Proper R.E.T.R.O.

Innotune aren’t known for reviewing all sorts of albums and releases from every corner of the world. When we like something – we put it in our podcast.

However, every now and then something special, different, and fresh pops up. That’s exactly what reached my ears today, and it’s called R.E.T.R.O. by the group mind.in.a.box.

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Six months – The best so far

Our electronic music blog and podcast has been around for six months! Here’s the best of Innotune until now.

Top 5 most read:

1. Dj Mag Top 100 backstage
   A video to cheer you up, posted by HÃ¥kon Lofthus.
2. When you put things into perspective
   Marcus Schossow wrote about his everyday life as a travelling DJ. An interesting read for any aspiring producer or DJ.
3. 5 great iPhone apps for music production and inspiration
   Quick reviews of five apps you should own to boost your musical creativity whilst on the move. Written by Endal.
4. What is podcasting?
   This is our view of the phenomenon podcasting. Written by Endal right after we had to shut down the MP3 feed of our podcast.
5. OHM 64 – Yet another MIDI spaceship?
   The first thoughts of Marcus Schossow after trying the OHM 64 MIDI controller.

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Podcast 006 – With guest AN21

Drum’n'Bass, Minimal and Trance + House head AN21 in the mix. Here’s episode six.

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Discover new EDM with another episode of the Innotune podcast. This month our crew have picked out 11 bangers for you, including music from Sub Focus, Hoaxx, Lusine and Mark Pledger!

The second part is as usual reserved for a special DJ mix, this time from Swede AN21.  He’s on fire at the moment with another great Size release with partner in crime Max Vangeli. You may also know his tracks Volodja and Flonko done with his brother Steve Angello.

Download, listen, share and enjoy!

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January blog roundup

Our five EDM bloggers.

Here’s top of the Innotune blog of January.

Get to know controllerism. Can we compare digital DJs and controllerists?  Read on and share your opinion.

You may also read about sampling and pick up a few tricks from the Prodigy classic “Smack my bitch up”.

This month we gathered 20 great EDM music videos. Check out both part 1 and part 2.

Ableton and Serato finally launched the first result of their cooperation. Ville Lope wrote about the DJ system “The Bridge” and gave you his first thoughts.

The fifth episode of the Innotune podcast featured Thomas Sagstad, BT, Sami Saari, Dj Eco, Pete Tong and Funkagenda. Plus new music from other great producers. Download, listen or subscribe to our monthly podcast.

January at Innotune also brought you mouth producing, game trance, free nu disco downloads and the true story about the A&R guy.

Stay tuned!

Bang Gang putting out free MP3’s

Here’s an exciting label. The aussies in Bang Gang have released quite a few bangin Nu Disco tracks on regular music download stores. But unlike many others in the business, they are putting out parts of their releases for free download. They most certainly have adapted to the modern way of marketing music.

I liked “Fuck Song” by Cassian, which I perfectly legally downloaded for free from their site. And then I bought the other tracks on the EP at Beatport.

I realise that not everyone will do that, but they get to spread their music and maybe more important create word of mouth (or maybe blogs?).

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Trance producer + a game soundtrack = Frozen Synapse

What would it sound like if a trance producer did a soundtrack for a video game?

Paul Taylor, better known for his trance alias nervous_testpilot and his excellent work for Subtraxx and Bonzai related labels, is also heavily involved in the gaming and game industry.

He has done the soundtrack for the upcoming indie game Frozen Synapse, which is already getting some good feedback from the gaming enthusiasts.

Frozen Synapse is a top-down simultaneous-turn-based tactical game set in the near-future.

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Voice Band: Introducing mouth-producing

Just how easy should music making be? This iPhone app called Voice Band looks awesome, I’ve been dreaming about a feature like this ever since I was a kid.

The principle of using voice to control synthesis in itself isn’t new, but if this is available with all sorts of instruments, imagine how you could use this for putting down fresh ideas when you’re on the move. It may not be a social winner on a plane or when bored at your in-laws. But come on, it’s producing with your mouth!

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The A&R guy: A true story

Thanks to Steve Angello for sharing this link via his Twitter, funniest video in ages. It’s a must see, and I’m pretty sure this will turn out to be a classic.

Podcast 005 – Starring Thomas Sagstad

Another strong Innotune selection of new house, trance, techno and downtempo. And Thomas Sagstad in the mix!

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Thomas Sagstad is one of the five bloggers at Innotune. In this episode he get’s the chance to show you his DJ skills. He has travelled all over the globe DJ’ing for his fans. Now be sure to check out the last half of episode five.

As usual, the first 30 minutes is packed with tunes we believe in. We’ve got BT, Funkagenda, Pete Tong and Dj Eco for you, to mention a few.

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Top 20 Classic EDM videos – Part 2

Here’s part 2 of our “Top 20 Classic EDM videos”. Be sure to check part 1 packed with great music videos right here.

So let’s continue our excellent list of amazing EDM music videos

Antiloop – Start Rockin

Scandinavian duo, and you might recognize one of them: Yeah, it’s David West in his younger days. Would be so cool if this was possible to do.

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