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Tinrib, one of a handful of pioneering Hard Dance labels set up in the late 90os is closing it’s doors with a final 12o release (RIB060) in style with Weirdo’s massive trance anthem ‘The Other Side’ Dedicated to quality harder-edged tunes, its founder Jon bell (Captain Tinrib) feels that it has fulfilled the dreams and ambitions and that now will continue to bang out hard and havin it tunes and remixes on other labels.

From December 02, African Dope
will be represented in the UK by new company Groove Vine, who are setting up a range of distribution outlets across the UK (cd, vinyl and merchandise), and will be handling all promo requirements and tours for African Dope artists. Email Clem: clem@urban-peace.com

Serenity has recruited the talents of DJ Zues and John Dante for a battle of the turntable titans. Both DJ’s are mixing down 3 compilations of Techno, Trance, and Dance music released by Serenity Entertainment.

If anyone is planning any mix compilations, Shaboom have some darker/techy pre release corkers available for license. Contact Chris Hunter, mail@shaboom.co.uk, +44 (0)1253 620 039 :

• Keys Brothers – dont ya stop (magik j remixes) (essential selection plays)
• Leon Roberts – In The Hole (original / josh wink mixes)
• Second Hand Satellites – Orbit remixes (blakkat / phillip charles/ Orbit 1.5)
• Deep C and Randall Jones – the darkness
• Taka Boom & Chaka khan – Groove like That (onionz mix & rob yancey mix)
• Bakers Dozen – message from a friend (essential selection plays)

UK-based Optical Antenna Solutions (OAS) will today launch a revolutionary optical device that will help reduce the massive global problem of credit card fraud. 3g.co.uk

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