Over the course of 2010-2011, Zeds Dead became all but synonymous with the dubstep breakthrough of the same time period, but as the genre's prominence on the Beatport charts has sank in recent years, the Canadian duo have abandoned ship. Their latest track, "Collapse 2.0," is a by-the-numbers electro track that is unfortunately, nowhere near as memorable as their earlier work.
In a recent installment of Yahoo Music's Backstage With Citi, EDM icon Steve Aoki sat down with reporter Katie Couric to discuss topics ranging from drug abuse in the dance music scene to the origin of his caking gimmick. However, the DJ/producer and Dim Mak founder perhaps made his most noteworthy remarks in regards to his his humble beginnings - and particularly his relationship with his father over the course of his DJ career.
It's safe to say that Lane 8 is the Anjunadeep record label's most promising new commodity. Riding the wake of the recent house music resurgence, he's now announced his first full-length album, Rise, by releasing its first track.
Tiësto has announced Your Shot USA, an elimination-based reality game show in which 30 contestants train and compete for a chance to perform alongside the producer/DJ in Las Vegas and at Ultra Music Festival 2016. The original Your Shot program premiered on Australian television in 2010, and has famously included DJs as well as enthusiastic fans with little or no experience alike.
Mysteryland USA is coming up next month, and the festival's organizers want to make sure you save the date. As if there weren't already enough reasons to check out the second edition of the event, ID&T has released an official trailer that takes you back in time to the storied Netherlands festival's humble origins.
The first song off of Yellow Claw's upcoming debut album, Blood For Mercy, has been receiving mixed reviews from the trap trio's fanbase, as it features low-pitch vocals and a four-four beat resembling something we'd hear in deep house, which makes for a substantial departure from the group's trademark sound.
Axwell Λ Ingrosso have had questionable luck with interviews lately. Last month they made headlines when they called underground dance music "amateur" during a New York Times interview and had to answer to the controversy it generated around the blogosphere. This time around, they took the safe route by discussing their own creative process.
You might remember that last week, a handful of household names from the EDM world assembled to act in a shenanigan-heavy trailer video for Hard Summer. Prolific electronic music photographer Drew Ressler A.K.A. Rukes found himself a brief moment of screen time as well, and now we know why: He made Dillon Francis and Porter Robinson look cool playing with spoons onstage.
The reasons to attend this year's edition of Tomorrowland just keep on piling up. The ID&T flagship festival on which the US festival Tomorrowworld was based has been announcing stage additions in spurts over the past few months, and they've just revealed three more for the second weekend ranging from house to hardstyle.
With Mysteryland USA (MLUSA) only a few weeks out, it's as good a time as any to point out its killer lineup. From promising up-and-comers to time-tested dance music veterans, the second edition of the festival is studded with must-see sets from every shade of the dance music spectrum.
