Author: Airec Syprasert
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Celebrating 20 Years With The Electric Daisy Carnival
Insomniac hosted the iconic Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Speedway last month. The gigantic event was one for the books as it once again sold out, celebrating their 20th Anniversary. With a massive lineup of 200+ DJs from all genres of electronic music and a new layout of the Speedway, Insomniac made sure that…
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Review: A Little Background on Arno Cost and His New EP ‘Coming Alive’
Paris’ golden star Arno Cost just released his first EP Coming Alive on Protocol Recordings. For those of you who don’t know, P.R. is Dutch house DJ Nicky Romero’s label. Cost’s EP will feature two fresh tracks: “1000 Suns” and the title track “Coming Alive”. The first track, “1000 Suns”, is happy tune that leads you in with…
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Review: Bobby Puma ft. Desiree Dawnson Come Alive on Armada Deep
Bobby Puma, hot on heels of his recent huge collaboration with Tiesto “Making Me Dizzy“, is now back with a new release on Armada Deep. He joined forces with Desiree Dawson to create the house anthem of the summer, “Come Alive“. Desiree‘s angelic vocals introduce the track alongside high energy percussion, guaranteed to make you want…
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Review: Niko Zografos “Mykonos”
Niko Zografos has been busy the past 12 months. Following his past two singles on Future Sounds of Egypt, the San Francisco DJ proves that third time’s the charm with his latest single “Mykonos”. For those of you who don’t already know, Mykonos is the name of a Greekisland that has a rich culture for…
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Paper Rave to Inpetto “How We Used To Do”
German house duo Inpetto just released their fifth single, “How We Used To Do”, on Laidback Luke’s label, Mixmash Records. Another addition for Marco and Drik Duderstadt, the two brothers behind the Inpetto alias, that carries on their piano-house sound. “How We Used To Do” is a funky track that dances its way around different styles of house.…
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Dreamstate San Francisco 2016: Event Review
This past weekend was one for the history books as San Francisco hosted the second Dreamstate, presented by Insomniac Events. For two days, the Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium was filled with trance loving fans and 16 of the biggest names in trance. On Saturday, (in order of set times) RAM, Sean Tyas, Vini Vici,…
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Review: Niko Zografos – Revelation (FSOE)
2016 is a bright year for trance music in the city of San Francisco as it just hosted the second Dreamstate, a two-day festival that only has trance DJs on the lineup. The new trance year is also bright for local DJ, and head of the Phoria promotion group, Niko Zografos. Already showing that he…
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A (Quick) Preview of Dreamstate SF Day 2
It seems all surreal now that Dreamstate SF is only a few days away, less than a week even! A few days ago, I posted a preview for DJs that I’m excited for on Saturday of this mega trance event. So here is my follow-up for Sunday, January 17th. The eight DJs that will be…
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A (Quick) Preview of Dreamstate SF Day 1
2016 is the start of a new year, thus meaning that NorCal trance fans who have been counting down the days can rejoice as Dreamstate approaches. With the success of SoCal’s Dreamstate, the Northern fans who were not able to make the journey will soon prepare for a break in reality and enter Insomniac’s majestic, tranceriffic two-day journey…
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TomorrowWorld 2015: Event Review
It was an action packed weekend for festival goers on both coasts as September came to a close. Insomniac invaded the Bay Area with Beyond Wonderland, while I, alongside 160,000 (ish) people from all over the nation occupied the Chattahoochee Hills in Atlanta, Georgia, for my first ever TomorrowWorld, hosted by SFX Entertainment. The Music…
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TomorrowWorld 2015: DJs I’m Excited to See
It’s finally time! It seems like forever since I accidentally bought my TomorrowWorld ticket. In a few short hours, I will embark on my virgin journey into Dreamville: a land of unknown. Just like my accidental ticket purchase, my unpreparedness is strong. Yesterday was (also) the first time I really studied the lineup. I have…
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TomorrowWorld 2015: A Journey Into Uncharted Festival Territory
With all of my years of attending music festivals, I have yet to journey into a beast like TomorrowWorld. Compared to some of the other festivals I’ve been to, TomorrowWorld looks more like a secluded Neverland that’s filled with a vast sea of electronic music lovers from all walks of life. I am excited, and…
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Review: Sean & Xander “Replicant”
M.I.K.E. Push joined Schulz Music Group in 2013, and since then has been working hard to make the Coldharbour Recordings label a force to be reckoned with. With such a legend on the team, it’s of no surprise when two hot newcomers, Sean Gorey & Alex Lueth (AKA Sean & Xander), emerged from Coldharbour Recordings’ new sub-label, “M.I.K.E.…
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Interview: Getting to Know Fisherman & Hawkins, From Hardstyle to Trance
I don’t remember the first time I heard the hypnotizing synth and heart thumping bassline of Fisherman & Hawkins’ “Apache”, but I will say that I feel in love with their sounds from that moment on. Being an avid listener to the harder style of trance, Fisherman & Hawkins’ music was like bread and butter to…