Beatport: Staff Picks: Our Favorite Tracks of the Week @ Musique Non Stop

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1. Staff Picks: Our Favorite Tracks of the Week
2. Go Back To 2008 With This Classic Deadmau5 Mix
3. Premiere: Zatox, ‘Faster Than Time’
4. Play: Enter Huxley’s Remix Contest
5. Daily Roundup: Inside Flying Lotus’s Hypercube, Lido Remixes Alt-J, more

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Tracks of the Week Posted: 04 Nov 2014 02:00 PM PST Every Tuesday, we post our weekly recommendations in house, techno, drum & bass, indie dance, electronica and more. This week’s essential selections include Arca, Clark, eMMplekz, Super Flu and Ed Rush & Nico. Check them out below! Nick Tsirimokos Editor / Berlin Having produced for the likes of Kanye West, FKA Twigs, Mykki Blanco, and Björk, it’s safe to say Venezuela-born producer Arca's career is taking off. This week, Arca drops his long awaited debut LP Xen, a sonic wall of free-flowing time signatures, reverbs, and runaway synths. The lead-off single “Thievery” sounds like something The Knife might have released if “Silent Shout” came out in 2020. This will be dominating my speakers for weeks to come. Further Listening: Christine Kakaire Editor / Berlin Perfectly timed for Halloween chills, here’s a haunting new track that I haven’t been able to move past this week. I've been a fan of one half of eMMplekz — Ekoplekz — from his first record on Punch Drunk, but generally haven’t warmed to the eMMplekz' distracting stream-of-consciousness geezer vocals. “Re Re” gets the balance right, sounding more like vintage Throbbing Gristle as a result. Further Listening: Matt Ferry Editor / Berlin Rarely has an act, especially a dance act, received an invitation to record with a national symphony orchestra. Super Flu is one of the select few acts that have reached that level. Preparing for their debut performance with the Dortmund Philharmonic on Nov. 17, Feliks & Mathias drop “Volkwein,” another tech houser dressed in true Super Flu fashion, peppered with their signature wonk and wonderfully weird, loose groove. Further Listening: Sean Lewis Editor / L.A. Dropped this Ed Rush & Nico track in strictly for the memories, although by the time I first heard this tune it was already years old. I stumbled across their Techsteppin 12″ single a couple months back and passed on it because of the condition of the jacket, and have been kicking myself ever since. Glad to see this kind of stuff getting remastered, but even more excited to see the No U Turn label coming back to the forefront. Does anyone else feel the drum & bass revitalization going on at the moment? It just seems like the frequency of quality tunes has been increasing by the week. Further Listening: Jason Black Contributing Editor / S.F. Browsing through the store last night, I came across Chris Clark’s seventh album, simply titled Clark. The UK electronic artist, known onstage as Clark, deftly fluctuates between intricate sonic sculptures and driving techno vehicles. “Unfurla” is decorated exquisitely with Detroit-inspired synth flourishes and percussive stabs. For me, this entire album’s worth a listen this week. Gripping. Further Listening:

Go Back To 2008 With This Classic Deadmau5 Mix Posted: 04 Nov 2014 12:00 PM PST Back in February 2008, the name Deadmau5 was already legendary on the Beatport charts. The producer otherwise known as Joel Zimmerman had just delivered a staggering series of Number Ones, and was deep in a four-year reign as the store’s top-selling performer. It was in those halcyon days that Zimmerman stepped up to record a cover-CD for UK dance monthly Mixmag. Now, as part of their 30th birthday celebrations, Mixmag has immortalized the set on YouTube. This 70-minute mix finds the ‘mau5 selecting tracks from the likes of Joris Voorn, Glenn Morrison, Peace Division and Eric Prydz in his Pryda guise, transporting us straight back to the sound of 2008. He also showcases a suite of Deadmau5 productions that fans hope to hear in his sets even now: “Faxing Berlin,” “Complications” and “Not Exactly.” As Mixmag writes, “We thought we’d re-up this one to celebrate our 30th as it’s a rare chance to hear Deadmau5 in the mix and may even school a few of the haters that he’s picked up along the way.” You can take a listen below. Meanwhile, back in the present, the double-disc retrospective 5 years of mau5 drops on November 24. While the Dillon Francis update of “Some Chords” has been lighting up festival stages, the collection also includes remixes from Nero, Chuckie, Pig & Dan, Michael Woods and more.

Premiere: Zatox, ‘Faster Than Time’ Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:00 AM PST One of the early pioneers of the hardstyle scene, Zatox, born Gerardo Roschini, has been producing for over a decade, and is finally preparing to release his first artist album. The Q-Dance-signed Italian DJ’s 2CD debut, New World Order, features collaborations with established names like Brennan Heart, Hard Driver, Activator, Tatanka and Mad Dog, and vocals by Max P, Katt Niall and more. Check out our exclusive premiere of Zatox’s “Faster Than Time,” with vocals by up-and-comer Dave Revan, below. “Me and Dave [Revan] were both really excited while making this track,” Zatox tells us. “It represents two different sides of our styles; soft melodies and a raw drop, joined in one single track, which resulted in ‘Faster Than Time.’ We really hope you all will enjoy listening to this track as much as we enjoyed making it!” New World Order is in stores Nov. 14 via Q-Dance.

Play: Enter Huxley’s Remix Contest Posted: 04 Nov 2014 09:30 AM PST UK producer Huxley (aka Michael Dodman) has been producing since his teens, scoring initial underground success with his garage-inspired tracks, before graduating to a deeper, house-based sound, as heard on his releases via Tsuba, Hypercolour and 20:20 Vision. In 2013, Huxley delivered his first two standout EPs for Will Saul's influential Aus Music imprint, The Machine and Inkwell. Now, Huxley has released his debut LP Blurred, on Aus/!K7, featuring prime-time cuts like "Reassign" and "Wayfairer." Ready to make your mark in our latest Play competition? Show us what you've got by remixing Huxley's dancefloor dominator "Callin'" featuring S-Man (aka Roger Sanchez). Enter this Play contest by December 1 for your chance to win our exclusive grand prize including a FabFilter Mixing Bundle, a one-year LANDR Pro Unlimited online mastering subscription, a Sounds to Sample Elements library, and an official release on UK-based Aus Music. Don’t forget to enter our open Play contests below: Three more weeks to enter: – Gent & Jawn's “Fireball” contest Two more weeks to enter: – Basement Jaxx's “Unicorn” contest One more week to enter: – DJ Lion and Gramophonedzie's “Bregucha” contest Two more weeks to vote: – Robert Babicz's “Narcoleptic Super Soul” contest One more week to vote: – Cerrone's “Supernature” contest Recent winner announcements: – Congratulations to Israeli producer Evyatar S, 18, who won Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas’ “Caught Up” remix contest with this trap entry, and had this to say: “I liked this song’s vocals and its funky rhythm and old-school vibe so I tried to create a very different version of the track with my remix.”

Daily Roundup: Inside Flying Lotus’s Hypercube, Lido Remixes Alt-J, more Posted: 04 Nov 2014 08:30 AM PST Tuesday is so slept-on. At least people have jokes about Mondays… Wednesdays get a nickname, Thursdays, you know what time it is. Tuesday’s just the day the week forgot. Well, we’ve got some jams for you this Tuesday, and none of them are Makonnen. This is fun. We might even make a habit of this. We’ve got a glimpse inside FlyLo’s stage design, a new Lido remix, a typically excellent mix from MCDE, a couple of big event lineups, and plenty good news. Check back throughout the day, there’s always more to come. Inside Flying Lotus’s hypercube The Creators Project takes you inside Flying Lotus‘s incredible hypercube “performance sculpture,” with photos from his NYC show at Terminal 5 last month. Bonus, watch the fan footage below. [CreatorsProject] Lido remixes Alt-J Well, this is a surprise. Norwegian producer-of-the-moment Lido has remixed Alt-J’s “Left Hand Free,” and it’s pretty wild. This guy’s really living up to his Twitter handle, @LidoGotSongs. Full Jack U NYE lineup revealed With Halloween over, NYC promoters have lost no time pushing their next round of mega-celebrations. To that end, the support acts for Skrillex and Diplo‘s New Year’s Eve show at Madison Square Garden have finally been announced. In addition to the highly-touted headlining set by Jack U, the event will feature rapper A$AP Ferg, Rudimental and Yellow Claw. [Facebook] Jamie Jones, Loco Dice, Nina Kraviz headline Hideout Festival Croatia’s Hideout Festival 2015 has announced its first wave of acts for 2015. Among the names disclosed are house and techno heavyweights like Jamie Jones, Loco Dice, Nina Kraviz, Duke Dumont, Eats Everything, MK, Derrick Carter, Dusky, George FitzGerald, Heidi, Skream, Joy-O and many more, alongside legends like David Rodigan, Roni Size and live sets by Ten Walls and KiNK. Hideout Festival goes down June 28-July 2 on Zrce Beach, Croatia. Sounds good so far. [ResidentAdvisor] Flight Facilities team up with Reggie Watts Australian duo Flight Facilities have a new video which stars vocalist/comedian/all-around-G Reggie Watts, strolling the Venice boardwalk and pitching/starring in a movie that combines Twilight and “Happy Days.” Pretty, pretty good. Jessy Lanza Drops “Bangers and Ballads” Mix for i-D Jessy Lanza has just unveiled a new hour-long mix for i-D called “Music To…Cheer Yourself Up To.” The Hyperdub artist whips up R&B slo-jams and Chicago footwork licks into a frenzy, featuring tracks by Addison Groove, Spinn + Taso, Delroy Edwards and Larry Heard. “I did most of this mix on my computer in a waiting room,” she says. “This sounds selfish but the whole time I was trying to cheer myself up. I hope that somebody else finds it cheery. As Dan Snaith would say, it’s all about the bangers and ballads.” Turn up. Dada Life drop one for the freaks Dada Life have a new single out, “Freaks Have More Fun,” which is available exclusively via Beatport. Check out the kaleidoscope-rave video here, as well. It’s pretty insane. Solomun to tour North and South America Solomun will be heading to North and South America for a fall tour, with dates as far south as Buenos Aires, Sao Pao Paulo and Mexico City, and as far north as NY, Miami, Chicago, DC, LA, Vegas, Toronto and Montreal. [Mixmag] Motor City Drum Ensemble drops mix for Ninja Tune One of our favorite DJs, Motor City Drum Ensemble, aka German DJ Danilo Blessow, has reappeared with a sumptuous soul and disco mix for Ninja Tune. “Heres a little mix i did for Ninja Tune`s Solid Steel radio show. Recorded at my house in Amsterdam on the DJR400, 100% original vinyl, one take. Hope u enjoy.” All kinds of jams on here.