MUSIC RELEASES
REZZ Announces New Music Arriving Next Week
It’s been an empty first month of the year without the bone-rattling synths of Space Mom guiding the way. Luckily, dance music fans won’t have to wait much longer after REZZ announced that she will be dropping a new track next week. While the track’s title and specific release date have yet to be announced, it’s safe to assume it’s a must-listen if REZZ is behind the production. In August of last year, it was revealed that she was working on a new album, which means her first single of 2021 could theoretically be from the upcoming project. Check out her announcement below. Last year, REZZ added some major hits to her already impressive discography. She dropped two powerhouse collaborations, “Into The Abyss” with Zeds Dead and the jaw-drop...
Listen to Porter Robinson’s Long-Awaited Nurture Cut, “Look At The Sky”
At long last, Porter Robinson has finally dropped the curtain on “Look At The Sky,” one of his most anticipated track releases in recent memory. The song will appear on his upcoming sophomore album, Nurture. Robinson first offered fans a taste of “Look At The Sky” back in May 2020, when he debuted the soaring song during his stunning Secret Sky Music Festival set. The track contains all the jaw-dropping elements that make up a classic post-Worlds Porter Robinson release: aching vocals, bubbly synths, wholly original melodies, and euphoric sound design. Check out the single below. Robinson also announced that five random fans who pre-saved or pre-added the song will win an autographed “Look At The Sky” single vinyl today. In December 2020 P...
Excision and Sullivan King Drop Meteoric Collaboration “Unbound”
After a series of hilarious FaceTime teasers, Excision and Sullivan King are finally giving in to the wishes demands of headbangers all around the world. Released today on Excision’s bass utopia, Subsidia Records, “Unbound” is the duo’s third collaboration. Like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, listeners will experience both sides of the duo on their latest collaborative effort. The first half features a gentle opening allowing King’s vocals to take center stage. What follows is an uplifting melodic drop with driving synths and a bassline that keeps building upon itself. One can’t help but feel like the first half is leading to something big due to the nature of the production. This is realized in the second half of the song when they Excision and Sul...
Slushii and Dion Timmer Save the Day in Anime Music Video for “Test Me”
Back in 2019, two of bass music’s young stars, Slushii and Dion Timmer, teamed up to release a hi-tech dubstep single called “Test Me.” With sharpened bass cutting through pitched vocals, it quickly became a staple in many DJs’ sets around the world. Since then, the track has cemented itself as a fan-favorite and has even been added to the soundtrack of the dance music-heavy video game, Rocket League. Now, over a year later, the duo has released a new anime music video. In the video, you can see an animated version of the duo fighting robots to save a woman trapped in a sci-fi pod. In-sync with the beat of the song, each punch of the bassline corresponds to an explosion or attack from Slushii or Timmer as they plan their escape. With a luminous aesthetic throughout ...
Malaa Previews Huge Remix of Alison Wonderland and Valentino Khan’s “Anything”: Watch
A dream remix hath taken shape. It looks like Malaa is on the verge of releasing a huge rework of Alison Wonderland and Valentino Khan‘s hit November 2020 collaboration “Anything.” Alison Wonderland’s dreamy vocals meet Malaa’s sinister deep house vibes in this massive track, which of course has the groovy underpinnings of a Valentino Khan banger. Malaa took to social media to announce that he’s “wrapped up new music” and to share a preview of the unreleased remix in a video, wherein the masked house superstar vibes out to the song in his studio. When Wonderland responded with the “eyes” emoji and an ellipses, all hell broke loose in her tweet’s reply section. At the time of this article’...
W&W Remix One of the World’s First Memes, “Dragostea Din Tei”—AKA the “Numa Numa Song”
The year is 2004. All of our phones flipped, none of them connected to the Internet, and the term “social media” meant nothing to us. Rather than spending hours in bed scrolling through memes with our thumbs, we sat down at our computers and played flash games through an ultra-fast dial-up or hi-tech DSL connection. If any of this sounds familiar to you, then you must be familiar with one of the world’s oldest memes, the Numa Numa Dance. Viewed close to a billion times, for those unfamiliar, the meme was nothing more than a grainy webcam video of a man lip-syncing and dancing to the 2003 single “Dragostea Din Tei” by the Moldovan Eurodance trio, O-Zone. To the younger readers: Yes, this is seriously what the internet was like in the early 2000s. Be grateful fo...
Kaskade Continues Monstercat and Rocket League Hot Streak With New Single “Closer”
Continuing his innovative hot streak with Monstercat and the popular vehicular soccer game Rocket League, Kaskade has returned with his new single “Closer.” The third release to arise from the partnership after “Flip Reset” and “Solid Ground,” this new tune comes with a celebratory launch. Starting today, Rocket League is taking over Fortnite’s “Radio Yonder” live across airways in-game, with none other than Kaskade himself as its host. “Closer” employs a melodic house beat, spellbinding synths, and hypnotic vocals for a dark and dreamy feel. The song is dynamic, moving from a house-heavy intro into an alluring buildup, then into the drop with ease. “Working on ‘Closer’ felt like coming home for me,” Kaskade explained. “There’s a lot to be said for the comfort of warm chords, v...
UZ’s Quality Goods Records Shares Hard-Hitting “QGRC-005” Compilation
Starting off 2021 on an explosive note, UZ’s Quality Goods Records imprint has just dropped its 5th compilation installment, a 9-track showcase of the underground’s finest. Featuring forward-thinking productions by the likes of Abimanyu, Caracal, Match Point, MSFT, Runnit and more, the entire tracklist was been handpicked by UZ himself, who is still buzzing off the success of his third and final album Trinity, which came out in late 2020. Filled with mind-bending sound design, trippy melodies and glitchy effects, QGRC-005 is a wild ride from the get-go. Abimanyu and Caracal combine ethereal melodies with gritty bass in “lil chill” and “Odyssey” respectively, while anti., MSFT and bd hbt bring together psychedelic sound design and minimal arrangements on “world” and “tes...
Anjunabeats Showcases Upcoming Talent With “Rising – Volume 1” Compilation
Aimed with the objective of showcasing flourishing talent on their popular label, record company Anjunabeats has launched a new EP series titled Rising. The beloved brand, which was launched 20 years ago by label heads Above & Beyond, has cultivated the careers of many electronic music mainstays including Audien, Seven Lions, Jason Ross, Mat Zo, Andrew Bayer, and Ilan Bluestone. The EP will serve as a platform for emerging artists from around the world, broadening their audience and allowing fans to connect to new sounds. The first volume includes three tracks (alongside their extended mixes) from a trio of contrasting artists, each producing a distinct style of trance. Kicking off the series is “Home” by Declan James and Lycii̵...
Ben Böhmer and Tinlicker Craft Stirring Melodic House With “Run Away” on Anjunadeep
Two of Anjunadeep’s mainstay artists, Ben Böhmer and Tinlicker, have come together for a rousing melodic house track. On “Run Away,” soft keys resound momentarily before giving way to Felix Raphael’s yearning voice. Delicate vocals float above bright chords, swiftly culminating into the soul of the song. Here, Böhmer and Tinlicker’s worlds fuse. Crisp, powerful drums—signature of Tinlicker—and a drifting, emotive melody typical of Böhmer create a musing ambivalence that mirrors the theme of the song. Running away, breaking free of something, is liberating. Though the sting of holding on for too long often lingers past the point of no return. The lyrics highlight this theme, Felix Raphael’s tone underpins it, and the soundscape crafted by Böhmer and Tinlicker echoes it through the track. “R...
Wooli Releases Full Park ‘N Rave Set Featuring Unreleased Music
With in-person concerts on hold in most cities around the world, some promoters have opted to host drive-in shows. Earlier in the month, Wooli took the stage for one leg of Insomniac‘s Park ‘N Rave concert series. In addition to the in-person performance, the event was livestreamed so fans could watch from the safety of their homes. Luckily for those who may have missed the original broadcast, Wooli’s entire set has been uploaded to YouTube. Included in the recording is the unreleased melodic bass hybrid that he teased on New Year’s Day. While it was already known that AMIDY is featured on the track, Wooli tweeted that the ID is actually a collaboration with Seven Lions. This marks the second crossover between the two producers in the past month....
TroyBoi Previews Disco-Infused Single from Upcoming “V!BEZ Vol. 4” EP
Just days into 2021, TroyBoi announced that he would be releasing the next chapter in his V!BEZ EP series. Now, he’s revealed that the first single from the fourth volume will be arriving this week. The British trap heavyweight will re-imagine a disco classic for a track called “Bellz,” the introduction to his highly anticipated body of work. In the short teaser, you can hear samples from Anita Ward‘s iconic disco anthem “Ring My Bell.” Laced with vocals from the 1979 Grammy Award-winning single, the short teaser gives a small taste of TroyBoi’s modern-day rework. The nature of the preview featuring disco ball-clad dancers has led some to believe that there will be a music video attached to the release. While the video seems likely, it has no...
