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earPIPE’s “Probably Too Late” Off Sonar 2010 Guide

Monday, June 14th, 2010 | Event Preview | No Comments

All pictures from Resident Advisor

Update – Check out the earPIPE Sonar Disco Map Here.

This weekend Barcelona becomes the centre of attention as Sonar festival rolls into town. The festival itself is a jam packed 3 days and 2 nights of music and art featuring the likes of Plastikman, The Chemical Brothers and Roxy Music. However its not just the festival that garners all the attention, as for the same weekend Barcelona turns into a thriving party city with what are now known as the Off Sonar parties. This year we’re spoilt for choice in terms of party venues. We’ve got parties on beaches, on rooftops, on terraces, on boats and at secret villas. There’s even a few parties happening in them there nightclubs. There’s a lot to pick from so here’s what we think is looking pretty hot for the weekend. › Continue reading

Tags: Ambivalent, anja schneider, Barcelona, Beatport, BeCool, Boris Werner, Boulevard Culture Club, BPitch, BPitch Control, Cesar Merveille, Chaim, Chiringuito Calama, Circus Company, Cocoon, Crosstown Rebels, Damien Lazarus, David Squaillace, Deetron, Desolat, Discotechque Club, DJ Koze, DOP, Dubfire, Dyed Sondorom, Ekkohaus, Ellen Allien, Eric Duncan, Ethyl, Fabrizio Maurizi, Flori, Ghoa Beach Club, Giles Smith, Gui Boratto, Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, Guy Gerber, Harri and Domenic, Heartthrob, Heidi, Hobo, Hot Natured, Hotel Diagonal, INXEC, James Priestley, Jamie Jones, Jesse Rose, Josh Wink, Kiki, Kompakt, Konrad Black, La Terrazza, Lee Foss, Loco Dice, Luca Bacchetti, Luciano, M.A.N.D.Y, Marco Carola, Martin Buttrich, Martinez, Matt Tolfrey, Matthew Jonson, Matthias Tanzmann, Mephistos, Michael Mayer, Milton Jackson, Minus, mobilee, Moon Harbour, Nitsa, Oleg Pollakov, Onur Ozer, Oshum, Ovum, Pan Pot, Patrice Scott, Pig & Dan, Playkula, Raum, Reboot, Resident Advisor, Ricardo Villalobos, Robert Dietz, Rub N Tug, Sascha Funke, Secretsundaze, Seth Troxler, Sety, Seuil, Shlomi Aber, Shuan Reeves, Steve Bug, Stimming, Sub Club, Superpitcher, The Mole, Thomas Muller, Thomas Schumacher, Tiefschwarz, Troy Pierce, Trus'me, W Barcelona Hotel, Warehoused, Watergate, Wilde

Optimo – Fabric 52 | Album Review

Friday, May 7th, 2010 | Album Review | No Comments

It’s pretty dark times for our northern breadrin in Glasgow. Their football club can barely scrape together the costs for an open top bus trophy tour; then there’s that ridiculous stat you always hear that a good proportion of the city lives in poverty at a level which rivals Zimbabwe and to add insult to injury their easterly sister Edinburgh gets voted the best place to live in the country. But these things are the least of the city’s worries. It’s more so the dark cloud that hangs over the legendary Sub Club since Optimo announced they were ending their Sunday night tenure. Their weekly blend of eclectic samplings will be sorely missed, I for one am gutted that I never made it that far up north to witness these legendary nights first hand. › Continue reading

Tags: Cumbia Moderna De Soledad, Desire, Fabric, Italians Do It Better, Optimo, Prins Thomas, Rebolledo, Rheingold, Roska, Spencer Parker, Sub Club, The Tyrell Corporation, Thomas Brinkmann