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British dance act serve up theme to SpaceShipTwo plus exclusive DJ set at launch event

When Virgin Galactic were looking for some atmospheric music to herald the launch of their ground-breaking ‘SpaceShipTwo’ this week, they turned to the UK’s biggest DJs, Above & Beyond.

At an event hosted by Richard Branson in the Mojave Desert, the track chosen to accompany the official unveiling of SpaceShipTwo was Above & Beyond’s club anthem ‘Buzz’, which samples Buzz Aldrin’s original moon-landing dialogue. To mark the occasion, guests were also handed a special ‘Galactic Grooves’ USB wristband, featuring a selection of Above & Beyond’s songs.

After the unveiling and naming by governors Richardson and Schwarzenegger, Above & Beyond performed an exclusive DJ set in front of an audience of 800 dignitaries, celebrities and soon-to-be astronauts, plus the assembled global media.

Jono Grant from Above & Beyond said: “We’re big fans of all things space-related and so in terms of dream gigs, this is up there alongside our performance in Rio to 1million people. We’re now hoping to persuade Richard to let us DJ on the first Virgin Galactic passenger flight into space!”

The launch party also featured the first ever ice bar in the desert, hosted by Absolut and Swedish IceHotel, and all the guests were protected from the desert cold by designer space jackets supplied by PUMA. Finally, to close off the celebrations, all the guests were given the opportunity to view the stunning night skies using specialist telescopes supplied by Ron Dantowitz of the Clay Observatory, whose unique tracking cameras followed SpaceShipOne into space during the epic flights of 2004.

Virgin Galactic is the world’s first consumer space travel operator, with flights costing $200,000. Check www.virgingalactic.com for details.

PAUL OAKENFOLD

PERFECTO LAS VEGAS

LABEL: NEW STATE MUSIC

The king of dance music is back! Perfecto Las Vegas is a double CD set consisting of 25 exclusive tracks, selected and mixed by the legendary Paul Oakenfold, which focus on the less pop-leaning, more ‘classic Oakey’ sound that you have been asking for since his highly successful, Grammy-nominated 2004 release Creamfields.

Paul Oakenfold has been hailed as one of the world’s leading DJ/ remixers by some of the most respected titles including CNN, BBC, Rolling Stone, BPM, Remix and more. Whether its producing countless film scores including the latest offering from Jerry Bruckheimer ‘G-Force’ to producing on Madonna’s latest release Celebration, Oakenfold is one of the most versatile and busiest forces in the music scene today.

A life-changing break to Ibiza back in 1987 saw Paul discovering Balearic music in clubs such as Amnesia. This inspired Oakenfold to DJ and promote parties in this style and in the late eighties Perfecto Records was born, releasing countless high profile releases and remixes in its path. During the late 90s, Paul helped to popularize trance and has become one of the best-known DJs in the world, graduating from house towards a melodic, commercial style of trance. Holding residencies at Amnesia and a Perfecto residency at Pacha, Paul also opened Ministry Of Sound in London and was their first resident, also holding a famed residency at the UK’s northern superclub Cream that is celebrated through the Grammy nominated 2004 compilation Creamfields, (also being nominated in 2007 with album A Lively Mind).

Over the past year Oakenfold has held a Perfecto residency at the Rain Nightclub, the legendary 25,000 square-foot nightclub and concert venue in Las Vegas. The only place in America that can legally hold parties 24-7 due to its licensing policy, Oakenfold describes Vegas as:

‘The new Ibiza of America. It used to be somewhere families went but now it’s the playground for partygoers who come for a long weekend. It’s been so good, I’ve just renewed my residency for another year and play most Saturdays. I did have options for residencies in New York, Miami and LA, but for me Vegas is the future’.

The Perfecto night is a fully produced show with 75 circus performers and cutting edge visuals and special effects, giving the 3,000-strong crowd a clubbing experience like no other. Due to demand, British Airways have now started flying direct from Heathrow, putting Vegas officially on the map for Brits who like to go further a-field for their party experiences.

Perfecto Las Vegas is a collection of records hand picked and mixed by Oakenfold that go back to his trance roots but are still influenced by his current Vegas soundscape. Including the new Paul Oakenfold track, Buenos Aires plus a 2009 remix of Taste Experience’s Summersault, the compilation also includes Shawn Michaels & Kenneth Thomas Funktion Won, Shannon Let The Music Play (David Delano, Dirty Lou & Swedish Egil Remix), Robert Vadney Away From You, Adam White’s Perfecto remix of Nat Monday Flammable, Elucidate Carousel and Torn Schmitt’s remix of The Fraction Awaken.

In the USA, digital sales of Perfecto Las Vegas beat the late and legendary Michael Jackson to the #1 spot on iTunes’ dance chart and #1 on the Amazon digital album, coming No 66 in the US Billboard Top 200 (beating David Guetta in the process). Oakenfold has surprisingly still found time to remix Michael Jackson classic Dancing Machine, become a Berklee UK Scholarship Honoree, Sell out two nights at the Hollywood Bowl (30,000 punters in total) AND open up for Madonna on all of her Sticky & Sweet UK and European dates. With new artist album Pop Killer to be released next year featuring The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Gnarls Barkley and OneRepublic, Perfecto Las Vegas serves as a reminder that Oakenfold is still at the top of his game.

For those who can’t get to America any time soon, there will be a Paul Oakenfold 12-date tour around the UK to celebrate the release of Perfecto Las Vegas. For further information visit:
http://www.pauloakenfold.com/

http://www.newstatemusic.com/

To purchase this release from iTunes click here:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=335623521&s=143444

To purchase this release from HMV click here:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=220;1;306;-1;202&sku=281464&tduid=23441c30ee378581c677c13a96d2300e

Paul Oakenfold – Perfecto Las Vegas – Tracklisting

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Above & Beyond launch new iPhone app

Above & Beyond have launched ‘A&B Connect’, a brand new iPhone app enabling fans to stay in direct contact with the band, wherever they are. The app is free and timed to coincide with the iTunes release of Above & Beyond’s new Anjunabeats Volume 7 compilation.

A&B Connect v1.0 gives fans access to latest news, music, tweets, pictures, podcasts, Above & Beyond TV videos and tour info, direct from the band. Using the app’s push notification system, Above & Beyond also plan to send personal messages to app users’ iPhones.

Above & Beyond’s Paavo Siljamaki said: “This is really just the beginning of our plans for the app – future updates will really focus on direct contact with our fans, as well as giving fans the chance to interact with like-minded souls all over the globe via a new community-based platform that we’re cooking up”.

A&B Connect v1.0 includes the following features:

Music

- One click to listen to all the latest Above & Beyond tracks, with the chance to click through and buy from iTunes

- Share functionality with Facebook and Twitter

Video

- Watch the latest Above & Beyond TV episodes and promo videos, streamed directly from A&B’s YouTube Channel.

Feeds

- Read Above & Beyond’s latest News and Twitter posts, view Gig Photos via an in-built Flickr interface, and follow Above & Beyond Tour dates using a GPRS map system

More

- Read the Above & Beyond Biography and link to Above & Beyond’s website, Myspace, Facebook and TATW podcast

A&B Connect v1.0 is available as a free download from the iTunes app store. Click here to get the app now.
URL:

http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/iphoneapp

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01. Ferry Corsten – Kyoto
02. Activa – In Essence
03. Young Parisians feat. Ben Lost – Jump The Next Train (Solarstone Remix)
04. Carlos Vives – Como Tu (Paul Oakenfold Dub Remix)
05. Solarstone vs. Scott Bond – The Red Line Highway (Original Mix)
06. Capetown feat. Miss Ann – One Way Roads (Original Mix)
07. Above & Beyond – No One On Earth (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
08. The Thrillseekers – Synaesthesia (Ferry Corsten Remix)
09. Reflekt feat. Delline Bass – Need To Be Loved (The Thrillseekers Remix)
10. BT feat. JC Chasez – The Force Of Gravity (Ferry Corsten Remake)
11. Ferry Corsten – I Love You
12. DJ Tiesto – Just Be (Original Mix)
13. Mirco De Govia – Voller Sterne (Super 8 Remix)
14. Ferry Corsten – Sweet Sorrow (Ferry Corsten’s Flashover Mix)
15. Binary Finary – 2000 (Gouryella Remix)
16. Robert Gitelman – Children Of The Sun
17. Ferry Corsten – Right of Way
18. Marco V – Automanual
19. Airwave – Last Flight To Gaia (Original Mix)
20. Ferry Corsten – It’s Time (Ferry’s Flashover Mix)
21. Ferry Corsten – Rock Your Body Rock
22. Marco V – Godchild
23. Mojado feat. Mr. Sam – El Toro
24. Ferry Corsten – Cubikated
25. ID
26. Oliver Lieb presents Radical Impression – Traveller 3
27. Fu Man Choo – Outlaw (Praha Remix)
28. Fractal Structure – Lost Sequence (Haak’s Subliminal Cowbell Mix)
29. Roland Klinkenberg – Monday Groove
30. Ernesto & Bastien – Darkside Of The Moon
31. Adam White & Andy Moor present White Room – The White Room
32. Jan Gustafsson – Future History
33. Madoka – Afterburner (Max Graham Remix)
34. Li Kwan – Point Zero (Leama & Moor Remix)
35. Aven – All I Want (Ferry Corsten Remix) (first live song debut)
36. Gouryella – Ligaya (Vocal Mix)
37. Push – The Legacy (Original Mix)
38. Johan Gielen – Dreamchild
39. Push – R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (Club Mix)
40. Firewall – Kilimanjaro
41. Rapid Eye – Absolute
42. Albert Vorne – A Leaden Way (M.I.K.E. Remix)
43. Ferry Corsten feat. Elles de Graaf – Show You My World
44. System F – Reaching Your Soul (Original Mix)
45. System F – Underwater
46. System F – Out Of The Blue
47. Alt+F4 – Alt+F4
48. Corderoy – Sweetest Dreams (Ferry Corsten Remix)

Enjoy!  Stay tuned, the next installment of the hottest new tunes is gonna include in-depth analysis of some of the newest tracks.  Love the dichotomy between Roger Shah’s melodic and balaeric guitar riffs contrasted with Signum’s signature harsher sound?  We’ll talk about that among other new movers and shakers.  As always, feel free to leave any relevant comments

http://www.wayoutwest.mu/news/get-free-track/55/

The press release for this is below…

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Single: ‘Only Love’

Artist: Way Out West

Release Date: 7^th September 2009

Laurent Garnier – “As funky as always …Will play that one out.”

Kissy Sell Out – “Nice … gimmie gimmie”

Darko Esser – “Good to hear there’s a new album from WOW on the way. This is a strong package! “

Bristol-based House act Way Out West release ‘Only Love’ the first single from their long awaited fourth album ‘We Love Machine’ on 7^th September.

The single will be released on their own label via Hope Recordings and sees Nick Warren and Jody Wisternoff make a welcome return – having been DJing extensively in their individual capacities.

Way Out West made their debut in 1997 and top 15 single ‘The Gift’ was their biggest hit to date (it sired 400 remixes!) Their work has been featured in Grey’s Anatomy and The O.C. and they have recently been remixing Amazonian chants for the BBC series ‘The Tribe’.

Remix-wise WOW have notably worked with the likes of Faithless, Orbital, Kosheen and Echo and the Bunnymen – to name but a few – over their lengthy career.

‘Only Love’ features Jonathan Mendelsohn on vocals plus some original Eighties keyboards – which lend themselves to the title of the forthcoming album.

The single also contains mixes by Jerome Isma-Ae, John Tejada, Glimpse and WOW themselves.

WOW will be touring the UK and Europe to promote the single and album releases.

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I personally love Way Out West, especially their older stuff.  Mindcircus is quite possibly one of the most complex melodies that I have ever heard in a trance track, yet is unbelievably catchy and just has that hook that grabs your attention.  Anyone who is involved in producing music or has friends who do can tell you about how much harder it gets exponentially to add diversity and variation to your track while keeping the catchiness of a simplistic track.  So check it out, help yourself out to a free track (without illegally downloading it for once!) and stay tuned for more updates!

http://www.trancedancemusic.com/tracks/02-tiddey-taylla__paul_miller_remix.mp3