London producer and DJ Flaurese will release his debut EP, ‘Sake Of Lust’, this week on Boston Bun’s Circa ’99 label. The two-tracker will be released this Friday 18th September, and is a satisfying dose of melodic house, full of gentle arpeggio swells and hazy atmospheres. Below, you can hear …
Kyiv, Ukraine club, ∄,will launch its multidisciplinary label and platform, Standard Deviation, this month. The label will debut with a split EP from local artist Poly Chain and Turkish DJ/producer Nene H, and promises to be “an open hub that helps to elevate emerging artists, hosts studio spaces and organizes …
Pa Salieu has released a new single and video, ‘My Family (feat. Backroad Gee)’. The Coventry, UK-based, Gambia-raised MC won over tastemakers from Benji B to Annie Mac when he exploded onto the scene in 2019 with tracks like ‘Dem A Lie’ and ‘Frontline’. This latest packs more low slung …
Sicaria Sound will release the second EP on their Cutcross Records label this month. Having launched with a bang back in March with a V/A EP, ‘With The Fracture’, the label’s second release is a cross-continental split release from San Francisco’s Saule and Bristol’s Hi5ghost. The EP offers up four …
Beastie Boys have shared their 1995 EP, ‘Aglio E Olio’, to streaming services. The 25-year-old recording was released in between the iconic albums ‘Ill Communication’ and ‘Hello Nasty’, with this short form offering made up of work the outfit knew wouldn’t fit onto the latter album. Amery ‘AWOL’ Smith, of …
90% of streams go to the top 1% of artists, according to research conducted by analytics company Alpha Data. As reported by Rolling Stone, 1.6million artists released music to streaming services in the past year, but nine in ten tracks played were made by just 16,000 top tier artists. Almost …
Dark Entries has announced a new Patrick Cowley archival collection which will arrive next month. ‘Some Funkettes’ comprises seven previously unreleased cover songs recorded by funk-disco don Cowley between 1975 and 1977. This includes versions of Donna Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’, ‘Papa Was A Rolling Stone’ by The Temptations, and …
SVBKVLT has announced the debut album from Hyph11e, ‘Aperture’. The feted Chinese experimental club label will deliver the Beijing-born, Shanghai-based producer’s inaugural LP on 16th October. According to pre-release notes, the record is inspired by the idea of holes. “On one hand, they are the driven force for evolution, on the …
Vinyl outsold CDs in the US for first time in over 30 years during the first half of 2020. In total, the Recording Industry Association of America reports $232million sales of vinyl music between January and June of this year, compared with just $144million CD sales. Nevertheless, US sales of …
Get Physical records has launched a new imprint, METAPHYSICAL, with a collaborative single from ARTBAT and Sailor & I. The Ukrainian DJ duo and Swedish vocalist and producer have teamed up on a new track, ‘Best Of Me’, which will be officially released tomorrow. You can have an exclusive first …
In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day, future bass titan Said The Sky is doubling down on his commitment to suicide prevention by releasing a new charitable song. Sharing a fan-made video to accompany the track, the renowned electronic music producer wants to amplify the conversation surrounding suicide. Teaming up with Olivver The …
Renowned recording artist Sir Ivan is once again blurring the lines of music and altruism with his award-winning music video for his dance remake of "Get Together" by The Youngbloods. The music video is a microcosm of Sir Ivan's career in music, wherein he breathes life into old peace songs by reimagining …
Marshmello and Demi Lovato have finally dropped the curtain on their collaborative single "OK Not To Be OK," releasing a nostalgic music video to accompany the highly anticipated release. The track is a poignant dance number that hearkens back to Marshmello's last single, "Be Kind" with Halsey, in terms of sound design and …
Dack Janiels' 40oz Cult imprint always offers a hefty helping of refreshing bass-heavy sounds, and Ponzoo and Romar have just served up another round for the label. Bass house meets trap in the duo's new collaboration, "Goat," whose auto-tuned lyrics pointedly claim the title. Rolling hihats and a bell melody line …
Brooklyn bass wunderkind Esseks is plugging back in with fans via his latest single “Invisible Enemies,” a collaboration with fellow New York producer Tsimba. Spanning just over three minutes in length, the single reignites the acclaim over Esseks' signature production style and delivers raucous bass for longtime fans. Esseks is an electronic producer …
Lavonz will release a new EP next month. Following up the latest Club Culture compilation, which included tracks from the likes of T. Jacques and Main Phase, London-based imprint Dansu Discs welcome back UK garage veteran Lavonz with his new EP ‘Uncut Gems’. The six-track release, landing on Dansu on …
Porter Robinson recently dropped his introspective single "Mirror" as the next piece of the Nurture puzzle he's created for his fans. The transcendent track follows "Get Your Wish" and "Something Comforting," further unveiling the internal struggles Porter went through post-Worlds and the beauty of getting out of a negative headspace. So far he's …
Young guns SP3CTRUM, Durte Dom, and Santorelli have joined forces for "Morning Sun," a collaborative dance pop track that churns along to a hypnotic deep house rhythm. "Morning Sun" combines both house and pop into a breezy tune that yearns for summer. The verses feature hypnotic soundscapes and brooding production, …
ZULI and Rama, electronic artists and DJs from Cairo, Egypt, have launched a new platform, irsh, aimed at promoting the local scene. Having originally launched in January as a live video series, irsh was halted due to coronavirus. Now, the label/platform will release its debut compilation, ‘did you mean: irish’, …
Figment, the Los Angeles-based music producer, DJ, and host of the "Not Figment" Podcast, continues his breakout 2020 by signing a record deal with iconic Chicago label Trax Records. Figment’s latest release and first single on Trax Records is titled "Klimmen en Dalen." Last month we covered the release of …
Valentino Khan’s first original single this year came in the form of “Obsession” back in April, a futuristic house gem alongside rising duo Ship Wrek. An undisputed tastemaker, the “Deep Down Low” creator is known for bringing together varied influences and sounds to create his unique brand of bass music. …
Bass music titan Wooli threw down a rip-roaring dubstep set over the weekend at "Pavement Rave," a drive-in concert series in Scranton, PA. During his set, he uncorked a mammoth collaboration with fellow dubstep maven Subtronics, dropping the curtain on a quirky dubstep bomb that rattled the home of Dunder Mifflin. …
KAYTRANADA's 2019 album BUBBA was a hit with fans and critics alike. In fact, even Barack Obama included the single "Go DJ" on his best of 2019 playlist. Nearly a year later, the venerated producer has given fans a new way to experience the album with the release of its new instrumental accompaniment. …
Released back in July, "Live Without Your Love" saw Calvin Harris' alter ego Love Regenerator and Steve Lacy join forces on a pounding acid house tune. In the closing month of summer, Honey Dijon provided her own spin to Harris' Defected Records debut. Swapping out much of the acid sound of the original …
California pop-rock band HAIM have tapped into a danceable reservoir of talent for their latest remix EP. Their newest compilation features five new remixes and a video edit of their track "Summer Girl" from their third studio album, Women in Music Pt. III. Amber Mark's remix maintains much of the soft …
Nizhe DeSoul will feature on a forthcoming compilation from Get Physical. Berlin-based Get Physical Records, founded by M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T and Booka Shade, has showcased music from across the globe and the electronic spectrum since 2002, and now present the third installment in its Africa Gets Physical series. Following the …
While it's always a treat to see artists bust out a vintage synth or a more obscure musical instrument for a track, it's not often we get to experience music created by things we can eat. Known for his experimental approach to music production, French artist Mezerg has once again delivered …
Many may recognize Dirty Audio from his 2016 breakout hit with Rickyxsan, "Gettin' That." Since its release, he's bolstered his discography will numerous collaborations including releases with Delta Heavy, Zeke Beats, Slippy, Leotrix, and many more. Today, he's teamed up with Tucker Kreway for their single "Blue Steel," out via Kayzo's Welcome Records. "Blue …
Add a full ambient album release to Diplo's year of many "firsts." Despite a turbulent year by all accounts, seemingly nothing has slowed Diplo's stride to bring listeners what's amounted to a trove of new music. That includes the memorable country and electronic crossover album Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter …
Back in February, Blunts & Blondes shared a short snippet on Facebook of an unreleased song in collaboration with Afterthought and hip-hop sage Wiz Khalifa. Needless to say, when Blunt & Blondes teased on social media at the end of August that he would be releasing a track soon with "a good homie …
