Listen back to all #ABGT100 live sets by Ilan Bluestone, Andrew Bayer, Mat Zo, and more

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Above & Beyond have graciously posted all live sets from their mega #ABGT100 event at Madison Square Garden on Soundcloud. These include sets by Anjunabeats favourites Ilan Bluestone, Andrew Bayer, Mat Zo, and even a "Deep Warm Up Set" by Above & Beyond and their main set, enjoy: 

Read this opinion piece about the DJ Mag top 100 poll

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An excerpt from a post by Do Androids Dance: 

"It’s hard to believe that DJs who are actually dope DJs constantly get the short end of the stick in this poll. And while I recognize that this poll is bullshit, it’s a) one of the most talked-about DJ rankings in the world and b) going to be used in umpteen promotional emails for these DJs as badges of honor."  - Khal 

Khal is the Editor-In-Chief of Do Androids Dance, a fantastic resource for new electronic dance music tracks and artists. He wrote a long post today about the DJ Mag Top 100 results and how they're not representative of who is actually the "best" DJ or even what's going on with the wider variety of genres that attracts huge crowds worldwide. It's a great read, so click here to read it now.

"EDM RIP?"

DJ Mag wrote an analysis of this year's results and asked the question of whether EDM is RIP. First of all, EDM is not a genre, it's a broad umbrella term that covers all sorts of genres including what's happening in the underground scene like techno, house, and more. It's unfortunate to see a publication like DJ Mag make the mistake of calling it a genre, which it is not. 

Bonus article: "DJ mag's List of Top 100 DJs is About to Drop - and it's Bullshit" by Thump. 

What to do this weekend (Oct 24th - 26th)

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Here are all of the upcoming events posted for this weekend across Canada: (Click on the event link for full ticket information)

Ottawa

Friday, October 24th - Pegboard Nerds w/ Stephen Walking @ Ritual

Saturday, October 25th - Marcus Visionary, Datty, Darken @ 85 O'Connor St. 

Sunday, October 26th - SNAKEHIPS + STWO @ Ritual

Check out the photos from DVBBS's sold out show from New City Gas

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Photos courtesy of New City Gas

DVBBS is on a hot streak lately with scores of sold out shows in Canada and 3 upcoming back to back events at Koolhaus in Toronto in December. Last weekend they went to Montreal for a sold out show at New City Gas and they had a great time, check it out: 

(Source: New City Gas)

Upcoming events: 

Toronto DVBBS Event (The other 2 shows are sold out)

Wednesday, December 17th - DVBBS (3rd show!) @ Koolhaus

Next New City Gas event:

Saturday, October 25th - Cazzette @ New City Gas


Listen to Above & Beyond's 2 hour live set from Madison Square Garden

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Above & Beyond's 100th episode of Group Therapy Radio took place last Saturday at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York City with guests Ilan Bluestone and Mat Zo. With the announcement of a brand new album titled "We Are All We Need", this U.K trio had a lot of new music to showcase, check it out: 

A&B have promised a full video of this set, so stay tuned.