Few artists possess a discography as celebrated by both old school and new school electronic music fans alike as progressive house icon deadmau5. For that reason alone, when word gets out that almost 100 unreleased tracks from the controversial DJ/producer have found their way onto a public YouTube playlist, it's bound to make some ripples in the scene - especially because some of them are really good.
As Laidback Luke presses onward towards the release of his upcoming album, Focus, he's allowed another track preview from the effort to reach his fans' ears early. Less than a month after teasing the lackluster "Let It Go" featuring Trevor Guthrie, the DJ/producer has given his fans something of more substance with his Sam Ashworth collaboration, "Hooked Again."
With how thoroughly commodified electronic music has become in recent years, it's great to stumble upon a track that cuts through the white noise and reminds you what this whole thing is about. Today, We Got This Covered is privileged to bring you a special kind of song debut. Denver-based DJ/producer Joman has offered up "Beneath a Neon Sky" as tribute to Digger Denny, a fixture of the Denver nightlife community who recently passed away.
Out of all the collaborations I could have expected to find myself writing about this weekend, Eric Prydz and Knife Party's Rob Swire seem like as unlikely a combination of names as any. Stylistically speaking the two have little more in common than the fact that they both make electronic music, but have joined forces on "Breathe" nonetheless.
Lost Kings has just released a preview of their Katelyn Tarver collaboration, "You," through Spinnin' Records. As the youngest generation of electronic music fans get tired of jumping up and down and begin seeking out music that just makes them dance instead, it often feels like every permutation of deep, tropical and future house has been thoroughly mined - but this outfit's melodic sound continues to be one of a kind.
Ah, big room house, the hair metal of the electronic music world. Where would our esteemed musical movement be without the Steve Aokis, DVBBSes and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mikes of the music world putting out the same interchangeable pump-you-up anthems over the past several years? Still in the exact same place, apparently, because Bassjackers would still be doing it in their absence.
If you're anything like us, you've been counting down the days until Armin Van Buuren releases his sixth studio album, Embrace. Leading up to the big day, the A State of Trance founder has released a Cosmic Gate collaboration from the effort titled "Embargo" - and it appears to be something of a departure from the themes of the rest of its tracks.
When an artist like Jenaux puts out something unique, it excites us music writers - and when they go the extra mile and make our jobs easier by telling us what to call it, it's just the icing on the cake.
Bass music tastemaker and occasional provocateur Diplo has been on something of a releasing spree lately. Last week he released a MØ collaboration that failed to live up to what she delivered on Major Lazer and DJ Snake's "Lean On" - but this week's LIZ collaboration, "Set Me Free," has turned out to be somewhat more palatable.
Future house poster child Oliver Heldens has teamed up with trance/progressive house icon Tiësto on "Wombass," a track that features many unmistakeable hallmarks of the former artist and fe of the latter. Both artists have been playing the track out live for many months, but have only just released it by itself to the public.
