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Great originals deserve great remixes and Jam & Spoon’s iconic “Odyssey to Anyoona”, released in 1993, most definitely matches that profile.
25+ years after it first landed the dancefloors, nobody less than Brazilian DJ and producer Wehbba prepared “Odyssey to Anyoona” for 2022 with a fingerprint remix that really distinguishes him as an artist. He pushes the stylistic needle only as far as is needed in order to connect its subtler harmonies with the persuasive pulse of his backing production. Pushing the tempo into later-night area, he hauntingly pans, echoes and shuttles the track’s vocal around the speakers, gradually building up its intensity.
Jam & Spoon – Odyssey To Anyoona (Wehbba Remix) will be released on Friday, July 8th, 2022 on Black Hole Recordings.
Artist(s): Jam & Spoon, Wehbba Title: Odyssey To Anyoona (Wehbba Remix) Record Label: Black Hole Recordings Cat.Number: Black Hole 1245-0 Release Date: 8th July 2022
Tracklist: 1) Odyssey To Anyoona (Wehbba Remix) 2) Odyssey To Anyoona (Wehbba Extended Remix)
The Grant will develop the next generation of audience interaction and co-creation
Free, self-service XR creation platform Volta has received a £400k grant from Innovate UK, the government-backed agency which drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas.
It is the latest huge development in a standout year for Volta which has begun to make its mark on the global entertainment industry. Its innovative technology – which was highlighted as one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2021 – enables artists to turn their physical concerts or live streams into mixed-reality shows. It was recently seen in action at Glastonbury Festival during sets by Bonobo, Jamie Jones, TSHA, Grove and Fumez the Engineer which were all heightened by automated visual effects in real-time sync with their music.
“This money not only gives us Government funding but the opportunity to methodically learn how to translate the best parts of live events into hybridised ones,” says Volta CEO Alex Kane.
The grant will go towards researching and building audience interaction features that can bring global and local audiences together during live events. The aim is to enable both online and physical audiences to have an impact on the actual experience of a live event in real time, as well as creating a new revenue stream for artists that can deliver a meaningful income and helping artists engage with their fans far beyond emoji overlays and donations. Audience interaction not only brings fans together, but engagement drives brand awareness and with audience participation being a key feature, Volta gives fans a reason to watch and interact with the stream, rather than just listen to it.
The grant will also help Volta create the ability for audiences to interact in a way that benefits artists of all levels, incorporating gaming mechanics with in-app purchases and remote user interaction into live events with the aim of creating extra value in the music industry for the long tail of artists who historically haven’t been able to make a meaningful income from their art.
There will also be an element of research undertaken: Volta plans on hiring behavioural scientists to discover the motivation of concert goers live and live streamed and the psychological implications of making experiences interactive.
BLOODSTOCK can finally declare that 2022’s biggest metal weekender is next month! So to whet your appetite further, here’s thirteen more bands (lucky for some) you’ll be able to catch at the festival, plus details of exactly when you can put your own questions to some of this year’s stellar line-up, via a new Facebook Live series with BLOODSTOCK management in the coming weeks.
Regretfully, BLACK TONGUE have had to pull out of their Sophie Lancaster stage slot, but BLOODSTOCK is pleased to welcome death metal heavyweights INGESTED in their wake on Saturday. These self-proclaimed ‘Kings of Slam’ are sure to impress; if you’re not familiar with them yet, take a look at the official video for ‘Ashes Lie Still’. If you dig it, there’s some extra behind-the-scenes content on their Facebook page too.
With still a few more Metal 2 The Masses finals to go, BLOODSTOCK is enthused to reveal more of the winning bands and some very popular runners up, who’ll be appearing on the New Blood stage across festival weekend! Friday’s bill welcomes brawny riffs from hotly-tipped, South Wales champions I FIGHT BEARSand Northern Ireland runners up NØMADUS who blend thrash, groove, and prog.
Saturday brings modern metal crew COLLECTED who were runners up in Essex; folklore-named, progressive sludge trio SILENwho nearly clinched first in Kent; and a dystopian soundtrack from the interesting, industrial/post-metal TRIBE OF GHOSTS.
Sunday offers up a slice of heavy from North Wales winners, the high voltage, tech thrashers APOLLYON; Macclesfield’s melodic metal five piece KARMA’S PUPPET; and Hertfordshire victors MUST KILL, promising a unique take on their love of old school thrash and death metal.
Not only that, BLOODSTOCK has even more bands to tell you about, adding another four to the Jagermeister stage. If you need yet more live action after watching MERCYFUL FATE crush on Saturday night, get yourself back over to the Jager stage for a dose of THE KUNTS UNPLUGGED, doing a late headline set after the Danish icons finish. You may remember them from their Christmas chart-busters about politicians and royalty…!
Also performing on Saturday are satirical, fantasy-themed, power metallers WARLOCK AD (channelling Dio, Manowar, Rhapsody, Powerwolf, and Feuerschwanz) telling epic tales of bizarre interdimensional proportions. Added to Sunday’s line-up are uplifting, atmospheric progsters LORE OF THE WOODMAN andACID THRONE, who take their influence from classic rock, hardcore punk, and black metal to serve up doom-laden cuts for bangin’ heads.
Don’t miss BLOODSTOCK’s latest Facebook Live at 7pm BST this THURSDAY 7th July with festival management in conversation with none other than Will Ramos of LORNA SHORE! Put your questions to Will or BLOODSTOCK and keep an ear out for spot prizes too! With more special guests from 2022’s line-up to come on future Facebook Lives with BLOODSTOCK, pose your best questions in real time at the following additional guest chats:
7pm BST – Friday 15th July – Nergal from BEHEMOTH
7pm BST – Wednesday 20th July – The Berserker Blothar from GWAR
7pm BST – Thursday 28th July – Alex & Kon from MALEVOLENCE
In amongst his exclusive Metamorfosi parties at Amnesia, Joseph Capriati is to have a special and intimate birthday celebration up in the Ibizan hills at Cova Santa.
On Tuesday July 26th, he will play a unique back-to-back set with his friend and Paradise founder Jamie Jones,while Wan Issara also goes b2b with Kidoo.
This stunning location has a beautiful outdoor terrace, lush gardens and views down over the Ibiza mountains. It is in a natural cave with a stylish and cosy indoor dance floor that will make for some special birthday memories on this exclusive night.
Joseph and Jamie are two of the underground’s most recognisable names. To hear them play a special back-to-back and explore their respective sounds is sure to be one of this summer’s most unique parties.
Kollektiv Turmstrasse releases new EP, YAP, on 1st July. The 3-track-release marks the first new material since 2019, presenting an ever-evolving sound that channels the legacy of the artist’s dancefloor savvy roots combined with a playful exploration of the lighter sides of house and techno.
Kolllektiv Turmstrasse steers into unexplored sonic territory and an introspective space with this new EP. Meticulous production skills combined with a soulful joy shine through with opening track, “YAP”. The track is a celebration of the pure and euphoric feelings human beings develop for one another (“You Are Perfect”), and demands the listener shimmies, shakes and forgets the outside world. The track starts on a methodical and hypnotic trajectory until vocals, synths, snares and hi-hats fly in from all angles to create a mosaic of grooving sound. Kollektiv Turmstrasse has a knack for blending multiple genres in one track, and the R&B vocals adding an unexpected garage flavour. With “YAP”, Kollektiv Turmstrasse creates a musical alchemy, occupying that dreamy space between evolution and nostalgia.
“Terror” is a high-energy electro banger that conjures images of malfunctioning robots or a rogue Pac-Man. Using a variety of vocal styles, the track touches on themes of societal change, capitalism, inequality and power struggles. The artist wrote this track in the midst of lockdown after a decade of non-stop touring, so it champions a mixture of emotions – relief at having the space to be creative alongside a sense of yearning for the dance floor.
“I’m OK” plays with the limits and edges of house and minimal, combining 4:4 rhythms with scattered synths and sharp vocals. The track explores our tendency to create facades to cover our inner turmoil, reflected through builds and drops that add tension and texture, while giving a packed out dance floor no choice but to move.
Artist: Kollektiv Turmstrasse Title: YAP Record Label: Not Sorry Music Cat.Number: NSM001 Release Date: 1st July 2022
Tracklisting: 1) YAP 2) (T)error 3) I’m OK 4) YAP (Extended Mix) 5) I’m OK (Extended Mix)
This summer, cult and cutting edge underground house label PIV is landing in Ibiza for its first ever residency. It will take place at the intimate Cova Santa up in the hills for four months from July, with label bossPrunk joined by the likes ofMove D, Chris Stussy, Chez Damier, Toman, Jaden Thompson, Jeremy Underground, Archie Hamilton, Sidney Charles and Janeret.
PIV is an Amsterdam based house music label that has spearheaded a new underground sound thanks to the work of founding father PRUNK. Its signature style is deep, spaced out and dynamic grooves and as such the label has a fast growing international community and is one of the world’s top selling underground music labels. With numerous residencies all over the world already under its belt, it was only a matter of time until the exciting crew arrived for their very first residency in Ibiza.
The Cova Santa location is a special one up in the Ibizan hills, surrounded by forest and in a natural cave carved out by water over many thousands of years. It has a lush outdoor and open air garden area and a stylish inside dance floor that will make for some perfectly personal musical experiences.
Says Prunk,“After five years of building the PIV community worldwide, it’s a feeling of overwhelming pride to have a residency at this magical venue in house music’s most important island.”
The party kicks off on 5th July then runs on 2nd August, 6th September and 4th October. Joining the main man Prunk will be some of the most revered and innovative house artists from all across the stylistic spectrum and all over the world. They include German party master Move D, new school star Chris Stussy, Chicago legend Chez Damier, fresh young selectors Toman and Jaden Thompson, the famously knowledgeable Jeremy Underground, tech house talents Archie Hamilton and Sidney Charles and French minimalist Janeret.
These four parties bring something truly fresh to Ibiza. Do not miss out.
After the unquestionable success of the Portuguese event in June, MOGA Festival returns to Essaouira for a fourth edition in its Moroccan homeland from September 28th to October 2nd 2022. Amongst the carefully curated lineup are Acid Arab, DJ Tennis, Polo & Pan, Lee Burridge, Jimi Jules, Petre Inspirescu, DJ Python, Sassy J, Soichi Terada (live), Sonja Moonear, CC:DISCO!, Vlada and many more.
Electronic music, nomadism, creativity and discovery are the core values of the hugely cultural MOGA Festival. This now much-loved event was born in 2016 in Essaouira, which is where it returns after two years of Covid-related absence to the Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa resort. MOGA is a boutique festival dedicated to electronic music and inspired by hippie culture, the Atlantic and its laid-back, surf-oriented lifestyle. The uniqueness of the festival lies in the fact it connects people of all different cultures from around the world through dance, music, art and wellbeing but also the values of sharing, openness and cultural exchange.
MOGA has created a tribe over the years – a strong community of nomads known as the #MogaTribe which now stretches from Portugal and MOGA’s Caparica edition in June to Morocco and the MOGA Essaouira edition in October, with more planned for the near future.
The festival includes an OFF programme with free access events including workshops, sports activities, talks, and cuisine with official ticketed evenings which mix the avant-garde of the international and local scene and take in everything from disco to house music, the oriental and the exotic, the deep and the hypnotic.
During the two years of forced absence in Morocco (2020 and 2021), MOGA exported a new edition to Portugal, south of Lisbon, on the Costa da Caparica. From June 1 to 5, 2022 the second Portuguese edition was a huge success with 10,000 festival-goers from 30 countries coming to watch the sets of nearly 50 DJs in the best beach clubs of this famous surf spot with digital nomads partying and enjoying these unique moments in a magical setting with their feet in the sand facing the Atlantic Ocean.
In Morocco, MOGA returns for five days throughout the city of Essaouira. On September 28th and 29th, two days of OFF scheduling with free events plays out in different Souiri establishments: within the Medina and by the beach. From September 30th to October 2nd, the Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa resort will host three days of the festival with no less than five stages installed and a lineup that mixes Moroccan, Portuguese and international artists.
ARTISTS – FIRST WAVE
The mouthwatering lineup features Polo & Pan, a Parisian house, disco, and electro duo used to the world’s best festivals. Acid Arab, the Parisian collective which gave a voice to Arab culture in electronic music, also lines up as will French artist Sébastien Léger.
Internationals like Melbourne’s CC:DISCO! with her choice disco, house and boogie cuts, deep reggaeton master DJ Python, the Swiss multi-instrumentalist DJ Jimi Jules, Petre Inspirescu, the master of Romanian house, and All Day I Dream boss Lee Burridge. There is more from Italian producer and DJ DJ Tennis, aka Manfredi Romano, cult minimal selector Sonja Moonear and Soichi Terada, the Japanese electronic music composer known not least for his work in the video game series Ape Escape. Add many Moroccan artists like Mr. ID, a key figure in electro-fusion music in Morocco, Kawtar Sadik, the singer-songwriter who mixes rock, rap, electro, fusion and Arabic and Berber sounds or even Guedra Guedra and her electronic music steeped in traditional desert tribal sounds, and you have an unmissable lineup.
ARTISTS A-Z
Acid Arab (DJ set) Bel Âge CC:DISCO! DJ Python DJ Tennis Guedra Guedra (DJ set)
Hassan Jimi Jules Kawtar Sadik (live) Kich Ladygoule Lee Burridge Meibi Monile Moon.wav Mr. ID Nathabes Nomads Petre Inspirescu Polo & Pan (DJ set) Retro Cassetta Rui Vargas Saib. Sassy J Sébastien Léger Soichi Terada (live) Sonja Moonear Timinu Yahya (live) Vlada
ABOUT ESSAOUIRA
Essaouira, first called Amogdul (“The well-kept” in Berber) then Mogador following the passage of the Portuguese and Spanish conquerors. The medina of Essaouira, the old traditional city, with its ramparts and its souks, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and was also the setting for Game of Thrones and many films (Othello, Kingdom of Heaven). It is now a popular spot for surfers and kite surfers from all over the world who appreciate its relaxed lifestyle and its inherited hippie lifestyle. Indeed, the libertarian movement of the 1960s experienced a great boom in Morocco. These young travelers in search of enjoyment, coming from all over the world, have found in Essaouira a favorable place to live their libertarian dream. Among them Jimi Hendrix and Cat Stevens found refuge there.
Global afro house ambassador THEMBA is heading to Fteliá by Pacha Group in Mykonos for an exclusive four date residency this summer. After kicking off in June, he is set to play once in July and twice in August. Head to here for tickets.
THEMBA has very quickly risen through the ranks. After establishing himself at home in South Africa his global hit ‘Who Is THEMBA?’ announced him on the world stage. He has released his warm, deep and spiritual sounds on labels such as Armada Music, and in 2021 served up an ambitious and far-reaching album ‘Modern Africa Volume 1 (Ekhaya)’ which took him to another level. This summer he continues to play some of the world’s most notable clubs and festivals, as well as hosting his own Colours party in Ibiza.
Next to that, the compelling DJ is to play four more special parties at Fteliá by Pacha Group, which is on one of the wildest and prettiest beaches on the island of Mykonos, and welcomes the likes of Marco Carola, Solomun and TaleOf Us this summer. It is a real surfer’s paradise and a venue where luxury meets this nautical beauty with a world class sound system making for some truly special parties. He kicked off his summer sessions on Monday June 27th, then returns on July 12th, August 9th and August 16th, playing from 8pm until midnight after a warm up by Da Mike.
These parties offer the chance to catch an Afro house star playing extended four hour sets in a truly beautiful setting.
Pacha Group is a world-renowned lifestyle brand that operates in the music, leisure, entertainment, hospitality, fragrance, and fashion sectors, among others, with an international presence through its brands: Pacha Ibiza (nightclub), Destino Hotels, El Hotel, Casa Pacha Formentera, open beach club experience Fteliá Pacha Mykonos, and its modern-day cabaret dining experience Lio, that is being rolled out internationally. Pacha Group is committed to sharing the Ibizan lifestyle with the world; a carefree, fun, sophisticated way of life with creativity, music, and acceptance at its heart.
One of the most iconic parties in Ibiza, NERVO Nation is counting down the days until its long-awaited premiere at Eden. The titanic NERVO duo will fill the club with their infectious dance energy across eight Wednesdays this season. The Australian twins will be accompanied by a selection of prestigious guest DJs with varied sounds ranging from EDM and Trance to House and Hip-Hop.
NERVO have been leading the global EDM scene for over 10 years. Touring the world’s leading clubs and festivals, from Tomorrowland to Ultra Music, they currently sit at #18 on DJMag’s Top 100 and have collaborated with heavyweights like Kylie Minogue, Ke$ha, The Pussycat Dolls, Afrojack, Steve Aoki, Armin Van Buuren or Miley Cyrus. In 2010 they won a Grammy Award for having participated in the composition of the world super hit “When love takes over”, by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.
The NERVO Nation lineup showcases an eclectic mix of artists that includes trance and big room figures (W&W, Quintino, Sander van Doorn, Martin Jensen, Third Party, Tom Staar, Sigala), house classics (Roger Sanchez, Kryder, Offaiah, Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago), and rappers like Example and Tinie Tempah.
Sisters Mim and Liv, members of NERVO, stated: “After several years of forced hiatus due to Covid, we are more than excited to return to Ibiza. This summer is going to be very special on the island and we have prepared a line-up made up of 25 old and new friends from all over the dance music spectrum and packed with talent who are coming to Eden ready to make the audience lose. head. We are looking forward to having a great party with our fans in Ibiza on our return to the island”.
NERVO Nation had been a fixture at Ushuaïa Ibiza in the years before the pandemic, and this year the brand is moving to the lively west of the island – the epicentre of the British community – and just 15km from its former home. Wednesdays at Eden will be dedicated to the most mainstream and commercial sounds of electronic music, complementing a very balanced program that includes Drum & Bass (Louder Ibiza, Monday), Techno (Repopulate Mars, Tuesday), Trance (Shine, Thursday) and House (Defective, Friday).
Eden Ibiza, founded in 1999, changed owners and underwent a profound reform in 2013. In addition to its thriving program for this summer 2022, the jewel of the club is Void’s Gold Incubus sound.
OPENING PARTY
29th June
NERVO W&W SANDER VAN DOORN RYAN SPICER
6th July
NERVO OFFAIAH MARTIN JENSEN D.O.D VIZE SARAH MAIN
13th July
NERVO ROGER SANCHEZ OFFAIAH ALFIE GOLD
20th July
NERVO SIGALA MARTIN JENSEN BLASTOYZ SARAH MAIN
27th July
NERVO TINIE TEMPAH TOM STAAR SKAZI WOODY COOK
3rd August
NERVO QUINTINO LOVELY LAURA & BEN SANTIAGO THIRD PARTY GIL GLAZE
With just over six weeks to go until Boomtown Fair, speculation about who is playing this year’s festival is igniting the imagination.
Boomtown Chapter One: The Gathering will unleash the biggest shakeup the city has ever seen. The festival have made the unusual step of keeping the line-up a secret – regardless tickets have already sold out. It’s easy to see why it’s sold out regardless of who is playing. Boomtown describes itself as a living theatre that ignites imagination and inspires the emergence of a better world through connection, creativity and celebration. Sounds good right – yes, it will be.
After many years of getting bigger-and-bigger, this year the attention is to get better-and-better. It’s shaping up to be the best event so far. Zipping up the boots and going back to the roots.
So who is rumoured to be playing? Well there’s the hardest wording band in the UK – Dub Pistols, led by Barry Ashworth. There’s fellow party-starters Gentleman’s Dub Club, everyone’s favourite Beans on Toast, reggae genius David Rodigan, and out of this world Henge.
On a different level, FourTet fresh from headlining Glastonbury’s Park Stage would be a real coup. Or how about People Just Do Nothing’s Kurupt FM? It’s probably hoping for too much, but Little Simz would be far too introvert to play such a festival surely? Finally on a wish list would be Idles after smashing up 2000 Trees festival in July, but they’re booked to play Boardmasters in Cornwall the same weekend…
Whoever headlines, it is definitely going to be a welcome return to Winchester. Discovering new music is always one of the highlights of any festival. But Boomtown never disappoints based on its independent origins.
