DJ Mag Top 100 poll results leaked

This one's been going around the internet forums lately: if you go to DJ Mag's web site and search the names of DJ's, you'll find their position listed on 2010's Top 100 poll. The official results won't be announced until Wednesday the 27th, but it looks as if the magazine is doing some early preparation to prepare their site for the unveiling.

Here's a search I did for "David Guetta", and the following popped up (click to enlarge):

Although the DJ Mag Top 100 poll is essentially a popularity contest, it does have an impact on the bookings side of the dance music industry, as names on this list will be easier sells to promoters around the world.

Below are the unofficial results by EDM-News. I'll have some commentary on Wednesday when the official results come out.

1. Armin van Buuren (non-mover)
2. David Guetta (up 1)
3. Tiesto (down 1)
4. Deadmau5 (up 2)
5. Above & Beyond (down 1)
6. Paul van Dyk (down 1)
7. Gareth Emery (up 2)
8. Markus Schulz (non-mover)
9. Ferry Corsten (down 2)
10. Axwell (up 4)

11. ATB (non-mover)
12. Sander van Doorn (down 2)
13. Infected Mushroom (down 1)
14. Steve Angello (up 6)
15. Dash Berlin (new entry)
16. Sebastian Ingrosso (up 9)
17. Laidback Luke (up 10)
18. Judge Jules (up 26)
19. Afrojack (new entry)
20. Aly & Fila (up 2)

21. Fedde Le Grand (up 8)
22. Carl Cox (down 4)
23. Swedish House Mafia (new entry)
24. Cosmic Gate (down 5)
25. Bobina (down 10)
26. Benny Benassi (non-mover)
27. Sasha (down 14)
28. Simon Patterson (up 14)
29. John Digweed (down 12)
30. Eric Prydz (up 4)

31. Richie Hawtin (down 3)
32. Andy Moor (down 17)
33. John O'Callaghan (down 9)
34. Roger Shah (down 13)
35. Kaskade (up 16)
36. Headhunterz (new entry)
37. Chuckie (up 25)
38. Bob Sinclar (down 3)
39. Avicii (new entry)
40. Kyau & Albert (down 3)

41. Feel (down 11)
42. Moonbeam (up 34)
43. Joachim Garraud (down 7)
44. Daft Punk (down 11)
45. Lange (down 14)
46. Sean Tyas (down 1)
47. Eddie Halliwell (down 6)
48. Erick Morillo (up 5)
49. James Zabiela (down 11)
50. Umek (down 11)

51. Paul Oakenfold (down 28)
52. Matt Darey (up 2)
53. Mark Knight (up 8)
54. Richard Durand (down 5)
55. Martin Solveig (down 8)
56. tyDi (down 4)
57. Hernan Cattaneo (down 25)
58. Sven Väth (down 10)
59. Astrix (down 4)
60. Super8 & Tab (up 22)

61. Andy C (up 39)
62. Myon & Shane 54 (up 29)
63. Marcel Woods (up 11)
64. Roger Sanchez (down 4)
65. Wally Lopez (down 3)
66. Mat Zo (new entry)
67. Marco V (down 17)
68. Leon Boiler (down 5)
69. Ronski Speed (non-mover)
70. Wolfgang Gartner (new entry)

71. W&W (new entry)
72. Boys Noize (down 4)
73. D-Block & S-TE-FAN (new entry)
74. Dubfire (down 28)
75. Dirty South (down 16)
76. John B (up 16)
77. Daniel Kandi (up 10)
78. Arty (new entry)
79. BT (new entry)
80. Boy George (new entry)

81. Pete The Zouk (new entry)
82. Fatboy Slim (up 12)
83. Skazi (down 2)
84. Paul Kalkbrenner (new entry)
85. Pete Tong (down 2)
86. Bloody Beetroots (new entry)
87. Arnej (new entry)
88. Joris Voorn (new entry)
89. Dada Life (new entry)
90. Noisecontrollers (new entry)

91. Showtek (new entry)
92. Laurent Wolf (down 26)
93. Claudia Cazacu (new entry)
94. Calvin Harris (new entry)
95. Luciano (down 6)
96. Marcus Schossow (down 17)
97. Sied Van Riel (down 12)
98. The Thrillseekers (down 41)
99. Justice (down 34)
100. DJ Vibe (new entry)

Electric Zoo Roundup

Just a few more quick things before the festival this weekend:

- There will be an Ultra Records tent on-site both days where the following artists will be signing items for fans:

Saturday: Markus Schulz, Benny Benassi, Kaskade
Sunday: Above & Beyond, Grum, Armin Van Buuren

- The list of food vendors has also been released:

[taken from a Plexi press release]

FOOD BOOTH VENDORS  @ ELECTRIC ZOO

Ruthy’s Bakery – Middle Eastern/Italian/ vegetarian

Circles Café – hot dogs/Italian ices

Vegetarian Oasis – Mexican/Carribean/Thai/falafel/burritos/jumbalaya      

Water Taxi Beach LIC  – cheeseburgers/fruit (grass fed beef/hand cut fries)

Strawberry Fields Inc. – burritos/smoothies/Pita/Falafel

Masala Times – Indian/specialty drinks (Mango Lassi yogurt drinks)

PizzaMoto – wood oven pizza/ice cream (locally produced products)

Sigmund Pretzelshop – pretzels/sandwiches (handmade & vegan)

Thai Trio Platters – Thai/salads

Nyota’s Ting – vegan health food

Shaved Ice – flavored shaved ice

MOBILE TRUCK VENDORS @ ELECTRIC ZOO

Green Truck – American/Mexican/vegetarian (organic/locally produced) 

Kwik Meal – Indian/Mediterranean/pitas

La Cense Beef – steak burgers (natural grass fed beef) 

Rickshaw Dumplings – Pan-Asian/Pacific Rim 

Street Sweets – coffee drinks/cookies (gluten free/organic dairy)

Van Leeuwen – ice cream (hormone free) 

Miss Softee – soft serve ice cream (kosher) 

Je & Jo Cookie Dough Ice Cream (cart- tricycle) – organic ice cream that's cookie-dough-a-licious!

Mexicue – Mexican/BBQ (gluten free foods) 

First acts for Electric Zoo 2010 announced

After months of Made Event keeping the 2010 Electric Zoo festival's lineup under wraps, they have finally leaked the first wave of artists appearing onstage at the two day event.

Saturday:

The Chemical Brothers
Paul van Dyk
Benny Benassi
ATB

Sunday:

Armin Van Buuren
Above & Beyond
John Digweed
Fedde Le Grand

So far, Sunday's lineup this year is leaning towards a trance sound, while Saturday's lineup has a nice variety of genres. England's The Chemical Brothers will be headlining Saturday in support of their new album, with the festival being only one of two United States dates on their summer schedule.

Click here to order early-bird tickets.

[Image credit: MadeEvent.com]

Anjunart

There's a new section on Anjunabeats' online store- posters.

If you click on the link, they're selling six 16 x 23" posters for $5.45 US each. The kicker? To ship them to the States, it costs $14.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if a few of these end up on eBay soon for much cheaper prices. And if you live over the pond, this is a pretty good deal for some EDM-related art, something that's not made often in poster form.

[Image credit: Anjunabeats.com]

Track Reviews: Anjunabeats Grab Bag Edition

It took two days, a couple gigabytes of software updates, and installations of McAfee's security suite and some petty Windows anti-virus program for me to get back on the internet. My bane- a silly application wanting to scan my laptop to access to my campus internet (they think I might have a virus...right). Anyway, on to the good stuff:

1. Boom Jinx & Jaytech - Milano [Anjunadeep]

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Boom Jinx & Jaytech's latest progressive house hit sounds like it fell through a time warp- it oozes this 70's disco vibe that makes you want to put on an afro wig and bob your head to the music.

Finger-snaps, bass distortion effects, and odd female vocalizations accompany the main melody, which is a tremendous amount of fun.

However, the song loses quite a bit of steam during a short breakdown where the duo can't seem to figure out what to do.

Rating: 8 out of 10 [Great]

2. Evbointh - One Wish (Daniel Kandi & Mark Andrez Remix) [Anjunabeats]

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Polish 17-year-old Evbointh wrote "One Wish" in 2007, a pair of remixes in 2008, and another song in 2009 before vanishing off the radar. He isn't releasing material on another alias and I don't know why he's fallen out of the production game, but I wish he didn't.

Daniel Kandi and Mark Andrez's remake of his trance classic is nothing short of spectacular. The song gets off to a slow start (my pet peeve- boring, beatmatch-friendly intros), but once that epic melody comes out of the breakdown, Kandi and Andrez hold nothing back.

A warm-pitched, soft-edged synth blares through the back half of the song for an awesome few minutes of uplifting trance.

The end of the song is just as dull as the beginning, but the breakdown and minutes following it warrant the high score.

Rating: 9 out of 10 [Choon]

3. OceanLab - Sirens Of The Sea (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [Anjunabeats]

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Everything you need to know about this song is in the title- it's a club mix of a song with lyrics containing imagery of the world's seas and oceans. Only in trance, folks:

"Out beyond the water's edge,
far out past the coral ledge,
underneath the diamond and sunlight.

Chase the world from far below,
silent, sleeping indigo,
drifting down into the endless light"

sings Justine Suissa, the vocalist of this Above & Beyond collaboration. Her voice floats effortlessly (no pun intended) over an atmospheric sound accented by subtle piano notes.

Outside of Solarstone's "Seven Cities", this is one of the better underwater-themed trance songs, and another OceanLab remix that sounds better than the original version.

Rating: 8 out of 10 [Great]

[Image credit: Junodownload.com]