DJ Trax has posted a complete set of free electronica MP3s for download. His music is primarily melodic and progressive trance, but he has some breakbeat and big beat tracks, too. It’s upbeat, danceable and well-produced. For influences, DJ Trax mentions Warp Brothers, Rank 1, Delerium, Orbital, DJ Shadow, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, Underworld,… Read More Trance MP3s from DJ Trax
Cox delivers a mixed bag of techno and house dance tracks on Phuture 2000. At its best, Phuture 2000 is state-of-the-art minimal dance music. Even at its worst, the music sounds just sounds like Cox needed a couple of tunes to pad out the album. “Phuture 2000”, the title track, is a futuristic techno track… Read More Carl Cox – Phuture 2000
Listening to dealer and consumer market demands, SKB released the SKB-106DJ Workstation. The Workstation is a customized SKB case designed to meet the needs of djs and mobile electronic musicians. The SKB-106DJ Station fulfills the requests of working DJ’s, with 10 rackable spaces on top and 6 rackable spaces underneath. The DJ Station has roto-molded… Read More SKB Cases Releases Rack for the DJ Market
Wikki-wikki-wikki! Students at Berklee College of Music are throwing their hands in the air. The school has announced that it will be offering the first college classes in turntablism, the art of scratching. Boston’s Berklee College of Music, one of the leading institutions for the study of contemporary music, is breaking new ground in music… Read More Turntablism to be Taught at Berklee College of Music
The latest CD from Paul Van Dyk puts the emphasis on vocal trance. The result is a mixed bag, because Van Dyk delivers the goods on several tracks, but there are others that sound like filler. The album emphasis pop song forms within a trance context. The result is cuts that are well-crafted, but that… Read More Paul Van Dyk – Reflections
By now you may have heard of DJ Danger Mouse, and his remix of rapper Jay-Zs Black Album with music from the Beatles White Album. Now that the album has been blocked by EMI, it has become one of the most sought after music downloads on the Net. One site dares to publish the full… Read More Controversial Grey Album Mixes Beatles with Rap
Nonesuch, a label well known for edgy music from the sixties through today, asked nine electronica artists to remix some of the best work of composer Steve Reich.… Read More Steve Reich – Reich Remixed
DJ Sasha, aka Alexander Coe, has been one of the top DJs since the 90s, mixing trance and house tracks, working with Digweed and releasing best-selling artist CDs. Sasha started out as a club DJ in the eighties. He first gained national attention, though, spinning grooves at club Renaissance. There he helped establish the UK… Read More DJ Sasha
American DJ supplies the gear that DJ’s need for live performance. They carry disco lights, club lighting, smoke machines and special effects, and dj audio gear. They are a good source for roadcases, vinyl lp cases and boxes. They have an insane variety of lighting products, such as beacons, flash tubes, lasers, mirror balls and… Read More American DJ Equipment
Paul Oakenfold is one of the top DJs in the world, and he’s at the top of his form on Voyage into Trance. This CD is a 12-cut DJ mix of some top trance artists. The emphasis is on instrumental trance, and a lot of the cuts could be considered “goa” trance or psychedelic trance.… Read More Paul Oakenfold – A Vogage Into Trance
