Events | Making Good Decisions at Global Dance Festival
Posted by mimada on July 18, 2013
This weekend marks the 11th running of Global Dance Festival at Red Rocks, presented by Colorado’s own electronic pioneers, Triad Dragons. Now, this may come off a little strong, but Global is honestly the reason why I fell in love with electronic music in the first place. Not trying to sound like a total n00b to the electro game because quite frankly I was listening to Basement Jaxx, Ace of Base and Fatboy Slim’s “Sun Is Shining” before I could even read the lyrics so the point I’m actually trying to make here is that Global made me fall in love with the electronic music of our generation (I will NOT reference the E-word, ugh gag me). But the unique thing about Global isn’t the elaborate stage production, yoga circles or 12-hour long DJ sets but the fact that founders Ha Hau and Kostas Kouremenos have stayed true to their mission, and that is bringing in fresh talent and keeping up with the changing tides of the music industry. Not only that, it’s a beautiful amphitheater with natural yet incredible acoustics, with the nicest, most genuine, borderline eclectic crowd out there in the festival circuit. The fans, the producers, the shot callers, there all there for one thing, and that’s the music.
In fact, if there’s one thing you can take away from Global be it that you are presented with the opportunity of witnessing some of the most talented upcoming acts mere moments before their career takes off. Take a look at past lineups and you’ll see what I mean. Even looking at this year’s, you might roll your eyes and pout, But, ehh, where’s Deadmau5? No Armin? What about Porter? Well, you’re a few years too late for those guys, but hey, without further ado, I’m gonna clue you in on everyone you need to see this weekend and why. So when your friends show you some average Instagram photo taken from only the 1,000th row back at Sander van Doorn’s Tomorrowworld set, you can shit on them with your epic, close-up, well-filtered, brilliantly contrasted shot with the Denver Skyline in the background. You’re welcome.
Albums, Review | A Belated Discussion of Random Access Memories
Posted by Spice on May 31, 2013
By now, you’ve already listened to Daft Punk’s fourth album in full. You may have streamed it on iTunes, or downloaded the rip when it leaked (even though ain’t nobody got time for 192 kbps…), or perhaps you waited patiently and saved your first listen for the official, high quality, purchasable version. Your opinion of the album is probably already cemented.
But that won’t stop me from trying to change it.
House | Gentlemen Hall – Sail Into The Sun (Gazzo Remix)
Posted by Mach on April 18, 2013
This has to be one of Gazzo’s best tracks. He has been on a crazy roll over the past year, still with no signs of taking a breath. After catching a glimpse of Target’s Spring line commercial, Gazzo knew instantly he wanted to take on Gentlemen Hall’s “Sail Into The Sun.” A great original indeed but Gazzo evolved this chill tune into a dope House anthem. Festival season is an electronic music lovers favorite time of year and there is no better way to stay in the spirit than to blast this dance floor killer.
Free Download: Gentlemen Hall – Sail Into The Sun (Gazzo Remix)
Events | Magnetic Music Festival Atlanta, GA 4/20
Posted by Middy on April 9, 2013
As Atlanta slowly, but surely wades further into the river we call electronic dance music, more and more festivals have begun to surface. Liquified and Disco Donnie present the newest and one of the most innovative festivals to hit Atlanta yet, Magnetic Music Festival. Guests are invited to explore a full-on audiovisual sensory experience featuring state-of-the-art production, sound, video mapped stage designs, LEDs and lasers set against the exhilarating sounds of some of the finest DJs in electronic music today. Grab your tickets and get more info here.
Line Up (Notable Mentions) : – Kid Cudi – Zeds Dead – Flux Pavilion – Adventure Club – Cazzette – Markus Schulz – Dash Berlin – Flosstradomus – Third Party – Tommie Sunshine
Electronic | Ryan Paris – Frontier EP
Posted by Juicebox on April 2, 2013
Wondering what’s been missing in your life? Ponder no more, cause Ryan Paris is exactly what you’ve been missing. Capturing yet another young talented up and comer, our boys over at Prep School Recordings have teamed up with Ryan Paris for his 6 track EP entitled, “Frontier”. Think Moby & Nine Inch Nails with a younger influence and you’ve got Ryan Paris. Ryan Paris is a breathe of fresh air bringing a declining genre of electronic music back to life. You can preview and purchase the entire EP below.
Beatport: Frontier EP
Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Electronic | Koven – More Than You EP
Posted by Sev on March 3, 2013
Koven, formerly known as Coven, have just released their newest EP, which consists of one of the greatest releases of the year by far. After my first listen to the release I knew that this EP needed to be more than just a post about the release. So with a little bit of help we were able to ask the duo some questions about music and how it all started, which you can find by reading on below. Besides the two originals on the EP from Koven are two remixes; one from DC Breaks and the other from Roughmath, which are both amazing in their own manner. The title track, More Than You, is the perfect blend of emotion and heaviness into one power packed song. It isn’t an easy task to create such an emotional piece by an artist and also be able to incorporate their flavor of grime as well, but this duo showed us exactly how it needs to be done. Their second track No Blocks seems to be more along the lines of the neuro/glitchy style of dubstep that artist such as Koan Sound, or Reso create so often. Either way this EP contains some great tracks from all sides of the spectrum and is a must have. Don’t forget to click ‘Read On’ to check out our interview with Koven, and also a big thank you to Viper Recordings for helping make that happen.
Beatport: Koven – More Than You EP
iTunes: Koven – More Than You EP
Interview Below
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Featured, FYI | You, Me, and Avicii — The State of EDM in 2013
Posted by Spice on January 24, 2013
January 23, 2013. 12:13 p.m.
Up until five minutes ago I was having an utterly unremarkable day. In fact, had someone asked me about my day five minutes ago, I would have responded with something along the lines of, “well, you know, it’s really cold out.” Or, “I had soup for lunch.” In other words, up until five minutes ago, my day was filled with the mundane but generally inoffensive things that define the 9-to-5 hours.
But then the following tweet happened. And just like that, I became a bitter, angry person with a white-hot axe to grind against the world and everything in it:
Thank you so much for all the GREAT #aviciixyou basslines! Next up is the beat/rhythm! aviciixyou.com for more info! #networkedsociety
— Tim Bergling (@Avicii) January 23, 2013
Ugh.
For those of you who don’t follow the baby-faced Bieber of EDM, the man (boy? guy?) better known as Avicii recently launched a large scale initiative to crowdsource his next “hit single.” AVICII X YOU styles itself rather magnanimously as the first ever “global collaboration” in dance music, inviting You, The Aspiring Producer, to join forces with Tim Bergling in creating his next anthem.
Here’s how it works. You, The Aspiring Producer, dream up a melody and submit it to AVICIIXYOU.com. Then you wait on tenterhooks as everyone votes, but that’s all for show because in the end Avicii’s just going to pick his favorite. Then a bassline follows in the same manner, then percussion, then a break, and finally, on February 7th, “effects” (a truly vague delineation which I’m personally choosing to construe as more cowbell).
Thus, a song is born.