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Taken from a storming 2 hour set at [Burning Man's] Opulent Temple in the Black Rock Desert this past summer, Carl Cox released his debut Global Underground mix album, ‘Black Rock Desert,’ on January 25th, 2010.
Posted by sfrank115 on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Filed under Albums, Galleries, In The Spotlight · Tagged 2009, 2010, Adam Beyer, Alex Dias, Alex Dolby, Black Rock Desert, Burning Man, carl cox, Fergie, global underground, Gui Boratto, Guy J, James Zabiela, Joey Beltram, nevada, paul van dyk, skylark, Tim Baker

After three albums and many hits later the Bristol duo of Nick Warren and Jody Wisternoff have returned for the next round of future hits with We Love Machine.This is their ode to classic analog synths and the beautiful music that’s made with them.
Posted by Sam on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Filed under In The Spotlight · Tagged 4th album, Bristol, dancefloor, Don't Forget Me, Future Perfect, glastonbury, global underground, In The Spotlight, intensify, Jody Wisternoff, Mindcircus, nick warren, The Love Machine, Way Out West

The eleven captivating songs on Shontelligence were recorded over a two year period. Co-written with producers Sturken and Rogers, the album presents an array of songs which display Shontelle’s depth and versatility; like the motivational anthem, “Battle Cry,” also featured on a compilation album inspired by President-Elect Barack Obama’s campaign called Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement, and “Life Is Not An Easy Road,” a reggae-influenced track that encourages strength in the face of adversity.
Posted by Sam on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 11:30 pm
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Lavelle’s music career started at 15 when he ran block parties in Oxford. At only 18 he started the Mo’ Wax label, taking the name from his club night at the time, Mo’ Wax Please. Around the same time he started the That’s How It Is night with Gilles Peterson, which went on to become one of London’s longest running nights.
Posted by Sam on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Filed under In The Spotlight · Tagged 1996, 2009, bangkok, dj, dj shadow, Doves, electronic, entroducing, gilles peterson, global, global underground, gu37, In The Spotlight, James, James Lavelle, Lavelle, mo' wax, music, underground, UNKLE, unrated nyc

Perfecto Vegas, is an unambiguous return to his roots in electronic groove – and a clear reminder that this turntable genius is still one of the best spinners in the world. After his recent stints in pop music collaborations, the world famous DJ was inspired by his weekly spot at Las Vegas’ Rain Nightclub to truly get back to his beginnings as a club/trance electronic mixer.
Posted by Sam on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 12:16 pm
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“I think the band is without a fucking doubt a million times the best it’s ever been. As long as people get off on coming to the concerts, I’ll forgive them for not buying the records.” Liam’s cheeky arrogance may seem disproportionate to the band’s success stateside, but to the 500 thousand people who immediately bought tickets for their concerts the day they went on sale, Oasis is still the dog’s bollocks.
Posted by Sam on Friday, July 31, 2009 at 9:28 pm
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Over two decades have passed since Rock and Rap music first collided when a young Run DMC covered Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” off their 1975 album, Toys In The Attic. At the time, Rock music was flourishing; whereas, Rap music was still trying to make a name for itself in the music industry. The two [...]
Posted by Sam on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 4:23 am
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Global Underground is a music label founded in 1996 by Andy Horsfield and James Todd. The label symbolizes the international explosion of dance music during the 1990s and first manifesto for high-end DJs such as Sasha, Paul Oakenfold, John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, Nick Warren, Dave Seaman and Darren Emerson.
Posted by Sam on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 8:54 pm
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It’s no accident that Global Underground chose this charismatic pair of DJs to deliver their special recipe of spicy house beats laced with soul-clenching synths on GU’s most recent electronic opus. Layo Paskin and Matthew “Bushwacka!” Benjamin’s story originally dates back to 1993, when Layo was promoting the “Too Much Music” warehouse parties throughout London.
Posted by Sam on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 6:29 am
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