http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word-home/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:34 +0000 http://www.defected.com/images/logo.gifhttp://www.defected.com/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Sasha+helps+Renaissance+turn+20/1836/ Progressive titan Sasha will headline two major events this spring celebrating 20 years of the Renaissance club brand; a brand with which he helped ... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Sasha+helps+Renaissance+turn+20/1836/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Nina+Kravitz+-+In+Focus/1831/ “I’m only 52 kilograms… I’m tiny” Nina Kraviz begins. “I’m not strong enough to carry lots of equipment aro... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Nina+Kravitz+-+In+Focus/1831/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Nuits+Sonores+2012/1832/ French festival Nuits Sonores has confirmed an initial wave of performers for this May’s gathering.  The event covers all shades of the cl... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Nuits+Sonores+2012/1832/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Miami%26%23039%3Bs+Last+Resort/1833/ The entire Visionquest team – Troxler, Crosson, Reeves, Curtiss – will play a new all-day party on the last day of the Miami Winter Music ... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Miami%26%23039%3Bs+Last+Resort/1833/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Orbital+play+Bloc+2012/1834/ Orbital, Gary Numan and Jeff Mills will play this year’s Bloc weekender, taking place July 6-7 at new venue London Pleasure Gardens. Bloc has b... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Orbital+play+Bloc+2012/1834/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Launch+for+Warehouse+Project+2012/1835/ Jamie Jones, Carl Craig and Desolat’s Loco Dice will head a special all day, all night party in April to officially unveil the new Manchester ve... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Launch+for+Warehouse+Project+2012/1835/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Bedrock+launches+Collaborations/1837/ John Digweed’s seemingly indefatigable Bedrock imprint launches mix compilation series Collaborations later this month with a first CD helmed by... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Bedrock+launches+Collaborations/1837/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Exit+announce+first+names+for+2012/1838/ Exit festival has revealed its first raft of talent for the 2012 bash. Manchester legends New Order will be heading to the Petrovaradin Fortress in S... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Exit+announce+first+names+for+2012/1838/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Otone+Audio+launch+new+speaker+range/1839/ Otone Audio have launched a revolutionary new range of lifestyle inspired speaker systems. Working alongside a team of top designers they have develo... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Otone+Audio+launch+new+speaker+range/1839/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Glade+Announces+acts+for+2012/1830/ Glade has announced some of the acts performing at the 2012 edition of the UK dance festival. Having endured several well documented venue changes in... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Glade+Announces+acts+for+2012/1830/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Tribe+hits+Birmingham/1828/ Tribe take to the road for their first Tribe party in Birmingham. Two of the heavyweights of the scene battle it out as Zepherin Saint makes his debu... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Tribe+hits+Birmingham/1828/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Argy+-+The+Making+of+Fundamentals/1829/ With releases on labels such as Pokerflat, Cocoon, Objektivity, Deeply Rooted House and Ibadan, Argy has established himself as one of the most respec... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Argy+-+The+Making+of+Fundamentals/1829/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Taste+the+Lazer/1824/ Richard Norris is set to release a new album under his Time and Space Machine alias. The former mastermind behind The Grid (and part of Wizard's Sl... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Taste+the+Lazer/1824/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Tour+time+for+TEED/1826/ Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs is heading out on the road next month. Producer and Damon Albarn collaborator Orlando Higginbottom will be taking ... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Tour+time+for+TEED/1826/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Shem+McCauley+Passes+Away/1825/ DJ and producer Shem McCauley has died. The acclaimed maker of many a prog house classic under the name Slacker passed away in Thailand last weeken... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Shem+McCauley+Passes+Away/1825/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Acts+announced+for+Field+Day+2012/1827/ More act have been announced for this year's Field Day festival in east London. Added to the line up are the epic Modeselektor, Blawan, Liars and Dja... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Acts+announced+for+Field+Day+2012/1827/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/The+Fate+of+the+Festivals/1823/ There’s been talk for the past few years now about the long-term future of the music festival; certainly within the UK. Such talk has been promp... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/The+Fate+of+the+Festivals/1823/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Shindig+announces+new+season/1815/ Legendary Newcastle party Shindig (code name ShinW34) has announced five new events taking fans of quality house right up to May. Bedrock’s Joh... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Shindig+announces+new+season/1815/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Photek+get+his+DJ-Kicks/1816/ Rupert Parkes, AKA producer Photek, is the latest clubland name to take on !K7’s highly impressionable DJ-Kicks series. Photek’s mix refl... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Photek+get+his+DJ-Kicks/1816/ http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Jenifa+Mayanja+remix+album+imminent/1817/ Jenifa Mayanja, wife of Underground Quality don Jus-Ed, will release a remixed take on her second album, Woman Walking In The Shadows, next month. Ma... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.defected.com/news-reviews/word/Jenifa+Mayanja+remix+album+imminent/1817/