Monthly newspaper and online publication targeting 18 to 35 year olds. The ultimate guide to the hottest parties, going out and having fun. Music, fashion, film, travel, festivals, technology, comedy, and parties! London, Barcelona, Miami and Ibiza.
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Following her popular 2013 debut Comfort, the DJ come producer and everything in between is back with her second full-length release Take Flight. As with all her releases, Cole has once again taken creative control on Take Flight, from writing to engineering each track as well as even designing the album artwork. From the first track, it's obvious that this is going to be an LP of epic proportions. Coles usually produces a melting pot of genres and this album is no different, with everything from house to trip-hop to straight up trance. Take Flight has songs like 'Bo & Wing' to pick you up along with chilled tracks to sit back and relax to such as 'Blackout'. As always with Maya Jane Coles there are great guest features, especially on 'Darkside', which intertwines with Chelou's melodic voice perfectly. 'Let You Go' is seriously addictive and 'Passing Me By' is impossible not to subconsciously bop your head to, as you drift off, dreaming of dancing to it in the blazing sunshine on a beach somewhere in Ibiza. With 24 tracks the LP runs the risk of being the same tempo throughout, as some electronic records can, yet Coles manages to avoid this. It's a record fitting for a festival tent, an abandoned warehouse or just lying in bed recovering from seeing it performed live the night before. In a largely male dominated industry, this LP will no doubt help in her continued rise to the top. NEW RELEASES Vice Media puts an end to Thump, their electronic music based website, as they focus more on video content to globally expand their brand. DJ Kongsted has been successfully building a persona for himself on the Denmark DJ scene for several years now, and it is easy to see why with his latest banger 'Say My Name'. The surprising news comes as the company lets go of 2% of their staff in the US, Canada and Europe, which is roughly about 60 of their employees. Vice plans to use this move to grow their video production and have started opening new offices in Mumbai and Dubai to execute their goal. Thump was launched in 2013 as a space for anything dance & electronic music culture, from mainstream EDM to underground music, the platform covered it. Editor Michelle Lhooq confirmed Thumps closure in a tweet labelled "final post ever', for a story about Arca's boots. In the meantime electronic music will now move over to Vice's main platform. Kongsted's popularity has already gained this song a crazy amount of listens (over 3 million plays). Which makes him one of the number one DJs drawing attention to this city's diverse DJ scene, which absolutely deserves to be heard. 'Say My Name' mixes synth pop with build ups and drops that are perfect for summer clubbing. The music video is also WELL worth checking out - with a showcase of slick dance moves and roller blading in what looks like a Costco warehouse. Man, if only we all could have that much fun while shopping for multipack groceries. NEWS: VICE SHUTS DOWN THUMP TRACK OF THE MONTH: KONGSTED ALBUM OF THE MONTH: MAYA JANE COLES 30 ISSUE 101 / 2017 Don Solaris 808 State Santa Barbara Albinos Andras Sanity Luca Ballerini At The Ambassador Club: Indigo Session Luca Ballerini Short Term Goals Baltra Bene's World Benedek Drift Bioroot Uncloud Blend Architect Time Bress Underground Bypass 3 OSC Noir Jungle Part 2 Cardace/ Perrazzini Serenade Timothy 'Heretic' Clerkin HOUSE