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Emika: 3 Hours

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Following Emika’s debut album on Ninja Tune, here’s a video for one of its standout tracks, “3 Hours,” directed by fellow Berlin resident, fashion photographer, DJ, musician, director and all-around jack of all trades, Jimmy Edgar.

Between the s…

KOAN Sound: Funk Blaster

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Signed to Skrillex’s OWSLA label, Bristol’s KOAN Sound aren’t your run-of-the-mill dubstep producers. Their recent single “Funk Blaster” is reminiscent of the early breaks scene, and if ever it should fall through a black hole and fin…

KOAN Sound: Funk Blaster

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Signed to Skrillex’s OWSLA label, Bristol’s KOAN Sound aren’t your run-of-the-mill dubstep producers. Their recent single “Funk Blaster” is reminiscent of the early breaks scene, and if ever it should fall through a black hole and fin…

Beatport Live presents Kangding Ray

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

What a treat to start off 2012 with the eclectic and experimental French producer Kangding Ray, aka David Letellier, doing a live set straight from the Beatport Berlin office. For those of you not aware of his work, Kangding Ray has been blending techn…

Beatport Live presents Alland Byallo

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Our friend Alland Byallo, an ex-pat from San Francisco now living (along with the rest of the techno world) here in Berlin, graced us with a pre-Christmas gift in the form of his wonderfully diverse and down-and-dirty dance music. The DJ/producer, co-f…

Introducing: A.R. Electrik

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

When Beatport invited contestants to remix Tensnake’s “Something About You” earlier this year, few would have expected that the winning remix would be dubstep, rather than deep house or nu-disco.

However, listening to the record—which was relea…

Plugged In: Maceo Plex

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

2011 belongs to Eric Estornel, better known as Maetrik and, especially, Maceo Plex. He vaulted into Resident Advisor’s Top DJs of 2011 poll at number five—just between Art Department and Ricardo Villalobos—on the strength of sessions like h…

Beatport Live presents Dirty Doering

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

As the year begins to wrap up, we invited one of Berlin’s very own home-grown talents and local resident DJ, Dirty Doering, to swing by the offices and perform a mix for our Ustream channel. Originally resident at the infamous Bar 25 and now part…

Dub Phizix and Skeptical feat. Strategy: Marka

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

One doesn’t normally associate Manchester with drum & bass, but with the likes of Marcus Intalex and Dub Phizix making their mark upon the local landscape, it might be about time to change our original perceptions.

Dropped on DBridge’s for…

Taste Test: Charlie Kane

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Since his first release on Bleach Feast Records, Charlie Kane has been gathering attention within the murky scene between nu-skool breaks, electro house and good old-fashioned rave music.

With his new remix out on Meat Katie’s Lot49, we caught u…