It's been several months since we've heard a new track from Dirty South. The Serbian DJ/producer wowed us with his remix of Zedd's "Beautiful Now" back in June and received high praise for his four-hour set at the Avalon Hollywood a month later, but this is the first big track we've heard from him since last year.
I don't know why I still get surprised whenever Martin Garrix does something to remind me that he's a living, breathing caricature of EDM excess. Perhaps I held out too much hope that after "Animals" garnered him such mixed press the young Dutchman's musical identity crisis would result in a more sincere approach to his craft. While his recent split with Spinnin' Records suggested that he might finally be ready for such a leap, his latest sponsorship deal proves him just as gimmicky as ever.
The best remixes are the ones that put an entirely unique spin on the original track that they're sourcing while pulling off something listenable. Jenaux has accomplished as much and more with his remix of Tritonal's "GAMMA GAMMA," which stood out among the other productions in the track's recent remix series.
Oliver Heldens continues his esteemed HI-LO project with a remix of a '90s classic sure to appease bass house fans while undoubtedly angering a few purists in the process. He's put German artist Da Hool's 1997 hit "Meet Her at the Love Parade" (a reference to the now-defunct German festival Love Parade) through the HI-LO machine, updating the track for modern audiences.
Bass music icon Diplo has taken to Twitter to reveal a series of performances at Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. He and Skrillex teamed up at last year's edition of the festival to debut their Jack Ü project, and will join forces on the playa again next weekend - in addition to performances by Diplo's Major Lazer project as well as a solo set of "deep dub and reggae" at the Robot Heart sound car.
The Internet appears to have broken over "What Do You Mean," a brand-new Justin Bieber track with undeniable tropical house influence. The song hit the airwaves following news that Bieber would be releasing an album largely produced by Skrillex, who worked with him previously on Jack Ü's "Where Are Ü Now" - which made for confusion throughout the EDM blogosphere as Skrillex did not turn out to be responsible for this latest release.
In the wake of the untimely deaths of festival attendees Tracy Nguyen and Katie Dix last month, the Los Angeles County supervisors have imposed a series of new guidelines around promotional company HARD's upcoming events.
Cream intends to keep the party going well after Creamfields is over, if their upcoming events are any indication. Almost four weeks after the festival winds down, the storied UK dance music brand will bring Belgian big room duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike to the 02 Academy Brixton.
If Creamfields isn't in your future but you're in the area and want to catch some proper house music, never fear. Don't get us wrong, there are plenty of reasons to hit the festival itself, but Cream has made sure to supply the surrounding area with other options as well.
