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ANNA talks perseverance, philosophy and the power of self-preservation
It was supposed to be her moment. After two decades of work, ANNA had caught the attention of Ibiza’s biggest names. She’d released her 2016 breakthrough single ‘Odd Concept’ on Diynamic, and was now playing back-to-back with Solomun at Pacha, joining Carl Cox at Space, and playing roughly 14 gigs a month, with a win at the 2016 DJ Awards to cap it off. But perhaps more importantly, for the first time in years, Brazil’s Ana Miranda could again support herself through music.
Deadmau5 re-records his Testpilot set from Movement Detroit: Listen
Deadmau5 has re-recorded his less-than-desired Testpilot set from Movement Detroit. The mix is part of his BBC Radio 1 Residency.
LISTEN TO ILLYUS AND BARRIENTOS’ ANTHEMIC REMIX OF MICHAEL MANDAL & FORBES’ ‘REALLY LOVE’
Illyus & Barrientos hit Cr2 later this month (29th July) with a huge remix of Michael Mandal & Forbes’ ‘Really Love’, and we’ve got the exclusive premiere of it below.
The pair first caught the attention of the Macs and Tongs of the world with their ‘Need Me’ EP on Glasgow Underground last year, before going on to see releases through Suara, Toolroom and Exploited Records already in 2016.
For their remix of ‘Really Love’, Illyus & Barrientos employ skittish percussion with heavy kicks, wallowing basslines and sparing use of the original’s vocal track.
UKNIGHTED BY BEATS: MARK KNIGHT’S MIAMI STORY
Mark Knight is a man on a mission. The Toolroom Records founder brings his signature chunky beats and addictive grooves to Miami wherever he plays, moving floors and filling rooms, be it at Ultra or Space. Tonight, he’s in town to tell a new story. On an unusually humid October evening in South Beach, the veteran readies himself to drive the decks at STORY Miami, a club he has yet to grace.
LISTEN TO MARK KNIGHT TEAM UP WITH PROK & FITCH FOR 'INTO MY LIFE'
Toolroom’s latest project sees the historic label experiment by pairing off its roster of artists for unexpected collaborations.
They've named the new project T1, and the inaugural release sees Toolroom boss Mark Knight team up with well-known label recruits, Prok & Fitch.
The resulting track is ‘Into My Life’ — it's a beefy big room tech house number that's sure to be lighting up many a party to come
TUBE & BERGER'S 5 SECRET BERLIN HOT SPOTS
Kittball bosses and regular guests on Spanish label Suara and UK imprint Toolroom Records, Tube & Berger get around. The jet-setting duo also spend some of their time in Berlin, though they originally hail from a small town called Solingen in Germany's North West. In the first of our new Hot Spots series, DJ Mag pick the pair's brains to find out their top five secret spots in the German capital.
FREE DOWNLOAD: HERVE 'YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING' (HERVE FUTURE FIDGET MIX)
Phwoar! Friday is here and we're excited, so we're offering up a juicy free download from bass superstar, Hervé.
It's part of his new EP 'You Give Me Something', that's out today via on-trend house imprint Love & Other — you can snap up the full EP here via Beatport.
PREMIERE: WEISS 'MAN GONE'
DJ MAG WEEKLY PODCAST: Weiss
Toolroom signed star and UK production favourite, Weiss, has stepped up to spin this week's DJ Mag Weekly Podcast.
Following massive remixes of MK, Green Velvet and Tube & Berger in 2014, Weiss dropped his 'Our Love' EP in January to worldwide acclaim. His next EP, 'Man Gone' is out on the 27th of this month and is set to be a staple in DJ's record bags — watch out for the exclusive premiere via DJ Mag coming very soon!
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