LABEL:CR2 RECORDS [UK]

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There are only 2 weeks left to get your entries in for John Dahlback - 'Everywhere' remix competition.

There will be 1 winner for each category.

The Categories are:

Electro

House / Tech

Techno

Drum and Bass

A winner from each category will have their track on the 'Everywhere' release out January 2009.

Prizes include:

Ableton Live 7

A full Pro-Max Soundcloud account for 12 months worth £550

£100 Juno download vouchers

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+New Releases !!!

Lee Mortimer - Songs About Bass

Andy Chatterley - Access The Future

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MEDIA 2.0 [VARIETY]

LiveNation uses Blockbuster to retail

Three-year deal will enable sales in 500 outlets

By PHIL GALLO

Blockbuster will be the exclusive physical retail ticket outlet for Live Nation Ticketing.

The homevideo and game retailer has inked a three-year agreement with concert promoter Live Nation to sell tickets in about 500 outlets. The stores will be in markets that mirror Live Nation's concert venue platform footprint.

Live Nation will launch its full-scale inhouse ticketing agency at the beginning of 2009. The company currently sells about 1 million tickets at physical locations.

Blockbuster and Live Nation expect to offer exclusive concert products and promotions to Blockbuster customers.

Nathan Hubbard, CEO of Live Nation Ticketing, said the company will look "to develop other product lines centered around music for Blockbuster customers."

Blockbuster chairman-CEO Jim Keyes said the move "represents another step in the transformation" of the company.

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Il Divo

U.S. Tour Dates Announced!

Experience "An Evening With Il Divo"

Il Divo has announced their initial five U.S.A. shows as part of their 2009 World Wide Tour, "An Evening With Il Divo," including stops in NY, Boston, DC and Chicago. Tickets for this tour will be the most highly sought-after of the year!

Fanclub Presale began Mon, Dec 1, 2008.

Become a member of IlDivo.com for access to presale tickets and VIP Packages, exclusive content, store discounts and more!

+Tour Dates + Join FanClub + Tickets Here!

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Stan Void - Transience

SLRS025

1. Original Mix
2. Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix

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Stan Void aka Stanislav Sprogis drops his debut release on Solaris. Russian by birth but now producing out of New York City, Stan has had previous releases on Somatic Sense and Real Music.

Original Mix:

This is a beautiful and intricate trance record, Stan Void weaves a tapestry of blissful melodies around a driving bassline and progressive percussive elements to create a complex and powerful soundscape.

It is definatly a 'big room' tune - as Rich Solarstone discovered when a huge response greeted the track's first play to 15,000 people in Buenos Aires, such is its emotional power.

Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix:
Dutchman Jorn raises the octane level with this peak time uplifting mix, pumping up the percussion and drive whilst still retaining the immaculately programmed original melodies and signature sounds.

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NRK Music - Review Of the Year + Annual Winter Sale!

As we draw to the end of the year, it's a time to reflect on another busy year at NRK HQ. Whilst the music industry has again taken a year of hard knocks (stores closing, distributors going bust, the decline in sales etc.) this has not stopped some quality music being produced this year, and another busy year in the clubs, with new DJs breaking through and new genres creeping in.

Hot Lizard - The Theme 2008
(Charles Webster/Carl Craig/Christian Prommer)

Originally released in 1995, Hot Lizard's "The Theme" became a benchmark release on the mid-90s deep house scene, beefed up by remixes from Detroit's Carl Craig, Charles Webster (under his Love From San Francisco guise) and Mark Broom.

Produced by Charles Webster, Gary Marsden and Paul Wain, "The Theme" was an epic deep tech hybrid, bridging the gap between the deep house sound and the more progressive tech-house records that dominated the late 90s.

NRK re-released "The Theme" this year, with brand new mixes from Charles Webster, Version (Webster & Atjazz), Christian Prommer, and also brought the Original Carl Craig remix back to the fore.

Buy 12" (Disc One) Buy 12" (Disc Two) DJ Download Traxsource

Another busy year for Nick Holder

Canadian doyen of deep, Nick Holder, is an artist that has been with NRK ever since the early days. His 1997 release, "Paradise", was the start of a great kinship between artist and label, racking up countless singles ("Da Sambafrique", "Summer Daze", "No More Dating DJs" etc.) and three artist albums.

Holder continued to produce uncompromising house music in 2008, with a brace of singles out on our label.

"2012", backed with a typically quirky jazz house/broken beat thang called "A Strange Delight", was released in March, and "2012" ploughed straight for the deep dancefloor root; functional beats, percussion and claps, spacey effects, delicate keys and a snaking arpergio riff make this track a hypnotic house nugget.

May 2008 also saw the release of a couple of remixes of “Time”, a cut already championed by Gilles Peterson. Featuring Sacha on vocals, this deep vocal house cut got the remix treatment from two Europeans, namely Wahoo (AKA Dixon & Georg Levin) and Manuel Tur.

"2012/A Strange Delight" 12" "Time" (Wahoo/Manuel Tur mixes) 12" Nick Holder on Traxsource

Spirit Catcher - Brain Candy EP

Belgium, a land favoured for its beer, its chocolates, and two guys producing top notch electronic music.

Jean Vanesse and Thomas Sohet AKA Spirit Catcher really need no introduction, suffice to say that releases on labels such as 2020 Vision, Freerange, Winding Road, Silver Network and Moodmusic have all captured the Spirit Catcher unique sound since 2003.

The January 08 released "Brain Candy" EP was a huge success, topping charts on Beatport, getting the props from the likes of Pete Tong, Dave Mothersole, Jimpster, Magik Johnson, Fish Go Deep, Nick Warren, and being a heavy vinyl release favourite.

"Brain Candy" EP 12" Brain Candy Loving System

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Phonique - "The Pump E.P." - 12" (des85) --- OUT: 12.01.2009

Our man Phonique returns with three hot-off-the-desk tracks. ‚The Pump E.P‘ is a typically genre-bending mixture of pumping, groovy house tracks, exploring the many sides of this highly regarded producer‘s fruitful repertoire.

Lead track ‚The Pump‘ is a vivacious number that takes a clean, modern house aesthetic as a base and later infuses it with a dirtier, earlier morning vibe.

Bike Ride‘ is an even more playful journey into the kooky electronic world of Phonique‘s studio outings. Going down more of a techno route , Tooltime" completes the package and breaks out the big guns for some serious heads down dancefloor ignition".

Dessous Classics - "The Best Of 10 Years" - digital-only (desdd01) --- OUT: 12.12.2008

Ten years on and still Steve Bug‘s highly influential and accredited Dessous imprint burns the midnight oil with heat, passion and ingenuity.

Having released exquisite and high-qualitiy undergroun d club music for a decade, Dessous holds a rightful place amongst Germany‘s top labels.

Alongside Poker Flat and Audiomatique, it remains to be Steve Bug‘s outlet for the deeper and more rejoiceful side of his never-ending affair with House Music.

The label is simply in a league of its own, and this compilation celebrates its wonderful 10 year anniversary, with 20 full tracks and a bonus mix by none other than US Deep House legend Kevin Yost.

Dessous Classics - "Vol.1" - 12" (desclassics01) --- OUT: 08.12.2008

Dessous makes its mark once again with the release of three exclusive remixes of classic tracks, on a brand new off-shoot project: Dessous Classics.

This release features three classic tracks, remixed by three classic deep house dons: D'julz has been remixed by Manuel Tur, Audio Soul Project by Vincenzo a nd St. Sebastian has been retouched by Phonique.

To be continued....

STEVE BUG

05.12.08 Switzerland, Lausanne, D! Club
06.12.08 Switzerland, Basel, Das Schiff
12.12.08 Ireland, Dublin, Electricity
13.12.08 France, Paris, Rex
19.12.08 Germany, Cologne, Subway
20.12.08 Germany, Leipzig, Destillery
26.12.08 Netherlands, Amsterdam, F lexbar
31.12.08 Scotland, Glasgow, Sub Club
24.01.09 USA, NYC, Rebel
31.01.09 Switzerland, Zurich, Hive

PHONIQUE

04.12.08 Brasil, Santos, Houseship
11.12.08 Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Lounge 69
13.12.08 Brasil, Ciuaba, Garage
18.12.08 Greece, Thessaloniki, It's Only Bar
20.12.08 Germany, Monza, Frankfurt
16.01.08 Switzerland, Zurich, Hive

DAN BERKSON & JAMES WHAT

12.12.08 Switzerland, Neuchatel, Case A Chocs
20.12.08 UK, Birmingham, Terminal
27.12.08 UK, London, Cargo w/ Robert Owens
01.01.09 UK, London, Cafe 1001

DAVID DURANGO

16.01.09 Switzerland, Neuchatel, Para Club

SOLOMUN

04.12.08 Brazil Tour
05.12.08 Brazil Tour
06.12.08 Brazil Tour
13.12.08 Portugal, Lisboa, Faslh at Factory
19.12 .08 UK, London, tba
20.12.08 Germany, Hamburg, DIY @ Uebel & Gefährlich
27.12.08 Germany, Hamburg, Cocoon @ Uebel & Gefährlich
31.12.08 Germany, Hamburg, DIY

TWO ARMADILLOS

06.12.08 USA, New York, Love (Giles Smith)
12.12.08 France, Paris, Confused @ Djoon (Giles Smith)
13.12.08 Scotland, Glasgow, Sub Club (Giles Smith)
19.12.08 Italy, Rome, Goa (Giles Smith)
20.12.08 UK, London, Scala (Giles Smith)
31.12.08 UK, London, Secretsundaze @ tba (Giles Smith)
02.01.09 UK, London, Russian Bar (Giles Smith)
24.01.09 UK, London, Fabric (Giles Smith)
30.01.09 UK, Manchester, Attic (Giles Smith)

D'JULZ

05.12.08 Spain, Gran Canaria, Velvet
06.12.08 Spain, Teneriffe, Privé
13.12.08 France, Paris, Rex
18.12.08 Egypt, Cairo, tbc
20.12.08 Germany, Cologne, Club Club
26.12.08 Scotland, Glasgow, Pressure
31.12.08 France, Gijon, Loft.co
09.01.09 China, Bejing, Tango
10.01.09 Japan, Nagoya, Jb's
11.01.09 Japan, Tokyo, Womb
17.01.09 France, Paris, Nouveau Casino
23.01.09 France, Bordeaux, BT 59
30.01.09 Switzerland, Lausanne, D Club

AUDIO SOUL PROJECT

11.12.08 USA, Chicago, Cat's Meow
19.12.08 USA, Chicago, Smart Bar
20.12.08 USA, Los Angeles, Jack Frost

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