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EDM.com Playlist Picks: deadmau5, Green Velvet, Wenzday & More [6/17/22]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits XYZ – deadmau5 DON’T YOU WORRY- Black Eyed Peas, Shakira & David Guetta Wurk – Green Velvet, Mihalis Safras & Dajae Festival Hits 2022 Nowhere – Wenzday Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles One More Time (Curbi Remix) – Kiesza & Nytrix Moon Groove – Noizu Electronic Avenue Here Now (With Love, Alexa) – Party Favor Desire – MYRNE & Joy Alexis Remember – yetep & Josh rubin These tra...
Take a Trip to the “Walkerverse” With Alan Walker’s New Album
Welcome to the Walkerverse. Alan Walker has officially released the first installment of his forthcoming album, complete with three previously unreleased tracks. Released June 17th via Sony Music, Walkerverse Pt. 1 is a microcosm of Walker at his finest, blending melodic bass and future house with orchestral melodies and bright, euphoric synths. “Adventure Time” (with Philter) kicks it off with grandeur, welcoming listeners into Walker’s universe with a cinematic build and epic progressive house drop. Then there’s “Somebody Like U” (with frequent collaborator Au/Ra), a bright and airy fist-pumper that bridges the elegance of a ballad with the energy of slap house. In the song’s official music video, its ethos pairs perfectly with fo...
Party Favor’s Sophomore Album “RESET” Is a Window Into the Struggle of Overcoming Anxiety
With his sophomore album, Party Favor felt the need to take one step back in order to move two steps forward. Despite a successful career path thus far by all accounts—one that garnered the producer over half a billion streams in the process—Favor found himself feeling a desire to disrupt his own status quo. At its core, RESET achieves exactly that. While his bold new chapter is finally reaching the public’s ears, the album touches on some of the producer’s limiting beliefs, including tormented feelings of anxiousness and the existential pressure that comes with being an artist. The album starts with a splash of cold water on the barnstorming “With Regard to Your Speakers,” a tone-setting introduction that bellows with ominous growl synths. The opening act is rounde...
deadmau5 Returns with Stunning Progressive House Single, “XYZ”
With the release of his latest single, one of the most influential artists in electronic music remains red hot in 2022. Just days after announcing his groundbreaking digital banking partnership with Zytara, deadmau5 has released “XYZ” via his mau5trap imprint. Clocking in at just over nine minutes, “XYZ” is progressive house heaven. Powered by unrelenting, pounding percussion, the track finds deadmau5 masterfully incorporating haunting synths to cultivate an eerie yet inviting journey across an immaculate arrangement. It draws upon the nostalgia of his older music, but feels refreshing all at once. “XYZ” is the first single to be released from mau5trap’s forthcoming compilation, we are friends XI, which currently has no release ...
Flux Pavilion Continues 2022 Hot Streak With Dubstep Smash, “(Never Gonna) Be Alone”
After returning to his dubstep roots with April’s release of “Lore,” Flux Pavilion is once again embracing a nostalgic sound on his latest single, “(Never Gonna) Be Alone.” Those who have been craving the bone-rattling sonics of a signature Flux Pavilion record, look no further. “(Never Gonna) Be Alone” opens with a dreamy ambiance that is soon taken over by menacing bass and an intoxicating vocal sample. Electrifying synths become the focal point in the song’s wobbly drop, creating a through line between this release and its predecessor as fans patiently wait for .wav Pt 2. Last year, Pavilion opened a new chapter of his career with his scintillating sophomore album .wav, embracing a more nuanced sound at the intersection of electronica and ...
Drake’s Surprise Album, “Honestly, Nevermind,” Includes Music Produced By Black Coffee and GORDO: Listen
Even GORDO is surprised by the opening act of his new creative chapter. Is hasn’t even been a week since Diamanté Blackmon hung up his headphones as Carnage, laying his longtime moinker to rest with his final show in Australia on June 11th. While his initial retirement announcement several weeks earlier left some room for speculation as to what the DJ’s future would look like while continuing his career as GORDO, we now have our first revealing glimpse. In a surprise announcement yesterday, Drake revealed his seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind, just nine months after the release of Certified Lover Boy. Drizzy’s earth-shaking news was immediately followed by an equally intriguing reveal from GORDO, who produced six songs from the surprise a...
TSHA Confirms Release Date of Debut Album, Drops Stunning Lead Single: Listen
You heard it here first: TSHA’s debut album will be a game-changer. Luckily, fans of the London-based beatsmith won’t have to wait much longer. Capricorn Sun is officially due October 7th, 2022 and its lead single “Giving Up” (with Mafro) is out now. “Giving Up” offers a delectable taste of what’s to come, blending crystalline synths with brisk breakbeats and the ethereal vocals of Mafro. “I feel like that track is a manifestation of our frustrations at the time,” TSHA said of the single, which was written during lockdown, adding that it marks the “peak time” of the entire record. Delivering 12 tracks both new and old, the Ninja Tune album will also feature the voices of Clementine Douglas, NIMMO and Grammy-winning vocalist ...
Stavroz Releases Final Installment of Music Video Series Inspired By Orpheus
“What side of the in between place has the hero come to? Is this reflection a reality?” muses electronica quartet Stavroz on their latest music video, “Nobody Around.” Out June 15th, it is the third and final installment of a series soundtracked by their new album, Mindibu. Inspired by the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, the trio follows Orpheus as he travels through the world of Mindibu in search of his lost love. Its first chapter, “Wintergreen,” sees him wander the forest; “In Mindibu” transports him to an umbral underworld. Enchanting piano chords and sensual saxophone line finally welcome Orpheus back from the abyss in “Nobody Around,” where a deserted beach becomes the backdrop for an exhilarating...
BLVK JVCK and ASAP TyY Join Forces for Ferocious Dubstep Track, “BODY SH!T”
It seems BLVK JVCK will stop at nothing to amplify his signature “hoodstep” sound. A merciless blend of dubstep and hip-hop, hoodstep is one of the defining characteristics of the Class of 2021 star’s blue-ribbon career in electronic music. Having previously produced music for Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy and many other esteemed rappers as half of the decorated production duo The Runners, BLVK JVCK has an innate ability to incorporate hip-hop into festival bangers. The latest example is “BODY SH!T,” a relentless dubstep tune featuring gritty verses from ASAP TyY, a member of the famed A$AP Mob hip-hop collective. BLVK JVCK says the heavy-hitting single, which released under Zeds Dead’s Deadbeats banner, is emblematic of his patented genre....
DYMND Shines On First Release of 2022, “For U”
25-year-old Italian tastemaker DYMND has returned with a stunning new single, “For U.” DYMND’s latest track marks his fourth official release to date, having emerged into the electronic music space only two years ago. Following up on his scintillating trap cover of Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” he now continues to exert his seemingly effortless trap music sensibilities. The shimmering “For U” captures dreamlike sonics and entrancing vocals, which bring the hypnotic melodic trap tune to life. It’s clear that the budding producer opted to identify and immerse his listeners in ethereal soundscapes with haunting sonic flair. According to DYMND, the prevailing ideology behind the name is living with a sense of discovery and spirituality. On a symbolic level, a ...
Tetrix Bass, ROY KNOX and Ellen Louise Drop Anthemic Melodic Bass Single, “When I’m Gone”
A full seven years after he marked one of the label’s first releases, Tetrix Bass has finally made his anticipated return to NCS in collaboration with Israeli compatriot ROY KNOX and U.K.-based singer-songwriter Ellen Louise. With 10 years of experience, Tetrix Bass has cemented himself as one of Israel’s most acclaimed bass music producers with his versatile style and Middle Eastern sonic influences. The beatsmith has also performed alongside the likes of Borgore, The Chainsmokers, Virtual Riot, NGHTMRE and many more. ROY KNOX on the other hand has landed huge streaming hits with releases such as “About Me” alongside Koven and “Lost In Sound,” his very first release back in 2019. In just over three years, the melodic bass trailblazer...
Listen: Chase & Status’ Sixth Studio Album Is the Perfect Reintroduction to the Storied U.K. Duo
Chase & Status‘ sixth album, What Came Before, became the duo’s opportunity to reset the clock. The famed U.K. duo have been mainstays in the electronic music arena for over 15 years, and despite being experts in their craft, the duo approached their latest album cycle by looking back on well over a decade worth of accumulated knowledge amid the lows of the pandemic. Now on the other side of lockdowns, the duo have shown no hesitation towards embracing a shakeup of their creative process. Coming in the form of the hard-hitting single “When It Rains” featuring Congolese rapper BackRoad Gee, they showed the bite fans have come to know and expect while incorporating the stylistic embrace of hip-hop. Artwork of Chase & Status’ sixth studio album...
