Direct from the Winter Music Conference in Miami

So why am I missing the Man make music party posted below? I'd always have a good reason if I was missing something like that. We're hitting up the Miami winter music conference this weekend, starting off today with rooftop parties, followed tomorrow with bangin nights with Euro names like sinden, morillo, annie mac or yanks like low B, stretch armstrong and the likes. Thursdays a pool party with Richie Hawtin, followed by a night at Space miami with Eric Prydz. I haven't even gotten to friday, saturday and sunday yet, there really is no need to think that far ahead. WLTE will try and keep you informed on who rocked it, who topped it and who bopped it as we take a look into the american electronic music scene on the sun licked beaches of Miami. Only problem I see is waking up to write....

Thats one party I wish I didnt have to Miss

About a year ago was when man make music really really started going. Run by three talented heads by the name of sketch, sam and another amit, they had had a few warehouse parties that I heard about through the grapevine with a big one lined up for the beginning of march. The location, an abandoned warehouse in north east london (hackney wick) was out of the way, rented by 5 lodgers and set for demolition come the 2012 olympics. The party was... AMAZING... words can't really describe, the vibe, the people, the music, the way everyone was living just for that, the line outside the door stretching down the block at 2am, the party. It was HUGE, it was SICK it was Make make ILLNESS. Seriously seriously dope. Thing is it was SO DOPE that ever since every party MMM have thrown has been compared to this one shindig. I reckon everytime sketch throws a party someone asks him when his next Hackney WIck party is. There's an answer now... 29th of March in the location where it all started and I cannot really say enough to GET YOU TO GO!!!!! seriously get there before midnight cause its gonna pack out for sure! Anyway check out Man make music dot com to find out more and if your in london DO NOT MISS THIS PARTY...

Musical Marmite

Progressive House is musical Marmite - people seem to love it, or hate it.

I can see why people criticize it for being repetitive. A ProgHouse track will typically last 8 minutes, take 5 of those to evolve from minimal bleeps to something with a recognizable tune, go silent... Re-emerge with a subwoofy bass-line, and spend the last 2.5 minutes fading out. Yes, you could say it's pretty minimal.

But to me, that's the beauty of it. It's the subtle, intense beauty of waves lapping on a beach, of the sun slowly rising, of clouds passing by, almost unnoticed. Enveloping yourself in a ProgHouse mix slows the world down, which somehow clears the mind, accelerates thought, and makes everything go faster inside your head. Like people dancing under a strobe light, or the world gliding past behind a train window. If you don't get it, you don't: but for those fortunate enough to speak its language, Progressive House is a wonderful place to lose yourself once in a while.

If you haven't listened to much before and want to give it a go, I suggest you start with the following tunes to wet the appetite:



If you're ready to take it to the next level, I entreat you to check out the sound of Omni. A musical truffle I just stumbled upon, this Montreal based DJ/producer's Myspace features a few tunes + mixes that I soon hope to hear played all over London: 'Electric Music', as well a stunning trance remix by Nick Bugayev. Please buy them here - they're worth it.

Already excited about SONAR

Here's a couple reasons I'm going to Sonar this year:

-DIPLO
-Cause Barcelona and Berlin are the funnest places in Europe (we're all going to a festival near Berlin called fusion the weekend after)
-Cause Sonar 2007 was SICK
-Cause Mehdi vs A-trak with kid Sister is the best thing I've heard in the past month (except number1)
-Cause Yazoo are 80's Fresh
-Cause Ed Banger are gonna come back and Kill it Again
-Diplo
-My Fam lives there so I can see them too
-Cause its gonna be hot
-Cause everyone will go this year after I convince them
-Diplo
-Cause they got a bit of everything (see Konono no.1)
-Cause Yelle is this years Uffie
-Cause I wanna celebrate the end of an Era and couldn't imagine a better way of doing it
-Cause the city is ALIVE for Sonar
-Cause I know we are gonna love EVERY FUCKING MINUTE!!!
-Did I mention
DIPLO....
I'll see you in Barcelona come June...