1. Eli Brown – Killer (Radio Slave’s Attack Ships on Fire Remix) – Polydor Astralwerks
2. Dan & Dan – The Manniquin – Pangea
3. EANP – Sunlights – Onedotsixtwo
4. Steve Parry – What You Make It – Selador
5. Giorgia Angiuli – Nighthawks 01 – United
6. Raphael Mader, Riggel – Purple Waves (Ivan Masa Remix) – Beatfreak Records
7. Audioglider – Diabolical Liberties – 64K Recordings
8. Aree – Radial Rays – Infinite Depth
9. Space 92 – Run – 1605
10. Askani – Can Get No More (Dan & Dan Double D Cup Remix) – 64K Recordings
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While DJs have been able to find some fairly niche categories on Beatport, dance-pop (or electro-pop) has always been served short shrift from the service — until now.
After expanding its techno category in february to include Techno [Peak Time/Driving/Hard] and Techno [Raw/Deep/Hypnotic], the U.S. based online music store will now include dance-pop as a genre category.
Obligatory press release gush from Raphael Pujol, Head of Curation: “It’s always a great feeling when the community embraces the changes and improvements we want to make on our store. Much of the modern Electro Pop has been archived into Electronica over the years. Now, we’re expanding the scope of Dance to give this sound a proper home. We are very happy to bring Electro Pop on board as the amalgamation of electronic dance music and Pop has become increasingly evident over the years, with dance-oriented music entering the mainstream.”
Obligatory press release gush from TOKiMONSTA (pictured above): “I’m happy to see Beatport expand their categories to be more inclusive of styles of music that can’t easily be searched.”
To promote the addition of the new category to its store, Beatport is planning to host a global dance-pop live stream event on Twitch in the coming weeks.
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Are you looking for an environmentally friendly way to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics? Say hello to The Pebble, a reusable cutlery set comprised of a knife, fork, spoon, chopsticks and a straw. The kit arrives in time for 2021 when single-use plastic cutlery, plates and straws will be banned across the European Union.
The Pebble is brought to us by OTHERWARE and produced by Pentatonic, “the world’s leading circular economy company,” in partnership with i am OTHER, the creative collective assembled by Pharrell Williams. You got that all straight?
What’s inventive is how the Pebble’s case is made from recycled CDs, handles from recycled food packaging and the tips are anodized titanium coated steel to give the unique colored tool heads. It’s easily recycled and can be traded in for new merch created by the manufacturer.
The limited-edition launch colorway benefiting YELLOW, INC, a non-profit foundation established by Pharrell Williams, quickly sold-out.
However, the regular edition of The Pebble is available for US $59 here.
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Breaking news! We’re looking to expand our roster of global contributors. That’s right, we’re in search of reliable, deadline-driven freelancers — feature writers, music reviewers, photographers and videographers — to pitch us fresh story ideas, artist interviews, trend stories, music reviews, event recaps (when then they come back) and breaking news.
We’re a niche publication, so a deep knowledge of DJ culture and all forms of electronic music is absolutely essential.
If you think you have the skills to pay the bills, introduce yourself by e-mail and tell us about your experience and type of work you’re looking to do.
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