Roma Tsepelev aka Illuminated Faces takes you back to dust masks, glow sticks and living for the weekend. Seizing the optimistic spirit of early acid house an the Warp catalogue, he forces the spirit of outdoor rave into rather peculiar Russian dimensions, finding a new wave breakbeat sound, fused with deeper electronica. His are sweet melodies and urgent beats designed to make you clutch the hand of a stranger and smile.

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The history of modern music is littered with writers trying to keep up with free-wheelin' artists – the young, the bold, and the creative, all blazing individual trails in the name of a good party. We've seen a fair few walk through the Academy corridors – out-of-time individuals forever cursed to be ahead of the years they're in. This week, Red Bull Music Academy Radio takes a look at those future-looking beat makers that are pushing time signatures and tonalities in search of the spangled dance floor experience.

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Tony, Gavin and crew are set to do a CDR special at Amsterdam's Viral Radio Festival this Wednesday July 1 at The Verdieping, sub-Trouw.

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All lecture session videos from the Red Bull Music Academy’s Lx Taster 2009 in Lisbon, Portugal are now up and running. Check for links after the jump, if you feel like whiling away your Monday afternoon with deep insights from local legends and global go-getters alike.

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MJ Cole is back with a new single, old work ethic, and his own take on funky, that draws as much from Rachmaninov as it does from Seiji bootleg remixes. Listen to a smorgasbrod of the Coleman’s musical selection over the years, here.

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