In a turn of events that reads like a Wunderground article, a Barely Alive fan literally went so hard at a recent show in Seattle, Washington that he left the party in an ambulance and a neck brace. Dangelo Jiminez, who we can safely regard as one of the most hardcore ravers out there, broke his neck during the performance after the music made him lose control. Barely Alive is known for their bone crushing Dubstep drops and heavy live sets, and Jiminez has set the rage bar high for his fellow steppers with the story.
Earlier in the year, Icelandic festival Secret Solstice made waves in the dance music community when it was announced they would be hosting the world's first ice rave within an actual glacier. The crazy event went down on Iceland's own Langjökul glacier, serving as one of the coolest night life venues we've heard of so far. If you weren't lucky enough to make it out to the Nordic island nation for their inaugural glacier event, you may want to act fast and grab tickets to next year's party on Langjökul, before it melts away forever.
Hot off the release of his debut artist album, Berlin based masked producer Claptone has announced his most ambitious tour yet in support of his Charmer LP. Following a slew of headlining slots and performances over the last year, Claptone will be embarking on his biggest tour of North America to date, starting with a show at Coda in Philadelphia on January 28. The tour will see Claptone hitting some of the hottest venues across the US, Canada, and Mexico in addition to festival slots at Holy Ship and We Are The Future festival.
During the New York City Jingle Ball, Zedd brought out a special guest vocalist in the form of collaborator and former fling Selena Gomez to help with a performance of their EDM-pop crossover hit "I Want You To Know." The singer joined Zedd on stage to perform the track, reciting the catchy vocal hooks for the excited crowd.
The BPM Festival has returned to announce their second round of performers for the upcoming 2016 edition of the Mexican dance music festival, having previously revealed a roster that included DJ's such as Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer, and Skream. Kicking off early next month, the ten day festival is set to feature an extensive list of headliners and supporting acts, serving as a massive start for next year's festival season.
Skrillex’s much prolonged remix of GTA’s “Red Lips” finally saw an official release this week in the form of a surreal new music video that blends terror and fantasy into an awesome visual accompaniment for the anticipated release. The remix has been heard in live rips and bootlegs over the last year, and fans thirstily awaited the official release.
After months of speculation, the documentary Daft Punk Unchained, which centers around everyone’s favorite French house robots, has finally received an English language release date. The documentary was released on French TV earlier this year, but English speaking fans were left in the dark without a subtitled version or any mention of a US release.
If you’ve never been lucky enough to make it out to Belgium for Tomorrowland, one of the top quintessential dance music events of the year, or even to Atlanta for the festival’s stateside sister brand Tomorrowworld, a new documentary called This Was Tomorrow is bringing you the chance to relive the splendor right from your computer screen. Produced to bring the magic of Tomorrowland’s annual event to the small screen, the official 70 minute documentary will transport you to the world of Tomorrow and show you just what you’ve been missing.
To coincide with the announcement of her first US tour, Australian producer Alison Wonderland has teamed up with Lido and Brave on her new single titled “Already Gone”. Wonderland will be embarking on a string of tour dates that will see the Aussie EDM star stopping in 19 cities across the states next year in support of her debut album Run.
It’s been a busy week for DJ superstar Skrillex, real name Sonny Moore, who took some time to speak with both Pitchfork and Zane Lowe about the state of EDM and the ever present prediction that electronic dance music is soon to find itself extinct, alongside disco and the dinosaurs.
