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Tomorrowland 2018 Phase 1 Lineup announced! Hardwell, Axwell^Ingrosso to headline

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It’s here! It’s finally here! The most exciting EDM news broke Today, world’s best electronic dance music festival, Tomorrowland, just dropped the phase 1 of its 2018 lineup with superstar DJs you do NOT want to miss!

For its 14th year in a row, Tomorrowland‘s lineup will be bringing top-notch world-famous artists to party with everyone out in Boom, Belgium. The first wave of artists for “The Story Of Planaxis has been revealed with performances from:

&ME vs Rampa, Armin van Buuren, Axwell^Ingrosso, Ben Klock, Marcel Dettman, Camelphat, Charlotte De Witte, Claptone, Da Tweekaz, Hardwell, Kolsch, Netsky, Partyraiser, Patrice Baumel, REZZ, RL Grime, Solomun, Stephan Bodzin, and Sven Vath.

Check out the full announcement in the video below and keep in mind this is just the 1st phase of artists, with more artists to be announced tomorrow !

Tomorrowland 2018 is scheduled to take place from July 20 to 22 and July 27 to 29 and this year’s theme is the The Story Of Planaxis. HERE you can check stage hosts for the 2018 edition of the event.

There’s still time for you to create your personal Tomorrowland Account on the festival’s website, until February 2nd 2018, 20:00 h, in order to enter the Tomorrowland ticket sales.

TICKET SALES DATES

Global Journey Sale 
Saturday January 20th 2018, 17h00 CET
Tomorrowland tickets and DreamVille Packages
with transport and/or hotel accommodations.
WorldWide Pre-Sale 
Saturday January 27th 2018, 17h00 CET

Pre-registration for WorldWide Pre-Sale ends
January 26th, 20h00.
First sales moment of Tomorrowland tickets
and DreamVille Packages
WorldWide Ticket Sale
Saturday February 3rd 2018, 17h00 CET

Pre-registration for WorldWide Ticket Sale ends
February 2nd, 20h00
Second sales moment of Tomorrowland tickets
and DreamVille Packages

Deadmau5 trolls Hardwell on Twitter over his new Eclipse fragrance!

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Ah, Deadmau5. Aside from being a top progressive house legend, this Canadian DJ/Producer is certainly one heck of an internet troll as well.

Joel took to Twitter earlier today posting an amused rant about Hardwell‘s new Eau de toilette fragrance launch, titled “Eclipse.”

“i cant right now,” he types, “um how the fuck did we not get an AU DE TOILET deal by now? seriously? PRIORITIZE YOUR SHIT MAN. FUCK ALL THIS OTHER LAME SHIT WEVE BEEN DOING. GET ON THIS. NOW.”

Joel then went on to post a video on his youtube channel about the incident. In it, he mocks Hardwell‘s fragrance and puts out an auction to sell his own “au de toilet” water, straight from the source.

“This is legit. This is the real deal. This is water direct from my toilet… Unaltered. This is not sink water. It’s not tap water. It’s not bottled water. This is legit water from the place I piss and shit… and it could be yours for the ridiculously low price of $50 dollars.”

Eclipse‘ retails for about $40.00 USD.

If anyone actually buys Joel’s “au de toilet” concoction, the $50.00 charge will go straight to charity.

Check out the full tweets and video below:

Purple Haze kicks off 2018 with the glorious semi-acoustic version of ‘Light Me Up’

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One of the standout tracks from Purple Haze’s stunning debut record SPECTRVM now gets a stunning rework to get 2018 going with a bang. The semi-acoustic mix of Light Me Up is a spellbinding vocal track featuring the tones of Bonus Check.

Blending traditional pop style sections with fizzing, euphoric trance/dance passages, Light Me Up is perfectly placed between the radio and the dancefloor.

This tweaked version begins with dulcet piano tones twinkling the distance, Bonus Check’s vocal soon builds the emotion and energy as the chord progressions unfold. Huge synth arpeggios filter up, teasing us with their euphoria as the track subtly but firmly swells.

The drop unleashes the melody in full technicolour glory, filling the stereo field with its spine-tingling sounds. It’s the sound of all of Sander van Doorn’s years of experience filtered into three-and-a-half minutes of perfection.

Listen to the track here.

Claptone announces 2nd album ‘Fantast’ and shares new single!

Claptone is a unique proposition in modern music. Painted as a mythical character shrouded in mystery, Claptone has become one of the biggest names in electronic music whilst himself remaining in the shadows. He has however constantly sought to deepen his own distinctive world, creating a rich tapestry, which tells the Claptone story.

In his second artist album Fantast, the Claptone universe is at its deepest and most vivid. He is the master of his domain and in his most artful offering yet, the assured 13 tracks of Fantast come together to create an album full of varied colours and atmospheric textures.

In music, Claptone seeks not to create a world of secrecy, but one of great depth and intrigue. An enigma with a tireless desire for creativity and thirst for new music, Claptone has brought together a diverse group of collaborators such as Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, Blaenavon, Tender, Jones, Zola Blood, Austra’s Katie Stelmanis, The Boxer Rebellion’s Nathan Nicholson, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Joan as a Policewoman and Matt Simons.

“Over the last two years it has been a great pleasure to work on this album as a counterpoint to the hectic world of travelling as a DJ. To lose myself when making music, to dive into and create my very own realm of beauty.

I admit it’s a dreamy, a heartfelt, at times a naive and surely escapist album, but what to do if one – on the quest for his soul – develops a strong desire to go back to his roots, back to nature? Did I find myself on that journey? Rather not. But I found some beautiful moments in the green, out in the woods, out in the fields, under the moon and in the night, moments, which I want to share with you. And there is one thing I learned and now it can be told, I am and have always been a ‘Fantast’.”

The first single ‘In The Night’ features the vocals of Ben Duffy, which paired with Claptone’s insistent and upbeat production, makes for an exquisitely executed electronic pop gem. It marks an engaging opening snapshot for what will be a milestone in his already glittering career.

“When would I return if not in the night? What would our love look like, if not with you letting me go? Which song will you be humming when thunder and lightning are coming?’”

We caught a glimpse of his ambition to produce a body of work in Claptone’s debut artist album Charmer which has scored over 60 million streams and counting, but it’s in Fantast that Claptone really delves deeper into the art of songwriting.

Listen to the track below.

Watch Claptone’s Invasion stunt below.

CLAPTONE ‘FANTAST’ ALBUM TRACKLIST :
1. Birdsong (feat. Zola Blood)
2. In The Night (feat. Ben Duffy)
3. Under The Moon (feat. Nathan Nicholson)
4. Stay The Night (feat. Tender)
5. Stronger (feat. Ben Duffy)
6. Bad Thing (feat. Jones)
7. Wildside (feat. Matt Simons)
8. Abyss Of Love (feat. Nathan Nicholson)
9. La Esperanza (feat. Katie Stelmanis)
10. A Waiting Game (feat. Nathan Nicholson)
11. Cruising (So They Say) (feat. Kele)
12. Animal (feat. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)
13. Alone (feat. Blaenavon)

Axwell^Ingrosso unveil visually-striking video for new single ‘Dreamer’

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Axwell^Ingrosso img via Domonick Sheldon

Swedish EDM power duo, Axwell^Ingrosso have unveiled the official music video for their latest single ‘Dreamer’. Shot almost entirely underwater, the clip tells a love story of two characters trapped, submerged beneath the water’s surface.

The visually-striking video was directed by Swedish-born Henrik Hanson, whose previous work includes videos for Chase & Status, Swedish House Mafia, Miller and L’Homme Rouge.

Their latest release titled ‘Dreamer‘ has already amassed over 50 million combined streams to date worldwide, and follows the duo’s previous, certified global smash hit single ‘More Than You Know‘ – which was also the most-streamed dance track on Spotify in 2017.

Watch the official music video below.

Moonrise Festival Announces Return For 2018!

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Moonrise festival has announced their return for their fifth year running for August 11th and 12th 2018!

This annual Baltimore, MD based event will take place at Pimlico Racecourse and will feature a four-stage setup and two nights of amazing performances. Passes are expected to go on sale January 26th at NOON EST!

The lineup for Moonrise Festival will be released later in Spring.

For more information about Moonrise Fest, see the official website at http://www.moonrisefestival.com/

DJ roasts this actor for interrupting her Holy Ship performance!

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Photo by rukes.com

Cutting off a DJ while they are performing is considered a huge no-no, especially if they’re right in the middle of their set at a major festival such as Holy Ship!.

Apparently, actor James Earl, didn’t quite get the memo about this rule. According to earlier reports, this incident occurred while Earl was attending a hip-hop themed party during the last day of the Holy Ship! festival. He decided that DJ Madam X, who arrived on stage between fellow artists 4B and GLADPVCK, just simply wasn’t playing the right music for the job.

“What is this shit? What’s happened to my hip hop room? Where’s my trap at?” He reportedly asked into the microphone before being promptly booed off the stage.

Madam X was quick to fire back about the incident on her Twitter account, saying:

“I am not responsible for the incongruent programming. Although I was placed on the ‘HipHop stage’, I will ALWAYS do me and play my shit. Never in my nine years of DJing have I experienced such tacky behavior. Only want positive vibes when I play. Love to the crowd for booing him off.”

She then adds, “Hope you crawl back into the ignorant hole you came out of. Meanwhile I will continue my USA TOUR to New York, Dallas & El Paso. Peace.”

Earl was not billed to be a performer for Holy Ship! nor was he in any way hosting the hip-hop party the two were attending. He later addressed the incident in a tweeted response that read:

@DJmadamX much love to you. I apologize if I offended you in anyway. The rant wasn’t about you specifically It was about the Stage. Our job as DJs is to do our homework! There was no reason for you to have to play to an empty room when it was full like this.”

He then attached a short video clip showing the Holy Ship crowd at an earlier performance.

Check out the full twitter posts below:

https://twitter.com/DJmadamX/status/952177611177906183

Above & Beyond dropped stunning new single “Always” (feat. Zoë Johnston)

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Above & Beyond are starting the year 2018 is style! They’ve just released a beautiful new single “Always” featuring the angelic voice of Zoë Johnston.

Above & Beyond is one of dance music’s most versatile acts. In fact, the trio’s deft songwriting ability and skill with traditional instruments has enabled them to step out from behind the DJ decks and perform their songs in an acoustic format.

The not so secret weapon has been an ongoing collaboration with highly talented vocalists including Richard Bedford, Justine Suissa and Zoë Johnston, who each adds a distinct flavor and richness to each song.

Shedding the 4/4 beats and progressive rhythms, Above & Beyond have once again teamed up with Zoë Johnston for the emotional ballad titled ‘Always,’ released as a single today (January 19) and included with the new album, ‘Common Ground‘, released one week later.

Dating back to 2004, Above & Beyond and Zoë Johnston have collaborated on classics including ‘Good For Me,’ ‘Love Is Not Enough,’ and ‘We’re All We Need’, among many others. Zoë has also been an integral part of A&B’s live acoustic shows, helping the band to transform their original songs into renditions that’s become the stuff of legend. The next step in the partnership is the album Common Ground which features Zoë’s voice on the songs ‘My Own Hymn,’ ‘Sahara Love’ and ‘Always.’

‘Always’ is a gorgeous ballad about the safety, comfort and relief of knowing that somebody will be there for you, especially when you need them most. The song perfectly encapsulates A&B’s work with Zoë – incredible songwriting and delivery that hits you right in the heart. You can’t fight back the tears of joy.

“The song acknowledges that those who are there for us no matter what still have the choice to walk away. They could choose to disappear, or backtrack on a commitment to love us, but the fact that they don’t is what makes their love evermore extraordinary and precious to us,” Johnston says.

Filmed in Flaine and Samoëns in the French Alps, the official video (directed by Daniel Sharp) adds a stunning visual complete with a grand piano performance atop a snow capped mountain.

Check out the video below!

Check out the full list of tour dates below and get your tickets now at aboveandbeyond.nu/tour

Above and Beyond 2018 North American Tour

Fideles are starting the new year in style with their ‘Cerchio’ EP

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Year 2018 starts with the second strike from the Italian duo ‘Fideles’, comprised of Daniele Apreile & Mario Roberti. Having already released tracks on ‘Innervisions’ and with more equally highbrow productions scheduled for later in the year, Fideles are fast becoming a rounded and familiar electronic music act.

There’s a brand new release from the duo, and we are pleasantly surprisedThe title track ‘Cerchio’ really works the elements of suspense and tension over its slow burning
progression. On the flip ‘Distorted Foam’ & ‘Panorama’ both fuse dark late night vibes with a hypnotic lightness.

Emerging in early 2010, the pair have already released a substantial body of music to date, across a number of leading imprints. With the aim of delivering a mature and complete sound, their productions have found their way to release on labels including JoshWink’s ‘Ovum Recordings’ & Oliver Koletzki’s ‘Still vor Talent’.

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Fideles – Cerchio EP

Fideles’s rounded production, combining a mix of melodic and interesting layers, has turned heads of leading DJs and music fans alike. It’s evident from their recent EPs and mixes that Fideles are a duo that have a lot more to give.

Listen to the tracks below! You can pre-order here.

Insomniac releases the EDC Las Vegas 2018 Camping Map and Details

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EDC Las Vegas Kinetic Gaia, img via aLIVE coverage

Last year Excision’s Lost Lands festival was known for having one of the best camping experiences around, and before that Electric Forest was a game changer. Well, Insomniac team decided to mic drop the competition by releasing the map for EDC Las Vegas 2018 Camp Grounds.

My first initial thoughts were that Electric Daisy Carnival was going to be a Fyrefest-esque camping situation with the heat bearing down on the black-top but now I am sold that this will be an experience to remember.

The fun starts at ‘The Mesa‘, the bustling hub of entertainment, activities, and amenities that campers can enjoy and take part in all weekend long. Here, you’ll find all sorts of ridiculousness and good times, including daytime pool parties, team games, a roller rink, and go-kart racing.

Within the Mesa lives ‘Three Mountains‘, composed of three larger-than-life shade structures that will each host a unique set of experiences. If you’re looking to relax your mind, body and soul, then you can head to ‘Sol’, where you can find various activities like yoga, sound healing, and rave aerobics, while also taking part in some serious arts & crafts.

Continue the health and wellness tip over at ‘Cascada‘, home to their transformational activities and wellness workshops, as well as the main location for their handpicked guest speaker series. ‘Terra‘ is where you can indulge in their beauty stations, glam labs, the Camp EDC barbershop, massages with essential oils, and a few more awesome surprises.

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EDC Las Vegas 2018 Camp Map

You’ll also find all the essential amenities on the Camp EDC Camping Map, including showers, restrooms and medical tents, as well as the location of your home campsite, color-coded per your section.

I mean really they have all of their bases covered when it comes to offering a luxury camping experience. If you haven’t bought a camping spot I suggest you do now before they are all gone!

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