Voted number one out of fifty nominated tracks in the ‘Top 20 Dance Tracks of Last 20 Years’ users poll by listeners of BBC Radio 1, Cafe Del Mar is almost instantly recognisable by its distinct melody. Named after the famous bar located in Ibiza, this track has charted 3 times in the UK. Paul Thomas and Russell G deliver a mix fitting to the sound of now with its main melody based on Struggle...

Summer may be nearly over, but it isn’t the end of great music events. Head to Berlin for your next music fix at this year’s Berlin Festival, with music, art and sightseeing discounts. Berlin is mind-blowing! What better city to hold a festival! As well as seeing all the amazing artist performing, travellers coming to this years Berlin Festival will have the chance to check out an overwhelming...

The TRAKTOR team is excited to announce TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 – the 2-deck, all-in-one DJ controller system with serious pro credentials. Its “2.1” design rewrites the rule book – featuring 2 decks and a mixer, plus a third channel for adding additional loops and sounds via powerful Sample Decks. Built in the image of its hugely popular big brother TRAKTOR KONTROL S4, the highly compact...

As deadmau5 embarks upon the Meowingtons Hax North American tour alongside a host of the Mau5trap stable, the label head leads the charge with a brand new compilation. The Meowingtons Hax tour trax album—released today, Thursday, August 25 via Mau5trap Recordings—features new and exclusive tracks from deadmau5 and a host of artists featured on the tour, as well as a selection of tracks from new...

Troy Pierce, Marc Houle & Magda team up to present their first ever trio release on Items & Things, “Down & Out Vol 1″ – which takes its name from their newly created party series – events that are based around the dark & intimate, off the radar, and under the ground.> Troy Pierce starts things off with ‘Majikal,’ introducing the EP’s dark magic with...

Danny Wolfers, better known as Legowelt, has released a new album through his official website. In a message that accompanies the release, Wolfers describes THE TEAC LIFE as “deep tape saturated forest-techno,” or to be more specific, “Raw as fuck autistic Star Trek 1987- Misty Forests- X-FILES,- DETROIT unicorn futurism made on cheap ass digital & analog crap synthesizers recorded...

Roland’s all-new JUPITER-80synthesizer is the first synthesizer designed completely around SuperNATURAL® sound modeling technology, delivering expressive instrumental realism far beyond anything previously possible. Authentic sounds spanning acoustic, electric, orchestral and ethnic spring to life at your fingertips. It’s all in the same keyboard as powerful cutting edge synths bridging the past,...

The critically acclaimed Dark Sessions series moves onto its fourth volume with man of the moment Indecent Noise picking up the reins in superb style. The whole Dark Sessions concept is all about bridging the gap between trance, techno and those who like things a little bit tougher making Indecent Noise the perfect DJ choice for the latest chapter. As you might expect from such a talented producer,...

Steinberg Media Technologies announced that it will be distributing Alan Parsons’ Art & Science of Sound Recording video series by Keyfax NewMedia. With multi-platinum producer Alan Parsons presenting video footage on recording techniques, studio equipment and instruments, The boxed set contains three DVDs encompassing 24 sections on a range of useful topics from MIDI to audio recording techniques....

SampleRadar are offering a collection of free lounge samples, containing 166 individual sounds. The details are below: “At a time when every right-thinking person in the UK has been calling for calm, SampleRadar is doing its bit by bringing you a collection of anger-managing lounge samples.” Pull up your plushest studio chair, load it up with your plumpest cushions and prepare to ease...