Win 2 tickets to the AIM Electronic Music Festival!

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Something is special happening from June 26th to 28th at Parc Cairillon and that's the AIM Electronic Music Festival. Just a short drive from Montreal and Ottawa, AIM is a new festival that has a long term vision that gives people something fresh and new. This festival will be a pilgrimage for underground fans as AIM will be bringing the likes of Jame xx, Four Tet, Tiga, Kevin Saunderson, Guy J, and much more. 

With 3 stages, a 32 hour non-stop music stretch from Saturday morning until Sunday evening, the AIM Electronic Music Festival will take over the picturesque Parc Carillon and make it into one big party later this month. 

EDM Canada would like to give a lucky winner 2 tickets that includes camping to AIM. All you need to do is log in above (counts as an entry), and select the various other ways to enter. The contest is open now and will end on Friday, June 19th at midnight. You must be at least 18+ to enter and the winner will be notified by email. Enter now and good luck!

Check out the daily lineup below: 

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Must-listen: Tiga vs. Audion - "Let's Go Dancing" (Adam Beyer Remix)

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Adam Beyer puts his dark techno skills to work on this already massive underground hit record by Montreal's Turbo Recordings. "Let's Go Dancing" has been such a massive hit since it's release back in September, the Adam Beyer remix has the potential to ignite dance floors once again. It has such a wonderful buildup that 7 minutes is almost not enough for this track. Give it a listen:

Just when you thought this release couldn't get any bigger... Swedish techno god Adam Beyer rolls in with a gigantic remix for Turbo, the first thing he's done for the Canadian label since his Stockholm Mix Sessions CD back in 2002.

It's not clear when this huge remix will be out, but keep close eye on Turbo Recordings Beatport page.

Watch this: Thump covers the Montreal scene

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Thump has uploaded another well produced mini-documentary that this time covered what's going on in Montreal. This video focused on aspects of the thriving Montreal underground scene by profiling the eclectic summer Piknik Electronik event series and Igloofest which happens outdoors every winter. The most interesting part of the video was when they interviewed veteran DJ Christian Pronovost and Montreal's most famous DJ/Producer/Artist export Tiga as they took you through the evolution of the local scene. Montreal has almost too much to offer in terms of electronic dance music selection, but enjoy this video as it dipped its toes into what the underground Montreal scene is all about: 

(Source: Thump)

Grand Theft Auto 5 soundtrack is revealed

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The soundtrack for the next installment of the ever popular Grand Theft Auto 5 has been leaked. Many newer fans of EDM have credited the Grand Theft Auto series for helping them to discover the music that we love via the wide variety of radio stations available within the game. Soulwax FM has been tapped as the in-game radio station which will feature a lot of great underground tracks from Tiga, Gesaffelstein,  Green Velvet & Harvard Bass:

Soulwax FM (electronic/techno)

*Host: Soulwax
*Mim Suleiman – Mingi
*FKCLUB – The Strange Art (In Flagranti Remix)
*Matias Aguayo – El Sucu Tucu
*Joe Goddard feat*Valentina – Gabriel (Soulwax Remix)
*Daniel Maloso – Body Music
*Green Velvet & Harvard Bass – Lazer Beams
*Zombie Nation – Tryouts
*Goose – Synrise (Soulwax Remix)
*Tiga – Plush (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
*The Hacker – Shockwave (Gesaffelstein Remix)
*Pulp – After You (Soulwax Remix) 

So if you're a GTA fan, you know which radio station to tune into when this game drops on Sept 17th.

To check out the full radio station listing, click here.  

(Source: HBF)