Zonra - Totally Rad EP

Zonra has release his new EP, "Totally Rad."  

Get this release here:

https://zonra.bandcamp.com/album/totally-rad-ep 

Legendary British Act Leftfield Will Perform First US Show Since 2011 At Further Future 002

Photo by Dan Wilton

After sold out shows across Europe this winter, one of electronic music’s greatest acts - Leftfield - will be performing at Further Future 002, their first US show since Coachella in 2011, and only their second US appearance in 15 years. The legendary act, credited for sparking the original progressive house movement, was a key influencer in spreading the UK electronic sound of the 90’s alongside peers like The Crystal Method, The Chemical Brothers, Underworld and The Prodigy.

Leftfield will be performing at the award-winning boutique festival, Further Future, taking place in the desert beyond Las Vegas from April 29 to May 01, 2016 alongside a who’s who of international legends and pioneers such as Four Tet, Nicolas Jaar, Easy Star All-Stars, Kid Koala, DJ Tennis, Crazy P, Andy Stott, Derrick Carter, &ME, Dixon, Oneohtrix Point Never, Dixon, The Pharcyde, Daedelus, Still Corners, Terry Francis and 60 more artists.

“I can't think of a better way to bring our new album and new show to the USA than doing it in the desert with Further Future. It's rare that we play in the US and always special. This is going to be a great event." - Neil Barnes of Leftfield

Described by Mixmag as “The single most influential production team in British dance music,” Leftfield was essential to the evolution of electronic culture in England and beyond, universally heralded as the production team that brought house music back from the brink of commercial mediocrity. Leftfield’s 1995 album Leftism remains one of defining statements of 90’s dance music.

The 90s were all but over when the second Leftfield album appeared in Autumn 1999. Rhythm And Stealth worked with a darker hue and more pronounced techno influence, guests including Roots Manuva, MC Cheshire Cat and Afrika Bambaataa on first single Afrika Shox, which reached the UK top ten. The album - like its predecessor - would be nominated for a Mercury prize while one of its tracks, Phat Planet, soundtracked the award-winning ‘Surfer’ advert for Guinness. After one more single, June 2000’s Swords, Leftfield wound down operations. It was a full decade later that the band, now led solely by Neil Barnes, returned for a series of stunning headline performances at some of 2010’s hottest festivals including Rockness, Benicassim, L.E.D and Creamfields.

In 2015, Leftfield’s first album in 16 years ‘Alternative Light Source’, has already been dubbed “a masterpiece of texture” by The Observer and revered for its “pulse-quickening beats, widescreen instrumentals and satisfyingly chunky electro” by The Independent. Watch the “Head And Shoulders” music video here to get a taste for yourself, premiered by Pitchfork and featuring Sleaford Mods and winner of the ‘Best Dance’ video at the UKMVAs. Other vocalist contributors on the album include Polica’s Channy, and Tunde Adebimpe from TVOTR.

Leftfield is now reaching a new generation of dance music aficionados, simultaneously leaving veteran lovers of the scene rejoicing with each new song and tour date. Performances in the US have always been elusive since their formation over 25 years ago, inspiring the Further Future team to seek out Leftfield for what will undoubtedly be an awe-inspiring show in a location divergent from the group’s traditional booking.

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How The Party Started: A New Auxploration

A new interactive ‘auxploration’ website called, "How The Party Started" is now live! It maps the past, present and future of electronic dance music and allows users to explore artists and genres.

Visit the website here.  

Free Download from Glenn Morrison: Musical Blinders

 Glenn Morrison is giving you "Musical Blinders" for free!

Download here:
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Ableton Push 2 Review by Ned Rush

Native Instruments introduces UNA CORDA

December 14, 2015, Berlin – Native Instruments today released UNA CORDA, a new KONTAKT Instrument providing evocative tones from a unique upright piano. With the ability to deliver everything from pure, natural sounds to percussive effects and ambient soundscapes, UNA CORDA was designed to add distinctive color to contemporary classical, cinematic music, pop, electronica, and jazz. UNA CORDA runs in KONTAKT 5 and the free KONTAKT 5 Player and is available now at the NI Online Shop for $149 / 149 € / ¥ 18,800 / £129 / AU$189.

BeatBuddy, World’s First Pedal Drum Machine, Begins Delivery of Sold Out First Production

MIAMI BEACH (August 26, 2014)— Singular Sound announced today that BeatBuddy (www.mybeatbuddy.com), the world's first guitar pedal/drum machine, has begun shipping its sold out first production run and is now taking reservations for its second production run.

BeatBuddy is the perfect accessory for guitarists, bassists and keyboard players, or anyone who wants live control of a beat with the hands-free ease of a pedal. Unlike traditional drum machines, BeatBuddy is a small, single pedal that offers real-time creative control, making it ideal for solo players, singer/songwriters and music educators. 

“Any musician can attest that good drummers are hard to come by, many venues don't have the space for a drum kit, and drum machines aren’t practical for jamming or live gigging,” said BeatBuddy’s inventor, guitarist David Packouz. “BeatBuddy solves these issues by giving guitarists, bass players and even keyboard players something they never had before: the power of a drum machine with the hands-free simplicity of a pedal. Complete creative control.”

The BeatBuddy enables musicians to effortlessly insert fills, transition from verse to chorus, add accent hits such as cymbal crashes or hand claps, and throw in drum breaks to create an unprecedented live drummer effect.

In addition to being a powerful performance tool, the BeatBuddy visually displays the beat, which makes it an invaluable educational device for improving rhythm and learning new time signatures. “The next generation of musicians will have much more solidly innate rhythmic chops. Using a fun device like the BeatBuddy encourages music students to explore and challenge themselves musically,” said Cleaveland Jones, musical director of the Miami School of Rock. “I see it becoming standard in every classroom and in every practice space.”

With non-quantized MIDI recordings of real studio session drummers, multi-layered dynamic samples and advanced loop transition algorithms, BeatBuddy accomplishes another first: a drum machine that doesn’t sound like a machine.

BeatBuddy comes pre-loaded with 10 unique drum kits and includes more than 200 songs in a wide variety of styles. Beyond the pre-loaded content, musicians can also create any song or drum set with the included BeatBuddy Manager PC/Mac software, download new content from the ever-expanding BeatBuddy Online Library, and share their creations or discover user-generated content on BeatBuddy’s Community Forum. “BeatBuddy is not just a device, it’s a platform for the world’s beats,” said Goran Rista, Singular Sound’s Director of Content.

Other features include tempo adjustment via a knob or tap tempo, hands-free song advance and tap tempo control, MIDI sync for integration with MIDI-based devices, a headphone jack, SD card slot, mini USB connection, full stereo sound and more.

Packouz created the unique hybrid guitar pedal/drum machine out of the frustration he and other musicians encountered using drum machines, which were either complicated table-top devices that were very difficult, if not impossible, to control while jamming, or only really offered a single repetitive beat loop.

“BeatBuddy puts the power of a live drummer literally at your feet,” said Packouz.

Because of how revolutionary it is, there’s been a big buzz in the music community about the BeatBuddy drum machine since December 2013, when its Indigogo campaign achieved full funding of its target within a mere 20 hours, and proceeded to become the most successful crowdfunding campaign for any musical product.

Singular Sound is currently taking reservations for up to 5,000 units (shipping Sept 26), of which more than 4,500 units have already been reserved. Once these 5,000 units are completely sold out, the next available stock will be ready on November 20, 2014.

For more information or to pre-order, visit http://mybeatbuddy.com.