Markus Schulz gives fans a special live mix courtesy of Pioneer

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Every fan of Markus Schulz and DJ in training should watch this incredible video:

I've seen many pioneer shows in this format and this one with Markus Schulz is my favourite by far. Sometimes DJs invited to this type of show are a little too eager to show off their skills behind the decks which has the tendency of interfering of the overall flow of the set. But with Markus Schulz he gave us a flawless hour long mix that is both great to listen to as well as learn from.

I hope Markus Schulz returns to the Stereo Nightclub in Montreal for another marathon rabbit hole session sometime this year. I'm sure there are many people out there, including myself, that are eagerly awaiting it.

Best Releases of the Week (Jan 7-11th)

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This could be a regular thing I do on this site. All of the tracks listed have been officially released this week on Beatport, enjoy:

Hans Bouffmyhre - Shine (Original Mix):

Eximinds - Revolved (Original Mix):

Justice - Helix (Gesaffelstein VIsion Remix):

Adam Beyer & Alan Fitzpatrick - Human Reason (Len Faki Remix):

Mark Van Dale with Enrico - 'Water Verve' (Leon Bolier Remix):

Techno: Adam Beyer, Alan Fitzpatrick - 'Human Reason' (Len Faki Remix)

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Drumcode releases another imminently danceable track with Len Faki's remix of 'Human Reason' by Alan Fitzpatrick and Adam Beyer which was originally released in 2011. This 9 minute track takes you in deep into the darker side of techno with plenty of dramatic horns added reminiscent of the 'BWONG!' effect that you might hear in the Inception, Prometheus or World War Z trailers. Len faki's remix steps up the intensity of the original mix into a memorable reinvention that will take its rightful place on any playlist.

Pick up this release on Beatport.

On 'pressing play': Afrojack vs. Deadmau5

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Afrojack lit up the 'pressing play' controversy with a quote given in a Billboard interview that had Deadmau5 in his sights:

"You're never just pressing play. If you're a guy in a cube with a mask on, you can press play. Deadmau5 also said himself he's not a DJ -- don't talk about stuff you don't know about. I don't know shit about LED walls and giant mouse heads; I can't judge it. But if you put four CD players in front of me or [Sebastian Ingrosso] or even Skrillex, we've been DJ'ing for so long, we can do a lot of things with those CD players."

Deadmau5 quickly responded on Twitter, (first with a tweet that was later deleted):

Afrojack later responded:

Just a tiny guess but I don't think there will be any Afromau5 B2B shows happening anytime soon.

(Source: Billboard VIA @jacobschulman)