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We've just confirmed Laidback Luke to play an exclusive preparty for Mixmag and DSI guests on Thursday September 2 at Futura as a part of our Mixmag holiday in Ibiza! The set will be followed by a meet and greet with the man himself before jetting off to Cream at Amnesia to see him play alongside Deadmau5 and Eric Prydz.

This is in addition to the rest of the great parties we've managed to pack into 4 days of insanity on the White Isle, such as Annie Mac and Major Lazer at Reclaim The Dancefloor on the Wednesday and a whole bunch of exclusive parties at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, just for you guys! Did we mention that all these parties are FREE after the initial booking fee?

Don't miss out on the fun! Book your place here

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Submitted by Rebecca B-G on 29 July 2010 - 03:32 This is a Mixmag Story.

One of the UK's most seminal club venues – Sankeys – is taking Manchester to Manhattan and opening Sankeys New York.

A brand new club in the heart of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen district, the venue aims to bring a touch of the irresistible northern soul that's put Manchester on the world clubbing map to the Big Apple.

With a 1100 capacity, a revolutionary Advanced Audio Technology soundsystem and innovative production techniques, including hydraulic LED video lighting, the former garage space is set to become one the city's most exciting clubs, and promises to maintain the same cutting-edge musical programming that's kept Sankeys, Manchester at the top for so long. DJ A-LUV has already been confirmed as the first of the venue's residents.

Owner Dave Vincent says this is the first step in Sankeys global mission: “Since announcing we had a vision to open other clubs around the world we have been inundated with offers, however, New York was always going to be the first location for Sankeys home from home. Out of all the cities that have made Sankeys what it is, New York has, without a doubt, had the biggest influence on our music, design and technology (such as our Phazon Soundsystem).

We built Sankeys in Manchester with all the great New York DJ’s’ in mind, and most importantly, to make sure that they always feel welcome. Good lessons were learnt at great NYC parties such as Be Yourself at Vinyl from the greatest entertainer of them all, Danny Tenaglia. Sankeys has been organically built around the great traditions of New York... this is now our way of giving New York back what it gave Sankeys, with my own futuristic twisted twist of course…”

To celebrate, this Saturday July 31, the crew at the Manchester club are throwing one massive party Sankeys style. 'I Love NY' sees The Martinez Brothers take up their Manchester residency, while label of the moment Wolf + Lamb will be bringing funk brothers Soul Clap and Zev Eisenberg to inject some classic NY cool.

For all the info on that party, and the new venue, head to sankeys.info

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Submitted by mike monypenny on 29 July 2010 - 03:24 This is a Mixmag Story.

When is a DJ mix not just a DJ mix? Probably when it's something like John Digweed's 'Structures'. Like all of his mixes, it's a showcase of the Bedrock sound, a portrait of his tastes as a DJ, and even a state-of-the-art address describing his vision of today's underground house and techno. 'Structures' also might be the most monumental release of Digweed's career to date. Not only does the package include two full album-length mixes, along with full-length versions of all 33 tracks used in them; the majority of the tracks are themselves previously unreleased and exclusive to 'Structures', or new versions of material included on last year's 'Bedrock 11'. (The Beatport release of the album also includes six additional tracks not included on the mix.) There's also a third mix, recorded live at Bedrock's WMC party at Vagabond Miami last March; in fact, it's Digweed's first ever commercially released live session. Rounding out the package, the Uruguayan director Pablo Casacuberta filmed Digweed's 2009 tour of South America, turning the footage into an intimate portrait of the artist as he's rarely (if ever) been seen. (Purchasers of 'Structures' on Beatport get a 50-minute edit of the documentary by downloading Bedrock's special interactive sleeve; go here to get it, or check this tutorial for more information on how to use it.) We caught up with the workaholic producer in a rare moment of downtime to find out how 'Structures' came together. Read on for the full interview.

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The entries have been uploaded, collected, and put into round-the-clock rotation, and at long last, we're happy to announce that Mark Knight has selected a winner in the co-production competition! But before we unveil the name, in addition to the grand prize winner, there's more. Due to the overwhelming number of submissions—more than 700, in fact—Mark and Toolroom Records have decided to pick four runners-up, whose co-productions for the contest will be featured on a remix package at a later date.

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So what if we haven’t sold loads of records, played massive gigs or been paid a bucket load for one night’s work? That doesn’t mean we can’t dress well, for a fraction of the cost. A bit of shameless copy-catting can go a long way.

This is a Mixmag Fashion story. To see the full story click here.

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Submitted by Rebecca B-G on 29 July 2010 - 01:01 This is a Mixmag Story.

Not content to taking over dancefloors worldwide, Swedish House Mafiosi Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso's debut single 'One (Your Name)' is storming the charts this week, and the boys have put together this mind-boggling video to go with the release. Directed by fellow Swede Christian Larson, it's actually rather good – and if you want to see a whole lot more of it, you can buy the track online here: itunes.com

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Submitted by mike monypenny on 29 July 2010 - 11:52 This is a Mixmag Story.

Riva Starr's Snatch! label launches a comical video teaser with Thomas Schumacher's 'Bandera'. The musically diverse Schumacher exploits his talents once again by working a classic Cuban sample that has fiesta written all over it!

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Spillers Records in Cardiff, which first opened its doors in 1894, reopened in a new location today after rising rents forced it from its long-term home back in June of this year.

As 5min prove in this video, all you need is a cliched hoodie and a record bag.

The Circus boss comes live from Circo Loco at DC10, recorded at the club earlier this month. Expect Ibiza-approved house and tech sounds aplenty.

Venerable weatherman Michael Fish once again provides his weather predictions for the weekend's upcoming festivities at Marston Airfield in Stratford Upon Avon, as well as throwing a few shapes!

Want to see how the set up is going? Check out some images from the festival site here and a live webcam (which you'll also be able to watch all weekend!) here.

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Submitted by Rebecca B-G on 28 July 2010 - 04:52 This is a Mixmag Story.

Eric Prydz makes a rare UK appearance this Saturday July 31 as his PRYDA label descends on London's Ewer Street Car Park for a massive warehouse rave.

Packing the 3 ROOM complex with a massive soundsystem Prydz is bringing along a collection of house and techno's rising stars, including Gui Boratto and Popof, while other guests include Par Grindvik, Lost Souls and Rossko.

It's the biggest underground party in the capital this weekend, and you and your mates could be there.

We're giving one lucky winner 6 VIP tickets to this huge event, including fast track entry and a £50 bar tab. The winner will also bag themselves a copy of Kompakt 4 and Gui Boratto's new album –
pretty special we're sure you'll agree...

To enter, simply answer this question:

Which of these songs is a famous Eric Prydz track:

- Call On Me
- Call On Wee
- Call On Lee

Send your answer, including full name, phone number, email and DOB, plus the names of the 5 friends you're taking, to mike@mixmag.net with the subject PRYDA WAREHOUSE COMP

Your details will not be used for any other purpose.

To buy tickets for the event, head over to: ticketweb.co.uk

You can find Ewer Steet Car Park here: streetmap.co.uk

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Submitted by mike monypenny on 28 July 2010 - 04:02 This is a Mixmag Story.

"If i just turned up and played lame sets that are shit people would soon lose interest." The veteran UK jock spoke with Muno.tv ahead of his recent performance at Poland's Global Gathering festival.

The death toll from the last weekend's tragic Love Parade in Duisburg, Germany has risen to 21 after a German woman died in hospital.

Reports now suggest that over 500 party-goers were injured during the stampede at the event, caused when organisers shut the exit to the only entrance tunnel, causing mass panic amid the revellers inside.

Eye-witnesses have been critical of the organisers of the event, which saw minimal police or security presence, and only one site entrance, despite over 1million people reportedly turning up, although no blame has officially been attributed.

For those affected by this event, or who wish to show their support, a memorial service is being organised, and a book of condolence has already been opened.

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Submitted by mike monypenny on 28 July 2010 - 03:00 This is a Mixmag Story.

Ame are back, and it's about time! It's been a well-toasted minute since the duo of Kristian Beyer and Frank Wiedemann have given us something to salivate over. The last proper release was their bruising 'Setsa'/'Ensor' single of over a year ago, and since then, all we've had to go on have been remixes for Newworldaquarium and The Machine, along with Innervisions releases like 'A Critical Mass Live EP' (featuring Dixon, Henrik Schwarz, and Ame) and the 'Secret Weapons EP Part 4' (featuring a fresh Dixon edit of Âme's 'Fiori', originally released on Ostgut Ton's excellent 'Shut Up and Dance! Updated' compilation alongside cuts from Sleeparchive, nsi., and The 7th Plain). But the new single, featuring the dreamy 'Rrose Selavy' and the harder hitting 'Junggesellenmaschine', turns out to have been well worth the wait.

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We Love…TV speaks to Carl Craig and Francesco Tristano about the virtues of technology and it’s place within music, Claude VonStroke runs through the potential pitfalls of laptop DJing, and Ben Gomori & Grahame Farmer emphasise the joys of turntables.

To see more videos from We Love, visit vimeo.com

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Submitted by Rebecca B-G on 28 July 2010 - 12:27 This is a Mixmag Story.

Carl Craig and Francesco Tristano chat to We Love about the role technology has played in advancing the music scene. Also included is some nice footage of the pair playing together in Space's Discoteca room.

Given the title and the breezy, psychedelic vibe of Caribou's 'Sun', it would have been easy enough to turn out a trippy set of visuals (using kaleidoscopes, blurry Lomography, even lava lamps) that suited the music just fine. But Caribou and CIty Slang didn't opt for "easy". Instead, director Simon Owens came up with a slow-motion spectacle of geriatric expressive dance that suddenly, inexplicably turns into a multi-racial, multi-generation rave. Someone, clearly, has been watching David Lynch... In other Caribou news, his remix of the band Oh No Ono was released yesterday (along with further mixes from Efterklang, Higamos Hogamos, the Phenomenal Handclap Band, and others), just a week after his magisterial rework of Four Tet's 'Angel Echoes'. Check out embedded players for both releases after the jump.

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The hottest Japanese restaurant this side of Tokyo – YO! Sushi – has teamed up with Jaguar Skills for FREE street party of small but perfectly formed proportions (It is Japanese after all).

Hitting Central London at 6pm on Thursday July 29 (Tomorrow) the A-team van, a Funktion 1 sound system and the ‘Japarazzi’ will be out in force at the new YO! Sushi on Market Place, Fitzrovia, spreading the summer love with free sushi and free beats courtesy of Jaguar Skills.

What better way to kickstart your weekend a day early? To get involved, head to YO! Sushi, (East) Portland House, 4 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QJ between 6-8pm tomorrow.

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Submitted by mike monypenny on 28 July 2010 - 10:50 This is a Mixmag Story.

Ibiza's summer season is in full swing. Whether or not you're planning a trip to the White Island, you can take a vicarious vacation with these Ibiza-themed compilations. And for this week only, they're 20% off. For about the price of a bottle of water in the mega-clubs, you can enjoy every brand of Balearic beats, from house to progressive, trance to chillout, from Toolroom, Space Ibiza, Cocoon, Armada, and more. Check out the full list after the jump. And while you've got the Baleares on the brain, don't forget to enter to win a trip for two to Ibiza, courtesy of Pacha Recordings, American Airlines, and Beatport—the August 7 deadline is drawing near!

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