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Flash Brothers Remix the Past

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:10:33 EST

The Flash Brothers are back at it again flexing their remixing powers turning their attention to a classic from the late 60's. Originally out on Fontana Records in 1969 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Good Bye has gone through the music world covered by such bands as Banarama and used as anthems and theme songs to quite a few significant events.

Various Artists - Critical Sound

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:00:48 EDT

2009 is definitely the year of minimal Drum n Bass and Critical Records have collated the sound from the freshest artists and packaged it on their new LP - Critical Sound.

Win 1 of 10 Signed Ferry Corsten Backstage DVDs

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:46:04 EDT

Black Hole Recordings is offering you the chance to win 1 of 10 signed copies of Ferry Corsten's new DVD 'Backstage'.

Alix Perez - 1984

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:33:56 EDT

Alix Perez (Charleroi, Belgium) who first came to prominence back in 2005, has been described as one of the most talented Drum n Bass producers as well as one of the “Leaders of the Nu Skool” by Knowledge Magazine, he now brings us his LP titled “1984”. But does this LP live up to the hype?

Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue - Freefalling

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:48:36 EDT

Dennis Sheperd and Cold Blue return with another amazing collab after their previous release 'Not Too Late'. This vocal heavy delight has a pleasant melody that is driven by the beautiful voice of Chloe Langley of New Zealand.

Intuition Invites Coldharbour & Garuda

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:09:56 EDT

As the lead-up to ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) begins we will be highlighting some of what we think we will great events worth checking out. Here is the first: a combined Intuition, Coldharbour and Garuda party.

Logistics - Crash, Bang, Wallop!

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:12:33 EDT

Logistics aka Matt Gresham (Cambridge, UK) follows up his successful Reality Checkpoint with his third LP - "Crash, Bang, Wallop!" Hospital has been dominating the Drum n Bass scene for so long, can their artists keep them on top or have they jumped the shark ?

New Server has Arrived

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:05:40 EDT

After issues with our old server when have moved to a bigger, brighter and hopefully better one.

Symphonic Distribution Gives Back

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 00:00:47 EDT

Symphonic Distribution has announced the availability of four digital compilation releases bringing a range of genre's including techno, breaks, tech house, minimal, trance and drum & bass and more to the table.

Our Server is a Sad Panda

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 05:25:46 EDT

Unfortunately our server has taken on a bit of an attitude of late but services should return to normal real soon. Here's some ways to stay connected and quick info about what's coming up for DanceNode.

Rinse FM celebrates 15 Years and Going Strong

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EDT

Rinse FM is a London pirate radio station, which also broadcasts over the Internet. The station plays grime, dubstep, UK garage and other underground music genres.

DanceNode Radio Returns

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:49:05 EDT

DanceNode has returned to the digital airwaves after just over two months offline. The main reason for the vacation was so that my co-host SJ Regan could have plenty of time to re-locate to his new home in the mutherland (London, UK).

Vote in the Drum&BassArena Awards 2009

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:57:38 EDT

Drum&BassArena proudly present the Drum&BassArena Awards 2009, the first worldwide Drum&Bass Awards, voted for by worldwide Drum&Bass fans.

New Fee Structure for Internet Radio

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 04:58:14 EDT

After much consternation over artist royalties, SoundExchange has announced a new experimental structure aimed at reaching an amicable agreement.

Get Loaded: New Artists Announced

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:36:20 EDT

Get Loaded - the highly regarded London festival has just announced another ten artists adding to the already impressive line-up as well as the full stage line-up.

Tidbit: Mix Magazine's Education Guide now Online

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:23:35 EST

If you live in the USA and are looking for a place in your state to get some music education underway, Mix has published an education Directory based on state.

Tidbit: DJ Mag Top 100 - 2009 Results Announced!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:42:59 EDT

Last night played host to the biggest occasion on the world clubbing and DJ calender at Ministry of Sound with the 2009 DJ Mag Top 100 party.

Tidbit: Butterz TV Episode 1

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:32:48 EDT

Rinse FM colleague DJ Oneman has started broadcasting a radio show live from the house. The show features new music from Starkey, SRC, Maniac and Terror Danjah, along with some Barry White for good measure.

Tidbit: Sub Focus - D&BTV Interview

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:11:35 EDT

With his long anticipated LP out this week on Ram Records, D&BTV headed to Sub Focus’ London home to catch up with the man behind one of this year’s biggest releases.

Tidbit: Mixed In Key Harmonic Mixing Competition

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 21:51:48 EDT

Impress the world's best DJs by showcasing your talent and your favorite music genre in a 10-15 minute harmonic mix at Contest.MixedInKey.com. Prizes worth over $3,000 are up for grabs, including a Thinkpad® W500 laptop, KOMPLETE 6, TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO and MIXED IN KEY software for the jock behind the best mix.

Tidbit: Bop Remix Competition

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:34:44 EDT

Med School Music is giving you the opportunity to put your own slant on Bop’s music, by having a remix competition of the track ‘Enjoy The Moment’.

Tidbit: Zinc's September Crack House Mix

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:14:54 EDT

Zinc has put up his Septemeber Crack House Mix on MixCloud. Crack House is like normal house but f--ked up.

Tidbit: Future DnB Web Site

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:49:26 EDT

Check out the latest network web site that's taking the web by storm. For all Drum n Bass and Dubsteppers alike.

Tidbit: Secret Sessions Festival Denied Permit

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:23:53 EDT

The Secret Sessions Festival was denied a permit by the Gold Coast City Council today over security and noise concerns relating to a near by low security prison.

Tidbit: Awesome scratch video effects combination

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:23:32 EDT

Neurosonics Audiomedical blow my mind with this video combing great scratching with video effects.

Tidbit: Into audio editing? MacWorld takes Logic Studio 9 on a test run

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:16:36 EDT

MacWorld, home to all things Apple related and rumor mongering, has posted a lovely look at the newly released Logic Studio. Since we're all anticipating the release of Snow Leopard this weekend, this is a nice breakdown of some more juicy software to wrap your brain around. Enjoy!

Tidbit: Monome's 64 (video) fingers

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:03:30 EDT

Modded from the 64 Fingers Monome sequencing software, Charlie Visnic's 64 (Video) Fingers, adds video manipulation to the popular controller's open-source arsenal.

Tidbit: Black Eyed Peas Remix Contest

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:03:04 EDT

Beatport has teamed up with the quartet of The Black Eyed Peas, consisting of will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, to offer aspiring producers the chance to remix their current number one hit single ‘I Gotta Feeling’.

Tidbit: Hands on DJ-Hero

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:13:42 EDT

Joystiq has written a quick overview of their first experience with the new rhythm based game DJ Hero.

Tidbit: Humanthesizer turns 15 bikini models into a live dancing synth

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:18:30 EDT

Calvin Harris, Sony Music UK, and Bare conductive body ink, which turned 15 bikini-clad ladies into a giant Arduino-powered synth capable of playing Harris's track "Ready For The Weekend" though Max/MSP and Ableton Live. Bonus points for using Arduino Lilypads.