July 2012 – EDM Bootlegs

Will He Make The DJ Mag Top 100 This Year? Shogun Exclusive Interview

July 31, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSarmada music, dj mag top 100, dj shogun, grey goose, lotus, progressive, shogun, skyfire, trance, vocal trance0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] The past few years have been like a roller coaster ride for you and your rise in DJ land seems unstoppable. Five years ago, would you ever have thought you would be traveling the world playing for amazing crowds like you do now? Hi guys, thanks for having me. What’s happened since I starting DJing and producing has definitely been a dream come true. I think it’s safe to say that anyone with a passion for music dreams about being able to play to huge crowds of fans…

Photosynthesis: My Writer’s Journey, Part Deux

July 31, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSDamen Smith-Draeko, edm, insidethespeaker.com, interview, Music Festival, Photosynthesis, review0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] By Damen Smith-Draeko –Photosynthesis is an annual EDM music festival based here in Washington State. It’s a spiritual/psychedelic gathering of artists, vendors, mystics, laymen, fire dancers, and mavens that all come together in the spirit of putting forth the will-to-good-power. It’s not just the party or the music that so many people look forward to every year, but that feeling of a natural connection to the earth, to a softer wholeness that the fresh air, the ocean and mountains, and the history of the region presents. It does sound…

DATSIK Announces Additional Dates for U.S. Tour

July 31, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSbare noize, bass music, datsik, delta heavy, dubstep, firepower records, glitch, tour0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] North American dubstep pioneer DATSIK has announced further details of his FIREPOWER RECORDS Tour launching August 30 in Denver. 12 new dates—which will have him and his various special guests and FIREPOWER label mates, including DELTA HEAVY, TERRAVITA, BARE NOIZE, XKR, GETTER and AFK—on the momentous routing now include stops in Baltimore, Richmond, Raleigh, Gainesville, Minneapolis, Lubbock, Lincoln, Des Moines, Reno, Spokane, Boise and Missoula. The FIREPOWER Tour will begin with the unveiling of the one-of-a-kind “Vortex” DJ performance booth with groundbreaking, real-time 3D-mapping technology that will push the…

German DJ Duo Kyau & Albert Release New Music Video

July 30, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSalbert, electro house, euphonic, kyau and albert, lyau, music video, progressive, progressive house, trance0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] The very well known German DJ & producer duo KYAU & ALBERT from Germany have just released their new vocal single “Another Time”. The track got already the plays by the known radio shows and djs and furthermore “Another Time” made it to the Beatport genre top 10! Kyau & Albert are unique as they are one of the few duos out there who are responsible for their own vocals, unlike many other producers who mainly rely on guest vocalists. In that sense they act like a true band. In the…

Featured Souncloud Artist: Computer Controlled – Acid From The Northwest

July 30, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSAcid Allstars, acid house, Acid Jack Recordings, Arrêt d'Urgence, Assimilation Recordings, computer controlled, hammahouse, larry kleinke, midwest, northwest, Revival Recordings, Urbanground Records0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Computer Controlled has the honor of being one of this week’s featured Soundcloud artists. So who is this guy responsible for countless of wreckin acid tracks? Computer Controlled is the main project of Seattle, WA (via the midwest) artist Larry Kleinke. He has been involved with the Rave Scene since 1991 in WI selling smart drinks with friends under the guise of Cybertonix. In 1993 he decided to start DJing and in 1995 started buying synthesizers and drum machines. Computer Controlled’s base (or is that bass?) sound is…

Nianaro Makes Debut on Neuroscience Recordings

July 29, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSaly& fila, exhalation, neuroscience, nianaro, nukleuz, progressive house, trance

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Nianaro makes his full debut on Neuroscience Recordings. His previous releases have been on labels such as Nukleuz and Echelon, with support from DJs including Aly & Fila and M.I.K.E. We hope you agree, that he has a sound that fits right in here at Neuroscience! In the original mix of ‘Exhalation’ you can certainly hear where Nianaro draws his influences from. The track has a great tech-edged sound, and will work well in clubs. However, it also features some gorgeous balearic-esque melodies, giving a great sense of…

Interviewing Darin Epsilon: Progressive and Tech House Maven

July 29, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSDarin Epsilon, perspectives digital, progressive house, tech house0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] By Damen Smith-Draeko — Writing for Hammarica.com has its benefits. One of them is the opportunity to communicate with astoundingly talented and inspired people who have demonstrated a consistent drive to follow through on their passion to achieve their dreams, no matter what the odds. One such talented and inspired (inspiring) person, is the progressive and tech house maven, Darin Epsilon. Hello, Darin. To say that you are an impressive figure would be an understatement. I am not going to reinvent the wheel and write another outstanding bio…

Photosynthesis 5.0 – My Writer’s Journey

July 28, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSedm, festival, Photosynthesis

[wp_ad_camp_2] By Damen Smith-Draeko — This was the fifth in the series. I’d made the third and now this one, Photosynthesis 5.0 in Neah Bay Washington. Through opening day anxieties, incredible performances, really engaging people, and inspirational interviews with some of the most compelling and thankfully very accommodating artists I’d ever met, it all turned out to be an even more enriching experience than I would have ever dared anticipated. I love Neah Bay. I haven’t been in love with a place like this since Okinawa. This was perhaps different…

Markus Schulz Makes Us Scream In Anticipation

July 28, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSAdina Butar, album, aramada music, cold harbour recordings, jaren, Markus Schulz, progressive house, sarah howells, Scream, trance0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Back in June 2010 one the world’s most celebrated DJ/producers asked EDM addicts everywhere the album-question, ‘Do You Dream?’ Fan praise, cross-genre DJ support and dance press acclaim greeted one chart-scaling, master-blasting single after another.   From that album’s day of release though, Markus Schulz had already begun imagining and conceiving the sound designs that would make up his next long-playing excursion. Now – comprising a 19-track packed collection of ear catching, floor quenching, super-seismic audio – that ‘Dream’ is about to turn into a ‘Scream’! “When you’re in…

Tenishia New Album Release

July 28, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSarmada music, as it should, as we speak, chill out, chris jones, crash & burn, edm, jaguar, jan johnston, kirsty hawkshaw, kyler england, m, memory of a drea, ruben de ronde, tenisha0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] Dreaming big since 2004, Tenishia has been creating the blueprint to their ultimate achievements for more than 8 years–a blueprint that became bigger and bigger, blooming with time and rapidly unfolding into reality. The Maltese duo, a team-up of Joven Grech and Cyprian Cassar, have made and still make the best of their untapped possibilities. And that’s why, in 2012, Tenishia proudly presents ‘Memory of a Dream’. Since joining forces, Tenishia has revolutionized the Maltese music scene. They’re the winners of 5 Malta Music Awards and creators of world…