Events | TomorrowWorld Announces Its Official Arrival to the USA
Posted by Middy on March 20, 2013
The news is somewhat tempered by leaks in the past few weeks, but the news is official — the world’s best and most unique festival is expanding to the US after 8 years in Belgium. It will make landfall in Chatahoochee Hills, Georgia, 30 miles outside of Atlanta, the location of Counterpoint Festival, for the weekend of September 27-29. This is huge news for several reasons. One, does this mean the rumored move of Counterpoint Festival to New York this year that was later refuted by Counterpoint is back on? Or will it move to another place in the US? A change in date to earlier in the summer would be difficult with the intense Georgia heat, so it remains to be seen what will happen, but either way it seems that there is no way they can both co-exist the way things are at the moment.
Also one must look at it from the perspective of ID&T, the founders of Tomorrowland, Sensation, Mysteryland, Energy and other events, and why they came to the US. One reason is $$$$$$$$$. The second is there is an enormous market that is only growing is size that wants more dance music events. Now will this make the brand of Tomorrowland less unique and special, and somehow dilute the product? I don’t think they would have expanded without knowing that any hit to the quality would then hurt the general brand. Overall, it remains to be seen how the expansion will turn out, but with a landscape similar to Boom back in Belgium, the fields of Georgia seem like the ideal place for this.
Tickets go on sale April 27th at 11am EST for US residents and May 4 at 11 EST for the rest of the world. You must pre-register to get access to these tickets and the pre-registration is open now. One rather important sticking point is that the festival is 21+ (thanks draconian US drinking laws). More info on their website.
Preview, Progressive House | Pryda – Power Drive (Preview)
Posted by Middy on March 19, 2013
No the release date is no joke, April 1st will mark the occasion for the release of the next Eric Prydz single — the forceful, haunting, yet melodic, “Power Drive”. Coming off of a banner year that saw his 3 CD Pryda album release, increased touring, a move to the US and his tracks “Everyday” and “Allein” still making waves, “Power Drive” is yet another reminder of the unstoppable force that is Eric Prydz. With an Eric Prydz album coming hopefully sometime this year (he says so), he is setting himself up to have possibly an even bigger 2013.
Electro-House | Fedde le Grand & Sultan + Ned Shepard – Long Way From Home
Posted by Middy on March 18, 2013
In the lead up to Ultra, Fedde le Grand & Sultan & Ned Shepard did a 2 week bus tour across the US, “On The Road To Ultra” and this collab of their’s was the anthem. “Long Way From Home” is a rework of RL Burnside’s 1978 blues tune “Poor Boy A Long Way From Home“, keeping the catchy guitar riffs and vocals of the original and adds their own electronic spin on it with grungy, distorted electro and punchy bass lines. You may have caught Fedde play this during the first 15 minutes of his set at Ultra, so do not hesitate to grab this unofficial anthem below. Updated with official video clip.
Beatport: Fedde le Grand & Sultan + Ned Shepard – Long Way From Home
Electro-House | DallasK – Vice
Posted by Middy on February 26, 2013
21 year old Orlando native, DallasK, flexes his production muscles again with his debut on Wolfgang Gartner led Kindergarten Recordings, “Vice”. The former DEFEP member and remix specialist releases a rare single in “Vice” that combines both big room elements and grungy electro house with driving synth chords and well placed electro growls with subtle piano driven builds. DallasK has long been viewed as one the more promising young US talents and “Vice” shows that his potential and hype are more than warranted.
Beatport: DallasK – Vice
Preview, Progressive House, Videos | Dirty South Making Of “Speed Of Life + Free Download
Posted by Middy on February 23, 2013
Dirty South takes behind the scenes for his upcoming album “Speed Of Life” and shows us some of the creative process in how he put it all together. We see him in studios across the US recording various instruments like his guitar that his very fond of and working with vocalists Rudy and St Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford Joe Gil. The video gives a sneak peak of what to expect on the album and from what we hear in the video, it sounds like it is going to be really, really good. After the jump check out previews for “Until The End” featuring the aforementioned St Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford Joe Gil and “Reset” and check his youtube channel for more previews as we get closer to the March 5th release date. Dirty South is also giving out a free download for “Super Sounds”, one of the songs in the making of video, a track that combines big room elements with vintage guitar riffs and a grinding low end. Grab the track for free on Samsungs Facebook page.
Free Download: Dirty South – Super Sounds
Hip-Hop, Videos | Mod Sun – My Hippy [Official Video]
Posted by LoffyG on January 23, 2013
There’s no doubt that 2012 was a big year for everyone’s favorite hippy, Mod Sun. From releasing his Happy As Fuck EP and a handful of music videos, to the warped tour and numerous shows across the country, there is no question 2013 will be even greater for the charismatic 25-year-old rapper.
Today he gives us the first single “My Hippy” off his upcoming project, along with a colorful & trippy set of visuals to accompany it. Mod Sun is also gearing up to hit the road on his Road Trippin Tour with Cisco Adler, featuring special guests Tayyib Ali, Pat Brown & Choo Jackson. This tour is sure to be epic so grab your tickets now!
DOWNLOAD: Mod Sun – My Hippy [iTunes]
House | Archie – Famous
Posted by Mach on January 18, 2013
Big congratulations to Archie for being signed to Monstercat and for this massive first release through them. It has been a real enjoyment watching Archie grow from being assumed as a new alter-ego of Tim Berg, to pushing his name through the US, and finally at this incredible feat before us, fame. The title of the track couldn’t be anymore perfect, it is clearly an ensemble of his styles leaving us with this incredibly wild House original.
Beatport: Archie – Famous