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NYC Duo Content Blocks Shares Debut Single 'IMDS'
by Michael Major - November 14, 2023 Emerging from New York City's subterranean trenches, Content Blocks explore the acoustical infrastructure of their environs through reflective soundscapes and post-club iterations. The duo, consisting of Ian Campbell and Matthew Hord, have collaborated and participated together for years in musical ...
Auragraph Shares 'New Standard' Acid-Dipped Synthwave Track 'Heatwave'
by Michael Major - September 26, 2023 Peppered with slap bass, Madchester whistles, filtered acid, gated snares, baggy cowbell, and sample pack classics— record scratches, orchestral stabs, the “Yeah! Woo!” from Lynn Collins “Think (About It)”, the album from progressive vaporwave producer (and Stranger Things engineer and composer) Car...
Mixtress & Pete Cannon Release 'Blinded by the Lights 23'
by Michael Major - September 01, 2023 As epic in its synth work as it is in jungle breaks, earth-shattering basslines and unruly drops, ‘Blinded By The Lights 23’ holds its own as a stand-alone Mixtress & Pete Cannon original, embracing the hazy atmosphere of Skinner’s emotive sonics and raising them tenfold. Worked in too are warped sa...
Maude Vôs and Marie Nyx Share 'In The Club Out' EP
by Michael Major - June 30, 2023 Maude Vôs and Marie Nyx of the Los Angeles based queer electronic label Delusional Records have released the In The Club Out EP. Featuring both their original mix as well as takes on the track from LGBTQIA+ artists across the USA, it aims to highlight the variety and tradition of queer dance music i...
Maude Vôs And Marie Nyx Tap Baby Weight & Leonce For 'In The Club Out' Remixes
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023 Maude Vôs and Marie Nyx of the Los Angeles based queer electronic label Delusional Records have shared a pair of remixes of their track “In The Club Out,” courtesy of D.C.’s Baby Weight and Atlanta’s Leonce....
Body Of Light Announce New Album 'Bitter Reflection'
by Michael Major - March 14, 2023 Working with Telefon Tel Aviv co-founder Josh Eustis in Los Angeles, Body Of Light incorporated an expanded array of live instrumentation – piano, bass, saxophone, acoustic guitar – in addition to vintage Akai samplers, Moogs, and archaic hardware to Bitter Reflection, giving the albm an eclectic, u...
Dukwa Shares New Single 'Prune'
by Michael Major - November 16, 2022 Following recent releases from Mogwaa, Hiver, Brain de Palma, Peggy Gou and her coveted I Go remix package with Soulwax, DJ Koze and Maurice Fulton, Matter of Time is a stellar Gudu debut for Dukwa, promising four prime-time club workouts that are as powerful as they are tender....
The Naya Rockers Announces the Re-Master of Their Hit Album
by Michael Major - October 06, 2022 The Naya Rockers are back with a remaster of their much-loved 2014 studio album, Naya Sound System. It features plenty of good vibes, irresistible riddims, and star collaborations across its nine tracks. Naya Sound System will be available everywhere you stream music. Pre-save the upcoming album now...
Nicki Minaj's Queen Radio Officially Returns August 11 on Amp
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022 Hip-hop legend and multi-platinum artist Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio will make its official return on Amp, the new live radio app from Amazon. Fans will be able to listen to Nicki live through the app, and call in for a chance to ask Nicki questions and interact with her directly. Full Queen Radio epi...
Garrett Kato Announces New Album 'Small Town Rituals'
by Michael Major - May 06, 2022 Singer, songwriter, and platinum-award-winning producer Garrett Kato announces the delivery of his new sonically striking indie-folk album, Small Town Rituals, via Nettwerk. Written and self-produced at his home studio, most of the album was mixed on hardware, giving the songs a more immediate and i...
Billy Yfantis Releases 'The Nebula Voyager' Album
by Michael Major - April 05, 2022 The album features 19 instrumental tracks including “City Lights” which was performed at the online edition of the Mrož festival 2020 and a 2021 remix of the previously released track “The Mysterious Trip.” The atmosphere of the album was created by using the Sound Design recording technique through...
Michael Beharie Releases New Single 'For Days'
by Michael Major - April 04, 2022 Michael Beharie’s PROMISE is a song cycle of careful hues and dynamic restraint. Breathy flutes, quiet string plucks, and hazy choral atmospheres paint gradients between folk rock, hyper-romantic classical composition, and equatorial dance styles. What coheres is personal and imaginative, moving emo...
Art-Pop Artist Selci Releases Her Debut Album 'Fallen Woman I'
by Michael Major - March 04, 2022 Calgary-based art-pop artist Selci released her debut full-length album, Fallen Woman I today, the first in a two-part album series this year. Fallen Woman I is an electronic patchwork that blends ambient electronica with 90’s house and trip hop. The stylized arrangements are augmented with vintage ...
Ross From Friends Shares 'Love Divide' Single from Upcoming LP 'Tread'
by Michael Major - September 29, 2021 “Love Divide” bears all the hallmarks of a future Ross From Friends classic: brilliantly refracting and subverting big room euphoria and remodeling it in his singular production style. The result is a sleek but funky four-to-the-floor bullet, already a fan favorite....
Frore & Shane Morris Release HORIZON
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 17, 2021 Horizon blends organic and electronic sounds: ambient synthesizers meet tribal percussion, and instruments such as Navajo flute, fujara and Aztec death whistle. Frosty dark electronica with organic tribal drone vibrations, for those who love mystery, exploring inner space, savoring world music flavo...
Ross From Friends Announces New Album 'Tread'
by TV News Desk - August 25, 2021 Lead single “The Daisy” exemplifies the spirit of the album. A bewitching club track that skips out of the speakers, the peppy 2-step drums cozying up to swollen pads that tug on your heart strings....
Silicon Valley's Jacktrip Labs Forms Partnership With World's Largest Music Publisher Hal Leonard
by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2021 JackTrip Labs, the Silicon Valley-based remote music making platform, announced it has formed a partnership with Hal Leonard, the world's largest print music publisher and leader in digital music technology. Hal Leonard will serve as the exclusive distributor in the United States and Canada for Jack...
David Castellani Delivers Debut 'Alpha Gamma' EP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 30, 2021 Formerly producing under an alias and as part of a duo, Italy born David Castellani steps out solo with the launch of his Noetic imprint and the first instalment of a series of EPs due for release on the label....
Beatport Launches Revolutionary Web App to Transform the DJ Experience
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 03, 2021 BEATPORT DJ is the company’s first web-based DJ product. The web app is bundled with all LINK subscription tiers to create an environment in which DJs can instantly browse millions of tracks....
Alborosie Launches 'Alborosie Dub Station'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 10, 2021 Reggae star Alborosie creates a Dub plug-in allowing creators an authentic dub sound reminiscent of the sound created in the early era of Dub. ...
Thad Cockrell's 'Swingin'' Hits #1 on iTunes
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 02, 2021 Nashville’s Thad Cockrell had the biggest week of his two decade career last week following his viral appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and TODAY....
Ron Gallo Shares 'White Christmas' Cover
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 30, 2020 Trying to box Ron Gallo up is like trying to clutch water in your hands. He doesn’t think you fit in a box either. On a lifelong chase of himself, and a 3-year long tour, he found it frustrating at times too....
Beatport Partners With When The Music Stops and Silentmode for a 24+ Hour Virtual Music Festival
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 04, 2020 Beatport, the world’s number one destination for electronic music and DJ culture....
Audible Reality Announces First Ever Partnership With 3-In-1 Audio Device BUOQ
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 19, 2020 Audible Reality, the groundbreaking audio app and 3D audio technology experts, have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with BUOQ, the makers of high definition, over-the-ear headphones that instantly switch to wearable loudspeakers. ...
FESTIVAL X 2020 Has Been Canceled
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 11, 2020 After an incredible first year, Hardware, Onelove, and Live Nation regret to inform you that this year’s Festival X will not be going ahead.... |