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Euphoric Dreams
Krystal Klear
Parlophone
out now
Comment
"Time now to unveil our last Essential New Tune of the month. It’s already been Annie’s hottest earlier this evening and it's the official follow-up to the phenomenal Neutron Dance, one of the tracks of 2018. It's from Krystal Klear and it’s called Euphoric Dreams."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 28:36 mins here.
Contact
Label: Laura Hand, Parlophone 
Management: Charlotte Mcllrory & Sophie Bloggs, YM&U Group 
Publishing: Unpublished
Radio: Martin Cook, Your Army
Club: Tom Currie, Your Army
Online: Toni Tambourine & Tom Hewitt-Jones, Neighbourhood PR
Live: Laetitia Descouens, Decked Out 
01 Mar 2019
Business
  • HMV was acquired by Sunrise Records for just £883,000. The Canadian company will pay more than £300,000 a week until July for the right to occupy HMV stores and its London headquarters. (BusinessFast)
  • KKR and Tencent Music Entertainment Group are exploring rival bids to purchase up to half of Universal Music from Vivendi, a deal potentially worth up €20bn. (Reuters) 
News and Features
  • Mixmag Record's first ever vinyl release The Keyboard Wizards of Acid House is out today. Curated by promoter Sean McLusky the album features rare and remastered vintage live tracks from Orbital, Adamski, Altern-8 and 808 State. (Mixmag) 
  • Microdosing reduces depression and mind wandering but increases neuroticism, according to first-of-its-kind study. (PsyPost)
  • The International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) has announced its nominees and opens voting. The awards will take place in Miami during the Winter Music Conference. (DT) 
Digital
  • The Orchard and Audible Magic partner to address the industry-wide problem of verifying music rights ownership. (Platform&Stream) 
Live
  • Australia's new laws may make New South Wales a "music festival-free zone". (Mixmag)
  • Mor Elian and Matthew Dear among first names confirmed for Moogfest festival in North Carolina. (Mixmag) 
  • Defected is doing a run of €20 parties in Ibiza to celebrate its 20th birthday. (Mixmag) 
  • Sandbox Festival returns to Egypt with Damian Lazarus and Denis Sulta. (DT) 
  • MUTEK San Francisco has locked in their first wave of artists for this year, including Veronica Vasicka, Amnesia Scanner, GAIKA and a Japanese video game music-inspired set from Kode9. (DJ Mag) 
  • Adam Beyer has finalised the line-up for Drumcode festival with Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens and himself added. (DJ Mag) 
  • Melt Festival has finalised its 2019 line-up, with Octo Octa, Honey Dijon, Denis Sulta and more added to the German festival. (DJ Mag) 
  • Rave festival Kallida has announced its 2019 line-up with DEBONAIR, Aba Shanti-I and Joy Orbison set to perform. (Mixmag) 
  • Diplo has been booked to perform at the country music festival Stagecoach. (Mixmag) 
  • Dimensions Festival completes 2019 line-up with DJ Nobu, Sliva Kastel and Craig Richards among the final acts added. (RA) 
  • Arcadia London, which was due to take place on 4-5 May at Queen Elizabeth Park, has been cancelled. (DT) 
  • The Mysteryland 2019 line-up has been unveiled, featuring Martin Garrix, Solardo, Sven Väth and more. (EDM Identity) 
  • DJ Stingray, The Black Madonna and Eris Drew are among the first names confirmed for this year's Field Maneuvers in London. (DJ Mag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • The race for the music streaming market can only have one winner. (Medium)
  • Why musicians are starting their own podcasts - and why the podcast industry should pay attention. (Bello)
  • Economic recovery has reignited Sofia's party scene. (Mixmag)
  • Happy hardcore will never die: an ode to the Bonkers series. (DJ Mag) 
  • After the confirmed death of Louella Fletcher-Michie at Bestival from 2-CP, what is 2-CP, what does it do and where does it come from? (Mixmag) 
  • Hey promoters! Throw parties, not club nights. (Mixmag)
Clubs
  • A new 150-capacity club is opening in Liverpool for 12 months, called Best Before. (DJ Mag) 
  • Fabric announce huge names for FABRICLIVE, Forms and Saturday nights. Full listings here. (DT) 
  • Berlin club Farbfernseher is closing down at the end of May. (RA) 
  • Marco Carola's Music On residency moves to Pacha Ibiza in 2019. (RA) 
  • Together Ibiza announces first names for new season at Amnesia, including Andy C and Chase & Status. (Mixmag) 
  • Armin van Buuren returns to Hï Ibiza this summer. (Ibiza Spotlight)
  • RÜFÜS DU SOL (DJ), Diplo & more headlining Coachella 2019 Day Club weekend parties at the Hilton Hotel in Palm Springs. (Billboard) 
Deals
  • Karen Harding signs a global deal with Ultra Music. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • FKJ playing an exclusive live set in the world's largest salt flat Salar de Uyuni. (Cercle)
  • DT635 – Alex Stein (DT)
  • RA.665 LNS (RA) 
  • Louis Futon in The Lab USC (Mixmag) 
  • Jovonn in The Lab NYC (Mixmag) 
  • Oscar G in The Lab NYC (Mixmag) 
  • Mathias Kaden in The Lab NYC (Mixmag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Six by Six: Ralf Gum (iDJ) 
  • Fresh kicks: Flora Yin-Wong (DJ Mag) 
  • Get to know Angel-Ho (Mixmag) 
  • Renegade riddims: Ekko & Sidetrack (DT) 
  • Eagles & Butterflies: Desert island kit (DJ Mag)
  • Turkish DJ and producer Berkcan Demir's debut track Hopes is a Record of the Day. (RotD)
  • The 15 best drum & bass tracks of February 2019. (Magnetic) 
  • Billboard Dance's ones to watch: February 2019 (Billboard) 
  • How independent artists are reinventing the physical release format. (Mixmag)
  • Acid over Hollywood: How Blade immortalized a 303 anthem. (RBMA) 
  • Russell E.L. Butler is building a home in techno. (DJ Mag)
  • CTM is the inspiring festival dance music needs. (Mixmag) 
  • CTM Festival 2019: Dance music is not in crisis, it’s more hopeful than ever. (Fact) 
  • XOYO resident Joshua James talks about his residencies, his new music, Sink The Pink and more. (Mixmag)
  • Louis Futon breaks down feature-heavy debut LP Way Back When. (Billboard) 
  • Made in Ibiza: Tony Pike, hotelier, playboy. (Ibiza Spotlight)
  • 'He played the game of life properly': Remembering Tony Pike. (RA) 
  • 9 moments that defined Tony Pike's rollercoaster life. (Mixmag)
  • Tony Pike has passed away but his legend – and the hotel that he founded – will live on for many years to come. (Mixmag)
Artist News
  • Keinemusik crew celebrates 10 years in music with the release of Hand in Hand EP. (Mixmag)
  • Mall Grab releases new EP under his given name, Jordon Alexander. (RA) 
  • Âme live show returns to London 2 March. (DT) 
  • Andy C drops Till Dawn, his first release in 12 months. (DT) 
  • The Black Madonna has announced she is becoming a Help Refugees ambassador. (Mixmag) 
  • Carl Cox is bringing the spirit of Space Ibiza to London this summer and is also refusing to give up on re-opening the club on the White Isle. (Mixmag) 
  • Calvin Harris to headline Creamfields 2019. (Standard) 
  • Reggie Watts teams up with techno pioneer John Tejada to bring some soul to dance music. (AOL)
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