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Throwing Stones
Freeform Five & Ali Love
Spinnin' Deep
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This is going in the direction of a track that’s already received a 10/10 from Mixmag as one of their tunes of the month. It’s a collaboration from Freeform Five and the man who is the lead singer of Hot Natured, we’re talking Ali Love. This is out now on Spinnin’ Deep, it’s kind of an answer back record to a Calvin Harris album, we reckon. This is Throwing Stones.
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 32:00 mins here.
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Label: Marco Cobussen, Spinnin' Records
18 Aug 2017
Business
  • Since January of 2016, SoundCloud’s overall traffic has dipped by roughly 25%, according to tracking data shared by SimilarWeb. (DMN)
  • Following SoundCloud’s $169.5m investment round from Temasek, Singapore’s state investment company, and Raine Group, the boutique investment bank (FT), Kerry Trainor, formerly of Vimeo, has been named as the new CEO as founder and outgoing CEO Alex Ljung takes the position of Chairman. (Billboard, Venturebeat) 
News and Features
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  • Reverb to launch online vinyl storefront, Reverb LP. (DA)
  • A new study suggests that only 34.7% of MDMA sold in the USA is pure. (DA)
  • IMS Asia-Pacific 2017 has announced its first round of speakers including Axwell & Ingrosso, Ryan Wilson of Sony Music, Andrew Goldstone of Deckstar Management and Scarlett Li of CMC Capital Partners. (IMS, Billboard)
  • A group of establishments in Ibiza are pleading with local authorities to implement harsh punishments and increased restrictions on unlicensed and illegal parties. (Mixmag)
Digital
  • Percussa’s SSP synth has the power of 10 digital Eurorack modules. (Fact)
  • Roland 808 and 909 drum machines fused with new Serato DJ controllers. (RA)
  • Producers can now use Ableton Live to make music in virtual reality. (DA)
  • SnapChat has introduced a feature called Crowd Surf which uses AI to stitch together a variety of users’ footage, sensing when a number of people are recording the same musical experience. (DA)
  • ​Beatport has updated its platform by adding three new genre categories: trap/future bass, garage/bassline/grime and leftfield bass. (Mixmag)
  • Online music marketplace Discogs is cracking down on unofficial remixes, edits and bootlegs by restricting the sale of such releases. (Mixmag)
Live
  • Helena Hauff, Lory D, Karenn, and more play DVS1's Wall Of Sound at ADE, October 19 at Amsterdam's Warehouse Elementenstraat. (XLR8R)
  • Sheffield’s Hope Works has revealed its programme for September through November featuring the likes of Objekt, Dax J, Shanti Celeste, Cleric and Josey Rebelle. (DT)
  • 2manydjs, Stormzy and Âme announced for Australian New Year's festival Beyond The Valley. (Mixmag)
  • Field Day announces first act on 2018 line-up. (InTheMix)
  • Insomniac releases full line-up for EDC Orlando 2017. (DA)
  • elrow Halloween heads to Scotland for Edinburgh debut. (DT)
  • Zip, Raresh, Sven Väth, Dana Ruh, Ben Klock, and more play Cocoon Ibiza in September. (XLR8R)
  • Bestival expands to Bali with Rudimental, Pendulum, De La Soul and more. (Mixmag)
  • Police directed to target and crack down on rave parties in Goa. (Mixmag)
  • London’s Sunfall Festival under fire for “chaotic” and “dangerous” five-hour queues. (Fact)
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • SoundCloud struggles to turn fandom into hard cash. (FT)
  • SoundCloud survives but it’s bad news for musicians. (TheConversation)
  • Fred Davis, former EMI Vice President, is the “secret weapon” that investors believe will save SoundCloud. (HypeBot)
  • New management must transform SoundCloud into a mature business. (FT)
  • Exciting news and the future of SoundCloud. (Alex Ljung - Chairman, SoundCloud)
  • Is Cocoon still the best techno party in Ibiza? (Pulse)
  • Will virtual reality clubbing make staying in the new going out? (GQ)
  • EDM's $46 million man: How Calvin Harris became the world's highest-paid DJ. (Forbes)
Clubs
  • Ricardo Villalobos, Blawan, Nicolas Lutz, Raresh and Margaret Dygas booked for fabric’s 18th birthday. (Mixmag)
  • Hamburg's The Golden Pudel has re-opened this week following a devastating fire 18 months ago. (Mixmag)
  • Sundays at Phonox in London returns with Helena Hauff, Omar-S, Madlib. (RA)
  • 'I haven't seen such violence before': Moscow nightclub Rabitza raided by authorities. (RA)
Deals
  • Kobalt Music has signed a multi-faceted worldwide label services deal with DJ and producer, Steve Angello. (RotD)
Artist and Music Features
  • DJ Minx's party flyers. (RBMA)
  • Zedd, dance music's anti-bro, on making hits for Selena, Kesha and Liam and why DJs should 'speak up' on Trump. (Billboard)
  • Four tips for mixing 808’s. (8Daysof808)
  • 808 in production: A Q&A with Bob Power. (8Daysof808)
  • Schematic & Polaris: Two rising Technique stars join forces. (IDJ)
  • Uncovering Leftfield’s modern dancefloor weapons. (Fabric)
  • Aaron Coultate meets one of Detroit techno's most elusive artists: Terrence Dixon. (RA)
  • A guide to a complete night out in Shanghai. (Pulse)
  • Meet Hamster: the latest thought-provoking masked-producer on the scene. (DA)
  • POPOF & Luca Donzelli walk us through their Amnesia 2017 Compilation. (DT)
  • Miami-based and soul/funk rich, Beki Powell, brings the nostalgia of a quality groove in her exclusive soul-heavy set and interview for Magnetic Magazine.
  • Label Focus: Viper Recordings. (Mixmag)
  • Wolf + Lamb chat ahead of Crew Love's NYC festival. (MagneticMag)
  • The Beat Usagi: “It’s an exciting time to be an electronic musician in Singapore”. (Pulse)
  • DJ Mag follows Numbers boss Jackmaster from Glasgow to Glasto to hear about his unstoppable rise.
  • Jasper James has classy dance music deeply embedded in his DNA but he is no longer living in his father’s shadow, he’s doing the dancefloor damage on his own terms. (DJMag)
  • Norman Jay: ‘Goldie is the Picasso of our contemporary dance music scene’. (Guardian)
  • Ask the Experts: Carl Craig. (XLR8R)
  • Interview: Henrik Schwarz & The Metropole Orkest. (DHA)
  • 10 sounds that define modern club music – and the stories behind them. (Fact)
  • Groove Terminator talks 30 years of Australian dance music. (InTheMix)
  • Allyson Toy talks about breaking the music industry’s bamboo ceiling. (HypeBae)
  • The history of Ibiza in 100 Tracks. (Mixmag)
Artist News
  • Lone announces DJ-Kicks mix. (RA)
  • My Nu Leng go drum 'n' bass on four-track Portal EP. (Mixmag)
  • Maceo Plex’s Mosaic partners with Audio Obscura for ADE 2017. (DT)
  • James Holden announces album with newly expanded band, The Animal Spirits. (RA)
  • AE Recordings to reissue seminal '90s dub techno album from Oz Artists. (RA)
  • Cassy preps new three-track Cassy 004 EP. (Mixmag)
  • DJ Haus announces mix for Defected’s In The House series. (Fact)
  • So Inagawa to release first solo 12-inch in two years. (RA)
  • Rob Swire is making a new Pendulum album. (Billboard)
  • Dean Blunt releases vinyl white label on World Music. (RA)
  • New series on Dance Mania highlights classic and unheard DJ Deeon material. (RA)
  • Avicii breaks musical silence with Avīci EP. (Billboard)
  • Guy Andrews back on Houndstooth with new album, Tåke. (RA)
  • Earthly announce new album, Heart. (RA)
  • Mirko Loko announces third album and new label. (DT)
  • Shigeto announces first full length LP in four years on Ghostly Aptly inspired by Detroit. (Mixmag)
  • Emmanuel to release new album, Rave Culture. (RA)
  • A recent Forbes article appears to confirm that Marshmello is Chris Comstock/Dotcom. (DA)
  • The Knife announce live album and film from their final tour. (RA)
  • Dean Blunt releases vinyl white label on World Music (RA)
  • Machinedrum starts new label, IAMSIAM. (XLR8R)
  • Dimitri From Paris announces Salsoul Mastermix homage CD. (Mixmag)
  • Martin Garrix has confirmed the closing track of his 2017 Tomorrowland set will see an official release some time during the next two weeks. (DJMag)
  • DJ Perly has become the first woman to win the US DMC’s. (IDJ)
  • Kölsch's new album reflects a "difficult time" in his life. (Mixmag)
  • Maceo Plex responds to white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, suggests free party promoting equality. (Billboard)
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