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Joshua James Beatport Mix + Interview

Celebrating our Beatport label of the month, Joshua James chatted with Cameron Holbrook about his year away from the clubs and upcoming projects, as well as delivering a rave-ready mix.Listen to the mix above and read the interview hereRead the full Beatport 'Label of the Month' feature here

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Erol Alkan produces new Duran Duran album 'FUTURE PAST'

The cat’s out the bag! Erol Alkan has produced the forthcoming Duran Duran record, out 22nd October."There is something you should know.. I've been biting my tongue on this since November 2018 and it's as surreal as it is exciting to be able to share with you that I've been producing the next Duran Duran album, titled 'FUTURE PAST' and out on 22.10.21. Joining us on guitar is the ace Graham Coxon. Here we all are, pictured during our first session together. We've spent the last 2 and a half years working on a number of songs which for me embody the spirit...

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Out Now: U 'Ecstasy'

U returns to Phantasy with a new single entitled ‘Ecstasy’, out now on 12" vinyl and digitally.Stream, download or buy the 12" vinyl here Initially available as a limited pressing with a sleeve designed and printed by U themselves, this haunting return promises two divine rhythms, transferring unknowable forces and mysterious energies. The first side of the artefact portrays ‘Ecstasy’, a wide-eyed and spectral incantation rich in intimacy, whispering voices and earthy psychedelia. Somewhere between machine funk and folk canticle, a sonic gift perhaps for a field in England bathed in moonlight, else a dire basement dripping in energy, ‘Ecstasy’ leaves...

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#PHANTASYMIX 36: Lupini

Phantasy · #PHANTASYMIX 36: Lupini Lupini has slowly, quietly established herself as a pivotal figure in Liverpool’s alternative music scene. Recently introduced to a wider audience via her recent NTS residency (already a firm favourite at Phantasy HQ), she’s known in Merseyside as a DJ, promoter, radio station manager and all-round enthusiast of no small repute. As is obvious, Lupini’s life revolves around music, and in turn, music revolves around her.As well as founding femme-centric rave Athe, Lupini is station manager at the city’s Melodic Distraction, home to no less than 150 individual shows, Lupini soaks up more music than...

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