House | Thomas Xavier Goes All Out On 3rd Single From EP ‘Make That Kitty Purr (Feat. Erika Love)’
Posted by VMan on August 14, 2021
Hot off the release of his 2nd single “Can’t Stop Me,” Thomas Xavier returns with “Make That Kitty Purr.” The single is his 3rd to date from the G-house based Pussy On A Pedestal EP. Since starting to release original music and go beyond live mixes, Thomas Xavier hasn’t had to self-release any of his music, getting signed to labels straight away on both EPs, the previous one being Go To Church EP via User Friendly and this one being signed to iamrecords.
It’s a strong, original sound that is causing demand to go up around this solo DJ/producer. He’s very precise to drop music that falls in certain barriers, but doesn’t narrow his viewpoint too thin where his music sounds repetitive.
“Make That Kitty Purr,” could be one of the top examples of this that he’s released to date. Featuring quirky samples and fun novelties, without sacrificing integrity or a feeling that the track is apart of a bigger picture.
The intelligence put into practice is paying off. Claude Von Stroke, Volac, and BIJOU have had him open for them; some serious heavy hitters in the industry. Just a few weeks back, he played Tempo Ultra Lounge alongside black a.m. and he’s now topped over 125,000 streams across a mere 5 releases. Thomas Xavier has 1 more track off of this EP before moving on to the next chapter of sonic gems. Most likely set to drop in September if the pattern continues, his dependability with good music and rational direction will serve him well.
Bass, House | longstoryshort Hits New High With ‘Never Come Close’ Single
Posted by VMan on August 13, 2021
The project only being 2 years old, it’s impressive to see what solo DJ/producer longstoryshort has been able to accomplish since his inception. Millions of streams, plenty of support from blogs, artists, and the like, he’s achieving success in all the proper corners of the music industry to earn the title of a fast-growing artist. Continuing the momentum even more so, he’s released “Never Come Close.”
From the very first moments, a plethora of production elements come raging forward to make up the one-of-a-kind energy that’s within here. Tech house gives the track it’s groove, atmospheric echo-induced vocals gshare an eased nature, and the build up and drops provide confident energy that makes the experience time-testing. Highly technical and well detailed, longstoryshort has a talent for handling big challenges with complex components in his music, the result being a well-cultured song with undeniable personality and catchiness.
It could be that he’s well-practiced, talented, or both, but longstoryshort has the ‘it’ factor that so many desire – being able to not stray too far out of what he’s primed fans to with his past releases, but not coming off repetitive or rudimentary. The man is balanced and keeps bringing the fire.
House | Wasback Releases Dark-Dance Cover Of Taylor Swift’s ‘Fences’
Posted by VMan on August 12, 2021
2021 has been a good year from Wasback. Singles like “Fences,” nailed the 1 million streams mark and signings to major labels like Warner Music Denmark have come his way. Now he’s back again with a cover of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space.” Within the single, gurgling basslines and tech-house drumwork set the stage for an exciting drops to come. Heavy deep house lays itself down suddenly as the vocal work acts a centerpiece of the song as a whole. The entire experience exudes energy and the basslines only increase in rhythmic nature as the mid-way point of the song begins to cross by.
At the age of 20 and Italian based, Wasback boasts serious potential for the future. One of his biggest tracks to date has been “Let It Go,” which gained the support of such names as Tiesto, Nicky Romero, Hardwell, and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. The track even reached number 3 on Beatport’s Big Room chart – no easy feat to accomplish.
With more tracks sure to come down the pipeline, “Blank Space,” holds it’s own and fits in well to the catalog of Wasback.
Chill, House | Sam Feldt And Lateshift Get The Party Started In ‘The Riddle’
Posted by VMan on July 31, 2021
Two outstanding talents have joined forces on the single, “The Riddle.” Sam Feldt and Lateshift are the names of focus on this one, putting together their multi-talented sensibilities on one track to create something that will stand the test of time. Colorful and friendly, “The Riddle,” is a track that will pull you out of a lull, instantly gripping with it chipper mood and positive vibes. Percussion that lands with a certain smoothness alongside a piano-house like vibe form the baseline of the vocal work. Lateshift leaves it all on the table with his toplines, helping equip, “The Riddle,” to have the ability to hook itself in deep and clearly make it known it’s here to be in your life for the long term.
Sam Feldt has had what seems to be a never ending flow of success in his life, “The Riddle,” being the next extension of the quality he’s able to regularly put out there. Feldt is a man of many hats, while doing the regular activities like putting out long-lasting hits, touring, and the like, he also runs his own charity, Heartfelt Foundation, which builds toward a more social and sustainable dance music industry. More recently, his involvement in entrepreneurial platform Fangage has led to receiving over 2.5 million dollars in it’s first round of investment.
“The Riddle” releases on Heartfeldt Records/Spinnin’ Records and is out on all major DSP’s.
Albums, Deep House, House | EQRIC Shares Impressive 3-Track EP “Dark Lies”
Posted by VMan on July 10, 2021
Without a doubt one of the most exciting dance acts to watch right now, EQRIC is experiencing the strongest year in his career to date in 2021. Having just hit 1,5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and being ranked among the Top 100 Canadian musicians, the young talent has seen his name on some of the platform’s most prestigious dance playlists, among them Mainstage, Dance Brandeu, Chillige Bässe and many more. He has also been featured on SLAM! Radio and numerous other radios around Europe, particularly in high rotation in Russia with his songs “Let Me Love You” and “Love You Like A Love Song,” which has also amassed 34k Shazams.
Marking one of his biggest releases to date, EQRIC has now just unveiled his brand new EP, coming to Nightblue Music & Deep Universe to share Dark Lies. Featuring infectious vocals from Britt Lari on two songs, and Joanna on “Can’t Handle My Love,” which was included in New Music Friday Russia, New Music Friday Ukraine, and Dance Brand New Russia, Dark Lies is the perfect showcase of EQRIC’s unmatched skills within the studio, seeing him bring together dark pop and deep house in a masterful way.
“‘Dark Lies’ encapsulates a meaningful stage in my life, sharing an original body of work using the artistic styles I’ve developed throughout my musical career. I worked closely with Britt Lari and Joanna to write this collection of original songs, and designed the album artwork myself, to create a unique and cohesive EP,” says EQRIC.
House, Pop | Kleak & Veebu Enlist Noa Angell For Pop-Leaning Anthem “Come & Go”
Posted by VMan on June 11, 2021
Italian talents Kleak & Veebu are undoubtedly a duo we’ll be hearing a lot more from very soon. With millions of streams under their catalog already and support from some of the scene’s biggest names, such as Lucas & Steve and Don Diablo, Kleak & Veebu are taking over dance music one uplifting track at a time, and their latest collaboration with Dutch-Indonesian singer-songwriter Noa Angell, titled “Come & Go,” is no exception.
Out via Frenquency Music, “Come & Go” is a fascinating ride through pop leaning verses and anthemic, summery drops. Noa Angell’s lively vocal performance meets Kleak & Veebu’s exciting instrumental in a stunning way, leading into drops that explode with the help of plucky basslines and infectious vocal chops.