Artist: Loco Dice

We were fortunate enough to sit down with the Detroit techno ambassador, Mr. Richie Hawtin, before his headlining set. Richie had curated his own "ENTER" stage, with heavy-hitting acts such as Magda (whose interview we will be posting later), Visionquest, Dubfire, and the Desolat king himself Loco Dice. The vibe was off the charts from the beginning of the day, and having Dubfire and Loco Dice play right before you really sets the mood and gets the crowd ready for mayhem. Dubfire's chrome black techno and Dice's percussion-heavy tracks (Pirupa's 'Party Non Stop' was a highlight) were [...]

• 23 - Richie Hawtin Live @ New Horizons, Village Underground, London

With the recent ascent of dance music, common fans and aficionados alike are digging deeper and sometimes finding out that their favorite "DJ" isn't actually much of a "producer". There is an immense difference between the two, although almost all of the big stars are, in some way or another, a combination of both. The picture above is off the legendary Martin Buttrich, a producer who has been in the game for 20 years and has made hits for artists like Loco Dice and Timo Maas. Read about him and other ghost producers HERE on Beatportal's enlightening series [...]

The 19th edition of the Dutch electronic music festival Mysteryland has announced its lineup. Taking place on August 25 at a sprawling 163 acre location in Floriade Terein Haarlemmermeer just outside of Amsterdam, fans can expect to see a diverse lineup of DJs including Avicii, Martin Solveig, Fedde le Grand, A-trak, Loco Dice, Reboot, Simian Mobile Disco, Goldie, Jeff Mills, Speedy J, Chuckie, Zedd, Dillon Francis, Porter Robinson and Seth Troxler. The full lineup is available on Mysteryland's website . Tickets, which are €75, go on-sale at 10:00am on April 28. Festival goers [...]

Label boss Nic Fanciulli makes his first appearance on the label for 2012 and presents a strong package which consists of 2 of his biggest remixes in recent years.

German don added to one-day event on July 7th in Leeds...

In the days leading up to WMC, my buddy Foulqs implored me to venture off the beaten path and experience the underbelly of the dance music world- Minimal & Techno. Two all-nighters at Space later and formerly alien names like "Seth Troxler" and "M_Nus" were second nature, I might have finally discovered dance music in purest form. Thursday Morning- Loco Dice & Marco Carola B2B Thursday morning saw myself and a few of my former Wisconsin compatriots venturing straight from Axwell @ Amnesia to Space circa 4am for Loco Dice and Marco [...]

"Miami Beach is where neon goes to die." -Lenny Bruce According to the company's website, "DayGlo Color Corp. is the world's largest manufacturer of daylight fluorescent pigments. We develop technologies that improve and enhance any color, from subtle specialty effects, to glow-in-the-dark pigments, to our classic range of fluorescents." One might argue they not only improve and enhance any color, but also human beings - that is, if Ultra Music Festival is any indication. Throughout the festival's three-day excursion, which sets down on Bayfront Park in Miami each March, thousands upon thousands of festivalgoers [...]

Dj Chart: Loco Dice WMC 2012 Eazy Peazy Beatport Charts. genre: Tech House, Deep House, Techno, House.

Ultra Music Festival 2012 , taking place March 23-26, at Bayfront Amphitheater in Downtown Miami, sold-out almost instantly thanks to its stellar lineup of talent including: Tiësto, Kraftwerk, Carl Cox, Skrillex, Afrojack, Miike Snow, Pretty Lights, New Order, Groove Armada (DJ set), Dirty South, Loco Dice, A-Trak, Dada Life, Avicii, Justice, Fatboy Slim, Duck Sauce, M83, Carl Cox, Laidback Luke, 2manydjs, Metronomy, David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade, Bassnectar, Chase and Status, Bloody Beetroots (DJ set), Fedde Le Grand, Knife Party, Magnetic Man, John Digweed, Steve Aoki, Ferry Corsten, and many more. Tickets are impossible to get, but [...]

Miami's Ultra Music Festival has revealed the second phase of its 2012 lineup. Set for March 23-25th at Bayfront Park, this year's festival already promised Kraftwerk, New Order, Justice, Tiësto, Fatboy Slim, Avicii, David Guetta, M83, Flux Pavilion, Kaskade, Bassnectar, Chase and Status, SBTRKT, and Flying Lotus, among others. Topping phase two are Richie Hawtin, Benny Benassi, Wolfgang Gartner, DJ Shadow, Erick Morillo, ATB, Martin Solveig, Gossip, Gui Boratto, Switch, and a DJ set by Pendulum. Other notable additions include Joachim Garraud, Madeon, Digitalism (DJ set), Plump DJs, Treasure Fingers, Azari & III (DJ [...]

In a bold effort to expose our readers to the deeper and groovier side of the Electronic Dance Music spectrum, I will give you all a brief synopsis of Loco Dice 's set from Pacha this past Friday, and attempt to explain why it was so damn good. I deem it acceptable to post this kind of tech-house oriented review because...well lets face it, this dance music scene is over saturated now with pop-friendly ballads ruling the airwaves, and DJ's like Martin Solveig dropping Kelis " Milkshake " and Gwen Stefani's " Hollaback Gir l" in sets (yes, the [...]

Wednesday, November 30th - Tiesto @ Pacha - Advance Tickets Part 1 of the Pacha NYC 6-Year Anniversary Celebration! Whether it be the 250,000 revelers coming together at Ipanema Beach in Rio De Janeiro, the adoring clubbers who descend upon Privilege in Ibiza on a Monday night every summer, or the 25,000 fans en masse at Victoria Park in London, all are in attendance for the same reason: they have come to see Tiësto, the world's biggest DJ/Producer! Tiesto is also performing on Thursday, December 1st at [...]

Currently No. 4 on Beatport's Top 10 and No. 1 in Beatport's house section, 'Granulated Soul' shows that less is more, even in the dance music world. While many DJ's hit us with plug ins-galore in their productions, Oliver $ gives us a simple drum beat that does massive damage. And how good are talking vocals? As great as booming singing vocals are from the regulars on the circuit (Max C, Miss Palmer, Rebecca & Fiona, ect,) just a man talking, describing 'where did soul originate' is all it takes to set off a dance floor. [...]

German DJ/producer/Desolat co-founder Loco Dice (a.k.a. Yassine Ben Achour) will begin a U.S. mini tour on December 1 at TV Bar in Detroit. The dates coincide with the release of the third annual Desolat Christmas sampler, out on Desolat December 12. The label's year-end compilation features tracks from label co-owner Martin Buttrich and David Squillace, London-based newcomer Hector with F-Communications' Alexkid, Reboot, and more. Full tour dates are below. Loco Dice On the Road 12/1 TV Bar – Detroit 12/2 Pacha – New York 12/3 Stereo – Montreal [...]

Ich denke man muss nicht viel sagen, denn wer dieses Plakat nicht in der Stadt gesehen hat, der war entweder nicht draußen in den Straßen oder kann nicht lesen! Das FLY BerMuDa-Festival lockt einmal mal mehr die Kinder der Nacht in den Flughafen Tempelhof. Anlässlich der Berlin Music Days wird auch in diesem Jahr groß aufgefahren und es verspricht nicht zu viel. Da dieses Line-Up wirklich seines gleichen sucht können wir uns leider nicht jedem Künstler widmen, einen jedoch möchten wir ganz besonders hervorheben: Plastikman ! Eine Show die sich man sich nicht entgehen lassen [...]

Todd Bodine - September Charts 2011. 10 Tracks. Genre: Tech House, Minimal, Electronica

Beatport Link Oron Download Uploaded.to Filesonic DL Artist: VA Title: Guti Top Ten August 2011 Genre: Tech-House, Deep House, Minimal Tracks: 10 Quality: 320 kbps Source: WEB Store Rls date: 09-08-2011 Webstore: beatport.com Tracks: 01. Davide Squillace & Guti – That Ginger Ponytail (Original Mix) 02. Loco Dice – Knibbie Never Comes Alone (Original Mix) [...]

So "Doin' Ya Thang" has been sitting in Beatport's Top 10 for like 3 straight months. It's a dirty techy house track that features a cool bass-line and a dude talking over the top about playing the record and talking to the audience. It sounds raw and unprocessed. There's no big build up or breakdown, just a brilliant funky [...]

• Little Dragon - Ritual Union (Tensnake Remix)
• Loco Dice - Pimp Jackson Is Talkin' Now
• Oliver $ - Doin' Ya Thang

Buy These Tracks Download "The Eleven is - numerologically speaking- definitely not a lucky number in the Western culture. It exceeds perfection just by one and thus represents the number of excess and sin in Christian mythology; that's why apocalyptic events always start in the eleventh hour. However, those who followed the output of the [...]

Electronic music is not just to be heard, it must be experienced. And while electronic sounds have been essential to American popular music for well over 30 years, many are still hesitant to delve into the art-forms roots. As the birthplace of techno music, Detroit has tried to break down these barriers and showcases some of the world's greatest techno, electro, experimental talent, and even some bro-step to as many people as they can fit on their beautiful waterfront. Now in its 12th year, Detroit's Electronic Music Festival (DEMF), which now goes by the title Movement , doesn't just showcase the various genres, [...]