TAG: A-Trak

Feb08

World’s Coldest Party: Igloofest 2012 (Recap)

Nearly 70,000 attendees brave the elements for January festival 

View of the Igloofest main stage – Photos by Ed Gumuchian


For three long weekends in January, thousands of bundled-up partiers made their way down to Montreal’s Old Port for the sixth installment of the Igloofest festival. Like its summer counterparts Mutek and Piknic Electronik, the festival was strategically planned out in order to draw a huge, diverse crowd for each night. Although starting a night at 6:30pm doesn’t tend to turn out well for anyone, it meant that concertgoers had a fighting chance of surviving Montreal’s sometimes unbearable nighttime winter temperatures, and they could still take public transit …

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Feb06

Diplo, Skrillex & A-Trak 3-Way Interview (Video)

Superstar DJ Trio Promise A Collaboration 

DJs Diplo, Skrillex and A-Trak are on the cover of this week’s Billboard Magazine, the music industry’s biggest trade paper. Hardly surprising given dance music’s current overwhelming popularity in America. The three sat down for an interview during the cover shoot and bonded over playing festivals, running their own labels and a love of Twitter. They also promise a collaboration.

Of course, it’s hard not to look at the new Billboard cover and recall back to a cover of URB from 2006.

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Jan17

Sunshine, Bikinis, Tattoos & Techno :: Holy Ship! Photo Gallery


It’s always scary when ship’s run aground, but despite the recent tragedy in Italy and a close call on our own Holy Ship! adventure, URB came back with nothing but blissful memories and a gallery full of the hottest sun-kissed dance music fans who took to the high seas to hear SkrillexA-Trak, Diplo, Steve Aoki, Fatboy Slim and lots more.

Check the full gallery here.

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Dec12

STREAM A-Trak & Zinc :: “Sting Ray” (Benga Remix) (MP3)

Obvious alphabet pun not withstanding, the pairing of DJs A-Trak and Zinc is a surefire hit. The duo unveiled their collaboration, “Sting Ray” with a teaser last week. And now they’re offered up the first remix in its entirety by dubstep architect Benga, who adds even more depth charged bass to the already wobbly low end. All hands on deck.



A-Trak and Zinc, "Stingray (Benga Remix)" by The FADER

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Nov17

A-Trak’s November Mix for Fool’s Gold Radio (MP3)


Fool’s Gold Radio – November 2011 Mix by A-Trak

A-Trak’s November Mix is out. Check it out above, put it on a CD, put it on your ipod, listen to it on your drive to mum and paps, and do not think about that Big Bad Wolf video while listening….or driving….or eating dinner at mum’s.

Tracklist:

1. Kid Gloves “Music Power” (A-Trak Edit) (Fool’s Gold)

2. P-Money & Dan Aux are Disco 3 “Your Kinda Lovin”

3. Volta Bureau “Alley Cat” (Nervus)

4. J Paul Ghetto “Imma Let You Know” (Magnetic)

5. Butch “Drummers Drama” (Rekids)

6. Claptone “Make Me Feel” (Exploited)

7. Kassette Boys “Ah! Yeah! Oh! Yeah!” (Oliver $ Remix) (Kassette)

8. Zombie Disco Squad “Pianoman” (Made To Play)

9. Scuba “Adrenalin” (Hotflush)

10. Malente & Zero Cash “I’ll Be There” (Light …

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