The albums that matter Various – Solstice III (Multi Culti) We’ve noticed that in recent years, one effective meaning-making method for artists has been to time their releases with major celestial events. We’re not suggesting a single music release can cause some great cosmic Conjunction of the Spheres. Rather, we’re saying, in some mysterious way, […]
Brace for a disco house extravaganza impact Riding high on the success of his six track ‘Chapters’ EP, Berlin-based house producer Joe Cleen is back with an hour of tunes for Juno Daily – In The Mix. Fusing house and disco into sizzling grooves with a personality all of their own, Cleen prefers to keep the […]
Last updated 14 August, 2023 DJs choosing to use the cloud library feature in Pioneer DJ’s Rekordbox platform can now choose Google Drive as an alternative to Dropbox with Rekordbox 6.7.4, which has just been released. Pioneer DJ has announced that the software is compatible with Google Drive in Cloud Library Sync – a function […]
The pick of the week SINGLE OF THE WEEK Malcolm McLaren – Call A Wave (remixes) (Be With)I’m almost inarguably turning into an old fart, a disco grandad in the making if you will. But, regardless of my steadily advancing years and the accompanying sense of jadedness that I’m doing my best to temper, whenever […]
Last updated 8 August, 2023 With the DDJ-REV5, Pioneer DJ has filled a perhaps slightly surprising gap in its range, for a $1000-ish pro Serato controller. Above it, sits the more pricey DDJ-REV7, though, and so potential buyers of either unit will want to give at least cursory thought to which one of these is […]
While last week’s turntable/DVS controller announcement was a huge surprise to many, today Pioneer DJ is launching something more expected: a budget-friendly scratch controller, the DDJ-REV5. It slides in naturally at a slightly lower price point than its bigger-brother DDJ-REV7, which runs at $1,999 new and has motorized jogwheels. [embedded content] The DDJ-REV5 has a […]
While last week’s turntable/DVS controller announcement was a huge surprise to many, today Pioneer DJ is launching something more expected: a budget-friendly scratch controller, the DDJ-REV5. It slides in naturally at a slightly lower price point than its bigger-brother DDJ-REV7, which runs at $1,999 new and has motorized jogwheels. [embedded content] The DDJ-REV5 has a […]
Last updated 6 August, 2023 Algoriddim has announced a huge update to djay Pro Ai for Windows, a major rewrite which it says has been in development for several years. Algoriddim told us: “We’ve basically redesigned and rebuilt the app from the ground up. “Even though we had a (dated) version on the platform with […]
The digital and analog worlds finally collide today with the release of the new PLX-CRSS12 from Pioneer DJ. This hybrid turntable gives artists quite the double-header of features, with the ability for both analog playback and tone-arm-free DVS control. No more concerns for needle skipping either, thanks to its new MAGVEL clamp that holds the […]