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Junction 2 Festival has revealed its final wave of acts for 2020

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Marco Di
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JUNCTION 2
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Junction 2 Festival has revealed its final wave of acts for 2020 with big name artists including Seth Troxler, DJ Koze, Midland, Chaos in the CBD, DJ Boring (Live), Robert Hood (Live) and Eclair Fifi joining this year’s stellar line-up.

The festival returns to London’s Boston Manor Park on 5th and 6th June 2020 with the Friday line-up representing Junction 2 Festival‘s commitment to diverse electronic underground music.

New artists joining the bill for day one include crowd favourite DJ Koze, who will bring his signature dream-house back to Junction 2 Festival for the third time, while Kiwi brothers Chaos in the CBD make their debut.

Acclaimed producer and DJ Midland will also make his debut on the Friday, while Eris Drew adds her infectious energy to the day one line-up. British DJ and producer Leon Vynehall is also announced with the Ninja Tunes artist bringing his masterfully crafted house music to Boston Manor Park.

Other acts announced for Friday are live performances from Aurora Halal and electro legend DMX Krew, as well as DJ sets from Eclair Fifi, Carlota, Peach, Yu Su, Ceri, Cromby and D. Tiffany.

Junction 2 Festival 2020 lineup

Saturday’s line-up, meanwhile, features an array of techno legends alongside the most exciting rising stars. Day two will see Underground Resistance founder Robert Hood play a rare live performance in a UK festival exclusive, DJ and producer Seth Troxler, Italian duo Mind Against, plus a live performance from London-based DJ Boring.

Also announced to play Saturday are acts including 999999999, Benjamin Damage, Dense & Pika, Blawan, Joel Mull, Binh, Adiel, Brame & Hamo and Fumiya Tanaka.

Previous artists announced for Junction 2 Festival 2020 include Four Tet, Nina Kraviz, Maceo Plex, Amelie Lens, Adam Beyer, Dixon, Fatima Yamaha, Octo Octa, Ben Klock, Honey Dijon, Marcel Dettmann, Joy Orbison, Dax J, Hessle Audio, weekend resident for 2020 Avalon Emerson and Jon Hopkins – his only full live performance in London this year.

As fans have come to expect from Junction 2 Festival, every set is programmed to match the right sounds with the right stages, which includes both beautiful green spaces and stark industrial fragments, where the best handpicked selectors can fully flex their creative range.

Tickets are avaliable via link.

Beyond Wonderland Monterrey releases lineup for 2020 edition

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Andry Bosk
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via Insomniac

Insomniac and OCESA have revealed the talented roster of diverse artists set to perform at the fourth installment of Beyond Wonderland Monterrey, the region’s premier dance music festival, taking place at Fundidora Park.

Continuing the tale of Alice and her psychedelic storybook adventures, the one-day event on Saturday, April 25 will showcase the best of local and global talent along with many first-time performances across four themed stages.

Monterrey will witness debut sets from the likes of Alison Wonderland, Darren Styles, and Frontliner, while the Dos Equis stage will showcase strong female power from Jessica Audiffred and Rosa Pistola in primetime slots.

Salvatore Ganacci and Timmy Trumpet will take over the Queen’s Domain with their infectious energy, while CamelPhat, Gorgon City, and Chris Lake will add to the epic vibes of Caterpillar’s Garden, the festival’s indoor, underground-themed stage. Fans can also look forward to a massive performance from Major Lazer during their first return to the region since their appearance at Beyond Wonderland Monterrey in 2017.

Presented by the team behind EDC Mexico, which stands today as the largest dance music festival in the country’s history since its start in 2014, Beyond Wonderland Monterrey 2020 will welcome thousands of Headliners to the dancefloor.

Nestled in the heart of Monterrey, Fundidora Park will provide a lush landscape for fans to explore, surrounded by ethereal gardens on the grounds of the first urban park development in Northern Mexico.

The unique charm of the festival brings colorful characters, otherworldly art pieces and psychedelic stages of sound and production, while Mexico’s rich culture and vibrant energy remain at the core of everything Beyond Wonderland Monterrey is about.

General admission and VIP tickets are available, here.

BACATME step up for a stellar remix of OFFAIAH’s ‘Love Me’ via Solotoko

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Metodi Gogovski
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Following OFFAIAH’s original of Love Me that released last year, BACATME kicks of 2020 with a stellar remix of the 2019 single marking his first release of the year. Releasing via Sonny Fodera’s Solotoko label, the Love Me remix offers an enticing follow up to the captivating original.

A Defected Records staple, with last year’s Trouble amassing over 35 million streams combined, OFFAIAH is proving to be an in demand talent on the DJ circuit. Additional releases include dance hit Somewhere Special that landed the no.3 spot on Beatport last year as well as Work It Out that secured a similarly impressive no. 5 spot overall.

The BACATME remix of Love Me on Solotoko comes after a collaboration between the rising producer and OFFAIAH last year with What I Grew Up On that reached a respectable no.13 place on Beatport’s Bass House chart.

BACATME’s remix also follows solo single and debut Solotoko single High that received DJ backing from the likes of Leftwing:Kody, Marco Carola, Riva Starr, Richie Hawtin and many more.

Now returning to the label for 2020, BACATME’s Love Me remix adds a weighty four to the floor beat and additional bass, underpinning OFFAIAH’s signature vocal hook before leading into a mesmerizing build up and jacking breakdown, certain to ripple to the darkest corners of the dance floor this season.

Listen to the remix below.

ANNA, Chus & Ceballos, Jeremy Olander & more, to headline CODA this January!

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Alex Gelevski
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via Wes C / @wmcampbell

2020 has arrived, and CODA welcomes you into a brand new year, offering top class international talent from across the globe. Get ready to discover new artists, hear fresh music and dance your way through 2020.

This weekend, Toronto veteran Mark Oliver takes Torontonians on a musical trip with a classic open-to-close set, and London UK’s tech house maestro Max Chapman makes his way on January 11th, while Sydney’s favourite retired-drag queen DJ Kitty Glitter makes a dazzling appearance January 17th. Raw Toronto presents ANNA, Dense & Pika, and Moonwalk at 888 Yonge Street – also taking place on January 17th.

Skream – one of the UK’s best-loved selectors returns to CODA on January 18th for a special open-to-close set, and Anjunabeats favourite Ilan Bluestone makes his CODA debut on January 24th. Spain’s most eclectic duo Chus & Ceballos make their way back to Toronto on January 25th with their sultry sounds, and Sweden’s Jeremy Olander brings his ‘Vivrant‘ tunes to close out the month.

Friday, January 17 – Prism Presents: DJ Kitty Glitter 

After a sparkling career performing in drag shows & winning the DIVA award for Sydney’s Favorite Drag Queen in 2006, this feisty feline made the perfect transition from glamorous showgirl to superstar DJ KITTY GLITTER!

Supported By: Christopher Mortagua

Doors Open: 10:00PM
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Friday, January 17 – ANNA, Dense & Pika, Moonwalk [888 Yonge Street]

Raw Toronto presents: Anna, Dense & Pika, Moonwalk and Alberto Jossue for an unparalled evening of raw music in a raw location. The last 18 months have seen the talented Brazilian-born artist ANNA reach new heights with productions such as ‘Hidden Beauties’ and her powerful remix of Jon Hopkins ‘Singularity’, garnering acclaim from every corner of the industry, and achieving large streaming numbers on Spotify. New music from ANNA has been huge in festival sets for many world-leading techno DJs all summer.

Supported By: Alberto Jossue

Doors Open: 10:00PM
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Saturday, January 18 – Skream: Open to Close 

As one of the UK’s best-loved selectors Skream has enjoyed the kind of consistency most DJs and producers can only dream of. His passion for collecting and playing music is unrelenting; disco, house, techno and everything in between… it runs deep into his core and he lives it every single day.

Doors Open: 10:00PM
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Friday, January 24 – Ilan Bluestone 

Since bursting onto Anjunabeats with his debut solo release back in 2012, London-based producer ilan Bluestone‘s whirlwind journey through the international dance music scene has been nothing short of monumental.

Doors Open: 10:00PM
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Saturday, January 25 – Chus & Ceballos 

Chus and Ceballos are the most solid, professional DJ duo from Spain. Hailed worldwide for their excellent production work, including official remixes for renowned artists like Madonna, they display a remarkable versatility enabling them to play in small clubs to life-size festivals

Supported By: Sean Miller

Doors Open: 10:00 PM
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Friday, January 31 – Jeremy Olander 

Since Jeremy’s first release on his label Vivrant in December of 2015, the imprint has seen nine out of its fourteen EPs make #1 on Beatport. Parallel to the label’s growth, the founder himself has seen his own profile ascend closer and closer to the very top of the game.

Supported By: Tim Penner

Doors Open: 10:00 PM
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The Cityfox Experience present the second edition of Cityfox LIVE at Avant Gardner

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Marco Di
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CItyfox Odyssey
via Zach Dilgard

After a roaring entry into 2020 with a ravaging 27 hour dance marathon on New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day, NYC event purveyors The Cityfox Experience are pleased to present the second edition of Cityfox LIVE on Saturday, February 29 from 10pm to 6am at East Williamsburg’s multi-room event complex, Avant Gardner.

After last year’s successful debut, Cityfox continues to champion its premier electronic music event exclusively showcasing and celebrating the captivating art and craftsmanship of LIVE performance.

The first of its kind concept to take place in Brooklyn, Cityfox will welcome leading live house and techno acts with a number of exclusive premieres and live audiovisual sets from German techno superstar Paul Kalkbrenner, Schwarzmann (comprised of Innervisions visionaries Frank Wiedemann & Henrik Schwarz), Canadian Mathew Jonson back-to-back with Italian trio Agents Of Time, Cologne’s phenom Tim Engelhardt, the golden touch of Berlin’s Midas 104, Cocoon mainstay Tim Green back-to-back with ebb + flow’s Justin Marchacos, LA-based deep tech star Jon Charnis, classically trained violinist Seth Schwarz and more to be announced!

Produced by Reynard Productions (the crew behind Cityfox), this live-concept musical event will provide sonic waves of pleasure for analog lovers of the technical genre.

Come together to witness world class producers perform legendary b2bs and original LIVE sets up close and personally in Brooklyn’s biggest clubbing arena across three interactive stages and experience a truly unique and interactive night of groundbreaking music.

Advance tickets available now via link.

Dermot Kennedy releases ‘Power over Me’ EP featuring Meduza remix!

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Metodi Gogovski
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2019 breakout star DERMOT KENNEDY today releases the brand new ‘Power Over Me EP’, which features remixes from the likes of MEDUZA as well as alternate versions of the original.

The EP is available now via DSPs. This follows the release of his long-awaited #1 debut album ‘WITHOUT FEAR‘ and Top 10 single ‘Outnumbered‘. The single has passed Gold status in the UK and had one of the longest runs of any single in 2019 to be playlisted on BBC Radio 1, culminating with 14 weeks of playlist support. Globally Dermot sits with just over 950m streams across all platforms.

“A colossal voice…Kennedy wears his heart and guts on his sleeve to powerful effect.” Guardian

“Bewitching.” The Times

“Without Fear is a bold and beautiful debut.” Gigwise

Alongside the original fan-favourite, the EP consists of acoustic and orchestral reworkings as well as remixes by Italian production trio MEDUZA who saw chart success last year with their platinum selling single ‘Piece Of Your Heart‘ and a previously released low-rumbling house reworking by up-and-coming DJ Ten Ven.

‘Without Fear‘, which reached #1 in the UK and Irish Official Charts and #18 in the Billboard Top 100, has proved Dermot to be a true star across the globe. The album was the fastest selling debut album of 2019 in Ireland and sat at #1 for five weeks, reaching the top spot again in the first week of 2020 after the two biggest headline shows of his career at Dublin’s 3Arena.

Listen to the remix below.

ARTY welcomes three remix twist of recent single ‘Daydreams’ (feat. Cimo Fränkel)

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Alex Gelevski
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After closing the year in style with one of his most empowering singles to date, ARTY has called upon his gifted peers to pick up where the sonic wonder of 2019 left off.

Now with fresh reimaginations from Sultan + Shepard, Felon and RetroVision, the electronic music phenomenon’s ‘Daydreams‘ single with Cimo Fränkel returns to the spotlight to both get the year off to a great start and warm up the crowd for more ARTY music to come soon.

As fans have already gotten a taste of the renditions of Sultan + Shepard and Felon, the ‘Daydreams‘ remix pack conjures up a wave of recognizability whilst ensuring full-scope dance music madness.

With all artists adding their own distinct color to the single’s canvas – and Sultan + Shepard even injecting the unique sound of their recently released ‘Echoes Of Life‘ album into the remix – the single comes alive once more in shapes and forms that’ll make the song flourish in every corner of the dance music realm.

As explained by ARTY when ‘Daydreams‘ was first released, the original songs revolves around the fact that we all go through hard times in our lives, the times when we lose the desire to live and stop enjoying all of the little things that made us happy before. But then one day, a person shows up in your life that changes everything, showing you the right path, that there’s still a light and that you should never stop dreaming.

To help the song reflect this hidden message, ARTY joined forces with singer-songwriter Cimo Fränkel, who co-wrote Cheat Codes and Kriss Kross Amsterdam‘s ‘Sex‘ (certified gold in the U.S., over 650 million streams worldwide). And now with Sultan + Shepard, Felon and RetroVision on remix duty, the song is set to reach even more people with its empowering message.

Listen to the remixes here.

Oliver Heldens teams up with Mesto for first release of 2020: ‘The G.O.A.T’

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Andry Bosk
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Oliver Heldens

DJ and producer, Oliver Heldens kicks off his 2020 with an absolute monster in the form of ‘The G.O.A.T.’, his massive new collaboration with Mesto.

This rugged stomper kicks off the snappy beats and infectious vocal samples building the mood along with a brooding bassline. Soon some menacing old skool stabs drop in to create an intense feel, and a tease of the main melody plays as the snare rolls push the track higher. The drop unleashes the incredibly plump bass melody, all rubbery electro house flavour.

The riff doubles up with a higher pitched synth that heightens the impact of its playful sound, all combining over the punchiest of kicks and percussive switches. The breakdown layers dreamy, muted, reverbered piano chords with the old skool stabs, before a killer jungle / rave breakbeat is unleashed to add more energy still. When the drop returns, the effect is absolutely huge.

Watch the dancefloor go wild to this every time it’s dropped!

Star of Spinnin’ Records and Musical Freedom, Mesto also hails from Amsterdam and has been making some absolutely massive tracks of late. Most recently he collaborated with Aloe Blacc on ‘Don’t Worry‘, and he makes for a perfect production partner for Heldens.

Listen to the track here.

Gareth Emery links up with Garuda regulars NASH and Linney for ‘Yesterday’

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Alex Gelevski
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Gareth Emery NASH Linney

Gareth Emery has long been touted a grandmaster of Vocal Trance, and today’s release on his Garuda label sees him validate that status once more.

Created in tandem with DJ/producer NASH and singer-songwriter Linney, ‘Yesterday‘ already won over the crowd through Gareth Emery‘s stunning Laserface show in Minneapolis (with Linney singing live and NASH stagediving into the crowd) and is bound to reach even greater heights now that the song is officially out.

From the touching piano tones and Linney‘s empowering vocals to the melodic lift-off, ‘Yesterday‘ symbolizes a much-needed step forward into the light. A signature Gareth Emery production embellished with the touches of NASH, this track fuels the fire and pushes on those who held back at the turn of the road.

Gareth Emery: “I was so stoked to work with Linney and NASH as I’ve loved both of their work for ages. Super happy with the way this song turned out! We debuted this at Laserface in Minneapolis and it was a proper moment.”

NASH: “I am so excited for the release of ‘Yesterday’, as it’s been a pleasure working with Gareth again on this tune. It’s an absolute melodic monster that will have everyone singing at the top of their lungs to Linney’s amazing vocal.”

Linney: “Working with Gareth and NASH has been an incredible experience and I’m honored to be a part of this beautiful song! For me, the song is about recognizing and being grateful for everything I’ve come across in my life – both good and bad – and allowing that to push me forward to forge new paths, to create more deeply, to give more freely and hopefully inspire others along the way.”

Listen to the track below.

Vacuii drops hotly anticipated Remix of Bronx Cheer ‘My House’

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Andry Bosk
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This is real stand out old school House Music which has that real nostalgic touch but feels fresh for today’s House Music fans, and should please not only the House connoisseurs but the new discovering fans.

With a massive piano line which will set any club alight you then get much more for your buck with the classic House bassline to get you in the groove.

To top it all off a cool funky vocal sprinkled with what can only be described as an all time classic bit of sampling! Get on this and everyone will join in!

Bronx Cheer AKA Tim Nice & Paul Parsons can boast a discography spanning over 20 years and DJ careers over 30 years, both individually and collectively have been involved in several chart topping hits on various download platforms along with experiencing almost every angle of the dance music industry from DJing, Producing, owning and running dance music shop, selling, pressing, distributing, marketing, living and breathing dance music.

Co-owners and founders of Tall House, Tim & Paul have been a fundamental part in structuring several artists production careers along with pushing the boundaries of their own careers.

You can expect an extremely high level of production so far picking up support from the likes of Roger Sanchez, Mark Picchiotti, Danny Tenaglia, Steve Mac, Joe T Vannelli, Mark Knight, Eric Morillo, Mark Doyle, Robert Owens, PvD, Paul Oakenfold, Kid Cre`me, Peter Gelderblom, Mark Knight, Toolroom Rec’s, Hed Kandi and many more.

DJ and producer, Vacuii is the recently established solo artist name for Paul Parsons (one half of Bronx Cheer) who needs no introduction from the above info.

Listen to the track below.

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