleasure to witness a dedicated mass of people jumping around, reciting lyrics, feeling great and creating an awesome atmosphere. Also, the electronic dance stage is I think one of the best in Europe, with DJs like Richie Hawtin, Sasha & John Digweed and so on giving quite flawless performances that kept me (and mostly everyone) dancing even though it was heavy raining at a cold 5 AM one day, so I ended up dry again long before the performance was over.
Me, socking wet in the rain (day two):


Video with just the electronic dance stage, part of the whole event (made of 15 stages of different sizes in total):


All in all, great gig, not too far (the GPS updated with the latest maps performed great this time :P) and a new recurring event to attend each year in my calendar.

Higher quality videos (updated when I find more):
Sasha and Digweed (this is in the morning, they started during the night... just saying :P):

Prodigy:

Korn:

Manic Street Preachers:

A nice sum-up of the whole event made by some dude, check it out:

Max Romeo:

Gui Boratto:

I am going to Ibiza from 18th June -> 26th June. Can't wait!

Looking forward to seeing Sander van Doorn, Richie Hawtin, Sasha, Erik Prydz, Ferry Corsten, Tiesto et al!

Unfortunatley Armada @ Amnesia not opening till 30th June but will be going to We love Space, Cream @ Amnesia x 2, Cocoon @ Amnesia, Meganite @ Priv.

Woohoo!

Z ostrym poślizgiem podsumowanie pierwszego roku XXI wieku. Muszę przyznać że poziom tego roku jest naprawdę zaskakujący. Wydano mnóstwo płyt, które dziś uważam za klasykę, którymi już młodsi koledzy się inspirują. Jest nawet lepiej niż w fantastycznym roku ubiegłym.

1. Converge - Jane Doe (metalcore, mathcore)
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part (singer/songwriter)
3. The Dismemberment Plan - Change (indie rock)
4. Kylie Minogue - Fever (dance pop)
5. Techno Animal - The Brotherhood of the Bomb (experimental hip-hop)
6. Ścianka - Dni Wiatru (experimental)
7. Fennesz - Endless Summer (glitch, experimental)
8. Opeth - Blackwater Park (progressive metal)
9. William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops (ambient, minimalism)
10. Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film score)
11. Tim Hecker - Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again (ambient)
12. Shpongle - Tales of the Inexpressible (psytrance, psybient)
13. Stars of the Lid - The Tired Sounds Of (ambient, drone)
14. Jan Jelinek - Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records (ambient techno, minimal techno)
15. Lenny Valentino - Uwaga! Jedzie tramwaj (dream pop, slowcore)
16. cLOUDDEAD - cLOUDDEAD (abstract hip-hop)
17. Prefuse 73 - Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives (glitch hop)
18. Björk - Vespertine (progressive pop)
19. Richie Hawtin - DE9: Closer to the Edit (minimal techno)
20. Radiohead - Amnesiac (experimental rock)
21. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Grand Opening And Closing! (avant-prog, avantgarde metal)
22. Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 2: Original Soundtrack (mostly dark ambient)
23. The Angels of Light - How I Loved You (folk rock, experimental)
24. Steven R. Smith - Tableland (experimental, post-rock)
25. Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World (neo-psychedelia, progressive pop)
26. Colour Haze - CO2 (stoner rock)
27. Hood - Cold House (indie rock)
28. World's End Girlfriend - farewell kingdom (post-rock, electronic)
29. Joe Henry - Scar (adult alternative)
30. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (abstract hip-hop)

Warte wspomnienia są także płyty takich artystów jak:

Buddy Guy, Clark, Daft Punk, Estradasphere, Herbert, Jay-Z, Lali Puna, Low, Lovage, Mercury Rev, Plaid, Rhythm & Sound, Telefon Tel Aviv, The Microphones, The Shins, Tool, Venetian Snares

Do 14 maja przesłuchałem 128 płyt przeróżnych gatunków. Średnia trochę niższa niż w tamtym roku (6,33), ale zauważcie że płyt w 2000 przesłuchałem sporo mniej. Na podsumowanie 2002 nieco poczekacie, teraz czas nadrobić tegoroczne zaległości.

Everything eventually seems to come full circle. Just ask Steve Kotey, the man behind the Afrobutt project. Starting out with ex-members of chart bothering dance act Bizarre Inc. as Chicken Lips, Steve went on form his own empire of all things dubby, electronic and disco-drenched. With the Bear Entertainment record label and its myriad offshoots, Kotey devotes himself to new interpretations of leftfield dance music (read: disco), So it is of little surprise that the debut offering as Afrobutt is a collection of edits. But it is also much more than that. Bearing in mind Kotey's background, and the music at hand, you would expect this to be aimed squarely at the dancefloor and in some ways it is. However, it’s also quite suitable for home listening. The focus here is on reworking both well and little-known numbers from the disco cannon, and extending the groove breaks and instrumental passages to the absolute extreme. The one unifying factor in all of the tracks is their hypnotic quality – at times, in tracks such in “Disco Mudma,” it feels like Richie Hawtin has been in the studio with his own sharp blade. Afrobutt takes a bit of time to get into. But like all worthwhile things, if you stick with it you will be rewarded with a serious grown-up disco party.

electronic beats
Afrobutt
bear entertainment
disco
Richie Hawtin
Steve Kotey

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MANTIS 033
VECTOR COMMANDER on the showcase. Presented by DVNT.
Broadcast 14th March 2009 at 18:00 GMT on www.brap.fm

DVNT
Intro
Aphex Twin - Analog Bubblebath Vol 1 [R&S Records]
.at/on - scape-01 [test tube]
Kern - KNARZER+ [phonocake]
Bad Comfort - Tiefen 040411 [phonocake]
Vertical67 - Cside View (Mrs Jynx Remix) [Acroplane]
z99 - Juusu Gruuvs (Casual violence 2nd Remix) [Netcords]
Z99 - Juusu Gruuvs (Esse Remix) [Netcords]
Hakan Lidbo and Rob Adema - Edam [Tongut]
Pavel Ambiont - Peace Dub (Segment Version) [Segment]
Jemset - Work It [Audioexit Records]
The Specials - Ghost Town (DJG Bootleg) [dubplate]
Dr Schmidt - Quellcrist [Maschinen Musik]
CONCRETE DJZ - Creator [Armatura Records]
Blackmass Plastics - Get Bigga [dubplate]
Riino - Aerial Mind [Armatura Records]
CJ Bolland - Nightbreed [R&S Records]
Parasite Audio - Clean Slash Proper [Pest Control Records]
Mothboy - Endless Summer [Acroplane]
Dave Angel - Bounce Back [R&S Records]
Thorn Industries - Do The Mash (VIP) [dubplate]
DJ Hell - My Definition of House Music [R&S Records]
VERTICAL67 - Auris (Filaria Remix) [Acroplane]

SHOWCASE /
VECTOR COMMANDER
Vector Commander - Vertigo
Vector Commander - Boxer
Vector Commander - Body Count
Vector Commander - Intercontinental Galaxies
Vector Commander - Descontrol
Vector Commander - Emergency
Vector Commander - Resistance
Vector Commander - Worm
Vector Commander - Barcode
Vector Commander - Virus T
Vector Commander - We Are Fight For Techno
Close

Spring's here, and on the MANTIS this week, we've got some Brazilian techno talent from Vector Commander. Bit of a change this week, as due to severe microphone problems there is no spoken word action. Yes yes I know, no DVNT screwing up the English language. A big shout to those who stuck with us during the live broadcast.

SHOWCASE
Alex Strunz has always liked electronic music, ever since he first heard groups like New Order, Front 242 and Depeche Mode.

The Vector Commander project begun in 2002 and takes influence from Front Line Assembly, A Split Second, Project Pitchfork, Nitzer Ebb, and Front 242 as well as several Techno DJs including: Speedy J, Chris Liebing, sven vath, Thomas P. Heckmann, Terence Fixmer, Christian Varella, Dave Clarke, Adam Beyer, and Richie Hawtin.

Halfway through 2005 the Vector Commander project was changed to incorporate new fusions and sonorities leaving behind the analogical sound, but keeping always, the dark dancing atmosphere.

Towards the end of 2005, triggered by deep research into experiences, new equipment. New technology appeared in Alex's LIVE PA with analogical lines but without any boundaries, but always with live intervention as a key factor. Thus was incorporated new effects and vocoders in the live situation creating a real Techno show.

From then to now, his LIVE PA hasn't stopped and he has been at a fair few parties, clubs and Techno raves having at his sides DJs like: Speedy J, Inigo Kennedy, Vince Watson, Dan Physics, and Ade Fenton. He has also been at Brazilian festivals and European Web radios in different countries.

REST OF DA SHOW
Usual business, with DVNT selecting his pick of tracks for the first hour. Taking it deep and ending with some classics from 92/93 on R&S Records

As usual the archive MP3 is fully track ID'd.

LINKS
Vector Commander on Myspace / Extreme Forces

MANTIS
MANTIS / myspace / last.fm / facebook / twitter / makemassair / brap.fm

DOWNLOAD/LISTEN AGAIN
Archive, podcast and tracklistings available for all the previous shows can be found here. Alternatively you can subscribe to the podcast, using either iTUNES or the RSS feed.

PODCAST
iTUNES / RSS / more info

MANTIS 033 / VECTOR COMMANDER
MANTIS 032 / SYSTEM 2
MANTIS 031 / GUNJACK + HELLFIRE MACHINA
MANTIS:presents: King Cannibal - Life on the Beat
MANTIS:presents: Mad-Tek - 7 7 Mix
MANTIS 030 / ENOUGH RECORDS
MANTIS 029 / DESSBEN
MANTIS:presents: Mr Seavers Serpent Mix
MANTIS 028 / PAUL BLACKFORD
MANTIS 026 / MISS KOSMIX
MANTIS 025 / KERN
MANTIS 024 / THE INVENTORS of AIRCRAFT + TIBURCE PALMIER
MANTIS 023 / CONFOUNDED
MANTIS:presents: Ion Driver - 033 Promo Mix
MANTIS 022 / HENRY (MYUZYK) vs DVNT
MANTIS 021 / CONCRETE DJz
MANTIS:presents: Stormfield - Anger Finds A Way
MANTIS 020 / NYMATE ASSOCIATION
MANTIS 019 / ION DRIVER
MANTIS 018 / THRENODY
MANTIS 017 / JAY PACE
MANTIS 016 / ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (1st Year)
MANTIS 015 / C. MANTLE
MANTIS 014 / TEUTONIC KABOOM
MANTIS 013 / NEUTEK
MANTIS 012 / LAWGIVERZ
MANTIS 011 / JOHN BUSHBY
MANTIS 010 / DYthLAN (LIVE)
MANTIS 009 / FILIPPO ALDOVINI
MANTIS 008 / DR. SCHMIDT
MANTIS 007 / MAD-TEK
MANTIS 006 / H0FFMAN
MANTIS 005 / SI BEGG
MANTIS 004 / EVAC
MANTIS 003 / MR. SEAVERS
MANTIS 002 / JNR HACKSAW and ZILLA/KING CANNIBAL
MANTIS 001 / STORMFIELD

10,000th track: Бог мёртв - Otto Dix

My top artist is Das Ich, who make up just over 10% of all my tracks played.
The second top is Masonna, making up just over 5%, followed by Stars of the Lid, who make up just under 5%. This also means I have the most amazingly eclectic top 3 ever.
The figures are similar for the last 12 months, but without all that old Lacuna Coil, Carnival in Coal, and Arcturus that I used to listen to nonstop. Shortly after I joined last.fm my tastes went from uniformly metal to uniformly EBM, where they stayed until I discovered noise music, ambient music, and a crapload of miscellany (Melt-Banana, The Last Dance, and a bunch of other artists unrelated to any of my broader genre tastes.)
Around 3 months ago I stopped doing music by genre entirely - my top artists for the last 3 months go from Masonna to Das Ich to Pig Destroyer to 2 Bullet to 妖精帝國 to Current 93 to Richie Hawtin. Now I have this thing where I'll listen to a band obsessively for two or three days, then totally forget about them. It's kind of a curse because I have to keep buying music, but it's good because it makes me look awesome.