El Montaña Negra - The Debunking of The Psychic Phenomena

"This album is about coming to terms with myself. A documentation of my steady progression from melancholy to happiness. These songs are very close to my heart and it's my hope that you'll find something of yourself in them too."

Planewalker - Higher Dimension

"This song is an exploration into new sonic territory. Breaking the usual bounds of trance, the beat is funky, swung and unusual, hybridizing trance with electro-house. This is a very unique sound and will add something special to any DJ mix!"

 Out now on beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/higher-dimension/1207017

Palm Sounds: Spectral Eye Pro is now free

Audio signal analysis through the Fast Fourier Transform converted to individual sine waves to detect frequencies + Theremin & XY Pad

Palm Sounds: Spectral Eye Pro is now free

Volor Flex & Encode - Altiplano

"Altiplano, Volor Flex’s effervescent collab with fellow Russian producer and good friend Encode, is yet another dateless - albeit state-of-the-art - immersion into the polyrhythmic, dense, visceral compositions that this prolific artist is constantly fine-tuning somewhere in the steppe of the Ural Mountains.

There’s a lot of synced up emotional comfort and tension happening on both sides of the release, balanced-out, as ever, by artfully crafted elements of structure and style. Among them, the everpresent UK garage signature, the noise-drenched soundscapes, the sharp snares, the skittering beats, the melancholy vocals (especially on Altiplano, which easily competes with You In Me or Fake Love in unforgettableness), plus those entrancing moments of fervor followed by profound relief that Volor is such a master of. 

The main track and subsequently the EP were named after the highest and largest plateau in South America, and that’s how exalted and wide-reaching this music should feel. Both inner-city and otherwordly, both London and Syktyvkar, the 7-track, two-sided EP is going deep to get that right, raw vibe. The 12” comes with a wonderfully exciting digital perk, a sweet and soulful bonus track titled Avia. 

Tracklist:
A1. Altiplano
A2. Unbone
A3. Entropy
B1. Frontiere
B2. Boring Apparatus
B3. Sidewalk
Digital Bonus: Avia

By Design

Photographer: Rob Wittstock
Stylist/Producer: Craig Steven Thomas

A new electronic rock hybrid enlaced with metal emerges from Orange County, California: BY DESIGN. Find "All Of Me" and "Through These Eyes" on iTunes with a EP soon to be released!

Jono - Vocals
Justin - Guitar
Steven - Bass/ Unclean vocals
Casey - Guitar
Jeff - Drums





More: https://www.facebook.com/bydesignmusicofficial

Droid: INTERFACE 45 / 11 Year Annivarsary And New Label Launch: VRV Nov. 30

"Celebrating over a decade of existence, Droid Behavior returns collectively from another successful European tour, including the first international Interface in Amsterdam during ADE week. All residents having paid their dues as producers and performers worldwide, rejoin their homebase within the LA night life Saturday November 30th. This event also marks the announcement and launch of the new Droid Behavior sister label VRV. VRV is headed by Raíz and Subversive and will explore conceptual, thematic releases relating the ideas, experiences, and emotions of various artists over dance floor functionality."

Listen to a preview of the first VRV release by Raíz:


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Dancecult: Volume 5 No. 2 Afrofuturism

Cover: Jeff Mills at MUTEK 2012.
Photo + design: tobias c. van Veen

Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture has released Volume 5 Number 2 with a special issue on Afrofuturism. 

Read it now:
http://dj.dancecult.net/

"Dancecult is a peer-reviewed, open-access e-journal for the study of electronic dance music culture (EDMC). A platform for interdisciplinary scholarship on the shifting terrain of EDMCs worldwide, the journal houses research exploring the sites, technologies, sounds and cultures of electronic music in historical and contemporary perspectives. Dancecult is the forum for research on EDMCs."

Camo & Krooked Evolve Drum & Bass

Camo & Krooked have now introduced "drum & bass" to a Latin flavor: