GET TO KNOW KUTSKI!

<div style="text-align: justify;"> It’s very rare in this day and age to find new pioneers who work hard day in day out to constantly push the boundaries of harder music. The new savior of rave and master of the harder styles, Kutski aptly fits this title and is without a doubt the most exciting crossover talent to emerge from the UK in the past decade!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06XSfgmid1pnNwxReQJAMuhZyl51Kka8TktlggmHWBpl8yxN2y73NwgIUpDwmdNMEUTb1TroIyv-biuBYDJQSKE2pod1HTHmdUAzDtlLWkut3Uzxx3bBu4xbV-Mag-1wa5Nd8aHOQaZA/s1600/Kutski.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06XSfgmid1pnNwxReQJAMuhZyl51Kka8TktlggmHWBpl8yxN2y73NwgIUpDwmdNMEUTb1TroIyv-biuBYDJQSKE2pod1HTHmdUAzDtlLWkut3Uzxx3bBu4xbV-Mag-1wa5Nd8aHOQaZA/s1600/Kutski.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> With his infamous technical ability and incredible musical versatility it’s not difficult to see why he has earned the tag ‘The People’s Favorite’, voted the UK’s No.1 Hard Dance DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll and scooping up awards for ‘Best UK Hard DJ’ for 3 years running in the Hard Dance Awards as well as best Hard Dance DJ and podcast/radio show in the Hardcore Heaven Awards!</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> His ‘Keeping The Rave Alive’ podcast and radio show has become one of the leading forces in the harder styles, which has grown to become the UK’s leading hard-edged brand. Kutski is also the ambassador of all things hard for BBC Radio One representing the station to cover the harder styles for over 10 years now!</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This unique diversity and musical knowledge prompted DJ Magazine to approach Kutski to become their newest column writer for the harder styles! Kutski has also been working alongside the world’s giants Pioneer in product development where he joins the dance music elite alongside Chuckie, Doorly & Carl Cox.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Kutski’s incredible diversity and huge demand has seen him play at every major festival worth their salt worldwide including Tomorrowland, Creamfields, Defqon 1, Electric Daisy Carnival, Dominator, The Qontinent, Dance Valley, Global Gathering, Electrocity, Planet Love & Coloursfest. Internationally Kutski continues to dominate new territory in emerging markets like North America & Asia as well as building stronger fan bases year by year touring Australia, USA, Canada, Japan,South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sweden, Poland, Austria, The Netherlands & Germany!</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> 2012 saw the launch of Kutski’s ‘Keeping The Rave Alive’ brand set up to represent 360 degrees of the harder styles. Kick starting as a weekly podcast it has quickly gained momentum now exceeding 30,000 downloads per week and regularly charting in the Top 10 downloads on iTunes alongside the likes of Armin van Buuren, Annie Mac & Tiesto. With the hype around the KTRA podcast reaching epic levels, world renowned leader of the harder styles Q Dance asked Kutski to come onboard to broadcast weekly on the Q-Dance radio network as well as drafting him in for radio specials co-presenting with hardstyle scene leaders such as Headhunterz & Wildstylez! </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Kutski is now officially known as the voice of Q Dance radio being drafted into host the most popular radio station of the harder styles between his headline sets at their festivals as well as at key one off specials planned! This co-operation will continue and develop even stronger into 2014.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Keeping The Rave Alive or KTRA for short has branched out in 2013 hosting their own sell out events and hosting arenas across the U.K representing a true cross spectrum of the harder styles from the tougher end of house right up to European hardcore sounds with guests booked to date including Technoboy, Anime, Dr Rude, Gammer, Alex Kidd and the Organ Donors!</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The KTRA brand has also inspired an album series only into its second volume its already the UK’s highest selling hard dance album featuring on the front page of I-tunes worldwide and still pressing and selling physical units to devoted fans worldwide!</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Not content with all of the above Kutski has also been setting his sights on production over the past few years. 2012 saw him team up with long time friend and studio partner Audiofreq for a collaboration on Dutch label Scantraxx, ‘Forgiven’ topped download charts worldwide including hardstyle.com! Kutski also collaborated with Italian hardstyle pioneers TNT for the smash hit ‘Sucksess’ on the Titanic label. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> 2013 saw this taken to the next level with two single releases signed to Belgium powerhouse Dirty Workz ‘Outlaw’ and ‘Vermin‘ as well as being asked to do the very first official hardstyle remix for Dutch house label Mixmash records of D.O.D’s Bananas which hit the number one spot on the beatport hard dance chart! His tracks and remixes have picked up big support on the hardstyle scene with the likes of Headhunterz, D Block & S Te Fan, Isaac, Technoboy, Coone and many more supporting his productions!</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Expect much more from Kutski in 2014, be prepared to be amazed and you wont be far wrong.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.thinkinelectronic.com/2014/04/truth-presents-kutski-uk-bas-amro-nl.html" target="_blank">Catch Kutski at Truth JHB this weekend!!</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Connect:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <ul class="sc-list-nostyle sc-clearfix" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://www.djkutski.com/" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-personal" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> djkutski.com</a> </span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://facebook.com/djkutski" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-facebook" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> Facebook</a> </span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://twitter.com/kutski" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-twitter" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> Twitter</a> </span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://youtube.com/user/djkutski" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-youtube" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> YouTube</a> </span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://www.shitmixtapes.com/" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-other" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> shitmixtapes</a> </span></div> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #f1c232;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div>

GET TO KNOW KUTSKI!

It’s very rare in this day and age to find new pioneers who work hard day in day out to constantly push the boundaries of harder music. The...

Wasted Penguinz - Wistfulness Album Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn25FdPbbTl6eQg_dkks-DKuM3MJdw9bMbD674z2zAt0XphTm4OZGx_TO_Zqvs4t2z92WGRI2xOB2zO1RFrONP_uVHXDiAUlRrkbjYhtrhXz2Cu6UGerYuftBOtuwkQQ7-0qBWgqB09Q/s1600/00_wasted_penguinz_-_wistfulness-web-2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn25FdPbbTl6eQg_dkks-DKuM3MJdw9bMbD674z2zAt0XphTm4OZGx_TO_Zqvs4t2z92WGRI2xOB2zO1RFrONP_uVHXDiAUlRrkbjYhtrhXz2Cu6UGerYuftBOtuwkQQ7-0qBWgqB09Q/s640/00_wasted_penguinz_-_wistfulness-web-2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><br />Wistfulness is the first album release for Swedish Hardstyle duo Wasted Penguinz, consisting of Pontuz Bergman and Jon Brandt-Cederhäll, was released on 24th October on Toff Music. The Swedish duo has kept true to their style since combining their talents in 2008. The album is packed with uniquely melodic songs with a sense of euphoria that allows them to differentiate themselves from other Hardstyle producers.<br /><br />Roché Davies, aka Elemental, is a pioneer in the South African Hardstyle community and holds the album in very high regard which has already inspired his own tracks and reputes the album as probably the finest Hardstyle packaged album to date. Elemental describes the album as: “..best felt as a full package, something that will completely relax you, but at the same time make you want to go out and party hard. I feel it really filters all human emotion on the open road and evokes such power. The lyrical content is inspiring and beautiful. The emotion and depth of the album is really felt with the intense melodies and mesmerizing vocal work by Jon.” Elemental also touched on the significant impact that Wasted Penguinz have made on the Hardstyle scene with a more accessible sound containing deep emotion and euphoria.<br /><br />Very rarely does one find an album in which every track has something amazing to offer, however, I firmly believe Wistfulness possesses the ability to fill the hearts of many Hardstyle-lovers as well as attract new listeners to the harder styles of dance music. Tracks such as Out of Reach, Blinded and Those Were the Days are a must, and were common favourites between Roché and I, with my personal favourite being, Together, their collaboration with Toneshifterz. In my opinion, Blinded is a typical track, in which Wasted Penguinz demonstrate what they do best - Mixing euphoric melodies with uplifting lyrics!<br /><br />Along with the album, Wasted Penguinz’s Youtube channel, Penguinz-TV, comes highly recommended. These guys have a great sense of humour with each episode leaving you laughing for days, which leaves Elemental still questioning if the music we hear comes from the same two guys we watch on Youtube (LOL!)<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">The tracklist is as follows:</span></b><br /><br />1. Blinded<br /> 2. Almost There<br /> 3. Sydney<br /> 4. You Can’t Pull Me Down<br /> 5. Sorrow (with Rebourne)<br /> 6. Falling<br /> 7. I Miss You (with Chris One)<br /> 8. Florida<br /> 9. Out Of Reach (feat Mattias Welin)<br /> 10. Raindropz<br /> 11. Confined Thoughts<br /> 12. Wistfulness<br /> 13. Extension<br /> 14. Those Were The Days<br /> 15. Together (with Toneshifterz)<br /> 16. International Departure<br /> 17. Endless<br /> 18. Wat (with Chris One)<br /> 19. What!!!<br /> 20. Venice Beach<br /> 21. Everlasting<div> <b><span style="color: #f1c232;"> Bonus Tracks:</span></b><br /> Out Of Reach (Instrumental)<br /> Those Were The Days (Instrumental)</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Reviewed by Jawaad Hanslo</div>

Wasted Penguinz - Wistfulness Album Review

Wistfulness is the first album release for Swedish Hardstyle duo Wasted Penguinz, consisting of Pontuz Bergman and Jon Brandt-Cederhäll, w...