Win 2 tickets to see Lapalux this Saturday in Vancouver!

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Lapalux is an eclectic artist from the U.K and has been one of the bright stars within the IDM scene under Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label. Last year he released his debut album "Nostalchic", that included an unusual video for one of the tracks from the album called "Without You" (Feat. Kerry Leatham), check it out: 

EDM Canada is offering 2 winners a pair of tickets each to see Lapalux this Saturday at Fortune Sound Club! All you have to do is be on Twitter and do the following: 

  1. Follow @edmvancouver on Twitter. 
  2. Tweet the following: 

WIN 2 tickets to see @Lapalux this Saturday at @FortuneSound - Follow @edmvancouver and RETWEET this to enter! http://ow.ly/wyMGc 

The contest is now open and the winners will be chosen at 1 pm this Friday - enter now! 

Important: A potential winner will be contacted via direct message on Twitter and must submit their full name and email to win. Potential winners will be given a short amount of time to claim and if they fail to respond, a re-draw will occur asap. Good luck!

Check out the Armin Only road movie from Toronto

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Armin Van Buuren has just released the latest episode from his Armin Only video series on his recent stop in Toronto, check it out: 

Next episode will detail the behind the scenes preparations from his Vancouver stop. 

Armin Van Buuren will be at the Beach Club near Montreal on Sunday, August 3rd, click here for more ticket information. 

Google's music streaming service is now available in Canada

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Actual screenshot of the Canadian service in action

Today Google announced that their music streaming service called "Play Music" is finally available in Canada. The service allows you to access 25 million tracks from major labels, including electronic dance music centric labels. You can also upload up to 20,000 tracks from your own personal library online and listen to them at your leisure as part of your subscription. 

The "Play Music" service is currently offering a 30 day trial period, and if you subscribe before June 30th, you can "lock in" a special monthly rate of $7.99. Past June 30th, the subscription price will rise to $9.99 a month.

I personally signed up for the service and my first impression is very positive. I tried to find tracks from my favourite artists in different genres and so far I've found pretty much all of it. The interface is simple and intuitive. You should give it a try. 

(VIA PCMag)

Super8 & Tab talks about trance becoming underground again

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Here's an interesting quote made by the Finnish trance duo Super8 & Tab when they spoke to inthemix in a recent interview: 

"...Trance still has a huge following these days, and even though it’s not in the mainstream like it might have been in the past, this means it’s suddenly cool and ‘underground’ again… "

The concept that trance is now considered underground again is something that I've been thinking about for a while. I think it can be a good thing as trance producers who have real love for the genre will continue innovating and pushing the boundaries, while die-hard fans will get to see their favourite DJs perform in a more intimate club setting. 

Super8 & Tab will be playing at this year's Digital Dreams Music Festival on June 28th in Toronto - click here for more information. 

New series: Hottest tracks of the week

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Here's a series that I will be doing every week on EDM Canada which I think fans of electronic dance music will find very useful. I'm calling it the "Hottest tracks of the week" because every track featured in this list were hand-picked by the biggest radio shows in the land as their top pick of the week. I know that it's hard to keep up with so many EDM shows on a weekly basis so let this list help you out and keep you up to date on the hottest tracks in the land, enjoy: 

Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Radio 077's "Record Of The Week": Super8 & Tab vs. Jaytech - "Code Red"

BIG ROOM

Hardwell On Air 165 "Demo of the Week": Calvin Harris - "Summer" (Dave Silcox Remix)

Nicky Romero's Protocol Radio 089 #1: Tritonal & Paris Blohm feat. Sterling Fox - "Colors" (John Dahlback Remix) 

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TRANCE

A State of Trance 661 "Tune Of The Week": David Gravell - "Timebomb"

M.I.K.E. Push's Club Elite Sessions 335 "Track Of The Week"" Capital Cities - "Safe And Sound (Markus Schulz vs. Grube & Hovsepian Remix)

DRUM & BASS

Friction's "Friction Fire": Noisia & Prolix - "Asteroids"

Crissy Criss' The Drum N Bass show #1 pick: Chris Lake - Helium (Rene LaVice Remix)

HARDSTYLE

Q-Dance Presents: Hardstyle Top 40's number one pick: D-Block & S-Te-Fan and Isaac feat. Chris Madin - "Alive"

Have any suggestions? Tweet at me to @edm_canada.