On a recent visit to Dubai, I came across a fabulous boutique that caught my eye at the Mall of the Emirates called Braccialini – yep quite a mouthful. Now this leather accessories company has been around for about 50 years and is based in Florence, Italy. The tagline, “in your handbag lies your life”, epitomizes the passion and creativity [...]
On May 15 2012, Kerri Mason of Billboard.com reported that after years on the banquette; socialite, model, businesswoman and fashion designer, Paris Hilton will be taking hers to the ‘sacred booth’ to make her debut as a DJ . Mason wrote, “The nightclub-loving celebutante (Hilton) will make her DJ debut on June 23, at a 30,000-capacity [...]
House music didn’t just appear overnight. There are mavericks that have been charting the way with tunes that would become influential that their resonance is still being felt even today. Baker Street Recordings has marked itself as one of most reliable Deep/Tech House imprints for the past 5 years. Without any fancy titles or clever [...]
Club Culture – The Movement, the stimulating youth dance music world show returned to our screens for a continuation of season 1 as of 5th May 2012. The show as originally hostedby seasoned 5FM and club jocks, DJ Fresh and Euphonik, will continue to be presented by the F.eU pair. The show aims to celebrate the dance culture [...]
It’s taken Justin Martin quite some time to release his debut album, but now Ghettos & Gardens is just around the corner. Here, Defected’s Ben Lovett caught up with the smiley producer to find out why it took him so long to get round to it… How ironic it is that Justin Martin’s breakthrough track [...]
ON MPESHNYK… It’s no secret that South Africa has become, arguably, the capital of House music. Even more so, local acts have been able to put themselves on the world map, coming out with releases of international standard. Of one such many talents, I came across is DJ/Producer/Remixer, Mpeshnyk. Mpeshnyk [M • pesh • nik] [...]
ON DJ CHUS DJ of the Year, Best House DJ and Best Remixer are just some of the accolades House Master DJ Chus carries on his résumé, he kicked off his humble DJ career in the late 80′s in his home town of Madrid amidst the full blown euphoria of the acid house movement at Alien [...]
Artist:Various Artists Title: Spring Mood Label: Deepwit Recordings Genre: Lounge/ Deep House On their 3rd offering DeepWit Recordings has continued to refine their easy, sun-kissed blend of smooth, deep and loungy cuts. ‘Spring Moods’, the label’s seasonal compilation features five of their favourite upcoming artists – leading you on a journey of what spring, has [...]
Artist: Dakin Auret Remix: Floyd Lavine Title: All That I Need Label: Oh So Coy Recordings Genre: Deep/Tech House After a scorching release in 2011 with Oh So Coy Recordings; Durbanite Dakin Auret comes this time around with a sleazy slab of House music that teasingly sets about, recoils and counter-attacks again to maintain a [...]
Artist:D Maslo & Che Cherry Producer: Steve Paradise Remixes: DJ Rork, Deep Xcape, Spiritual Blessings Title: Keep On Dreaming Label: Uno Mas Digital Recordings Genre: Soulful House, Vocal House If you’ve had the opportunity to witness D Maslo & Che Cherry perform live, I’m certain you’ll agree that their musicality, impact and poignancy are second [...]
