Japanese arcade machine lets anyone become PVD for a few yen
Beatmania is a DJing arcade machine that follows the “Guitar Hero” format. The ‘DJ’ spins to Konami-produced tracks, using a turntable and seven buttons. If you spin and tap in sync, it will sound decent. If not, the resulting track will end up being pretty dodgy. All this is judged by the ‘groove gauge’, so even if you think you sounded hot, your grade, from AAA to F, could prove you wrong.
Though an impressive-looking machine, the machine doesn’t quite replicate the thrills and spills of DJing for real. For a start there are no inedbriates hanging around requestng garage tracks, there’s no fear of a stray Jack Daneils and Coke landing in your mixer, and from what I hear, there are no random girls kneeling under the console either!!
There are, unfortunately no plans for Beatmania to come to Europe or the US; worse still, if you want to buy your own, that’ll be a cool £12,000 please!!
Brought to my attention by one of my favorites. Here is the roadtrip of the US tour of Para One, Surkin and Orgasmic. Filmed mainly by Para one and prob compiled by him 2.
The world’s first eco-nightclub run by Club4Climate opened earlier this summer, amid the once-dowdy streets of London’s Kings Cross. From the outside it might not look like much, but once inside (with free entry to those who can prove that they walked or used public transport to arrive!), you’ll be rubbing shoulders with the owner Dr Earth’s celebrity friends in surprisingly stylish surroundings.
It is as green high-tech as you can imagine with all drinks being organic and served in biodegradable glasses.
The big surprise is the dance floor, which uses crystals to absorb the energy of the dances to power the club’s light and sound.
Good vibrations and more at this chic peak of environmental awareness.
The video to their new single ‘Midnight Madness’ features a break-dancing gremlin and a four minute trip around some of central London’s more salubrious back streets before making his way to The Astoria for a final dance-off on stage.
Directed by Dom and Nic, it has been tipped as one of the best dance vids of the year so far.
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1. Siriusmo - Wow (Modeselektor Remix)
2. MGMT - Electric Feel (JUSTICE REMIX)
3. Boys Noize - Let’s Buy Happiness (Proxy Remix)
4. The Proxy - Dancing in the Dark
5. Seamus Haji - 24H (Norman Doray Remix)
6. Treasure Fingers - Cross The Dancefloor (Laidback Luke Remix)
7. Steve Angello and Laidback Luke - Be (Laidback Luke Rave)
8. Robbie Rivera - I Want Candy (Robbie Rivera Mix)
9. Snoop Dogg - Sexual Eruption (Dirty South Remix)
10. Sinden & Count of Monte Crista - Beeper (Fake Blood Remix)
11. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Laidback Luke Remix)
12. Benny Benassi - Electro Sixteen
13. The Who - Baba O’Riley (SebastiAn Remix)
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