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The anticipation is building and you heard it here, folks. Phase 2 of Ultra Music Festival 12 was just announced and it looks like the producers are pulling out all the stops to bring the absolute best of the best in electronic dance music. With the festival just over 40 days away, we can only imagine what surprises they have up their sleeves.
This year’s UMF represents one of the strongest and most diverse electronic line-ups ever assembled with the addition of collaborators Damian Marley & Nas, Faithless Sound System, Groove Armada Live, Will.I.Am and ummm..Little Boots. And that’s just the beginning.
Friday, March 26
ULTRA MAIN STAGE: TIËSTO, *DAVID GUETTA, GROOVE ARMADA LIVE, PASSION
PIT, *LITTLE BOOTS, DAN BLACK, *WOLFGANG GARTNER, *MISS NINE.
BAYFRONT LIVE STAGE: THE DISCO BISCUITS, THE CRYSTAL METHOD …
Perry Farrell, the ‘godfather’ of alt-rock, might soon have a new moniker to honor his strides in…electronic music? Yes, Farrell’s still a part of Satellite Party and Jane’s Addiction, but he’s also integrated a sizeable DJ area at Lollapalooza, performed live with Paul Van Dyk and Moby, played at Cochella under DJ Peretz and has a live electro act with wife Etty Farrell. While it seems surreal to chat blogs and The Bloody Beetroots with a man who’s famous for an extensive rock-based career, make no mistake about it, Farrell knows what he’s talking about. In fact, with every passing day, he’s becoming increasingly entrenched in the dance scene and collaborating with some of the biggest names in the business. Here for URB, Perry talks about DJ culture, the future of bands and finding his way in …
Electro superstar Boys Noize has released a 60-minute mixtape to promote his upcoming album, Power. He’s not dishing out the tracklist, but there’s promise of several new album cuts appearing in the mix.
DOWNLOAD:: Boyz Noize “Power” Mixtape (MP3)
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Bloody Beetroots, The
Romborama
Think what you wish about the current crop of muscular electro producers (the new Big Beat?) Bloody Beetroots know their way around a synthesizer, and they flex hard on their debut album,Romborama. BB are famous for their grinding and epic dance tracks, but they aren't just some ignorant electro cronies. Their influences range far and wide, and on Rama, increasing the expected spectrum of sounds tenfold. '80s house can particularly be heard on "Ffa1985, "HouseN84" (big surprise), and "Mother", but the Beetroots continuously transform these influences into something of ...
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