Despite a longstanding presence in electronic music, it was not until recent years that Unsub (aka Lily Alice Kaitlyn Luck) began gaining international exposure, with her remix of Ill-esha’s “Only Fair” doing some damage on the Beatport charts in 2011. After spending almost six years developing her sound under a number of different monikers, including Alexis K, Kidsader, Reiko Che, Josie Gets Naked, Slightly, and Sub Affair, the Wellington, New Zealand-based producer decided to combine her different projects as Unsub in 2012. Inspired by the likes of Massive Attack, Peaches, Burial, and Jimmy Page, Unsub has been garnering attention for her post-rock-influenced take on dubstep and bass music. Her 2013 four-track EP Methodology was released last month to wide acclaim, and we can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.

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Man, it must be nice to drop 200K on a car and just sorta laugh off shredding the thing to pieces a couple hours later. Oh, Afrojack—just livin’ la vida loca! Click on through to see what else we’ve got in store for today’s roundup.

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Everything old is new again, as they say, and that couldn’t be more true with today’s news items—revisit the jams of rave past with a slew of Kode9 mixes, an audio interview with Altern-8, and a birthday celebration for Luciano’s Cadenza label.

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Beatport Live is proud to present Death By Bacon tomorrow, Friday, February 22. The dynamic duo has been impressing the Denver scene for quite some time with their DJ and production skills, blending funk, techno, bass, and more in one hell of a unique performance.

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Sure it’s just February, but with festival-announcement season in full swing, it’s high time we took a look at the most promising dance-music gatherings of the year ahead. Whether it’s been going for 20 years, like Barcelona’s venerable Sónar Festival, or if it’s a relative newcomer to the scene, like Playa Del Carmen’s BPM Fest, if it rocks, it’s got our attention—and hopefully yours, too. Read on for a killer list of must-attend parties this year.

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Today, Mixmag announced its 50 top dance tracks of all time, as voted on by their readers, and they run the gamut from classic trance and techno to ’90s big beat to sleek modern tech-house, touching on most styles in between. We’ve gotta say, it’s one seriously hit-packed list, but where are you gonna find all these tracks to download in one place? Well, we’ve got an answer to that question. Read on…

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Clearly still in the Valentine’s Day spirit, today’s Morning Roundup is a bit of a mutual appreciation society. Whether it’s Canadian electronic music icons Richie Hawtin and Deadmau5 pairing up for a SXSW chat, or Deadmau5 speaking candidly on his friendship with Swedish House Mafia, everything’s all lovey-dovey for once in the dance-music world—today at least.

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