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After announcing his debut album earlier this week, Seven Lions returns today with the first single from the project. “Every Time” featuring So Below is out today on Ophelia Records. Kicking off instantly with his signature and revered bass sounds, “Every Time” is an innovative, genre pushing masterwork – So Below offers up her haunting vocals, which carry through the single’s evocative melody and cascading drops. Beyond The Veil is set for arrival on Seven Lions’ own Ophelia Records imprint o

Last year, ZHU released his latest album, DREAMLAND, and followed it up with a deluxe version that included two brand new songs – “Coral.PINK (feat Trombone Shorty)” and “Mannequins & Egos” – plus five previously released tracks that were not included on the original album. Since then, he’s been touring and playing shows, holding off on releasing any new music. Until today. ZHU says, “When I was young, we would rip our favorite songs off the radio straight onto cassettes. I wanted to make

Fred again.. is back with new single, “Turn On The Lights again..” (feat. Future) – a collaboration with dance music titans, Swedish House Mafia, and US rap kingpin, Future. Following hot on the heels of ‘Jungle’ – which also featured a crushing Rico Nasty remix – ‘Turn On The Lights again..’ was born out of an impromptu studio session in Sweden. After ripping a sample from a video clip of Future’s ‘Turn On The Lights’ online, he played a skeleton of the track to Swedish House Mafia, before goi

Ex Medias was originally founded to shine a light on underexposed artists and genres in the Chicago area. Since its inception, they have expanded into a nation-wide collective with the mission of nurturing the growth of their artists to their fullest potential. They not only foster their existing members, but grow the community by providing tools, opportunities and resources for other budding creatives. EX MEDIAS is bigger than any one individual – it is a community driven to succeed. Now, this

B Martin is an LA based Music Producer, Rapper and Singer who has a brand new Deep House banger named “Heart So Cold” – produced by Andrew Nagy and BassBears. This track caught our attention because it was at the top of New Music Daily, one of most prestigious Apple Editorial playlists. The track has a beautiful contrast that at first feels somber – and then in the drop makes you want to jump out of your seat and dance for hours. B’s melodic choices are truly next level. Not only did “Heart So

Starting out as a DJ over 2 decades ago, Tim Clark has always taken full advantage of his talents and capabilities. Sidetracked by the success of his business ventures (which grew to a value of a half-billion dollars), the time has come for Clark to put his all into the DJ and production side of his music career. Deeply passionate about the sounds of house and trance music, the solo talent is completely committed to his vision of what it means for these genres to be merged with his style. Toda

Last year, before Swedish House Mafia had released their album Paradise Again, they had already announced their first run of US shows since 2012. The album came out this past April, and it was good. The hype was there for a tour. But now shows are getting cancelled, in some cases, just weeks before the date. It’s no secret that the US is facing some hard economic times right now, and ticket sales are down across the map with fewer shows hitting sell out. Especially for festivals when travel is

When we advised that the world should keep an eye out for Biicla on our 2020 Artists to Watch list, no one could have predicted where his sound was going to take us. Since then, however, the producer and DJ has remained a steady name that draws attention with each new release. Whether it’s remixing guys like Louis the Child, What So Not and Whethan to appearing on labels like Deadbeats, Confession and bitbird, Biicla is a hot commodity. To cement this sentiment, he shared his latest album Yes Pl

Meow Wolf is excited to take a new audience of music lovers on a journey through the multiverse of music with their first Denver-based Vortex festival this August. Offerings at Vortex 2022 include a variety of culinary options, crafts and art installations from local artists, and talented performance artists to create an all-around elevated experience. Vortex will take place August 5-7 at The Junk Yard, Denver’s newest outdoor venue in Sun Valley, that has been primed over the course of months t

The first time NGHTMRE shared that he had a debut album coming was last November, when he announced his Into The DRMVRSE Red Rocks show that went down this past April. At the time, he called it a “new chapter” of NGHTMRE and that’s sure to be true, especially when the release date for DRMVRSE has finally been revealed. It’s been eight months since then, and we now know DRMVRSE will be unleashed on the world on September 9, just six weeks from now. “I almost shed a tear on stage trying to give

The Russian invasion of Ukraine officially began in February this year, and it has since caused political strife across the world. And yet, at least presented outwardly, the Ukrainian people have seemed incredibly resilient. Lately, the citizens have been organizing clean-up raves to clear out sections of rubble in the cities caused by bombings. Euronews reports: “We came here and wanted to support people who survived after the Russian occupation, explained Tatyana Byrianova, a volunteer

Combinator is certainly out to combine a lot of stuff in his latest EP re//combinator, released in June. An actual tornado of whip-fast D&B/industrial snares, analog metal blast beat drums, virtuosic vocals and a surprising dose of slap bass, this rock polisher of a ninth release from the Seattle-based solo project of Sean Fairchild has produced some unlikely gems. We just have to make sense of them. It’s clear from previous releases by Fairchild as Combinator that, despite being a multi-in

Kill The Noise just released his second album, his first in six years, EMBRACE, earlier this year. Now, it’s time for the remixes. Coming August 12 on Seven Lions’ Ophelia Records, the remix pack features scene-paving tastemakers like Moore Kismet and Ray Volpe to bass head favorites Champagne Drip and Hairitage all the way to melodic dance acts Far Out and Xavi and to niche sound design experts Teddy Killerz and Automhate. These trance, drum & bass, trap, dubstep, and house versions of the

The Monster Energy Up & Up concept is like the Final Four of College Music Festivals. Up & Up ambassador teams rally their student bodies in an intense 48-hour campaign to generate the most ticket pre-sales to a festival that they will co-produce — but only if their school wins. (The festival only processes credit cards from the winning schools.) This year, Up & Up has announced Australian artist Dom Dolla as their Fall 2022 headliner. Student ambassador teams representing more than

It’s been four years since What So Not’s debut album, Not All The Beautiful Things, but fans won’t have to wait much longer for album #2. With today’s release of “As One” with Herizen, What So Not has revealed his next album, Anomaly, is officially out September 16. WSN enlightens, “For some time, this song was just an iPhone recording of the two of us riffing in the house one day. Me on an OP1 synth & Herizen humming melodies. I later showed the recording to DUSKUS and we quickly fleshed o

For the past decade, Seven Lions has been creating incredible music and releasing as much of it as possible to fans with intricate stories and themes behind them. Now, finally, his debut album is coming — Beyond the Veil is out October 21. The announcement was made today via social media announcing the title and release date with a beautiful instrumental to accompany it, perhaps a clip of the first single? With a little less than three months to go until release, we could see anywhere from 3-5

Niko The Kid has become a staple name in electronic music. The Atlanta native has been honing his skills for several years with releases on Dim Mak, Armada, Heldeep, Ultra, Mixmash among many others. Niko has produced for artists on RCA, is a writer on Odessa’s “Higher Ground,” produced for NBA Youngboy, collaborated with Throttle and contributed official remixes to artists including Bazzi, Yo Gotti, Miley Cyrus, Tinashe and Parson James to name a few. Now, he’s back with a thundering new singl

As far as bass artists that like to go hard in their sets, Riot Ten and SAYMYNAME are among the top. (Trust, there are plenty.) But these two have finally decided to combine their talents and create a new project called BLOODSPORT — which, if that isn’t already evocative enough for you, their first single should be. “Loco” dropped last Friday and it’s a massive ball of energy right off the rip. “Excited to launch this project, BLOODSPORT, with my close homey RIOT TEN and to give our fans some

With the vocals of Chris Cornell, the synths of the Starland Vocal Band and a composition style the like of Yes, pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Costoso’s style could be seen as a mixed back to say the least, especially when you throw in his jazz background. It’s an interesting way in which Cos deigns to mix all these styles; progressive rock, adult contempo and electronica don’t always make the best of bedfellows. With his third album, Grace, however, Cos seems to have found hi

Last year, house music icons Dombresky and Noizu debuted their special b2b set at Insomniac’s Day Trip Festival and at their own sold-out show at the Hollywood Palladium. Almost a year later, the duo is back this October with an even bigger headline show in Los Angeles, “Save our Souls,” this time at the Shrine Expo Hall. Having experienced their show last year, I would highly recommend checking out this event to any house heads out there. The vibes and energy were off the charts last year, and

There’s something special that comes when electronic music, funk, and soul come together. LA-based group B00TY have a special gift at creating this type of music, led by immensely talented songwriters and producers Edan Frei and Adam Epelbaum. Edan and Adam originally met as students in the UCLA Theater, Film & Television program – they’ve been inseparable ever since . Adopting the B00TY moniker, it was comedian/beatboxer Reggie Watts who actually booked their first show. Since then, their

Discovering Zomboy’s Never Say Die EPs a whole decade ago was one of the major catalysts in getting me into dubstep. Both Game Time and The Dead Symphonic were brilliant works with tons and tons of replay value and pretty much made Zomboy a household name in the genre. Of course, Never Say Die is now closed — but Zomboy is launching his own label: Rott N’ Roll Records. Dead Man Walking Pt. 1 is out today from Zomboy, inaugurating the label with its first EP, and it feels a lot like a return to

The Weeknd released his newest album, Dawn FM, earlier this year, including the single, “How Do I Make You Love Me?”, which was co-produced by Swedish House Mafia. Now, one third of SHM, Sebastian Ingrosso, teams up with Salvatore Ganacci for a raucous four-on-the-floor remix. No frills, no extras on this powerful house remix that focuses on that “and I’ll teach how to shine” vocal loop with pounding kicks and a simple rhythm that can have anyone grooving along effortlessly. Listen below.  

It’s been five months since ODESZA released the opening single of their latest album. “The Last Goodbye,” the title track of the album, arrived to magnificent fanfare after a four-year drought of new music from the Washington duo. Since then, five other singles have been released, all of them gaining millions of plays — but now it’s time for The Last Goodbye. ODESZA’s fifth album is officially out today, with guest appearances by Julianna Barwick, Izzy Bizu, Charlie Houston, The Knocks, Låpsley

Gian Varela, a quickly emerging DJ/producer taking over the global dance music scene. A born rebel, his unconventional yet thrilling ways of fusing sounds and genres defines his artistry. His upbringing in Panama, birthplace of reggaetón’s roots, and moving to the USA, cultivated his own sound. From viral collaborations with latin superstars like Sech, Feid and El Chombo, and releases on the world’s best dance labels such as Spinnin, Armada, Maxximize, and Revealed to festival tracks and remixes