DISCLOSURE ‘LATCH’ DECONSTRUCTION & ABLETON PROJECT FREE DOWNLOAD
One of the biggest records in recent years, Disclosure’s ‘Latch’ not only broke the duo in the US but launched the career of Sam Smith in the process. With an astonishing 35 million plays on SoundCloud alone, Disclosure combine garage and house influences with their unmistakable pop sensibilities. With interesting chords throughout and unique synth sounds, Point Blank enlisted their resident deconstructor Ski Oakenfull to tackle the track using Ableton Live for their latest Friday Forum Live!
WILDLIFE SPROUTS UP NEAR BRIGHTON
The creators behind V-Festival and Manchester’s Parklife have announced the first wave of artists for their new festival — Wildlife. The festival will take place on Saturday 6th June and Sunday 7th at Shoreham Airport, near Brighton.
FAT OF THE LANDS
Since 2008, Outside Lands has drawn a diverse crowd of music fans to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for three days of music, food and, inevitably, given the city's infamous micro climate, fog. By serving up a mix of musical and culinary stars, the aim is to satiate all the cultural appetites of California’s diverse inhabitants.
LISTEN TO BREACH'S COLLAB WITH KELIS
Breach is back! This time in league with Kelis for 'The Key' on Atlantic.
That boy Ben Westbeech proved he can work a female vocal collaboration on 'Everything You Never Had (You Had It All)' featuring Andreya Triana last year. Scoring his second Top 10 hit of 2013, not only did it prove his place as a star it helped earmark house as the most wanted sound around.
TOP 100 DJS 2014: THE WILDCARDS
Earlier this week we focused on the major contenders for 2014’s Top 100 DJs crown. But which DJs could be the surprise additions be in this year’s poll? Which artists, riding on a wave of hype and social media support, are tipped to make debuts in 2014? We teamed up with Miller Genuine Draft to let you know!
DISCLOSURE, SKRILLEX, ARMIN TO PLAY LIGHTS ALL NIGHT
Forget about dreaming of a white Christmas – this holiday season, it’s all about lights.
Texas music festival Lights All Night has announced its headliners for the two-day event, which goes down December 26 and 27 at the Dallas Convention Center. After last year’s festival sold out to an amassed 40,000-plus fans, organizers are looking to top it with the ultimate fifth anniversary party.
REVIEW: GLASTONBURY 2014
Glastonbury isn't a festival, it's a settlement. Twice the size of Bath, it's more like a refugee camp for society's arty and most liberal than anything you'll see on Escape to the Country. Rather than one festival, Glastonbury is more like five or six — Bestival, Secret Garden Party, Glade, Lovebox and SW4 — all rolled into one.
BUGGED OUT WEEKENDER ANNOUNCE FIRST ACTS
Few dance music outfits sport the notoriety and national significance of Bugged Out! Stemming from their humble Manchester club-night beginnings, the now iconic weekender will return for its fourth year at Butlins Bognor Regis to celebrate 20 years of the Bugged Out name.
SETH TROXLER: REVENGE OF THE SETH
Seth Troxler is the latest DJ to be profiled in Annie Mac's TV series Superstar DJs. The half-hour TV programme will be shown at midnight on Channel 4 in the UK tonight (Wednesday 2nd July).
The Seth doc follows last week's episode following Tiesto around for a weekend on his private jet.
CHANNEL 4 PRESENTS: SUPERSTAR DJS
Electronic music has never been so central within our society as it is today. In a new Channel 4 series starting this Wednesday (June 25th), BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac will be representing the crux of what makes dance music so important in our present culture.