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The One In The Wood completes its full line-up for June 3rd and 4th 2022 with drum & bass icons Pendulum, Nastia, Luke Slater, Dax J, Fatima Hajji, Perc, AMC, The Protoypes, DJ Hazard, Kings Of The Rollers, Dillinja, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Ragga Twins and more. Tickets for this huge, community-minded Liverpool festival are up now at https://theoneinthewoods.com. 

Excitement is building for the second edition of this gigantic festival, which pairs the best in techno with the best in drum & bass across four stages. It goes down at the easily accessible Orrell Hill Woods, hidden away amongst the trees in secluded woodland with a vibrant mix of pop up merchants and mouth watering local food vendors, vegetarian and vegan options on offer.

The first edition in 2021 set a high standard and in 2022 that will be upped even further with a no expense spared approach to production and sound and a warm and friendly crowd. Behind the event is The One Promotions, who are respected for having promoted many events across Liverpool and Manchester.

The icing on the cake of an already deliciously line up is Pendulum, one of the most successful drum & bass bands of all time. Proof of this comes not only in their dizzying tour schedule and explosive live show, which has taken them all over the world and never fails to blow the minds of fans, but also the fact they have had three platinum albums and a UK Number 1 with ‘Immersion.’ Their set is set to be spectacular indeed. 

As well as Pendulum, a wealth of drum & bass artists including A.M.C, The Prototypes, TC, MEL,  DJ Hazard, Kings Of The Rollers, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Matrix & Futurebound, Kenny Ken, Dillinja and Randall also line up, and influential techno DJs Nastia, Luke Slater, Daria Kolosova, FRAZI.ER , Dax J, Fatima Hajji, Perc, SPFDJ and many more all line-up. 

Grab your tickets now for this unmissable weekend of summer fun. 

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Techno brass band MEUTE are to take their mesmeric live show on the road across North America in the first quarter of 2022. Starting in Boston on March 23rd, they will head to Chicago, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, San Diego, Las Vegas, Seattle, Portland, Denver and many more cities as well as making a sure to be special appearance at Coachella in California. Get tickets now at http://www.meute.eu/live.

There is truly no band like MEUTE. The unique 11-piece group from Hamburg have become iconic in their red jackets as they break all the rules with their fusion of brass band sounds and techno, all made using only acoustic instruments. They have crafted viral hits, sold-out clubs, had props from Dixon, Laurent Garnier and BBC Radio 1 amongst many more, and generate real excitement every time they play.  

Right now, MEUTE are building plenty of excitement ahead of a long-awaited new album, TAUMEL, that arrives on the band’s own label TUMULT later this year. 

Before all that comes this US Tour which takes in 20 dates all across the United States and Canada. Amongst a busy run of shows are plenty of iconic venues such as Chicago’s House of Blues. A real standout will be 2 sets at the world-renowned Coachella in April, with the second weekend marking the end of the unforgettable run of US dates.

Tickets are on sale now and will sell out, so move quickly to secure your spot on this historic tour. 

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The dust has barely settled on an epic New Year’s Eve party but Studio 338 is already back with an irresistible run of parties in the first part of 2022. The Release opening kicks things off on January 29th with Luciano then the likes of MOSCH, a big Music On Birthday, Space Opening Fiesta and Sankeys Opening host DJs such as debutant Todd Edwards plus Marco Carola, Loco Dice, Matt Jam Lamont, Wookie, CC83 and many more to be announced. Limited tickets are on sale now.

After a decade at the forefront, Studio 338 is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading super clubs. This run of parties backs that up and will see the whole venue open, including the vast main room with its exposed brick walls, raised podiums and wrap-around balconies all making the dance floor into an atmospheric cauldron. World class sound throughout from VOID Acoustics and real devotion to production, lights and lasers always elevate every party to the next level.

This summer, Release will head to Ibiza for some uncovered dances, but first the in-house night opens the year at Studio 338 onJanuary 29th. The party will mark a hugely anticipated debut for Swiss-Chilean minimal master and Cadenza label head Luciano, who is one of the most dexterous DJs in the game and always someone who serves up surprises. He will also be joined by Reboot for the event. US house and garage god Todd Edwards then makes his debut at Studio 338 for MOSCH Presents alongside a pioneer of the UKG scene in Matt Jam Lamont. Wookie and CC83 also join in to ensure that all bass heavy styles are covered.

On Saturday February 5th, Marco Carola returns to the scene of his legendary last set on New Year’s eve for his Music On label’s birthday party. Expect plenty of big, rolling techno from the Neapolitan titan as well as more guests to be announced.

The Space Opening Fiesta is always a memorable night in the calendar. This year it happens on Saturday 12th February and again all the stops will be pulled out to make sure it goes down with plenty of the seminal club’s Ibiza colour, spirit and hedonism. So far house legend (and one half of Deepdish) Sharam will lead the dance with Sir Norman Jay… with more to be announced next week

A week after on Saturday 19th February, Desolat label boss Loco Dice is back at the club for Seran Bendecidos and another of his chunky crossover sets where house and techno meet in perfect harmony, welcoming high-energy Manchester trio Mason Collective to play alongside him. Studio 338 regulars Sankeys will also return for an Opening Rave that is sure to blow the roof off. Kicking off proceedings is VIVa Music boss Steve Lawler, while playing each week will be fast rising residents and deep digging DJs Andrew Kay, who has recently released a 12″ with close friend of the club Darius Syrossian, and Hypoxia, who have a release scheduled on Marco Resssman’s Upon You Records in February.

Dates

Saturday 29th January – Release Opening Party:

Luciano

Reboot

Friday 4th February – MOSCH Presents:

Todd Edwards

Matt Jam Lamont

Wookie

CC83

Saturday 5th February – Music On Birthday:

Marco Carola and Paco Osuna

Saturday 12th February – Space 2022 Ibiza:

Sharam

Sir Norman Jay

Saturday 19th February – Seran Bendecidos:

Loco Dice

Mason Collective

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Saturday 26th February – Sankeys 2022 Opening Rave:

Steve Lawler

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Believe is a slamming tune with rugged bass that rides rough below themad acid lines.A dark vocalups the ante and the whole tune will blow away any dance floor. Avenger then slips into a supple, rubbery techno groove with subtle acidand bright flashing synths lighting up the tune. Addictedthen gets raw and frazzled, with distorted kicks, rave vocals and some late night energy .

Artist: Eli Brown

Title: Believe

Record Label: Filth On Acid

Release Date: 14 January 2022 [Beatport (2 weeks)], 28th January 2022 (all other stores)

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1) Believe

2) Avenger

3) Addicted

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Seasoned style master general, Argy joins Afterlife with this two-track expedition “Tataki”. Argy’s credentials demonstrate his diversity and innate talent, which is evident here on this EP. 

The title track opens the release, Argy demonstrating his dexterity with a mesmerising looped vocal clip and mystical atmospherics. On the flip it’s ‘Magic Order’, a driving cut with beautifully haunting choir-esque vocals played backwards, emitting a spinetingling aura of sound. 

Floating Points, Pearson Sound, Camelphat, Skream, Adam Beyer, Solardo, Dan Shake, Aly & Fila

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Motion’s hugely anticipated 2022 season kicks off with an explosive mix of everything from techno to drum & bass, house to disco. January, February and March will see Bristol’s most famous matrix of warehouse spaces come alive with world DJs including Floating Points, Pearson Sound, Adam Beyer, Aurora Halal, Camelphat, Skream, Dan Shake, Solardo, Ewan McVicar, Elkka (live) and many more. Sign up at https://motionbristol.co/Jan-Mar-Signup  to access early bird tickets and the chance to win a season guest list pass for two people.

Widely regarded as one of the UK’s most important and influential clubs, Motion is a famously multi-dimensional club space. It offers everything from raw and intimate rave spaces to vast main rooms that turn into intense party cauldrons. The club has always been broad in its offering: as well as showcasing the most influential artists from around the globe, there has always been a real focus on giving the stage over to red hot and rising local promoters, production teams and artistic talents. 

A diverse and safe dance floor has also always been a priority for Motion, so new measures have been put in place in response to recent reports of increased spiking incidents across the UK. Some of these include offering lids on drinks, increased security presence and non-uniformed operatives patrolling the club to ensure customer safety. 

This monumental new season kicks off on January 21st with Possession x Boiler Room headlined by Hadone, then 22nd with The Blast, then Motion x Dad Bod Boogie brings Dan Shake, Ewan McVicar, Elkka [live] and Charlie Boon on Saturday 29th.

February 4th sees the return of house heroes Solardo and friends. Following this on February 5th is the one and only Floating Points who is joined by Pearson Sound and Helena Star amongst others. On the 11th there will be a gigantic hard house celebration with genre kingpins Goodgreef and names like Aly & Fila, Will Atkinson, Lange, Menno De Jong and more. Drumcode boss Adam Beyer headlines another techno special on Saturday 19th February, with more to come. A big Glitterbox party will also be announced for February 25th. 

In March, Skream & Lala play from open to close, Camelphat headline a special Day & Night party and Motion Presents LSDXOXO with forward thinking sounds from Aurora Halal. 

This is a mouthwatering first wave of names that once agains confirms Motion leads the UK’s underground electronic scene from the front. 

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21/01/22 Possession x Boiler Room

Hadone

KI/KI

Parfait

Perc

22/01/22 The Blast 

Sub Focus // Wilkinson

Friction

Koven

L-Side

Dogger & Mindstate

MCs: 

Linguistics

Texas

Juma

29/01/22 Dad Bod Boogie

Dan Shake 

Ewan Mcvicar

Ellka [live]

Charlie Boon

salute

Talior Jae

Gemi

04/02/22 Solardo

Solardo

Eli Brown

Amyelle

05/02/22 Floating Points

Floating Points

Pearson Sound

Helena Star

OK Williams 

Manami

Monika 

11/02/22 Goodgreef

Aly & Fila

 Will Atkinson

 Lange

 Shugz

 Paul Thomas

Jonny Griffiths

Darren Porter

 Nicholson

19/02/22

Motion

Adam Beyer

Effy

25/02/22 Glitterbox

Line Up TBC

05/03/22 Skream & Lala

Skream [Open – Close]

La La [Open – Close]

19/03/22 Camelphat Day and Night

Camelphat 

+ Support TBC

25/03/22 Motion Presents 

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LSDXOXO

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Ukrainian duo ARTBAT have linked with dance legend Pete Tong for what is set to be one of the pair’s biggest ever tunes: a forward-thinking new take on the Balearic dance classic ‘Age of Love’ on Ministry of Sound. The stylish new single is out digitally on January 7th and on vinyl on February 4th 2022. 

This latest new ARTBAT track comes just a week after the award-winning pair sold out their much talked about UPPERGROUND label on New Year’s Eve in Tulum with next level visuals making it an unforgettable night. More than 6000 people came together to dance to a majestic set that took in ARTBAT classics old and new. The high spec production added an extra sensory element, with vast LED screens showing abstract imagery and ARTBAT in space suits, pixel-thin lasers beaming into the crowd, and iconic Mexican palm trees towering next to the main stage. It was a perfect way to see out the old and bring in the new with ARTBAT doing what they do best. 

This hypnotic new track is a perfect follow up to that party. It is designed for huge dance floors and is a driving, melodic yet deep affair that will sound perfect in the world’s best superclubs. The remix pairs big synths and elements of stylish trance and potent techno to make a big emotional impact, as is the ARTBAT way.  

With this new collaborative single, ARTBAT start 2022 in the same superb fashion with which they ended their successful 2021. 

Noisily returns after two years away from the woods like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the wind of its loyal family driving it forward into a new era. A festival reborn, taking great care to honour its past whilst looking firmly toward a bright and bold future from 7th – 10th July 2022. Joining them for the big return will be a mouthwatering line up that covers a wide range of sound featuring the likes of Eats Everything, a Noisily debut for John Digweed, plus more from Frida Darko, Carbon, OC & Verde, Luis M, Life, Pauli Pocket, Audley, Atlantik, Audio Anonymous, Beth Lydis vs Andreas Henneberg, Ben Coda, Henri Bergmann, Ipcress, James Monro, Lampe, Quivver, Tony Casanova and more.

Noisily endeavour to stand on the edge of knowledge, creating an environment that inspires conscious awareness, kindness and caring, for ourselves, for one another, and for the planet we call home. Of course, a carefully curated line up is key to that and in 2022 Noisily will sound like never before as UK progressive house legend John Digweed plays the festival for the very first time. Closing the Noisily Stage on Sunday evening with an epic four hour set he is sure to bring real class. Over the last two years Carbon has delivered a consistent set of incredible releases and alongside his compadres Lampe & Luis M, Carbon will be part of a seismic psychedelic techno session on the Saturday night. 

Opening the Noisily Stage on Saturday alongside her good friend Tony Casanova, Frida Darko will bring the forest to life with her blend of psychedelic downtempo techno.  Her music, although downtempo, has a driving quality which will ignite the dancefloor as she takes us through the gears and brings another day on the Noisily dancefloor into full swing. On top of this will be red hot tech house from OC & Verde, big bass sounds from across the spectrum by the legendary Bristol tastemaker Eats Everything and much more besides. 

The Music video aims to drive awareness around the subject of Mental Health in a reflection of the past 18+ months

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​​Following on from their essential Zukunft album on their own Radau Music label in November, GHEIST now serves up a hugely poignant new video for ‘We Are Not Alone.’ The video touches on the subject of mental heath, which is close to the German pair’s heart as they recently lost a close friend and tour manager due to suicide.

The album explored a world of emotional, colorful, diverse, and delicately crafted electronic music with hints of melancholic optimism. This single is another standout that finds the duo really evaluate their sound and skills to new levels. It features their signature mix of  breakbeats, beautifully crafted synthesizers and exciting vocals delivered with real melancholy. They touch on the difficulties of being alone while the video shows someone in isolation at home and looking lost. 

Say the pair, “Coming out of these exhausting and strange past 18 month there appears to be a topic that has always been around us but seems now bigger than ever. We’ve been isolated, we’ve been alone and highly in danger of suffering from depression. It’s a matter of the heart for us to talk about this sad phenomenon and get loud about it. We just recently lost a close friend who committed suicide and no one saw it coming.”

“We see it as our duty as artists to point out this problem and create a safe place to open up and destigmatize mental illness as such and built awareness especially for people with suicidal tendencies.  We are about to head into winter and we are still in a post pandemic phase as a society. We should sensitize ourselves for those who need to be seen and make sure that no one feels alone or left behind. Please let us all take care of each other and make the time to listen because WE ARE NOT ALONE.”

‘We Are Not Alone’ carries a vital universal message that should be shared as far and wide as possible. 

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Story + Direction: Taha Ismail 

Starring: Taha Ismail 

Camera Operators: Masroor Moin, Zayan Khan, Taha Ismail, Tajriyaan Chowdhury Edit & Grade: Taha Ismail

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Charlotte de Witte rounds out another big year with the news that the second annual limitededition KNTXT 2Y Collector’s Box is available for pre-order. The box set includes all 6 releasesreleased in the label’s sophomore year, featuring music from Charlotte de Witte, ONYVAA,Alignment, and Indira Paganotto. It will feature a limited edition version of Charlotte de Witte’sFormula EP on clear red vinyl. This limited edition version of the EP will exclusively be availablefor purchase via the box.

Charlotte recently retained her Number 1 title in DJ Mag’s Alt Top 100 poll after a non-stop yearof exciting projects and high profile gigs. There was the unforgettable live-streamed set from theItalian Formula 1 race track Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello as well as a Charlotte deWitte x Tomboy Collaboration featuring bespoke racing t-shirts. There were further standout setswith the Onassis Foundation at Ancient Messene in Greece and with Mixmag to celebrate 10years of The Lab. There was also a second Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, a special range ofKNTXT athletic wear in collaboration with 4254 as well as the launch of the Apple Music xKNTXT page.

Music wise, Charlotte continued to innovate with her own productions, namely the Formula andAsura EPs which brought more of her powerful techno sounds next to fresh trance, psychedelicand ambient influences, and her huge remix of ‘Age Of Love’ alongside Enrico Sangiuliano. HerKNTXT label meanwhile put out new music from Alignment who served up the Nothingness EPand Power EP,Indira Paganotto’s Himalaya EP, and ONYVAA’s Lost Angeles EP. All of thesewill be presented as part of the KNTXT Collector’s Box on 140g black vinyl with exclusiveartwork in a bespoke, hand crafted box.

Charlotte will soon head to VW Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 17th for a final KNTXTparty of 2021 before the biggest ever KNTXT rave in February at Flanders Expo in Charlotte’shometown of Ghent, where she will play an exclusive 10 hour all-night set.KNTXT 2Y Collector’s Box is a unique piece that is a must for all music fans.