Pulse Music News Minute: Week of Oct. 8, 2014

Need to know what’s going on in electronic-music land this week? Here’s all the headlines in EDM news you’re gonna need to know to keep up-to-date with the scene. Just tune in to Pulse 96.7 FM in Vegas and Pulse 87 NY online, or get in-the-know with the tidbits below!

Disclosure’s Wild Life tour finally finds a home in NYC with a New Year’s Eve gig at Pier 94. Dirtybird label boss Claude VonStroke, UK duo Dusky, Detroit techno staple Kyle Hall and more join the party.
Calvin Harris announces collaborators for his new album “Motion” that include R3hab, Ellie Goulding, Big Sean, and more.
Avicii breaks the silence about his “health concerns” and yadda yadda yadda, even though the entire industry knows about his rumored partying ways…
David Guetta promise to do something “different” with his new track “Dangerous.” To me it sounds like a wannabe Daft Punk ripoff, but if you actually like his music, his next LP drops November 24.
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John Digweed has collaborated with best-selling novelist John Twelve Hawks for a scifi partnership and soundtrack called The Traveler based on Hawk’s best selling trilogy of the same title.
Wolfgang Gartner is finally back and his new track “Unholy” is available for preorder this week. Check out his new ‘90s inspired mix while you’re on the internets.

Madeon and Martin Garrix make Billboard’s list of 21 under 21. Yes, that’s a thing.
Eric Prydz’s EPIC 3.0 show promises projection mapping done right. Peep the video of his $4,000 hologram. It’s better than hologram Coolio on Tosh.0, that’s for sure.
Adventure Club releases their new single “Faded” featuring Zak Waters. The duo playing on Halloween at Pacha in New York and we have tickets for you to win at DJOYbeat.com/giveaways. They’ll also be in Vegas on November 21 at Cashman Field Center for Life in Color.
Just in time for Amsterdam Dance Event 2014, Armada releases a 3-disc compilation blending the best in deep house, progressive house and trance like Krono, Dash Berlin, Sick Individuals, Armin, Cosmic Gate, Gaia, Aly & Flia and more.
Speaking of Armada, Armada Sunset Volume 2 brings the sunshiny chill beats to relive the last days on summer with two mixes out on November 7.
Deadmau5’s “5 Years of mau5” retrospective double album drops Nov. 25. Catch him tag teaming with Eric Prydz November 1 at Hard day of the Dead.
You should nab a copy of Apollonia’s new album, Tour à Tour that’s out October 20. I got an advanced copy and this trio’s debut album is some sweet underground beats. You can catch them at Output October 10 in New York and October 12 in Las Vegas at Life. You can also in a meet-and-greet with the trio by visiting DJOYbeat.com/giveaways.
Speaking of Apollonia, they’ll be spinning on November 1 on the Enter Stage at Escape All Hallows Eve with Richie Hawtin (duh), Luciano, Hot Since 82, Loco Dice, Art Department and more.
Armin van Buuren has also been added to the Escape All Hallow’s Eve lineup in Southern California, so the #TranceFamily can rejoice.

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