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Bristol born and raised DJ and Producer Will Clarke is not stranger to Techno and Trance industry, we have also featured some of his previous work as well but this time its a remix done by LA based DJ and producer is Rinzen. His music style is described as cinematic house and techno and he brings so much more character to this track. I first heard it a few weeks back on ABGT podcast and got hooked instantly.
Ukrainian production DJ duo ARTBAT have been lighting up stages worldwide at festivals with their unique style which I can only describe as trance, techno with a sprinkling of hardstyle. Their set this past weekend at Ultra Miami was incredible and as soon as its available to watch on YouTube, I highly recommend giving it a watch. For this weeks featured track, they team up with Italian DJ maestro Benny Benassi who brought us the timeless classic "Satisfaction" for the track "Love Is Gonna Save Us". Its a great collaboration between new and old and I think that is what makes this track standout from previous ARTBAT productions. I love the track and I hope you do too.
If you watched Tiesto's mammoth 4 hour DJ set in New York City last week, you may have caught this track which he played early on. It's by Simulate's rising star TH;EN who has return to the label with his ‘Rakata’ EP. Already having received amazing support and reactions around the world, A-side ‘Rakata’ promises to be a special moment in the Simulate timeline. Rakata features a powerful Spanish vocal along with dynamic synths to give the track a high-energy and driving groove, perfect for the dancefloor. Liverpool based DJ and Producer Massano, dropped the track at the Resistance stage at Ultra Tokyo and it's continuing to be a proper festival jam since. It was officially released 2 weeks ago and we have it featured on the blog today.
This weekend saw the Amsterdam Music Festival take place, a yearly event that attracts the best that the Netherlands has to offer in terms of electronic dance music. On Saturday at the main stage saw the reveal of this years number 1 DJ as voted by the fans in the DJ Mag Top 100 and it was a local which had the crowd present in raptures, it was none other than Martin Garrix, today's featured artist. It's his 5th time reaching the top of the charts and it's well deserved as he's been churning out some great music for us to listen to and his live sets are so well orchestrated, full of energy and just a pleasure to watch unfold. Last year at ADE Martin played a 3 hour set, this just goes to show his commitment and love for what he does. Today we feature his latest track "Gravity" in which he teams up with Sem Vox and Jaimes. It's a typical Martin Garrix track with high symphonic notes, heartfelt vocals and a melody that will enchant you.
Following two successful shows in March this year in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, the oragnisers of the first ever Anjunadeep Open Air show on the African continent have decided to go again in 2025. The announcement was made not too long after the shows this year and echos what deep house means to us here in South Africa. After attending the Cape Town event which in its own right was spectacular to say the least, we were begging for more and the people down at Anjuna HQ did not disappoint when they released the official line-up for the 2025 shows. First up see's British female duo Eli & Fur comprising Eliza Noble and Jennifer Skillman, hailing from London, England. Eli & Fur have been working together since they were in their teens, they write and play their own tracks, which creates a sound that is "distinctly electronic, mixing house and dance beats". SONA see's his introduction to the line-up and many don't know this but he is the son of SA's very own global superstar Black Coffee, following in his fathers footsteps has achieved massive success in his first 12 months of producing music. The Anjuna team decided to throw in some Amapiono & Afrotech into the mix with the addition of Stofella, the former Miss SA contestant has found solace in music and has created quite a name for herself in the industry thus far. The biggest headline act though has to be Dutch DJ duo Tinlicker, the electronic music group from Utrecht comprising Micha Heyboer and Jordi van Achthoven. Formed in 2012, they have released music on labels such as Anjunadeep, mau5trap, Astralwerks, and Armada. They have played festivals including Mysteryland, Creamfields, Tomorrowland, Ultra and are now making their way to SA to play for us in 2025!
Tickets have already gone on sale for both shows, so if you still haven't gotten yours, the question is why the hell not? Prices start at R350 for General access and are available on Howler.
1998, which many would say was peak Rave at the time with Ministry of Sound and Ibiza slowly becoming the peak of EDM. DJ's which are common names to us now were still entering the industry and learning from the then heavy weights at the time. One of those DJ's was Tall Paul and his track "Let Me Show You" was played in raves across the world. Still to this day the track remains a club thumper and has been played in festivals from the likes of James Hype, Jax Jones and Solomun. With this in mind, Armin van Buuren decided to breathe some new life into the track by reworking it and dropping it first at Tomorrowland Winter. Since then it's been on ID for a while with the Dutch DJ releasing last week, just before the weekend which saw him play at the Dutch the F1 Grand Prix after he waved the checkered flag for Lando Norris victory.
Grammy nominated DJ and producer Andrew Bayer teams up with British DJ Oliver Smith for today's featured track. The two have been releasing fire tracks for over a decade on Anjunabeats with both having similar trance and progressive house styles. Being close friends, it has taken some time for these two to compile a song together and it's everything that we expected it to be and more. Following the success of of his studio album "Duality" last year, Andrew has been on a bit of lul this year, while Oliver kicked off the year with his release of "Everything" where he teamed up with Tom Bailey and was featured on Anjunabeats Worldwide 11. Rude Boyz brings in that progressive house style with a hint of old school UK Garage with some great techno and trance beats. It's been a firm favourite of mine for the past few days and definitely one to get the energy up for the week.
He isn't the worlds highest paid DJ for nothing, everything track he releases has already gained so much traction on social media that by the time it's released, it already shoots to the top of the streaming charts. Who am I talking about? None other than British DJ Calvin Harris, following on the success of his last release "Miracle" with Ellie Goulding, Calvin teams up with another fellow Brit, Sam Smith this track titled "Desire". Calvin first played it at his set in Ushuaia in Ibiza and its been all over TikTok since. The unmistakable vocals of Sam Smith dominates the melody and it adds that distinctive difference that makes the track whole. It's another chart topper for sure from Calvin and one that will do well for the end of the European Summer. I can't wait to hear the remixes from this track which I'm sure there will be many.
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Continuing our trend with the songs of summer for the Northern Hemisphere, we bring you another track that is blowing up all over Europe and Africa. Peggy Gou, a South Korean DJ and producer who is now based in Germany dropped this fire track at the Lost Nomads Festival in Morocco at the beginning of the month and its been all over social media with the fans waiting in anticipation of its release. Peggy didn't disappoint us having dropped the track of the weekend and its closing on fast to half a million views already. The track has that classic 70s/80s island type vibe with a catchy chorus that will have you singing along to it.
Corona Sunsets Festival returns to Johannesburg on the 29th of October. With a brand new home in the picturesque grounds of Huddle Park in the centre of Linksfield, JHB, the 2022 Corona Sunsets Festival will bring the magic of the sunset to the middle of the city.
Join us to relive the magic with incredible local and international artists and all of the beauty and brilliance that this event always brings.
Above and Beyond have just celebrated 10 years of Group Therapy and in celebration of this, launched an album with the same title. Today's featured track comes from this album and is a remix of the track launched last year, Prelude. With the trio getting back into the groove of touring again, this track has come at the most perfect time as it is the type of track that gets the crowd going. It starts off with a great intro and a catch bassline which extends with some tribal vocals and piano, the drop when the two mix together, its just pure euphoria. Its nothing less than what we expect from Above & Beyond, a brilliant track from a brilliant band, enjoy!
It's been a while since we've heard from Marc Kinchen, the US House Music DJ and Producer has been busy working on some new music and has released this new track featuring the vocals of Raphaella and if this is anything to go on, his new stuff is going to be absolute fire as usual. With most of the world not rolling out their vaccine programs, parties and festivals are tentatively looking at a return after July 2021 so most DJ's will be hard at work getting their summer anthems ready. Coming back to todays featured track "Lies", its very much similar to what we've come to learn and love from MK, that house music vibe with catchy bass line which has your swaying from the time the track starts. Like most of his tracks the build-up and drop is very close but there's also a gradual build again within the drop like an ongoing loop. It's another great track from Marc and has us excited to see what else he has in store for us.
South Africa's very own Nate Raubenheimer, better known as Protoculture needs no introduction as he's been producing tracks of the highest quality for the past two decades. His tracks have been featured on just about every major label when it comes to electronic dance music and he has a very close affiliation with Amarda Music and Armin himself. Nate's latest offering is our featured track of the week and has the vocals of the beautiful Diana Miro on it, the track was released late last month and has been gaining massive traction on the podcasts, and for good reasons too. It's a proper banger and definitely one to get the Christmas festivities going, albeit with much of the world back in lockdown, be safe, party at home!
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