Having completed four out of six consecutive Sensation White parties – we thought it was high time we caught up with Tocadisco and picked his brain on what it’s like to be behind the decks at one of them. 30,000 people dressed in white in some of the world’s best cities… doesn’t sound too bad does it? Especially not with Tocadisco at the controls!

As Serge Devant prepares to unleash his debut album “Wanderer” upon the world – we managed to grab a sit down with the man himself to talk over the processes behind what is a fantastic piece of work. The album crosses over into multiple genres and incorporates some beautiful vocal pieces.

What did Serge have to say? Check it out below…

We were lucky enough to grab a coffee and a catch up with one of Germany’s rising stars in house music. With remixes galore for some of the worlds biggest names and sets all over the planet – how could we resist! Read on for the full low-down on his music, his DJ style and all the bits in between.

To celebrate the release of Hardcore Nation 2009 on 29th December mixed by Stu Allan, Joey Riot & featuring a Bonus Bootleg Mix (EMI / Virgin) we catch up with the boys outside a rave in the early hours to get their thoughts on the album, the scene, gigs, tunes, underpants & more!

Both Stu Allan and Joey Riot are scene leaders and have built a fearsome reputation over the years as the DJs to turn to when a dancefloor needs rockin’! These DJs live and breathe hardcore and have been in the studio working on masses of brand new material and pride themselves on finding great tracks from under-represented talents as well as from scene leaders before banging them out in the clubs week in week out to ensure that their sets sound fresh and give a real feeling of the energy in the raves in this huge, vibrant, fun and innovative scene. Some DJs just mix, but these boys do everything… promote events, produce, remix, run record labels, have radio shows and much more!

Do you have any special Pacha memories from down the years?

Yeah, last year was a big experience to play with Pete tong, since he has helped me a lot, pushing and playing my debut album ‘The Last resort’ and many of my remixes… such as remixes for Moby, Royksopp, The Knife and Pet Shop Boys. It was really fun finally playing with him…

Pan-Pot is the duo of Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedix; in just two short years, with 10 singles (for mobilee and Einmaleins Musik) and remixes for the likes of Misc., Tim Xavier, Dapayk Solo, Sweet ‘n Candy, Damián Schwartz, and Anja Schneider and Sebo K, they’ve become known far and wide for their distinctive, groovy, and above all ominous sound. Pan-O-Rama finds the boys stretching that sound in every possible direction: twisting, tearing, and using the shreds to drag a wide swath of techno history into the future (and, just maybe, to drag a few pieces of techno future back into the past). Call it minimal if you must, but this ain’t no clickity-clack shit. You can hear the agonized gurgle of isolationist acid, reminiscent of Plastikman’s darkest nights. You can hear the percolating urgency of classic bleep techno. Tried and true hardware collides with restless digital experimentation as dance music’s DNA worms its way into twisted new shapes. Pan-O-Rama is dark, that’s for damned sure. Eerie vocals that seem to come from within the listener’s own head creep across the stereo field. (Don’t let mystery collaborator Hugh Betcha’s name fool you—judging from his paranoid muttering on “Charly,” he won’t be appearing in any romantic comedies any time soon.) Throughout, restrained minor-key melodies conjure 21st century noir, and a relentless low-end rumble seems to suck up all the light around it.

Digitalism’s debut album ‘idealism’ is already one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year. Although it’s still early days, the Hamburg-based duo have three eps under their belt (released on the franco-japanese label kitsune, and featuring ‘Zdarlight’, one of last year’s hottest club anthems) plus several critically acclaimed remixes (of tunes by Depeche Mode, Klaxons and Daft Punk, Among others). There has not been an electronic act with the potential to cross over on such a scale since The Chemical Brothers. Figure it out by yourself!

Right before his coming to zurich’s streetparade, it was about time to get an interview with one of the world’s greatest dj, ferry corsten. In this ecounter, the artist tells us about his brand new album ‘L.E.F.’, his various collaborations, his artistic approach to this very project and also comments about each track featuring on the album.

For those who do not know the famous English dj Yousef and did not get a chance to hear one of his sets in our ‘strass’ radioshow on rougeplatine.com, here is an opportunity to get a little bit more familiar with the character. He tells us mainly about his time spent in ibiza during the summer and gives out some precious tips.

Danny Howells is one of the few DJs on the scene today that truly has a style of his own – which includes his collection of loud shirts. With his passion for music and infectious personality, Danny has created a unique, eclectic sound that has established him as one of the top DJ’s in the world. With over 12 years experience and a hectic touring schedule regularly takes him all over Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia, he has become truly international. As he just released a new ‘choice’ compilation for azuli records, we thought it was time to get to know him a little better.