RA Podcast 319: James Zabiela

July 10, 2012 By 317 Comments

James Zabiela, arguably the king of CDJ’s and effects (he was brought on by Pioneer to help design the Pioneer CDJ-2000′s and DJM-900 Nexus) graces us with what is sure to be one of the best mixes of the year presented by Resident Advisor.  You can tell that James carefully put this one together with tons of love in order to deliver a unique listening experience from start to finish. With a variety of styles ranging from downtempo, dubstep, UK bass, house, techno and electronica you will be constantly surprised by the stellar track selection that is interspersed with film and tv quotes amongst the amazing mix routines he is known for. Those who have heard his “Moon” themed 2010 Essential Mix know the quality to be expected (As a bonus I have embedded that mix below).

Tracklist and more after the jump
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Sunday Soother: Tracks to Slow Your Roll

May 13, 2012 By 1 Comment

This weeks soother has a wide variety of tracks to help get you through the upcoming week.  Highlights include a beautiful acoustic cover of Kaskade’s Eyes, a classic minimal-ish Modeselektor track, and CYNE’s jazz influenced hip-hop.  I can tell you how much I love each one of these songs or you can just take a listen for yourself. Enjoy!

 

Eyes (Kaskade Cover) – Great View of the Moon | Bandcamp

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Good Night feat. Mos Def (Plain Pat Remix) – Kanye West | Stream Only

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Get the rest of the tracks + DL’s after the jump!

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Coachella 2012 – Weekend 1 : Live Sets [Free Download] *UPDATED*

April 16, 2012 By 23 Comments

With Weekend 1 of Coachella 2012 finally at an end, the world goes back to normal. At least until this weekend that is, where another gaggle of hipsters, industry affiliates, and bros descend upon the polo fields of Indio, California once more for Weekend 2. If looking through your maxed out camera of blurry photos and shaky video isn’t enough to get you through the week, heres our always updating list of artists from Weekend 1. If you have any specific requests, drop them in the comments below and we’ll dig around the treasure chest that is the internet for you and update the list accordingly. Sit back, crank up the bass, and enjoy! Our team will also be out in full force at Weekend 2, so keep an eye out for Techibeats paraphernalia scattered about the grounds. Download all the sets after the jump… [Read more...]

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Coachella: Live Streaming April 13-15

April 14, 2012 By 1 Comment

If you weren’t lucky enough to grab a ticket for Coachella week one, you’re in luck! The revolutionizing festival will be streaming live from April 13-15, so clear your schedule and tune in here for raging sets and crowd shots that will keep you staring at the computer screen for hours.

Keep reading for set times and schedules!

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Coachella 2012 Guide Pt. 3 of 3: Sunday’s Artists

April 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

And so the infamous single digit countdown has begun and although we’ve already started packing our bags, practice pitching our tents, and buying Carpoolchella paint, it wouldn’t be a proper sendoff to Indio without one last breakdown for our techifans!… Seems like only yesterday we were packing up our campsites, checking out of our hotels, kissing Coachella 2011 goodbye and beginning the 365 day countdown all over again…well folks, we hope you’ve prepped hard and well for the heat waves, adrenaline rushes, and time of your lives – but then again, who could actually be 100% prepared for a forecast of madness and possibly rain?

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