We are happy to present forthcoming HEADLINE additions to the soon approaching and much anticipated Lightning in a Bottle Music and Arts Festival 2010, presented by The Do Lab, which will occur Memorial Day weekend (May 28-31) at the beautiful Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, CA.

On the heels of their upcoming release “Drink the Sea”, and after a stand-out Coachella performance, The Glitch Mob will be performing along with the indie sensation Nico Vega and our cherished brothers and sisters, the Lucent Dossier Experience.

We would like to offer our sincerest thanks to all of the amazing submissions on the “Mixtape to Make the Line-up” contest. Not surprisingly our three top finalists were all unbelievable female DJ’s… The submissions have all been great and it was quite a task picking the “Grand Producer” to perform at this years LIB, but alas we have chosen and her name is KRYSTEE!

Other musical additions include Heyoka, Sidecar Tommy, Kitty D, The Luminaries, Geno Cochino, The Makers, Ron Levy, Michael Hart, Manny Greensector, Terrakroma, Motion Potion and DJ Wolfie.

Performances added in addition to Lucent Dossier include, Vau de Vire Society, El Circo, Ricochet ~ Poetic Acrobats, Fire Groove, Stilt Circus, The Wandering Marionettes and Shakti Sunfire

For full lineup and additional information visit the LIB website and stay tuned for more exciting news in the coming weeks.

Lightning in a Bottle:

The history of LIB spans more than a decade, and friends, family, and co-horts of the Do LaB are thrilled and astounded that it’s been more than ten years of making miracles and catching Lightning in a Bottle! Together with all of our friends we will converge on a beautiful new location and transform it into a wonderland for the senses, once again capturing Lightning in a Bottle. Prepare to start the summer off right!!!

4 days and 3 nights of activities and entertainment including music, performances, inspiring art, yoga and meditation classes, sustainability workshops, clothing and craft vending, tasty organic foods, camping and much more!

The Do Lab:

Based in Downtown Los Angeles, The Do LaB is an ensemble cast of creatives ranging from artists, event producers, lighting designers, DJs, constructors, welders, costumers, musicians, and the performance troupe Lucent Dossier. Since 2000, The Do LaB has been dedicated to treating experience itself as the art form. Their exceptional annual events–including the Lighting in a Bottle Music Festival–and jaw-dropping, large-scale art environments, have been attracting a devoted following among the West Coast’s underground creative community, and around the world. While bringing the visions of their home-grown art collective to life, The Do LaB has evolved into a respected event creations company, winning over major brands, music festivals, and trade-shows, with their unparalleled creativity and innovation.

The Do LaB’s portfolio includes clients such as the Coachella Music Festival, Ford, Audi, Red Bull, Scion, the Virgin Music Festival, Speakercraft, Esquire Magazine, AIDS Project Los Angeles, Stop Aids Organization, and many more

The Confluence:

Is a post label thinking management/marketing firm that takes an artist-centric approach to addressing the shifting music landscape. They will be releasing EP’s for MartyParty, AdamandEvil and the Lightning in a Bottle 2010 festival’s “Lightning in Your Ear” artist sampler to benefit the charity Critical Beats whose goal is to allow the natives to share the sacred healing sounds of their lands with new audiences all over the globe.

Nico Vega – “So So Fresh:”

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Lightning in a Bottle! (official video):

Lazerbitch has released a new app for the official Apple App Store. Check it out!

Also, here’s their latest single, “Twilight,” for your listening pleasure.

Godfather Sage is at it again with a soulful remix of Amerie’s “Talkin’ To Me.” Dissolve the cliché instrumentals from the original track and replace them with a punchy yet mellow lounge vibe that GFS owns so well. Amerie’s sensual vocals are finally geared-up for the dance-floor in this retooled slow-jam. Every place that there was room for improvement in the original “Talkin’ To Me,” track, GFS has honed-in and turned something good into something great. Amerie has a beautiful voice, but her instrumentals on “Talkin’ To Me,” were under the weather, and the new life GFS has put into his remix is just what the doctor ordered.

Set for release on March 23, 2010 is Gaudi’s latest record No Prisoners. Before the release even drops, a remix contest has already begun (audio for participation available here)

London based producer and solo artist Gaudi’s latest project, No Prisoners comes to us after a very fertile year in which the renowned artist toured the world, rocking dance floors and gathering fans with his unconventional innovative performance style and irresistibly floor friendly tunes. It was also a year where Gaudi was nominated for a BBC World Music Award for his Six Degrees release, Dub Qawwali (in which he added all new reggae & dub production to rare and previously unreleased tracks by the revered Pakistani vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan). That album’s success extended Gaudi’s fan base substantially, particularly in America and Canada, reaching #2 on the iTunes World Chart in the US and #1 on Amazon.com’s Electronica charts.

On his previous releases, Gaudi has worked to create his own unique synthesis, using elements of dub, electronica and world music producing tracks that have been mostly down-tempo in nature. No Prisoners is a very different and definitely up-tempo creation. Stylistically its primary energy comes from breakbeat influences underpinned with fat basslines and subtle live world instrumentation such as Oud and tribal percussion. The performances of many fine musicians on the album bring a human touch; with live bass and guitars, percussion, melodica, highland bagpipes and piano amongst others. The electronic elements, as per all of Gaudi’s albums, come from his beloved analogue equipment – vintage synthesizers, tape echoes and moog. The result gives No Prisoners the warmth and authenticity of sound which has become synonymous with Gaudi’s music.

A highly respected line-up of featured guests add their international appeal and individual flavors to the album, amongst them; California’s conscious political lyricist and founder of Spearhead Michael Franti, who lends his emotive voice to “There’s Enough” and long established Brooklyn based reggae artist Dr Israel (of Easy Star All Stars’ “Dub Side of the Moon” fame) who features on “No Time”. Multi-million selling Italian singer-songwriter Elisa brings a feminine edge to “Brainwashed Again” and Jamaican Reggae vocalist Kenny Knots goes deep with the ecclesiastical “Strictly Goodness”. Other notable guests include pioneering down-tempo dub producer Dub Gabriel on “Barracudub”; UK Breakbeat duo Far Too Loud and emerging electro-breaks producer Tom Real; who contribute to “No More Blood” and “Bad Boy Bass” respectively.

No Prisoners as the title suggests, is an album made without concessions, each track uncompromising in the delivery of its sonic payload. It is a fresh and versatile album with the potential to become an original classic.

If you like to read your music videos, here’s a video that makes sense of the “Be Stupid” Diesel ads. The clip features “Honeytrap” from We Have Band.

Let’s get something straight. If You’ve ever seen us write the phrase, “baller ass shit,” it was entirely inspired by House Shoes. We have yet to meet this musical DJ, producer, tastemaker and ambassador. We have also yet to see him perform, but are looking forward to it very much so.

Soooo… cop an album that you need.

When Kid Sister announced this show on her Facebook, we hadn’t even heard about it, but snagged tickets online the same day because intuition was just shouting that it would be a fun time. Kid Sister–aka Melisa Young–and Flosstradamus–J2K (Josh Young) and Autobot (Curt Cameruci): are you kidding us? Our expectation for the show could not have been more accurate!

Detroit Bar isn’t a huge venue in terms of space, but it’s big enough and the vibe there the whole night was awesome. We arrived early: before the place had even really filled-up, and it was still entertaining to start the night by listening to good music as the TV screens played clips from the 80′s. Not much time passed before the place was packed and everyone was dancing.

This was the best show that we’ve been to in months. It’s not purely about the music, of course, but it’s also about the crowd. Not only were the performances great, but everyone at the event was pretty chill. You know those times you’ve found yourself out and there’s some belligerent drunk guy trying to start beef with you over nothing, or when everyone’s so hung-up on looking cool that they are kind of awkward and don’t even seem like they’re really having a good time? Well, this night was the opposite. Most everyone seemed like they were just busting loose and enjoying themselves. For that reason it was a memorable night. Check out the video below and see how part of how wild things got for yourselves.

Okay, so you may have noticed the annoying feedback in the series of clips. Oh well, just like love, shows aren’t perfect. Kid Sister handled it in a breezy way though, and honestly, the energy during the show was so intense with everyone all hyped-up by the performance that it wasn’t all that noticeable.

The show was also covered by the OC Weekly crew. See their fantastic coverage at ocweekly.com.

Human Left – “La Mixette Vol. 12:”

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Many of the classic tracks on this mix have been edited from their original form to new and interesting versions to love and enjoy. From rip you open tracks to songs to just kick-back to, this mix will take you on quite a ride. If you didn’t know from the track listing that the mix is huge, you’ll learn when you listen. Even if you had preconceived notions about the mix from the track listening: prepare for surprise.

1 Bibio Kaini Industries [Original By Boards of Canada] – Original Mix
2 Harmonic 313 – dirtbox
3 machinedrum – Children of the Ice
4 busta rhymes – Arab Money (Feat. Ron Browz)
5 nosaj thing – 1685Bach
6 nosaj thing – coat of arms
7 machinedrum – ConConCon
8 humanleft – le clap rap
9 hudson mohawke – twistclip loop
10 harmonic 313 – quadrant 3
11 mount kimbie – serged
12 datassette – melting faces
13 joy orbison – Wet Look – Original Mix
14 Rampue, Ira Atari – My Name Is Ira – Robot Koch Remix
15 Luke vibert – pretty old acid music
16 L-Vis 1990 – Come Together – Original Mix
17 Boys Noize – Jeffer – Modeselektor Remix
18 Robert Hood – Museum – Original Mix
19 doshy – milky way
20 Bruce Stallion – 1 big black rims
21 untold – Just For You – Original Mix
22 scuba – Klinik – Original Mix
23 untold – Sweat – Original Mix
24 Hot Chip – Wrestlers (Cryptical remix)
25 Phoenix – 1901 (Customised by DLID)
26 Leila – Vordhosbn [Original By Aphex Twin] – Original Mix

Jimmy Edgar – “Turn You Inside Out:”

There some hoes in this house, if you see ‘em point ‘em out!

Two things that are great: LuckyMe and Machinedrum.

Another thing that’s great: this mix. How great the nostalgic and trash-talking tracks on this mix are. Best listened to with scones and some tea.

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DJ Spinna
The Boogie Back – Post Disco Club Jams
Label: BBE
Release Date: November 24, 2009

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For Fans Of: Kurtis Blow, Michael Jackson, Mtume, Parliament, War

Boogie Music is the dance music genre that was wedged between 70’s disco music and the electronica explosion of the 90’s. Some call it Post Disco, some call it Electro Funk, but the characteristics that define Boogie Music (funk, soul and R&B) would form the building blocks of proper house music. This is the kind of music that was coming out of the inner city clubs of the time and there’s a whole lot of culture and emotion built into these songs. Hell, Michael Jackson’s classic Off The Wall is a boogie record!

A child of the 80′s DJ Spinna (aka Vincent Williams) lived through the boogie heydays. With a global resurgence in vintage club music, Italo disco, alt dance and dance rock, Spinna felt it was his duty to pay homage to the original artists who inspired so many of today’s hottest DJs and musical acts. The jams on this compilation rocked the airwaves in Brooklyn back in the day and now it’s ripe from a brand new crop of music lovers across the world.

This package really satisfies all tastes and moods. Disc One is DJ Spinna’s ready made block party DJ Mix for getting it all going right. These crispy, funky tracks are lined up side-by-side for a vibe that takes you straight to the streets, circa 1982. A second disc is prime meat for all you crate diggers and features 12 unmixed classics; many of which are unavailable on CD, Vinyl or even digitally!

One again DJ Spinna delivers a product that’s not just 4/4 beats or empty tracks. Rather, through all his many releases over the years he’s proven to be the authority on providing real music for real people. DJ Spinna is one of a few active DJs today whose versatility and all round knowledge covers so much ground. From Rock to Jazz, Reggae to Hip-Hop, soundtracks to House, Soul, Funk, Disco or Techno this man has the knowledge and can rock parties as good as any leading lights in any of the aforementioned scenes.

BBE releases DJ Spinna Presents The Boogie Back – Post Disco Club Jams on November 24, 2009

CD 01 – Mixed by DJ Spinna

01 South Bronx – The Bottom Line
02 Foxy – Tena’s Song
03 T.J Swan – And You Know That (Dub)
04 Chemise – She Can’t Love You (Original 12” Mix)
05 Mtume – o You Wanna Be A Star
06 Final Edition – Betcha Can’t Love Just One (Can’t keep Running Away)
07 Masurrati and Huey Harris – Super Duper Lovin, Don’t Stop
08 Community People -Education Wrap (Dj Spinna Edit)
09 War – The World Is A Ghetto (Special US Disco Mix)
10 Ronnie Dyson – All Over Your Face (Special J&M Mix)
11 Stargaze – You Can’t Have It
12 Jan Leslie Holmes – I’m Your Superman – (Dj Spinna ReFREAK)
13 Slyck – Love It (Or Beat The Bush)
14 Modern Romance -Salsa Rhapsody
15 Melody Stewart – Get Down, Get Down
16 Captain Rapp – Bad Times (I Can’t Stand It) (Part 2)

CD 2 – Unmixed, Compiled by DJ Spinna

01 South Bronx – The Bottom Line
02 Foxy – Tena’s Song
03 T.J Swan – And You Know That (Dub)
04 Chemise – She Can’t Love You (Original 12” Mix)
05 Mtume – So You Wanna Be A Star
06 Final Edition – Betcha Can’t Love Just One (Can’t Keep Running Away)
07 War -The World Is A Ghetto (Special US Disco Mix)
08 Ronnie Dyson – All Over Your Face
09 Stargaze – You Can’t Have It
10 Jan Leslie Holmes – I’m Your Superman
11 Modern Romance -Salsa Rhapsody
12 Melody Stewart – Get Down, Get Down

Emcee Othello (Lightheaded Crew) connects with turntablist DJ Vajra for this 12″ which showcases Mayer Hawthorne aka Haircut and his group Now On (Jackson Perry, IX Lives, Haircut). This is the first single off the upcoming album ‘The Required Taste.’

On the flip-side, Theory Hazit makes an appearance with “Same Team Suckas.” Instrumentals and accapellas available for both tracks!

Artist: Othello & DJ Vajra
Song: Active Balanced feat. Mayer Hawthorne and Now On (Terry Cole Remix)
Album: Unreleased remix
Label: Colemine Records
Year: 2009

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Simian Mobile Disco – “Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix):”

Next month Hudson Mohwake will be releasing the album “Butter,” on Warp Records. Check out the embedded preview of the release below!

Back some time in 2007, Hud Mo wrote a couple mashups using an Ashanti track and another using a Tweet track (remember her? She was Ms Dynamite’s protogé, did that song about lady-wanking and was going to be huge, and then… wasn’t). A little label in Glasgow called LuckyMe x Wireblock put them out as a white label which sold out in a nanosecond. The reason the white labels sold out so quickly is because the tracks are hot as hell and probably why we’re seeing them again now.

Hudson Mohawke – “Still On It:”

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Hudson Mohawke – “Ooops:”

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D. Ramirez (AKA Dean Marriott) has caught fire. Not only are his solo productions (“Satur8”) and collaborations (Mark Knight & D. Ramirez vs Underworld “Downpipe”) buzzing, but he’s also DJing more than ever. For this reason we ask all dance music fans to give a big up and vote for the man in the “DJ Mag: Top 100 DJs Poll.” Voting closes September 23, 2009 so please pull the lever here: top100djs.net

Speaking of touring, Dean left Manchester airport armed with a video camera in tow. The idea was to faithfully document what it’s like for a DJ on the road. Here we have the down time, the peak time and some candid moments (Watch as Dean celebrates his birthday in the DJ booth with candle-lit cupcakes.)

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Z-Trip receives the 2009 America’s Best DJ award—a gold plated mixer—
from the legendary Paul Oakenfold.

Z-Trip joined onstage by The Pointer Sisters’ Ruth (left) and Anita Pointer.
Photos: MikeyMcNulty.com

Las Vegas, Nevada — No town in America represents “party” more than Las Vegas, so it’s only appropriate that Sin City served as the host town for the 2009 America’s Best DJ award ceremony and closing party this past weekend.

Presented Sept. 12 by title sponsor Pioneer Pro DJ and DJ Times magazine, the honor of America’s Best DJ was bestowed upon Z-Trip.

After more than four months of online voting (americasbestdj.net) and a supporting 25-event Summer Tour, the Los Angeles-based mash-up maven/turntablist accrued the most ballots and was tabbed the winner of the 4th annual vote.

At The Palms’ rooftop lounge Ghostbar, Z-Trip (aka Zach Sciacca) was handed his spoils—a special gold-plated Pioneer DJM-800 mixer from superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold and an ABDJ gold medal from Pioneer Pro DJ’s Karl Detken.

Later on in the evening, Z-Trip descended to the hotel’s Rain nightclub for an opening slot in support of Oakenfold’s game-changing Planet Perfecto party. The packed club was treated to a vintage Z-Trip set unbound by genres and a true “Vegas moment” when the DJ was joined on stage by The Pointer Sisters during their classic track, “Jump.”

“It was great for us to be involved again in this year’s America’s Best DJ award ceremony and closing party events,” said Detken, Director of Product Planning & Artist Relations for Pioneer Pro DJ. “It was by far the best ever. We look forward to next year.”

“The Palms is proud to be affiliated with America’s Best DJ and DJ Times,” said Sol Shafer of the N9NE Group, which oversees Rain and Ghostbar. “As avid fans and developers of the American electronic music scene, we are proud to call DJ Times a partner. We look forward to once again crowning America’s Best DJ with us here at the Palms Casino Resort in September of 2010.”

A BIG thanks go out to all the fans who voted for their favorite DJs and congratulations to Z-Trip for being crowned “America’s Best DJ 2009.”

See you in 2010!