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Our man Satoshi Tomiie kicks off Renaissance's new 3D compilation series with a bang. The release consists of three CDs, each one with a different flava: Club, Studio and Home. Satoshi, known for his influential label, Saw Recordings and his blistering live shows (The Saw Recordings party at the WMC is a must!), leads off with the Club mix showcasing his live mixing skills with the latest tracks. Studio is Mr. Tomiie at his finest, remxing and chopping up his own tracks mixed with some of his favorite ear candy. And Home is a more downtempo mix of some of his favorite tracks including Miles Davis and Aphrodisiac. Kudos to Renaissance for leading off their new series with a true pioneer. LISTEN!
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Bombay offers up their second digital download release, Fred Everything's Forever on Beatport. Chunky, groovy vibes make this a must in your crate to kick the party into high gear. LISTEN!
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Demarkus Lewis throws down the perfect track for a late afternoon WMC pool party. Sao Salvador has all the right elements for a sleeper WMC hit, tasty drums, a sweet hooky vocal and a funky bassline. A great addition to Agave's string of stellar funky house releases with killer production and crystal clear mastering by Chris Alexander. Check out Lewis at the Viva Agave party, 3/24 at Hotel Shelly, 844 Collins, Miami Beach. LISTEN!
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April 6, 2006

../ Integral Sound Fails To Impress

New System Comes Up Wanting

Many manufacturers use the Winter Music Conference, which takes place every March in Miami, to showcase their latest offerings to the dance music community. Get a buzz going in Miami and that electricity can send sparks around the globe.


Bob Moog Little Phatty

The Integral semi heads down to Miami


Integral Sound, yet another incarnation of the Steve Dash sound system juggernaut, this time with Mike Bindra of Twilo and Made fame thrown in for some sales flavor, brought in their own newly minted version to impress. Unfortunately it didn't. The poorly tuned system had Dash's trademark ultra clean, non-fatiguing sound signature, but at the expense of high-end sparkle and low end punch. The bass was rolled off way too early to put the fear in your nether regions and the high end was squashed leaving high-hat patterns and flaccid.

With banners hanging from every rafter at the Pawn Shop, Integral was ready to start taking deposits from club owners and begin moving product. Too bad their system couldn't move air. Dash and company may be able to leverage his name for some advanced orders, but if anyone bases the decision on the Pawn's system, they should get out of the business. Integral's set up at Pawn was one step forward, two steps back for the company.

The Future: Wow. Talk about a let down. Integral's system was just plain hurting. All the positive quotes from Paul Van Dyk and others obviously came at Bindra's prodding. Dash is a genius, but he faxed in this appearance. Time to go back to the drawing board.

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As the name correctly implies, Experiments In Sound, is Futuremusic's latest endeavor for pushing electronic music technology to the very edge of what's possible. Experiments In Sound grew out of Futuremusic's avant-garde events in New York City that featured DJ's taking mixing and live sound reinforcement to a whole new level with the very latest gear and software.

Now Experiments In Sound has become The Ultimate Mix Contest...

After the tremendous success of our groundbreaking The Next Big Thing DJ Contest, Futuremusic has decided to once again create a new paradigm...
Learn more about Experiments In Sound!

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Futuremusic Presents... The Next Big Thing

Futuremusic wants to thank everyone who participated in The Next Big Thing 2004. John Digweed, Beatport, Alienware, M-Audio, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, PVDJ, PK Graphics, Ableton, The DubHouse, Propellerheads, Technics, FreeFloat, The Church, PCDJ and every DJ who entered this year's event thank you. From the sheer number of quality mixes, we can tell you that dance music is thriving in the United States. The amount of outstanding talent and creativity really blew us away, and every DJ who's putting their heart, mind and soul behind the music is a winner. John Digweed has made his decision and the winner is...

Think you got skills?? Then start practicing!

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