Just in case you haven't read the news, Deadmau5 did us all a favour this week by defending electronic dance music against fellow Canadian and Arcade Fire front man Win Butler when he inferred that EDM artists aren't actual musicians at Coachella.
Aly & Fila, the uplifting trance duo from Egypt, were the next trance act to be invited to mix the 2-CD Trance Nation compilation by Ministry of Sound. Here's a minimix they created to help preview the album, check it out:
If you take a look at the tracklist below, you'll notice that this double CD is filled with some of the freshest uplifting trance tracks at the moment:
CD 1
01 - Mohamed Ragab & DoubleV - Erathia (Original Mix)
02 - James Dymond - Solidus (Original Mix)
03 - Amine Maxwell - Olusia (Original Mix)
04 - Kheiro & Medi Feat. Ameera - Hayati (Original Mix)
05 - John Askew - Mechanism (Original Mix)
06 - Luke Bond Feat. Roxanne Emery - On Fire (Aly & Fila Remix)
07 - UDM - Recollection (Original Mix)
08 - Neptune Project - Lost All My Tears (The Noble Six Remix)
09 - Andain - Beautiful Things (Fady & Mina Remix Edit)
10 - Sneijder & Bryan Kearney - Next Level (Original Mix Edit)
11 - Aly & Fila Feat. Sue McLaren - Quiet Storm (Aly & Fila Club Mix)
12 - Abstract Vision - Rocket (Photographer Remix)
13 - Aly & Fila Vs John O'Callaghan Feat. Eli - Your Heart Is Mine (Fady & Mina Remix)
14 - Ronski Speed - Fiero (Chris Metcalfe Remix)
15 - The Thrillseekers Vs Standerwick - Like They Used To (Original Mix)
16 - Lostly - Never Forget (Dub Mix)
17 - Nick Callaghan & Craig Meichan - Rectify (Original Mix)
18 - John O'Callaghan - One Special Particle Original Mix Edit
CD 2
01 - Liam Wilson - Adventures In Stereo (Original Mix)
02 - Andres Sanchez Vs Omar Sherif - Until Amnesia (Original Mix)
03 - A & Z Vs Allen & Envy - Osiris (Original Mix)
04 - Aly & Fila Feat. Karim Youssef - Laily (Photographer Remix)
05 - Temple One - Unbreakable (Original Mix)
06 - The Noble Six - Tapestry (Original Mix)
07 - Neptune Project Feat. Polly Strange - In Your Mind (Original Mix)
08 - Ferrin & Morris - Amatoria
09 - ReOrder & Ian Standerwick Presents SkyPatrol - Sailing Airwaves (In Memory Of Matt Trigle) (Original Mix Edit)
10 - Will Atkinson - Eternally (Original Mix Edit)
11 - A & Z - Invocation (Original Mix)
12 - Cold Blue - Black Rock (Original Mix)
13 - Lange Feat. Hysteria! - Unfamiliar Truth (John O’Callaghan Radio Edit)
14 - Aly & Fila Feat. Sue McLaren - Where To Now (Will Atkinson Gold Mix)
15 - Aly & Fila Feat. Rafif - Mother Nature (Bryan Kearney Remix)
16 - Indecent Noise - Daybreak (Original Mix)
17 - Standerwick - Valyrian (Original Mix)
Expect this double CD compilation to drop on May 26th. If you want to pre-order, click here.
The mega-festival TomorrowWorld is returning to Atlanta, U.S and will run from September 26th to the 28th. They have just released a stellar phase 1 lineup that includes special OWSLA, Q Dance, Pete Tong stages, check it out:
Glad to see that trance has received a lot of love in the phase 1 announcement!
For ticket information, click here.
(VIA YourEDM)
The tradition of an older generation criticizing the music of the younger generation is as old as music itself. You can watch this in action below as punk rock aficionado and celebrity foodie/author Anthony Bourdain talks about the Las Vegas scene with long time magician Penn Jillette:
This is a must-watch as Duck Sauce's first single off of the new album called "NRG" get its own official video, huge tune:
If you actually call the NRG hotline at 1-844-674-3825, you'll hear a special message. Brilliant move.
(VIA Lessthan3)
