It's All Going Digital

Influential UK imprint Crosstown Rebels have announced plans for the launch of digital only label.

CDR (Crosstown Rebels Digital) has been hatched as a platform for new versions of previously released Crosstown Rebels material along with “experiments in sound and introductions to new artists and collaborators”.

Crosstown Rebels has established itself a commanding reputation over the last four years, particularly among the somewhat thin collection of UK-based house and techno labels.

Interestingly, the first release will be on a dubstep tip with a remix treatment of Jamie Jones’ ‘Panic’ from east London producer Bass Clef.

Jamie Jones ‘Panic (Bass Clef Remixes)’ will be released exclusively through Beatport on 24th November 2008.

source: beatportal.com

Moving Past Oblivion With Bells

Karl Hyde and Rick Smith will continue to take a page from Pearl Jam's book next month and will record their shows at Brixton Academy and offer them up for release shortly afterwards.

While the grunge rockers famously made every performance from their 2003 tour available to fans, the Underworld boys have only been doing it for a short time. Those fans who made it out to dates on their Oblivion With Bells tour could relive the glory with select shows being made available via their website. It's a business move that makes a lot of sense in a world where bootlegs of live shows make their way into the digital world more often than not anyway.

If you want to catch the live experience, Kitsuné's autoKratz will be offering support each night, with Appleblim DJing on Friday and Rob Da Bank taking care of the decks on Saturday.

Fans who just can't wait can preorder the album, ensuring that they get an mp3 downlod of the show mere hours after the band leaves the stage, as well as a high quality WAV download on November 10th before the double CD ships.

source: residentadvisor.net

Digital download store Beatport has decided to discontinue its affiliate program

In a message sent to labels and artists today, Beatport Management informed affiliates that the company had "made a business decision to shut down" the program, and asked that "all banners, buttons, text links, product images and store fronts" be taken down.

When reached for comment, Beatport's VP of Marketing Shawn Sabo confirmed the e-mail's contents, adding that "The affiliate program was not driving the relevant leads we had anticipated to [the site]. Moving into 2009, we have a plan to work with and support electronic music portals around the globe. We will be contacting these portals directly with Beatport's new offer."

Sabo also pointed out that the company's decision was to a lesser extent also driven by a desire to rid itself of associations with fraudulent mp3 blogs and forums that gave away releases for free, then drove traffic to Beatport from banners and text linking to the retailer.

source: residentadvisor.net

The Mountains Are Calling, In Austria that is!

What started in December 1993 as a crazy weekend of snowboarding and some partying amongst a group of friends has evolved into one of the largest annual two-day events of its kind with over 70 DJs and live acts on offer.

Now celebrating its 15th year anniversary, this year's line-up reads like a who's who of major players in the current techno/minimal inner circle with Loco Dice and Radio Slave among the biggest names confirmed for the festival.

But this festival certainly isn't top heavy. Instead, we've got a slew of regular offenders, such as Âme, Guido Schneider, Daso, Martin Buttrich and Marco Carola ready to perform, as well as some relative newcomers to the game.

You can expect to hear some of the biggest tracks from the biggest DJs and producers, and some ensuing hilarity when inevitably a DJ or producer tries to get on the slopes after a long night behind the decks.

raveonsnow.com

Droid Celebrates 6 Years Of Techno Sweat

Held in a secret location, hidden in the essential underground, Droidbehavior celebrates 6 years in the making this evening in Los Angeles.

Visual brilliance of Scott Pagano [Umfeld] + Pfadfindere [Bptich], T-shirts, Stickers and of course the music..

room 1: TECHNO:ACID:MINIMAL:HOUSE

1000-1200 subversive
1200-0115 acid circus live pa
0115-0245 dustin zahn live pa
0245-0400 kyle gieger
0400 - 0515 drumcell
0515 - close lifestyle dj's

room 2: EXPERIMENTAL:CORE:IDM:ELECTRO

1000-1130 eezir live pa
1130-1200 tleilaxu music machine live pa
1200-1230 eustachian live pa
1230-0100 surachai live pa
0100-0140 derek michael live pa
0140-0240 jimmy edgar live pa
0240-0340 richard devine live pa
0340-close baseck vs general malice vs slyten

DOOR PRICE: $15 b4 11:30, $20 after

visual experiments by SKEW FM + guests

10p - 7a :: 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink

info + presales @ http://www.droidbehavior.com/events.html

directions at 8pm @ 323.743.8419

Winter Music Conference Announces 2009 Dates

Winter Music Conference
March 24 - 28, 2009
Miami Beach, FL

Music Happens in Miami Beach, March 24 – 28, 2009 at the 24th Annual Winter Music Conference.

Last year, 2,211 artists and DJs participated in over 537 total events presented across the greater Miami area during WMC week. Founded in 1985 as a platform for the advancement of the music industry, the WMC program includes seminars, meetings, receptions and parties throughout the week with personalities and innovators from all aspects of the business worldwide. Q&As and technical hardware/software demonstrations will be highlighted each day. Last year's program featured 227 panelists and speakers participating in more than 80 meetings, seminars, workshops and demonstrations. Overall more than 62,000 participants and 3,726 delegates from 70 countries attended, making it the largest industry program of its kind in the world. Expect an even larger turn out for 2009.

Highlights of the 2009 program will include the IDMA’s (International Dance Music Awards), also in it’s 24th consecutive year, where the music business converges to honor the achievements of industry, artists and innovators in 50 categories. Voting will begin in November.

WMC will also present the 2nd edition of South Beach Sessions, a bold new perspective on the traditional WMC panel program. Founded on the principles that make music compelling – individual expression, empowerment, creative thinking and collaboration – the program’s mission is to create greater exposure for artists and ideas. South Beach Sessions explores new inroads where music and art are flourishing and making a courageous difference in the world. Pioneers in music, art, fashion, technology, business, education, the environment and more convene for one of the most inspiring and epic programs of the week.

WMC 2009 will host the 3rd edition of the Record Collector’s Show - an international hub for buyers, sellers and traders of rare and collectible vinyl, tapes, and music memorabilia which assembles the best record dealers and features some of the rarest music in the country.

Don’t miss out on a legendary Winter Music Conference week in Miami Beach.

wintermusicconference.com

Serato and Ableton are happy to announce a partnership, which will pave the way for the future of Digital DJing.

With shared artist rosters from hip-hop (DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Nu-Mark, A-Trak) to electronica
(Paul Van Dyk, DJ Sasha), both Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live are renowned as the premier
performance platforms in clubs around the globe.

While Serato’s Scratch Live excels in vinyl emulation, music library control and lightning quick hands-on
scratching, Ableton Live provides the tools for production, on-the-fly remixing and beat creation.

“Ableton and Serato take different approaches to modern musical performance,” says Ableton CEO
Gerhard Behles, “But both companies live by the philosophy that software should be straightforward,
easy to use, and most importantly, reliable and stable onstage and in the studio. Ableton has never had
an answer for the DJ who wants vinyl control, and rather than try to emulate what Serato do so well, we
simply make sure that our products work well together.”

Serato Audio Research CEO Steve West agrees. “After years of talking together, we’re thrilled to be
working with Ableton. It’s exciting to think about what we can offer to DJs and producers: the ability to
go beyond just spinning records and add a personal stamp to the music they play.”

Just where this Serato and Ableton collaboration will take us has yet to be seen but one thing is clear:
the worlds of DJing, remixing and production for artists worldwide have changes ahead.

serato.com // ableton.com

Get Physical's star duo M.A.N.D.Y. will be making yet another trip through North America this month

The duo of Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung seemingly should have US citizenship by this point, considering the amount of time they've spent in the States in 2008. But while the duo will soon be making their third appearance in New York this year, that doesn't mean that fans are any less interested in seeing their electrifying DJ set. That Bodmer and Jung will also be hitting a number of other cities on this visit such as Denver (last night), Vancouver, Miami, Santo Domingo, San Francisco and Philadelphia as well is just icing on the cake.

Oct 16 M.A.N.D.Y., Beta Nightclub, Colorado
Oct 17 M.A.N.D.Y., Celebrities, Vancouver
Oct 18 M.A.N.D.Y., Mezzanine, California
Oct 21 M.A.N.D.Y., Woody's, Pennsylvania
Oct 23 M.A.N.D.Y., Cielo, New York
Oct 24 M.A.N.D.Y., Guacara Taina, Dominican Republic
Oct 25 Safe presents M.A.N.D.Y. & Chloe, Circa 28, Florida

residentadvisor.net // physical-music.com/

Synth pop legends Pet Shop Boys will release a new single later this month on Kompakt Pop

The track, called "I'm in Love with a German Film Star," isn't actually by the duo. Instead, it's produced by them with the artist and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood taking top billing. Taylor-Wood, who has worked with the PSB's before on covers of Serge Gainsbourg and Donna Summer, has chosen an early '80s post-punk song by The Passions this time around.

We haven't heard the track quite yet, but we've been naturally assured that the original and symphonic versions that Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have undertaken are grand, with remixes by Gui Boratto, Jürgen Paape and Mark Reeder not being that shabby either.

Curious about how this unique collaboration came to be, RA asked Tennant how the PSB came to release on Cologne's finest:

I became aware of Kompakt at the beginning of this decade and began collecting the Pop Ambient series. I really like good electronic music and Kompakt has an inspiring commitment to it with so many great artists like Markus Guentner, Dettinger, Michael Mayer, Superpitcher, Gui Boratto and many more. The label also has a very strong visual identity which I admire. It's very exciting for us to bring a track to Kompakt and have them commission remixes of it and release it.

Kompakt will release Sam Taylor-Wood's Pet Shop Boys-produced single I'm in Love with a German Film Star on October 27th on 12-inch, CD and on 7-inch. (The latter format will be available in a limited edition of 500.)

residentadvisor.net

G N' R reveal release date of long-awaited new album

Guns N Roses will release their long-awaited new album, 'Chinese Democracy', on November 23.

Work on the album, which will be the band's first album since 1993's 'The Spaghetti Incident?' covers album, began back in 1994.

Guns N' Roses completed the album in June, at a rumoured cost of $30m.

Nine songs from 'Chinese Democracy' leaked shortly afterwards.

Question still remains, Does anybody still care?

DJ AM Back On The Scene In LA

DJ AM gave his first performance in Los Angeles on October 15 since surviving the deadly plane crash that took the lives of four people last month.

DJ AM, threw it down for the crowd at the grand re-opening of the Hollywood Palladium with headliner Jay-Z.

AM, who had visible scars from the crash, kept his energy high, cheering and waving his hands in the air during the rap star's set.

"I'd like to give a special shout out for DJ AM," Jay-Z said. He also paid tribute to Blink 182's Travis Barker, who survived the crash, adding, "RIP for the people who lost their lives. We'll party hard for them."

The two-person plane crew - pilot Sarah Lemmon and co-pilot James Bland - died within minutes of the crash from smoke inhalation and burns, while Chris Baker and Charles Still died from the impact of the September 19 crash in South Carolina.

Travis Barker Gives Hospital The Finger.

The King of Clubs is bringing his Ultimate Carl Cox tour to the US and Canada

Coming to a city near you.

The techno king will visit seven cities in North America, including New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. Cox will also be paying visit to four cities in Canada, including Calgary.

Cox will kick off the tour with gigs at Roxy in Boston on October 15th, then off to New York to play Webster Hall, Friday the 17th.

A quick stop into Canada for four shows, then back to the states to finish out his tour, in Las Vegas, LA, San Diego, Houston and Atlanta.

Carl will be touring with some of dance music’s up and coming artists, in the likes of Tattoo Detectives and Jon Rundell. Also with greats like Felix da Housecat and Mark Lewis.

Check the Carl Cox website for the full details of his tour schedule.
Carl Cox North American tour dates:

Oct 15 Boston, MA USA - Roxy
Oct 17 New York, NY USA - Webster Hall
Oct 18 Toronto, CA - Circa
Oct 19 Montreal, CA - Club Opera
Oct 21 Vancouver, CA - Plush
Oct 22 Calgary, CA - Flames Central
Oct 24 San Diego, CA USA - Giant
Oct 25 Los Angeles, CA USA - Avalon
Oct 26 Las Vegas, NV USA - The Bank
Oct 29 Houston, TX, USA - Bar Rio
Oct 30 Atlanta, GA, USA - Opera

Tour bus found in Los Angeles parking lot.

The Kills missing tour bus has been found, but details are yet to emerge about what exactly happened.

A spokesperson for the band tells nme.com that the bus was found today (October 6), abandoned in a Los Angeles parking lot. All the band's gear and belongings were still on board.

The bus and driver mysteriously disappeared last week after the driver took the vehicle to get new tyres fitted, and failed to meet up with the band in Austin, TX on their tour opening for The Raconteurs.

The band lost all their luggage in the incident, which resulted in an FBI search for the driver and the bus

The band is the latest acts to be announced in the Myspace Secret Show series.

DC-10 closed forever?

Ibizavoice.com is reporting that authorities closed DC-10 this morning mere minutes before Circoloco was set to begin with its penultimate 2008 edition.

The embattled venue was closed earlier this summer, forced by authorities to serve out the remainder of the 60 day ban that had been handed down in 2007. After opening again in mid-August for business, however, last week the Sant Josep Council made the decision to inform the club of yet another sanction: a €300,000 fine and closure for 1 year.

Once again, it seems as if the legal issue is the capacity of the club, which is only officially allowed to have 65 people on the premises at any one time. Ibizavoice reports that DC10 appealed the decision, but that "the Judge refused to retract after balancing the financial interests of DC10 with the obvious discrepancy in the number of people allowed in, and actually attending, the club."

As it stands now, the next time it will be possible for the club to open will be in 2010, but considering how arduous the legal process has been thus far, we'd advise clubbers not to hold their breath. The Ibiza hotspot may finally have seen its 'final' party.

DC-10, located in an former airport hangar just a stone’s throw from the runway of Ibiza Airport is a covered terrace with a sideroom that squeezes in 1500 clubbers, but you don't come for the decor - the club has been most famous for its wild all-day Monday Circoloco parties. With world class headliners, underground techno and the wildest atmosphere on the island.