Art Department New Album on Crosstown Rebels....

Art Department have unveiled details for their debut album, The Drawing Board. Given the soaring popularity of lastyear's "Without You," you'd think Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow had been at it together for years. In fact, though both artists have long been active in Toronto's club scene, that 12-inch was the first (and is still the only) record in the duo's catalog. Much like that massive single, their debut album is all about sinister but sexy vocal house, often with Glasgow's own deep croon.

The Drawing Board also features a few guest appearances: Seth Troxler delivers vocals on a new track called "Living the Life" as well as the already released "Vampire Nightclub," and Osunlade joins Boston duo Soul Clap on "We Call Love." The album will come out on CD through Crosstown Rebels at the end of April. A month ahead of its release, Art Department will debut their new live act during the Get Lost party at Electric Pickle in Miami.

Tracklist

01. Much Too Much

02. Tell Me Why (Part I)

03. Living The Life feat. Seth Troxler

04. What Does It Sound Like?

05. Without You

06. We Call Love feat. Soul Clap & Osunlade

07. Vampire Nightclub feat. Seth Troxler (Album Version)

08. In The Mood

09. Roberts Cry

10. Tell Me Why (Part II)

11. I C U

Crosstown Rebels will release The Drawing Board on April 25th, 2011.

Free Mix Friday...

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Ramon Tapia -- FEB 2011 SET FOR YOU ! by Ramon Tapia

CBLS 086 - Compost Black Label Sessions Radio - Thomas Herb live recording @ Harry Klein (MUC) by compost

Shur-i-kan In The Mix February 2011 by shurikan

Thursdays Tech & Production Tips....

This Weekends Activities

Slow Poke @ Bar-A-Bar, Friday 11th.

Line Up

Mark E. (Merc, Sonar Kollectiv, Running Back)

Wbeeza (Third Ear)

Brian Monaco

Gower Ramsey

Time: 10pm - 6am

Venue: Bar-A-Bar 135 Stoke Newington rd

Cost: £10 OTD

Beat Players @ East Village, Friday 11th.

Line Up

Neil Pierce

Sy Sez

John May

Shaun Samuel

Time: 9pm - 3.30am + (SECRET AFTERPARTY)

Venue: East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, EC2 3HX

Cost: £6 before 11pm – £8 AFTER

East Village 3rd Birthday @ East village, Saturday 12th

Line

Karizma

Andre Lodemann

Los Charly's Orchestra live

Ashley Beedle

Stuart Patterson

Leo Zero

Orin Walters

Jimmy P

Time: 9pm - 3.30am

Venue: East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, EC2 3HX

Cost: £8 before 11pm – £10 AFTER

MUAK Presents @ The Red Gallery, Saturday 12th

Line Up

Space 1: Freerange
A very special secret guest

Jimpster (Freerange / Buzzin' Fly)
Milton Jackson (Freerange / Dark Energy)
Zaki & Manish (Muak)

Space 2: monophunk
A very special secret guest
Peter O & Chan (tabula rasa / monophunk)
Ryan Bliss & Ryan Styles (

ADD / tabula rasa)
Tony S (tabula rasa)
& more TBA

Time: 9pm - 6am

Venue: The Red Gallery, 3 Rivington Street, EC2A 3DT

Cost: £8/£10/£15

Tribe Meets Viva La Hous

e feat Black Coffee @ The Den, Saturday 12th

Line Up

Black Coffee
Zepherin Saint
Nick Doe
Aphrodisiax
Matt LS
Kristel Morin

Sef Kombo

Time: 10pm - 6am

Venue: The Den, West Central Street, WC1A 1JJ

Cost: £12/£20

Stimming To Release Liquorice Album...

Hamburg-based producer Martin Stimming will release his next album, Liquorice, this March. As a linchpin of Diynamic Music, Stimming is known for his upbeat and often club-ready style of tech house. But Liqourice shows a different side of the producer; hardly any of the tracks ride a 4/4 beat, and most of them rely heavily on field recordings, giving the album an experimental feel. "I kind of sneaked around the normal bassdrum/clap or snare combination," he says. "I only tried to express the feelings I had during this time... without thinking of what will happen with it or who's gonna buy it."

The mood, too, is more somber than usual, a change Stimming attributes to the personal crisis during which he produced much of the album. "I had to sleep on the couch in my 16 square metre studio, certain circumstances didn't allow me to sleep at home." Though he didn't go into further detail on the matter, the song title "Me Against the Bitch" speaks volumes.

As for the album title, Stimming says its an acknowledgment of the fact that the record isn't for everyone. "I called it Liquorice because I simply love real liquorice sweets (all kinds actually), and I have realised that it's something someone loves or hates. There's not much middle ground, and there were probably 50% who like it and the others don't."

Tracklist

01. Cold Water

02. My Lonesome Drumset

03. Trashcan

04. Cooking Coffee

05. On a Grey Day

06. January, Second

07. Marble Run

08. No Strings Attached

09. Black Caramel

10. Don't Touch This

11. Time to Leave

12. Me Against the Bitch

13. The Train

Diynamic will release Liqourice on March 28th 2011.

DJ T's New Album - The Pleasure Principle

DJ T will release his third album, The Pleasure Principle, next month on Get Physical. For much of his career, DJ T., real name Thomas Koch, has juggled a number of different pursuits: first he was editor of Groove, then he helped launch Get Physical and co-managed the label for years, all while producing records and gigging as a DJ. These days, though, he's a full time artist, and The Pleasure Principle is his first album as such. Recorded over a period of nine months in Heidelberg, much of the record developed out of long jam sessions with the artist Lopazz, giving it a loose and organic feel.

Guest appearances come from, among others, James Teej, Dave Aju, dOP member Jaw and his girlfriend Ginger. The album arrives two years after Koch's last long player, The Inner Jukebox.

Tracklist

01. Same Plane feat. Jaw & Ginger

02. Opera Buffa

03. Unconditional Love

04. Burning feat. Nick Maurer

05. Yesterday, Tomorrow feat. Dave Aju

06. Nothing Even Comes Close

07. City Life feat. Cari Golden

08. Sense feat. James Teej

09. Pattern Exit Drama

10. Leavin Me feat. Khan

11. Remember the Future feat. Jaw

Get Physical will release The Pleasure Principle in March 2011.

DJ T. - Welcome 2011 - Big Room Mix by DJT.

Free Mix Friday...

Nick Harris - Sweat Lodge Jan 2011 Podcast by Sweat Lodge Agency

CRAIG SMITH/6th Borough Project does StayinUp by StayinUP

CBLS 085 - Compost Black Label Sessions by SHOW-B & THOMAS HERB by compost

Sloth Boogie Mix Jan 11 STERE OH ! by dfp

Peven Everett Audio Interview

Peven Everett & Billie Jewell - Interview on Colourful Radio with SY SEZ + BOOKER T

A rare interview with the great artist PEVEN EVERETT on saturday 29th jan 2011 live on Colourful Radio , on the eve of his performance in london for Tribe Records. Also featuring Billie Jewell.

Bought to you by Colourful Radio's SY SEZ & BOOKER - T

http://www.colourfulradio.com

full download link :
http://www.sendspace.com/file/yggvsa

Peven Everett interview by dj-sy-sez

This Weekends Activities

120bpm @ Dex Club, Friday 4th.

Line Up

Dennis Christensen

Jay Russell

Leon Paul

Sole Intent

Crookid

Sheyi

Time: 10pm till 5am

Venue: Dex Club, 467-469 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH
Cost: £10

Fabric: Derrick Carter @ fabric, Saturday 5th.

Line Up

Terry Francis

Derrick Carter

Jimpster

Freak n chic

Dyed Soundorom

Shonky

Antthony Collins

Santos Resiak (Live)

Time: 10pm till 8am

Venue: fabric, 77a Charterhouse street, EC1 3HN
Cost: £10

Carl Craig takes on bootleggers

Interesting developments over the weekend as Carl Craig responded to the uncredited usage of one of his productions on a mysterious twelve inch by re-editing the track in question and distributing it for free via his Soundcloud page.

In what is possibly the first ever such instance, Craig’s response to discovering “The Climax”, his production as Paperclip People had apparently been utilised as part of a mashup and pressed up as one of three tracks on an anonymous vinyl release, was to lift the available audio and create his own edit of this illicit version. At a time when he’d rather be concentrating on Planet E’s preparations to celebrate 20 years of releasing music, Craig seems to be taking it all in good humour, even inviting other producers to remix his re/edit of the bootlegged mashup.

In addition, the legendary Detroit techno producer seems quite keen to open a discussion on the continual issue of bootlegging via the various Planet E social networking sites, amusingly claiming fans approach him in the hope he’ll sign their bootlegged vinyl only to be rebuffed. It will be interesting to see where this leads and you can follow the developments via Carl Craig’s Twitter feed or his Facebook page.

The Climax Bootleg by carlcraignet

TheclimaxbootlegreditremixC2 "The Climax Bootleg (re-appropriated re-edit)" Quinto Remix by carlcraignet

"The Climax Bootleg (re-appropriated re-edit)" Quinto Remix" GuyHom Remix by carlcraignet

The Climax Aronika Re-Bootleg by carlcraignet

Climaxrmx by carlcraignet

Carl Craig - The Climax (David DeadRydm 0v3rEdIted r3fIx) by carlcraignet

C2-TheClimax-GuyHom-REdestruction by carlcraignet