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Group of seven Lithuanian electronic music producers have released Re-Xmas, a ‘socially distanced’ Christmas album commemorating the “extraordinary” 2020 festive season. As a video on the Re-Xmas project website explains, the album features reworkings of traditional Christmas songs, including ‘Jingle Bells’, ‘Silent Night and ‘O Christmas Tree’ (‘O Tannenbaum‘), by top local talent.  The ‘ social distancing ’ element sees the composers adding two equal intervals of pause – symbolising two metres’ distance – after each note from the song’s main melody. Every note from a song’s main melody was followed by two equal-length intervals of pause. This gave notes more space and made rhythms much slower, but that was only the beginning.  Contributors include dark-techno DJ Alex Krell, ambient producer Fume and experimental electronic duo Lakeside Culture , with the album’s release supported by Lithuanian DJ collection Antidote Community .  Antidote Community · Re-Xmas The project a

New Year’s Eve (NYE) events were held as usual in New Zealand (NZ), with festivals welcoming tens of thousands of people to celebrate without social distancing.  Thanks to strict lockdowns and border closures which have all but eliminated Covid-19 in NZ, residents were able to enjoy a full return to live at mammoth NYE events.  NZ’s largest festival, Live Nation-owned Rhythm and Vines , welcomed 20,000 people to the Gisborne site between 29–31 December where social distancing and mask-wearing was not required.  The 18th edition of the music and camping festival – founded in 2003 by University of Otago friends Hamish Pinkham, Tom Gibson, and Andrew Witters – delivered sets from artists including Benee, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Broods, The Beths and Netsky.  Elsewhere, Rhythm & Alps celebrated its 10th anniversary by inviting 10,000 people to Wanaka, a resort town on NZ’s South Island, for three days of non-socially distanced festivities.  The event took place between 29 and 31 December,

 As part of the celebration of two decades of EXIT Festival, EXIT TV brings a special multi-hour program on New Year's Eve, which will include some of the biggest names of the festival, such as The Cure, The Prodigy, Migos, David Guetta, The Chainsmokers, Moby, Faithless, Motorhead, Jason Derulo, Atoms For Peace, Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Hurts, Pet Shop Boys, Nile Rodgers, Fever Ray and many, many others. An eclectic mix  from Main Stage titled EXIT to 2021 will unite fans around the globe on the 31st of December in the best wishes for the New Year, which we all expect to be incomparably better than the previous one.  “Bearing in mind that the forthcoming holidays will be unique in the fact that the vast majority of people will spend them at home in very specific circumstances, we have decided to do what we do best — offer people an EXIT from the current situation, share with them some of the most important moments in EXIT Festival’s rich history and entertain them in the best

Spanish melodic techno master Dosem releases new album single ‘ Megacities ’, the second single off his upcoming album ‘Dream Decoder’, out September 25.  A driving club hit, ‘ Megacities ’ will be familiar to many as a staple in Dosem‘s sets. Building on the heavy-hitting sound of ‘ Tower ’, ‘ Megacities ’ opens with a filtered riff that soon gives way deep rhythmic drums.  Championed by the likes of Joris Voorn, Maceo Plex, Camelphat, Gorgon City and Solomun and supported on tastemaker stations like BBC Radio 1, Triple J, and KCRW, Dosem has solidified his reputation as one of Spain’s premier dance producers. Composed during long stays in Tokyo , ‘Dream Decoder’ explores the theory “that links dreams to parallel universes and alternative lives”.  Dosem expands on how this theory and the bustling metropolis heavily inspired the album’s forward-facing and diverse sound:  “I have always found the world of dreams a fascinating subject. Not only have they had a strong impact in my lif

Since first forming back in 1991 , Ministry of Sound has become one of the most globally renowned labels in the dance music scene while also operating a club at the heart of London’s nightlife touted for its Dolby Atmos system and legendary performances.  Now, on the eve of their 30th anniversary, they’ve unveiled their latest end-of-year compilation T he Annual 2021 to keep everyone dancing to the beat . The Annual 2021 combines Ministry of Sound’s chart-topping hits from throughout the year with some of the best emerging talent to have been signed to the label . To celebrate the release, Ministry Of Sound have teamed up with dance music mainstay Pete Tong , who has recorded a mix of the album, available exclusively onApple Music.   [ source ]

UK Dance artists Faithless present their first studio album in ten years, ‘All Blessed’, released on BMG on 23 October.  ‘ All Blessed ’ includes the acclaimed recent single ‘ Synthesizer ’ ft Nathan Ball.  Other collaborations across the album’s twelve powerful tracks include Jazzie B, Suli Breaks, Gaika, Caleb Femi, L.S.K., and Damien Jurado.  Faithless said  “In this troubled and increasingly violent world, this album reflects what has always been the Faithless manifesto: be conscious, be caring, love yourself so you can love others and understand who you are and where you are. Never polemical but hopefully intelligent and (occasionally!) inspirational – this is music with feeling and words with meaning.”  Inspired by the music of Trevor Horn, Sparks, Jean-Michel Jarre and many a Balearic night out, ‘All Blessed’ is Faithless’s love letter to electronic music and presents them at their very best . [ source ]

Eric Prydz releases one of his most highly coveted productions and marks the return of his primary alias with his first official release, since 2016. Any new music from the Swedish legend is more than exciting, and there’s been a particular ID hot on the minds of fans for quite some time now.  Four years ago, Eric Prydz debuted ‘ Nopus ’ as the finale track to his famed EDC Las Vegas 2016 performance and today; the track is officially released to the public.  Originally, the title was a nickname fans colloquially used to refer to the track as it shared sonic similarities to Prydz’s “ Opus .”  However, much to fans delight Prydz adopted “ Nopus ” as the song’s official title.  The uplifting progressive house single has been the crown jewel of Prydz’s sets for quite some time but it was at EDC Las Vegas 2016 where the dance world first took notice.  The beautiful soaring melodies, signature Eric Prydz production and the impressive firework show at EDC saw the track go viral.  Fast-forw