From the WatchTheDJ archive
Jun 2015
This Friday we welcome ANNA, fresh from her appearances at the Tronic Showcase and Kehakuma during Off Week, Barcelona. The Brazilian is in the form of her life at the moment, with releases on Tronic swiftly leading to killer EPs on Global Underground and Kraftek. She's recently rolled out a remix for Nervo, which we premiered earlier this year, and also just released her new EP 'Unstable Structures' on Tiga's world famous Turbo Recordings.
Jun 2015
We return on Friday to live stream Dense & Pika from 1.30am CTU. Having made a serious name from themselves with some impeccable dub techno released on Hotflush and Hypercolour, the Londoners have just released a single on the Drumcode A-Sides compilation which you can check out here.
Jun 2015
This week we head to Barcelona's famous Razzmatazz to capture sets from their This Is Hardcore 2015 series. The venue will host Heidi's Jackathon, Hypercolour, Circus and loads more favourites over the course of the next four days and we'll be capturing sets from the likes of Krankbrother, Dense & Pika and Acid Mondays. First up on Thursday and kicking off the entire event will be Krankbrother. We'll be recording the duo's set from Heidi's notorious Jackathon exclusively for Mixmag's SoundCloud. We return on Friday to live stream Dense & Pika from 1.30am CTU. Having made a serious name from themselves with some impeccable dub techno released on Hotflush and Hypercolour, the Londoners have just released a single on the Drumcode A-Sides compilation which you can check out here. For the final instalment of our musical insight into This Is Hardcore 2015 we return for Circus. On the night Yousef's famous label and club night welcomes Nic Fanculli, Cassy, Darius Syrossian and Acid Mondays. The new comers have received some serious love from the best in the business with admirers including Laurent Garner, Ricardo Villalobos, Jamie Jones as well as Apolloniaa, and Acid Mondays will be making their MixmagTV debut from 0:00am CTU.
Jun 2015
The Aussie producer/singer/warehouse-party curator has both the talent and charisma elevating her to the top. She released her debut album 'Run' in March 2015, and played Coachella shortly thereafter as her first American show. She has two rounds of sold-out Wonderland Warehouse Projects under her belt and a growing list of dedicated super-fans.
Jun 2015
This week we hand over the reigns to Tensnake. The master of combining house, disco and pop steps into The Lab LDN for the very first time. 2014 saw him collaborate with Nile Rodgers, take his signature sound to Panorama Bar and star on the cover of our January Issue.
Jun 2015
Floorplan aka Robert Hood lays down an immense techno set incorporating disco and gospel roots into his relentless 4/4 framework. Mixmag TV had the honour of recording the legendary Robert Hood performing under his Floorplan alias. A founding member of arguably the most influential techno label in the world, Underground Resistance, and M-Plant label boss, there are few artists as influential as this man. Occasionally incorporating elements of disco, house and gospel within his relentless techno framework, the mix is a celebration of the history of Chicago and Detroit and a masterclass in how to lay down a truly religious set. Check what we think could be one of the most memorable two hours to have ever been recorded on MixmagTV
Jun 2015
Atish is a San Francisco-based house DJ/producer who's known for bringing serious groove to the dancefloor. His rapid rise through the ranks has brought about strong collaborations with Desert Hearts and San Francisco's Listed Productions, and his residency at Do Not Sit on the Furniture has become a staple of Miami's underground scene. Hoj is an LA-based DJ who reps a distinct, dancefloor-rigged deep house sound. Like Atish, he's a Listed Productions resident, a longtime Burner and is one of the founders of The Playa's Opulent Temple. Hoj is also a resident of Lee Burridge's All Day I Dream party, which kicks off the summer on June 7 in San Francisco.
Jun 2015
The Martinez Brothers and Jesse Calosso rep their Cuttin' Headz label. The Martinez Brothers have released a brand new 10 track EP under the alias Masters at Dutch. Partnering with fellow New York City cohorts Jesse Caloso and Blas Cordero for the project,
May 2015
Anyone even remotely familiar with dance music has heard the name Laidback Luke. The Dutch DJ is an internationally renowned, chart-topping superstar with an enormous global fan base that he's built over his 20-year DJ career. Luke has hit all of the major festivals including EDC Vegas, Creamfields, Tomorrowland, and has a stacked list of releases, collaborations and remixes, as well as his own imprint Mixmash. Gina Turner is woman of many trades. She's a wicked house and techno DJ, producer, radio host, yoga instructor, label boss and more. She has releases on major labels such as Defected and Ministry of Sound, as well as running her own Turn It Records imprint. Be on the lookout for her upcoming collaborative EP with Tony Quattro, and she'll be playing and doing some yoga at Splash House in Palm Springs next month.
May 2015
We close out May with a label showcase that we’ve been working on for some time. Representing the sound of the German label will be &Me the man responsible for two of the label's biggest releases ‘After Dark’ and ‘Locust’ as well as We close out May with a label showcase that we’ve been working on for some time. Representing the sound of the German label will be &Me the man responsible for two of the label's biggest releases ‘After Dark’ and ‘Locust’ as well as Adam Port & Rampa.
May 2015
We're delighted to finally welcome the fantastic duo Groove Armada to The Lab ahead of their up and coming two-disc release on Moda Black. The forthcoming album will be part of Moda Black's Little Black Book series, which was kicked off in 2013 with a fire release from Hot Since 82.
May 2015
Known for their killer live sets and tunes that soundtrack films, TV and video-games, The Crystal Method is a production duo with a serious reel of accomplishments under their belt. With radio classics like 'Trip Like I Do' and 'Busy Child' from their platinum selling debut album 'Vegas', Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland defined the American mainstream dance sound of the late-90s, and deserve major props for leading the early electronica genre into the top of the charts. From their beginnings in Las Vegas to their established status in LA they continue to ship #1's almost two decades later, such as their self-titled album which dropped back in January.
