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Vasco - Vasco EP (Piston Recordings)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:25:05 +0100

Debut release from Vasco, with a self-titled EP featuring three original tracks, in a deep and tech fashion.

Vasco is a new moniker/project of José Reis, most know as Accatone, where he explores a more electronic and raw sound, the antithesis of his organic and smooth influences from previous works.

Music to warm your soul this winter.

Early support list:

Laurent Garnier - really like this a lot —- will play of course 7/10
Patrick Zigon - great ep! 8/10
Francesco Grant - Oh cool! Great job! 9/10
Severino Panzetta - The right reason is my fav Say goodbye is pretty nice too 8/10
Sasch BBC - nice! the right reason for me! 8/10
Danny Tenaglia - thanks!!! 9/10
Alexi Delano - Nice!! 7/10

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Airwave - Atlas Winds (LCD Recordings)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:21:35 +0100

A true activist in Electronic music of all kinds for well over 15 years, Belgian Airwave’s discography counts more than 250 records and dozens of remixes, many of them being supported by the biggest names of the industry. Genius Composer and Performer, the man’s imprint on the scene is remarkable.

Hit by surprise by a virus called Electronic Dance music, Laurent developed his knowledge of music and technology in Parallel until his first demos saw the light of day in may of 1995. 1996 saw him release his first tracks on the infamous Bonzai imprint, but that is 1998 that saw him grow up and become the progressive trance artist we know today, with the release of his first Airwave record, I want to Believe, immediately picked up by UK’s own Sasha and Oakenfold, and later on by up and coming youngster Tiesto, gaining popularity as much as he was playing Laurent’s records. The same can be said about the whole dutch trance scene, in which Laurent’s records were and still are omnipresent.

That is how Laurent developed his DJ and performing career from back then, having several gigs worldwide, from Tokyo to San Francisco, from Auckland, NZ to Toronto, and from Manchester to Athens. Hundreds of gigs saw him perform at the world’s biggest clubs of those times, Slinky, Gatecrasher, Godskitchen, The Gallery, 1015, Dopler in Bratislava, and many others, all of them had the chance to welcome Laurent Airwave one day, if not several times, which proves that you do not need to over-commercialize your music to get rewarded all around the world.

«Everyday is full of new challenges, and limits only exist into the human brain» are Airwave’s words of wisdom for every single day. Do not limit the man to a single genre, as his 15 years in the business gave him the ability to execute any style of music with a true sense of perfection and achievements.

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Fab Code - Never Give Up (Mint & Mustard Recordings)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:19:08 +0100

At an early age Fab was bewitched by music. At age 6 he was attracted by the sounds of soul, funk and disco playing from his parents jukebox. Rocked to the sounds of Tamla Motown, James Brown, Barry White, KC & The Sunshine Band and later Kraftwerk. All this built up in him to a music culture dominated by rhythm and groove.

In the early 80s he began his DJ career (as DJ Fab) and became resident in a trendy club in Brussels called -Disco Steve-. Residencies and bookings would follow one another until 1988, playing in many local clubs, always quality venues, such as Le Veaudeville, Le Garage, Le Variete, La Pergola, Le Disque Rouge (Fuse), Las Vegas, and many others. The musical styles he spins with finesse and technique are funk, disco and new wave, the hype music for this era.

After hanging up his DJ gloves to explore new musical fields, music production, we see him reappear in 1989 with the release of his debut single -Warbeat- under the pseudonym Bassline Boys. The success was immediate following the mini scandal triggered by this title when it was broadcasted in Chistophe Dechavanne’s -ciel mon mardi- (TF1 - French TV), and the musical response entitled -On se calme (Mr. Dechavanne)- turned into a massive hit in France, selling over 400,000 copies and awarded with a gold record. New Beat, Acid House, Techno and Hardcore releases will succeed during the following years under various monickers, such as Fax Yourself, BSR, Defcon, DSK, Hydrowave, Speed Limit, etc.

In 1994 he decided to return to the turntables, and when he met Claude El Divino (City Parade) he joined the -Underground Energy- team, which allowed him play in one of the most prestigious clubs of Belgium, the Extreme. After a series of bookings with Energy Underground he became a resident at Extreme. Other residencies and bookings followed, including La Raza, Planet Hardcore, Cocoon, Illusion, Zenith, Pavarotti and so on.

After a break from both the deejaying and studio work during the early 2000s, he comes back in 2006 with a new challenge, creating and running his own DJ Bar, which will be called -bar©ode-. The project took its flight, the parties became famous throughout Belgium and abroad, and renowned DJs lined up behind bar©odes decks. Pole Folder (Bedrock Records), Filterheadz (I Love Techno), CP (Pulse Factory) Ecco (KMB records), Rudy (Fuse), Xian (Cafe dAnvers), Milo (You), Dave Kane, Trap House, to name a few.

Inspired by the name of his latest project -bar©ode- DJ Fab became Fab Code, and after the bar closed late 2007, he resumed the hunt for bookings. He joined the team of DJ Ecco called -United Elektro- and also played at -Dance Machine- and -Acid Or Not- parties until the end of 2009, then Fab decided to move and settle in the United Kingdom.

Freshly landed in Manchester, his new home, he went back to work and returned to the recording studio to relaunch his career as a producer and composer. He released his first tracks in 2010 on Belgian label Kiss My Beat Records (KMB), on the label Bonzai Progressive and on the label Mint & Mustard.

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Wonji - Lord I'm Still Standing (Eyepatch Recordings)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:16:24 +0100

Juan Gonzalez aka Wonji is born in Brooklyn, New York 1972 is one of four sons in a family of musicians who started his music career playing the trumpet in jr. high band. With these early skills in music he soon started playing other instruments including, guitars, drums, most brass instruments and soon after at the age of 14 discovered turntables. Hip Hop was one of his biggest infuences at that time and encouraged him to think of creative ways to hear and play sounds from the tables. Soon after he started playing private parties, events and such.But there seemed to be something missing…..

At the age of 17 he decided to move to South Florida, Miami and this is where he was introduced to The House Sound. With a past in latin music, disco and R&B, Wonji decided to twist and meld these sounds together in his live sets which led him to move to his next step: Producing.

By 1999 House music had evolved so much with many new and updated sounds Wonji could not resist getting involved in production. Musical instruments changed so the music changed, the scenes changed so I had to try and keep up with all the new styles, says Wonji. Fascinated by the past music and sounds of The Hunger, Front 242, and later DJs like John Digweed, Timo Mass and so on, it was only a matter of time till he started producing his own work.

With an ever evolving sound, Wonji will for sure be around in the music scene for a while. Never passing up new musical possibilities and changing the way music is to be played. Wonji says about himself: Making people move and groove, thats all I want to do.

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Lucio Grandi - Plastic People (Howz Choonz)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:13:15 +0100

Lucio Grandi was born in Cali, Colombia on August 5, 1984, with Colombian, French and Italian roots. His first contact with electronic music happens a the sweet age of 6 when Dance and House music hit the local radios. Intense happiness filled him listening to these tunes. Not long before he starts experimenting with recording tunes and making his own mixtapes.

Ten years later after learning how to mix properly on turn-tables he starts his carrier as a professional DJ playing Techno and listening to DJs like Marco Carola, Ben Sims, Cristian Varela, Jeff Mills, Samuel L Session. He filled his DJ-bag with the dark sounds of strong Techno.

But only 2 years later he finds himself tired of that sound and starts the search of his very own musical identity. DJs like Danny Tenaglia, Vibe, Victor Calderone, Carlos Manaca, Richie Santana convince him that Tribal is his call.

Still not satisfied he ends up to adapt House and Alternative Music into his sets and this turns out to be his true self. Influenced by names like Silicone Soul, Peace Division, Little Louie Vega, Armand Van Helden, Harry Romero, Alton Miller , Afrika Bambaataa gave him the needed diversification and shades in tones that this genre contains.

Actually, it is that variation, that diversification that House Music offers that marks his identity as a DJ because he can choose between one side or the other, achieving a more intense atmosphere in his sets.

He has played along with DJs like Franco de Mulero, Jose Viscaya, Malambo, Lexx, Chile, Chloe Harris of London and with David Guetta in 2009 after winning the first DJ contest of his hometown.

He has played in Mission Club, Cooseres, La Cantera, Joan of Arc, Central Valley Pacific events, private parties, etc.

Today he finds himself as a DJ and producer to be part of the infamous Bonzai label group. Convinced of their professionalism and way of working he finds his tracks released on Bonzai Basiks. This is for Lucio the fulfillment of a dream as he always had wanted to be part of this label.

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Dirkie Coetzee, Neo Kekkonen and Marcia Juell - Live Again (Subtraxx)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:35:17 +0100

The flowing collaboration between Neo Kekkonen and Dirkie Coetzee isn’t restricted to big remixes, the original work is most likely even bigger.

Live Again presents the vocal talent is US based songstress Marcia Juell, who has had success on international labels such as Black Hole.

Live Again is a showcase how all these three talents think alike of dance music of the new year. This is track is aimed for the floor, but the beauty of the melody makes sure the track fits excellently to radio use also.

The remixes come from Israeli future super-duo R&R. Their previous release “Stranger”, released on our Nemesis sub label, was supported by Markus Schulz and was licensed to his monthly Top 15 late last year. R&R adds a tech progressive touch to the track.

Subtraxx cornerstone Ayleon adds their magical trance touch to the track. Their 10 minute trance interpretion is something that you really need to listen. This is something for the uplifted minds.

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Birkenmeier - Robot EP (Bonzai Basiks)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:05:46 +0100

Birkenmeier was born in France in 1987 Since his childhood he has been lulled by music thanks to his musical family. In 2000 he discovered the arrival of Minimal Techno in Europe and then in France, which for him, was a real revelation.

So he obtained basic production software and began to created his first tracks having fun with samples. The rapid progression of the Minimal Techno movement incited him to master his musical technique and invest in efficient material.

Today his home studio in Nimes in the south of France is well equipped with an Ableton Suite 8 , an APC80, a Kaossilator Pro, and multiple controllers which enables him to create quality tracks and to sign with many labels around the world such as:

-Truth Underground Recordings (Hollywood)

-Stellar Phonics Recordings (Liban)

-Bonzai Records (Belgique)

-Beat Tech Records (Colombie)

-Phäntom Records (France)

-Beat Control Records (Brasil)

Winner of the Remix Contest organized by Phantom Records (a growing label of Avignon France) he know producing just as well as remixing artists such as

- Alvaro Bacchi - Que cara esta la cebolla

- Patrice W. - Stop Talking

-Tom Almex - Monodeck

- Liv Stone - Kill you DJ

He is currently preparing a live Minimal Techno with which he intends to make a lasting impression and kick-start his DJ career.

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Various Artists - Progrez EP Vol 5 (Progrez)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:59 +0100

Fifth volume of the Progrez EP series, this time with four original tracks and remixes from Blue Foundation, Jim Rivers, Tali Freaks vs Nagarrius, MetronomeS and Smart Wave.

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Nancy Burello & Digital Angel - Blue Heart (Bonzai Progressive)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:56:00 +0100

New release in Bonzai Progressive, this time with Nancy Burello & Digital Angel, together for a stunning progressive stormer titled Blue Heart. The single comes with the original track plus two remixes from Manu Riga and Jake Shelton.

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Placid Larry - The Mulberry Tree (Bonzai Elemental)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:53:41 +0100

Daniel Ray van Zyl aka Placid Larry has been DJing since 1999. Beginning his career in his native South Africa, Daniel has held residencies in Jo’Burg — better known as Johannesburg — and in Tshwane — better known as Pretoria — before setting his sights on the UK club scene, where he held residencies in London, Brixton and Southampton.

After a brief stint home, he moved to Bahrain where he has held a residency in premier restaurant and lounge “Zoe” for the past two and a half years.

For the past five years, Daniel has been honing his skills as a producer. His unique chilled house and down tempo electronica and chill out sound has seen his tracks being released on the renowned Lemon Grass Music label. Daniel continues to produce deep melodic soundscapes filled with thought and emotion, stemming straight from his heart.

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Sajed - RPS (Green Martian)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:37 +0100

New Green Martian release from Sajed, a Iranian EDM producer/remixer and DJ. The release comes with two original tracks, RPS and Nights.

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Theta Rhythm - My Sky (Nemesis)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:00 +0100

Theta Rhythm shows us again why he is a Nemesis household name.

My Sky is a solid progtrancer with haunting atmosphere vocal. This track really build up the atmosphere from the breakdown towards the full groove.

The remix comes from russian talent Lamajie. He’s no new comer either with previous releases on Camouflage and Ferry Corsten’s Flashover he delivers a big remix for those in need of big chords and huge synths – still keeping the laid back progressive feeling of the track intact.

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BrightLight - Offbeat Elite EP (Eyepatch Recordings)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:56:11 +0100

New release in Eyepatch Recordings from BrightLight. The release comes with three original tracks, Offbeat Elite, Highscore Avenue and Something Else.

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Mikko L - Midnight Elements (Camouflage)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:22:56 +0100

Mikko L is no stranger to Camouflage. Summer Memories was released in early 2010.

Now it’s time for Midnight Elements. Midnight Elements is a powerful, uplifting trance driver with catchy pluck melody.

Something for every uplifting DJ’s virtual DJ bag.

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Daniel Ray - Fourty (Eyepatch Recordings)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:12 +0100

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Brisboys - Beat The System (Mint & Mustard Recordings)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:18:24 +0100

Belfast DJs John Manning & Ciaran Duffy joined forces in late 2008 having been DJs in their own right for over ten years, playing in clubs and radio stations all over Northern Ireland and beyond.

They had never met until 2007 when they met by chance in Brisbane, Australia. After talking they realized they shared a passion for House Music and realizing they only lived a few miles apart back home in Ireland they made an agreement, that they would keep in contact and start a project when back on home turf, Brisboys was born.

In the short time they have been working together they have already had several number 1 hits on www.djdownload.com and support for their tracks comes from the likes of Dave Piccioni, Miss Nine, Jesse Voorn, Eric Entrena, Threesixty and Felix Baumgartner to name a few. Their track -Upside Down- was selected for the highly acclaimed Azuli Presents Miami 10 Compilation which is available to buy digitally or on CD, a rarity in this digital age and they also have tracks signed to Presslab Records (Italy), Stampgevaar Digital (UK), Soultech Recordings (UK) , Active Cut Recordings (Brazil) & Atmosfera Recordings (Columbia).

With lots more releases to come from these guys they are definitely one to look out for in the future.

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Michele Cecchi - A Spy In Paradise (Bonzai Elemental)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:16:06 +0100

Michele Cecchi is a veteran of electronic music, with 17 years of hard work to prove it. started his music career in 1997, on a radio program called -Future Releases-,presented by one of the most popular italian djs Freddy K. After the studies he decides to build a little home recordings studio in his house with a Roland JP-8080 a Drum machine and a TB-303 so starts to produce a lot of demos in different genres from techno to trance and hard house…but the quality of the tracks is still very poor.

In 2000 he writes The Mistery Inside, low quality but good melody…so spending a lot of weeks to work on that and with the precious help of DjMill&ManuelT and the producer Elvio Trampus from Nebula, he finally recorded his first vinyl on Uforecordings. This was the beginning;and consolidated the frienship with DjMill,in 2001 saw the birth of their new project Antithesys with the single World of Dreams, after that many others like The Gate and a lot remixes for Raptor,Black Runner,Rotar for Wicked records,Pleasent records,Uforecordings and Stik records followed.

Michele Cecchi is an eclectic music composer and his productions takes a wide range of genres from electronic,trance,techno,chillout and classic scores for soundtracks. In 2003 starts the collaboration with Emanuele Inglese wich brings an electronic-house influence to his own productions, so he decides to create another project to divide the genres which gives life to Michael K with the vinyl release Soap To Skin.

Both his current projects are defined by different kind of sound: Michael K (techno-minimal-house) Michele Cecchi (trance-chillout-electronic).

From 2008 to date he has produced for labels such as Bonzai records, Neurotraxx, Neuroscience UK and Trance All Stars Records

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Cassandria Daiva - Sulabha EP (Bonzai Basiks)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:14:00 +0100

Behind any successful DJ and music producer, you will usually discover a strong, focused individual who is really passionate about the music scene and who knows how to connect with the crowds. Cassandria Daiva is no exception. Bringing an energetic spirit and love for the sensual grooves, this tech house DJ sets the dancefloors ablaze everywhere she goes. Whether she is performing in nightclubs, music festivals or private parties, Cassandrias experience and unique energy make her a genuine asset to the success of the event at hand.

Born out of passion for the underground house music scene of the 90s, Cassandrias career began more than 15 years ago when she learnt the art of beatmatching on Technics turntables, the precursors of the infamous 1200s! Her unique energy stems from years of mentoring from influencial music figures of the disco era who actually contributed to the birth and rise of house music in the 80s. Watching her flawlessly mix and beat match 3 decks with seamless perfection on and on for hours brings awe to the sharpest musical connaisseur and dazzles even the most demanding crowds.

In addition to her extensive DJ skills, Cassandria is also an avid music producer and remixer. With her experience behind the decks, this progression came naturally and her artistic persona gave birth to new releases and exciting remixes. These found their way on various labels such as Do2Night, Triskel Tech, as well as her own imprint High Gloss, and most recently Bonzai Basics. Her latest releases have gained support from artists such as Osuna Paco, Sergio Fernandez, Rainer Weichhold, Junior Vasquez, Alfonso Padilla, Sergio Matina, Markus Schulz, LegNo, Juan DDD and countless others.

Cassandria has toured in Europe, played several Winter Music Conference events in Miami including club Mecca and The Dolce, and performed at one of the largest music festival in North America: WEMF. Throughout her career she has had the opportunity of sharing the decks with Mark Farina, Junior Sanchez, Alexander Technique, King Britt, DJ Heather, Jojoflores, Da Fresh, Dan Marciano, Chuck Love, George Morel and so many more…

Cassandria also hosts her infamous Erotech show, a weekly broadcast syndicated to 9 internet radios and an FM station in Belgium, reaching listeners worldwide.

This female DJs distinctive sound is filled with lively rhythms, brightened by wild percussions, sustained by hypnotic samples and enhanced by deep enchanting basslines. Her unique energy, coupled with her ability to instinctively relate with the partygoers make her a perfect addition to any venue. Cassandrias character, experience and credibility help event organizers and promoters deliver quality musical entertainement that stands out and leaves the crowd wanting more.

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Janeiro - That Close (Green Martian)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:11:10 +0100

Janeiro is a duo (Eugene & Alex) of EDM producers and remixers from Belarus, inspired by productions of such big names as ATB, Chicane, Solarstone and many others. Their focus is melodic music (trance and chillout) filled with pianos, guitars, balearic motives, feelings and atmosphere.

Included into Solarstone’s Electronic Architecture 2 at the beginning of musical career Janeiro keeps making more music, what results in new forthcoming releases on different well-known labels. Their music tastes are defined for now but not strict due to many influences and possible future collaborations

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Various Artists - Subtraxx Remixed Part 3 (Subtraxx)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:35:37 +0100

We have much respect to our past, the great artists and awesome releases during the past years.

Year 2012 will concentrate on the in-house artists and yet more Subtraxx trademark Finnish sound. On Subtraxx Remixed the remix treatment was given to tracks that we’re originally released without a remix on our labels during 2011.

Russian electroinflueced DJ Salamandra’s Physical got a tranced by South African Dirkie Coetzee and his Finnish production soulmate Neo Kekkonen, the end result is a vocal gem with big room trance chords.

Our US based secret weapon Theta Rhythm took a approach on Finnish Glideslope’s first release Fable. The outcome is a bass heavy progtrancer with almost fragile piano themes.

Neo’s solo production selection was targeted to Wind Walking by Helion Tide. The remix is a driving trancer with modern twist, bit darker than the uplifting original.

Originally released on Camouflage, Lisko’s Silver Sky caught the attention of fresh production duo Sagen & Jonas who decided to make a remix of the track just for fun. After hearing the track we decided this remix will have to made heard by larger audience. Proper uplifting trance.

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WELCOME TO THE... BONZAI DIGITAL NETWORK

Vasco - Vasco EP (Piston Recordings)

Airwave - Atlas Winds (L*C*D Recordings)

Fab Code - Never Give Up (Mint & Mustard Recordings)

Wonji - Lord I'm Still Standing (Eyepatch Recordings)

Lucio Grandi - Plastic People (Howz Choonz)

Dirkie Coetzee, Neo Kekkonen and Marcia Juell - Live Again (Subtraxx)

Birkenmeier - Robot EP (Bonzai Basiks)

Various Artists - Progrez EP Vol 5 (Progrez)

Nancy Burello & Digital Angel - Blue Heart (Bonzai Progressive)

Placid Larry - The Mulberry Tree (Bonzai Elemental)

Sajed - RPS (Green Martian)

Theta Rhythm - My Sky (Nemesis)

BrightLight - Offbeat Elite EP (Eyepatch Recordings)

Mikko L - Midnight Elements (Camouflage)

Daniel Ray - Fourty (Eyepatch Recordings)

Brisboys - Beat The System (Mint & Mustard Recordings)

Michele Cecchi - A Spy In Paradise (Bonzai Elemental)

Cassandria Daiva - Sulabha EP (Bonzai Basiks)

Janeiro - That Close (Green Martian)

Various Artists - Subtraxx Remixed Part 3 (Subtraxx)

Airwave - Atlas Winds (LCD Recordings)