Few electronic music artists behave with the kind of professionalism that Laidback Luke does. The Dutch progressive house superstar DJ/producer has arrived has more than just enviable career highlights to show for his 20+ years in the game - he exhibits an enlightened disposition uncommon to most contemporary entertainers.
As if A-Trak's April track, "Parallel Lines," wasn't already a strong enough release, he's uploaded a no-filler playlist of remixes of the track to his SoundCloud account. A remix series can often come across as a disingenuous marketing tactic to maximize a song's exposure, but MSTRKRFT, Chris Lorenzo, Bart B, Holl & Rush and BLU J have each delivered flips that bring something new to the table.
Melbourne bounce is already something of a shallow genre as it is, but I've spared it my verbal vitriol as it happens to be one of my guilty pleasures. Will Sparks has just released a track that I can't help but ridicule, however, for its disjointed stylistic synthesis.
Considering the then-unprecedented mainstream success of Darude's 2001 hit, "Sandstorm," he's been surprisingly absent from the electronic music landscape in recent years. He appears to have set out to change that in 2016, however, as he's fired off a couple of new releases - the more recent of which being his remix of Tritonal's "This Is Love."
If it comes as a surprise to anyone that a collaboration between Steve Aoki and DVBBS sounds nothing like either act's signature sound, they haven't been paying attention. The three artists recently debuted a track featuring 2 Chainz that sounds predictably far removed from anything they've put out individually in the past.
Over the past couple of years, Lane 8 has become one of the most renowned names in deep house. The American-born, Germany-based DJ/producer has reminded anyone who hasn't seen him perform recently why that is by uploading the Summer 2016 Mixtape to his SoundCloud account.
Launching your own Beats 1 show is becoming something of a "Look Ma I made it" milestone for artists spanning the electronic music spectrum. Recently, Martin Garrix debuted his new Beats 1 show, STMPD Radio, using the first episode as a platform to give exposure to Los Angeles-based artist Steve James.
If the buzz is any indicator, EDM is on its way out - but anyone who attended the 2016 edition of Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas last weekend would likely tell you otherwise. Insomniac Events organized a magnificent 20th anniversary celebration for its flagship festival, going to great lengths to ensure that those in attendance would look back on the landmark event with a special fondness.
When you’ve been working together as long as Samuel Frisch and Jean Paul and Alexander Makhlouf of Cash Cash have, the release of a new album makes for a momentous occasion indeed. After weathering the ebbs and flows of the ever-changing electronic music industry, the trio have finally released the culmination of their efforts this week in the form of Blood, Sweat & 3 Years.
Moby's been back on the mainstream radar since the release of Porcelain: A Memoir. By the looks of things he's planning on milking the opportunity for all it's worth, as he enlisted Oliver Heldens to remix his 1991 classic, "Go," under his HI-LO alias.
