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Ushuaïa Ibiza and Hï Ibiza Announce 2022 Day & Night Opening Party

Ibiza’s most iconic superclubs Ushuaïa Ibiza and Hï Ibiza are joining forces to present Better Together, a day and night musical marathon taking place from Saturday 30th April to Sunday 1st May. The earliest ever season openings for both clubs will feature performances by many of the biggest names in electronic music, setting the scene for what is certain to be a summer of pure celebration in Ibiza.

Better Together has been created to mark the mighty return of DJs and dancers in the home of electronic music and unite clubbers from all corners of the world to share in the Ushuaïa Ibiza and Hï Ibiza experience. A unique celebration of music and human connection, Better Together will welcome back the hit makers and mischief creators, the misbehavers with hedonistic natures, the rebels, the misfits and everyone in-between, to Ibiza’s most talked-about clubs.

Ushuaïa Ibiza, the island’s most sensational outdoor party destination, will be the first to open its doors and welcome back clubbers from 12pm to midnight on Saturday 30th April, before the celebrations continue in monumental style just a few steps away at state-of-the-art club Hï Ibiza, from 11pm through to Sunday 1st May.

Alongside mind-blowing DJ sets and live performances from acts including Adam Beyer, AMÉMÉ, Anfisa Letyago, ARTBAT, Black Coffee, Charlotte de Witte, Chloé Caillet, Chris Liebing, Damian Lazarus, Kölsch, Layla Benitez, Mathame, Paul Kalkbrenner Live, Stephan Bodzin Live, The Martinez Brothers, music fans can expect to witness the spectacle of awe-inspiring production that has made the multi award-winning Ushuaïa Ibiza and Hï Ibiza world-famous.

Yann Pissenem, CEO & founder of The Night League, Ushuaïa Ibiza and Hï Ibiza, said:

“After what has been a very challenging time for both the industry and the island, we can’t wait to welcome music lovers back to the Ushuaïa Ibiza and Hï Ibiza dancefloors this summer. Myself and the team at The Night League have been busy working away behind the scenes to curate the biggest and best programme of DJs and events we’ve ever had. We’re extremely proud to open the 2022 season in April with our unique ‘Better Together’ concept featuring the foremost acts in electronic music performing across both clubs. The stage is set for an unforgettable experience to celebrate the return of large-scale music events to Ibiza and reunite our global community of music fans. We’ve missed you a lot and we know we are definitely better together!”

Limited early bird tickets available now. Book your place now at ibizaopening2022.com.

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ION Festival 2022

Address:
Dhërmi, Albania
Dates:
7th – 14th September 2022
ION is a different kind of music event, one where there are no festival fences. Ticket holders are pushed to explore as they please and create a pure holiday experience.
Set in an untouched part of the world on the outskirts of Europe, ION festival shares the same region of the Mediterranean as Corfu and Southeast Italy commanding 25°C weather in September. The first thing of note is the stunning Albanian coastline running along the Ionian Sea pressed against a pebbly beach and transparent ocean water taking up much of the festival site. The part that really adds to ION’s incredible setting is that it’s directly under the imposing green Ceraunian mountains that only adds to the scenic nature of the festival which feels totally cut off from the rest of the world.
Dotted throughout the festival playground will be a number of stages and experiences. Currently, there are five stages announced across the festival site with other experiences across the coastline, only accessible by boat. These will provide some of the most memorable moments of the week.
Jeff Gray, from ION says “When we are started to bring our vision for ION Festival to life, we wanted to make sure each music location had its own, unique vibe with a distinct music programme to match.
From the open-air hedonism of our Main Stage and The Deck, to the depths of The Bunker, the intimacy of The Cove, to The Yacht Club’s slick terrace, we feel we have fine-tuned our lineup with exceptional attention to detail. And that’s all before we get to the additional experiences that we know will provide some of the most incredible spots to experience electronic music anywhere in the world.
We hope you can all join us in this stunning location that we are extremely fortunate to call home this September.”
The Main Stage will be an open-air haven, a safe harbour set into a private cove. Lucky dancers can keep moving until the early hours when the warm sunrise spreads over the area.
The Bunker will be hidden away from prying eyes. The cavernous indoor space of blasted concrete pillars and the labyrinthine of passageways creates the more atmospheric buildings on the site.
The Deck is for those lazy cocktail-fueled days and balmy nights. This beachside stage is a spacious outdoor area in which to enjoy the music of those selectors who know how to soundtrack summer memories.
The Cove is an intimate, sandy paradise on the water’s edge. As the heat of the afternoon gives way to night-time hedonism, this stage transforms from a chilled-out sun trap to dance central.
Jutting over the Ionian is The Yacht Club, from its position on top of a rocky outcrop, festival-goers can dance into the early hours and enjoy the coast’s epic panorama view from this slick, modern terrace.
The team behind ION is no stranger to putting on a good party, best known for Junction 2 festival, the team at LWE has slowly risen through the ranks from club promoters to major festival event organisers. Now ION is the jewel in the crown bringing people from far and wide for one hedonistic week in a brand new location.
For everyone who chooses to come to ION on this extended summer party, it will be a week filled with new encounters and 3,000 like-minded friends, all soundtracked by electronic music’s best artists.
Currently announced artists include:
The Main Stage:
Chaos in the CBD
Dan Shake
Dasha Rush
Dax J
Elise
IMOGEN
Marcel Dettmann
Maribou State DJ
Oda Haliti
Overmono Live
SNO
Tijana T
Truly Madly
TSHA
The Main Stage Music Partners:
Eat Your Own Ears
Junction 2
Love Unlimited
The Deck:
Baby T
Bambounou
Batu
Carl Craig
Craig Richards
Daniel Avery
DJ Masda
DJ Stingray
Ferro
Helena Hauff
Heléna Star
Jennifer Cardini
Krankbrother
Nicolas Lutz
Reiss
Robin Ordell
Roman Flügel
Sam Bangura
Sonja Moonear
Voigtmann
The Deck Music Partners:
Half Baked
Krankbrother
Say It Loud
VBX
The Cove
Adam Shelton
B.Love
Bambounou
Ben UFO
Chaos in the CBD
Daniel Avery
Eclair Fifi
Effy
Gemza
George FitzGerald
HAAi
Hamish & Toby
Heléna Star
IMOGEN
JASSS
Jayson Wynters
Jennifer Cardini
Lola Haro
Madam X
Manami
Otik
Radioactive Man
SNO
Tom Frankel
Tomi GJ
TSHA
The Yacht Club:
A-Future
Altin Boshnjaku
Andy Luff
B.Love
Besa Mati
Effy
Elise
Ferro
Frankel & Harper
Gemza
Hamish & Toby
Jayson Wynters
Kirsti
Leo Lumezi
Liebus
Lola Haro
Madam X
Malika
Manami
Nicolas Lutz
Pangaea
Pearson Sound
Radioactive Man
Reiss
Robin Ordell
Sam Bangura
Truly Madly
Voigtmann
The Yacht Club Music Partners:
EON Records
Picnic
The Bunker
Dax J
Héctor Oaks
Imogen
Jeff Mills
Nina Kraviz
The Bunker Music Partners:
Junction 2
Additional Experiences:
B.Love
Batu
Craig Richards
Daniel Avery
Dax J
George Fitzgerald
HAAi
Helena Hauff
Hessle Audio Trio
Jayson Wynters
Krankbrother
Marcel Dettmann
Maribou State DJ
Otik
Roman Flügel
SNO
Additional Experiences Music Partners:
Club Èkó

Frasseck & Freitag ‘Silver Traces’

Artist: Frasseck & Freitag
Title: Silver Traces
Label: Traum
Cat. #: Traum V263
Release Date: 04. March 2022
Tracklist:
1. Silver Traces
2. Silver Traces (Carsten Halm Remix)
3. Desertshore
4. Lunacy

Frasseck & Freitag’s first EP on TRAUM!

We have signed a solo EP with Frasseck & Freitag after their contributions to Tour De Traum. The EP includes a timeless & classic approach to groove and sequential sounds and more then that captivates with its hypnotic and well balanced progression.

The title track “Silver Traces” is like a peaceful long walk. No hurry, no big stunts, no encounters or interruptions will break their fascinating steady flow of energy.

Carsten Halm, well known part of the Traum family, walks the silver traces in his mighty techno boots with heavy baselines blasting away the friendly scenery the original version was placed in.

Frasseck & Freitag’s 303 track “Desertshore” steers with confidence into the unknown.

Their track “Lunacy” which you would imagine could stand for folly or foolery also carries that stern but laidback & calm motion Frasseck & Freitag are known for.

Julian Jeweil ‘Boreal’

Artist: Julian Jeweil
Title: Boreal
Label: Drumcode
Cat. #: DC257
Format: Digital / Vinyl
Release date: streaming single on 28 January 2022 / Full EP out 18 March 2022
Tracklist:
1. Boreal
2. Time
3. Reverse
4. Cosmos
5. System
6. Minuit

Julian Jeweil returns to Drumcode for his first EP in two years with the inspired six-tracker ‘Boreal’. The title track is out on streaming services this Friday, 28 January.

The Frenchman has been a vital member of the extended Drumcode family since 2017 when he debuted with the fantastic ‘Rolling’ EP. Since then, highlights have included playing main stage at Drumcode Festival and dropping the critically acclaimed ‘Transmissions’ album in 2019.

His ‘Boreal’ EP marks his fifth outing on the imprint. The title track is a truly special record, striking the sweet spot between euphoria and melancholy, as airy pads and stirring waves of melody stamp it with a timeless feel.

DEAS ‘Command EP’

Artist: DEAS
Title: Command EP
Label: CLR
Cat. #: CLR098
Format: Digital
Release Date: 28th January 2022
Tracklist:
01 Lemon
02 Terminal
03 Command

DEAS debuts on Chris Liebing’s CLR with ‘Command EP’ this January.

CLR (Official) · Deas ‘Command EP’ – CLR

Greece-born, Poland-based DEAS has previously released music on Dynamic Reflections, Planet Rhythm, and Materia, with his productions picking up support from Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann, Rodhad, Chris Liebing and more since his debut in 2010. Arriving for his first release on Liebing’s recently re-launched CLR imprint, the BAU MUZIK boss delivers three electric techno bombs.

‘Lemon’ leads the pack, with tough FX swirling around hard-hitting and evolving percussion before ‘Terminal’ follows with its rough drums interplaying with booming low end, headsy textures, and bleeps. Closing out the release is ‘Command’, which takes a trippy approach with dense stereo work, hypnotic synth lines, and staccato basslines working in tandem with rolling kick drums and sizzling hats.

Liebing’s iconic CLR imprint, started in 1999, returned in 2021 after a five-year hiatus. Initially titled Chris Liebing Records until 2010, then Create Learn Realize until the break, and now Create Learn Repeat, CLR reemerged in the techno underground with releases from Liebing himself, followed by newcomer Frankie Bromley and upstarts Hertz Collision & Gene Richards Jr.

Anika Kunst ‘Hidden Intention EP’

Artist: Anika Kunst
Title: Hidden Intention EP
Label: Symbolism
Cat. #: SYMDIGI014
Format: Digital
Release Date: 28th January 2022
Tracklist:
1) Detox
2) Addictions
3) Hidden Intention
4) No Stress

ben sims · Anika Kunst – Hidden Intention EP – Symbolism

Ben Sims’ Symbolism opens its 2022 account with the ‘Hidden Intentions’ four-track EP from Spanish producer, Anika Kunst.

The Crisp, razor-sharp ‘Detox’ opens ‘Hidden Intentions’ confidently with Kunst showing how to create a peak time, punchy cut with real depth using just a handful of elements. Late-night grit follows with the immersive delayed arpeggios of ‘Addictions’ while the detuning action ramps up on the title track, the heaviest here. Tense, hypnotic and pulsating, ‘No Stress’ rounds the hotly tipped producer’s EP out.

Having debuted on Symbolism via 2021’s Synchronicity compilation release as well as chalking up releases for Rekids offshoot RSPX and her own Chapter Records, Anika Kunst is fast becoming one of ‘proper’ Techno’s names to watch.

Keecen ‘Call Me’

Artist: Keecen
Title: Call Me
Label: Mellom
Cat. #: M001
Format: Digital
Release Date: February 25th 2022
Tracklist:
1. Keecen – Call Me
2. Keecen – Been Through
3. Keecen – Call Me (Henrik Villard Remix)

Keecen inaugurates the new Mellom label with an EP that features two new singles and a Henrik Villard remix. The first single arrives on February 4th, the second a week later, and the EP drops on February 25th.

Tromsø funk pioneer Keecen flips the frozen tundras of his homeland into super warm and slick house sounds. They come with proper piano melodies and soul samples, killer basslines and plenty of cosmic Scandi-magic. He works under various monikers on Mhost Likely, Full Pupp and Paper Recordings but now steps out on the newly minted Mellom.

Opener ‘Call Me’ is bubbly house funk of the highest order. The slinky drums and aching chords make a fine combo, while choice bass riffs and vocal yelps bring plenty of class to this most heart-warming gem. ‘Been Through’ has a deeper house vibe with tight, neat drums overlaid with yearning vocal samples that tug at the heartstrings. Add in the seductive chords, and you have a track rich in timeless emotion.

Remixer Henrik Villard is one of Norway’s most vital artists. He makes feel-good house music with lo-fi textures and groovy bass patterns on labels like Mhost Likely and Tooman. His superb remix is built on heavy house kicks that swing low, with balmy chords up top and subtle vocal sounds layering in the soul.

‘Call Me’ is a stylish package that means Mellom makes a fantastic first impression.

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Hybrasil ‘Wild Blue Yonder EP’

Artist: Hybrasil
Title: Wild Blue Yonder EP
Label: Rekids Special Projects
Cat. #: RSPX36
Format: Digital
Release Date: 21st January 2022
Tracklist:
01 Wild Blue Yonder
02 Abhean
03 Erimon
04 Oenach

REKIDS · Hybrasil – Wild Blue Yonder

Hybrasil returns to Rekids Special Projects this January with ‘Wild Blue Yonder EP’

Following four acclaimed EPs across both Rekids and Rekids Special Projects, the Irish-born, Berlin-basedHybrasil returns to Radio Slave’s techno-focused imprint for his fifth appearance on the Rekids labels. Bringing four no-nonsense techno cuts across ‘Wild Blue Yonder’, Hybrasil displays his knack for crafting a wide range of deeply playable dancefloor-friendly techno.

Title track ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ leads with pounding kicks and bubbling stabs before ‘Abhean’ brings the tempo up as gritty synths unfurl across razor-sharp drum patterns. ‘Erimon’ takes a deeper turn, with dubbed-out chords and reverberant hits rumbling throughout, followed by the final track ‘Oenach’. In a similar fashion to the ‘Erimon’, elements of classic dub techno meet Hybrasil’s pitch-perfect production to close out the release.

Gordon Joe ‘Luminous’

Artist: Gordon Joe
Title: Luminous
Label: Mhost Likely Green
Cat. #: MHLGRN041
Format: Digital
Release Date: 11th February 2022
Tracklist:
1. Luminous (Original Mix)
2. Luminous (Henrik Villard Remix)
3. Luminous (Keecen Remix)

Mhost Likely co-owner and Norwegian producer Gordon Joe debuts on Mhost Likely Green with a new single that includes remixes from Henrik Villard and Keecen.

Gordon Joe “seeks to collect the musical pollen from the lush ecosystem of Norway.” He has a background as a studio producer and an ear for intricate sound design. He has worked with singer/songwriter sensation Aurora and has recorded for Eskimo Recordings. Inspired by a pool of influences, including ambient, electro and house, he crafts music with a rich subtlety and variety of moods that are all demonstrated on his debut single for Mhost Likely.

The inspiration to make ‘Luminous’ came one summer morning when the artist flipped through clips from old anime TV series, making him nostalgic for a worry-free childhood. He says, “Gordon Joe is a personal project all about communicating my inner emotions through music. With ‘Luminous’ as my first original release, I can confidently say that this represents me and what I wish to pursue.”

The excellent ‘Luminous’ is a captivating record that taps into an indie-electronica sphere, filled with a beautiful blend of dreamy melodies that spiral up to the heavens. They bring heart-tugging emotions that take you on an endlessly uplifting journey.

Remixer Henrik Villard hails from Oslo and is a deep house phenomenon who fuses warm grooves, lo-fi samples and flowing piano lines on labels such as Moskalus, Tooman, Beatservice and more. His version is a hazy slice of house music that evokes a feeling of hopefulness with shimmering vocals harking back to a classic era of UKG. Lastly, Keecen hails from the edge of the Arctic Circle and is paving a new path for Tromsø-based artists. The Nordic funk star releases under various aliases on Full Pupp, Beatservice and Paper Recordings and takes us on a Flume-esque trip through subtle and downtempo dreamscapes.

‘Luminous’ is a superb showcase of contemporary Scandinavian sounds.

Ian Pooley ‘Studio A Pt. 2’

Artist: Ian Pooley
Title: Studio A Pt. 2
Label: Rekids
Cat. #: REKIDS196
Format: Vinyl / Digital
Release Date: 11th February 2022
Tracklist:
A1 JV Organ & Matrix
A2 JV Organ & Matrix (Version 2)
B1 Back Up
B2 101202
DIGI Back Up (Beats Bass)

Ian Pooley returns to Radio Slave’s Rekids with Studio A Pt. 2 this February.

The second entry in a three-part series of music based around his studio, Ian Pooley’s ‘Studio A Pt. 2’ for Radio Slave’s Rekids imprint sees the bonafide house legend deliver another choice selection of grooving hardware productions.

Leading the A-side is the fluttering synths and warped vocal samples of ‘JV Organ & Matrix’, which twists and turns through delightful FX and rumbling bass. ‘Version 2’ of the track follows, contorting elements of the original into a heads-down groover, with washed-out processing and stereo wizardry meeting classic dub techniques.

On the flip, ‘Back Up’ keeps it live and direct with hard-hitting, chunky drums and menacing acid lines, with an additional stripped back digital ‘Beats Bass’ version included. Rounding out the 12” is 101202, a dreamy slice of razor-sharp house, with gorgeous filtered pads drifting in tandem with strung out low end and skippy percussion.

Active since the early 90s, the German DJ/producer has released on the likes of Force Inc, V2 Records, and his own Pooledmusic, remixing for the likes of Deee-Lite, Carl Cox and many more, as well as being one of the few to be remixed by Daft Punk.