Head of the UK largest pressing plant, Roy Matthews, has spent his life becoming an expert on vinyl manufacture, and here gives advice to young 'uns looking to set up a vinyl label and also tells Heads Down the factors that contribute to the making of a perfect record.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 Permalink
Recording vocals for beginners
Ever thought about adding vocals to your instrumental productions? RA continues its Tech section tutorial features with a look at taking those vital first steps.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 Permalink
When is a rave not a rave?
LA promoters have filed a $1million lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles after a Halloween "concert" featuring Tiesto at the city's Convention Center was canceled. The problems at June's Electric Daisy Carnival "rave" are thought to be to blame.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 Permalink
Mix of the day: Donnacha Costello
Electric Deluxe says hello to the Irish producer and his new moniker MSF on an effort that includes tracks from Silent Servant, Delta Funktionen, Adam Marshall and Traversable Wormhole.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 Permalink
Ten things to do at Burning Man
Visit Bassyx Camp, eat some bacon, drink some Champagne and do some yoga. URB runs down the Black Rock essentials.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 Permalink
The key to mixing
Digital DJ Tips uses the release of the latest version of the Mixed in Key software to ask if it's really necessary for a DJ to mix harmonically, and how to if so.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 Permalink
We love travel?
Felix da Housecat, James Zabiela, Paul Woolford and Retro/Grade tell We Love TV about the highs of lows of their lives as touring DJs.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 Permalink
In search of Indian disco
Geeta Dayal traipses through the archives of the country's thriving early-'80s disco scene in an attempt to uncover music that could be considered "proto-techno."
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 Permalink
Optimo featuring Liquid Liquid
Here's a pretty special moment captured by a regular at Sunday Best in New York this past weekend. While playing their namesake track—Liquid Liquid's "Optimo"—the group's frontman Sal P happened to be in the audience and was handed the mic for a spontaneous live rendition.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 Permalink
Mix of the day: 2562 vs A Made Up Sound
Dutch producer Dave Huismans shares time between his two recording aliases for LWE's podcast series, sailing between the islands of techno, dubstep and garage via tracks from Martyn, Ramadanman and Wax.
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 Permalink
Alex Smoke working on film score
The Scottish producer tells Italian site Soundwall that he is currently putting the finishing touches to a "semi-classical, semi electronic score" for F.W.Murnaus' 1926-released film Faust, which will be debuted at the Glasgow Film Festival in February.
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 Permalink
The Chemical Brothers don't break America
Tom and Ed tell Time Out New York how they felt that the idea of electronic music taking over the mainstream was a "ridiculous idea."
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 Permalink
Simian Mobile techno
The UK duo tells Beatportal how their constant exposure to club music these past few years has been behind their lurch towards more techno-orientated sounds, saying that, "We are consciously trying to change how people perceive us at the moment."
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