Pioneer is giving the DDJ-Ergo, their newbie-dj friendly controller, a limited edition facelift.? Swapping the color scheme to black with chrome buttons and white lights, the new version looks sleeker and more nightclub friendly.? Check out our review of the original Pioneer DDJ-Ergo-V here.
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SONG OF THE DAY: Groove Armada -? “Pull Up”
Sometime looking forward requires looking back.? It’s no secret that old school rave/techno circa 1992 is influencing a lot of the electro getting released right now.? A surface listening of the new Groove Armada track “Pull Up” might conjure up lost XL Recordings or a Dust Brothers dubplate from twenty years ago.? Yet if you listen closely, you realize how the old school rave/ragga rhythms are creatively updated with a darkwave feel and modern electro grooves.? The toasting, by Slarta John, is definitely on point reminding us of the classic hip-house period when danceable hip-hop and house were mixed together for everyone to enjoy.? On its own merits “Pull Up” is a stomper that will explode on many floors.? With the addition of a quirky R&B or grime-y female vocalist (maybe Janelle Monae), ?this track could easily be one of? the biggest radio hits of the fall.??
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INTERVIEW: Richard Vission (2012)
As big name superstars rise and fall in the EDM world, there are few producers who stand the test of time – continuing to produce incredible music and support it with masterful DJ sets.? Richard Vission is the host of Power Tools, the longest running mixshow in the US.? In the 90s, he achieved success as part of the techno group The Movement and pop house group Pure Sugar.? Not only a remixer for the biggest artists (Madonna, Lady Gaga, Ace of Base, David Bowie, Korn), Richard also releases his club-banging original productions on his own label Solmatic.? The two are not mutually exclusive, however, as “I Like That,” his collaboration with Static Revenger and Luciana, started as an underground club track and exploded into a viral internet clip and international club smash.
DJ Ron Slomowicz: When you did the song ?I Like That,? did you have any idea that it would become so big?
Richard Vission: No, I actually never think about it becoming big, we just do the records so that we can play out. Honestly, it still boggles my mind that it went on the radio because the song has no chorus. It?s kind of weird when I think about it.