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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Codename Turbo Nutter
Special Request
fabric Records / Houndstooth
out now
Comment
"This week’s ENT is serious business from the 20 Years of Fabric compilation. The compilation fittingly features twenty artists to reflect this legendary club’s history. However, in the history of the world no record has ever had a better name than this one."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 35.57 mins here.

Contact
Label: fabric Records / Houndstooth
Management: Rob
Publishing:  fabric Publishing
Radio & Club: Cool Badge 
Online: Tailored Communication
Live: Tom Nettleton, Paramount Artists
13 Dec 2019
News and Features
  • Ministry of Sound has dropped a mini-documentary, which explores how the club has grown into a dance music powerhouse, particularly via 'The Annual'. (MOS) 
  • Music, design and art platform Test Pressing has launched a new publishing series with its first book, Ibiza DJs 1976 – 1988. (Mixmag) 
  • DJ magazine's Best of British awards were: Denis Sulta (Best DJ), Sherelle (Best Breakthrough DJ), Calibre (Best Resident DJ), The Chemical Brothers (Best Live Act), Special Request (Best Producer), Yak (Best Breakthrough Producer), Defected (Best Label), Kiwi Rekords (Best Breakthrough Label), Special Request 'Vortex' [Houndstooth](Best Album), Floating Points 'Late Night Tales' [Late Night Tales] (Best Compilation), Solardo & Eli Brown 'XTC [Ultra] (Best Track), AJ Tracey 'Ladbrooke Grove (Remix) feat. General Levy & Novelist' [self-released](Best Remix), Printworks, London (Best Large Club), Corsica Studios, London (Best Small Club), I Love Acid (Best Club Event), Junction 2 (Best Festival), No Bounds Festival (Best Boutique Festival), Dave (Best MC/Vocalist), Slowthai (Best Breakthrough MC/Vocalist), Simon Dunmore (Soldier of the Scene), NTS Radio (Outstanding Contribution), and The Cause (Innovation & Excellence) (DJ Mag)
  • Sherelle is Mixmag's breakthrough DJ of the year 2019 (top 15)
  • Eris Drew & Octo Octa are Mixmag's DJs of the year 2019 (top 10)
  • 1,500 DJs, including Richie Hawtin, Pete Tong, Honey Dijon and Nicole Moudaber, have signed Bye Bye Plastic pledge to request Eco-Riders, which will have no single use plastic. (Magnetic)
  • International Music Summit (IMS), the premier platform for business, culture and education in global electronic music returns to Ibiza on 20-22 May 2020 for its thirteenth edition. Located at a new venue, Destino Pacha Resort owned by the Pacha Group, IMS will host three days of conversation, connection and celebration. Tickets are available to buy now in full or through a new Payment Plan allowing delegates to spread the cost of badge purchases over four instalments. (RotD) 
Digital
  • Customisable digital audio workstation Reaper has rolled out a new update. (DJ Mag) 
  • SoundCloud users revolt after company announces plan to limit free uploads. (RollingStone)
Live
  • Zip, Helena Hauff, Josey Rebelle, and DJ Stingray are among the first names to be revealed for next year's Dimensions Festival in Tisno. (Mixmag) 
  • Marseille festival Le Bon Air invites Octo Octa and Floating Points for 2020. (RA) 
  • Circoloco and Amelie Lens' Exhale are among the showcases for OFFSónar in Barcelona next June. (Mixmag)  
  • Mexican festival Carnaval de Bahidorá unveils first names for 2020. (RA) 
  • Leeds' inner city electronic music festival brings Peggy Gou and Orbital in 2020. (RA) 
  • Batu to curate new Welsh festival, En Masse, in 2020. (RA) 
  • Flume, Illenium and Alison Wonderland to headline Buku Music + Art Festival 2020 in New Orleans. (Billboard) 
  • The New South Wales NYE festival Lost Paradise has been called off due to bushfire risks. (RA) 
  • Tomorrowland has revealed the theme for the 2020 edition of the festival as The Reflection of Love. (DJ Mag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Managing Expectations: the future of music management is now. (Medium - Annabella Coldrick, MMF)
  • Spotify Wrapped 2019 sparks new discussion about artist income. (MusicAlly)
  • Work camera flash: How Instagram has changed DJ culture. (Mixmag) 
Clubs
  • Defected Ibiza will return to Eden Ibiza every Friday from May 15 to September 25. (Mixmag) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • DT674 – Sidney Charles (DT) 
  • RA.706 Beatrice Dillon (RA) 
  • Night Owl Radio 225 ft. Gryffin and Oliver Heldens. (Insomniac) 
  • SRVD in The Lab LDN (Mixmag) 
  • Carl Cox at The Brooklyn Mirage, NYC (Mixmag) 
  • Syreeta in The Lab Paris (Mixmag) 
  • Lady Starlight in The Lab LA (Mixmag) 
  • Nicola Cruz in Iguazú Falls, in Argentina (Cercle) 
  • Martin Garrix: THE ETHER at ADE 2019 (Martin Garrix) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The 15 best drum & bass tracks of November 2019 (Magnetic) 
  • The 15 best techno tracks of November 2019 (Magnetic) 
  • Deep Inside: December 2019’s must-hear house and techno. (Fact) 
  • 20 under-the-radar club tracks you need to hear: December 2019 (Fact) 
  • Renegade Riddims: Meraki (DT)
  • Get to know: Elkka (DJ Mag) 
  • Get to know rising house and techno artist Sysdemes. (EDM Identity)
  • Billboard Dance emerging artists: December 2019 (Billboard) 
  • 10 DJs who are also fashion designers. (Billboard) 
  • Beyond the Turntable: How tech is changing DJing - with Richie Hawtin, Laurent Garnier, Ellen Allien and more. (Electronic Beats) 
  • A brief history of industrial electronics – selected by Richard Fearless. (RB) 
  • Chris Smith a.k.a. Shiny Objects chats running OM Records, running venues and session musicians. (DT) 
  • Interview: Cedric Gervais (EDM.com) 
  • A conversation with avant-hardcore producer Astrid Gnosis about the weaponization of sound. (Electronic Beats) 
  • In Conversation: DJ Fresh (Magnetic) 
  • SebastiAn talks new album, movie scores, and keeping the process fresh. (DA) 
  • DVS1 talks about his long journey through dance music and why he thinks we now need to Support, Organise and Sustain. (DJ Mag) 
  • Producer Nic Fanciulli talks about Tokyo after dark, road rage in New Mexico's Albuquerque and where to find the best tunes in Amsterdam. (Metro)
  • Eris Drew: brighter days (DJ Mag) 
  • Warp 30: "Every time there's an anniversary, we subvert the idea of patting ourselves on the back" (Mixmag) 
  • How UKF went from teenage dream to the global home of bass music. (RB) 
  • Why techno is harder, faster and angrier than ever. (Beatportal) 
  • 20 questions with Pete Tong. (Billboard) 
  • For club use only: Best of 2019 (Fact) 
  • Resident Advisor's 2019's Best Mixes  
  • Resident Advisor's 2019 in electronic music.
  • Resident Advisor's 2019's best tracks 
  • Resident Advisor's 2019's best albums  
  • Mixmag's 120 best tracks of the decade 2010-2019
Artist News
  • Dom Dolla tops Dancing Astronaut’s 2019 Breakout Artists of the Year. (DA) 
  • Disclosure have been confirmed to perform their only UK live show of 2020 at London's Lovebox festival. (DJ Mag) 
  • Nastia launches new label, NECHTO Records, focusing on 'unknown names'. (RA) 
  • Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 to release a new compilation, +8138, featuring ANNA, Matrixxman, and YUADA. (RA) 
  • Gareth Emery returns to Monstercat with soulful new single featuring Kovic, Somebody. (DA) 
  • Kaskade has filed a lawsuit against Palms Casino over cancelled KAOS concerts. (Billboard)
  • Hyperdub teams up with Maharishi and AIAIA for headphone and apparel capsule collection. (Fact) 
  • The Chainsmokers are to headline the 2020 Maxim Super Bowl Party in Miami. (Billboard) 
  • Kaytranada announces second album, Bubba (Mixmag) 
  • Pete Tong's Heritage Orchestra has announced a new show and five-date tour for December 2020. (DJ Mag) 
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