For those who have followed dance music well before the EDM craze in America, you have absolutely heard of Paul van Dyk. The legendary German DJ/musician/producer born Matthias Paul has won more awards than the Pittsburgh Steelers have Super Bowl championships, ranging from the coveted No. 1 spot on DJ Mag's Top 100 to various […]
Paul Van Dyk
Top Five New Year's Parties in Orange County
So many big names, so little time. Have you ever seen this many gigantic parties in Orange County happening on the same weekend? Sure, the OC Fair's annual New Year's Eve block party is always loads of fun, but Tiesto is performing in Santa Ana. White Wonderland (with Paul van Dyk and Kaskade) will be […]
Hits!
Top 10 selling records from Jan. 25 to Jan. 31, at DR. FREECLOUD'S RECORD SHOPPE, 18960 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley, (714) 962-9787; www.drfreeclouds.com. Dr. Freecloud's has specialized in electronic dance music since 1994. 1)Boris S., Essential Hard Techno2xCD (Toptrax) 2) Komprex N Frazzbass, Masters of Speedcore CD(Thorntree) 3) Pendulum, Granite12-inch (Ear Storm) 4) Limewax N […]
CD Review
Like RJD2, Clientele and other electronics-friendly acts currently trading up from sampling kaleidoscopic '60s pop to making their own versions of it, Caribou's Dan Snaith makes songs that could be vintage AM-radio hits. “Melody Day” and “Sandy” are great, swooping bucolic “bah-bah-bah” gems, but they seem more like sonic historical reenactments compared to what Snaith […]
The Year the Superstar DJ Died
For nearly a decade, the giants of electronic dance music, a cold-blooded cadre mostly from northern Europe, lumbered across the earth. Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Seb Fontaine, Judge Jules and Fatboy Slim dominated small suburban dancefloors and Ibizan caverns alike with crafty disco assembled from chest-rattling basslines and sampled treasures from earlier civilizations. […]
