As the name of this event, and the fact that it's followed by a numeral, might suggest, the epic December party Candyland started out in the golden age of the Florida rave scene. In the Nineties, it was a guaranteed good-time on the party calendar, one of several large-scale annual events that included parties like Clash of the Titans. Amazingly, Candyland is one of the very, very few of those to have survived continuously throughout the years. And while the flyer design for this year's edition
On the corner of Breakbeat and Bass, in the town of Danceville, there hangs a cat whose scratch is surely as deep as the hiss of some vintage vinyl. I'm not talking about some throwback turntablist trying to revive the art of the back-cue, mind you - hell, most of the time those guys don't even use vinyl. And I'm not talking about someone playing your plain ol' everyday Miami bass either (though the cat in question doesn't hesitate to throw that down when necessary). No, what I'm talking about i
Photo by Logan FazioCandyland 13Soho Studios, MiamiSaturday, December 27, 2008Better Than: I expected.The Review:Culture and other similar promotions groups, in an effort to shrug off the nasty mainstream perceptions of the Nineties dance scene, like to call their large-scale events music festivals. But let's be honest about Candyland 13, held this past Saturday at the cavernous Soho Studios in Wynwood. If an event has such a name followed by a numeral, takes place in a warehouse decorated in so
Ultra Music Festival released the second phase of its lineup, and while the biggest names in the list offer no big surprises, a number of other, smaller acts added to the bill demonstrate more of the festival's forward-thinking approach this year. So here are the titans who will play (again): Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren. Another dance legend to play is Moby, who didn't appear at Ultra last year, but is generally always lurking around during WMC and thus seems not too rare. But remember th
In the murky underworld of minimal techno, Todd Shillington a.k.a. Konrad Black has made a name for himself through perseverance and continuous innovation. A highly sought-after producer and remixer, this Vancouver native now operates out of the seminal Berlin scene and his Wagon Repair label has emerged as a global touchpoint for cutting-edge new techno. His performance this Saturday night at the Glass "Black Valentine" party comes on the first leg of his debut 2009 US tour and coincides with h
So in addition to yesterday's news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month's Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT Laptop Symphony and Stanton Warriors to Day 2. The Bloody Beetroots and L.A. Riots are scheduled to perform both days, while The Whip's Day 2 appearance has been switched to Day 1, and Late of the Pier has switc
For those of you unfamiliar with dubstep, its sound first originated in
London in the early 2000's and is a close relative of both UK garage
and drum 'n' bass. Rooted in the sparse yet effects-laden production
stylings of dub reggae, one of dubstep's best qualities is its
versatility in encompassing elements of pretty much any electronic
music genre you can think of: trance, electro, hip-hop, jungle, etc.
What characterizes it as its own sound, however, are the fast 165-185
bpm breakbeats accomp
