Update: It appears this is another hoax, as a group called Pilot Priest have confirmed that it’s their track. Hopefully this bullshit should stop, and we’ll get our hands on some real Daft Punk material soon..

Last night we brought you what we thought was new Justice material. Well, tonight we got our hands on a track titled “The Crash” which appears to be from the soundtrack of the upcoming sequal to Tron, for which Daft Punk is putting together the soundtrack. Yet another one for the rumor mill, this track appears to be new production from Daft Punk (which has yet to be confirmed by french robot duo). For your listening curiosity, here it is:

• Télécharger MP3: Daft Punk - The Crash (Tron 2)

Update:  According to official sources at Ed Banger Records, Beginning Of The End is a hoax. Along with other music sites/blogs, we received this track via email from a convincing-sounding address “promo@edbangerrecords.com”…  Oddly enough, this track sounds a lot like Justice… give it a listen below.

The French electro duo Justice are making a return with the release of their upcoming single, “Beginning Of The End.” This is the first original track they’ve produced and released since Planisphere, which was originally set to be a composition for the Dior Homme runway last year. Beginning Of The End begins with with the fanfare-like sound used in a few of their remixes (namely, the remix of Klaxons’ As Above So Below), and then switches gears and delivers a healthy dosage of electro beats climaxing to the sound of the signature distorted harpsichord synth first introduced in Planisphere.

Prior to listening, I was a bit skeptical of Justice’s return to production, as it had been quite a while since they’d put something out. Their debut album † is a tough one to follow; anything following would be judged by extremely high standards. However, after a listen, it seems as though they’re on the right track, picking up from where Planisphere left off… Justice is back.. and I bet after listening to this track, I won’t be the only person to be certain of the duo’s epic return to production.

• Télécharger MP3: Justice - Beginning Of The End [FAKE] (courtesy of Ed Banger Records)

Coming soon…
Here’s a teaser.

From NYC to Miami, from San Francisco to LA, HARD Festival is bringing some of the best DJs known all over the world to a venue near you!

Line-Ups:

3/13 HARD 13 (Club Nokia, LA):
FAKE BLOOD, JACK BEATS, BOY 8-BIT, and DESTRUCTO

3/25 HARD Pool Party (Blade Pool at the Fontainebleau, Miami):
EROL ALKAN, BOYS NOIZE, DJ MEHDI, JACK BEATS, PROXY, BRODINSKI, DESTRUCTO, AEROPLANE, RORY PHILLIPS, and GINA TURNER

4/3 HARD NYC (Terminal 5, NYC):
BOYS NOIZE, MAJOR LAZER, BURAKA SOM SISTEMA (MC+DJ Set), PROXY (USA Debut), and DESTRUCTO

4/16 HARD San Francisco (Mezzanine, San Francisco):
MAJOR LAZER, RUSKO, MIIKE SNOW (DJ SET), and DESTRUCTO

4/24 HARD LA (The Palladium, LA):
THE BLOODY BEETROOTS, STEVE AOKI, RIFOKI, SIDNEY SAMSON, and DESTRUCTO

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Télécharger MP3: Fake Blood - I Think I Like It (You think you like it? Buy it.)

This morning the line-up of the was made public for this year’ Coachella Music and Arts Festival—the epic three-day-long music event which takes place in southern California. Coachella rivals such festivals as the Glatonbury Festival in England and Lollapalooza in Chicago.  Here’s a slightly tweaked version of the official flyer. I’ve rearranged the artists by relevance.

Click it to visit coachella.com

Our favorite Parisians over at Ed Banger Records have some new material for us. There’s a promo copy of a special compilation of unreleased tracks from artists on the label.

Included on there is a new one from SebastiAn titled Threnody, which proves to be quite a shocker on the record. True fans of SebastiAn’s music may be excited to hear that the track is eleven minutes long. I know I was…. until I listened to it. To tell the truth I feel strangely ambivalent about it. The reason being, there is a TEN MINUTE crescendo buildup of noise before the actual music begins. It’s not until the 11:20 that the track takes a turn and becomes a filthy, glitchy, distored, heavy-beat-driven banger that we’d expect from SebastiAn. Unfortunately, this only lasts about a minute and a half before you realize it’s over.

I don’t know what to think of it. All I can say is that it makes sense that they put Threnody on their “unreleased” compilation rather than on a real cataloged EP. Don’t just take my word for it. Give it a listen:

• Telecharger MP3: SebastiAn - Threnody
• Telecharger MP3: SebastiAn - Threnody (two minutes crop edit) (this version cuts the crap and gets to the last two minutes)

My fingers are crossed for some proper remixes to soon appear in the blogosphere…

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Off topic/on a side note: Photos from Saturday’s house party hosted by the good people of YouTellConcerts will be up tomorrow. It was a blast. Stay tuned.

Update: We were not able to attend Hard NYE.  However, click HERE to check out the photos taken by Holy Mountain.

Also, here’s a video review of the event by YouTellConcerts.

Check out the rest of their coverage at YouTellConcerts.com.

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We wish you all a happy new year. For those of you in Los Angeles tonight, prepare for a night of mayhem if you choose to countdown at HARD NEW YEARS EVE at the Palladium. If you’re still undecided on what to do tonight, click the link below.

See you in 2010.

Dim Mak Tuedays last tuesday was host to a special Christmas party. With Dan Oh and Them Jeans on the decks, the closure of the big room didn’t keep anyone from having a great time. I had a great time and somehow ended up home at 7AM……
In more downer news, my camera’s focus engine died that night, and it’s in the shop being repaired. In the meantime, being Christmas and all, please pray for its speedy recovery. A third of the shots came out blurry; here are a few of the rest:

About a month ago, we checked out Be the D.A.N.C.E. exhibit. On display were 70 Justice D.A.N.C.E.-inspired t-shirts hand-painted by Simone Wicks [hmm.. that's a lot of hyphens]. If you haven’t seen them yet, the designs are awesome. She’s planning on selling these shirts, so if you’re interested we’ll have details for you soon.

CLICK IT to see the photos or check out high-res shots on our flickr.

Taken November 21st, 2009 at the 23rd Street Lofts in Los Angeles, CA.

Ed Banger’s MC Uffie is soon to release her new EP called MCs Can Kiss. The track is packed with funky elements, giving it an old-school feel. The track is produced by Ed Rec All-Stars Feadz, SebastiAn, and Mr. Oizo, including Pharrell Williams.

• Download MP3: Uffie - MCs Can Kiss