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Dimension, Funtcase, Voltage, My Nu Leng, SASASAS, Kanine, Holy Goof + more already announced

The biggest drum & bass party in the world is coming to Amsterdam for the first time ever on Novermber 4th and 5th 2022. Rampage will line up at the exclusive Afas venue with all its famous mind-blowing production and headline sets from the likes of Dimension, Funtcase, Voltage b2b My Nu Leng, Used b2b Andromedik, Royal Ruth, MC champions SASASAS and Problem Central, Kanine, Holy Goof, Grafix, Murdock and a second room of Europe’s dubstep finest plus many more to be announced. For UK travellers and anyone else coming from abroad, full packages will be available including a tour of Amsterdam with a red light district visit, coffee shop visit, boat rides and plenty more. For tickets head to linktr.ee/WeAreRampage.

Located near Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena, Afas is the first venue ever to be constructed specifically to host electronic music. It has perfect acoustics and a carefully designed overall lay-out that will provide a perfect setting for this historic Rampage event. You can expect out of this world production, lighting, lasers and sounds systems that will make for an utterly thrilling experience across two rooms with a strong female contingent including drum & bass queen Ruth Royall and dubstep doyenne Elle Riche.

The big hall, named “Black Box”, has a capacity of 6,000 and is a 3000 m² wonderland that will see superstar Dimension leading the way with more to come, so the top of the bill couldn’t be stronger. Add budding superstars Used and Andromedik, an exclusive d&b set from Funtcase, SASASAS and Problem Central, as well as the likes of Kanine, Holy Goof, Grafix, Voltage b2b My Nu Leng, and head honcho Murdock himself, and it’s a line-up that dreams are made of with all points on the drum & bass spectrum covered in style.

The second smaller hall for after parties has a capacity of 700, making for a more intimate vibe. It will host the very best of Europe’s dubstep scene, with artists travelling from all over the continent and beyond to represent the finest dirty bass.

Rampage Amsterdam is set to be a historic drum & bass event so make sure you are part of this world exclusive event, which still has many more names to come.

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ARTBAT’s growing UPPERGROUND imprint reaches its fifth release, this time with the Ukrainian duo collaborating with renowned Argentinean artist Shall Ocin, and the Italian-Canadian multi instrumentalist and vocalist braev, together all combining to create the incredibly emotive new single ‘Origin’.

It’s been nearly a year since the launch of ARTBATs UPPERGROUND imprint and the previous four releases have been very well received throughout the scene, and the label has just recently hosted its second UPPERGROUND event, this time at Sonar, where Shall Ocin performed alongside ARTBAT at the sell out event in Barcelona, having previously hosted the first event at New Year in Zamma at Tulum where braev performed alongside ARTBAT.

Between them, they have all created a dramatic track, full of emotion with hypnotic atmospherics drifting through the track and a rolling energy emanating from the bass line. braev’s poignant vocals give this an emotionally charged feel, that will conjure up thoughts about love, personal direction and the meaning of life, and when the breakdown hits the powerfully evocative lyrics, based around the introspective hook of ‘Where Do We Belong’ combine with the thought provoking piano, and the climatic synths creating a record that is both touching and powerful at the same time and will have fans closing their eyes and savouring the moment.

Artist(s): ARTBAT, Shall Ocin, braev
Title: Origin
Record Label: UPPERGROUND
Cat.Number: UPND005
Release Date: 22nd July 2022
 
Tracklist:
1) Origin

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Electronic crossover production duo Giolì and Assia have announced the release of their third and long-awaited studio album, ‘Fire, Hell and Holy Water’ on Ultra Records.

Hailing from Palermo, Italy, Giolì and Assia are instrumentalists, singer/songwriters, DJs and label owners, who create genreless sonics that are entirely their own. Following the release of recent singles “Fire Hell and Holy Water” and “Silence”, the pair shared a new single, “I’ll Be Fine”. The third single serves as a taste of what’s to come from the LP – sublime and emotive soundscapes that have captured the hearts of their legions of fans worldwide. Giolì & Assia will continue touring around the world into the Summer & Fall returning to North America in September with their biggest headline shows to date at LA’s The Novo and Brooklyn Steel. The duo also have festival slots at Czech festival Colours of Ostrava, Montreal’s Osheaga, Austria’s FM4 Frequency Festival, Chicago’s ARC Music Festival, Las Vegas’s Life is Beautiful, San Francisco’s Portola, and more.

Out today on Ultra Records, “I’ll Be Fine” opens with Giolì’s captivating piano chords and blends ethereal soundscapes with Assia’s smooth and luxuriating vocals. Speaking about the track the duo said, “We wrote “I’ll Be Fine” as a mantra during lockdown, almost like a call to arms for survival when so much was going wrong around us. We started playing it on our tour last year, and already our fans sing it back to us. Whenever we play this track live it seems to connect so strongly with our fans”. Giolì, a masterful pianist who has been honing her craft since the age of 8, plays the piano cello, drums, guitar, and handpan, with Assia commanding lead vocals and guitar.

Alongside the single release today, Giolì & Assia have unveiled the live performance video of “I’ll be fine” taken from their boundary-pushing video series “#DiesisLive”. The videos have been a cornerstone of development and creative expression for Giolì & Assia as artists, carving out their own aesthetic niche and garnering the band millions of views for each production from across the globe. Started in April 2019, the high-octane productions invite viewers to watch intimate Giolì & Assia live performances filmed in remote and jaw dropping locations. These have included a volcano in the Aeolian Islands, the Andromeda Theater in the Province of Agrigento, Isola Delle Femmine in the duo’s hometown of Palermo and the breathtaking Fjallsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland, and most recently the Krysviksberg Cliffs in Iceland.

Set for release 9th September on Ultra Records, ‘Fire, Hell and Holy Water’ is the band’s biggest body of work to date, a 16 track labour of love. Named after a well known local Sicilian saying, the record documents the girls’ turbulent and intense highs and lows as a couple, and the health problems and untimely losses of relatives during the pandemic. Referencing a plethora of major sonic influences the pair cite London Grammar, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Labyrinth’s Euphoria score, U2 and Ludovico Eunaudi as just a few of the many formative inspirations on their landmark forthcoming album.

Fire, Hell and Holy Water – Tracklist

Intro

Meaning Of Life

Fire Hell and Holy Water

 Silence

 Extasy

Juala

Shooting In My Chest

My Tears

Playing Chess (Prelude)

Playing Chess

Eurydice

I’ll Be Fine

Bittersweet Love (Hey Oh)

Even If The Time Will Pass By (I)

Even If The Time Will Pass By (II)

The Outro

Upcoming Tour Dates

7/13 – Çeşme/Izmir, TR – Sommer Klein

7/14 – Ostrava, CZ – Colours of Ostrava Festival

7/17 – Cluj, RO – Electric Castle Festival

7/20 – Ibiza, ES – Cova Santa

7/22 – Rochefort, FR – Stereoparc Festival

7/31 – Montreal, CAN – Osheaga Festival

8/11 – Copenhagen, DK – O / Day Fest

8/13 – Chorzów, PL – FEST Festival

8/20 – St. Poelten, AT – FM4 Frequency Festival

8/24 – Ibiza, ES – Cova Santa

8/26 – Budapest, HU – Buda Castle

8/27 – Mykonos, GR – Cavo Paradiso

9/3  – Austin, TX – iLLfest

9/4 – Chicago, IL – ARC Music Festival

9/9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo

9/11 – Sedalia, CO – High Ground Music & Arts Festival

9/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel

9/18 – Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful

9/24 – San Francisco, CA – Portola

10/10 – Tel Aviv, IL – DGTL Tel Aviv

12/10 – New Delhi, IN – DGTL New Delhi

12/11 – Mumbai, IN – DGLT Mumbai

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Sven Väth, Adriatique, Jamie Jones, Hot Since 82 and more will perform on the opening day

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Sonus is Croatia’s most revered underground festival and today it reveals the day-by-day breakdown of its carefully curated and world class programme. All boat party tickets sold out within just 90 minutes. Now only the last few festival tickets remain in the lead up to the much anticipated event from 21st to 25th of August on the gorgeous Pag Island. Get yours at sonus-festival.com.

Sonus Festival is known around the world for mixing fan favourites with underground prodigies across five days of partying under open skies and next to the clear blue waters of the Adriatic Sea. It plays out in four majestic clubs, all with cutting edge light and sound, sun kissed dance floors and plenty of pools and palm trees.

This year’s famous boat parties are all sold out, but the opening party will feature sets from Marko Mastic, Innellea, and KAS: ST at Noa Club on Saturday August 20th. After that, the festival gets underway in fine style on Sunday 21st across four of DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs – Aquarius, Kalypso, Papaya and Noa – with the likes of Trikk, KiNK live, Stephan Bodzin live, Dixon, Rødhåd, Chris Liebing, Boris Brejcha, Petar Dundov live, Monika Kruse, Carl Cox and Chris Liebing amongst those playing.

On Monday 22nd, Sven Väth, Reinier Zonneveld live, Adriatique, Hot Since 82, Jamie Jones b2b The Martinez Brothers, PAN-POT, ANNA, Enrico Sangiuliano, Kölsch, Giorgia Angiuli live, Bronski, Vintage Culture and more all line up.

Tuesday 23rd sees sets from PAN-POT, Richy Ahmed, Patrick Topping, William Djoko, Michael Bibi, Loco Dice, IMOGEN, VTSS, Dax J and Richie Hawtin and Wednesday 24th is 999999999, Paula Temple, I Hate Models, FJAAK DJ, Âme, Denis Sultaldia, Black Coffee, Seth Troxler, Deborah de Luca and Maceo Plex.

The final day on Thursday 25th is Luigi Madonna, Anfisa Letyago, Ben Klock, Joseph Capriati, Sonja Moonear, Ricardo Villalobos b2b Zip, Amelie Lens, Kobosil, andhim, Fisher and plenty of others.

The scene is now set for Sonus’s highly anticipated return.

SET Underground returns for 4 magical nights of history and tradition

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After a sold out maiden event that saw 2,000 dancing souls surrounded by the vibrant colours and rich cultures of Oaxaca, SET Underground bring their seasoned production and curation team to one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico once more during its most important holiday of the year. Dia de los Muertos is rich in tradition, and SET Underground’s 4-day TIERRA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE adds a cutting edge musical element to the celebrations.

Dia de los Muertos is known for its colourful festivities where family and friends gather together to joyfully celebrate loved ones that have passed away. It is Mexico’s most famous celebration, and Oaxaca City is the epicentre of it all. This already big holiday gets a whole lot bigger with the addition of this festival.

SET Underground came onto the worldwide stage as one of the first organisers to creatively and safely host events after the pandemic as restrictions became a moving target. Chances are if you (or any of your friends) traveled to attend events in USA or Mexico during 2021, you probably attended a SET Underground event.

The Tierra de los Muertos Festival Experience will be headlined by the likes of house and tech stars from all over the world including Adam Ten, Damon Jee, Denis Horvat, Dramian, Frankey and Sandrino, Gab Rhome, Glowal, Jan Blomqvist, Kawas, Laolu, Mita Gami, Paulor, Rafael Cerato, Rebolledo, Sabo & Goldcap, Santiago Garcia, The Organism, Unders and Verlk.

Early planning is essential to attend DIA DE LOS MUERTOS. Flights and accommodations need to be booked ASAP because, although the event has secured partnerships with a few hotels, the success of the 2021 edition and with travel restrictions now being lifted, places will be hugely in demand and very limited.

Event: Tierra de los Muertos Festival Experience
Organizer: SET Underground
Location: Oaxaca City, Mexico
Date: Friday, October 28th – Tuesday, November 1st
Event Link: www.tierradelosmuertos.com/
Lineup: Adam Ten, Damon Jee, Denis Horvat, Dramian, Frankey and Sandrino, Gab Rhome, Glowal, Jan Blomqvist, Kawas, Laolu, Mita Gami, Paulor, Rafael Cerato, Rebolledo, Sabo & Goldcap, Santiago Garcia, The Organism, Unders, Verlk
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The release features the likes of ANNA, Woo York, Recondite, Agents of Time, Economist and more…

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Afterlife Recordings has announced a new compilation entitled ‘Unity Pt. 3’.

The release features thirty-nine tracks by a wide range of artists signed to Afterlife, as well as two Ukrainian acts; 8Kays, who signed her first track to the label, and longtime affiliates Woo York.

Proceeds from the release will go to two concerns close to the label’s heart. UNICEF Ukraine, which is working to reach vulnerable children and families with essential services – including health, education, protection, water and sanitation – as well as life-saving supplies in Ukraine. Donations are also going to Planned Parenthood, the nonprofit organization that provides sexual health care in the United States and globally, who continue to do everything they can to protect the fundamental right for people to decide over their own bodies – in what are some of the toughest times to health care delivery.

Artist: VA
Title: Unity Pt. 3
Record Label: Afterlife
Cat.Number: AL067
Release Date: 20th July 2022

Tracklisting:
1) ANNA – Cosmovision ft. Ravid
2) Cassian – Landa
3) Woo York – Brutalism
4) Colyn – Unstable Gravity Alert
5) Recondite – Runner
6) 8Kays – Morning After The Rave
7) Ubbah – System Failure
8) Marino Canal – Inertia
9) Kevin De Vries – Biohazard
10) Massano – Signs of Saturn
11) Innellea – Targo
12) Aera – Golden Means
13) Yubik – The Runner
14) Agents Of Time, Fideles – Drain
15) Citizen Kain – Drag
16) Binary Finary – 1998 (Whitesquare Remix)
17) Dyzen – Tesseract
18) Jan Blomqvist – Deeper Grounds ft. Mahri
19) Konstantin Sibold – Shake This World
20) Mark Reeve – New Age
21) The Element & Lyke – Fugitive
22) Øostil & Juan Hansen -My World
23) Angelov – Edges
24) Argy – Mental Powers
25) ANII – Isolate
26) Binaryh – Seyfert
27) Alfa Romero – Andante n.64
28) Mark Hoffen – Life
29) Beswerda -Tundra
30) Armonica – U Can’t Ctrl Me
31) David Lindmer – We Need To Talk
32) Dino Lenny – Breathe
33) Echonomist – Spirit Receivers
34) Glowal – Crave
35) Hunter/Game, Drown – Eagle In The Sky
36) Josh Gigante & Mooglie – Voicemail
37) Nandu – Always
38) Olympe – In The Darkness
39) Coeus – Her Eyes

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Date: September 4th, 2022
Location: Amnesia, Ibiza

Their performance at Amnesia is set to be Bicep’s first ever live performance on the White Isle

Amnesia Live shows are one of the most essential experiences of any trip to Ibiza. This year will be an historic one as Bicep play an exclusive one-off show on September 4th as part of the Pyramid season. It will be their first ever live show on the island and they are joined by Special Request, KiNK Live and Logic 1000. This is a strictly limited capacity ticketed event that will sell out well in advance so move fast or miss out.

It seems that everything Northern Irish duo Bicep do turns to gold. They are fresh off the back of a sold out and game changing live world tour that has seen them take their sounds to new levels. That came off the back of the huge last album Isles which found them mix up their famously euphoric and polished melodies with meticulous beats. Tracks like Atlas and Apricots helped the pair amass millions of streams and plenty of top chart positions, but in the live area they are truly in a class of their own.

There are many live shows in electronic music but none as epic and adventurous as Bicep’s. It sees the pair play on an array of music making machines, on the fly, tweaking their own classic tracks as well as offering plenty of new sounds that add up to a real emotional roller coaster. To hear it in the epic Amnesia., on such a grand scale and with all its world beating production will be out of this world.

Add in the thrilling Special Request who mixes up bass, jungle, rave and techno with relentless energy, Bulgarian live wizard KiNK’s techno sounds and a set from Logic 1000 and you have one of this summer’s most standout events.

Get tickets now: ​​https://www.festicket.com/eventgenius/amnesia-pyramid-2022/shop/31982/

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This comes as part of the 30 Years of Vicious Recordings Celebrations.

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The second remix of this Avicii classic is ready to drop as part of the 30 Years of Vicious celebrations with Toolroom Records head honcho Mark Knight on remix duty.

A unique pairing of Mark Knight remixing Avicii & Sebastien Drums is due 15th July on Australia’s leading electronic label Vicious Recordings. This was originally Avicii’s first #1 on Beatport and is already hallmarked as an essential summer anthem with Mark’s latest interpretation. The hit song was Tim Bergling’s biggest release with Vicious alongside another 10 singles that were signed to the label who first discovered the talented producer.

Following on from the Don Diablo Remix that achieved #1 on Beatports Mainstage Chart and accrued over 1 million streams in its first week of release, now hitting 5.2+ Million streams it leans into Mark Knight’s latest remix to further ignite clubland.

This ongoing success of this song, further proves the legacy and impact that Avicii holds in today’s industry. With this iconic song engaging a new audience, Mark Knight further adds his own footprint with great effect. Mark’s signature house music sound has remained a staple of Beatport and Traxsource charts. Recognised as one of the world’s most well known DJs and producers, Mark adds his own unique flavour to the almighty Avicii & Sebastien Drums hit.

A powerful and funk fuelled house vibe is the recipe for this mix, with original hooks blended seamlessly with Mark’s own trademark groove. The full vocal (attributed to the Gwen McCrae classic) teases with an energy that will lift any crowd. Adding a well timed Pete Tong sample that pays homage to Avicii’s long standing legacy Mark adds a sustained emotion to the track. Mark’s remix works on a myriad of levels and is already gaining favour with the world’s top DJ’s. This incredible new version is destined to fire up dancefloors across the world and respectfully give justice to the original club anthem created by one of the worlds most prominent electronic music superstars.

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The second much anticipated edition of Epizode Albania is just fast approaching and today it announces its final line up. Playing the escapist 24-hour music experience on the blissful beach of Shengjin in Albania from the 15th till 19th of September 2022 will be Dixon, Stephan Bodzin Live, Airrica, Cap, David Gtronic, Maher Daniel, Mahony, Matias Aguayo, Peter Invasion, Trikk, TYOMA, Yaya, Yulia Niko and many more on top of the already announced likes of Apollonia, Loco Dice, Move D, Enzo Siragusa, Djebali and others. Multi Passes are on sale at the international price of €129, the Group Multi Passes cost €339, while the Balkan countries will have a special price of €69. Tickets can be purchased online via Epizode website: www.epizode.eu

This will be the sixth global edition and second Albanian edition of the world’s most underground and artful dance music festival. It is renowned by those who know as a gathering of real music and adventure lovers with carefully curated line-ups playing fantastically designed stages with world class production. This year both stages are brand new with fantastic designs by the СЕТАП team and Freak Fabrique.

The location is also one of the stars as the gorgeous north western Albanian landscapes are detailed with lush pine forests and the warm emerald sea. The festival plays out amongst rich Mediterranean culture, with warm local hospitality and mouth-watering local delicacies making this all the more unforgettable.

This year once again there will be four nights and five days of non stop music, with 96 hours of beats ready and waiting to see you dancing. Amongst the final wave of names are Innervisions founder and emotional deep house master Dixon, the world renowned Stephan Bodzin and his most famous techno live show, cult minimalists like Cap and the vibrant vortexes of Airrica, South American innovator Matias Aguayo, pillars of the global house and techno underground such as David Gtronic, dub Maher Daniel, Mahony, Matias Aguayo, Peter Invasion, Trikk, TYOMA, Yaya, Yulia Niko and many more. As well as all this, the local scene will be represented by the internationally acclaimed ALBAN HI-DINI, RRRRON and SECRET 47.

Born in 2016 in Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island, Epizode has, in only four years, made an impressive mark internationally, becoming an unmissable NYE getaway for music and art lovers, global adventurers and professionals from the music industry. Previous EPIZODE editions set the standard by curating some of the most respected artists on the global dance scene, as well as internationally recognised club brands.

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Full lineup (a-z billing)

Airrica / Alban Hi-Dini / All shadows / Altin Boshnjaku / Apollonia / Artil / Biirdperson / Bronski / Cap / Christian AB / Christian Löffler / Cinthie / Dan Andrei / David Gtronic / Dixon / Djebali / Enzo Siragusa / Equinoxx / Francesco Del Garda / Franziska Berns / Hameed / Herodot / Janeret / Kiasmos (Janus Rasmussen) / Kirik / Likatek / Loco Dice / Maher Daniel / Mahony / Marcel / Marin Biočić / Marko Nastić / Matias Aguayo / Move D / Ms. Mada / Nemax / O.bee / Oshana / Ouissam / P.S. / Panthera Krause / PAWSA / Peter Invasion / Quest / Regan / Roustam / Rrrron / Secret 47 / Stephan Bodzin Live / Sammer / Sweely / Tomas Station / Traumer / Trikk / TYOMA / Yaya / youANDme / Yulia Niko / Zya