Regular and VIP tickets for the forthcoming ASOT950 event are now officially sold out, cementing the 2020 edition’s spot as the fastest-selling ASOT of all time.
With trance legend Armin van Buuren leading the all-night celebration on 15 February at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, the ASOT950 weekend experience will also include a special pre-party with Armin van Buuren headlining a warm-up gathering in Amsterdam on 14 February. The news follows the recent reveal of this year’s theme for the celebration – titled ‘Let The Music Guide You‘ – with the accompanying anthem of the same name set for official release tomorrow.
With demand for this year’s event proving more insatiable than ever before, electronic music lovers are eagerly anticipating the scenes which await their February arrival, as Armin van Buuren’s ASOT950 lineup includes an even more star-studded billing than usual, with the Dutch maestro ramping up the energy in preparation for the milestone event.
As party-goers from all across the globe fly in for the revelry of all things trance, a series of special guests will perform at the Utrecht party, with a flurry of the finest names in trance joining the main man himself at the Amsterdam pre-party on Valentines Day. For those who missed out on tickets, travel packages and weekend tickets are still available in limited numbers.
Breaking records as the fastest-selling ASOT event of all time, ASOT950 is already shaping up as one of the most highly anticipated events on the 2020 dance music calendar. With all eyes now turning to the Netherlands for what promises to prove one of the most iconic nights of the year, fans who have missed out on ASOT tickets but still want to catch Armin van Buuren in 2020 can attend his special ‘This Is Me’ show at the Ziggo Dome in May.
The unique once-in-a-lifetime show will draw together all facets of Armin van Buuren‘s sensational double-decade career, bringing the best from his mainstage performances and radio hits, as well as his iconic ASOT and ‘Armin Only‘ events.
Tickets for the special ‘This Is Me‘ fan-show on 20 May have already sold out due to insatiable demand. The pre-sale will begin today at 16:00 CET for the remaining two shows on 21 and 22 May, and fans are urged to act quickly.
The worldwide sale for these unmissable events will begin at 12:00 CET on 23 November.
Dutch electronic dance music DJ and producer Oliver Heldens – regarded as one of the primary figures of the future house scene – is hosting this week’s Tomorrowland Friendship Mix on One World Radio.
At the vanguard of the new generation of house music stars, Oliver is praised for his innovation and ability to create original ideas and melodies. The Dutch label boss and one of the most talented producers in the game is now delivering a very energetic and uniquely curated one-hour mix with a couple of unreleased tracks, mixing future house with elements of tech-house, electro, disco and techno, and spreading his eclectic, high-octane sound and good vibes to the listeners of One World Radio.
The Tomorrowland Friendship Mix by Oliver Heldens debuts exclusively on Tomorrowland’s One World Radio on Thursday November 21 at 20:00 CEST and will be available after broadcasting online, on the One World Radio app, YouTube, Spotify and SoundCloud.
One World Radio is the official digital radio and content platform of Tomorrowland, available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Listeners who tune in to One World Radio will find exclusive mixes, unique tracks, new releases and the most iconic live sets from 15 years of Tomorrowland featuring a range of hosts, shows and specials. All content on the radio station and in the on-demand environment is unique and has been created by the team behind Tomorrowland.
After a decade establishing itself as the most iconic and essential bass music event in Croatia, 2020 sees Outlook Festival open an innovative new chapter with the announcement of Outlook Origins.
This all new proposition for 2020 takes place across three special locations; The Garden Resort in Tisno for the main festival, world famous Barbarella’s for after-parties and St Michaels Fortress for an all new and very special opening concert.
Spanning genres in unprecedented style, Outlook Origins celebrates the best in drum & bass, dubstep, grime, garage, reggae and beyond with 12 world renowned pioneers. Calibre, Goldie, Lenzman, Zed Bias, Mala, DJ Storm, Flava D, D Double E, The Bug, Iration Steppas, Fliptrix and Mungo’sHi Fi curate this special edition.
Outlook Origins
Over those years, Outlook has become known as an international community of like-minded music-fans who keep the celebration of sound system culture alive. It has built a reputation for offering the very best in bass music from big name pioneers, red hot new talents and everything in between.
The Outlook Curators will continue in that tradition as they represent the full spectrum of music you’d expect to find at Outlook from forward-thinking artists, pioneering labels and unconventional promoters.
The breathtaking natural bay of The Garden Resort in Tisno will be one of the settings for this year’s series of epic parties. The idyllic beach plays host to daytime beach parties unlike any other, while the infamous outlook boat parties set sail from the harbour, with lots more to be announced.
Unique for Outlook Origins is the all new opening concert in 2020, which takes place atop a fortress in Sibenik just a short drive down the coast. More will be revealed soon on that one, but for the after-parties, the world famous Barbarella’s open air club nearby will offer plenty of opportunities for festival-goers to soak up the sound of their favourite artists, all powered by Leed’s famous Sinai sound system.
Goldie
And so to the curators: an essential feature of Outlook for over a decade, it’s only right that Metalheadz head honcho Goldie is among the tastemakers joining Outlook Origins. The maverick innovator – who helped write the future of the jungle scene with landmark releases that still sound like they were kidnapped from tomorrow – has an assured reputation as one of the UK’s most legendary, and lively figureheads. His Metalheadz boat parties and stage takeovers are stuff of Outlook legend so his special touch on the 2020 programme is hugely anticipated.
He is joined by long time associate DJ Storm who made waves alongside her great friend and DJ partner Kemistry. Back in the nineties, the duo helped establish the legendary status that Metalheadzstill carries today after Goldie built up label around them. To this day, Storm leads the charge for female DJs worldwide and is a true trailblazing force of nature.
Calibre
Then comes The Bug, the man who mixes up dancehall, noise, grime, hip hop and dubstep into his own twisted, rib rattling new forms on labels like Ninja Tune, Hyperdub and Soul Jazz Records. A famously uncompromising artist who brings aggression, masochism, intensity and tension to his sets, he is never one to be missed.
Fellow pioneer Mala has featured at Outlook Festival since day one and stands as one of the most respected artists in the game. Stirring dubstep’s musical melting pot with its most primal ingredients before it even had a name, Mala was a founding member of DMZ as well as founding one of dubstep’s most established labels: DEEP MEDi. His history is tied up with Outlook so his input in 2020 is special indeed.
The North Quarterhead honcho Lenzman also joins for the 2020 edition with his unique brand of drum & bass, which remains simultaneously soulful and uplifting while offering ravers a heavy-dose of bottom end. A true fan of samples, with a passion for drawing out the musicality in his selections, you’ll often hear hip-hop cuts and odes to the old school sliced within his sets.
Another Outlook Festival regular and artist from the soulful end of the spectrum, Calibre is one of bass culture’s most enduring artists. Forging his own distinctive brand of drum and bass with the introduction of lyricism, Calibre has consistently pushed boundaries. A true forward-facing producer, he dips drum and bass into everything from dub to techno, house to ambient and jazz and soul and the results speak for themselves: having arguably contributed some of drum & bass’ biggest anthems.
Out representing the explosive area where garage, grime and bassline music intersects, Flava D is one third of TDQalongside Royal T and DJ Q, and an essential member of the influential Butterzlabel; she stands as one of the most important producers in the worlds of bass and garage, embodying the future of UK bass music.
An innovator of the UK grime scene, the unmatched D Double E is one of the original artists to cultivate the genre from the roots of jungle, drum and bass and garage. Fusing elements of dancehall, jungle beats and rap into his verses, he represents the true origins of grime so there’s no one who does it quite like D Double E.
Next is Fliptrix, one of the most exciting and significant artists when it comes to his contributions to UKHH. The multifaceted artist is considered to be one of the hardest working heads in the scene with his focus as a solo artist also shared with being one-quarter of acclaimed outfit The Four Owls(Big Owl) and the managing Director of High Focus Records (Zander).
Also joining will be UKG stalwart, broken beat fanatic, dub connoisseur Zed Bias who has rightly earned his status as UK legend, an indisputable originator in his own right but also as a long standing member of our Outlook family, as well as world famous Glaswegian selectors Mungo’s Hi-Fi from the Scotch Bonnetlabel and Iration Steppas, whose sound is incomparable: melding “dubs inna year 3000 style” alongside Roots, Reggae, Dancehall and everything in between.
This is an innovative and exciting new development in the rich history of Outlook that once again promises to be the best place on the planet to experience all forms of bass music.
Fresh from celebrating their 5th birthday earlier this year, Monticule Festival returns in 2020 for another unmissable edition. Set against the backdrop of the picturesque French countryside, the festival welcomes guests to savour its stunning surroundings, diverse musical programme and further activities taking place in and around the site.
As is tradition, Monticule Festival locks in another remarkable and diverse roster of global electronic music names to provide its gripping soundtrack. Making an eagerly-anticipated Monticule debut, Optimo bring their ‘anything goes’ philosophy to the dancefloor, while the deep-digging Roman Flügel serves up his newest discoveries plus some old favourites to open the Main Stage alongside vinson & Shimé, the team behind Naiv Studios that meticulously construct the stage year after year.
Having played every edition of the festival since its inception, the five year anniversary of Malka Tuti will rightfully be celebrated at Monticule, as label bosses Asaf Samuel & Katzele treat festival-goers to a 17 hour showcase that starts at the pool and progresses to the Main Stage. With the likes of Optimo, Fantastic Twins, Full Circle aka Joakim & Alexis-Le Tan, Khidja, Shari Vari and more playing across the mammoth run, it’s set to be a unique and genre-spanning journey for lucky attendees.
803 Crystal boss Cinthie makes her festival debut, as well as regulars of Monticule Racing Team such as Flo Scheuer, Yannic Bartel, Veli x Viwo, Max Vincent Raw and Fez. Having collaborated with Monticule since the beginning, Ilian Tape are back once again and well represented by Andrea and label bosses Zenker Brothers. Life from Earth member DJ Gigola unleashes her high-tempo selections for fans of broken beats.
Munich tastemakers Radio 80k host the listening and hang-out space The Radio 80000 Outdoor Studio throughout the day, streaming artists live from the festival and offering a welcome change of pace. Full Circle aka Joakim (of Tigersushi) & Alexis Le-Tan will also be making the pilgrimage to deliver their unique strand of slowed down proto-trance on the main stage. Many more names to be announced across Monticule’s 5 varied stages shortly.
In addition to the engrossing musical programme, Monticule offers a selection of activities away from the dancefloor too. Via a brief stroll or donkey shuttle, festival-goers can take a soothing dip in a nearby swimming hole or under an idyllic waterfall, take part in painting workshops, yoga and astronomy lessons, or tackle a skateboard mini ramp.
Only 1h30 drive from Toulouse, festival-goers can also sample the famed cuisine and wine of the area at their leisure, with local producers and food trucks serving up the tastiest grub throughout the 5 day stay.
5 day tickets for Monticule Festival start from 109€ + booking fee. 3 days weekend ticket and group tickets also available via link.
Revered DJ and production duo Camelphat have today announced they will be taking it back to the underground and will be performing two intimate and extended sets in London on 25th January 2020.
The Grammy-nominated pair will be taking over Shoreditch performing extended sets at XOYO between 4pm – 10pm and Village Underground between 10pm – 4am.
The announcement follows the release of their latest single ‘Rabbit Hole’ featuring JemCooke and recent sold out headline UK tour across 5 venues which sold almost 25,000 tickets. The tour included the iconic Brixton Academy which sold out 6 months in advance and Bramley Moore Dock, Liverpool which was the quickest event to sell out in the history of the venue.
It’s been a hectic year for Camelphat who have played some of the world’s biggest events such as Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, Warehouse Project, Parklife and Tomorrowland. Along with this, the pair did a huge headline 11 week residency at Hi Ibiza called BODYWORKS alongside Solardo and Fisher – the party was the biggest on the island, selling a staggering 90,000+ tickets. Not stopping there, they’ve also recently been announced to headline WeAre FSTVL next year alongside Carl Cox.
The Liverpool duo have firmly established themselves as one of the most in-demand acts around and are currently Beatport’s biggest selling artist of all time. They have consistently gained support from industry heavyweights such as Annie Mac, Danny Howard and Pete Tong.
Making their mark in 2017 with their Grammy-nominated hit “Cola” which was certified Platinum in the UK, Camelphat have continued to release a flurry of club-ready hits and garner worldwide acclaim with tracks such as ‘Panic Room’ featuring Au/Ra and ‘Be Someone’ alongside Jake Bugg.
Today, 15,000 lucky fans secured their entry for UNTOLD, one of the most anticipated electronic dance music festivals in the world.
With popularity increasing with each edition, UNTOLD festival in Cluj-Napoca, Romania now sells out incredibly quickly! Believe it or not, it only took 30 seconds for this amazing festival to sell out all the tickets from its Phase 1 (total 15,000), demonstrating an incredibly high level of demand.
Just like other massive festivals in the world, pre-registration was needed in order to snatch UNTOLD tickets. Phase 1 Tickets for next year’s edition – which runs July 30 to August 2 – went on general sale worldwide today at 14:00 but were immediately sold out. Those who have failed today to purchase a ticket for Chapter VI will get another chance next week Wednesday, November 27th, 14:00 EET.
If you’re happy enough to secure your spot for one of the world’s most famous electronic dance music festivals, you’re in for a big one. Watch the official aftermovie of UNTOLD‘s 5th anniversary below, and prepare yourselves for another incredible edition in 2020!
When you put the signature sounds of W&W, Timmy Trumpet and Will Sparks together, you just know you’re getting a mainstage anthem of epic proportions. A new version of the old hit originally unleashed by Sequenza, ‘Tricky Tricky’ is set for quite the run in the club and festival circuit.
Sought-after since W&W and Timmy Trumpet played it in their massive B2B set at AMF 2019 and at the Rave Culture showcase during Amsterdam Dance Event this year, ‘Tricky Tricky‘ goes all out from the off to blow every sound system to pieces.
With sound blasts as epic and high-magnitude as the collaboration itself, this track leaves room for only one thing: jumping up and down like there’s no tomorrow.
Here’s what they had to say about “Tricky Tricky”:
W&W: “It’s always a challenge to work on a song with a lot of people because you don’t always agree on everything, but Will and Timmy are super easygoing and came with great ideas for the song, so it was a smooth process. Will sent us a setup which we loved! We knew the old song and really liked what he did with it. Timmy also thought it was amazing, so we all just worked on it from there.
Timmy Trumpet: “Making music with your best mates who happen to be killer producers at the top of their game is always fun! What else could you ask for?! It’s a remake of a classic we all used to play. Will came to us with the idea first and we took it from there. Really happy with the result!”
Will Sparks: “As a young teen growing up, ‘Tricky Tricky’ was an all-time classic. Originally, I wanted to quickly recreate it so i could play it in my sets. I put a few things together and sent a draft off to the W&W boys to see if they’d be happy to help finish. It really needed their touch, and my god you can hear it!! With Timmy getting on the brass for the break too, it all came together. Without these guys, it wouldn’t be what it is today. They absolutely smashed it.”
Your favorite dubstep kings have joined forces yet again! Press play and prepare to headbang to the massive single “Front 2 Back” by SNAILS and Kill The Noise, featuring Sullivan King – out now on SNAILS’ Slugz Music imprint.
A follow up to the three artist’s initial collaboration “Shake The Ground” – “Front 2 Back” is complete with earth-shattering bass, screamo style vocals from metal/bass head hybrid mastermind Sullivan King, and a switch up on the second and third drops that will leave your head spinning. “Front 2 Back” brings out the heaviest sounds from the three producers, whose work yet again proves to be some of the finest in today’s bass music scene.
Fans who want to hear “Front 2 Back” live are in luck – SNAILS is currently on his World Of Slime tour – and this is an experience that dance music has never seen. State of the art holographic technology, brand new visuals and SNAILS’ custom Shell 2.0 stage production creates a more immersive environment for attendees. Tickets are on sale here!
“Even when this was still a demo it went off so hard every single time. Literally the first time I played it people heard the hook once and were singing along. Really cool moment for sure! Really stoked to work with these guys again we always have a lot of fun workin on ideas together.” – Kill The Noise
“‘Shake The Ground’ is by far one of my absolute favorite tracks, especially to play out. When Jake and Fred told me they wanted me to come in for a follow-up, I honestly thought ‘how the hell do we top the first one lol’ since it has such incredible crowd energy. We worked on the instrumental of the song for a little and it immediately was just as heavy if not more in my opinion, but then when the vocal process came, we thought about doing something with more crowd interaction, the sort of call and response that a band would do in a show breakdown.
I happened to have an idea that was actually originally for ‘Shake The Ground’ that Kill The Noise still had and he put it to the track and it worked perfectly. After a re-record and some tweaks we got to debut it at Red Rocks and you could just see 10,000 faces instantly get what this song was for – all of them to get absolutely mental to.
It’s such a great feeling knowing you’ve made something that’s not just for listening but for experiencing, and I know that’s what we did with ‘Front To Back’….” – Sullivan King
Martin Garrix’s ongoing docuseries “The Martin Garrix Show” has returned for a fourth season. In this episode you’ll see how Martin and Dean Lewis wrote “Used To Love” together.
The Martin Garrix Show
Season 4
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Watch The Martin Garrix Show Season 4 Episode 3 – Meeting Dean Lewis below.
House music stalwarts MK and Sonny Fodera have joined forces on a brand new single titled ‘One Night’
An irresistible slice of piano-led house, ‘One Night‘ is underpinned by the soaring vocals of Raphaella, who has previously featured on tracks from the likes of Gorgon City, Rudimental and Wilkinson.
It caps off another massively successful year for MK, who took his Area 10 brand to some of the world’s most sought-after party locations, including headline slots at Creamfields, Parklife, Life Festival and Ibiza Rocks. In the US, he appeared at festivals such as CRSSD, Electric Forest, Gather Festival, Movement and most recently All My Friends Festival where he performed a b2b set with Diplo (listen here).
MK Sonny Fodera – One Night
While on the production front, MK‘s most recent collaborative effort ‘There For You‘ with UK duo Gorgon City peaked at #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart. The list of achievements goes on with over six hundred million career streams accumulated, helped by the additional success of last year’s gold-selling single ‘Back & Forth‘, and the 2017 single ’17’ which has sold more than one million copies in the UK alone. This was preceded by ‘Piece of Me’ in 2016, another platinum selling record to add to MK’s pile of growing accolades.
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