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Electronic music at its most profound creates worlds rather than just sounds, and there's no universe that expands with each listen quite like BICEP's. The Northern Irish duo today revived their DOVE project for a haunting new single, "CHROMA 009 KR3," a crystalline collaboration with Kehina. The alias has always been BICEP's sandbox for abstraction, and this release suggests they're drawing from deeper emotional reservoirs. Typically known for turning warehouse euphoria into a kind of spiritual

Clubbing has been a vital and vibrant part of UK youth culture for decades, ever evolving and giving rise to some of electronic music’s biggest names. These big-name DJs now mostly perform at large-scale events or headline massive festival stages, overshadowing the club experience. Rarely do they play in small, grassroots venues, which many of them miss for its intimate, raw club feeling. This shift has put many of these venues at risk as they find it hard to compete.   Now, dance music news p

If there’s one thing Miami doesn't need more of, it’s opulence. But MËSTIZA, the red-hot Spanish DJ duo known for fusing flamenco with house music, found a way to elevate even this city's standards during a sizzling Miami Music Week appearance at Queen. Headlining a special edition of the club's "Queen Wednesdays" series at the former Paris Theater, the duo commanded the room with unmistakable presence. Clad in their signature cordovan hats and noir outfits, they exuded a matador-meets-mystery v

Anjunadeep disembarked in the far continent for the first time ever — and we were a part of it all. The Anjuna family of labels is a group that has been a pioneer of the genres they harvest for years on end. While Anjunabeats, the main division, rocked the charts during the 2000s, its little brother Anjunadeep became an absolute sensation towards the end of the 2010s, bringing talents such as Lane 8, Ben Böhmer, Tinlicker and Yotto to the public eye. You could argue they’re pretty good at di

Most people leave behind a will or a family recipe. Alvin Lucier left behind instructions to regrow his brain and let it keep making music. Inside a dimly lit gallery in Perth, metallic clangs echo through the room like Morse code, yet no musicians are present—just 20 golden brass plates, a network of wires and a small, pale mass of living brain tissue pulsing with electric activity. It's not science fiction. It’s "Revivification," an ambitious collaboration that has literally brought a piece o

A bomb threat made Saturday at a casino just miles from Coachella's sprawling festival grounds prompted a region-wide manhunt that ended with a man's arrest in Palm Springs, USA Today reports. Davis Darvish, 40, is being held on $1 million bail after allegedly threatening to bomb the iconic festival, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. The incident unfolded on the morning of April 12th, when Darvish approached security staff at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage. Authoritie

For most, Telluride conjures images of sweeping ski runs and summer bluegrass jams. But this August, the historic mountain town will transform into an alpine sanctuary where electronic music meets panoramic wilderness, thanks to Of The Trees. The EDM.com Class of 2024 artist has unveiled the full lineup for his first-ever curated event, Camp Alderwild, a two-day concert and camping experience set for August 22-23 in Telluride Town Park. The rare weekender marks the first large-scale electronic m

Tomorrowland Top 1000 is back! One World Radio is letting you vote for the most iconic tracks throughout the history of Tomorrowland. Starting today, April 14th through April 18th, people around the world can cast their vote for their favorite Tomorrowland Anthems using the app or on tomorrowland.com. Tomorrowland has always been about uniting the world together. People from different countries, different cultures, different languages, and so many different walks of life are able to come tog

Breakaway Music Festival, presented by CELSIUS®, made a high-voltage entrance into Texas, lighting up Dallas’ Fair Park for its first-ever multi-day edition in the city. With over 20,000 attendees across April 5–6, the kickoff to Breakaway’s 2025 season was nothing short of explosive. Day 1: Zedd, GRYFFIN, and a Nonstop Party Breakaway Dallas launched with a bang on Saturday as over 12,000 fans packed into Fair Park for a full day of music, energy, and community. Headliners Zedd and GRYF

This year has already seen the release of the 2016 Ibiza Version of Avicii and Sandro Cavazza’s ‘Forever Yours’ which while sparking some controversy was still a welcome surprise. Now 2025 is giving us another gift as a new compilation album is coming soon with an unreleased song on it. This new album titled ‘Avicii Forever’ will feature a series of his greatest tracks from all across his illustrious career. With 21 songs including ‘Wake Me Up’, ‘Levels’, ‘Lonely Together’ and many more of his c

The annual Sunday evening, late-March walk to the outskirts of Bayfront Park consistently leaves me with the belief that the past weekend spent in downtown Miami supersedes many that have come before it. And although some degree of recency bias involuntarily creeps in, that impression felt in the wake of Ultra’s 25th anniversary weekend held true more than ever.  For a milestone weekend that would celebrate the quarter-century mark of its flagship festival, Ultra crafted what many — includin

Introducing the Cassette Mixer Magnitron-1, developed by Andrey Kurokhtin, also known as Shine Grooves. The Magnitron-1 is a one-of-a-kind device that allows you to play and mix two cassette decks, each with independent control over pitch, volume, and a three-band equalizer. Magnitron-1 is not just a mixer; it’s a complete musical instrument, opening up new creative possibilities for working with cassette tapes. Andrey handcrafts each unit in Yekaterinburg as part of a limited series. Pre-orders

Brixton Storeys is an all new, indoor-outdoor, multi-room event space set to offer new levels of late night audio-visual immersion. The venue on the site of the former Prince of Wales is the first in the area to have a 24-hour music and alcohol license and it launches on 18 April 2025. The venue promises to bring a new narrative to South London nightlife and kicks off with ‘A Tribute To Alfredo Balearic Beat’ roof party.    Brixton’s famously bristling scene is about to be shaken up by a brand

Reggatronic trailblazer LePrince debuts on Filth On Acid with his latest ‘Who Dem’ EP. Known for his genre-blending approach he ventures into uncharted territory, fusing his deep-rooted love of hardstyle with his signature rhythmic energy and influences of reggae and hip-hop to create a sound built for maximum impact in the club. The EP sees LePrince explore the raw intensity of acid-infused techno and hard-style, presenting a trio of tracks designed to ignite dancefloors worldwide. Opening wit

Electronic dance music claimed the lion's share of Coachella's 2025 music programming, according to new data analysis from ROSTR. Published by Boardroom, the media company co-founded by NBA superstar Kevin Durant and business partner Rich Kleiman, the findings revealed that dance and electronic artists comprised a commanding 39% of the total lineup for this year's edition of the legendary California festival. That figure is nearly double the next most-represented genre grouping, 21% for indie, r

MPH is back with his latest single, "Alone," a stunning UK garage track featuring Carla Monroe—and it couldn't have arrived at a better time. Just in time for sunnier days, the spring release features an uplifting groove built for warm weather and late-night drives. "Alone" also proves once again why MPH is at the forefront of the contemporary UK garage movement. Opening with emotive piano chords and Monroe’s striking delivery ("Won’t cry, I’m better off alone"), the track builds with confident

Because social media is full of people who want to seem heroic without the inconvenience of actually doing anything heroic, its newest trend has everyone using AI to generate action figures of themselves. The trend is going viral as ChatGPT users flood our social feeds with AI-generated images of themselves as plastic collectible toys in blister packs, complete with accessories and suspiciously better posture. It's narcissism meets nostalgia, and it’s infectious. The trend, which makes use of Op

Few could have predicted that a man who never shows his face would steal the spotlight at the music industry's most photographed festival, but Gesaffelstein did just that as the only special guest of Lady Gaga's Coachella 2025 headline set. The legendary producer, whose brutalist French electro has soundtracked countless fashion runways and underground clubs alike, is an ideal Gaga collaborator. As they previously showed in their track "Killah," the pairing represents the perfect marriage of pop

Max Styler is keeping his foot on the gas with a massive summer tour spanning multiple continents this summer. Styler, the house music breakout and newly minted member of the EDM.com Class of 2025, announced the tour via social media this week. His schedule features a packed itinerary of 40 shows from mid-April through late-August, including major U.S. cities and high-profile performances across South America, Europe and the UAE. Fans can catch him at marquee festivals like EDC Las Vegas, Bonnar

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The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds inspired by the scene of yesteryear. EDM.com's weekly Fresh Picks series discovers new music and unearths influential tracks that help define the underground dance scene. You can find the below tracks on EDM.com's Fresh Picks Playlist. Follow to stay up-to-date and submit tracks for consideration here. EDM.com Fresh Picks Theodore Shapiro - Elevator Down (ODESZA Remix) Rich DietZ & 2AR - All I Need Harry Hayes - More of Yo

Editor's Note [April 15, 3:20pm CST]: The death toll from the catastrophic collapse of the Jet Set nightclub has risen to 231. This article has been updated accordingly. The roof of Jet Set, a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic, collapsed early Tuesday morning and killed at least 124 people, CNN reports. The death toll has nearly doubled to 231 a week after the disaster, Dominican Interior Minister Faride Raful told reporters. The deadly collapse occurred in the capital of Santo Domingo