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Amoeba SF is really dope, only problem I had with that place is they don't have listening stations, and I took my iPad in there so I could YouTube some of the albums and had no reception, other than that it was great. Will be heading to the original store in Berkeley next time

I've already been to 2 of these stores in different cities 1. Amoeba Music in San Francisco 2. Forever Young Records in Arlington, TX and both stores are just as big as in those photos

Surely the best thing about traveling the world is finding all the best record shops, right? 1. Amoeba Music in Los Angeles, California The world-renowned Amoeba Records lives up to its hype. With a frequently changing stock of new and used media, you can basically get whatever you want here. Oh, and did I mention that it’s gigantic? The entire store is 24,000 square feet and houses over 100,000 CDs, vinyl records, cassettes, DVDs, laser discs, and more. 2. 12 Tonar in Reykjavik, Iceland Like many small record shops, 12 Tonar doubles as a label for local Icelandic acts. While it might not be impressive in size, it is incredibly influential and serves as a meeting place for musicians like Björk and Sigur Rós. 3. Aquarius Records in San Francisco, California Aquarius Records has been a fixture of San Francisco’s music scene since 1970, making it one of the longest-running record shops in the United States. The store carries a wide range of stock, but is most famous for its extensive selection of psychedelia, metal, and drone music. 4. Tower Records in Tokyo, Japan For many, Tower Records was the place to discover music. Tower shuttered in 2006 after 46 years of existence — that is, everywhere except Tokyo! Japan is known for its incredible record stock, so I can only assume its Tower Records is one of the best to ever exist. Like, ever. 5. Princeton Record Exchange in Princeton, New Jersey Heaven is a place on earth! Perhaps the most uncreative name for any music store ever — Princeton Record Store Exchange gets straight to the point — affordable albums of every genre for every music fan. If you’re in the market for rarities, look no further. 6. Spacehall in Berlin, Germany You cannot even begin to talk techno or house or dub or any electronic music for that matter without bringing up Berlin’s Spacehall. The beautiful minimalist design of the store suits its refined, highly stylish musical aesthetic. 7. The Thing in Brooklyn, New York A crate digger’s dream: The Thing in Brooklyn appears to be a regular secondhand store… that is, until you walk into the back room and uncover stacks on stacks on stacks of records. A lot of its stock isn’t in the best condition, but that doesn’t even matter. if you spend a few hours in there you’re sure to strike gold. And unlike other NYC institutions like Other Music, Academy Records and Kim’s, it’s doubtful you’ll find another store on Earth anything like it. 8. Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas It makes sense that the “live musical capital of the world” would be the home of a record shop famous for hosting amazing in-store performances. Even better, Waterloo is a truly massive shop that you could get lost in for hours. 9. Forever Young Records in Grand Prairie, Texas Forever Young is so massive that it’s more like a permanent record fair than a regular record store. Located in the middle of Grand Prairie, Texas in a series of strip malls, the store represents that if you look hard enough, you can find an amazing record store anywhere. 10. Mabu Vinyl in Capetown, South Africa Mabu Vinyl is a must music shopping in South Africa. Spanning genre, mediums, and decades, its beautiful store has something for everyone. They even have a large stock of music-related zines. 11. Pet Sounds in Stockholm, Sweden Everyone knows Sweden is the greatest place on earth for music, so the fact that both Stockholm and Gothenberg are hubs for independent music stores is totally predictable, but completely awesome. Pet Sounds in the nation’s capital is arguably the best of them all, and often doubles as a bar in the evening. 12. Reckless Records in Chicago, Illinois There’s no shortage of record stores in Chicago, but Reckless just happens to have one of the town’s most active, and the inspiration for Championship Vinyl in High Fidelity. After opening in 1989, the store has branched off into two additional locations, but just make sure to check out the original on Broadway. 13. Mississippi Records in Portland, Oregon Mississippi Records is nowhere near the largest record store in Portland — that distinction goes to Jackpot — but it’s definitely the most interesting. The store began as a label specializing in music from Thailand and West Africa, but the shop stocks a wide range of obscure and amazing music, including old blues, country, and folk. 14. Grimey’s in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is a town of institutions and Grimey’s is no exception. It’s a store beloved by the city’s residents, and has a sort of hometown family feel. And who knows? Maybe if you’re lucky you’ll visit at the same time as locals like Taylor Swift or Ke$ha. 15. Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, Minnesota 1) Electric Fetus is the best name for anything, ever. 2) It’s so awesome to know that a town that hosts THE MALL OF AMERICA can also support an independent record store. 3) For music fans in the Midwest, this is the go to. 4) For people on tour, it’s a lifesaver. 16. Rough Trade East in London, England When they say England invented punk rock, they’re probably just talking about Rough Trade East. Countless legends have walked through those doors, many of them have played inside. The images and memorabilia on the walls are museum worthy, making this a necessary pilgrimage for all music nerds. 17. Exiles Records in Buenos Aires, Argentina The number of independent music stores in Buenos Aires rivals that of the largest cities in the United States. Exiles Records specialize in all things indie while still accurately representing Argentina’s impressive musical history. The store truly might be one of the best on the continent. 18. Retroactive Records in Mexico City, Mexico Retroactive Records has been around since 2004, holds about 36,000 titles at any given moment, and exclusively carries vinyl. While some shops begin as labels, Retroactive is going in the opposite direction, and is planning to launch a reissue label in the near future. Japan’s third largest city is also one of its most dynamic, and a hub for record collectors everywhere. Flake Records is especially representative of that, and is known for being a treasure trove of rare imports. 20. Souffle Continu in Paris, France Souffle Continu is a gorgeous record store in the heart of Paris with a name that translates roughly to “continuous breath.” The shop, which has a striking modernist design, stocks a wide range of current independent artists from around the world while promoting and celebrating its local acts. 21. Keltainen Jäänsärkijä in Helsinki, Finland Keltainen Jäänsärkijä is an eclectic shop proves Finland isn’t all black metal, and regularly updates its stock for the latest and best in rock and pop. 22. Purple Record in Seoul, South Korea Purple Record specializes in independent music, and is extremely popular with visitors to South Korea. It’s also just minutes away from Hongik University, so expect a crowd of arty college students perusing the shelves. 23. Love Music in Glasgow, Scotland Scotland may have invented indie pop, but they’ve certainly perfected the sale of it. Love Music is the twee-est name for any record store ever, but don’t let it fool you: A careful eye could find just about anything here. 24. Piccadilly Records in Manchester, England Piccadilly Records is great for many reasons, but the one that might be most noteworthy is that it is well known and respected for having a GENUINELY FRIENDLY STAFF. Like, when’s the last time you went to a record store and the clerks were pleasant? 25. Elastic Witch in Dublin, Ireland Elastic Witch in Dublin prides itself on having the latest and greatest in independent music, acting as both a community space and a discovery zone for all curious shoppers. 26. Atom Heart in Montreal, Quebec In recent years, Montreal has proven to be a mecca for all thing indie electro pop, Atom Heart lives up to the title. Its European decor invites shoppers in, but the diverse selection keeps them there. 27. Pushkinskaya 10 in St. Petersburg, Russia While Russia’s relationship with punk rock isn’t the best — just ask Pussy Riot — it is reassuring to know that spaces like Pushkinskaya 10 exist. More of a community arts center than record store, the space allows people young and old to explore underground interests and ideas. Source: buzzfeed.com

Nice Coffin you got dude, 1 of these days ill get round to getting myself 1

nah dude, Duz was able to fix it, somehow, still achaly waiting for it to blow up on me

:> I'm gonna use it tonight to get some chill out and hip hop for this weekends set

Welcome dude

Almost every DJ who has had a taste of success has considered it – the idea of dropping everything and trying to make a full-time go of it. Today we’ve got a great story by one of our contributing writers on how he made the decision to quit his job to DJ more. Learn some of the biggest obstacles involved in such a decision and how modeling a DJ career like a company helped him achieve success in today’s article. LEAVING A JOB TO DJ? It all began with a simple question that no one could answer. “DJing?” my then-girlfriend exclaimed, “Is that all you want to do?” I surprised her with a statement that any ambitious DJ might say: “I’ve decided to take this thing full time.” (This conversation came after gigging 4 times a week for a full year straight!) Three years later I was dealing with a tech startup, pilates instructors, and a recovering cocaine addict with a severe anxiety attack. I met the woman of my dreams who thought I was a crazy Afro-Arab lost in the world of DC misfits, and a Goldman Sachs executive who I mentored, only later to know I was his mentee. In the end, I got my answer, but only after I found myself hesitating in front of a send button of an resignation email that took three hours to write. And all because in October 2007 I asked myself this: Clearly I was love-drunk with music and the industry. Quite honestly, I didn’t want to sober up. Here’s the cold truth: deciding you want to quit is usually just the first move in a long and cerebral chess match you’ll play with yourself. I’ve found that people’s inability to quit their current day jobs had little to do with the perceived riskiness of their new professions, their financial situation, or general economic conditions. The real barrier for most of us is not external. It’s our own psychology – we: * overthink decisions, * fear eventual failure, * and prioritize near-term, visible rewards over long-range success. So how are the brave, smart, and savvy DJs able to break free? How those individuals were able to overcome the psychological barriers and finally quit with conviction? It’s all in the preparations and it starts with your psychology. GET YOUR MIND RIGHT: QUIT FOR A BETTER LONG-TERM, NOT A QUICK FIX The first step in making the leap is to recount your career goals and visualize a life-changing leap forward, not an incremental hop. Stop being a serial quitter, become focused on the long-term goodness of fit. Why the emphasis on a long arc? If you’re looking to quit your job just so you can avoid that micromanaging boss or break free of a tedious daily task, you may be shooting too low. Quitting your job for the life of the party and for minor improvements could leave you equally dissatisfied a year in. To avoid this potential cognitive dissonance, take a longer term (5 years+) view of the mountain you actually want to climb. Map out what the journey might look like, and make sure you’ll value its rewards. You get an average of 10 chances to quit in your lifetime, and each career step should bring you significantly closer to your true passions. For me, a producer at SiriusXM Radio working with music technology and plenty of DJs coming in and out of the building, I was miserable. I had a sexy, ego-stroking career that made for great bragging material. But I was being eaten alive by all the work, and drained by the politics of working in a large company. I had an insight at the launch of a huge project that our team successfully completed despite impossible expectations and long hours. Everyone was gathered together and the division President said ‘Thanks to the team, we made this happen!’ All I could think was, ‘Here’s an empty recognition for a product I didn’t care about. At the time I was gigging three times a week, producing 4 tracks/remixes per month and building a music production school in Washington DC. I had a challenging schedule. FINDING INSPIRATION I had an “a-ha!” moment after reading the quote: “Life is too short to be in a boring company”. I started researching local DJs and entrepreneurs who took a leap of faith towards their dreams. I thought, ‘These people are really enjoying themselves!’ In my job, I was having fun, but not experiencing real meaning. The people I researched had great fulfillment and continuously hungry to move forward in their lives, the opposite of what I saw in the stagnant corporate environment. I thought ‘If they can do it, maybe I can too!’. I consumed hundreds of articles a week on entrepreneurship, financial planning and marketing. At home, I was building a project studio with high-end analog gear and producing like an automated assembly line. I found myriad resources on the science of innovation, success and business. I think I earned an MBA in two months by just reading. My mind was finally in the right place. PREPARATION I made a firm commitment to quit my day job in four years. Anxiety about losing a steady paycheck was horrifying and gigging three times a week wasn’t enough to pay the rent and bills; I needed to find another income stream. I needed to land more local gigs, remix projects, improve my production skills and grow my fan base. The easiest way to organize all of these activities was to visualize myself as a mini-startup. After reading so much about entrepreneurship and startups; operating like a company made sense. Here’s how I organized my activities: Business Development: Getting Gigs + Remix Work: I dedicated two days out of the week (if I’m not gigging) on just networking, contacting labels and helping other DJs with their gigs. I constantly emailed indie House music labels. Didn’t get any response 8/10 times. Early on I knew everything was a sale and email wasn’t a good medium to build relationships. So I started traveling to NY and Miami to meet label execs face to face until I landed a remix project. The rest was history. Product Development: Improving My Production Skills: I spent over 20 hours a week producing music. It’s the best way to get better. Marketing + Promotion: Growing A Fan Base: I learned the art of inbound marketing (Blogging, SEO, website optimization, social media, building back links, lead nurturing, email campaigns and analytics). Tuesdays and Wednesdays were my dedicated days for any marketing activity. I compiled an email list of over 2500 people in three months and continuously engaged my list with funny and informative emails. Building genuine relationships with my fans was a rewarding experience and still is. Financials: Paying Off Debt/Saving: Crunching numbers, making projections and understanding my spending habits was an amusing ordeal. Using mint.com, I analyzed my spending for the past twelve months and I knew what I needed to eliminate. You’d be surprised how much stuff we don’t need in our life. I had to pay off my car, credit cards and other loose ends in two years. I then saved 50% of my income for another two years. My goal was to have 18 months of cash (rent, bills, food and party monies) until I generated more income. Revenue + Income: The idea of getting a part time job to generate another source of income was ludicrous. One of my many passions is mentoring, so I started teaching music production in one of DC’s popular clubs. The owner was generous enough to have me use his dancefloor as a classroom on Sundays from 4pm to 7pm. I rented a projector & screen and plugged to the club’s sound system. The class was a success! I moved out of the club and started hosting workshops around the city until I created DC’s first music production school. CUTTING THE CORD Four years later, I had 16 months of cash in the bank, paid off my debt, grew my fanbase, acquired more students and was releasing three tracks per month on reputable labels. I just needed the right moment to draft a resignation letter. I was afraid for a long time to pull the plug. Finally I did and it was the most liberating feeling. It hasn’t always been easy. I definitely made mistakes, especially around some financial decisions for myself. But I practice being gentle with myself when I make blunders. It’s a natural part of the learning curve. Success can bring challenges as well. I found out that 60% of my students wanted to learn music production just to get more DJ gigs, and not for the love of music. I had to re-align my strategy and founded Gigturn. No two DJ stories of making the transition are the same, which is what makes entrepreneurship so interesting! But my story certainly illustrates a couple of important points about deciding when to quit workin’ for the “man”. My initial goal was to DJ and produce full time, but now I found a bigger and more meaningful goal. I’ve learned flexibility and adaptability are important to keep the passion alive. Making sure that there truly is interest in the market for your skills as a DJ and producer before you cut the strings is vital. But perhaps even more importantly, listen to that little voice in your head and make a choice that’s in line with your long-term health and well-being. Starting a full time DJ career that you’re passionate about can only do great things for your mental and physical health. Maybe you’ll be able to take a leave from your job to have some time to plan your DJ career, or maybe you’ll need to start your transition part-time while still working your job full-time. No matter which path you take, there’s no better time than now to start your dream career! Source: djtechtools.com

In case you needed 1.5 minutes of unadulterated EDM culture nonsense, here’s a list of “10 Memes Only Ravers Will Understand” because… coffee break. 1. YOLO-O-O-O-O. 2.WIL.I.AM 3. IT’S HOUSE MUSIC BITCH 4. WHY, EARTH…WHY? 5. WE KNOW THAT FEELING… 6. DAT PALM TREE DOH.. 7. PLURNT UP 8. HAVE YOU SEEN MY FRIEND? 9. WHEN PLUR IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.. 10. I DON’T FEEL ANYTHING… I DON’T FEEL ANYTHING… OH SHIT. Source: magneticmag.com

This past weekend Dirty Dutch kingpin Chuckie visited his home in the former Dutch colony of Suriname in South America. While there he performed for the Carribbean Festival of the Arts in the nation’s capital after being decorated as Commander of the Order of the Yellow Star by President Desire D. Bouterse. Honored for his musical accomplishments and inspiring the youth of his country, the President knighted Chuckie (after receiving mixing lessons from the DJ). Chuckie took to Instagram to announce the award stating; Sir Clyde Narain has a nice ring to it. Source: mixmag.com

fuck yeah, i got a few of his stuff on vinyl, always worth it

Drumcode head Adam Beyer returns to Ibiza to play at Amnesia, where Sven Väth’s Cocoon party hosted Väth and Ricardo Villalobos on the terrace, and Chris Liebing and Beyer in the main room. This segment is an except from the middle part of Beyer’s set where he proclaimed “it started to get lively, smoke canons started to spit their smoke out over the crowd and the party started for real.” Look out for unreleased material from Jeremy Olander’s Dhillon moniker, Joseph Capriati, and more. https://soundcloud.com/adambeyer/dcr158 Source: dancingastronaut.com

Sub Focus returns with his second studio effort, ‘Torus,’ slated for a September 23rd release date. A month ahead of schedule the UK-based producer has unveiled the full 13 record track list, including some surprising collaborations with Alex Clare, MNEK and Clarity singer Foxes and more. The album is available for pre-order today and Sub Focus takes the album on the road for a UK tour this October. 1. Torus 2. Safe In Sound 3. Endorphins Feat. Alex Clare 4. Out The Blue Feat. Alice Gold 5. Twilight 6. Close Feat. MNEK 7. Turn It Around Feat. Kele 8. Out Of Reach Feat. Jayelldee 9. Falling Down Feat. Kenzie May 10. Turn Back Time 11. You Make It Better Feat. Culture Shock & TC 12. Tidal Wave Feat. Alpines 13. Until The End Feat. Foxes Source: dancingastronaut.com

AUGMXMGBPT should be good until the end of august

welcome

fuck yeah

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Just thought of this while at work, what about projex, dunno if it'd work but it sounded good in my head

Just a few years removed from bagging groceries in Scotland, Calvin Harris is now the world’s highest-paid DJ. He leads a cast of musicians collecting six-figure nightly checks for performing at nightspots from Las Vegas to Ibiza—and for other business ventures once reserved only for rock, rap and pop royalty. Read on to see the rest of the 12 top earners of the booming Electronic Dance Music genre. 1. Calvin Harris - $46 million Harris earned more than Jay-Z or Katy Perry this year—and claimed electronic dance music’s cash crown for the first time in his career. In February he signed on to play more than 70 shows over a two-year period at Las Vegas megaclub Hakkasan, and pulls in additional cash from songwriting and producing for pop stars like Rihanna. “The rise of dance music has been astronomical in the last three years,” he tells FORBES. “I happened to be in the right place at the right time.” 2. Tiësto - $32 million The Dutch-born DJ has been spinning for decades—playing over 140 shows last year—and he’s earning more than ever. Tiësto landed a lucrative residency at Las Vegas superclub Hakkasan this summer, ditching his usual digs in Ibiza. “I’ve been going there for the last 10 years, it felt there was nothing special,” he tells FORBES. “And then I got the offer to play in Las Vegas … They made me a great proposal, not just the money but also what they’re going to do there, the biggest club in the world.” 3. David Guetta - $30 million Daft Punk contemporary David Guetta navigated his way from the DJ decks of underground Parisian clubs to the upper echelons of Top 40 radio. He has made a name for himself by crossing into pop music and collaborating with the likes of The Black Eyed Peas and Usher. Now 45, Guetta shows little signs of slowing, playing more than 120 shows over the past year, including appearances as a support act on part of Rihanna’s world tour and a weekly residency at Ibiza’s Pacha. 4. Swedish House Mafia - $25 million The three members of Swedish House Mafia--Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell and Steve Angello--called an end to their group career in March 2013. But they still made enough in an abbreviated year to crack the top five on our list; all three are now pursuing individual careers (FORBES only took into account performances where all three members performed as a group as Swedish House Mafia for this valuation). 5. Deadmau5 - $21 million The mouse-helmeted DJ has been collecting vast amounts of cheese despite performing half as many shows as some of his peers, thanks to nightly fees in excess of $200,000 at Hakkasan and other clubs and festivals around the world. He also cashes in on recorded music, his own label Mau5trap and massive merchandise licensing deals. 6. Avicii - $20 million At 23, the Swedish DJ is the youngest artist on our list—and taught himself to produce music using pirated software that he played with from his teenage bedroom. “You don’t really need anything anymore,” he told FORBES last year. “You need your computer.” He’s expected to release his debut, True, in September 2013. Lead single “Wake Me Up” has already clocked over 1.7 million downloads worldwide. 7. Afrojack - $18 million Nick “Afrojack” van de Wall seems to be enjoying his newfound purchasing power: He bought a Ferrari 458 in February, wrecked it less than an hour later and bought a new one the next day. Only 25, the Dutchman has already crafted tracks for the likes of Pitbull and Chris Brown and owns his own label, Wall Recordings. One of the marquee names in Wynn Las Vegas’ DJ lineup, he says he turned down Hakkasan’s offer for twice his regular fee to remain loyal to his current employer. 8. Armin van Buuren - $17 million The European trance king has long been recognized as one of the world’s best performers in the electronic music space. With his weekly radio show “A State of Trance,” van Buuren has developed an international following that led to nearly 120 shows in the last 12 months from Kuala Lumpur to Oakland. He released his fifth studio album, Intense, in May. A friend of the Dutch royal family, he performed at the coronation of Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima in May. 9. Skrillex - $16 million (tie) With his trademark side-mullet and gut-pounding production, Skrillex has been banking six figures a night on live shows all around the world—most notably Wynn’s XS nightclub in Las Vegas, where he has a residency. He also earns big on recorded music after picking up three Grammy awards this year, matching last year’s total. On top of that, he earned an Annie Award for the original music he composed for the animated flick Wreck-It Ralph. 9. Kaskade - $16 million (tie) At 42, he’s one of the older DJs on our list, but Kaskade parties just as hard as the rest of them. He played more than 130 shows in the last 12 months, largely as part of his Freaks of Nature Tour. One of the first DJs to establish himself in Las Vegas, he signed a deal with Encore Beach Club in 2010 and now performs regularly at Cosmopolitan’s Marquee. 11. Steve Aoki - $14 million With the ability to pack in two shows a day while on tour, Aoki clocked nearly 270 gigs in the last 12 months. The son of Benihana founder Rocky Aoki, Steve shares his father’s entrepreneurial spirit, boasting several restaurant and nightclub ventures, record label Dim Mak and endorsements with Olmec Tequila, Trident Gum and Scion. 12. DJ Pauly D - $13 million (tie) The Jersey Shore star earns half as much per night as some of his DJ brethren, but with 90 performances over the past year and a host of outside business ventures, he makes the Electronic Cash Kings list for the second year in a row. Though the show that made him famous wrapped up in December, he’s still collecting cash from its tail end; he also boasts his own Dirty Couture line, vodka-based drink REMIX and deals with 50 Cent’s SK Energy and SMS Audio. 12. Diplo - $13 million (tie) The ubiquitous DJ-producer makes his debut largely on the strength of a big year on the road, both on his own and as part of dancehall act Major Lazer. He’s also crafted tracks for the likes of Beyoncé, Justin Bieber and Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg)—and even appeared in a BlackBerry commercial. Methodology Our estimates include earnings from live shows, endorsements, merchandise sales, recorded music sales, external business ventures and, in the case of DJ Pauly D, television (we included him on this list because, like his fellow Electronic Cash Kings, he makes at least half his cash from DJ gigs). Sources include Songkick, Pollstar, RIAA, promoters, managers, lawyers and some of the artists themselves. Earnings totals were calculated over a 12-month period from June 1, 2012 to June 1, 2013. Source: forbes.com

Things started getting weird when the banjo player arrived. The Swedish DJ known as Avicii had already been spinning onstage at Miami’s Ultra music festival for quite awhile, playing fairly standard club fare that included snippets of his own “Levels” as well as “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. The crowd had gathered to hear the latest in electronic dance music, so when a handful of bluegrass musicians shuffled onto the stage last March, they might as well have been astronauts–and almost immediately, the blogosphere was abuzz with confusion. But Avicii knew exactly what he was doing. The musicians playing actual instruments beside him—horror of horrors—were all part of “Wake Me Up,” the first single from his forthcoming studio album, True. In addition to banjo, the song features a guitar part by Mike Einziger of Incubus and vocals from soul crooner Aloe Blacc. The track has clocked 1.7 million downloads worldwide since its official release in June. “I expected some reactions, but now I’m really happy,” says Avicii. “It really shook people around and shocked them and grabbed people’s attention. And once that initial shock wore off, people stopped thinking, ‘Oh, it’s country music.’” Full coverage: Electronic Cash Kings 2013 Such confusion over classification seems destined to become more frequent as the genre continues to grow. More and more, EDM is becoming the underpinning of mainstream pop music. One need only look at the Billboard Hot 100 to see evidence. This week’s top 20 singles include offerings from Daft Punk, Calvin Harris, Zedd and Avicii himself. Even the tracks that aren’t explicitly EDM clearly reflect its influence—take the thumpy “Radioactive” by alt-rockers Imagine Dragons or the synth-drenched “Safe and Sound” by indie-pop duo Capital Cities. It only stands to reason that “electronic dance music”—a term that didn’t really exist until a few years ago and is used to describe a genre that’s been popular around the world for decades—would have a tough time staying within a narrow set of parameters. “In Europe, we never had the expression ‘EDM,’” says Dutch-born DJ Tiësto. “Everyone was in their own little scene: The house heads, the trance heads, the club heads … in America when you play, you can play all that stuff together. And there’s a lot of people who like to listen to everything and not just one style.” Adds Avicii: “I don’t see EDM anywhere else than in America. It’s a very American term.” Pushing the boundaries is one of the 23-year-old Swede’s goals as he prepares to release his debut album next month. Born Tim Bergling, Avicii’s career began when he started making beats in his bedroom as a teenager; he became a producer and composer long before he began spinning at clubs around the world. When Avicii found himself with a couple months off over the past year—“for the first time in forever,” he says—he decided to sit down and make a different sort of electronic album. He felt that EDM had become too focused on “dirty drops” and wanted to fuse the genre with soul, funk, blues, folk and country. With his star on the rise, he was able to get musicians like Einziger and Blacc to work with him. “I didn’t want to come in and make a new, like, redneck song,” he says. “That wasn’t really my intention. I really wanted to play around with the elements of country that are really amazing … It’s a way to advance the [EDM] genre so it doesn’t get stuck. Which I think it does, to an extent.” To craft tracks for the new album, he’d sit down with Einziger and come up with chord progressions, leaving the studio with only an acoustic version of each track. Then he’d take it home and start tinkering, adding the electronic elements as they came to him. Avicii isn’t the only electronic musician who’s seeing the genre move—and is helping to move it—in this sort of direction. Up-and-comer Zedd, who’s worked with pop stars including Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, believes EDM is heading toward a more instrumental sound, as paradoxical as that may seem. “More and more electronic artists will go that way and include more real instruments,” says Zedd. “That’s kind of what I’m doing … there’s going to be a lot more organic elements in electronic music in the next years, same thing goes for pop music.” As for Avicii, he sees the development as a healthy creative shift for EDM—one that will, he hopes, preserve the genre’s considerable momentum. “There’s not really any limits whatsoever to what you can do,” he says. “As long as there’s this kind of constant flow of music, I think [EDM is] going to be popular for a long time.” Source: forbes.com

The Bloody Beetroots are back! This September, the man behind the mask, Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, will release his sophomore artist album HIDE. Already released, one of the album’s more impressive collaborations “Out of Sight” with Paul McCartney and Youth, topped iTunes charts earlier this year and the album is poised to do the same. Unveiled in a series of YouTube clips, the remainder of the collaborations are just as prestigious, featuring Tommy Lee, Peter Frampton, Sam Sparro and more. Known for his noire approach to production and punk rock overtones coupled with collaborations from some of the world’s most legendary rockstars, HIDE may very well be one of the most ambitious releases of 2013. View the preview and full tracklist after the break. 1. Spank feat. Tai & Bart B More 2. Raw feat. Tommy Lee 3. Runaway feat. Greta Svabo Bech 4. Chronicles Of A Fallen Love feat. Greta Svabo Bech 5. The Furious feat. Penny Rimbaud 6. Out Of Sight feat. Paul McCartney & Youth 7. Albion with Junior 8. Reactivated 9. All The Girls (Around The World) feat. Theophilus London 10. Please Baby feat. P-Thugg of Chromeo 11. Glow In The Dark feat. Sam Sparro 12. The Source (Chaos & Confusion) 13. The Beat feat. Peter Frampton 14. Rocksteady (The Bloody Beetroots vs. Gigi Barocco) 15. Volevo Un Gatto Nero (You Promised Me) feat. Gigi Barocco Source: dancingastronaut.com

I saw this on the news the other day, had a line going on for blocks

Welcome dude