As maligned as he may be by trance elitists worldwide, Armin Van Buuren's kept his foot in the genre's more underground side to an impressive degree. Well before the success of events like Dreamstate prompted other trance figureheads to return to their stylistic roots, he was releasing and performing "pure trance" with longtime collaborator Benno De Goeij as Gaia - and after several months of silence, the duo have revealed a new track titled "Inyathi."
EDM has become so oversaturated that a track doesn't even need to urge me to put my fucking hands up to get on my nerves anymore. DubVision was friendly enough to make my realize this by releasing a lackluster Denny White collaboration titled "Million Miles."
2016 is turning out to be a year of firsts for progressive house DJ/producer KSHMR. The American-born artist of Kashmiri-Indian descent released his first solo track on Beatport in the form of "Wild Card," and he's followed it up with the announcement of a debut EP titled The Lion Across The Field.
The ongoing developments of EDM conglomerate SFX Entertainment's chapter 11 bankruptcy are turning out to be one of the more chronicled undercurrents of the 2016 festival season. Shortly after declaring bankruptcy the corporation announced that it would auction off Beatport and Fame House, and documents from the proceedings reveal that ticketing platform Flavorus is next on the list.
The first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival isn't even halfway finished, but stories of its defining moments have already found their way to the masses. A matter of hours ago, for instance, Jack Ü brought a laundry list of artists onstage during their performance at the Outdoor Theatre stage.
Backwoods Music Festival may be one of the more out-of-the-way options for modern day festival goers, but its organizers have found ways to make it an even bigger spectacle. They have released the official lineup for the 2016 edition that makes that of last year look miniscule by comparison.
For festival goers on the West Coast, few massives mark the beginning of festival season quite like Coachella does. The Indio, California festival makes for a springtime spectacle during which many of the biggest names in mainstream music perform live in front of thousands upon thousands revelers.
Over the past couple years, Deorro has sent some mixed messages to electronic music fans. For starters, the electro house DJ/producer and Panda Funk label head announced his retirement from touring in 2014, only to keep performing throughout the world without a noticeable break in his schedule.
When two electronic music titans as big as deadmau5 and Kaskade keep you waiting on a track, you can rest assured that the final product will be good. It's been almost a year since the 'mau5 shared an update of their long-awaited collaboration, "Beneath With Me," but the third (and presumably final) version of the track does not disappoint.
At the expense of my street cred, color me intrigued. I was fully prepared to write something condescending about the preview for MTV's upcoming documentary, MTV Presents Martin Garrix: The Ride, but I've gotta admit that after watching it I sort of wanna see what happens next.
