PREVIEW: Wolfgang Gartner – There and Back

Joey Youngman aka Wolfgang Gartner is back with a preview for his first release of 2012. Last year Wolfgang had one of the biggest years of his career with releases like ‘The Way It Was,’ ‘Illmerica‘ and one of my all-time favorites, ‘Space Junk.’ To kick off this year he provides us with a sample of his newest tune titled ‘There and Back.’ Here it sounds like he harnesses a bit of his electro fury and presents us with the brighter side of Wolfgang Gartner. Regardless, still sounds like it’s going to be a big time tune. Set to be released on Ultra Records this Tuesday, January 31st.

NEWS: Rusko Announces North American Tour to Promote ‘Songs’

Dubstep’s party boy, Rusko, is going to be super busy this Spring. Last week, we posted about the announcement of his full-length album ‘Songs’, the music video for his first single off the album ‘Somebody to Love’, as well as his US college tour. Since then, he has also announced his collaboration with Cypress Hill (called ‘Cypress Hill X Rusko’), a UK tour, and another month-long North American tour to promote ‘Songs’. In NYC, Rusko will be making a stop at Terminal 5 with Redlight on May 13th. Grab your tickets here!

Tour dates after the jump!

Nicky Romero Hits The 88s


Clearly Nicky Romero is super talented as far as production goes, and now it’s very clear why after watching him “play a few chords” on Freddy Mercury’s grand piano, as he just tweeted. We love love love Nicky here at EO, we’re dying for him to come back after his amazing show last weekend at Pacha. Here’s to wishing a speedy return! Enjoy the video of Nicky really showing his skills on the keys.

The Weekend Playlist #42

The Weekend Playlist 1/27/12

1) Afrojack & Shermanology – Can’t Stop Me
2) Hardwell – Spaceman
3) Moguai – Mpire
4) Walden vs Lights – Brightness Breaks Glass (Hyperbits Mashup)
5) Rebecca & Fiona – Jane Doe (Albin Myers Remix)
6) Olav Basoski – The Rain
7) Dirty South & Thomas Gold – Eyes Wide Open
8) Inpetto – No More Serious Faces
9) Jared Dietch – You’re Not Alone (Gregori Klosman Remix)
10) DBN vs Darwin & Backwall – Gimme Gimme (Alex Lamb Remix)

The Weekend Playlist #42

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Hatiras & Nom De Strip – Roman Bromanski

Another collaboration from Hatiras and Nom De Strip available now; it’s ridiculous. Heavy kicks combine with everyones favorite Dutch bleeps providing ravers with a go-to dancefloor stomper. Unlike the Afrojack style production where the bleepy sounds sort ride solo, ‘Roman Bromanski’ combines those alien synths with pounds of percussion to add some additional flavor. Enjoy this one, support from Laidback Luke, Crookers, and more.

Hatiras & Nom De Strip – Roman Bromanski

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Northbrook – Move Your Body (Tommie Sunshine Remix)

Grooves on grooves on grooves. Tommie Sunshine takes Northbrook’s ‘Move Your Body’ and transforms it into an ideal weapon for DJs. Great balance between beat and lyrics as you’ll travel between pulsing cowbell stabs and intoxicating hooks. All-around vibe makes you feel like you’re at an early AM warehouse rave; available now, make sure you don’t miss this one.

Northbrook – Move Your Body (Tommie Sunshine Remix)

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NEWS: #TheDJSoccerGames 3/21/11


Proper British accent. ‘Oh, Tiesto with the lovely cross!’

It’s on.

Though the Euro Cup isn’t until June, Tiesto and Sebastian Ingrosso have organized a Holland vs. Sweden soccer match. The rosters are, comically, comprised of all DJ’s.

Tiesto issued the challenge via Twitter late Thursday night. Since then, a storm of Tweets have come from every direction by some of the world’s best DJ’s asking for playing time. From Nicky Romero (who said he is a 10-year vet) to Sunnery James (who we have a sneaky suspicion is a dynamic athlete,) everybody want to show off their footwork away from the dance floor.

The game will be played during Ultra Music Festival and if history has anything to say, Holland will be a heavy favorite, as their national team was the runners up in the 2010 World Cup, much to the delight of Armin Van Buuren.

The Swedish national team did beat Holland, 3-2, in their last meeting in Oct. 2011, though.

Rapid Spanish voice. ‘Ingrosso pasa por la defensa. Ninguna bandera de fuera de juego! Se dispara! Gooooooooooool!’

UPDATE: Kaskade is looking to get together a team USA for this match up. He and Steve Aoki are looking to show off the rising soccer culture in our country.

USA! USA! USA!


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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sgt Slick & Rob Pix feat. Bright White – Behind The Sun (Cristian Marchi Perfect Mix)

Nearly three years later, it’s still a banger.

Now, the names in this track may or may not look familiar. For those who need a lesson, Sgt. Slick and Rob Pix are two veteran DJ’s from the, now, exploding house scene of Australia. And Cristian Marchi has been a staple on the Italian DJ-circuit for years and specializes in pure house.

When this remix was made in 2009, you not only got the bleeps & bloops of what most people would now call dirty Dutch, even though it is more along the lines of Italian-house (Italia), we got a dancey house production that wasn’t open to the public.

We got an exclusive. You’d more or less have to be ‘in the know’ to have this one.

In 2012, die hard house music fans are still all about getting exclusives to stay ahead of the commercial music that trails the culture.

So, we’ve unearthed a classic for you. An exclusive classic.

Sgt Slick & Rob Pix feat. Bright White – Behind The Sun (Cristian Marchi Perfect Mix)

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NEWS: Nero Announces ‘Second Reality’ US Tour

Possibly the coolest kids in EDM, MTA RecordsNERO (aka Dan Stephens, Joe Ray, and their singer Alana Watson), are coming back to the US for another tour this Spring. NERO’s been super busy this past year including the release of their album ‘Welcome Reality‘, a massive UK and US tour, releasing six singles from their album (with a seventh on the way), and getting signed to Interscope Records. The futuristic, leather jacket and night time sunglass-wearing group just announced their 13-stop ‘Second Reality’ US tour. This time around, NERO’s bringing along some awesome perks along with their pre-sale tickets: 1) If you buy a pair of tickets as opposed to one, it costs a little less, and 2) Each ticket (or pair of tickets) come with an immediate 320kpbs download of their ‘Welcome Reality’ album, and a commemorative laminate (which includes a code for access to future digital goods). You can grab tickets now on NERO’s website!

Tour dates after the jump!

PREVIEW: Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello & Alesso – Eclipse (Why Am I Doing This)

Interesting and unexpected preview from 2/3′s of the Swedish House Mafia and one of Sweden’s most talked about new comers.

Debuting on Sebastian Ingrosso’s first installment of Refune Radio, ‘Ellipse’ follows the pattern of new sounds the Swedish House Mafia and their affiliates have been toying with. Not just big-room progressive anymore, but delving into electro, aspects of dub step and, on this track, a touch of acid house.

No release details are available as of now, but we will continue to track its progress.

PREVIEW: Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello & Alesso – Eclipse (Why Am I Doing This) (Ripped From Refune Radio)

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NEWS: Sebastian Ingrosso Launches Refune Radio


It’s a big day for Sebastian Ingrosso and his label Refune Records. First the introduction of Otto Knows to the world via a preview for his track ‘Million Voices.’ The podcast features both old and new from Refune, along with an invitation for an exclusive after-party featuring never before heard bootlegs from Ingrosso and friends. The mix is simply slamming and it’s great that this is just the beginning of a series of shows. win/win!

Refune Radio

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Refune Radio Inaugural Podcast Tracklisting
01. Swanky Tunes, Matisse & Sadko – The Legend
02. Ivan Gough & Feenix Pawl feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind (Axwell Mix)
03. Alesso – Raise Your Head
04. Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote (Tommy Trash Remix)
05. Sebastian Ingrosso & Dirty South – Meich
06. Coldplay vs. Swedish House Mafia – Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
07. Michael Calfan – Resurrection (Axwell’s Recut Club Version) w/ Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso feat. Michael Feiner – Together (Acappella)
08. Cazzette – Killmode [White Label] w/ Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now (Acappella)
09. Otto Knows – Million Voices
10. Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello & Alesso – Why Am I Doing This?
11. Dirty South & Thomas Gold feat. Kate Elsworth – Eyes Wide Open
12. Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso – Calling (Instrumental Mix)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Nicole Moudaber

Nicole Moudaber, the new techno sensation originally hailing from the UK, was once an NYC club promoter known for setting up some of the most memorable parties the Big Apple had ever seen. She has since flown across the world, starting out by re-defining the EDM nightlife scene in Beirut and then straying away from the promoting scene to embark upon a production career. She began to produce her own personal style of music, which we now know and love: a booming, bass filled sexy version of techno. She caught the attention of legend Carl Cox and he became a mentor for her quickly progressing production career. Nicole played alongside Cox in Ibiza all summer, in addition to throwing her own killer parties at Ushuaia Ibiza with Danny Tenaglia.

She has guest mixed for some of the greats such as John Digweed, Carl Cox and Adam Beyer. Her brand new Feline EP has infected the Beatport top 10 Techno charts with its infectious sounds. Nicole took some time out of her hectic schedule to answer some questions we’ve been dying to know answers to, such as: what sort of advice Carl Cox gave her before her big debut at Space, Ibiza; her trajectory as a promoter moving to Beruit; her up and coming record label ‘MOOD Records,’ a pretty crazy story about her Beyer guestmix and many more!

Nicole will be performing at Cielo on February 9th 2012 for Dance.Here.Now’s Thursday night festivities. Be sure to get Tickets HERE or put yourself on the Guest-list HERE for open bar for an hour before entry at 11 pm.

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