Over the past couple years, Swedish progressive house duo Galantis have made a considerable mark on the EDM world. “Runaway” and “You” will likely be etched into the collective memory of anyone who attended a music festival during 2014, and their surrealistic seafox trademarks match the enchanted melodies prevalent in their music. However, when the time finally arose for them to release a debut album, we expected that they might have pushed their creative limits a little further.
Few names have carried as much weight as Disclosure over the course of the recent house music resurgence, and so far 2015 has proven to be just as big of a year for the Surrey, England duo. After bringing their "Wild Life" event concept to Light Nightclub in Las Vegas and firing off a couple new tracks in the past month, the two brothers have finally unveiled album art for their upcoming effort, Caracal, along with a release date.
Well, after the most recent development from the Electric Zoo camp, we can definitely tell you where we would spend most of our time at the festival. The New York City festival has unveiled its newest draw in the form of the Awakenings stage. Curated by organizers of the Amsterdam gathering of its namesake, the stage will feature sets by the likes of Adam Beyer, Get Real, Claude VonStroke and The Martinez Brothers, appealing to the discerning palates of proper house and techno enthusiasts.
It's hard to think of a time at which the dance music gods haven't been smiling upon progressive house icon deadmau5, but that doesn't mean that his recent releases haven't been wowing us. With the momentum the DJ/producer's been building in recent months, it's no surprise that his new stage show would be one for the books, and what he brought with him to The Governors Ball in New York City delivered and then some.
Martin Garrix has not been shy about his dream collaboration with pop sensation Lana Del Rey, and maybe if he brings it up enough times it'll eventually happen. The young producer has kept busy reinventing his post-"Animals" sound as of late, and teaming up with an artist of Del Rey's caliber would undoubtedly help him accomplish that.
It's about that time of year again when the Tomorrowland updates just won't stop. Following the announcement of several new stages leading up to a monumental main stage lineup, the Boom, Belgium festival's organizers show no indication of hitting a shortage of new information to stoke the public's interest. However, the most recent of these updates affects completely different demographics than the others - as it appears as though a Tomorrowland India and Tomorrowland Mexico might be in the works.
It's pretty easy to get behind anything that Flume does, but the latest tracks he's debuted might even have loyal fans a little torn. The Australian downtempo prodigy recently performed at Governor's Ball in New York City, and debuted two new IDs in the process - but while the tracks show off his impressive range as a producer, he may have confused some of his listeners as well.
There are two kinds of people in the world: People who are going to Electric Daisy Carnival, and people who are everything that’s wrong with the world. No, not really, we’re just kidding… Kind of. Because if you’ve been going to these events, it honestly does sort of feel that way. No matter how emotionally bankrupt the electronic music scene has become over the years, you know how you felt the first time you danced under the electric sky - and you keep coming back year after year in hopes that you’ll feel a little of that same magic, even though times have changed so much.
With the festival circuit now in full swing, May turned out to be a veritable mother lode of quality tracks from every shade of the dance music spectrum. This is the time of year at which every artist's management gives them the okay to finally drop whatever gems they've been sitting on to the public - and for good reason, as all it can take for a song to become a summer anthem is the right DJ playing it in front of the right crowd.
While it's definitely good to know where your strengths and weaknesses lie, a recent confession from Martin Garrix demonstrates a little more self-awareness than we honestly expected from the young DJ/producer. We certainly haven't kept quiet about our observations that the festival house megastar likes the sound of his own voice while onstage, but a recent interview reveals that that could depend on how he uses it.
