It’s that time again, for FT2.0 to fill your ears with some aural pleasure. This time around, we open up with some tribal house before moving into soulful territory. And just when you think you know where this one is going, Hikari No Sato turns the podcast on its head and delves into electronica territory, splitting the mix into two diverse parts. Think of it as Episode 011a and Episode 011b!
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Well it turns out a change of lifestyle (the result of a new job) leaves one with little time for anything else! But since so much has happened in the last month it’s time for a house music catch up!
1. About a million festivals have announced their line ups including the huge Ultra Music Festival being held at Miami’s WMC in a few weeks. They host Tiesto, Deadmau5, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Carl Cox, Eric Prydz, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond and, well, you get the picture.
2. London’s most successful club Ministry of Sound may be forced to close. Actually that’s a far-fetched possibility, but according to an official statement if the proposals of a new residential block opposite the club go ahead Ministry could lose its entertainment licence.
3. Calvin Harris launched his new label, Fly Eye. According to the high-flying Scot, “My goal for Fly Eye is to release the most exciting club music I can get my hands on. There will be absolutely no shite.“
4. Deadmau5 continued to grab the headlines, first playing to a huge crowd at his home-nation’s Winter Olympics, taking over the charts and clubs (again) with Michael Woods’ remix of I Said, unveiling another tattoo, and finally taking over our TV screens with his hit Ghosts ‘N Stuff. Phew!
5. Of course, this is all nothing, because the biggest news of the month is owed to the following tunes becoming HUGE! Enjoy..
Groove Armada – Paper Romance (Urchins Remix)
Groove Armada’s MySpace / Urchins’ MySpace / Buy
The Black Project – In The Disco
The Black Project’s MySpace / Buy
Reboot – Enjoy Music (Riva Starr Remix)
Reboot’s MySpace / Riva Starr’s MySpace / Buy
Tensnake – Coma Cat
FT2.0 returns with its twelfth episode, marking a full year’s cycle for Hikari No Sato’s podcast series. Over an hour’s worth of seamless tracks fill this month’s mix, opening on some fresh new mellow synth works before diving headlong into the world of tech-house and techno.
Hikari No Sato now has a Paypal for this podcast. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve heard over the course of the year, now’s your chance to give back! Follow the link to the playlist, the donate button is located on the right.
The English duo from Brighton (that’s Ben Prok and James Fitch) have been busy of late. The last two months have seen twelve of their productions released and this one has got the extra special Axwell treatment. Repping Italy is Daddy’s Groove (another duo, Giovanni Romano and Giuseppe Maresca) so all in all six people have worked on this track including the enchanting vocal talent of Londoner Nanchang Nancy. With that amount of man (and lady) power you’d expect this track to turn some heads and it sure has done, featuring on every radio show/podcast and dance floor for the last few months!
Prok & Fitch’s MySpace / Nanchang’s MySpace / Axwell’s MySpace / Daddy’s Groove’s MySpace / Buy
The Best of House resident DJ and podcaster is back with two mixes this month to get you dancing in your chair, and hopefully out of it too! Playing the hottest beats around, Nick Bowman’s selection is once again top notch. Subscribe by clicking the RSS link below!
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