Beatport has compiled the 50 most charted tracks of 2009 and put them into 5 different downloads. At number one is Dennis Ferrer’s “Hey Hey” house track, number two is Jooris Voorn’s techno hit “Sweep the Floor,” and number three is Cirez D aka Eric Prydz “On Off.” The rest of the list is mostly dominated by tech house, techno, house, and deep house, but some progressive house and electro house shows up as well. You can view the full list on the website, and each song is available for purchase individually or in bulk.
September 18th Blk|market Membership Presents Clive Henry Melon Kabuto & Koji Inxec
On Sept 18 Blk|market Membership brings you yet another special night. Clive Henry is a name that has been around for quite some time. Currently a resident for the famous Circo Loco parties, he is also one half of Peace Division alongside Justin Drake. With a slew of remixes and releases from the late 90’s to present, Its safe to say that Peace Division has been a very common name known to everyone. Their dark and tribal sound has been canned by all the big players in the Industry such as Steve Lawler, Danny Tenaglia, Ricardo Villalobos, Sasha & Digweed, Craig Richards and Lee Burridge just to name a few. Probably the biggest track that made an impact on us until today is ‘Roaches’ by Peace Division. This headlining act will be joined by Melon, Kabuto & Koji, Inxec on September 18th at a secret location. To find out what the secrete location you must email ALLSTARSINDEMAND@GMAIL.COM. This event is in NYC so don’t miss out on this night of Tech House fun!
VILLALOBOS A Film By Romuald Karmakar Original Trailer 2009
Producer and DJ Ricardo Villalobos will be the subject of Romuald Karmakar’s upcoming documentary, based around the Chilean bred tech house counselor. Ricardo Villalobos has been a central figure in the electronic music scene during the past decade. Releasing some major tracks under labels Cocoon, Cadenza and Perlon, has allowed Villalobos to take center stage in the worlds top electronic music clubs. He has played festivals like Time Warp, Mysteryland, Sonar, Mutek and many more notable global gatherings. His long resume proves to be one of the best in the business, and this documentary will bring us closer to the mystery man that refuses to play in the USA. Hopefully one day he gives in! Filmmaker Romuald Karmakar captures some of the bright moments of Villalobos’ career and packages them into this documentary, which is scheduled to make it’s premiere at the 66th Venice International Film Festival on September 12th, 2009.
Gradient Magazine was first exposed to Hugo with his recent performance at BlkMarket Membership’s event in Greenpoint, Brooklyn earlier this month. Hugo is known for a very progressive tech house sound that consists of non stop bass anthems, and live mixing techniques that he continues to utilize throughout his sets. He recorded a podcast for electronic music website Data Transmission’s which is really worth checking out. You can download the mix in it’s entirety here.
Blkmarket Membership Presents Agnes & Ripperton August 21st
The highly anticipated US debut of recording artist Ripperton is scheduled to take place on August 21st. Rolling out the welcoming mat is New York City’s techno music event promoters Blkmarket Membership. Booking some of the best acts in electronic music, Blkmarket really topped off their previous line-ups with this event. Headlining this night will be Agnes, he was originally booked in 2007 by Blkmarket, they decided to bring him back because of his amazing sound and ability to move the crowd. Pokerflat artists James What and Dan Berkson are also on the bill, this jam packed line up will be topped off with a DJ set by residents Taimur and Fahad. Make sure you RSVP early to this event and get the latest scoop on the secret location. Email agnesrippedanwhat@gmail.com to RSVP.
Airdrops “Airpod” Featuring ReSolute Resident DJ Elon
Airdrop recently released their latest Airpod featuring ReSolute Resident DJ Elon. Elon recorded a live set during his performance in Australia, where he absolutely took the house down. He has been making a lot of noise in 09 by playing shows during DEMF, WMC and New York City’s ReSolute parties. His culmination of tracks and tech house bangers has allowed Elon to go on his current tour in Europe, that will span from July to September. Head over to Airdrop to listen to some Elon.
Made Events Presents Joris Voorn at Cielo NYC July 3rd
Joris Voorn he recently released Balance 014 where he features some note worthy tracks and remixes from Radiohead Radiohead, Paul Kalkbrenner, Radioslave and many more. Made Event in conjunction with Cielowill have Voorn performing live on July 3rd. You can purchase tickets here here ahead of time.
