May 2018

Ibiza Trance 2018

May 31, 2018 by PrimeEV

Ibiza Trance 2018

Ibiza Trance 2018 at Privilege’s Vista Club. The latest trance music night in Ibiza is Shine. It runs on Monday nights from July 9 to September 17. Since Cream announced the end of its trance nights, this is excellent news for trance fanatics.

Shine on Monday is the brainchild of Paul van Dyk’s Vandit and former Cream promoter, Nick Ferguson. Even though trance has waned in recent years, there is still a following on the White Isle. Nick said of trance,

Trance has deep roots on the island of Ibiza.

Trance has had its spiritual home in Ibiza since the 1990s. Shine plans to bring back what they call the human spirit, an all-encompassing inclusive experience for not just the club goers, but for the artists, talent, and staff.

Paul van Dyk described the concept behind Shine.

what SHINE offers, is a world of opportunities – a hub to an international community.

Shine will provide trance music lovers with an altered state of mind experience. The visual and auditory production design is full of magic and positive energy.

Vista is the club within the world’s super club that is Privilege. For over five years, Privilege earned a reputation for its mind-blowing atmosphere and sheer size. Dance within the twenty-five-meter-high glass pyramid ceiling under the stars and at dawn, under the sun. Sunrise sets are life-altering with the music blending with the panorama view across La Isla Blanca that stretches to Dalt Vila. This clubbing experience is a rite of passage for electronic music fans.

Artists

(in alphabetical order)

Alex M.O.R.P.H.
Alex Ryan
Aly & Fila
Andy Moor
Ben Nicky
Bryan Kearney
Chris Bekker
Cosmic Gate
Fred Baker
Giuseppe Ottaviani
Grum
Ite DJS
James Cottle
Jordan Suckley
Lange
Liam Wilson
Menno De Jong
Neelix
Paul Thomas
Paul van Dyk
Project 8
Richard Lowe
Simon Patterson
Standerwick
Stephen Kirkwood
Stoneface & Terminal
The Thrillseekers
Will Atkinson

House Grooves Duo Adriatique

May 26, 2018 by PrimeEV

Adriatique, House Music, techno

House Grooves Duo Adriatique

House grooves duo Adriatique are Adrian Shala and Adrian Schweizer. They met in 2008 while DJing at the 90’s in southern Germany. Two unique individuals with kindred spirits, each seeming to possess the qualities the other lacks. They are talented individuals, but together they are phenomenal. Shala’s house music is an excellent fit for Schweizer’s minimal techno style.

Two Individuals

Adrian Shala grew up in the western part of Austria. His cousin Patrick Bo was a house music DJ. His style was a deep afro-house. Shala’s earliest influence was listening and watching Patrick make a mixtape. He accompanied Patrick to a house party that he wasn’t supposed to attend. The vibes of the underground dance scene left an indelible mark. He commented,

I felt like I had been born a second time.

Shala honed his skills at home, and by the time he was seventeen, he played his first gig, the youngest guy in the club! As success begets success, he went on to concerts in Austria and southern Germany through 2008. , but we were both impressed with each other’s set and found we had a connection with each other. From there, we became friends.

Adrian Schweizer’s first foray into electronic music was with trance in 2002. He received a pair of 1210s; we’re assuming Technics 1210 turntables. From 2002 to 2005 he practiced his newfound love. In 2005, his dream of spinning in nightclubs came true. For the next three years, he selectorized in Swiss nightclubs.

One Duo: Adriatique

As Providence would have it, both Adrians booked at the same time in the same place. In 2008, they brought their respective styles to the same dark DJ booth. They met and respected each other’s set, a reciprocal connection felt, and a friendship was born. This mutual respect for each other’s music would be the foundation for the subsequent launch of their label, Siamese Records.

Adriatique began producing music in 2009. Neither Adrians produced music as solo artists. In describing their sound, Shala is at somewhat of a loss for words. There isn’t a plan to deliver house or techno. They bring to the studio their ideas and fuse them together. Shala’s soulful vocal house sound with Schweizer’s techno.

The break out year for them was 2012. From the energetic atmosphere of Diynamic beach at Off Sonar to their six performances at Neon Nights in Ibiza. The release of their two EPs ‘Bodymovin’ on Diynamic and ‘Face To Face’ on Culprit.

Siamese Records

Eights years of friendship and collaboration saw the birth of their label, Siamese Records in 2016. Their imprint releases their music as well as music of other producers. While first and foremost a music label, SIAMESE does not want to limit itself to the art of music. A typical label night includes musical artists from that label and their music is showcased. A Siamese Records night includes the creative encounter of audio and visual.

The music isn’t the only component. Adriatique’s love for the art as it encompasses the event as a whole. As well as the DJ Producers, the visual and performance artists are collaborators and spotlighted as well.

Pryda Elements EP

May 24, 2018 by PrimeEV

Eric Prydz, progressive house, Pryda

Pryda Elements EP

Pryda Elements EP is the latest release from Swedish progressive house music DJ Producer Eric Prydz. This EP is hotly anticipated and long overdue. Considered a true master of progressive house music, he is believed to be one of the most talented producers of his time. Instead of choosing one single for our progressive house music track of the month for May 2018, we chose this EP in its entirety.

Elements provide his fans with four songs true to his sound. They run the spectrum of sounds from beautiful bright synths to deep dark bass. It’s a perfect mixture of industrial and grimy with progressive and soulful. Each track builds toward Olympian heights at lengths no shorter than six minutes. This EP is magnificent and precisely what differentiates Pryda from the rest of the world.

The four tracks are:

1. ‘Elements,’ at 8:08 is a trek into progressive house.
2. ‘Obsessive Progressive,’ at 8:34 is a melancholy mood of brooding synths.
3. ‘The HoaX,’ at 7:27 is a techno track of epic proportions.
4. ‘Project L.O.V.E,’ is the shortest track at 6:13 and has a limitless sound and leaves you on a higher note.

You can listen to ‘Elements’ below directly from Eric Prydz’s Soundcloud page. If you haven’t already done so, follow that page.

You can sample the other three tracks at Beatport.

Norwegian Electronic Artist Boom Jinx

May 17, 2018 by PrimeEV

Boom Jinx, Trance

Norwegian Electronic Artist Boom Jinx

Norwegian Electronic Artist Boom Jinx was born Øistein Johan Eide in Bergen, Norway on September 10, 1974. He is a music producer, composer, audio technician, sound designer, and DJ.

In 1989, Boom Jinx started making music with SoundTracker developed for the Commodore Amiga computer. Making music soon became his passion, which led him to ignore elementary school somewhat. His skills developed and in 1991 worked as a freelancer for a US game developer. He subsequently built a career over the next six years in advertising, video game, TV, and film.

In 2005 he turned to electronic dance music. Boom Jinx’s productions became known for his intricate details and subtlety. His imprints garnered support from industry leading producers such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk, and Ferry Corsten. He released tracks on some of the hottest labels in dance music, which include

Anjunabeats
Anjunadeep
Armada Music
Enhanced Music
Intricate Records
Distinct’ive Records

Tours

Since 2009, Boom Jinx graced stages on the continents of North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Sharing event billings with titans of trance Above & Beyond, Gareth Emery, Markus Schulz, Sander Van Doorn, and Gabriel & Dresden. He solo toured the USA in 2010, 2013, and 2014. Two Indian tours in 2011 and a Russian tour in 2012. He joined Andy Moor’s AVA Takeover of WMC 2012.

No Answers In Luck

His first solo artist album was ‘No Answers In Luck’ released on Anjunabeats on October 30, 2015. He included the uplifting vocals of Meredith Call on ‘Bring Me Back Around,’ ‘The Dark,’ and ‘Ahead of the Storm.’ Aruna brought her sultry voice to the downtempo ‘Light As A Feather.’ Dance music supergroup Fatum joined Boom Jinx and Katrine Stenbekk for the emotional trance track ‘Coming Home.’ Soundprank applied his melodic complexity alongside Kerry Leva’s sensual vocals to ‘Don’t Let Me Go.’ Soundprank infused jazz piano with the seductive vocals of Janai on ‘Running Away.’ ‘We Know’ has a chaotic jazz theme along with the vocals of Katrine Stenbekk. Norwegian duo The Blizzard bring their progressive trance sound to ‘Senja.’ Justeen Suissa lends her unmistakable voice to ‘Half the Man.’ Thomas Bergersen’s orchestral skills were brought to bear on ‘Forgotten September’ and ‘Ahead of the Storm.’

Will Crockford Chasing Cities

May 14, 2018 by PrimeEV

EDM, Will Crockford

Will Crockford Chasing Cities

Will Crockford Chasing Cities with Rosie Darling released on May 11, 2018, on Chroma Records is our EDM track of the month for May 2018. Rosie provides her sultry vocals on this offering.

Her voice is delicate but confident, and it fits the theme of this song perfectly.

The inspiration for this song came from Rosie’s difficulties of living in a big city, separated from her love. She spent the Summer of 2017 living in Nashville, Tennessee. Will wanted to create a melody appropriately emotional enough to convey that message.

One interesting tidbit is that they created this track in pieces. Will and Rosie were never together. She sent him an acapella of the first verse. Will wrote the instrumental around the acapella verse. Rosie took Will’s version and re-recorded a full release in acapella with harmonies and adlibs.

Will took the pieces provided by Rosie and assembled them into the final version. Will painstakingly worked to bring the vocals into the sound he wanted. Though it was Rosie’s song, she allowed Will carte blanche to be creative.

Will said of working with Rosie,

She’s such a talented artist, and her voice is so unique that when it came time to put it together, it all flowed very easily.

Oasis Festival Morocco 2018

May 14, 2018 by PrimeEV

EDM, festival

Oasis Festival Morocco 2018

Oasis Festival Morocco 2018 occurs this September 14 to 16. On the outskirts of Marrakech surrounded by the stunning Atlas Mountains, experience the best the underground has to offer. Phase Three lineup includes heavyweights Ben Klock, Damian Lazarus, and Stephan Bodzin (Live) joining the ranks for Oasis’ fourth edition. Adding to an already impressive list of the ‘Who’s Who’ of house and techno including Carl Cox, Avalon Emerson, DJ Koze, Honey Dijon, Jessy Lanza, Mount Kimbie, Peggy Gou, and The Black Madonna, Oasis Festival is set to be a stand-out on the destination music festival calendar this summer.

Chief amongst these latest names is Ben Klock, the techno heavyweight with ties to the world-famous Berghain, Ostgut Ton imprint, and his own influential Klockworks label. Also announced is desert house shaman Damian Lazarus who runs the Crosstown Rebels empire, Bestival founder and encyclopedia of all musical forms, Rob Da Bank, and fans can look forward to a unique live set from longtime techno favorite Stephan Bodzin. An additional live set will also come from George Fitzgerald, whose excellent latest album ‘All That Must Be’ features collaborations with Bonobo and Lil Silva.

Next to these big names are innovative young stars like DJ Boring who will go back to back with Austrian talent Demuja, and Rhythm Section and Eglo’s deep house, broken beat specialist Henry Wu back-to-back with Moroccan funk, house and jazz connoisseur Polyswitch.

Germany’s razor-sharp lo-fi house producer DJ Slyngshot also lines up with others like Bali-based Dea Barandana who is frequently championed by Gilles Peterson. Add in JDH & Dave P who hail from New York and Philadelphia and run the FIXED parties, plus Casablanca label Casa Voyager, and you have a diverse yet coherent lineup of passionate selectors gracing the Oasis decks.

Mixing an authentic cultural experience with a world-class soundtrack, traditional local customs, and friendly hosts, Oasis Festival caters to those passionate about adventurous travel and the quality sounds of the underground. Taking place at the magical and luxurious Fellah Hotel at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, the Oasis Festival grounds are ripe with tropical gardens, palm trees, cacti, and sun-soaked swimming pools all backed by breathtaking vistas. Bringing something fresh to the region and offering a chance to party under the North African stars and warm summer rays, there are—for the first time this year—three stages at Oasis Festival, and each one offers an immersive experience like no other.

Phase Three tickets are still available for $198.00 and Phase Four tickets are soon to be released.

View the Oasis Festival 2017 after-movie below.

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater

May 7, 2018 by PrimeEV

Gabriel & Dresden, progressive house

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater featuring Jan Burton, Tinlicker Remix is our progressive house track of the month for May 2018. Originally released on their iTunes dance album The Only Road (2017), the Tinlicker rework of Underwater has a release date of May 1, 2018, on the Anjunabeats label.

Of their sound, Dresden said,

It is always about being timeless.

Gabriel affirmed,

We don’t pay much attention to trends. We choose sounds and words that…will mean something to a lot of people and…make them put their hands in the air.

Gabriel & Dresden have an extensive soundscape, profoundly euphoric vocalist, and an infectious bass line. This Dutch rework preserves the hallmarks of their unique sound while deriving a new conflagration to the electronic dance music scene.

Tinlicker

The Dutch duo Tinlicker, comprised of Micha Heyboer and Jordi van Achthoven from Utrecht, Netherlands, worked their progressive magic on this dance floor bomb. A rare talent, Tinlicker’s sound is at home on either Anjuna label.

A pulsating, groove-heavy rework, this is another dance floor oriented remix.

Electronic synths make your introduction. Jan Burton’s deep yet sensual voice slowly follows. You get a sense of the synthesizer sounds of the 1980s from the likes of Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Human League, and New Order. The elemental sounds of Tinlicker shine through though.

‘Underwater’ repeats, and at 122 bpm, the synths nearly feel like you’re swimming slowly in a deep and calm ocean. At the midpoint, Burton’s vocals speak and the pulsing bass returns.

Monthly Archives: May 2018

Ibiza Trance 2018

Ibiza Trance 2018

Artists

House Grooves Duo Adriatique

House Grooves Duo Adriatique

Two Individuals

One Duo: Adriatique

Siamese Records

Pryda Elements EP

Pryda Elements EP

Norwegian Electronic Artist Boom Jinx

Norwegian Electronic Artist Boom Jinx

Tours

No Answers In Luck

Will Crockford Chasing Cities

Will Crockford Chasing Cities

Oasis Festival Morocco 2018

Oasis Festival Morocco 2018

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater

Tinlicker

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