This Week's Top Releases

Excision & Illenium Reveal Release Date, Pre-Save for Highly Anticipated Collab

Days ago, Excision promised us that his collab with Illenium was “locked and loaded” and ready to go — and now we have a release date. After months of teases, we’ll finally get to break our necks to the official release come this Tuesday! As Headbangers and Illenials already know, this collaboration is pure gold. Illenium concluded his EDC Las Vegas set earlier this year with the massive ID. Before that, Excision got fans hyped off just a snippet. The new single, titled “Gold (Stupid Love),” blends Illenium’s melodic appeal with Excision’s heavy-hitting bass, finding a perfect mixture of sweet and...

Young Woman Reportedly Caught Dealing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine At Camp Bisco

It was only yesterday that wrote about one Bunk Police volunteer’s experience tracking down fentanyl-laced cocaine at Electric Forest weekend 2, but this story is in fact crazier. Twitter user @n0ahconstrict0r posted pictures of a girl (below) accused of selling fentanyl-laced cocaine at Camp Bisco, going down this weekend from July 12-14. Later in the day, BunkBot sent out an automated message to its users warning people that cocaine sold by a “5ft tall girl with brown hair wearing galaxy shorts” tested positive for fentanyl. That description matches the photos of the girl captured by @n0ahconstrict0r. The message continued, saying...

Getter Just Got Perma-Banned from PUBG & I Need To Know Why

While most EDM artists and gamers have switched over to Fortnite, there exists a loyal PUBG fanbase that still reps the original concept of an open world battle royale game. Among those loyalists is Getter, who is actually a part of PUBG and Twitch’s Prime Day event, so it begs the question why Getter was just permabanned from the game. Gettter tweeted this morning with a photo of his ban notice – no reason is given. Plenty of his fans were quick to name drop Fortnite as an alternative, though it seems that Getter will be going for Islands...

Redlight Drops Latest Single "So Nice"

Redlight has been dominating the UK house vibes with his signature production style, hypnotizing vocal tracks, and catchy beats. The latest from him is a perfect summertime tune, following his trend of featuring solid vocalists and producing bumping beats, “So Nice” is able to stand out on its own merit. With vocal work from Asabe, “So Nice” has the ability to capture an audience’s attention. With a trapped out intro, which is a detion from what one would expect from Redlight, he is able to make it work, following with a house section. A well done tune undoubtably.

After 3 Years One of Dance Music's Best Super-Groups Is Getting Back Together

Reunions in EDM are a rare breed, but we’re lucky to have another big reunion coming soon: house duo Deep Dish is returning for one show in Ibiza. Comprising Dubfire and Sharam, Deep Dish will play a special reunion show at the nightclub Pacha in Ibiza tomorrow, July 13. The Deep Dish show will feature as part of Hot Since 82’s Labyrinth residency series at Pacha. This year also marks the 20 year anniversary since Deep Dish first played Ibiza, adding a poetic touch to the reunion. Deep Dish is one of the most well known duos in the...

Here's How To Block DJ Mag Top 100 Campaigns From Your Twitter

The EDM world certainly has a love/hate relationship with DJ Mag Top 100 DJs competition — and it’s that time of year again. It’s anyone’s game, but most likely that of the reigning #1 DJ in the world by DJ Mag’s standards, Martin Garrix. But, no matter where he comes in, the other 99 spots need filling so you can expect your favorite (and least favorite) producers will be hardcore campaigning for their spot on the list. Also, bet on Top 100 DJs critics bashing the entire ranking process along the way. So, now that voting is officially in session, there...

DJ Snake Drops Surprise New Single "Maradona Riddim" [MUST LISTEN]

With less than 12 hours notice, DJ Snake announced and dropped a new song from his forthcoming album called “Maradona Riddim.” The new song would appear to be a direct follow up to another one of his songs, “Magenta Riddim,” though the two have vastly distinct sounds. Throughout Snake’s most recent singles, and even on his last album Encore, he has been embracing more Eastern and ethnic rhythms and musical influences. In his most recent singles, this is not more evident than in “Maradona Riddim,” for which he’s enlisted Niniola, a Nigerian singer and songwriter who rose to recognition in...

Steve Aoki Takes Over Hakkasan Clubs With New VR Recording

If there’s one thing to be said about Steve Aoki, it’s that he’s never, ever boring. One of the busiest people in dance music, Aoki has had a number of collaborations recently including “Bella Ciao” with Marnik, “Shakalaka” with Deorro, MAKJ, and Max Styler, and “Pretender” with Lil Yachty and AJR. The latter is getting some fire remixes from Matoma and Blanke, both of which drop this coming Friday. If you’re lucky, you’ll get to hear one or both of them whenever Aoki drops by any of Hakkasan’s clubs in Las Vegas: Hakkasan, OMNIA, and Wet Republic: August 16...

Alyx Ander Provides Fantastic House Remix To Armin Van Buuren's "Blah Blah Blah"

Miami’s very own Alyx Ander is having quite the year, with big releases coming off of some of the biggest labels in dance music, including his last single “Casually” signed to Spinnin’ Records. He’s showing no signs of slowing down, as his latest feature comes from the legend Armin Van Buuren, remixing his single “Blah Blah Blah”. Alyx Ander struck gold on this one, providing a fantastic remix complete with horns, piano, and a swinging groove. If you could bottle up summer and put it in a track, that’s what this one is. It’s amazing to see all that...

We Finally Know Why Hotel Garuda Are Splitting Up ?

Three weeks ago, Hotel Garuda announced the end of the project as a duo. Though not explicitly stated, it was assumed that Manila Killa would be continuing his solo project leaving Aseem, aka Candleweather, to take over Hotel Garuda. A new statement from Manila Killa today confirms that assumption, as well as goes into detail the reasoning behind the split. At the end of the day, it was too much to juggle two projects that were both gaining steam, and it was best to end it with the duo and continue on as a solo artist. Chris, aka Manila...