NASHVILLE |FROM: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/LIBBY HENRY
DAVE RALPH TO RELEASE ‘NATURALIZED’
VIA KINETIC RECORDS ON SEPTEMBER 11
AND TO TOUR THIS SUMMER AS PART OF THE MEKKA TOUR
Progressive house DJ DAVE RALPH will release his third stateside offering on September 11 via Kinetic Records. The two-disc compilation is titled NATURALIZED as homage to RALPH‘s recent migration from his native Liverpool, England to American shores. A long-time favorite among the UK trance set that has nurtured choice DJ’s such as Paul Oakenfold and Sasha & Digweed, RALPH produces a flowing, seamless and invigorating sonic landscape consisting of works by Slyder (“Multiple Cats”), Da Hool (“Meet Her At The Love Parade”-Pete Heller Mix), Deepsky (“Until The End Of The World”), Laurent Garnier (“The Man With The Red Face”-Jan Driver Mix), Starecase (“Lost”-Dave Ralph’s Resident Alien Mix) and more. The opening track, “Islands of Light” by RALPH, serves as a prelude/teaser for his next release–an all-original album.
NATURALIZED is the third release from DAVE RALPH for Kinetic, which boasts an eclectic roster of high profile artists from different electronic genres, including Sandra Collins, LTJ Bukem and Sasha & Digweed. Previous releases includeTRANCEPORT II and LOVE PARADE: BERLIN.
In support of the new CD, DAVE RALPH will tour as one of the headliners on this summer’s Mekka tour, the largest trek in North America to focus exclusively on the electronic music genre. Other headliners include Danny Tenaglia, Roni Size, BT (live), Armand Van Helden and Kinetic label-mate DJ Dan. Between 15,000 and 30,000 people are expected on each stop of the tour, which will launch at the beginning of August and travel throughout North America before wrapping in early September.
Current tour dates are as follows:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE |
| Fri 7/27 | Orlando, FL | Icon |
| Sat 7/28 | Boston, MA | Avalon |
| Fri 8/10 | Tampa, FL | Florida Expo Park (Mekka Tour) |
| Sat 8/11 | Miami, FL | Club Space (Mekka Tour) |
| Wed 8/15 | Dallas, TX | Centennial Building @ Fair Park (Mekka Tour) |
| Fri 8/17 | Columbus, OH | Fabric |
| Sat 8/18 | New York, NY | Randall’s Island (Mekka Tour) |
| Fri 8/24 | Minneapolis, MN | tbd (Mekka Tour) |
| Sat 8/25 | Seattle, WA | tbd (Mekka Tour) |
| Fri 8/31 | Washington DC | Buzz @ Nation |
| Sat 9/1 | Los Angeles, CA | tbd (Mekka Tour) |
| Sun 9/2 | San Francisco, CA | tbd (Mekka Tour) |
For current information on the Mekka Tour log on to www.mekkalife.com.
For more information on Dave Ralph log on to www.daveralph.com or www.kineticrecords.com.
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