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06:47:00


 Want to hear the biggest Inner City classic on steroids? Youve got it! Already unleashed on unsuspecting crowds by Adam Beyer, Nicole Moudaber, Pan Pot and Enrico Sangiuliano, this driving techno rendition by Inner City and Simone Zino injects Good Life with peak-time energy, sending late-night raves into full-throttle, nostalgia-infused overdrive.




Dimitris Kechagias Review:
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[item value="10"]Inner City & Simone Zino - Good Life [/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Inner City and Simone Zino's driving techno rendition of "Good Life" catapults the classic into a realm of high-octane, peak-time intensity. Operating at a relentless 138 BPM, this track is engineered to dominate late-night rave environments with its meticulously crafted sound design and production techniques. The foundation lies in its formidable, metallic kick drums, characterized by sharp transients and a robust low-end punch. These kicks are likely shaped through precise layering, combining analog drum machine samples with digital processing to achieve that bone-rattling impact. Complementing the kicks, the pounding, bone-breaking basslines are crafted with heavy saturation and subtle distortion, enhancing their grit and presence without muddying the mix. A standout feature is the strategic use of the legendary vocals and the iconic synth hook. The vocals are processed with dynamic EQ and reverb automation, allowing them to cut through the dense mix while maintaining a nostalgic warmth. The synth hook, synonymous with "Good Life," is reimagined with modern analog emulation, enriched by side-chain compression to create a pulsating, rhythmic interplay with the kick drum. The breakdown is a masterstroke in tension-building, employing filter sweeps and gradual reverb decay to isolate the synth hook, causing a euphoric anticipation. This is seamlessly followed by a drop where all elements converge, engineered for maximum crowd reaction through a meticulous balance of frequency spectrum and dynamic range. Inner City and Simone Zino's rendition is not only a tribute to a classic but also a showcase of advanced production techniques, designed to ignite dance floors worldwide with its #PureGold energy. #LoveIt [/content]
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21:43:00

 


The latest additions to BEAT’s roster further expand its influence in the dance genre and empower artists who have shaped techno, trance and house music.

BEAT Music Fund, the world’s first dance music investment company from Armada Music Group, today announced a new wave of catalog acquisition deals with Kevin Saunderson, Markus Schulz and Robbie Rivera. This comes as BEAT continues to drive growth in the global electronic dance music industry and advance its mission to amplify the success of dance artists and uphold the legacy of their work.BEAT has acquired artist shares from a portion of techno pioneer and platinum-selling artist Kevin Saunderson’s Inner City catalog. Founded by Saunderson and vocalist Paris Grey, Inner City is credited with originating the Detroit techno sound and shaping the dance music genre beginning in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Several of the group’s all-time classics are part of the deal, including “Good Life,” “Big Fun,” and “Pennies From Heaven.” 


BEAT’s deal with Markus Schulz, renowned trance DJ and owner of Coldharbour Recordings, includes master and artist royalties for notable tracks such as “The New World”, “Rotuna” ft. Jochen Miller, and “Loops & Tings” ft. Ferry Corsten. 


The catalog of Juicy Music – the dance label owned by veteran DJ and producer Robbie Rivera – has also been acquired by BEAT. Founded by Rivera in 1998, the label is known for churning out dance anthems and contributing to the global success of house music. As part of the deal, BEAT has acquired master and artist royalties for Juicy Music’s entire catalog, including Rivera’s “Agua Pa Beber”, “Out of Time” ft. Jordan Kaahn, and “Switch It” ft. The Melody Men.

“Each of these artists have played an integral role in shaping dance music and pioneering sub-genres like techno, house and trance,” said Maykel Piron, the CEO of Armada Music Group. “We’re truly honored to preserve their incredible legacies and look forward to sharing their beloved work with new audiences.”
From ‘80s house classics to early aughts techno, BEAT’s newly acquired tracks have collectively garnered nearly 100 million streams and continue to attract listeners across generations. Saunderson, Schulz and Rivera are the latest renowned dance artists to entrust BEAT through catalog acquisition; BEAT’s notable roster includes Sultan + Shepard, Jax Jones, Amba Shepherd, VIVa MUSiC, Sola Records, King Street Sounds and Chocolate Puma. With 20,000 assets acquired to-date, BEAT continues to gain ground in its pursuit to acquire and exploit recording and music publishing catalogs in the dance genre.



About BEAT Music Fund

Launched by Armada Music in 2023, BEAT Music Fund is the world’s first dance music investment company, acquiring catalogs with the mission of honoring, representing and reinvigorating them. BEAT’s portfolio includes the catalogs of house and techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records, electronic music star ARTY, legendary NYC-based house label King Street Sounds, chart-topping producers Chocolate Puma, acclaimed U.K. duo Solardo’s Sola Records and Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Jax Jones. For more information, visit beatmusicfund.com.

About Armada Music Group

Armada Music Group is the parent company of Armada Music, the world’s biggest independent dance music label; BEAT Music Fund, the first-ever dance investment fund; and Armada Music Publishing, a dedicated publishing division. Established to seamlessly offer label, publishing and catalog acquisition services under one roof to bolster creativity for current and prospective artists, Armada Music Group is driven by an ongoing mission to amplify the success of today’s artists in the dance genre. With offices in Amsterdam (HQ), New York, London and Laren (NL), Armada Music Group offers a global appeal to its growing roster. For more information, visit www.armadamusic.com, @armadamusic on Instagram and @armada on X.

About Armada Music

Armada Music is the biggest independent dance music label in the world. Founded by Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron (CEO) and David Lewis, the label manages an ever-growing catalog of over 40,000 tracks, built up across twenty-plus years of specialized dance music exploitation.

Representing artists such as Armin van Buuren, ARTY, D.O.D, Eelke Kleijn, Jan Blomqvist, Loud Luxury, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Tensnake, THEMBA and Yulia Niko, Armada Music amasses more than one billion streams per month, airplay on leading radio outlets such as BBC Radio 1 and Sirius XM, and top positions in the world’s most notable charts. The label also takes great pride in major achievements such as Armin van Buuren’s GRAMMY nomination for ‘This Is What It Feels Like’, Loud Luxury and Brando’s ‘Body’ surpassing one billion streams on Spotify and breaking artists such as Lost Frequencies into global stardom.

Across offices in Amsterdam (HQ), New York, London and Laren (NL), Armada Music offers a truly global appeal to its growing roster. The label has its own club, radio studio and multiple production studios, and hosts various live formats. Producer platform Armada University, which offers educational products and opportunities, shows the label’s sustained effort to nurture the next wave of talent.

In 2023, Armada Music launched BEAT Music Fund, the world’s first dance music investment company, that acquires catalogs with the mission of honoring, representing and reinvigorating them. BEAT’s portfolio will continue to grow; in the first six months following its launch, BEAT acquired the catalogs of, among others, electronic music star ARTY, house and techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records, legendary NYC-based house label King Street Sounds and chart-topping producers Chocolate Puma.

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05:59:00

 


Comprising fresh takes on renowned Inner City’ tracks, this remix album of 2020’s ‘We All Move Together’ bundles the audial endeavors of established artists and talents alike. Ushering in tech house royalty such as Low Steppa and Sam Divine, up-and-coming female artists such as Kiimi and Maruwa, and even a modern take on the legendary group’s timeless hit ‘Good Life’, ‘We All Move Together (Remixes)’ will surely bring people together on dance floors.




DON'T MISS: Dantiez, the latest to join legendary group Inner City, and Hugo Cantarra drop a modern rework of one of the most beloved dance anthems to date. Fusing the original vocals and iconic synth stabs with an irresistible, floor-filling groove, this rendition of ‘Good Life’ pushes the track’s timelessness into contemporary club culture.


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22:59:00


Low Steppa's electrifying remix of Inner City's "I'm a Believer" reinvents the house classic with a bassy tech-house twist, amplifying its soulful vocals for a new era. This dynamic track marks the first in a series of remixes for Inner City's 'We All Move Together' album, offering a fresh, energetic take that's sure to resonate with fans old and new.

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Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Inner City feat. Zebra Octobra's anthem I'm A Believer strikes back with the excellent Low Steppa Remix ready to conquer the mainstage house sets of the forthcoming festivals. 127 BPM energetic pounding basslines, chunky grooves, smashing drums and sparkling vocals chopped and echoed creating a sensational result perfect to singalong with hands in the air and wide smile in your faces. The summery Ibiza style groove will lock you inside and will hypnotize you straight away and changing your mood for the whole of the day and night. Great underground sounding house track with a lot of power for sure. We are believers too! #PureGold Love IT [/content]
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23:28:00

The influential Detroit music group has evolved, heading on a celebratory tour which sees their first live performances outside of America in 20 years. With new music also on the horizon this marks an exciting new era for Inner City.

The next phase of Inner City sees Kevin Saunderson now joined by his son and creative protégé Dantiez as a full-time member, plus guests such as vocal sensation Steffanie Christi’an. Last year, the new set up was premiered at the 2018 Movement Festival setting the stage for Inner City’s new era which continues in 2019.

The celebration of 30 years of Inner City starts with a Spring / Summer tour that sees them hitting major festivals and clubs across the globe. The first set of dates have now been revealed starting strong across Europe, this being their first time performing as a live configuration outside of the US in 20 years.



The group are also in the studio creating new material to release across the year.
“My vision for Inner City is not just to be an influential group of the past, but to become a group of today and look to the future. We have an enormous catalogue of classics from our previous years and now we are moving and shaping a new sound for a new generation. There will always be a place for our music, people will always want to feel uplifted and it does just that. I believe our music has filled this void for 30 years and kept us in tune with the future generations. Now with my son Dantiez by my side we head into the future with great music for years to come”. – Kevin Saunderson
Formed by record producer, composer and international DJ Kevin Saunderson, and vocalist Paris Grey, Inner City are best known for their early crossover hits “Big Fun” and “Good Life”. Further success saw the group topping the US Billboard dance chart five times and securing nine Top 40 hits on the UK singles chart.



30 YEARS OF INNER CITY TOUR DATES

MORE DATES TBA

April 18 | Shelter | Amsterdam, Netherlands
April 19 | Church | Leeds, UK
April 21 | Oval Space | London, UK
April 26 | Razzmatazz | Barcelona, Spain
April 27 | BAAD | Glasgow, UK
May 03 | Les Aralunaires | Arlon, Belgium
May 04 | Les Petit Salon | Lyon, France
May 09 | Musik & Frieden | Berlin, Germany
May 10 | Institut Für Zukunft | Leipzig, Germany
May 11 | Zoom | Frankfurt, Germany
June 15 | Kala Festival | Albania
July 13 | Castlefield Bowl | Manchester, UK
July 26 | Electrico Festival | Portugal
July 18 | Westpark / Milkshake | Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 20 | La Clairière | Paris, France
August 23 | Lost Village Festival | Lincolnshire, UK
 August 24 | Three Mills Island | London, UK
August 24 | Moovin Festival | London



INNER CITY 30 YEARS EP

1. Inner City - Hallelujah (Inner City Edit of House Of Virus Remix)
2. Inner City - Till We Meet Again (Inner City Edit of Carl Craig Remix)
3. Inner City - Good Life (Inner City Edit of Carl Craig Remix)
4. Inner City - Future (Inner City Edit of Kenny Larkin Remix)
5. Inner City - Good Love (Inner City Edit of Samuel L. Session & Van Czar Remix)
6. Inner City - Big Fun (Inner City Edit of House Of Virus Remix)

Kevin Saunderson modifies his favourite Inner City remixes together with his son and creative protégé Dantiez who is now a permanent member of the group. The pair give each track a fresh lick of paint for 2019 adding fuel to Inner City’s 30th Anniversary. It features six Inner City edits of classic remixes from Kenney Larkin, Carl Craig, and House of Virus. Plus two fresh remixes from House of Virus & Inner City and Samuel L Session & Van Czar.






Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [item value="10"]Basslines and Groove[/item]
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 [item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
 [item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
 [item value="10"]Inner City - 30 Years EP[/item]
 [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Inner City classics will last eternally and we are pleased that wide variety of current names and legends have been selected to deliver some stunning versions that will appeal to the clubs and festivals generation. House Of Virus create two very uplifting versions of ‘Hallelujah’ and ‘Big Fun’ with tribal grooves, house funky basslines, chunky beats and great samples from the original tracks. Classy renditions with wonky sounds, shaking rhythm and superb application of the original elements. The church organ on Hallelujah and the original vocals on Big Fun awake memories and provide goosebumps for sure.  Carl Craig does amazing job on ‘Till We Meet Again’ and ‘Good Life’ with strong long vocal intro parts to start your DJ journey with them and then he unleashes his manic techno minded dirty filthy bassline that will push all the right buttons and drive you completely out of your mind. Powerful and inspirational takes to keep any dancefloor enthusiastically happy and deeply satisfied. Particularly the update on Good Life's well known melody upon his bossy thumping techno minded groove is a winner for sure. Kenny Larkin does his magic on ’Future’ with cool intro section moving to his techno rolling groove while the vocal is chopped and smashed to create the perfect sound tapestry for any dark moody set. Samuel L. Session & Van Czar transform ‘Good Love’ into an oozing exhilarating techno affair with spanking beats and infectious drum programming to make you wiggle it and shuffle your booty around. Big Love for all of them. #PureGold Love IT [/content]
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