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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Heaven Only Knows
Bob Moses
Domino
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It's the return of Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance, a duo who rose out of the Burning Man scene. This is their first new music since their two times Grammy nominated 2015 debut album, Days Gone By. This is Heaven Only Knows from Bob Moses.
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen here.
Contact
Management: Geoff Barnett – Redlight Management
Publishing: Domino Publishing Co. Ltd
Radio: Andy Park, Joe Dodson, Gillian Fleet (Domino)
TV: Gillian Fleet (Domino)
Online: Sam Williams (Domino)
Live: David Exley - Coda
08 Jun 2018
News and Features
  • DJMag announces the DJ Awards for North America. (EDMSauce)
  • Bestival to debut drug testing facilities in harm reduction efforts. (DA)
  • Festival Republic has decided not to allow on-site drug testing. (Mixmag)
Digital
  • SoundCloud announces global programmatic partnership with AppNexus. (PRNewswire)
  • Ableton launches Creative Extensions Pack for Live Suite 10. (RA)
Live
  • Strawberry Fields kicks off 10th anniversary line-up with Honey Dijon. (Mixmag)
  • Henrik Schwarz will join Âme and Dixon at the Royal Albert Hall. (Mixmag)
  • Unsound Kraków reveals first wave of artists. (Mixmag)
  • Fresh off the back of announcing the 360-degree SILO arena, Creamfields has unveiled another structure - Generator. (YourEDM)
  • Edmonton, Canada - the City Council calls for a ban on "raves”. (Mixmag)
  • Freqs Of Nature Festival in Germany will end after seven years. (RA)
  • MADE Festival announces Andy C, Camelphat, High Contrast, Fleur and many more. (DT)
  • Ultra Music Festival Miami is switching to wristband tickets for 2019. (YourEDM)
  • Ultra Musical Festival will need to pay $2m in order to keep its current location at Bayfront Park, Miami in 2020. (DJMag)
  • The boom in the number of small music festivals being run by inexperienced, cost-cutting organisers could be putting festival goers at risk, it has been warned. (Guardian, Times) "Michael Baker, editor of Festival Insights said “greed and poor planning” can be a problem among some of the smaller festivals, which can fail if they “get too big for their boots” by attempting to grow too fast".
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Music has a mental health problem that needs immediate treatment. (Variety)
  • How Ultra electronic music festival conquered the world, and its explosive growth in Asia. (SCMP)
  • Red taping raves is the opposite of safe. (DMNW)
  • The unspoken side of ghost producers. (YourEDM)
  • Legendary DJ Dave Booth on why the Hacienda was the worst mistake he ever made. (DailyPost)
  • From dealing with loneliness to providing an outlet for the world, music is a powerful tool for mental health. (MagneticMag)
  • Drug testing can stop the festival tragedies. (Times) Rather than treating young people buying Ecstasy or ketamine as criminals, the focus should be on keeping them safe.
  • From IMS Ibiza: How the dance music community is prioritizing mental health after Avicii's death. (Billboard)
  • The four biggest takeaways of IMS 2018: Dance music’s reflective summit. (DJTechtools)
Clubs
  • Craig Richards announces Collisions at fabric. (Fabric)
  • The Brooklyn Mirage announces summer 2018 house & techno events. (DA)
  • Fest Camden is the new multi-faceted venue housed in a 200 year old horse hospital at Camden Stables Market. (Decoded)
  • Hï Ibiza launches competition to win DJ residency at Club Solardo. (DT)
  • New 2200-capacity seasonal venue, Kvarteret, opens in Stockholm. (RA)
  • Helsinki's newest club, Post Bar, is 'not a techno venue’. (RA)
  • Melbourne's brand new late night venue B3 has this week revealed its location to be the underground carpark of Etihad Stadium; the first time the space will be used for a dance music event. (TheMusic)
  • Cosmic Pineapple is returning to Pikes Ibiza this summer. (Mixmag)
  • ​Richie Hawtin set to play at Berghain for the first time in six years. (Mixmag)
Artist and Music Features
  • Yaeji: A raver-next-door goes from DIY parties to global sensation, and she’s bringing her friends. (Fader)
  • Lightning In A Bottle is a heavenly melting pot for fearless genre explorers. (Mixmag)
  • Laurent Garnier on his movie, a potential live tour, early struggles and not touring for money. (MagneticMag)
  • Gabriella Vergilov, the Bulgarian newcomer earning the praise of techno’s biggest names. (Pulse)
  • Blood Wine Or Honey: “The energy is good and the buses are regular”. (Pulse)
  • Meet the artists you can’t miss at Spring Awakening: Alison Wonderland. (DA)
  • The Philly acid master Josh Wink breaks down his secrets to surviving almost three decades of constant touring. (IbizaVoice)
  • Matt Tolfrey has become a staple name for many and he is one of the few artists today who got his break purely because of his ability as a DJ. (Decoded)
  • Unearthing the story behind Hyperdub’s celebration of video game music, Diggin’ in the Carts. (Fact)
  • Label of the month: Brutaż. (RA)
  • Breaking Through: Mor Elian. (RA)
  • Eight of Moodymann's best tracks. (Pitchfork)
  • Inside the Glitch Mob's innovative Blade 2.0 Stage. (Billboard)
  • Learn from the pros: studio tips with Ant LaRock. (MagneticMag)
  • Get to Know: Machine Woman. (DJMag)
  • How to get your track played in Ibiza. (Mixmag)
  • 10 early-80s post-disco tracks that helped inspire house. (Mixmag)
  • A guide to a new dance music destination: Malta. (Mixmag)
  • Local hero: A return to Guadalajara with Hector. (Mixmag)
  • CRSSD is the San Diego festival luring the nocturnal music savants into the light. (Mixmag)
  • CTM Festival pushes the limits of the electronic music experience. (Mixmag)
Artist News
  • Pariah to release first new music in six years with debut album, Here From Where We Are. (RA)
  • Claude VonStroke to release live album of his Movement Detroit set. (Mixmag)
  • Eats Everything wins Best Dance/Electronic category at the 2018 Mixcloud Online Radio Awards. (MagneticMag)
  • Dash Berlin withdraws from A State Of Trance lineup due to health issues. (DA)
  • Armada Music celebrates 15-year anniversary with 4-CD compilation album. (DA)
  • Enrico Sangiuliano has announced the very first concept album of his career, Biomorph. (Decoded)
  • The Black Madonna announces We Still Believe street party in east London. (Fact)
  • Tale Of Us's Afterlife to release four-vinyl compilation, Realm Of Consciousness Pt. III. (RA)
  • Marshmello will join this year's YouTube Live at E3 stream as a special guest. (Billboard)
  • The Chemical Brothers and Beth Orton have released a lost collaboration. (Mixmag)
  • Steve Angello confirms a Swedish House Mafia tour "is happening”. (Mixmag)
  • Richie Hawtin has announced UK dates in London and Glasgow for his live show CLOSE. (Mixmag)
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