Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: JOHN 00 FLEMING

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[wp_ad_camp_2] John 00 Fleming is an artist who has achieved international success in a career spanning over 20 years without dishonouring his musical essence or fans. With over 10 million album sales and 30 produced mix compilations, John’s a proven musical pioneer whose essence lies in what his fans call, ‘the J00F sound’. The J00F sound is as unpretentious as the artist, and is best described as deep and textured progressively edged trance, in an electronic dance music style that is an antithesis to what is normally produced within the…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: EXCISION

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[wp_ad_camp_2] Canadian bass master EXCISION kicks off 2013 with the massive “Execution Tour,” a North American trek that includes over 50 confirmed dates. The “Execution Tour” will feature EXCISION’s new stage “The Executioner,” a behemoth production setup and a true technological breakthrough that will take live electronic music performance to a new level. “The Executioner” is a video-mapping masterwork that displays an impressive 420 square feet of world-class, true-3D, video-mapped animations guaranteed to daze and amaze fans. “The Executioner” will include the greatest projector available in the world and cast…

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MARCO BAILEY TAKES CHARGE AT HIGH VOLUME

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] The Belgian grandmaster of world class techno MARCO BAILEY announces THE 100th RELEASE on his label MB ELEKTRONICS with his new artist album HIGH VOLUME. Bailey, mostly known for his prolific output of top notch techno and tech house releases loves the concept of albums for its experimental value. On his albums, Bailey explores his creative identity and treats the listener with tracks ranging from the purest of techno, to other deeper sounds that go past his trademark sound. Marco Bailey: “Of course, the main theme of the album is techno.…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: COURTNEY JAMES

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[wp_ad_camp_2] COURTNEY JAMES is a film maker from Toronto. He fell in love with EDM early in life and ultimately decided to make a film dedicated to EDM. [wp_ad_camp_1] You are an indie film maker and not by default a DJ, but we found it important to feature you. Introduce yourself to our readers and tell us what connects you with the EDM world. I would like to think that everyone in their own unique way is a DJ. We program our I Tunes library on a monthly, weekly, sometimes…

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Review: LOMEZ – AFTERHOURS EP

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[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Reviewed by Eversun Full of diversity and textures, Afterhours presents listeners with a unique warehouse styled 9 nine track musical adventure. Lomez starts us off nice and easy with Summerside featuring Atnarko. He really shows off the depth of his diversity and influences Summerside wraps the musicality of progressive into the underling deep laidback grooves. On my mind takes the vibes up a notch into the realm of Tech house bringing punchier drums, a darker atmosphere and an edgy floor shaking bass. An instrumental drum-free six and a…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: KENNETH THOMAS ON ITV LIVE

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[wp_ad_camp_2] “Kenneth Thomas is without doubt one of the most promising young DJs in the electronic scene right now. There’s an intelligence and a well defined style to his sets. He’s quickly emerging as one to watch in the next generation of superstar DJs.” When Paul Oakenfold has this to say about someone people can tend to stop and take a listen. Following in an elite class consisting of Dave Ralph, D:Fuse & Hernan Cattaneo, its seems every 5 years or so Oakenfold hand picks a future star to take…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: ANGRY MUFFIN

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[wp_ad_camp_2] Angry Muffin, who as his former personality released music with some of the top electronic labels on the planet, says shielding himself from the public and media will force audiences to listen rather than look. The anonymous artist plans on captivating his followers through music without a public image, hearkening back to a time when glitz and a pretty face were not as important as the music itself. For people who are curious about the music a muffin would produce, could you describe your sound to us? My sound…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: THE SUCCESS OF W&W

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< [wp_ad_camp_2] Quote from Armin van Buuren early 2010: “W&W are truly the rising stars of trance. If I have to put my money on somebody, I put it on W&W.”  W&W are among the hottest names in trance and recently rocked the mainstage art Seattle’s massive Resolution NYE party. We followed up with them to see what these guys are all about! [wp_ad_camp_1] How did you enjoy your performance at Resolution and what would you like to say to the Seattle crowd? It was our first time playing in Seattle…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: MARCO BAILEY

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[wp_ad_camp_2] Marco Bailey from Belgium is one of the busiest techno DJs around. Touring every weekend, hitting each continent and managing his ever so popular label MB Elektronics known for its prolific output of quality techno. February 11th marks the release of his new artist album High Volume. Therefore, we are honored to have him for an exclusive interview! [wp_ad_camp_1] Marco, you are about to release your new album by the name of High Volume in February. Could you tell us what we can expect, your vision behind the album…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: BARE

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[wp_ad_camp_2] The BARE sound is a product of deep roots in rock, west coast hip-hop (as part of the Vital Mindz collective) and aggressive drum ‘n’ bass (as past alias Reborn). These influences, combined with ultra crisp drum programming, slick melodies and mind altering bass modulation, spawn face melting anthems that practically rewind themselves. [wp_ad_camp_1] You currently are very much into TRAP after having lots of success with dubstep and drum & bass. What made the change for you? Being a musician I am really open to exploring new sounds, new genres. evolving I…

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New Release Review: LUKE FAIR

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[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Reviewed by Eversun There was once a time when the groovy sounds of disco was the norm, but as the techniques and technology used in electronic music has evolved the true disco sound has become somewhat a rarity. However there are some producers who have learned to effectively modernize the sound while still keeping true to the roots, Toronto house legend Luke Fair is one those producers. Released on Spirit soul, Gravitron offers two Originals (Gravitron, Blueshift) as well as two remixes of the title track by Silver…

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New Release: TUBE & BERGER – PLEASURE DIP

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[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Reviewed by Eversun Coming straight off the momentum of the highly successful Lovebreak (Number 1 on the Beatport general top 100 chart), Tube and Berger have taken little time to bring us more of their signature deep vibes with their 2 track release on Suara Pleasure dip. The A-side In my dip has a similar vibe to Lovebreak featuring a wicked build up of ambiance and melodies before dropping to a jaw dropping bass heavy groove. This tune has all the elements necessary to drive a peak time…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: BLACKLIQUID

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[wp_ad_camp_4] [wp_ad_camp_2] Saturday January 26th Blackliquid will make an appearance on ITV Live The DJ Sessions. In anticipation on his performance, Hammarica.com interviewed him! Blackliquid, tell us a little bit about your background. I started music performance life as a drummer and backing vocalist in a three piece rhythm and blues band playing the London Pub circuit in the early to mid 80’s. ‘Riff and the Four Four’. By then I had been influenced by Grand Master Flash and became a DJ playing local London clubs and parties. After the 88’ Acid…

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BREAKING NEWS: KORG UNVEILS MS 20 MINI @ NAMM

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[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] After lots of rumors, Korg finally reveiled its new flagship synthesizer, the 2013 revamped Korg MS 20 under the name of the Korg MS 20 Mini. The Korg MS 20 Mini packs the same sound of the original in a smaller package with added bonus of midi and USB! Korg MS-20 mini Monophonic Analog Synthesizer Features: The legendary 1978 Korg MS-20 analog synthesizer reborn Built to 86% scale, making this MS-20 more portable than ever Provides powerful vintage sound, from deep, growling basses to crisp, rounded leads Two…

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DESTROID – BLAST OFF [NEW RELEASE]

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[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Excision & Ajapai – Destroid 9. “Blast Off” packs throbbing, whomp bass that goes ballistic from beginning to end. The track’s rollercoaster build is a rush of grittiness, the dirtiest of the dirty and the heaviest of the heavy in bass music. Listen to Excision & Ajapai – Destroid 9. “Blast Off” here: http://youtu.be/qyey9Y7jVUQ. Excision & Ajapai – Destroid 9. “Blast Off” is available on Beatport (http://goo.gl/klTRX) and iTunes (http://goo.gl/85vQq). Also available now from DESTROID are tracks “Crusaders” (http://youtu.be/4XBNx_T7Tm0), “Wasteland” (http://youtu.be/Z8OICbb0lpQ) and debut single “Raise Your Fist,” which will be featured on the upcoming DESTROID album out early 2013. Fans can listen to “Raise Your Fist” and can…

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