Richie Hawtin, Gary Numan, and Orbital alone comprise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see some of the pioneers of electronic music. Hawtin especially has continued to innovate in the minimal techno, bringing Detroit back to the homeland. Combine these heavyweights with Tobin, who will be continuing the tour of ISAM, and, in the words of Carl Weathers, “baby, you got a stew goin.”

At the same time, we’ll have the best in forward-thinking bass music, represented by Joy Orbison, James Blake, and Jackmaster. And that’s just the J’s. There will be no angry, aggressive, Skrillexy wobbling here… All the polyrhythmic, pensive, futuristic, dark, sparkling, dreamy, ethereal, driving, insistent goodness you could ever want.

Serve this stew all this together on a disused vessel in the London Pleasure Gardens over a weekend in the dog-days of Summer and that’s sure to please nearly anyone who gives more than two shits about proper music.

Step Zero: Stay tuned over the next couple weeks while I delve into a few more artists I’m particularly excited about.

Step One: Watch this excellent newish video presentation of the lineup

Step Two: Cop a ticket while you still can! http://www.blocweekend.com/tickets/

Oh, and I should mention Snoop Dogg (of Dogg Pound fame) will be stopping by to say hello.

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Mat Zo and The M Machine have had a dizzying rise through 2011, and Porter’s touring with Tiesto and Skrillex have seasoned him well beyond his years.

10-Jun Las Vegas EDC
11-Jun Reno Knitting Factory
12-Jun Portland, OR Roseland Theater
13-Jun Seattle Showbox at the Market
14-Jun Vancouver Commodore Ballroom
15-Jun Calgary Flames Central
16-Jun Edmonton Edmonton Events Centre
17-Jun Saskatoon Tequila Nightclub
18-Jun WinnipegThe Garrick Centre
21-Jun London, ON London Music Hall
22-Jun Toronto Sound Academy
23-Jun Montreal New City Gas
24-Jun Philadelphia TLA
25-Jun Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
26-Jun Charlotte Neighborhood Theater
27-Jun Altanta Masquerade
28-Jun Nashville Marathon Music Works
29-Jun New Orleans The Howlin’ Wolf
30-Jun Houston Stereo Live
1-Jul Dallas Granada Theater **
2-Jul Albuquerque Sunshine Theatre
3-Jul Tempe Marquee Theatre
5-Jul Salt Lake City In the Venue
6-Jul Boulder Boulder Theater
7-Jul Denver Ogden Theatre
8-Jul Tulsa Cain’s Ballroom
9-Jul Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
10-Jul St Louis The Pageant
11-Jul Minneapolis Epic Events Center *
12-Jul Mariaville, NY Camp Bisco *
13-Jul Detroit Elektricity *

*Mat Zo not appearing
**The M Machine not appearing

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Warrior Music has been busy in the studio lately. His latest track “Joust” produced in collaboration with former Knight Riderz (RIP) member Jake Robertz shows a lot of growth for the upcoming Canadian producer. As an official resident Bassmentality alongside The Killabits and Zeds Dead he slowly demonstrating the potential to become a much larger entity. Catch Warrior Music at this weeks Bassmentality.

He has also posted a preview of his forthcoming single “World War Z”. We have high expectations for this young Warrior.

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ElectriCITY Events is going to be holding a series of Friday night events over the next nine weeks which combine the aesthetic of the Royal Ontario Museum setting with feature installation art, and “a moveable feast of food and drink throughout the ROM’s galleries.” Each week will feature different fare, including Fidel Gastro’s sandwich revolution leader Matt Basile, Micha and Jackson Kennedy of JK Frites, and Local Liege Belgian waffle maven Valerie Bain of Waffle Bar.

The nights will also feature different local performers, including Young Empires, Conor Cutz, and yours truly. The entire program of events is below, or you can visit here for more details.

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The Killabits dropped this remix of Martin McFly’s “Yo!” through our friends over at Dubstep.net. They return to their home field at Bassmentality this Wednesday alongside emerging Toronto Dubstep act Dr. Ozi and Grimeskee. RSVP on Facebook and for your chance to win free entry to the show check out their contest page here

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Full event details on Facebook, and event flyer below.

The above is a photo of the interior of St. Stephens-in-the-fields Church, which has what looks like 30′ ceilings, and enough room for several hundred ravers.

Behind this incredible concept is Mansion, a noteworthy Toronto production team that has been lauded for their highly-curated Happy Endings nights, held in the top floor of a dim sum restaurant which they have outfitted with a powerful soundsystem.

There’s something about the aesthetic, shape, and character of a room that informs how a performer will sound; suffice it to say, the St. Stephens-in-the-fields Church is going to sound incredible.

And all the more so because of the fantastic performers that will be playing there on April 27th, 2012.

Soundclouds: Addison Groove | Doc Daneeka | Vlsonn

For starters, Vlsonn, one of our most-written about Toronto producers, will be opening the show. If you missed our article on his latest EP ‘The Skinny’, I strongly suggest you give it a listen – he even gave us a few tracks to give away.

The headliners that night are Addison Groove + Doc Daneeka, each from the 50Weapons camp and hot off new releases. Right now they’re on a Surefire Sounds tour – a label whose showcase during SXSW 2012 was one of my favourite events.

To do your homework on Addison Groove I highly suggest you listen to his recent mix for Dazed Digital.

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I’m excited to announce that Provoke and Stealth Records have put together a Toronto showcase, to be held on May 3, 2012 at Footwork in Toronto.

On the lineup will be Prok & Fitch headlining, with locals Sam Haze and our own Mark Hinnen on support.

To get a taste of what to expect from Prok & Fitch, I suggest you listen to their recent performance at London’s Ministry of Sound. It’s an amazing mix of some of the best from the world of tech house right now, and includes a few of their own bootlegs in addition to their own recent productions.

Highlighted in the mix is their latest release on Stealth Records ‘Symphony’ (out now on Beatport).

VIP ticket giveaway details

Two VIP tickets for one contest winner.

Last day to enter giveaway: April 22

To enter: leave a comment on this Facebook announcement

Winner announcement: April 23, on the same Facebook post

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Immediately after a two-date stop in Indio for this year’s Coachella festival Abel Tesfaye, best known as The Weeknd, will be heading out on a 14+ date tour of the east and west coast.

Looks like that live band will be put to good use!

04-15 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-22 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-25 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
04-26 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
04-27 Boston, MA – Royale
04-28 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
04-29 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
05-03 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
05-06 Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
05-08 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
05-10 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
05-11 Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
05-12 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballrom
06-02 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival
06-09 Porto, Portugal – Optimus Primavera Sound
08-03 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza

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Insomniac, the producers of the festival (as well as hundreds of other shows) are making lots of noise about a Blue Man Group performance. I’ll definitely be taking in the opportunity to catch A&B. I’m very excited to see Chase & Status live for the first time. I’ll definitely take in the opportunity to see Feed Me, although I imagine his With Teeth tour show will not be present. You can be sure I’ll be close at hand during Thomas Gold, Felix Cartal, and Zeds Dead’s sets. I’m also an enormous Curtis Jones fan, and can’t wait to listen to the Green Velvet performance.

But my top picks? Umek, Dubfire, Loco Dice, Carl Cox, and of course RICHE HAWTIN!!

Obviously there’s a lot here for everyone.. what are your top picks?

Tickets and travel packages are available here.

• 16 bit
• Above & Beyond
• Adventure Club
• Afrojack
• Alesso
• Aly & Fila
• AN21 & Max Vangeli
• Andy C: ALIVE
• Angger Dimas
• Armin van Buuren
• Arty
• A*S*Y*S*
• ATB
• Avicii
• Bassjackers
• Bassnectar
• Bassrush Experience
• Benny Benassi
• Blue Man Group
• Borgore
• Brennan Heart
• Calvin Harris
• Camo & Krooked
• Carl Cox
• Chase & Status
• Chris Lake
• Chuckie
• Circuit
• Coone
• Cosmic Gate
• Crizzly
• Dada Life
• Danny Tenaglia
• Darksiderz
• Dash Berlin
• Datsik
• David Guetta
• D-Block & S-te-Fan
• Deco
• Delta Heavy
• Dennis Ferrer
• Dieselboy vs Bare
• Digitalism
• Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
• Dirty South
• Dirtyphonics Live
• DJ Ammo
• Dodge & Fuski
• Downlink
• Doctor P
• Dubfire
• Eco
• Ed Rush & Optical
• El Pulpo Mechanico
• Emalkay
• Endymion
• Erick Morillo Excision
• Fedde le Grand
• Feed Me
• Felix Cartal
• Ferry Corsten
• Figure
• Flux Pavillon
• Flying Lotus Girls
• Funkagenda
• Funtcase
• Fury
• Gabriel & Dresden
• Gaiser
• Gareth Emery
• Green Velvet
• Hardwell
• Harvard Bass
• Headhunterz
• High Contrast
• Hype
• Isaac
• Jack Beats
• Jaytech
• JDX
• Joachim Garraud
• Jochen Miller
• John Digweed
• John Rundell
• Josh Wink
• Kaskade
• Kill the Noise
• Knife Party
• Koan Sound
• Kristina Sky
• Kyau & Albert
• Lady Faith
• Laidback Luke
• Little Boots
• Loadstar
• Loco Dice
• Magda
• Manufactured Superstars
• Markus Schulz
• Martin Solveig
• Mat Zo
• Michael Woods
• Moby
• Modestep
• Morgan Page
• MSTRKRFT
• Mt Eden
• NERVO
• Nicky Romero
• Nicole Moudaber
• Night Owl Experience
• Noisia
• Paco Osuna
• Porter Robinson
• Pretty Lights
• Q-dance
• Rank 1 Live
• R3hab
• Richie Hawtin
• Sander van Doorn
• Sebastian Ingrosso
• Sidney Samson
• Steve Angello
• Steve Aoki
• Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
• Technoboy
• Thomas Gold
• Tiësto
• Tommy Trash
• Tritonal
• UMEK
• W&W
• Wide Awake Art Car
• Wilkinson
• will.i.am
• Zany
• Zeds Dead
• Zomboy

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1. WEMF 2012 Phase 1 lineup announced!
2. Electric Zoo 2012 Phase 1 lineup has been announced!
3. Creamfields 2012 lineup released

Electric Zoo 3-Day Passes, VIP Experience 3-Day Passes and Platinum Experience 3-Day Passes are available now at www.electriczoofestival.com

My own personal interests have me favouring the Sunday School Grove lineup as usual. Boys Noize Recs artists, Umek, Claude VonStroke, and Maya Janes Coles are my top picks.

The Dim Mak Riverside tent on Saturday is looking nice too – hopefully we’ll see SalaciousSound favourite Clockwork added to that lineup in the second phase announcement!

Stoked to see Adventure Club on the lineup, especially in phase one, and paired up with Circus Recs’ Flux and Doc P no less. Those guys are making big moves!

And the main stage? Big big big. Nicky Romero, Bingo Players, and Dada Life are amazing picks. Looking forward to seeing Axwell. Pretty Lights is a delightful surprise.. this is a proper pick. The mainstage act I’m most looking forward to though, is definitely Knife Party!

Who are you guys excited to see?

Full Lineup:

Electric Zoo 2012 Phase 1 Artist Lineup:

David Guetta
Axwell
Tiësto

(the rest in alphabetical order):

3LAU
12th Planet
A-Trak
Above & Beyond
Adventure Club
Andy C
Argy
ATB
Autoerotique
Benny Benassi
Bloody Beetroots DJ Set
Better Lost Than Stupid
Bingo Players
Boys Noize
Chris Liebing
Claude VonStroke
Congorock
Dada Life
Dash Berlin
Datsik
Dillon Francis
Dirtyphonics
Dixon
Excision
Felix Cartal
Ferry Corsten
Flux Pavilion & Doctor P
Frivolous LIVE
Hardwell
Gabriel & Dresden
Gesaffelstein
Kill the Noise
Knife Party
Koze
Laidback Luke
Luciano
Marco Carola
Mat Zo
Mathias Kaden
Martin Solveig
Maya Jane Coles
Mendo
Morgan Page
Mord Fustang
Mt Eden
Mustard Pimp
Nadastrom
Nicky Romero
Paco Osuna
Pierce Fulton
Porter Robinson
Pretty Lights
Robert Dietz
Reboot
Sander van Doorn
Sasha
Steve Aoki
Strip Steve vs Djedjotronic
Tommy Trash
Umek
Wolfgang Gartner
Zeds Dead

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Boys Noize Records is coming to Toronto featuring Djedjotronic, Strip Steve, Housemeister, DIM and Rynecologist. Saturday Night in Miami the BNR crew played to a packed courtyard at Mamuska’s with many of the world’s top DJs in the audience. The BOYSNOIZE Records Loft Party is shaping up to kick off spring with a big bang in Toronto. This event is pairing top tier talent with one of Toronto’s most unique event spaces, Loft 161, and the infamous 40hz Soundsystem.

We’ve teamed up with our homies over at Earmilk present 2 pairs of free tickets for the event courtesy of Sapporo the event’s official sponsor! You get 1 extra entry for every friend who enters after you and 1 extra entry for liking each artists fan page!

Contest opens today, Monday March 25th, and ends on Thursday April 8th.

Check out the contest page HERE

Listen to music:

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On Saturday March 31, 2012, a cast of world-class musicians will be taking over the Sound Academy in Toronto.

The lineup is stacked, with Chris Lake, Michael Woods, and Autoerotique headlining, and a long cast of locals – Jed Harper, Northend, Damn Kids, Dzeko & Torres, and several more (including yours truly).

Full event details here on Facebook

If you’d prefer not to wait, $30 advance tickets are still available.

But we thought it’d be a nice gesture to give out two pairs, so Provoke has generously donated them to the cause.

Contest Details:

-Sign up yourself and get one entry. Get three additional entries to win for each friend that you refer!
-Enter by clicking this link, like the SalaciousSound and Provoke fan pages, and fill out the form with your name and email address
-Contest starts today, Saturday March 24th at noon EST
-Contest ends March 29th at 9am EST.

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Hey Salacious readers! I am going to see Knife Party at Pacha.

Stopping in NYC on their way to Miami for Ultra Fest, they are doing a show with the likes of Jack Beats, Kill The Noise, 16BIT, and JWLS!

What could be better? Tickets are only $10 before midnight! So arrive early, and arrive often!!

The event is called “HARD NYC”, To find out more on what is going on for the show all the deets at Knife Party‘s and Pacha‘s FB pages.

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The lineup includes SBTRKT, Machinedrum, Sinden, Jackmaster, A$AP Rocky, and “special guests.”

Rumour has it that the special guest on from 10-1030 is Timbaland.

So arrive early, and arrive often.

Particulars:
8pm-2am
@ The Madison, 307 West 5th st

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Particulars:
1-9pm
200 Lavaca st
free party – RSVP for entry here

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Particulars:

12PM-8PM, Friday, March 16, Emo’s East, 2015 E. Riverside Drive Austin, TX 78741
All ages
RSVP for free entry

Simply put, this is the best deal on tomorrow, and one of the best overall showcases of the entire Music segment during SXSW.

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Full event details here.

The list of performers include:

Members Only

A DJ and Production Collaborative Group of three musical talents: John Grammatis, who began working as a DJ when he was only 13, just celebrated 25 years of playing House Music Internationally and is currently producing for Ultra Records; Andy Demetrio, mixes and produces, progressive and more darker sounds; and Kostas Giankinulous, who has been spinning 13 years and concentrates mostly on production.

Cal

Yours truly. I’ve been working hard to get together a set of new, sexy, deep Chicago house that I can play with and transpose against some anthems from house’s first era. I can’t tell you how excited I am to deliver a serious dancefloor workout!

Gino Dinella

Gino is an International DJ contest winner, 2011 and is poised to win another contest this year, as he is entered the Ultra Music Festival. Next up on Gino’s calendar are bookings in Mexico during Spring Break, and clubs in the Dominican Republic.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble, a multidisciplinary not for profit founded in 2001, which engages and inspires the community through socially conscious performances and outreach programs that fuse literature, theatre, contemporary dance, multimedia and visual art. The proceeds from “Bringing House Back Home,” will go to programming in the Humboldt Park, Wicker Park and Logan Square neighbourhoods.

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ColeCo have been racking up the accolades in the last several months, taking care of all live programming for The Weeknd’s upcoming tour as well as remixing for them, Torro Torro, Bedouin Soundclash, and Young Empires.

They’ve supported The Magician, Com Truise, Fake Blood, and they played CMJ in NYC at the end of 2011. Finally, they just released a new single on Nervous, and have another upcoming on Kitsune in March.

So I’m proud to announce that I’ll be rocking a party with ColeCo on Friday February 10th in Toronto, at Riva Supper Lounge. Expect sexy, groovy, disco rhythms.

Get full event details here.

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Two big pieces of news coming from John Dadzie, aka 12th Planet, today. First, Scion A/V will be releasing his latest production effort ‘The End is Near’ EP. It’s a 5 track record with some incredible collaborations. Check the tracklist, listen to and download the single, and be sure that we’ll have an update with the drop.

12th Planet – The End Is Near EP presented by Scion A/V
1) 12th Planet & Flinch – The End Is Near Pt. 1
2) 12th Planet, Skrillex & Kill The Noise – Burst ft. GMCFOSHO
3) 12th Planet & SPL – Ratchet Strap
4) 12th Planet & Antiserum – Ghost
5) 12th Planet – Jailbreak

Second, 12th Planet has an upcoming headlining tour – dates below. For an idea of what to expect, check the video:

12th Planet Corner Pocket from One and Only Productions on Vimeo.

Or if you’d like to learn more about one of the most important North American bass music artists, check out this awesome interview I did with him at Electric Zoo this year:

Tour Dates:
Feb 2 Miami, FL @ Grand Central
Feb 3 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Feb 4 Athens, GA @ Bad Manor
Feb 5 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Feb 7 Virginia Beach, VA @ Peabodys
Feb 8 Washington, DC @ District
Feb 9 Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
Feb 10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Feb 11 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
Feb 12 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
Feb 13 Boston, MA @ Middle East
Feb 14 Montreal, Canada @ Le Belmont
Feb 15 Toronto, Canada @ Wrongbar
Feb 16 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Feb 17 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Feb 18 St. Louis, MO @ 2720 Cherokee
Feb 19 Nashville, TN @ Club Mai
Feb 20 New Orleans, LA @ Ampersand
Feb 21 Dallas, TX @ Trees
Feb 22 Oklahoma City, OK @ Kamp
Feb 23 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Feb 24 Phoenix, AZ @ Madison Events Center
Feb 25 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock
Feb 28 Orange County, CA @ Dubtroit
Feb 29 Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
March 1 San Francisco, CA @ Mighty
March 2 Portland, OR @ Roseland
March 3 Eugene, OR @ Wow Hall

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