Weekly Transmission 21!

Happy Thursday DT lovers,

We’re just about to jet off to Sonar Festival in Barcelona to soak up the crème de la crème of underground electronic music, but you didn’t think we’d just up and leave without giving y’all something to sink your teeth into, did you? If you did, we suggest you recalibrate your opinions of us!

---BREAKING NEWS!!------Finally - the Data Transmission Podcast has arrived! --------------------

For our inaugural session, Pedro "Busy P" Winter has delivered us a fine eclectic mash-up. He's head of Ed Banger Records, ex-manager of Daft Punk, and widely credited as one of the most hard-working, talented and savvy businessmen in the game. Oh, and he's a damn good party DJ to boot...

He recorded this mix at the awesome new Social Club in Paris for us, starting off with some lovely mellow hip-hop from the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Talib Kweli and KRS-One, moving into chunky electro, Calvin Harris, Justice, and rowdy fidgety house to finish us off with.
So kick back, turn the bass up, and get your mate to flick the light switch on and off in a budget strobe light fashion as we give you our very first Podcast!

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So, this week we’ve been talking with Belgian tech-trance alchemist Fred Baker about his debut album, served up a guide of the best off-Sonar parties for any of you who will be joining us, and checked out Matthew Dear’s London gig as well as the dubstep party at Massive Attack’s Meltdown Festival, and Skylark’s gig up in Lincoln, and checked out new “acid crunk” duo The Body Snatchers in our New Talent section.

We’ve got news and reviews on Eminem, Chris Fortier, Rico Tubbs, Chymera, Monza, Burning Man Festival, M.I.A., Dave Spoon, Manuel Tur, TCR, Crystal Castles, Copyright, Pacha, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Hyper, Martin Solveig, Freak n’ Chic, Guy Gerber and lots more….

And new competitions this week to win tickets and CDs from We Love…Space, a producer’s wet dream in the form of tons of sample packs from DanceMidiSamples, and more chances to win tickets to Creamfields Central Europe, Wireless, Glade Festival, Zoo8 and Dusted!

Right, see you in a jiffy. We’ll bring you back some chorizo
xxx


 
 
 
  
The Body Snatchers
 
Baobinga & 30Hz team up for an acid crunk body transplant, breaks with the best club bubbly going…

Written By: Matty O
 
 
 
  
Fred Baker: tech-trance and then some
 
The Belgian producer and fave of Eddie Halliwell filled us in on his debut, two-part longplayer...


 
 
 
  
Massive Attack's dubstep Meltdown
 
The Bristol duo programmed this year's Meltdown festival - we checked last night's dubstep event...


 
 
 
  
Matthew Dear gives London a Big Hand
 
The Texan quirky techno producer brought his live act to a multi-purpose art venue last week...


 
 
 
  
Sonar Festival: The best of the rest
 
We picked the best off-Sonar parties coming up this week in Barcelona.


 
 
 
  
Skylark land in Lincoln
 
Messers Fanciulli & Chatterly gave the intimate Northern city a tasty house 'n' tech treat...


 
 
 
 
  
Fabric’s new club Matter: first pictures
 
The first pictures of what we can expect from the new venue have been printed in Music Week...
 
 
 
 
 
  
Think before you snort
 
Cocaine users would be well advised to read this article on how their sniff gets to them...
 
 
 
 
 
  
Egg becomes Oeuf
 
The London club celebrates Bastille Day on July 12th with Alan Braxe, Tom Pooks and Tim Paris. Bof!
 
 
 
 
 
  
Cubercoolische
 
Another pastiche of the minimal world of Richie Hawtin and his Minus compatriots...
 
 
 

 
Fedde remixes Madge
Chris Fortier remix album
Rise Festival no longer anti-racism
Kidology & Kinky Malinki announce Ibiza line-ups
This week's DJDownload.com Top 10
Top new Chymera tracks
Think before you snort
Full Monza Ibiza line-ups
The Streets added to EXIT line-up
Above & Beyond TV: Episode 2
Air's Burning Man fundraiser
Modular's Bumblebeez swarm Europe
TCR BBQ 2008

>> click here for full news
 
 
 
  
Dancehall Thrilla/Up for the Possee
on : Against The Grain
Reviewed By: Matty O

Seatbelt-straining business as usual from D & W ahead of new album.
 
 
 
  
Vabanque
on : Freerange Records
Reviewed By: charlietarr

Oh Mr Tur, when will you stop doing this to us? Vabanque is another sublime release, with a hit remix from Stimming and a solid B-side in Girardet.
 
 
 
  
Kidulthood to Adulthood
on : GGI
Reviewed By: Matty O

Black Boys ambassador Bashy plays the voicepiece for a second take of gritty street life hitting the nation’s cinemas.
 
 
 
  
Disorientations
on : Supplement Facts
Reviewed By: BenGomori

One of the strongest Guy Gerber tracks in a while here, and his first solo release in a while. It’s a very subtle piece of deep, atmospheric house music that builds very gradually.
 
 
 
  
Need2Soul v0.1
Hope & Sorrow

on : Lab Oratoire
 

London based house music aficionados Need2Soul are really pushing things to the next level this year...

Reviewed By: BenGomori
 
 
 
  
Voices & Visions
Hope & Sorrow

on : Lab Oratoire
 

Defected’s in-house production duo Copyright serve up their debut album here, representing their classic house and afro-influneced vibes on a disc of original cuts, and one of remixes.

Reviewed By: BenGomori
 
 
 
  
Knuckle Sandwich
Hope & Sorrow

on : Lab Oratoire
 

Miami dice and splice: Finland’s breaksploitator hits the club with fists flying on his own personal styles merry-go-round.

Reviewed By: Matty O
 
 

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