UK-based tastemaker Erol Alkan knows a slammin' club track when he hears one. So much so, the Phantasy Sound boss has been tapped to deliver the latest installment in the Fabriclive series later this month. That's 77, for those of you keeping score. Anyway, we were super intrigued by his musical taste and decided it was high-time he hand-pick some tracks for us. Now, without further adieu, here are his lucky seven peak-time dance tracks of the moment.

Ready for some magical, memorable deep house? Celebrating ENTER.Ibiza week 12 next Thursday, September 11th at Space, the reigning techno lord will be performing alongside Adam Beyer and Paco Osuna in the main room. Over in the Sake Bar, it’s very special guest Maya Jane Coles, as well as Hito and resident Bella Sarris. Additional ENTER.Ibiza artists on the night will be Apollonia, Markus Guentner, and Matthew Hawtin.

Bay Area-bred, LA-based Bobby Puma is one-to-watch in the current E-house scene. Leading off back in May with his collaboration with Belgian dance duo Wolfpack entitled "Jump," he's just released its follow-up "Rocking With The Best." It's a bouncy party jam with a dirty electro vibe that's garnering support from a slew of marquee names like Calvin Harris, Sander van Doorn, Nicky Romero, Martin Garrix, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, Tommy Trash, and many more. We caught up with Puma jetting back to California from some summer touring over in France and the idyllic White Isle of Ibiza to find out more about his latest single, his creative process, what kind of gear he rocks in the studio, and lots more.

Everyone loves free tickets. We love free tickets. And we've got our hot little hands on two tickets for the Decibel festival showcase of your choice. Taking place in the Pacific Northwest during the week of September 24th to 28th, Seattle's own 11th annual Decibel Festival will feature nightly showcases from dance music luminaries like Hot Creations, Hotflush, Richie Hawtin and friends, and Resident Advisor, among many others.

Ready for some live hardware-based electronic music to launch you into your weekend adventure? Join us tomorrow, Friday, September 12th as Beatport Live proudly presents Elektron in our cozy Berlin offices.

Welcome to our latest fall edition of On Rotation, our weekly staff recommendations in house, techno, drum & bass, indie dance, electronica, and more. Let's jump straight in now with these must-listen new releases.

Play fanatics! Welcome to another exclusive edition of our weekly remix contest. This time out, we’ve got Hungarian-born Belocca (aka Béla Gábor) who represents the essence of house music: deep, funky, and groove-oriented. Growing up near the capital city of Budapest, he discovered electronic music at the tender age of 16 alongside close pal David “Workidz” Nagy. Later, after a short stint in a Cologne, Germany studio, the duo founded Sauna Records, with their track “Plastic Fantastic” topping many dance charts at the time. In 2012, he founded his own signature label Mainground Music and the track “Depends On You” topped the Beatport tech-house chart for three months straight. Over the course of his career, Belocca has released original material and remixes on notable dance labels like Toolroom, Yoshitoshi, Stealth, Spinnin’, Peppermint Jam, Nervous, and Black Hole, among many others. Ready to make your mark by winning our latest Play competition? Flex your studio skills by reworking Belocca’s tech-house petal-pusher “Depends On You.”

Seattle-based electronic duo Odesza have just released their highly anticipated sophomore album In Return this week. We had the chance to catch up with Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight at their home studio in the Pacific Northwest to talk about the album's production process, the challenges of collaborating with vocalists, and what’s coming up next for them. Lock on to the full recap now.

How can a hardware company improve on their industry standard production suite? The traditional way is to add more synthesizers and higher quality sounds — and Native Instruments has definitely done exactly that with their release of Komplete 10. Yet, they've even gone a step further here by introducing a fully integrated MIDI keyboard.

A few years ago, a new sub-genre bubbled up from the innovative depths of house music. Dubbed by many in the scene as G-House, or “gangsta house,” it’s an umbrella term characterized by the layering of rap/hip-hop hooks or vocal samples over a bassline and groove. We sent Beatport News correspondent Airee Kim to investigate this burgeoning East End-meets-West Coast dance trend. Here's what she uncovered.

Ready for some funky acid to lead you into your weekend adventure? We've got you covered. Join us next Friday, September 12th as Beatport Live proudly presents The Crystal Method in our cozy Denver offices.

The idyllic Ibizan summer just keeps rolling on. Celebrating ENTER.Ibiza week 11, on Thursday, September 11th at Space, the reigning techno lord will be performing alongside Recondite and Dubfire in the main room. While over on the Terrace, it's Russian spinstress Nina Kraviz, Julian Perez, and Mr. 11 11 himself, Guy Gerber. Additional ENTER.Ibiza special guests on the night will be Minus artists Jon Gaiser B2B Matador, Fabio Florido, Hito, and Ness (Live), as well as Canadian DJ-in-residence Matthew Hawtin.

It's no surprise that the German capital offers a wealth of incredible record labels, DJs, and artists. We feel a bit spoiled here at Beatport Berlin with the amount of great tunes we hear each and every night and can’t help but boast when we get the chance to work together with some of our favorite labels to simply get down and party. Following up our First We Take Berlin event tonight, we’ll be back for round two on Friday evening. This time out, we're hosting a stage at the gargantuan Berlin Festival event, showcasing some quality underground house and techno with Tiefschwarz’s Souvenir imprint and Bloody Mary’s Dame-Music label, established in 2006 and 2010 respectively. Both stables have a stellar roster of artists, have been releasing serious heaters for years, and represent a strong cross-section of Berlin’s thriving dance music scene.

To say we’re excited about hosting a party with the influential Get Physical Music & Poesie Musik crew would be an understatement. We’re counting down the hours before we open the doors on Thursday night at Arena Club for the First We Take Berlin event, co-hosted by our friends at Traktor. We’ve been big fans of Get Physical Music since the days before Beatport even existed, and we’re super-excited to be partying with them after sharing 10 years in dance music together. The label, established back in 2002, represents a very huge part of the Berlin scene, birthing the sounds of M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade, DJ T, and many more. Wankelmut's newly launched Poesie Musik is set to help move the house and tech-house sound of Berlin even further towards the future.

Ready for some authentic house to roll into your weekend adventure? Look no further. Join us this Friday, September 5th as Beatport Live proudly presents JackLNDN in our cozy Denver offices. UK-based house artist JackLNDN is one part classical technician and two parts main room club surgeon. As a producer and DJ, he has quickly […]