Moby Releases "Music From Porcelain" + Book Tour

MOBY RELEASES “MUSIC FROM PORCELAIN” THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF HIS MUSIC TO ACCOMPANY THE RELEASE OF HIS MEMOIRS, PORCELAIN

“Music From Porcelain” is the companion album to Moby’s book of memoirs entitled, Porcelain, (Penguin Press; May 17). The album is a collection of newly re-mastered versions of classics including “Go!,” “Honey,” “Natural Blues” and “Bodyrock,” among many others, combined with a hard to get collection of classic Electronic music recordings from artists from 808 State to A Tribe Call Quest. “Music From Porcelain” is released June 10th on Thrive Music.

“The music in 'porcelain' is almost as important a character in the book as i am. to that end I've compiled a collection of songs written about in the book, both mine and other people's, in a little time capsule to accompany it. These songs all remind me of the New York that I lived in and was smitten with from 1989 – 1999,” Moby says.

Moby was an unlikely fit in the club scene of late ‘80s and early ‘90s New York City. A devout Christian, vegan, straight white kid from the suburbs, he was an outlier in a world dominated by people of color, gays, drug use and general debauchery. And yet, Moby was able to not only to break into one of the most difficult scenes in the entertainment field, but to also build a thriving career and go on to become one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time. By turns funny, disquieting, and moving, his unforgettable memoir, PORCELAIN, he recounts the ups and downs of his fledgling career.

In the midst of this organized chaos, Moby remains open to new people and experiences in a way that feels not only refreshing, but also nearly impossible in today’s New York. As a result, he finds himself crossing paths with some of the most memorable artist to come out of that era: Madonna, Run-DMC, Jeff Buckley, Sonic Youth. Moby’s is a wide-eyed ride: he gets cursed at publicly for ruining a freestyle session with Darryl McDaniels when he accidentally bumps the turntable, he shares a bathroom—and falling in love at first sight—with a dominatrix at a swingers party, and unwilling to turn down work, spins three shows in one night in England. His humility, curiosity, work ethic, and earnest desire bring joy to people through his work lead to success and an the inspiring story of one of the most influential musicians in modern history.

Moby will be embarking on a North American Book Tour throughout May and June.

TRACKLISTING

CD 1 - Moby Tracks

Mobility

Go! (Woodtick Mix)

Ah Ah

Next Is the E

Rock the House

Thousand

Feeling So Real

God Moving Over the Face of the Waters

Come On Baby

That's When I Reach for My Revolver

Honey

Natural Blues

Bodyrock

Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

Porcelain

CD 2 - Other Artists

Break 4 Luv - Raze

Pacific State - 808 State

Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest

Definition of a Track - Precious

I'll House You - Jungle Bros

Top Billin’ - Audio 2

Follow Me - Aly-Us

Raw - Big Daddy Kane

Pause - Run DMC

Energy Flash - Joey Beltram

Anasthesia (Out Of History Mix) - T-99

Feel So Real - Dream Frequency

Plastic Dreams - Jay Dee

Set It Off - Strafe

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Afrojack and Laidback Luke connect on ‘Move To The Sound’

The undefeatable pairing of Afrojack and Laidback Luke tag-team dancefloors across the world in May with the release of their knockout collaboration Move To The Sound.

A commanding, pitched-down hip-house style vocal from Hawkboy sets the tone as a big build-up prepares us for some classic Dutch house style rhythm. Phat kicks and tight claps punctuate a deliciously undulating electro house flavour bassline while a manic, screeching lead line provides the mayhem, the energy slowly building as hi-hat and ride patterns enter the fold and big stabs heighten the tension. The next breakdown brings a funky breakbeat pattern before the snares hammer us home towards an unexpectedly huge payoff, with the rhythmic bassline swapping places for a driving, guttural one that plays a triumphant melody.

All in all it’s every bit as innovative and brimming with ideas as you’d expect from these two highly experienced stars. It’s been a big moment in their sets of late, with both Afrojack and Laidback Luke road-testing it recently at Ultra Miami to great effect.

Move To The Sound is the latest in a long line of killer releases for Afrojack’s WALL Recordings, with recent highlights including a hot Miami sampler, D.O.D.’s rowdyTaking You Back (Afrojack edit), Munar feat. Ambush’s hard-hitting Voorhees and of course the mega hit ‘Hey’ from Fais ft Afrojack.  The label continues to unearth great new talent.

May sees Luke play DLDK in Manchester, UK, Light and Daylight in Las Vegas during EDC Week, We Are NRG in California and Electric Elements in Canada. Afrojack meanwhile will be rocking the crowds at EDC New York, Wet Republic in Las Vegas, Wish Outdoor Mexico, Barbarella in Dominican Republic and Summerburst in Sweden.

Grab your copy of 'Move To The Sound' on Beatport https://pro.beatport.com/release/move-to-the-sound/1762522

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IMAGINE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES VENUE

Festival to Include Over 5 Stages: Main Aquatic, Live, House, DnB, Silent Disco, Satellite Stages and More

“At the end of last year’s event, we knew it was time to say goodbye to Historic Fourth Ward Park and find a new home, which would provide us with the opportunity to give Imaginers with more than ever before. The impressive facility and welcoming staff at Atlanta Motor Speedway won our hearts. We are thrilled to call Atlanta Motor Speedway our new home and are confident our fans will feel the magic,” says Iris Presents founders Glenn and Madeleine Goodhand.

As one of the country’s last remaining independent festivals, Imagine is an all-encompassing, 360-degree sensory experience that blends music, circus troupes, performers, dancers, transformational village, art, workshops, classes and more. Imagine will continue its immersive aquatic fairytale with an abundance of performers, live acts, unique atmospheres, amusement rides, vendors and The Imaginarium’s variety of sacred teachings, ceremonies, and transformational workshops. 

With over five stages across the speedway in-field and camping including: the main aquatic stage, live stage, house stage, DnB stage, and silent disco, Imagine is poised to join the ranks of some of EDM’s biggest and best. Setting an impressive tone, Phase 01 of the Imagine lineup was announced in early April and included: Benny Benassi; Borgore; Dillon Francis; Excision; Nero; Showtek; Zeds Dead; 3LAU, 12th Planet; AK1200; Aphrodite; Bad Company {Reunion}; Beats Antique; Black Tiger Sex Machine; Bleep Bloop; The Bloody Beetroots (SBCR DJ set); Borgeous; Break Science; Buku; Caspa B2B Rusko; CAZZETTE; Champagne Drip; Corin Roddick of Purity Ring DJ set; Cosmic Gate; Delta Heavy; Dirtyphonics; Dirty South; Doctor P; Drumsound & Baseline Smith; EDX; Eoto; Funtcase B2B Cookie Monsta; G Jones; Grantheft; Herobust; Ill Gates vs KJ Sawka; Liquid Stranger; Lotus; Michel Minert & The Pretty Fantastics; Moon Hooch; Opiou; Ott & The All Seeing I; Pantyraid; Pendulum; Phutureprimitive; The Polish Ambassador; Space Jesus and Terravita. Additional artists will be announced in mid-June.

Imagine Music Festival

Imagine Music Festival - performers

Imagine Music Festival

People of Imagine EDM

Imagine Music Festival at night

Imagine Music Festival

Tickets are available now starting at $169 for a 3-day pass. VIP passes, with front row pit access, elevated viewing area, VIP (no line) access, air conditioned chill lounge, bottle service, cocktail service, complimentary champagne toasts, private security, clean trailer bathrooms with running water and air conditioning, giveaways, meet and greets, and more are available starting at $299 for a 3-day pass. Camping passes are now available to purchase as an add-on to the festival tickets, with prices starting at $69. Four camping packages available including Car Camping, VIP Car Camping, RV Camping and VIP RV Camping.  Tickets are available online at www.imaginefestival.com. Imagine Music Festival is an 18 and over event.

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Max Styler Shines On “Show U How” Feat. KARRA

Young Dim Mak protégé Max Styler is on a fearless conquest across the genre spectrum. His latest, “Show U How,” debuts a future bass sound that’s stacked with trickling ear candy. While songstress KARRA coats the record with a standout melody, Styler splashes it with bouncing chord progressions and reverberating trap kicks.
 
“Show U How” is the producer’s latest in a persistent string of releases this spring. It follows official Dim Mak singles “Fly,” his collaboration with graves, and “Without U (feat. Gabriela Geneva),” the later recently featured on UZ’s 2016 WorldTour Promo Mix. His signature glossed-out trap sound has also manifested in two attention-grabbing free downloads – The Felmax collaboration “The First” and a remix of Baauer’s “Kung Fu (Feat. Pusha T & Future)”, which EDM.com highlighted as a “killer remix you should be bumping right now.”
 
Outside of the studio, Max has been touring nonstop. He blessed the stage at Dim Mak 20th Anniversary parties in both Miami and Atlanta, threw down at our Exchange LA takeover, and recently supported Steve Aoki in Reno, Mexico City, and at Harvard University.
 
Since inking with Dim Mak, Styler has been commissioned on official remixes for the likes of Steve Aoki, Borgore, Torro Torro, MAKJ, Lil Jon and more. His debut Aftershock EP initially put him on the map as one to look out for in 2015 – that prophecy reaching into this year as he lands major support from super-DJ’s like Zedd, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Diplo, and Laidback Luke.

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AFROJACK RELEASES THE FIRST EPISODE OF “BEHIND THE WALL” DOCU-SERIES

The ‘Behind The Wall’ documentary series follows Afrojack and his team of Wall Recordings artists to showcase their work, life and travels. In this first episode, the Wall family illustrates their focus on making their true fans happy, while having fun behind the scenes at the Miami Music Week. Afrojack’s reputation of being a mentor, creative visionaire and skillful producer are incredibly well documented in this uniquely edited introduction.

In the first episode you will get to follow Wall artists Ravitez and Oliver Rosa in their hometown and get a glimps of their everyday life, right before Afrojack takes you with him to Miami. Here you get to follow him from his Wall Recordings/Jacked Pool Party, where he introduces all of the Wall Artists to a straight to the Ultra main stage where he is joined on stage by Fais and Ravitez! The documentary is hosted by Afrojack’s longtime friend, MC Ambush. 

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Swanky Tunes Links With Far East Movement on “Entertain Us”

Far East Movement squads up with Swanky Tunes for the gargantuan electro house tune “Entertain Us.” Recently premiered by Billboard, the “dance floor magnet” sees the groups invading the airwaves with a surge of infectious club-bound energy, dark buzzing synths and crisp vocal commands opposite a gripping rollercoaster melody. In conjunction with the release, the LA troupe and Russian trio invite you to participate in a cyber-world fantasy via their official music video for “Entertain Us.” Observe from the perspective of each eccentric player as his ninja persona battles to its digital destruction. 

Drawing inspiration from their home base in LA’s Koreatown, Far East Movement (Kev Nish, Prohgress, and DJ Virman) have seamlessly intertwined pop, EDM and hip-hop into a unique pan-global sound that resonates with millions around the world. Their 2010 platinum-selling hit “Like A G6” from Free Wired was a viral sensation; becoming the first-ever Billboard Hot 100 #1 single by Asian-American artists. Dirty Bass, the follow-up album, spawned four singles that reached the Top 10 Pop Chart globally, including “Live My Life (feat Justin Bieber).” For a group that has collaborated with artists as diverse as Bruno Mars, Tyga, Soulja Boy, and Bingo Players, the partnership with Swanky Tunes comes naturally.
 
Hot off a brand new mix for Diplo & Friends on BBC Radio 1, Swanky Tunes (Vadim Shpak, Dmitry Burykin, Stanislav Zaytsev) continue to showcase innovative flair and rock ears, bodies and crowds around world. Recently shortlisted on DJ Mag’s coveted Top 100 DJs of 2015, the Russian trio has delivered a dozen Beatport Top 10 singles throughout their enviable career. Like FM, they are no strangers to collaborations -- Stadium grand slams like their single with Kaskade “No One Knows Who We Are (feat Lights)” and “Fire In Our Hearts” with C. Todd Nielson have reached as high as Beatport Progressive’s #3 and #4 spots respectively, while “Far From Home” was included on Armada’s Best of 2015 compilation, which hit #1 across Beatport’s Progressive, Electro and Trance charts. Last year the trio unloaded two monster singles on Dim Mak, “Skin & Bones” and “Wherever U Go,” with the later surpassing 3 Million Spotify streams.

Stream on SoundCloud or Spotify

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VASSY Exclusive with Raver Magazine Ultra Music Festival 2016

Singer, songwriter VASSY rocked out LIV Miami with Tiesto during the Ultra Music Festival 2016. Our friend and collaborator, Michael Beas with Raver Magazine, scored an exclusive interview with VASSY where they talked about "Secrets," new music and much more.

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