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Headliners Announced For Hong Kong Edition Of Sónar

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DJ Shadow, Dave Clarke, Gilles Peterson and Evian Christ will play the first Hong Kong edition of the Sónar music festival, its organisers announced yesterday.

The event, due to take place over six stages spread throughout Hong Kong’s Science Park on April 1st this year, forms another ‘satellite’ event to the chief attraction, joining Reykjavik (16-18 February) and Istanbul (24-25 March) as the programme builds to the main party in Barcelona in the summer.
Touching down at Hong Kong Science Park, April 1st. Prepare to explore creativity at #sonarHK https://t.co/BbtfldaTNG pic.twitter.com/sPzHGFk8x7

— Sonar Festival (@SonarFestival) February 8, 2017

This initial line-up announcement, which also includes Kingdom, Lady Leshurr and Ellen Allien, is an impressive coup for the Sónar team, as they look to continue to internationalise the brand.

Like with the events planned in Iceland and Turkey, the show will be complemented by a Sónar+D Creative technology Programme.

Announcing the line-up for the inaugural edition of Sónar Hong Kong #sonarHK #sonar2017 pic.twitter.com/G0sZmDYY0N

— Sonar Festival (@SonarFestival) February 7, 2017

Dessert Before Dinner As Todd Terje Puts Out Remix Track Ahead Of Album Release

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In a bold reversal of the traditional way of doing things, Todd Terje has put out a remix EP of one of the tracks from his upcoming album, recruiting the talents of industry giants Four Tet and Prins Thomas in the process.


The new 12-inch will feature two versions of the track “Jungelknugen”, and will come out on Terje’s own Olsen Records label on February 24th.

As Terje’s press machine puts it, “After the show, it’s the afterparty and before the album it’s the remix single! That’s right folks, the Todd is back, bucking trends and shucking conventions to bring us two tip-top reworks of an as-yet-unreleased original.”

Sunfall Festival Makes 1st Line-Up Announcement

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One of the highlights of the 2016 London festival calendar, Sunfall looks set for another scintillating year after making its first line-up announcement yesterday.


The festival, which will take place in London’s Brockwell Park on Saturday the 12th of August, is organised by the same team behind the The Columbo Group, an events company that manages the premier London nightclubs Phonox, XOYO, The Nest and Jazz Cafe. “We’re proud that the work we did to create great sound in a central London festival paid off,” Andy Peyton of The Columbo Group says of last year’s Sunfall event. “We are committed to surpass those levels again.”


This year’s edition features house, techno and disco acts from the UK and abroad, including big names Helena Hauff, Derrick May, The Black Madonna, Theo Parrish, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Antal, Palms Trax, Move D, Beautiful Swimmers and Jackmaster. Additionally, live sets are promised from Roy Ayers, Floating Points, Larry Heard and Romare.

Check out the promotional video for Sunfall 2017 right here:

Sunfall 2017: a new festival for London.. from Sunfall Festival on Vimeo.

Âme, Dixon To Headline Barcelona Innervisions Party

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Always a highlight of the gig season in Barcelona, 2017’s Innervisions Party will feature a stellar line-up of artists, including Âme, Dixon, John Talabot, Todd Terje, Job Jobse and Schwarzmann.


The 10-hour session (4pm-2am) will take place on June 18th at Plaza Mayor De El Poble Espanyol, and organisers say they have elected to hold the event on a Sunday in order to “change the plaza’s setting and create a more intimate dancefloor-driven feeling.”

Check out some footage of Âme burning it down at Innervisions 2015:


LA artist Ryder to release new single “Nirvana”

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Los Angeles-based indie-pop artist Ryder is set to release her new single ‘Nirvana’ on the 17th February via her own imprint Ryder Records. Racking up over 10 million plays on Youtube already, Ryder has also made incredible impressions on Spotify, with her anthemic second single “Ruins” charting at #10 on the Spotify’s US Viral Charts and #30 on the Spotify Global Chart. No stranger to Hype Machine’s Top Ten, all of Ryder’s singles have risen to the top of the chart (the most recent “Ruins” BKAYE & Ben Maxwell Remix resting at the #2 spot). Summing up over 5 million streams on listening platforms, with ‘Pretty Little Gangster’ reaching over 1.1 million plays on Spotify, Ryder has also received previous support from major YouTube channels Mr Suicide Sheep and Mr Revillz. Deep Chills‘ remix of “Fade Away” has surpassed 1 million plays on Soundcloud, and the BKAYE & Ben Maxwell Remix of “Ruins” is fast approaching the same figure. ‘Nirvana’ will be premiered by BILLBOARD alongside a Billboard live session on the 26th of January 2017.


The high-pitched opening vocals of ‘Nirvana’ set the stage for a slow, grooving and richly nuanced future pop track. Ryder’s obviously organic vocal talent is explored deeply, and progressively thick reverb creates a swirling, misty atmosphere for the persuasively well chosen selection of synth sounds. Simple, unobtrusive melody sits at the right balance of catchiness and originality, and the metaphorical subject matter of the lyrics reflect the workings of a soul exploring the deeper meaning of the music.

On ‘Nirvana’, Ryder says, “The release is exciting for me because it feels like a door opening to more new things you will hear from me. I’ve grown a lot in the last year as an artist and creator; I can’t wait to share that. I grew up around classical music and used to perform in choirs as a young kid, where I’d sing classical choral arrangements and folk music as well as a brief stint in opera. The hauntingly beautiful melodies and harmonic layers from those genres are inspiring motifs I try to constantly incorporate in my music wherever I can. ‘Nirvana’ to me is a blend of classical melodic moments with contemporary pop music.”


Crowds Walk Out Of FlyLo’s Surreal Film Debut

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Leftfield electronica superstar Flying Lotus’ first attempt at a feature film has been deemed unwatchable. Some are calling it grotesque, others uncomfortable. But it seems certain to go down as one of the least palatable films ever.

Kuso allegedly caused walkouts en masse at Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week.


Previously, a snippet of the movie was premiered at the Sundance offshoot event NEXT FEST in Los Angeles in August. The venue saw fit to hand out barf bags before the screening.


However, a positive review from The Verge called it “the grossest film ever,” going on to describe scenes of “copious gore” and “vomit-inducing pseudo goofs.”


Watch the trailer below.

Field Day Line-Up Hots Up

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London’s Field Day Festival today added another scorching set of names to its already giddying line-up. The one-day event, to be held at Victoria Park on June 3rd this year, promises to be one of the absolute highlights on London’s 2017 gig calendar.

Incomparable hip hop duo Run the Jewels,  Âme (who will play live), Dekmantel Soundsystem and ABRA now join a bill that already includes the likes of Aphex Twin, Nicolas Jaar, Nina Kraviz and Jon Hopkins.

In its 11th year in 2017, this year’s Field Day Festival promises to be, in the words of its organisers, an “unmissable spectacle.”

.@fielddaylondon is going to be massive this year! Just added Run The Jewels, Arab Strap, Abra, Clams Casino, Lasy Leshurr & Thee Oh Sees pic.twitter.com/a51jttW1fk

— Time Out Music (@TimeOutMusic) January 24, 2017

Dekmantel Festival Releases Teaser Video, Announces First Acts

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The organisers of Dutch electronic music festival Dekmantel have released a cryptic promotional video on their Facebook page, that seems to hint at some of the acts that will be playing at this year’s event (to be held at  Amsterdamse Bos from 2-6 August).

The video, cleverly titled “Tomorrow’s Artefacts” and which has been shared widely on social media, presents a series of rendered 3D images spanning ancient and future worlds, that are occasionally ‘interrupted’ by glimpses of their ‘underlying code’.

A fun promotional stunt, eagle-eyed electronic music fans have so far been able ‘confirm’ the following acts for the 2017 Dekmantel Music Festival: Floating Points, Helena Hauff, Motor City Drum Ensemble, DJ Nobu, Joy Orbison, Bicep, Palms Trax, Doppler Effekt, Larry Heard, Vakula, Robert Hood, Boiler Room, Red Light Radio and Funktion-One.

Electronic Music Festivals Banned After BPM Shootings

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The tragic shootings at the 2017 BPM Festival closing party in Playa del Carmen – which saw 5 people lose their lives – have prompted the mayor of the Mexican resort town, Torres Gomez, to declare: “”We want these types of events to go. We won’t allow one more.”

Speculation is rife about the involvement of cartels in the attack, which took place at the Blue Parrot nightclub at about 3am on the 16th of January. Unconfirmed reports state that one of the area’s drug cartels has claimed responsibility for the shootings, even displaying a banner that directly addresses Phillip Pulitano, the festival’s co-founder.

Praying for everyone down at #BPM right now. Music should unite us, this should never happen. #RIP to all the victims of this shooting 💔😭

— Electric Family™ (@ElectricFamily) January 16, 2017


Fans around the EDM world have reacted with shock and sadness to the news, and a flurry of debates surrounding festival culture have sprung up on message boards and social media platforms.

Bonobo Shares New Track “No Reason”

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Bonobo AKA Simon Green has shared the newest track from forthcoming album, “Migration”.
Fresh off the back of “Kerala”, which has been appearing in playlists all over the web comes “No Reason“, which premiered this week via NPR. The track features the vocals of Green’s longtime friend Nick Murphy (FKA Chet Faker).The song was inspired by Green and Murphy’s love of disco. After playing the instrumental “No Reason,” captured Nick’s inspiration and laid down demo vocals in that first session. The pair completed recording of the final version in New York, Green’s former (and Murphy’s current) place of dwelling.
“Migration” will be available this Friday, January 13. It has already featured two songs with a good reception, “Kerala” and “Break Apart“. Both feature Canadian-Danish duo Rhye, based in L.A. 

Tracklisting
01. Migration
02. Break Apart (feat. Rhye)
03. Outlier
04. Grains
05. Second Sun
06. Surface (feat. Nicole Miglis)
07. Bambro Koyo Ganda (feat. Innov Gnawa)
08. Kerala
09. Ontario
10. No Reason (feat. Nick Murphy)
11. 7th Sevens
12. Figures
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