Just a few short weeks after his hard-hitting EP on Monstercat & Slushii is already back with another festival weapon, teaming up with Kaivon for “Sober.” Blending trap and future bass styles, “Sober” hits a depth and richness of sound that is wildly refreshing. Super crisp snares are coupled with deep, luxurious bass tones for a multilayered banger that hits on multiple different levels. Add soothing vocals to the mix and you have a track that fans are going to be begging for at live shows. Get tickets to see Slushii tonight at Academy in Los Angeles HERE “Sober”...
Nearly 10 years ago, EDC Orlando started in a small space at Tinker Field in the heat of summer. The lineup was large for the time: Skrillex, Diplo, Calvin Harris and others. The production did the job, but fell short compared to EDC Las Vegas. It came and went, giving Florida a taste for an EDM festival outside Ultra in Miami. It’s safe to say EDC Orlando has grown up a lot since then. Organized by Insomniac, the festival ran three days for the first time on November 8-10, still at Tinker Field but in a bigger space. Familiar...
It’s been thoroughly entertaining watching Shaquille O’Neal aka DJ Diesel rise up in the bass music scene — now, he’s taking over. Nitti Gritti and Shaq have teamed on this new collaboration for the rail riders and the ones who go hard in the paint. Not for the lighthearted, “Takin’ Over” boasts one heavy sequence after another, delivering a variety of bass drops equivalent of showy slam dunks. This is Nitti as hard as we’ve ever heard him, proving yet again he can deliver on any genre he so desires. We’ve heard his take on house, bass, trap and...
Kill The Snails, the epic combo of Kill The Noise & Snails, released their first collaboration in June last year to unanimous support. Now their back again, once again enlisting the help of king shredder himself Sullivan King, for the new banger, “Front 2 Back.” As with their first collaboration, and just about any song you hear from any of these artists individually, “Front 2 Back” is dangerously unrelenting and, at worst, riot inducing. From the first nasty dubstep drop to the second, metal-charged, higher tempo electro-tinged bass rumble, to the final hair-raising, headbanging throwdown, this track’s only goal...
Bar only a few select individuals, Dwilly is one of the most unique producers making music in the EDM realm right now. Embodying a dizzying combination of finesse and childlike wonderment, most of his productions succeed in getting you both shaking your booty and thinking about your 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Applebaum. His new single “DUCK DUCK GOOSE” is perhaps the best representation of this amalgam yet, as he invited the Los Angeles Public School Children’s Choir to actually provide vocals on the tune. A combination of simple trap beats and a whimsical melody flesh out this tune to give...
Four years later, Madeon’s second album Good Faith has finally arrived. Following up the incredible Adventure in 2015, which landed at #2 on our albums of the year list, has proven to take longer than fans anticipated. In fact, the French artist didn’t release a single new song, apart from “Shelter” with friend and collaborator Porter Robinson, until the album roll out began earlier this year. But the wait was worth it in the end. Speaking of the roll out, it was somewhat unique in that all three singles were also the first three singles on the album. In that sense,...
After years, Ookay has parted ways with Moe Shalizi, first at Red Light Management then The Shalizi Group, for newer pastures. He now finds himself at home with Keel Management, the team who also works with Ekali, Louis The Child, Dr. Fresch, and more. Ookay has had a fantastic year touring with his live show, tuning it up with each successive performance. Following his debut album Wow! Cool Album! last year, he’s released a more conservative collection of songs in 2019, including “SWEAT” and the most recent, “Lecha.” He says of the change in management, “As an artist I’m excited...
It’s been just under eight months since Billie Eilish dropped her critically acclaimed debut album, and fans have been waiting for new music even still. Apart from the “bad guy” “remix” with Justin Bieber, there’s been naught, until now. She just dropped her newest song “everything i wanted” and it’s already destined for tons of remixes. The new single is a melancholic and simple tune that relies more on vibe than musicality. Billie’s iconic droning caries the rhythm of the tune alongside the production, putting it closer to “listen before i go” than “bury a friend.” Billie’s songs have...
It’s been just about nine months since we last got some original deadmau5 material. He released four new originals in February on the latest mau5ville compilation, including a new track with SHOTTY HORROH, “Are You Not Afraid.” Now, he’s gearing up to release one of his most sought after tracks, “SATRN.” Deadmau5 shared a teaser for the track, essentially a glistening, ambient collection of synths and melodies. It’s intensely beautiful and just the sort of deep, complex soundscape that deadmau5 excels at in the studio. This one won’t likely be the sort of festival tune that “Ghosts N Stuff” or...
RL Grime’s “Core” is over five years old now and is still one of the best trap tunes ever released. But what if it wasn’t trap? What if instead it was produced as drum n bass? Flite answers that question masterfully with a new remix. Part of the beauty of “Core” is in the malleability of its parts. Of course the sum is a treat in its own right, but between the vocal sample, the synth melody, and the bass, each part can easily be taken and re-tooled — it’s why so many remixes of it have already been...