• Halloween 2019 Part II: Graveyard Tracks

    Halloween 2019 Part II: Graveyard Tracks

    “Me & the Devil” – Soap and Skin There is no eerier number than Soap and Skin’s “Me & the Devil” with its constant strings and deep vocals. So, open the door and say “Hello Satan.” “October” – Feverkin The low humming voices of “October” combined with elegant strings and deep synth make for a haunting acoustic track that is [continued]

  • Essentials: “Bruises” – NGHTMRE & Grabbitz

    Essentials: “Bruises” – NGHTMRE & Grabbitz

    Ten seconds into “Bruises” by NGHTMRE & Grabbitz, listeners are entranced by evocative vocals before the track explodes into a vibrant dance number with pulsing beats and catchy rhythms to keep you dancing all night. In the bridge, the lyrics come into focus to reveal a very emotional core to the music.  “Bruises” is the [continued]

  • Halloween 2019 Part I: Ouroboros

    Halloween 2019 Part I: Ouroboros

    Is this the address?  After years of building your Instagram following, you’d finally received an invitation.  A message from Ouroboros was the most highly coveted status symbol among your influencer friends. When the Instagram message popped up in your inbox this morning, you gasped. You’d made it.  “11 Anguis Lane. Be there at 11 pm.”  [continued]

  • Midoca Is Blossoming As An Artist

    Midoca Is Blossoming As An Artist

    Singer and producer Midoca‘s new single “Dry The Rose” explores the growth found through love lost. On the release day of his mau5trap debut, we caught up with Midoca about the creation of “Dry The Rose,” as well as what to expect from him next. Your work crosses genre often. What’s your process for mixing [continued]

  • Essentials: Talk! EP – Duumu

    Essentials: Talk! EP – Duumu

    If you need something exciting to talk about, Duumu’s new EP Talk! Is available on Monstercat. In just five tracks, Duumu is able to convey a mastery of genre mixing and fluidity. Sitting somewhere between jazz and rock with a healthy dose of creative synth, Talk! is worth listening to.   The opening track “Blinded” quickly [continued]

  • Screen Sounds: An Interview With Pretty Much It

    Screen Sounds: An Interview With Pretty Much It

    Pretty Much It is a YouTube channel known for their hysterical movie and TV show commentary tracks. Based off their wildly popular commentary tracks for the first two seasons of 13 Reasons Why, Eric Striffler and Jacob Shao of Pretty Much It recently wrapped their 13 Cities Why tour, where they watched the third season [continued]

  • APOCALIPSIS Releases Benefit Compilation Supporting Immigrant Rights

    APOCALIPSIS Releases Benefit Compilation Supporting Immigrant Rights

    Ecuadorian-Lithuanian DJ Riobamba‘s Brooklyn-based label APOCALIPSIS released their charity compilation Sin Fronteras, with 100% of proceeds from the album going to RAICES, Immigrant Defense Project, and Detention Watch Network. The label’s compilation “unapologetically affirms the rights and dignity of immigrant communities, and stands in solidarity with efforts to abolish an oppressive legal and immigration system.” [continued]

  • Essentials: Eyes Of The Jaguar (Remixed) – Bósa

    Essentials: Eyes Of The Jaguar (Remixed) – Bósa

    LA house duo Bósa’s Eyes of the Jaguar EP gets the remix treatment from nine different producers. In Eyes of the Jaguar (Remixed), Bósa’s global music influences are celebrated and enhanced by remixes from The Invisible People, Drezza, Tygereyes, Faucon, Fadi, Sashuna, Doldrum Dubs, Date Modified Tomorrow, and Zodiak Iller. Instruments such as Turkish Oud, [continued]

  • S-Type’s Beat EP Reinvigorates Trap Music

    S-Type’s Beat EP Reinvigorates Trap Music

    2012 was arguably the most exciting time in this decade for dance music. With a style that dramatically turned away from the barrage of big room and blog house that dominated the late 2000s, a new crop of EDM superstars began to emerge. Baauer, TNGHT, RL Grime, Rustie, Flosstradamus, Sinjin Hawke, and Lunice were becoming [continued]

  • Premiere: “Milagro” – The Lagoons

    Premiere: “Milagro” – The Lagoons

    If you’re down about the end of summer, have I got the track for you: “Milagro,” by The Lagoons. There is no lead-up—from the very first second, this is summertime happiness wrapped up in a single track.  With mambo-esque beats and an early saxophone to lurk in listeners, the track boasts Latin and house music [continued]