Röyksopp's third and latest album is called "Junior" and was released on March 23rd, 2009 on Astralwerks. It follows the 2006 album "The Understanding" and 2001's greatest "Melody A.M."

Straight house, laid-back grooves, and funky masterpieces. That's what you'd expect from a new Röyksopp album, and they certainly have not disappointed. Torbjorn and Svein spent about a year in the "kitchen" carefully crafting these tasty treats making sure they had just enough for everyone's tastes. Perhaps not as intellectually jarring as your first listen to Melody A.M., but a fine continuation of their unusual art nonetheless.

The true pop/cross-over prize is Happy Up Here. A funky headtrip harkening back to the days of Eple, Happy melts over you like a warm drop of sunshine. The video is also something of a marvel; a futuristic, almost-touchable, world invaded by Atari space aliens defended by a retro-fitted taxi cab. The track is so damn catchy, I fear I might wear it out quickly via repeats. Röyksopp Forever is also an inspired journey, close to perfection and deserving of close attention.

Junior Tracklisting
1. Happy Up Here
2. The Girl And The Robot
3. Vision One
4. This Must Be It
5. Röyksopp Forever
6. Miss It So Much
7. Tricky Tricky
8. You Don't Have A Clue
9. Silver Cruiser
10. True To Life
11. It's What I Want

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Grammy-nominated artist, DJ and producer Paul Van Dyk will release his "best of" album, celebrating over 15 years of his musical achievements. The collection , titled "Volume", will be released in stores on June 9th and digitally on May 26th via Ultra Records.

Mr. Van Dyk is still finalizing the track list; rest assured you'll find tracks from the studio albums "45 RPM" (1994), "Seven Ways" (1996), "Out There And Back" (2000), "Reflections" (2003) and "In Between" (2007). Volume will also include the long-awaited remastered and remixed classic “For an Angel” and a brand new song titled “Home” featuring vocals by Johnny McDaid of Vega 4 who also collaborated with VAN DYK on the single “Time Of Our Lives” from Reflections.

Mr. Van Dyk will appear in a handful of venues leading up to the release and will also announce additional North American dates beginning in June.

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We sit down with Lottie ahead of her set in The Bar this Saturday.



Thanks for taking 5 mins with us at Saturday Sessions ahead of the David Guetta and Friends party this Saturday


Now you’re a firm favourite round here, but for those of our regulars who haven’t had the pleasure of listening to you play, what can they expect?
There's so much amazing electronic music out there I play the tracks that have grabbed my attention and sound exciting, edgy and fresh. The beauty of dance music is that it constantly evolves and morphs into new sounds and the quality just gets better and better. There's a real wealth of great techno and nu-disco around and I play the tracks that get me dancing and hope that conveys on to the floor.

We’re looking forward to having you down the club this Saturday, You haven’t played here since Jan the 1st. How has 09 been for you so far? Any standout gigs?
I did a Black Rabbit party in Belfast which was a lot of fun, our missdemeanours one-off party when the End closed was fantastic and Poland where I was last weekend was superb too, they know how to party in Eastern Europe.


Do you have any big plans for the year? Any releases we should be keeping an eye out for?
Now I'm producing as Dr. Strangelove with Pete Martin our tracks "Photograph & "Banshee" will be coming out this year and I'm just reallly into working in the studio at the moment. We started off doing remixes for Infadels, AHuman and David Guetta but now we've started doing our own tracks and it's really exciting. MORE HERE

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Kikumoto Allstars is set to release House Music, his debut artist album, through DJ Hell's International Deejay Gigolo next month.

A relationship that began with the singles "Jack The House" and "House Music" for IDG has now blossomed into a full-blown album affair for Australian DJ/producer Cam Farrar. Unashamedly retro, the LP spans thirteen moments of late '80s influenced acidic house in an overtly revivalist mold. Cited influences include Marshall Jefferson, Larry Heard, DJ Pierre, Lil Louis and Adonis, which should convey some sense of what to expect from this one. To add that additional layer of original Chi-Town authenticity, the album was apparently constructed using an analog enthusiasts wet dream list of equipment, namely the Roland TR-909, TR-808, TR-707, SH-101 and TB-303, with the Juno Jx-8p thrown in for good measure.

Tracklist
01. Everybody
02. I'll Make You Jack
03. Can't Stop the House
04. Bending Time
05. DCO
06. Last Train to Chi-Town
07. Sagittarius
08. Warehouse Days
09. Just a Feelin'
10. Jack the House
11. Shed
12. House Music
13. Walk the Talk

International Deejay Gigolos will release House Music on May 25th, 2009.

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As part of its second edition, Colorado's Communikey Festival will host a special sneak preview of techno documentary Speaking in Code.

The event will take place on the first night of the three day festival. Director Amy Grill will be on hand to speak about the film, which follows Modeselektor, Wighnomy Brothers, Monolake, journalist Philip Sherburne and Grill herself with then-husband David Day along their various paths in techno. Tagged with the line, "everything changes when you get lost in music," Grill documents both the power of the music, as well as the personal sacrifices one makes when investing their time, energy and money into music.

Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion featuring various North American techno promoters about the "challenges of electronic music culture" on the continent.

For those unable to make it to Colorado, the film will make its official debut later this month at the Independent Film Festival Boston.

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Trance titan Tiësto is set to be the first DJ ever to hold his own open air concert in London's Victoria Park this summer.

The Dutch producer will be supported by electro-pop star Calvin Harris, and some very special guests that have yet to be announced. But the focus for this show will squarely be on Tijs Michiel Verwest, whose euphoric set will soundtrack the dancing of what promises to be at least 25,000 revelers.

The extravagant event will be another first for the pioneer who was the first DJ to sell out dates at O2 Arena, Brixton Academy, Alexandra Palace and 12 Mondays in a row at Ibiza’s Privilege. With VIP already sold-out at Victoria Park, this one looks to be yet another landmark for the DJ.

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Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig and Laurent Garnier are amongst the headliners for next month's Nuits Sonores festival.

Lyon is France's second largest urban area after Paris, and the line-up for Nuits Sonores is definitely representative of that fact. Not only do you have the aforementioned electronic heavyweights on the bill, but joining them behind the decks will be Radio Slave, Josh Wink, Rone, Matmos, Cut Chemist, Agoria, Dubfire, Gilles Peterson, Erol Alkan and Miss Kittin & The Hacker. On top of all this modern electronic business, you'll even get a rare opportunity to catch horror-soundtracker and Goblin member Claudio Simonetti strut his stuff live, plus no-wave doyenne Lydia Lunch will perform with both her own band and Teenage Jesus And The Jerks. Things kick off on Wednesday 20th May with a showcase of London-based acts in the evening (including sets from Padded Cell, Mowgli and Joe from Hot Chip), before things move on to the spacious Marché Gare venue for the first of the three larger events, which culminate in a festival-closing set from Dave Clarke. Whether he'll wear his trademark leather trousers for the occasion still remains to be seen.

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Deep As Fu*k and The Likes of You are throwing a special Easter Sunday bash, headlined by Marc Romboy, Peter Juergens (Peter Gunn) & Daniel Dreier and Swedish duo Minilogue.

Romboy's appearance may be the biggest draw, as his name is highly respected among clubbing audiences around the globe for his work as the head of the Systematic imprint in addition to his sterling tech house sets. While Romboy mostly restricts his output these days to one label, fellow headliner Juergens has no such compunctions: He's put out music on over two dozen labels, which has been snapped up by DJs such as Carl Cox, Sasha and Timo Mass. Lately, Juergens has been grabbing attention with his Peter Gunn side project. His Easter set will encompass production from both aliases. Meanwhile, Swedish techno lovers Minilogue will be performing live.

With a massive local support roster rarely seen under one roof—which includes Jamie Lloyd, Mark Murphy and Noel Boogie—the ten-hour Easter Teknival is looking like the place to be for all techno, progressive and tech house enthusiasts this Easter.

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Justus Köhncke, Stimming and Marcus Worgull are set to headline 2009's Beck's Berlin Sessions celebrations.

For those who can remember that far back, 2008's Berlin Sessions was one of the more artistically interesting tours of last year, bringing Jazzanova, Quarion, and Heiko Laux to the country for a number of dates. This year's festivities will take place in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide, and will once again span the finest techno, disco, house and minimal around.

Kompakt's Köhncke and Diynamic's Stimming will be performing live—with the latter sure to be banging out tracks from his recent full-length, Reflections—while Worgull will undoubtedly bring some of the latest and greatest tracks from his Innervisions chums. Kicking off in late April, it'll no doubt be yet another Session to remember.

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Serbian festival behemoth Exit has revealed details of three exclusive back-to-back sessions to commemorate their tenth anniversary.

In honour of the occasion, the Anniversary Dance Arena will see a collection of major names from down the years reunited for some special celebratory performances. Carl Cox will go head-to-head with Curtis Jones' Green Velvet alter ego, UK duo Sasha and John Digweed will rekindle their time honoured DJing affilation, while Richie Hawtin will dual with his sometime M_nus cohort Dubfire. Taking place this year between 9th-12th July, the annual gathering has become one of the summer festival circuit's biggest success stories, attracting upwards of 200,000 people from all over the world across its four day expanse. Already announced for the main stage are Moby, Patti Smith, Madness, Arctic Monkeys and Kraftwerk, with further acts and "surprises" being revealed as the event draws near.

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Newcastle-based promoters Disco Noir are heading south this weekend for their first London party.

With it being a Bank Holiday this weekend, the Sunday parties are out in force, with the Disco Noir guys choosing it for the launch of their London operations. Clink Recordings boss Camea will fly directly from her Clink showcase in Frankfurt for the event, which is taking place at the capital's LED-littered Lightbox venue. Dario Zenker will also be present, celebrating his recent Vakant release with a set of his stripped-back techno sounds. Leftroom boss Matt Tolfrey rounds off the line-up in the main room, whilst Fabric regulars The Amalgamation Of Soundz are tasked with bringing their eclectic deep house sound to room two. This isn't just a one-off for Disco Noir, however, as they're are back in the capital on May 8th with an event that boasts the debut London performance of Berghain resident Ben Klock.

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Detroit techno innovator Kevin Saunderson is set to release a remix collection of his work in June.

Often credited as the man that brought Detroit house and techno to the masses, Kevin Saunderson has certainly cemented his place in dance music history. Hits like "Big Fun," "Good Life," "Rock to the Beat" and "Good Love" have become era-defining tracks, be it in the club or on the radio, and they've recently had a spit and polish from the generation of producers that they arguably helped to create on Saunderson's History Elevate 12-inch series. The second disc of the forthcoming compilation, which goes under the same name, will compile the tracks from the vinyl singles and also include new remixes from Smith & Selway and Ben Sims ("Rock to the Beat"), Simian Mobile Disco ("Big Fun").

The other disc is dedicated to showing off Saunderson's own remixing skills, shedding some light on some of the producer's first remixes (Wee Papa Girl Rappers, Cameo), versions of his favourite tracks (Cerrone's "Supernature") and some of his more recent efforts (Hercules & Love Affair and Simian Mobile Disco). Speaking further about the compilation, it seems as if Saunderson is still on a mission to spread electronic music to a wider audience. "We believe this project ties the past to the future, creating a launch pad for techno to spread our message far beyond... into deep space."

Tracklist
CD 1
01. The Christians - The Bottle (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
02. Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Heat It Up (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
03. Ann Consuelo - Do It For Love (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
04. Cerrone - Supernature (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
05. Pet Shop Boys - Go West (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
06. Lighthouse Family - High (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
07. Hercules And Love Affair - You Belong (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
08. The Presets - This Boy's In Love (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
09 Octave One ft. Ann Saunderson - Blackwater (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
10 Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler (Kevin Saunderson Remix)
11 Cameo - Money (Kevin Saunderson Remix)

CD 2
01. Intro
02. Inner City - Good Love (Luciano's Good Love Remix)
03. Kevin Saunderson - Bounce Your Body To The Box (Mike Shannon's Flashback Mix)
04. Kevin Saunderson - Just Want Another Chance (John Tejada Remix)
05. Inner City - Big Fun (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
06. Kevin Saunderson - Till We Meet Again (Carl Craig Remix)
07. Kevin Saunderson - The Human Bond (Claude Vonstroke Rave Recognize Rave Mix)
08. Kevin Saunderson - Rock To The Beat (Ben Sims Remix)
09. Kevin Saunderson - Rock To The Beat (Christian Smith & John Selway Remix)
10. Kevin Saunderson - Pump The Move (Samuel L Session Remix)
11. Kevin Saunderson World Of Deep (Jesse's Respect To Detroit Mix)
12. Kevin Saunderson - Bassline (Joris Voorn 07 Remix)
13. End Peace
14. Mini-mash bonus mix:
Kevin Saunderson - Bassline (Loco Dice Remix)
Inner City - Good Love (Jay Haze Edit)
Inner City - Good Life (Mathew Jonson's Acid Mix)

KMS Records & Fabric Recordings will release History Elevate on June 9th, 2009.

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Simon Dunmore's Defected label are set to storm Sven Vath's Frankfurt club later this month.

The event is the part of the label's 10th anniversary tour, which has taken in London and Tokyo amongst other fashionable locales. By hosting the party at Cocoon on April 25th, though, Dunmore will achieve one of his personal goals, explaining that the show has "been a long time coming as we have always had a secret craving to play Cocoon. It enjoys Champions League status, and with our first team squad fully fit we plan to go out there to enjoy the experience and give a good account of ourselves." Dunmore himself will be joined behind the decks by Defected mainstays Junior Jack, Kid Crème and Copyright as well as the label's recent signing from Madrid, David Penn.

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Subversive will celebrate their 15th birthday by revisiting the Cevin Fisher classic The Freaks Come Out.

Beginning life back in 1994, the UK imprint has happily danced the line between commercial success and underground recognition, outputting a total of 18 UK Top 40 singles and much more floor fodder besides. Seeing out the late '90s in a largely house music based fashion, the turn of the century saw the label partly aligned with the burgeoning progressive scene before coming full circle as the decade wore on. Artists as diverse as George Morel, Steve Lawler, Peace Division and Jark Prongo have all placed entries into the imprint's vast discography at various points in the last 15 years.

Originally released back 1999, Cevin Fisher's "The Freaks Come Out" was a chart bothering, U.S Billboard #1. The updated rendition sees a total of—count them—nine new versions: Prok & Fitch, Anil Chawla, Tim Davison, Eric Entrena, Benham & Clark, Gabriel Robella, Darren Flecta and Sharp 'n' Smooth have all been enlisted to give a new lease of life to the Tenaglia favourite.

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Dirt Crew are set to release their second album in June.

The German duo are comprised of Peter Gijselaers (Break 3000) and Felix Eder (James Flavour), and made their name with early releases on Sasse's Moodmusic label and Traum offshoot My Best Friend. After releasing a collection of their early work and first full album on their own Dirt Crew Recordings label, they've returned to Moodmusic for their sophomore full-length.

Entitled Blow, the record sees the pair in a housier mood than usual, taking influence from early Chigago tracks and classic New York house as well as techier European styles. From the rolling funky bassline and dubby stabs of "Deep Cover," through to the disco-tinged house eulogy of "Parade," it's an album that will most likely see club play on housier dance floors as well as home stereos.

Tracklist
01. Deep Cover
02. Rough Roads
03. Blow
04. Clap
05. Redux
06. Slope
07. Parade
08. Scenario
09. The Real Shit
10. Star

Moodmusic will release Blow on June 8th, 2009.

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Flying Lotus is set to embark on a tour of European club gigs and festivals later this month.

The LA-based beatsmith will begin his jaunt at the notoriously messy Bang Face Weekender at Camber Sands on 24th April (where he'll be joined by Zomby, 808 State and Dopplereffekt, amongst many other guests), Fly Lo will then take a quick trip over to Berlin's Berghain for a Sunday night before returning to the UK for midweek dates in Leeds and Sheffield. Gigs in Belgium, Rotterdam, Nantes, Switzerland, Nottingham, Amsterdam and Bristol follow, before the tour finishes with two large gigs for the producer. The first is at Rome's Dissonanze festival, where he'll head up a showcase of fellow LA-based beatsmiths (including sets from Daedelus, The Gaslamp Killer and Hyperdub starlet Samiyam) before moving on to help celebrate Warp's 20th anniversary in Paris. Hudson Mohawke and Aphex Twin (alongside recent live collaborator Florian Hecker) will join him at the show, but Warp have announced that there will be additional guests that have yet to be revealed

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English production duo Audiojack are set to touch down in Sydney in support of the release of their debut full-length Radio. Currently on tour throughout Australia—and having already stopped off in Perth and Brisbane—the DJ tandem will go on to play sets in Melbourne and Adelaide.

Since meeting in Ibiza in 2002, the pair have released remixes through several high-profile labels such as Renaissance, CR2, and Leftroom Limited, notably providing an internationally renowned remix for Paul Woolford's "Erotic Discourse." Audiojack first grabbed attention in 2006, though, with the release of their first original production "Robot," which has since sold over 10,000 units.

Currently signed to 20:20 Vision Recordings, Radio will be released in Australia next week.

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Danish producer Trentemøller is set to release Harbour Boat Trips - Copenhagen next month, his first foray into the realm of the mix CD.

Following in the vein of his 2006 Essential Mix, Anders Trentemoller has composed a 21 track blend of the producer's time honoured favourites, spanning four decades of music. Made up from a healthy slab of artists native to Copenhagen, the mix also manages to field appearances from Emiliana Torrini, The Raveonettes, Beach House and Alan Vega. A floor-facing DJ set this ain't.

The album will be the first in the Harbour Boat Trips series for the nascent HFN label who have decided upon a decidedly watery theme for their mixes: A selection of "outstanding artists" will be invited to commit to disc their musical interpretations of a particular harbour and its surroundings with the hope of capturing something altogether more poignant than your standard DJ mix.

Tracklisting:
01. Grouper - Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping
02. Gravenhurst - I Turn my Face To The Forest Floor
03. Emiliana Torrini - Lifesaver
04. I Got You On Tape - Somersault
05. Beach House - Gila
06. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Anenome
07. The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me (Nic Endo Remix)
08. The Hypothetical Prophets (Proroky) - Back To The Burner
09. Suicide - Cheree
10. Muscleheads - Phosphorescence
11. David Garcet - Confidence (New Wave rmx)
12. Rennie Foster - Devil's Water
13. Caribou - Melody Day (Four Tet Remix)
14. The Raveonettes/Trentemoller - She's Lost Control
15. A Place To Bury Strangers - I Know I'll See You
16. Suicide - Ghost Rider
17. Khan - Fantomes
18. Trentemoller - Vamp (Live Edit)
19. Two Lone Swordsmen - Kamanda's Response
20. Copenhagen Collective - Copenhagen (Trentemoller edit mix)
21. Soft Cell - Tainted Love

HFN Music will release Trentemøller's Harbour Boat Trips - Copenhagen at the end of June 2009.

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As we announced previously, Ada is set to release a mix of her own material later this year.

Originally planned for release this month, the collection of her tracks and remixes will now see the light of day in June. As well as including her versions of original tracks by Tracey Thorn, Booka Shade, Andi Teichmann and Brant, the CD will also feature remixes of her work from Kompakt mainstays DJ Koze, Tobias Thomas and Michael Mayer. It isn't all previously released material, however: Ada's studio-mate Dee Pulse has contributed a remix of "Fizzmann," whilst International Pony member Cosmic DJ helps out on a new version of "Blindhouse," which features the lyrics to their 2005 hit "Our House."

Tracklist
01. Tracey Thorn – Grand Canyon (Ada remix)
02. Ada - Fizzmann (Dee Pulse Remix)
03. Booka Shade – Vertigo vs. Cha (Ada Remix)
04. Brant feat. Mr. Roper – Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (Ada Remix)
05. Ada – Maps (Thomas/Mayer Remix)
06. Alex Smoke – Never Want To See You Again (Ada Remix)
07. Ada – Eve (DJ Koze Mix)
08. Ada feat. Raz Ohara – Lovestoned
09. Andi Teichmann – Tape (Ada Mix)
10. Ada – Living It Up
11. Ada – Forty Winks
12. Ada feat. Cosmic DJ – Our Blindhouse (Each And Every One)

Kompakt will release Ada's Adaptations: Mixtape #1 on June 8th, 2009.

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Aphex Twin is set to reprise his live partnership with Florian Hecker at this year's Melt! Festival.

The event, which takes place in between Berlin and Leipzig from 17-19 July, has been a fixture on the German festival circuit since 1997, and continues to go from strength to strength as it enters its twelfth year. Whereas there is a rock music presence at the event (Oasis, Foals, Bloc Party), the main focus is on live electronic acts and DJs, with plenty of artists on the bill that should keep RA readers happy.

Germany's electronic giants Kompakt have a big presence at the festival, with DJ Koze, Sascha Funke, Tobias Thomas and Matias Aguayo all making appearances, whilst Innervisions will compact their performance into just one set, with Âme, Dixon and Henrik Schwarz all getting behind their laptops for one of their A Critical Mass performances. They aren't the only laptop supergroup apppearing at the festival, however, as Skream, Benga and Artwork will also present their Magnetic Man project. Kode9, TRG and Goldie and Buraka Som Sistema will also be bringing the bass to the Melt! crowd, but it isn't just about techno and dubstep. There's plenty of punk-funk (WhoMadeWho, Gossip), electro-house (Tiga, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize), and electronic pop (Phoenix, Metronomy) to be seen over the course of the three days, with plenty more acts yet to be added. Keep an eye on their official website for further line-up announcements.

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Eastern Electrics will host their first parties of the year on the first weekend of May at a secret London location.

As with their previous events, they've drafted in some of the country's biggest promoters to take over a room, resulting in two rather large line-ups that should appeal to a wide variety of clubgoers. Saturday night's main room will be taken over by the people behind last month's Bloc Weekender festival, and they've decided to cater to disco, dubstep and techno fans with their programming. Appleblim and Zomby will be booming out their bass-heavy shenanigans, whilst Robert Henke will be bringing his Monodeck along for one of his much-feted live shows as Monolake. Metro Area will also be making up for missing their flight from Dublin, and thus their set at the festival, by returning to the UK for a rare DJ set.

If Bloc don't have enough bass for you in their room, then it's more than likely that Dublime will. Mixing drum & bass (D-Bridge), jungle (Congo Natty), dubstep (Reso) and techno (Andy Stott, Brendon Moeller), revellers looking for some chest rattling action should look no further. Eclectic party crew Man Make Music will complete the bill with an appearance from San Franciscan jacker Justin Martin.

Sunday's event is dedicated to slightly smoother sounds, with mulletover, Disco Bloodbath and Freak'n'Chic all coming together to help the capital's party animals maximise their Monday off work. Dutch tech-house stalwart 2000 & One and Fabric resident Craig Richards will take the reins in mulletover's room, whilst Freak'n'Chic will showcase their sleek dance floor electronics with performances from Shonky, Seuil and label boss Dan Ghenacia. Edit wizard Loud E will be aiding the discofied decadence in the Disco Bloodbath room, and all three of their residents will also be present to show off their selection skills that you got the chance to sample on their RA podcast from earlier in the year.

Early bird tickets are available directly through RA for both dates, so just follow the links below to snap up yours.

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Nick Warren and Satoshi Tomiie are scheduled to play Chinese Laundry's Easter Masquerade Ball, combining two of the biggest reputations in underground dance; Renaissance & Global Underground.

Warren has received substantial recognition with the famed Global Underground series, while Japanese-come-NYC tech house DJ/producer Tomiie has earned a formidable reputation as a part of Manhattan's Def Mix collective, and chief of underground label Saw Recordings. Warren will be demonstrating why he is one of the most sought after names in house, touring his recently released GU35: Lima, while Tomiie will be plugging his recent Renaissance: Master Series Pt. 9 mix.

In addition to their respective sets at Chinese Laundry, Warren and Tomiie will also be helping celebrate Darkbeat's sixth anniversary. Events are taking place in both Sydney and Melbourne. For the last six years, Darkbeat has treated Melbourne residents to a host of reputable dance names, with an honour role that includes Joris Voorn, Nic Fanciulli and Anthony Pappa. Alongside Warren and Tomiie, Audiojack and Spencer Parker are confirmed to play the Darkbeat celebrations.

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Brothers' Vibe, AKA Tony Rodriguez, will make his debut UK performance in London this Friday.

Rodriguez has experienced somewhat of a resurgence over the past couple of years, with releases on Mixx Records and Sascha Dive's Deep Vibes imprint bringing him to the attention of a new generation of house music fans. English club-goers will finally get the chance to see him on their own turf this weekend, with two shows planned on Friday. East Village have secured the man for their second annual all-dayer at the club, which will also see sets from D'Julz, Disco Bloodbath's Damon Martin, and East Village resident Stuart Patterson. Rodriguez's first performance of the day, however, will take place over in West London's BM Soho record shop at 5pm, where he'll play a free in-store show before venturing across to East Village. Space in BM Soho is likely to be limited, so fans wanting to feel a little bit of that Brothers' Vibe for free should head down early to assure themselves a spot in the shop.

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Aphex Twin is set to make a rare Spanish performance at next month's L.E.V. Festival.

The last time that Richard D. James played in the country was at 2003's Sonar festival, so there's no doubt that his set is going to be one of the most anticipated moments at L.E.V, which takes place over the course of May 1-2 in the city of Gijon. A diverse array of artists will join James on the bill, with live performances scheduled for instrumental hip-hopper Daedelus, melodic broken beatsmith Kelpe, and Alva Noto and Byetone from the Raster-Noton stable.

Isolee and Nathan Fake will also be showcasing what they've been getting up to in the studio over the past couple of years, whilst Modeselektor and Apparat will get to the heart of what the festival is all about with a full audio/visual Moderat show, with the help of Modeselektor's long-term collaborators Pfadfinderei. The performances will be spread across five different venues in the city, so make sure to check the official L.E.V. website for further listing details.

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Celebrated Melbourne club night The Likes of You will soon be venturing up north, with a Sydney launch date just announced for May.

The Likes of You has until now resided exclusively in Melbourne, and for the last two years has been bringing the southern city an abundance of international electronic talent, with the—excuse the pun—likes of Richie Hawtin, Carl Craig, Stephan Bodzin and Phonique all gracing the Pioneer 1000s. The events cater to, but not exclusively, the sounds of techno, minimal and progressive.

The team at Future Entertainment have jumped aboard for the Sydney launch, and have helped put together a massive lineup. Internationals Loco Dice, Hernan Cattaneo, Jesse Rose, Oliver $ and King Roc are set to headline, with locals still to be announced.

Tickets are available from Wednesday 8 April.

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Norwegian cosmic hero Prins Thomas will be the second DJ to be tapped by Robert-Johnson for their Live at... series.

Thomas joins electro-minimal queen Chloé as part of the unique roster of jocks invited to participate in the club's newly minted mix series. And like Chloé, Thomas has chosen to present a varied mix that brings in a host of influences from all over the electronic music spectrum, meaning you'll get the Mathew Jonson's idiosyncratic techno mixing seamlessly into the Balearic tones of Samos, and Ricardo Villalobos in a mash-up with Cos/Mes.

Tracklist
01. A very small Intro
02. Arpadys - Funky Bass (Idjut Boys Version)
03. Cage & Aviary - Giorgio Carpenter
04. Capracara - King of Witches (Rub N Tug Remix)
05. Trans Am - First Words
06. Map of Africa - Wyatt Urp
07. Bjørn Torske - Kokt Kveite
08. Käre & The Cavemen - Gallery Oslo
09. Babytalk - Chance (Babytalk Remix)
10. Frankie Valentine - Zumbi (Isoul8 Remix)
11. Low Motion Disco - Love Love Love (Still Going Remix)
12. James Yuill - This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Re-Edit)
13. Dogs Of War - Le Stress
14. Cos/Mes - Build The Band
15. Ricardo Villalobos - Waiworinao
16. Anarchic System - Generation (Long Version)
17. Argy & The Mole - Cantstandlovegetaway
18. Martin Circus - Disco Circus
19. Opolopo - I Do (Domu Discotech Mix Ð Intrumental)
20. Acid Test - Test 1
21. Mathew Jonson - Followed By Angels
22. Samos - Alpha Storm (Original)
23. Sébastien Tellier - Sexual Sportswear
24. Closer Musik - Maria
25. Lindstrøm - Contemporary Fix (Bjørn Torske Remix)
26. Steel an' Skin - Afro Punk Reggae (Dub)
27. A very small Outro

Robert-Johnson will release Prins Thomas' Live at Robert Johnson Vol. 2 on May 4, 2009.

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The mystery will end for a few cities in America this month, as the shadowy men behind Sandwell District will be visiting select cities across the country.

Function and Regis are only two of the artists affiliated with the respected imprint, which garnered a nod as RA's label of the month last year, but they'll be the ones representing the label in four dates over the next two weeks. Tonight, the duo will join Berghain man Ben Klock at New York's Bunker party, but then they'll set off on their own, playing dates in Pennsylvania, Washington and California. While all of those dates are special, the final one will be for yet another edition of the Interface series, in which the stakes get raised just a bit higher each time out by the Droid Behavior crew. Considering this is their 26th blowout, expect big things from the Southern California crew as the Sandwell boys push their uncompromising techno sound.

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Get Loaded In The Park have just announced the second set of acts that will play at the festival.

Get Loaded has been a fixture on London's Clapham Common since 2004, and has showcased styles from indie-pop to hip-hop throughout its five year existence. For its 2009 event, there's much more of a focus on electronic music, with Orbital already announced as headliners. Joining them in the capital on August Bank Holiday Sunday will be electro-poppers Royksopp, Laurent Garnier (who'll be performing his new album with a full live show), and German electro-clash duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker. Felix Da Housecat and Crookers will also being their respective brands of jacking electro-house to the table, and there's plenty of bass heavy shenanigans on offer from drum'n'bass heavyweights Pendulum and Chase & Status, who are responsible for Snoop Dogg's recent foray into the world of dubstep. Tickets are now available to purchase using the link below.

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Rome's Dissonanze Festival is set to enter its ninth year with a headlining performance from Laurent Garnier.

The two day festival will run over the course of May 8-9 at the city's Palazzo dei Congressi conference centre, and boasts a well curated line-up that should appeal to a wide variety of electronic music fans. On Friday night, festival-goers can check out the new wave of wonky insrumental hip-hop (Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Daedelus), avant-garde electronics (Atom™, Byetone) and floor-geared techno (Kenny Larkin, Moderat, Magda), with Garnier headlining the following evening with his new live show, which will showcase his forthcoming Tales Of A Kleptomaniac album.

Garnier's not the only one performing a new live show on the Saturday, however, as Âme, Henrik Schwarz and Dixon will all come together for their new A Critical Mass project, which they premiered at RA's Amsterdam Dance Event party last October. Lindstrom and Francois K will also take main stage slots, whilst the terrace has been programmed on a Afro-futurist bent, with DJ Mujava, Buraka Som Sistema and Radioclit all making appearances.

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Adam K and Hook N Sling are set to compile the second volume of Ministry's Progression series.

Last year's collection focused on compiling the best electro-house anthems of 2008, but this year Ministry have widened their remit, selecting the aforementioned DJs to fashion a mix of trance, house and progressive tracks in addition to the electro-styled bangers. ARIA nominee Hook N Sling will take on the first disc, mixing up tracks from Deadmau5, Fedde Le Grand, Bass Kleph and Laidback Luke, but on his disc, Adam K has put more of a focus on his solo material. K's CD features his collaborations with Jelo and Soha, as well as cuts from Audiojack, Moguai and Gui Boratto.

Tracklist
CD1: Mixed by Hook N Sling
01. Oliver Twizt - You're Not Alone (Bingo Players Remix)
02. Hook N Sling - Another Night (Vocal Mix)
03. Juan Kidd & Felix Baumgartner feat. Lisa Millett - Now You're Gone (Club Mix)
04. Cunnie Williams feat. Monie Love - Saturday 2009 (Fedde Le Grand Dub Remix)
05. MDX - Hot & Spicy (Bass Kleph Remix)
06. Neon Stereo - Feel This Real (Trophy & Wharton Remix)
07. F.L.G. - Pink Bird (Original Club Mix)
08. Morten Breum - On It! (Original Mix)
09. Cookie Monsterz & Tyree Cooper - Hip Housin' (Kid Massive Mix)
10. Mark Trophy - Shake It (Original Mix)
11. DADA, Obernik & Harris - Stereo Flo (The Drill Remix)
12. Laidback Luke & A-Trak - Shake It Down
13. deadmau5 - Slip
14. Style Of Eye feat. Stephen Simmonds - Galore (Hook N Sling Remix)
15. Mark Brown & Steve Mac - The Fly (DJ Wady & Patrick M Mosca Remix)
16. Martin Solveig - One 2.3 Four (Popof Remix)
17. Hook N Sling - Highball
18. Bertie Blackman - Town of Sorrow (Mic Newman Remix)

CD2: Mixed by Adam K
01. Dr. Kucho! - Patricia Never Leaves The House (Dr. Kucho! Remix)
02. Underworld - Holding The Moth (Audiojack Remix)
03. Dataworx - Control (Original Mix)
04. Kohlbecker & Eilmes - Tabasco (Moguai Remix)
05. Tony Senghore & Baron Bane - Love.Cure.All (Full Vocal)
06. Kurd Maverick - Blue Monday (Vandalism Remix)
07. Adam K & Soha - Question
08. Reflekt Featuring Delline Bass - Need To Feel Loved (Adam K & Soha Vocal Mix)
09. Adam K - You're Not Alone
10. Chris Lake featuring Nastala - If You Knew (Feed Me Remix)
11. Adam K & Jelo - Choose Your Weapon
12. Adam K & Soha - Twilight
13. Shakedown - At Night (Shiny Remix)
14. JELO, Me & John Feat. Kevin Drew - Due To Love
15. Gat Décor - Passion
16. Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life
17. Roel H. - Dancing Bears (Phil Kieran Remix)

Ministry will release Adam K & Hook N Sling's Progression 2 on April 3rd, 2009.

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Croatia's Garden Festival have announced a series of additional parties that will take place during their two week stay in the country.

As well as sampling the delights of acts such as Gilles Peterson, Todd Terje, Lindstrøm and Rub N Tug at the festival's main events on the weekends, revellers will also have the opportunity to attend parties thrown by some of London's top promoters during the week. Giles Smith and James Priestley will precede the first weekend of the festival with one of their secretsundaze events at Barbarella's Discotheque, a terraced venue which will host all of the off-Garden Festival events. Terry Farley, Stu Patterson, Dave Jarvis and more will celebrate the 10th birthday of house institution Faith on the Sunday night, but that'll be the last party for a few days, giving you the chance to put your feet up and soak in the picturesque sights of Petrcane.

Bristol's Futureboogie crew will get the music started again on Wednesday with their Disco Heaven bash, hosting Maurice Fulton, Crazy P and Dissident owner Andy Blake, but the end of the second Garden weekend doesn't have to mean the end of clubbing at the resort. Party animals looking to stay beyond the final Garden weekend will be treated to deep house from Âme and Dixon at the Warm party, and slightly techier fare from Meat and Einzelkind on Mulletover's boat party, whilst RA will be throwing our own seafaring shindig on the 13th for all of the Garden Festival artists and staff that have been "working" over the two week period.

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“II” will be released on the 18th of May 2009 digitally, on CD and on 4LP.
The first single, called “Tirsdagjam” will be released on the 13th of April as a tastemaker for the album, but is not on the album itself.


TRACKLISTING

1. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Cisco
2 Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Rothaus
3 Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - For Ett Slikk Og Ingenting
4 Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Rett På
5 Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Skal Vi Prøve Nå?
6 Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Gudene Vet + Snutt
7 Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Note I Love You + 100
8 Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Flue På Veggen

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lindstromandprinsthomas

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Sven Väth has revealed the all-star line-up that will accompany him at Cocoon in Ibiza this summer.

What with it being Sven's tenth year on the island with his Cocoon night, he's pulled out all the stops as far as bookings are concerned, hosting some of the most in-demand house and techno DJs on the scene every week. As with previous years, Cocoon will take place on Monday nights at Amnesia, and will open its doors for the first time on June 15th with Ricardo Villalobos and Cassy alongside Cocoon's own Chris Tietjen. This might seem like a staggering opening line-up, but Väth has plenty of nights like this planned for the summer, with no less than seven scheduled appearances from Ricardo, and three each for Luciano and Richie Hawtin.

Hawtin's M_nus label even get to take over the club for their own label night on September 21st, featuring live performances from Gaiser and Click Box, as well as regular DJ sets from Magda, Barem and Hawtin himself. Other guests featured at Cocoon over the season include Loco Dice, Josh Wink, DJ Sneak (who may very well repeat his back-to-back session with Villalobos), Federico Molinari, Marco Carola, Zip, Livio & Roby, Markus Fix and Raresh, whilst Martin Buttrich, Reboot and Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts will all play live. The booking policy for this year's Cocoon may be big, brash and outlandish, but to be fair, we wouldn't expect anything else from ringmaster Sven.

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In April we play host once again to the wonderful and vibrant world of Sander Kleinenberg as the enigmatic Dutchman returns with his dazzling video show.




In April we play host once again to the wonderful and vibrant world of Sander Kleinenberg as the enigmatic Dutchman returns with his dazzling video show.

A triumph for the senses, Sander’s ‘This is’ party has been reviewed to critical acclaim, his talent for creating a rare melting pot of sounds and beats catching the attention of the world’s partying public and forming the basis of an impressive International reputation.
Now in its third year, Sander will be kicking off his 2009 ‘This Is…’ residency at Ministry of Sound with a special launch party on Saturday April 4th, with dates following throughout the year in July, October and December. Playing alongside Lifelike and Patch Park, superstar Sander will be headlining in the incredible Box room, which will be specially fitted out with the Pioneer SVM-1000 audio-visual mixer (which Kleinenberg helped develop) and 52” plasma screens, exclusively for his performances. For this is no ordinary show, Kleinenberg’s talent for creating atmospheres and captivating myriad crowds is not only down to his intoxicating sound, but also his extraordinary ability to integrate video imagery into his sets.
"This is a whole new way of looking at what you do creatively” Sander explains “In the end that is very challenging. It makes you more versatile as well."
Sander will continue to show off his aesthetic flexibility at other residencies during the course of the year, too, including Pacha in Ibiza, Avalon in Los Angeles, and Paradiso in Amsterdam. Each of these gigs affords him unique creative opportunities; “Residencies are like laboratories: You can go in and experiment. As you get to know the sound system and the clientele, and become comfortable, you have more faith in each potential change of direction."
At the launch of the London residency, the ‘This Is…’ closing party for the Miami Winter Music Conference at Shine, and numerous events throughout Holland, Kleinenberg will be supported by artists from his popular label imprint Little Mountain Recordings. Making their debut appearance at Ministry of Sound on the 4th April Little Mountain will be rocking the bar with compelling beats coming from Muzikjunki, James Nidecker, Dirty Disorder and Dan Sanders.
www.sanderkleinenberg.com www.myspace.com/littlemountianrecordings

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Ripperton's Perspectiv label are set to release the second instalment in their Family Tree compilation series this month.

Unlike the first volume, Family Tree II will only see a release through digital retailers, so vinyl fans will unfortunately miss out this time around. If, on the other hand, you're one of the many listeners that downloads their tracks, you'll be treated to exclusive cuts from Perspectiv mainstays such as Dachshund, Minz, Sam K, Christian Vance and Ripperton himself, but there are also plenty of new artists that have been brought on board for the compilation. Douglas Greed and Agnès both offer up slices of strutting nocturnal minimal house, with Estroe, Polymorphin and Stephane Attias also including fresh material.

Tracklist
01. Christian Vance - L'aragosta
02. Agnès - Que Pena
03. Van Hai + David Durango + Cora Novoa - Bodas De Sangre
04. Dachshund - Persona
05. Dana Ruh - Funkey
06. Douglas Greed - Nordlicht
07. Stephane Attias - Baby Powder
08. Ripperton - Nobody Loves The Darkness
09. Estroe - Winter Depressie
10. Minz - Pareidolia
11. Coldfish - Torque
12. Margot - Lutammato
13. Polymorphin - Balloon Farm
14. Sam K - Anderung

Perspectiv will release Family Tree II in the first week of April, 2009.

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Freerotation have just announced the initial line-up for the 2009 edition of the festival, which takes place in August.

Now entering its third year, the Welsh festival looks to showcase the best in European electronic music in the quaint surroundings of Baskerville Hall, a 19th century hotel near the village of Hay-on-Wye. Instead of a whole new set of names for this year, many of the guests have played at the previous two events, with Move D, Shackleton, Bodycode, Jackmate and Uzuri boss Lakuti all returning for their third concurrent year.



There are a few fresh faces this time around, however, with Efdemin and Rndm both making solo appearances as well as performing live together as Pigon. Fellow Berlin residents Marcel Dettmann, Dandy Jack, Freund der Familie and Sven Weisemann will also make the trip over to Wales for the festival, but organisers Steevio and Suzybee have made sure that there's still plenty of homegrown talent featured on the bill. Jitterbug and Wbeeza will be representing the new house sound of London, whilst local favourites Leif and Tom Ellis will again showcase their laptop'n'bass live set. There's also a slight increase in the amount of dubstep on offer this year, albeit on a more techno-friendly tip, with performances scheduled for Narcossist, 2562 and Peverelist.

If you're looking to get tickets for Freerotation, then you will have to apply for membership first of all, which can be done over at their official site. Standard tickets come with camping, but there are also a limited amount of rooms available in the actual hotel available to hire if braving the outdoors isn't for you.

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Sydney's one-stop DJ shop Spank! Records and label Bang Gang 12 Inches have teamed up to offer aspiring Australian producers the chance to remix Melbourne indie electro rockers Damn Arms' latest single, "Destination."

The competition is on now, with all nine instrumental and vocal layers of "Destination" available for download at the Spank! Records website. Contestants will be required to place their desired components in their Spank! Records online Shopping Cart, and check out, free of charge.

Entries will be judged by representatives of the Bang Gang 12 Inches label, and should be submitted electronically as MP3s, or via CD, along with a designated entry form, also available for download. All genres are welcome.

The winner of the remix competition will receive:

• Stanton SCS.3d DaScratch Control Surface
• Traktor Pro DJ Software
• Novation Remote 25SL MIDI Controller
• Pacemaker DJ System
• Ableton Live 8
• Reason 4
• Pioneer CDJ200 CD Player
• Sennheiser HD25 Headphones & CX300 Earphones
• UDG Creator Serato Backpack (Compact)
• Ksubi Gift Voucher
• 1 Year Fuzzy Membership & 2 x Parklife VIP tickets


Entries close on 3 May, with the winner announced on the Spank! Records website on 15 May.

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Skull Disco svengali Shackleton will return to Berghain for the third time this Friday, headlining the club's bi-monthly dubstep party.

The event, which goes under the Sub:stance banner, is the brainchild of fellow Berlin migrant Scuba, and is the only chance you'll get to see a pure dubstep line-up in the cavernous confines of Berghain. Both Scuba and Headhunter will be showcasing their techno-cum-dubstep stylings at the night, which also sees performances from Distance, Onetake, and Jamie Vex'd.

Upstairs in Panorama Bar, Perlon will be hosting their Get Perlonized residency, featuring a headlining performance from Japanese minimalist Fumiya Tanaka. Perlon mainstays Thomas Melchior, Sammy Dee and label boss Zip will also take to the decks, in what promises to be an unmissable night for fans of both techno and dubstep.

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Sinner DC are set to release their fourth full-length next month.

The trio, comprised of Genevan musicians Julien Amey, Steve Mamie and Manuel Bravo, have been pushing their evocative electronica since 2001, merging their sweeping soundscapes with drum machines and minimal vocals to create their own heady brew of shoegaze, techno and post-rock. Crystallized is the group's second album for Jason Smith's Ai Records, which has previously released material from Claro Intelecto, Mariel Ito and Brian Aneurysm.

Fans of artists like M83 and Ulrich Schnauss are likely to dig the skyscraping synth work and melancholic textures which are prevalent on the record, but there are also a couple of poppier moments such as "Glass Alley," where the act's throbbing synths and strings are met with a warm, yearning vocal track. Vinyl fans are unfortunately out of luck, however, as Ai are currently planning to release Crystallized on CD format only.

Tracklist
01. Go For The Stream
02. Anyway
03. Golden Horses
04. The Medium Is The Message
05. V
06. Sunrized
07. Glass Alley
08. Digital Dust
09. Coast

Ai Records will release Crystallized on April 20th, 2009.

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Global Gathering have just announced the full line-up for their UK event, which takes place in July.

The two day festival will be headlined by Pendulum, The Prodigy and Orbital, who are reforming for various festival dates this summer. Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren and Above & Beyond will be there to keep the trance fans happy, but if that's not your cup of tea, there's lots of other stuff programmed that will keep you dancing over the weekend. Richie Hawtin will also headline his own arena, with additional M_nus performances from Gaiser, Magda and Dubfire, and there's plenty more techno from Loco Dice, Carl Cox, Joel Mull and Josh Wink.

Progressive heavyweights Sasha and John Digweed will both make an appearance, and there's a healthy smattering of electro-house from Erol Alkan, Digitalism, Steve Angello and Benny Benassi. The 2009 event also sees more dubstep acts announced than previous years, with Skream, Benga, Hatcha, N-Type, Caspa and Mary Anne Hobbs all set to showcase the genre to a wider audience.

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We Love Sounds have announced the second lot of names that will appear at their June 6th event.



Armand Van Helden and James Zabiela are amongst the acts that had already been confirmed to headline the single day festival, and they'll be joined by a raft of top electronic acts at Moore Park's Hordern Pavilion. Anja Schneider and Sascha Funke will bring their own respective brands of melodic techno to the party, whilst Israeli tech-house merchant Guy Gerber will play one of his energetic live sets. Electro-house heads are well catered for, with sets coming from Chris Lake, Popof, and Kitsuné acts Guns N Bombs and Passions, whilst those looking for more of a punk-funk and disco fix will be able to check out In Flagranti and Headman behind the ones and twos.

There's also a healthy selection of homegrown talent, with recent RA podcastees Pivot and Emerson Todd taking to the stage alongside the electro-rave of the Bag Raiders, Van She Tech, and the infamous Bang Gang DJs. More names are still be be revealed, so keep your eyes on RA for further line-up announcements.

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