The Chainsmokers' "Roses" played no small part in redefining the New York City-based duo in 2015, and now it's received a particularly effective form of flattery as well. DJ Carlo Atendido has released a video of himself performing a live turntablist routine of the track as a means of showcasing his impressive skills as a DJ.
Music streaming platform SoundCloud has rolled out a new charts feature in an apparent move to retain its user base after the announcement of their licensing agreement with Universal Music Group. Unless they make some serious changes to the supposed upgrades, however, they're not likely to hold the interest of the service's discerning user base.
If by remixing a track an artist manages to improve upon the original, then it's safe to say they've done their job well. Ben Zamora may not have had the most challenging source material considering what Tiësto and Don Diablo released in the form of "Chemicals" last summer, but what he's turned out is worthy of praise nonetheless.
If you were at Exchange LA on January 22nd when Richie Hawtin kicked off the Essential Mix Live series in North America, then you know what kind of techno odyssey you witnessed. If you didn't, not to worry - BBC Radio 1 has made the two-hour mix available on their website.
Sources indicate that EDM conglomerate SFX Entertainment has at last filed for bankruptcy. After a steady decline in stock value since its 2013 IPO which dovetailed into a disastrous 2015, the company is said to have filed a petition with a bankruptcy court under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code as the first step towards arriving at a restructuring agreement.
The crashing tidal wave that is the EDM movement appears to have claimed its latest victim. It took Wolfgang Gartner five long years to follow up his 2011 studio album debut Weekend in America, and as harsh as it may sound, what he’s finally delivered in the form of 10 Ways to Steal Home Plate is simply not worth the wait.
Every now and then you need an unapologetically feel-good track to help you arrive at your destination. It might not be a piece of music that challenges the status quo, but Paris Blohm's "Get There" will give you what you need to get through the day.
After a couple of releases in a row which saw New York City-based DJ/producer trio Cash Cash step outside of their comfort zone as producers, they've finally returned to the familiar territory of popular progressive house. Their first release of 2016 is "Aftershock," a main stage-friendly piece of music sure to see placement in its fair share of DJ sets leading up to and during festival season.
It hasn't even been a year since DirtyBird Records founder Claude VonStroke and Chicago house legend Green Velvet began performing back-to-back sets together under the stage name Get Real, but it looks as though the project will not be a flash in the pan. After officially launching their“revival of authentic old school house and techno” in November with the announcement of a subsequent tour, they've released their first originals as a duo in the form of "Mind Yo Bizness" and "Snuffaluffagus."
It feels like I just got done writing about how trap wouldn't survive long into 2016, but apparently GTA didn't get the memo. The Miami-based EDM duo teamed up with Woodstock, Georgia rapper Rich The Kid on "My Mamacita," a track which fails to bring anything new to either hip-hop or electronic music.
