Dutch EDM duo W&W premiered their festival mix of "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" over the weekend, upping the pace of the song and taking it into high energy main stage material. Mike Posner's ode to excess became an EDM anthem last summer when it received a chilled out remix from Seeb, and now W&W have flipped that iconic mix into something more suitable for the festival crowds.
Dutch DJ and producer Don Diablo took to Soundcloud over the weekend to share a preview for an upcoming single titled "Drifter" featuring rapper DYU. The preview for "Drifter" is brief, but we can already tell that it will be an explosive release for Diablo.
On June 3, drum and bass artist Netsky will drop his third studio album, appropriately titled 3. The Belgian producer debuted a new collaborative single titled "TNT" on NPR, featuring electronic funk duo Chromeo. Sonically, it's a blend of Chromeo's trademark funk driven electronic music and uplifting drum and bass.
A lot has changed in the three years that have passed since the release of Krewella's debut album Get Wet in 2013. The turbulent relationship between the driving creative forces behind the former trio have been well publicized at this point and need little repeating here. The three piece EDM outfit was reduced to a duo composed of sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf after the departure of Kris Trindle A.K.A. "Rainman", after which a lawsuit ensued and was settled outside of the courts, and a whole lot of unnecessary hate was relentlessly leveled against the two remaining founding members in the wake of all the drama. The sisters released a mere handful of tracks in the mean time and it seemed that the future of one of dance music's brightest groups was uncertain.
Salvatore took to Soundcloud this week to share a new remix of his collaboration with renowned vocalist Enya and singer Alex Aris on "Dive", revealing a new version produced by himself and none other than Sebastian Ingrosso, formerly of Swedish House Mafia.
When it comes to melodic, soulful dance music, Kaskade is king. The Chicago native enlisted the help of Canadian producer Felix Cartel and vocalist Ophelia K for his latest single "Fakin It", delivering a gorgeous dance ballad with a shimmering production and a light, airy vibe.
Slushii is a name that you've likely been hearing a lot these days. The latest junk food inspired mystery producer has been releasing a slew of original tracks and remixes, while receiving enough acclaim from his unique sound to garner the attention of Monstercat, who signed him last month. Today, Slushii released a new seven track EP titled "Brain Freeze".
French producers Cedric Gervais and Willy Monfret teamed up on a track this week titled "Make Me Feel". The new release sees the two producers crafting a monster of a deep house tune perfect for late nights at the club.
Pierce Fulton continues to prove his reputation as one of dance music's more forward thinking producers as he injects funk and gospel influences into his latest song "Losing You". Fulton manages to merge the disparate elements of the new release into a cohesive whole that weighs heavy with dance floor charm.
Mysterious producer Malaa teamed up with German dance duo Maximono on a scorcher of a new house track titled "Arsenic". Malaa is one of the latest in a long running tradition of anonymous DJs in dance music, and the new collaboration only serves to further establish his reputation as an artist to pay attention to.
