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Events | Paradise Garage Artist Spotlight: Joey Llanos and David DePino
Posted by Tay on December 17, 2015
This weekend, Southern California dance music fans will have the unique opportunity to experience a piece of dance music history firsthand, as the iconic Paradise Garage nightclub is making its triumphant return at the Hollywood Palladium. The legendary, New York City nightclub ran from the late 1970s to the late 1980s, and managed to have a tremendous impact on today’s nightclub and dance music culture before it closed its doors.
When Paradise Garage opened its doors in 1977, the club was inspired by David Mancuso’s parties at The Loft, which served no alcohol, food, or drink, and was closed to the public. These foundational ethos led to Paradise Garage pioneering major aspects of modern-day nightlife culture, in particular, a renewed emphasis on dancing, rather than socializing, and placing the DJ at the center of attention. During Paradise Garage’s decade-long run, resident DJ, Larry Levan, popularized the club by championing a new genre, “garage,” which was comprised of house, disco, and techno that you would hear at Paradise Garage. Levan held weekly parties on Saturday called Saturday Mass, and many modern day music luminaries, like Frankie Knuckles, Louie Vega, and Madonna, all point to Paradise Garage as a major influence in their lives.
Joey Llanos & David DePino Paradise Garage Mix by A Night In Paradise on Mixcloud
This weekend, attendees will have the opportunity to experience the magical vibes of the original nightclub, thanks to the headliners, Joey Llanos and David DePino, who were both around and heavily involved with the original nightclub. In fact, DePino was actually the person responsible for finding the space that the original nightclub occupied, which he revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2014. Llanos, on the other hand, was an electrician by trade who was brought on at Paradise Garage as a bouncer, and learned the art of house and techno from paying attention to Levan, one of the best in the business.
Since the doors of Paradise Garage closed in 1987, Llanos and DePino have been traveling around the world spreading the good vibes and great music that defined Paradise Garage, and this weekend will be no different. There’s no doubt that with these two legends on the decks, the Palladium will be rocking wall to wall with some of the best house, disco, and techno from the last four decades.
You can still get limited tickets to Paradise Garage here.
Bass | TIME PILOT Makes Their Dazzling Debut With “Zulu”
Posted by Tay on December 17, 2015
Few countries have been able to pump out superstars quite like Australia has in recent years. Artists like Flume, Wave Racer, and Snakehips championed the rising future bass sound in America, while others like Anna Lunoe brought her signature brand of bass-y house stateside. This influx of Australian talent has led to the emergence of a new class of Australian artists ready to make their mark on dance music. The Perth-based duo, TIME PILOT, draw inspiration from the likes of Flume, Mr. Carmack, and Snakehips, and these inspirations shine through on his debut track, “Zulu,” as the duo intricately blends their “retro” style with thumping kicks and a booming drop.
Free Download: TIME PILOT – Zulu
House | EDX Closes Out His Massive Year With His New Remix of The Avener’s “We Go Home”
Posted by Tay on December 14, 2015
EDX has managed to continually impress us with his growth as a producer, even now, twenty years into his lengthy career. 2015 has been the Swiss dance authority’s biggest year yet, as he’s hit on tracks like his remix of Sam Feldt’s “Show Me Love” and Spada’s “Catchfire (Sun Sun Sun)” that quickly vaulted themselves to the top spot of the Beatport charts. Now, he’s finishing his impressive year in style, with a vibe-infused remix of The Avener’s “We Go Home.” Letting Adam Cohen’s powerful croons stay as the center of attention, EDX eloquently layers a smooth bass line with uplifting piano riffs and synth progressions to give his remix a deep groove. You can get your own copy of the track below, and check out EDX’s new tour dates after the jump.
Buy: The Avener ft. Adam Cohen – We Go Home (EDX’s Paris at Night Remix)
House | Zen Freeman Is Set To Light Up Electric Paradise Music Festival Next Weekend
Posted by Tay on December 10, 2015
On December 19, some of dance music’s biggest names will travel to the tropical beaches of the Dominican Republic for the single-day festival, Electric Paradise. To get attendees amped for the event, the festival has curated a mini-mix series from its performing artists. Last week, the introductory contribution came from Anjunadeep rising star, Moon Boots, and now the second mix is here, from Los Angeles-based producer, Zen Freeman. Clocking in at just under 80 minutes, Freeman’s mix navigates through a number of tech-house songs with just the right amount of summer vibes tossed in the mix. He pulls tracks from producers Oliver Heldens, Hot Since 82, Claptone, Throttle, and also includes five of his own unreleased tracks. Head to paradise before the holidays and purchase tickets to Electric Paradise.
Deep House | Gryffin Releases Flight Log: 002 Winter Solstice Mix, Ahead of First-Ever Live Tour
Posted by Tay on December 4, 2015
NYC-based future star, Gryffin, burst onto the electronic music scene with catchy remixes like Tove Lo’s “Talking Body,” Josef Salvat’s “Open Season,” and Years & Years’ “Desire.” He introduced his Flight Log Mix Series at the end of the summer, and is back with the second episode, Flight Log: 002 – Winter Solstice Mix. Gryffin brings us on a journey of chill vibes and deep sounds with tracks from Hotel Garuda, EDX, Sultan and Shepard, Jerry Folk and more. An unreleased ID gets the honors of closing out the 51-minute melodic mix. On top of being a DJ and producer, Gryffin is also a classically trained pianist and guitarist, and has plans to fuse all of his musical talents together in the form of a live tour starting over NYE. He’ll make his first stop at Lake Tahoe’s SnowGlobe Music Festival, followed by Los Angeles’ The Roxy, and then New York’s Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are on sale here.
House | LVNDSCAPE & Joel Baker Deliver Uplifting, Melodic Anthem, “Speeches”
Posted by Tay on December 1, 2015
Pan flute synths and bongo-like drums are the ultimate trademarks of tropical house, and, after a while, those sounds can become repetitive. Luckily for us, mysterious producer, LVNDSCAPE, is revamping those sounds through his music, all of which comes to a culmination in his latest track “Speeches,” featuring the captivating vocals of Joel Baker. With light synths backing Joel’s raspy vocals, LVNDSCAPE sets the stage for a beautiful breakdown of upbeat progressions and a continuously catchy vocal melody. This track further solidify’s LVNDSCAPE’s position as one to watch out for in the house realm. Buy or stream “Speeches” here!
Techno | HI-LO, aka Oliver Heldens, Gets Ravey On New Track, “Ooh La La”
Posted by Tay on November 24, 2015
Oliver Heldens has been recognized not only for his deep house work under his self-named moniker, but also as his bass alias, HI-LO. His latest track, “Ooh La La” adds techno to his resume with underground bass vibes. A fast percussion beat and driving risers set the stage for HI-LO’s latest track that evolves into a heavy walking bass line and pounding synth melody. Doppler hi-hats ring as the vocal line repeats an “Ooh La La” vocal sample. Although wandering from his expected sound, “”Ooh La La” adds a new vibe to HI-LO’s quickly expanding library.