DJ Magazine 481 January 2010

LEWIS DENE’S
INSIDE TRACK
RIO GRAND

WHAT’S ON
IN ASSOCIATION
WITH
Legendary electronic pioneers
THE OFFICE
CABARET VOLTAIRE re-enter the
The 2010 Rio Music Conference thinks big…
fray with a new album on Shiva
STEREO?
Records in March. ‘National Service
INSPIRED BY MIAMI’S WMC, last year’s inaugural Rio Music Rewind’ represents a collaboration
The music that’s been keeping us sane
Conference proved a successful start to the city’s attempts to focus the between the Cabs and Sheffield
while putting this issue together…
attention of dance music’s global community upon it. rockers THE TIVOLI, the result a
With guest DJs David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Sven Väth, Erick sonic juggernaut that cleaves all
01. Fan Death
‘A Coin For The Well EP’ (The Pharmacy)
Morillo and Pete Tong helping to draw over 17,000 people, it boasted conception of dance-rock crossover
a host of networking events, all taking place at the same time as Rio’s and dives deep for the jugular to
02. Various
‘Dessous Classics The Remixes’ (Dessous)
world famous carnival. spit blood, bone and baritone. There
03. Scuba
With the city since confi rmed to host the 2016 Olympics, confi dence are no niceties here, no musical ‘Sub:stance’ (Ostgut Ton)
is riding high and there are larger plans too for this year’s Rio Music politeness, just a new clear war of
04. Carl Cox
Conference, which takes place 10th – 16th February. electronic attrition, psychotic,
‘GU38: Black Rock Desert’ (Global Underground)
“This year is about getting the scene more organised so we can psychedelic rock and tower block 05. Mr. Chop
increase the exposure of Rio and get more visitors to the city,” says rocking beats peppered by juddering
‘For Pete’s Sake’ (Five Day Weekend/Now Again)
RMC’s Executive Director Claudio Da Rocha Mirando Filho. Jamaican dancehall bass. As a taster
06. Bass Clef
‘May The Bridges I Burn Light The Way’ (Blank
to the opus, the single ‘Amsterdam
Tapes)
Reaching out to all Rio’s clubs and labels to provide a truer Sam’ arrives in time for
07. Zero dB
representation of what the city offers, larger offi cial parties will still Valentine’s. ‘One Offs, Remixes and B Sides’ (Tru Thoughts)
invite bigger name guests, the profi ts of which will go back into the
08. Azari & III
conference, but smaller clubs are also being encouraged to throw Around the same time, MORGAN
‘Reckless (With Your Love)’ (Permanent
Vacation)
satellite parties around the conference. PAGE releases ‘Believe’, a powerful
Beginning on a Wednesday, an exposition fair will feature major captivating album that makes good
09. SBTRKT
‘Laika’ (Brainmath)
industry brands, with accompanying artist panels, including a Q&A on his International Dance Music
10. Martyn
with the ever popular Richie Hawtin, talks and workshops and a Skol Awards nomination as Best ‘Fabric 50’ (Fabric)
Beats School all planned. Breakthrough Artist, and typiﬁ es
As carnival celebrations begin on Friday, so do the offi cial conference his journey from bootleg remixer to
parties, starring headliners Bob Sinclar, Erick Morillo, Steve Angello, award-winning producer. With over
Sharam Jey, Armin Van Buuren and Richie Hawtin. 100 remixes to his name, including
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2003
tracks by MADONNA (‘Miles Away’),
Filho is also responsible for the city’s eight-year-old Chemical Music KATY PERRY (‘I Kissed A Girl’) and
Festival, a 20,000-capacity multi-tented event, and Intera, a smaller LA ROUX (‘Bulletproof’), Page has
event for 500 people featuring not just dance music, but also live acts earned a solid reputation for
like the Ting Tings, and he hopes that by 2011 the conference will be transferring insatiable pop energy
able to diversify similarly. to the danceﬂ oor in the form of
“Eventually we want it to be about all music,” he smiles. banging progressive beats. The ﬁ rst
single, ‘Fight For You’, is already a
Erick Morillo
must-have in sets for TIËSTO,
ARMIN VAN BUUREN, ABOVE &
SLYDE
BEYOND, DAVE DRESDEN and “It was a year of big LPs for us, with Freq
HERNAN CATTANEO, while other Nasty’s ‘Bring Me The Head Of Freq Nasty’,
highs include PETE YORK covering including his seminal ‘Amped’ tune, The
‘Strange Condition’, and the vocal Plump DJs’ ‘Eargasm’, and The White
talents of TELEPOPMUSIK’s Stripes’ ‘Elephant’, while other tunes of the
ANGELA MCCLUSKEY, MATT ALBER year were Jan Francisco vs Joseph Armani’s
and GABRIEL & DRESDEN alumnus ‘Infatuation (Dub Mix)’, and of course,
JAN BURTON and MOLLY ‘Flow’ by Laidback & 12 Tree on the
BANCROFT. pioneering Bolshi label. Fingerlickin’
released our fi rst Slyde single, ‘Slippedy
Slyde’, too.”
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