London’s Junction 2 festival brought Adam Beyer and Carl Cox together for an iconic b2b set that served as an exemplar of electronic at its very best. The performance will long outlive the single weekend of Junction 2’s 2018 year of production, given the full-length arrival of Beyer and Cox’s appearance, courtesy of Mixmag. “It’s a […]
Carl Cox might be the king of the proverbial techno castle, but that doesn’t mean any king is complete without his knights. As such, Cox has just announced his supporting acts for his Ballinough Castle show in County Westmeath in celebration of his label Intec Digital. Monika Kruse, Darren Emerson, Jon Rundell, and Irish DJ Al Gibbs […]
Legends Carl Cox and Eric Powell remain heroes in the house and techno sphere. Despite clocking in three decades each behind the decks, their passion for their craft and drive to continually move forward musically allows them an endurance that has stood the test of time. Paired with this endurance is a profound connection with […]
Who better to tell the story of dance music’s seemingly overnight ascension into global prominence than the industry’s most famed veteran and youngest superstar. Martin Garrix and Carl Cox have been working over the past two years to star in the upcoming documentary, What We Started, which delves deep into dance music history over the last 30 years to examine exactly the scene came to […]
Carl Cox is scheduled to release his first drum & bass mix in more than seven years on March 30 through Apple‘s Beats 1 Radio show. The performance will be Cox’s first appearance on Beats 1 since his seminal Beats 1 mix from 2016. The mix is a part of Apple Music‘s One Mix Drum & Bass […]
Creamfields announced their 2018 lineup and it’s looking to be behemoth year for the Cheshire-based extravaganza. Rich in both depth and considerable breadth, the festival will bring together 300 artists across 30 stages from August 23–26. Techno don Carl Cox will be making his return to the festival for the first time in over a decade, where […]
Recent converts to electronic music in the last few years may not realize exactly what has transpired in the last half decade or so. The short of it is essentially a massive worldwide overhaul in dance music’s popularity — one that happened seemingly overnight. Dance music completely transformed from a historically underground network to a colossal entertainment subset that’s […]
Carl Cox announced he’ll be playing at San Francisco’s Midway on March 30 in an effort to raise funds for his annual Burning Man camp, Playground. Having been playing on Black Rock City’s playa for over a decade, the techno don has become a festival staple and announced that the funds raised for Playground will all go […]
Morocco’s exotic destination festival Oasis has announced the first wave of acts for 2018.Held September 14–16, 2018 on the outskirts of Marrakech, industry heavyweights like Carl Cox, The Black Madonna, Derrick Cater, and the underground head honcho Rødhåd front the bill are all set to make appearances. Oasis’ fourth edition will also see Lanza, Mount Kimbie, […]
Awakenings Festival has announced its glorious 2018 lineup, which will descend upon the grounds of Spaarnwoude on June 30 and July 1.Over 100 artists will perform over the two days with some of techno’s heaviest acts fronting the bill. Artists like Carl Cox, Adam Beyer, Nina Kraviz, Sven Väth, and more, are some of the […]
Epizode Festival, Vietnam’s premier beachside house and techno festival, saw its second edition from December 31-January 10, 2018. Carl Cox kicked off New Year’s Eve, with cutting-edge acts like Dubfire, Ricardo Villalobos and Âme rounding out Epizode’s second run. Continue Reading at http://www.dancingastronaut.com
London-based Junction 2 Festival plans to expand its horizons this year with unmissable back to back sets from some of techno’s most accomplished stalwarts.Two storied techno legends in Adam Beyer and Carl Cox will perform in tandem, as well as performing their own solo sets. Additional back to back sets include Dixon and Âme, who will conjoin for an […]
A tidbit sure to elicit an “oh yes oh yes!” from fans, Martin Garrix and Carl Cox’s dance-focused documentary, What We Started, will soon become available on the big screen. Originally premiered in Los Angeles on June 15, 2017 to a crowd of music icons including Moby and Erick Morillo, the documentary will be shown in select […]
The techno maven Carl Cox has served up the very first BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix of the year.Considering the show turns 25 this year, it’s fitting that Cox — who Pete Tong referred to as “one of the most legendary DJs in dance history” — served up the very first mix of the year.Cox’s first […]
Carl Cox‘s heavyweight status in techno has solidified him as one of the genre’s most acclaimed DJs. Whether it be hosting his own arena stage at Ultra or revolutionizing the way that partygoers contextualize club experiences in Ibiza, Cox is always known to shock audiences with undiscovered tracks and effortless mixing.Starting the year with some fire under his belt, […]
One of electronic music’s most prominent booking agencies, Analog, has announced a merger with Spain’s Magnum Bookings to form Analog Spain, effective January 1st, 2018.Analog is one of the worldwide leaders for independent booking agencies specializing specifically in house and techno. It represents well-established clientele as Sasha & John Digweed, Carl Cox, and Nic Fanciulli, among a dense roster […]
Carl Cox has officially been announced as Creamfields first headliner of 2018, nearly a decade since his last time topping the legendary UK festival’s billing. Beyond Cox’s headlining duties next year, the techno icon is also lined up to curate his own Intec Digital stage hosted at the event’s Steel Yard megastructure as well. The announcement comes three months ahead […]
Black Asteroid‘s experience is as vast as the amount of music styles he has dabbled in. His unique tenure as a musician, which included being Prince’s engineer, made him a perfect candidate to remold his longtime friend Nicole Moudaber‘s “See You Next Tuesday” with Carl Cox into his own.The project took an unexpected turn, but […]
The age of producers booking novelty party spaces is upon us. With Nina Kraviz throwing a rave in an 150 foot UFO-shaped water tower and Ganja White Night‘s impromptu airplane afterparty, the next artist to capture a captivating make-shift venue is the legendary Carl Cox.The tech and house maestro has just announced a special three-hour set in an Irish castle — […]
Richie Hawtin’s MODEL 1 has undoubtedly paved the way today’s DJs work behind the decks.In MODEL 1’s latest How I Play series, the venerable Carl Cox expounds upon just how the setup changed it all. In near ten minutes, Cox explains his current DJ setup in depth, offering up insight into his preferences of the MODEL 1, his […]
