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Melodic house and techno DJ/producer Luzi Tudor emerges in 2022 with a gorgeous display of artistry, as heard with her latest body of work Unbound: Victory of Love — out now on Lane 8’s label, This Never Happened. The tasteful, 3-track EP relishes in aesthetically pleasing melodics and atmospheres, balancing deep, euphoric sequences with unexpected moments that sharpen the senses. Each track is a journey, blending innovative synth work and instinctual grooves, with each concept evolving and gro

Ghost In Real Life is taking over in 2022 and we’re here for the “Metamorphosis.” The LA-based producer / vocalist’s latest is all about going through phases and changes and fully embracing them. Considering Ghost In Real Life’s imminent rise in the bass music scene, the timing couldn’t be more appropriate. “Metamorphosis” opens up with a melodic intro, layering GIRL’s signature, euphoric vocals with lush pads that set the scene for the track’s deep atmosphere. The energy builds from there, so

Lucille Croft isn’t afraid to reinvent herself — and the producer’s newly released, debut body of work does just that. The 5-track EP introduces Patient X — one of what we’re expecting to be several personalities that distinguish Lucille’s ever-evolving project, showcasing a provocative, post-human concept based in excitement, romance, and rage. From start to finish, Patient X packs in fierce energy border-lining on insanity, expertly switching up elements of cyberpunk mid-tempo, metal, bass,

Shambhala Music Festival just dropped a massive lineup for 2022, spanning every corner of the electronic music spectrum and marking the 23rd annual event at Salmo River Ranch in British Columbia. Headliners include Amon Tobin Presenting Two Fingers, BBNO$, Chali 2na & Cut Chemist, Channel Tres, Chris Lake, Chris Lorenzo, CloZee, Cordae, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Premier, Greg Wilson, Justin Martin, Mr. Carmack, Rudimental (DJ Set), Sébastien Léger Modular Live, Slander, Subtronics, TOKiMONSTA, Vale

Born in a small town in upstate NY, Ryan moved to New York City and followed his dreams pursuing DJing and becoming a music artist. From NYC to Vegas, Mexico to Iowa, Ryan’s talent has led to over 1,000+ performances at a wide range of events and venues: private, corporate and televised. Now, he’s making his musical debut with a commercial friendly dance-pop single “Single For Now” that’s filled to the brim with summertime feels. “Single For Now” features the vocals of Law that rides forefront

R3HAB is back with another dance floor banger, this time he’s re-imagined Ginuwine’s 1996 debut classic “My Pony.” Built around the vocal hook of the original, R3HAB’s version of “My Pony” is a more brooding version of the boastful classic. Regardless of the more subdued lyrics, this song will have you dancing well into the night hours. And if you grew up with TRL like me, you’ve known these lyrics forever. If you want it, let’s do it. Ride it, my pony My saddle’s waiting Come on, jump on it

It’s been a weird few years for all of us here on Planet Earth. However, things are finally starting to get back to normal as all of our favorite festivals are starting to crop back up after more than two years. As great as it is for fans to get back into action, the same goes even more so for the artists that we love to see perform live. As great as the thrill of being in the crowd is to all of us fans, I can’t even imagine the rush of performing on a massive stage in front of 50,000 fans. Aft

Phocust has been shaking the dance floors for some time now, sharing the stages with heavyweights like Ace Aura and Flux Pavilion, to name a few. His thunderous beats have also earned the attention from many, including Flux Pavilion and his label Circus Records, the home of Phocust’s brand new ‘Pneuma‘ EP. Phocust strikes gold on this EP, delivering an unforgettable experience with four head-banging tracks. To give us the full spiritual experience, Phocust has teamed up with two epic artist

Max Low (previously known as No Pants Party) is an L.A. based duo with a growing profile in the tech house scene. Born and raised in Seattle, they found an affinity for dance music in the heart of an expanding electronic music scene before moving south. While only just forming in 2022, Max Low has already served as a mainstay in house music in a past life, previously placing successful top tracks on Toolroom, Farris Wheel, Hood Politics, and LOW CEILING. Upcoming releases have them going coast t

Based in Tampa, FL Chemikkal is an up and coming DJ/Producer with a penchant for getting people on their feet and producing infectious tunes. With a military background and strongly influenced by real life experiences, Chemikkal has developed a tenacious work ethic over the years, allowing him to progress to become the DJ/Producer he is today.  His latest single “Missing You” is an emotive experience that can’t help but envelop you in a plethora of uplifting melodies. Already earning the nod of

It’s been three years since D&B, bass music and scoring producer Billain’s breakthrough massive album Nomad’s Revenge dropped and really changed the way we think of cinematic sound in bass music. As the 2019 epic was basically a sonic storyboard that could have easily attached to a video game or film, the story ended on a bit of a cliffhanger with its last track “Revenge” and Billain did promise the journey would continue. That’s what nomads do, after all. Three years may seem like a long t

On the heels of a two-year hiatus from his Spor alias, Jon Gooch – more commonly known by his Feed Me moniker – debuts on mau5trap under his alternate drum & bass persona. Having only previously released on the deadmau5-run label as Feed Me, Gooch now takes to the esteemed tastemaker to deliver his frenetic drum & bass as Spor. Spor’s “Let Me Be” is out now ahead of his forthcoming Cave EP. “My career as Spor ultimately was what led me to meeting Joel in London and signing with mau5trap

Global Dance Festival returns to Empower Field at Mile High this summer, July 15 & 16, with yet another highly curated lineup. With a market as particular as Denver, the team at Global Dance does an impeccable job each and every year catering to both locals and travelers, with big names like Excision, Seven Lions, Above & Beyond, and Lane 8, as well as established and growing artists like Barely Alive, Adventure Club, DROELOE, k?d, Shiba San, Oliver Heldens, sumthin sumthin, Wax Motif,

The latest single from Alison Wonderland’s forthcoming album, Loner, arrives today, and it’s one of her most emotionally-charged songs of her career thus far. She explained the song’s genesis on Twitter: “I remember exactly where I was I was in the car. At a Starbucks drive thru. With my friend. I was truly at rock bottom. […] I was feeling hopeless. I looked at my friend. Tears streaming from my face. Almost begging I said to him. IS IT GOING TO FEEL LIKE THIS FOREVER?! He turned to me and sai

After not releasing any club music for the past two years due to the pandemic, Martin Garrix has been premiering one club ID after the other during his live shows over the last couple of weeks. Last week, he announced the release of his first-ever club album, Sentio, which will be out on the 29th of April. “The crazy thing is I’ve never released a Garrix album. During COVID I made zero club music because it felt weird to make festival music when there were no shows. When the shows came back I h

LINK has been on a tear in the hardstyle dance scene. Coming off his debut EP with Insomniac’s Basscon Records, he followed up with a beauty in “Break It Down” on Junkie Kid’s label Harsh Records. He’s carved his own unique sound and style into the genre, and has definitely caught our attention as an artist we believe has a bright future ahead of him. photo credit: Cam Hill His latest single “Break It Down” is absolutely massive. You don’t have to be a hardstyle fan to appreciate this, bec

Every track Matroda touches is guaranteed to set the dance floor in a frenzy. He has a natural ability to consistently create well-received house heaters with insatiable grooves and sonic genius that always leave us mesmerized.  Now, the young Croatian artist is back with “Wasting Time“, yet another sizzling single that is sure to be a favorite for DJ’s world wide. This time around, a detuned piano stabs relentlessly as a soulful vocal sample infuses that classic old school house feel. You may

We all love a good sine wave synth in drum & bass and even in rave music in general. In D&B, we’re partial to the sine wave sub synth which builds tension, lets us know of the drop, transitions phrases without losing the bass-based aggression we love so well and screws those screwfaces right up into proper bassfaces. A lot of us may not even know that’s what we love about our beloved bass synths; hell, even the controversial foghorn is technically a very low, rumbling sine wave. It can f

Following confirmation yesterday that Kanye West was no longer headlining the final day of Coachella, Sunday’s new headliners have been officially revealed: Swedish House Mafia x The Weeknd The Weeknd and the Swedish trio have a history of collaboration so the pairing isn’t completely out of left field, and SHM were already scheduled to play the festival. It makes sense to move them up in the lineup, and adding The Weeknd keeps the trend of having at least one rapper headline the event. We’

The Hamburg/Berlin-based duo Brazed have been bumping around the more curated underground labels for a while now, having released on Major League D&B, Audiolith and Reid Speed‘s Play Me in the last couple of years. In December, they were part of Netherlands-based Citrus Recordings’ annual Citrus Recap compilation with their tune “Boomerang.” One of their most popular tracks, however, was a collab with Instinkt on Bad Taste called “Harpoon,” so, with some more recent stand-alones under their

Coachella may only be just a little more than two weeks away, but the annual desert festival will have to scramble as Sunday headliner Kanye West has decided to suddenly pull off the lineup, confirms the Los Angeles Times. As some might remember, he threatened to do so back in February if Billie Eilish didn’t apologize to Travis Scott for a post in which she said she waits “for people to be OK until I keep going.” The accompanying video showed her stopping her concert to wait for stage crew to

Yung Bae is at a turning point in his music career. The Portland native began dropping sample-heavy disco/future funk albums since 2014 and has been on an upward trajectory revitalizing and spearheading these genres and their sounds. But with his latest record Groove Continental: Side A, Yung Bae has taken a different approach that includes an emphasis on original songwriting and huge collaborations with Jon Batiste, AWOLNATION, EARTHGANG, Channel Tres, and more. He took these new batch of trac

The outpouring of help and support to the Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded in late February has been truly astonishing thus far, both in Europe and abroad. With round-the-clock asylum centers set up in Poland, Bulgaria, Czechia and Romania, donation centers for food, clothes, personal products et cetera trucking supplies into Ukraine daily and thousands of citizens opening their homes to asylum seekers in neighboring countries, everyone has shifted into help mode a

Back in 2010 when I first started listening to dubstep, Never Say Die was the first real label that I found that was putting out what I liked. Among the likes of SKisM, Zomboy, Dodge & Fuski, there was also Mobscene, 501, Eptic, Habstrakt, Bar9, Foreign Beggars, and more who have at one time or another released on the label. NSD began to gain notoriety around the time of Zomboy’s Game Time EP in 2011, with The Dead Symphonic proving a formidable follow up the year after. But label head SKis

NOISIA is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Even more accurate is they’re the guest at a party who is trying to leave but keeps bumping into people before they can get to the door. The trio announced their imminent breakup in September 2019 and a Farewell tour to go along with it, but COVID got in the way of that. The tour was extended into 2021, and then again into 2022. Now, we’re learning that they have one final send off before they take their final bow: a new album. Split The Atom, the