It looks like a new musical alliance is forming in the world of trance/progressive house. After years of being signed to Armin Van Buuren's Armada imprint, fellow Dutchmen W&W recently revealed a collaboration with the trance icon in the form of "D# Fat" - but it looks like their creative free flow didn't run its course quite yet, because they've now returned with "If It Ain't Dutch."
After making names for themselves all over the world, EDM duo Adventure Club have announced that they will be returning to their nation of origin for a tour that will remain within the confines of its borders. The Made In Canada tour will be a collection of 16 dates on which the boys will be joined by supporting talent and fellow Canadian Vanic.
In an era during which it often feels like every idea under the sun has already been done, it's refreshing to watch a music video that demonstrates how artists can use the medium to connect with their fans in ways that nobody's attempted yet. The Chainsmokers may have waited half a year to release an official music video for "Roses," but considering how engaging the final product turned out to be, we can let it slide this time around.
Ah, VINAI, the duo that's singlehandedly given the EDM blogosphere enough firepower for a flame war of Biblical proportions. Where would we as dance music bloggers be without their rippling muscularity and tragically misinformed song title choices? Nowhere, really, because it's not like their music itself garnered them any of this attention. Yeah, it's going to be one of those articles.
As much as we've enjoyed Pierce Fulton's lively, expertly produced brand of progressive house over the months, we can't exactly say that we mind this particular departure from his signature sound. The Vermont native has collaborated with fellow East Coast DJ/producer Puppet on "Boy and the Beast," a markedly more dissonant approach than his other work.
Let's try an exercise. I want you to close your eyes and imagine Tiësto doing the most Tiësto-est thing imaginable. If you didn't hear a collaboration that adheres to the latest genre-du-jour while somehow managing to sound embarrassingly similar to another song on the market, then just open your eyes and click on the SoundCloud embed above.
Martin Garrix is a teenage producer who saw nearly overnight success after producing a track with which the world of electronic music has a notoriously love-hate relationship. Eric Prydz is a decorated progressive house veteran whose name has become all but synonymous with the genre's more obscure side. Just about the only thing these two artists have in common is that they each took three entries on Beatport's Top Selling Tracks of 2015.
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After a couple of years that could have spelled trouble for the street cred of global EDM icon Skrillex, it appears as though his recent, high-profile collaborations have translated into further mainstream recognition for the bass music tastemaker, resulting in even more of such opportunities.
Jenaux has covered considerable ground as an electronic music artist in 2015. The highest hurdle a DJ/producer can arguably jump over is establishing their own signature sound, and his remix of Elephante's "Age Of Innocence" furnishes proof that he's refined his own "big room funk" formula down to its most poignant elements.
If you feel like this is the first time you've heard anything about Tidal since its ill-fated launch two months ago, that's probably because it is; following the notoriously poor reception of the streaming platform - which boasts little competitive advantage other than its high royalty payouts - not a lot of newsworthy updates have come from its camp. However, it looks as though deadmau5 intends to change that.
