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Genre: Electro House, Mashup
Category: Album Review, Interview
Download the Basic Physics full-length album [Interview + MP3]
In advance of his first full-length effort I interviewed Alex Syse, aka Basic Physics, so that you guys might get a taste of the man behind some of 2011′s biggest and baddest blogosphere bootlegs. That’s often a dirty word – bootleg – in this industry. It usually connotes a lack of originality, and almost invariably [...]
Genre: Nu-Disco
Category: Show Preview
Coleco and Cal to play Riva, Toronto, this Friday [Show Preview]
ColeCo have been racking up the accolades in the last several months, taking care of all live programming for The Weeknd’s upcoming tour as well as remixing for them, Torro Torro, Bedouin Soundclash, and Young Empires. They’ve supported The Magician, Com Truise, Fake Blood, and they played CMJ in NYC at the end of 2011. [...]
Genre: House
Category: Audio, Featured Artist
Bag Raiders Unleash The Snake
There has been some talk as to why their track “Snake Charmer” was a lot more bumpin’ than usual.
Today they revealed that the real snake charmer was indeed Cassian!
Genre: Dubstep, Electro House, Hip Hop
Category: Featured Artist
Has Crizzly captured the future sound of Dubstep?
Crizzly, one of the most notable new guys of 2011 hits us with a new mixtape dubbed (ha ha ha “dub”) Crunkstep. His mastery of bass is impressive, and his crossover style raises the question “where will (the sound of) dubstep go?” He demonstrates a keen sense of rhythm in his remix of Aj Hernz’s [...]
Genre: Downtempo and Chill House, Electronic, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
Category: Audio, Featured Artist, Music Videos, News, Video
Virtual Boy – Let Go [MP3]
Yesterday, Alpha Pup Records dropped the second single from the debut album of intriguing electronic duo Virtual Boy. I can’t say that I’ve heard any buzz surrounding the album or Virtual Boy for that matter, so, I’ve taken it upon myself to put this “buzzwagon” in motion. “Let Go” opens with a vocoder that is curiously reminiscent of [...]
Genre: Deep House, House, Nu-Disco
Category: Audio, Featured Artist
Jonas Rathman: Tobago Spotlight
Some of the tail end releases in 2011 gave a fresh light to what 2012 was going to bring us. On December 12th, disco viking Jonas Rathsman released his first tropical-sounding release on French Express. Having made an impression with his first release “Love Is My Middle Name” on the French Express Vol. 2 compilation, they snapped him up for another deal. His retro disco-style certainly fits the bill.
Genre: Dubstep, Electro House, Mashup
Category: Album Review, Audio
Why is everyone calling this artist the Pretty Lights contender?
An awesome new artist has crashed on the electronic scene. Going by the name…
Genre: Electronic
Category: Audio, Featured Artist
Anonymous Canadian producer Zetto reveals free-music project [interview + MP3s]
Zetto just flew into my lap not too long ago and it was for a good reason! Having little knowledge on the background of who Zetto is or where he came from makes it all the more exciting. Take a deep breathe and dive in friends! No turning back, no regrets… Support Zetto on [...]
Genre: Electronic
Category: Features, Music Commentary
The emergent genre you’ll hear at 2012 festivals, and the spectre of Studio 54
Every year, between October and December, major studios like to release their Oscar contenders… It’s a time of year where releases are characterized by serious writing, director-driven filmmaking, and demanding acting. Every year, around January, I think we’ve all noticed the trend that major producers like to release their festival anthems — those samey, major [...]
Genre: Dubstep, Electro House, Moombahton
Category: Features, Show Review
If It Bleeds It Leads — Knife Party at Ministry of Sound [Show Review + Photos]
Knife Party – Fire Hive.mp3 School, family, work, friends, hobbies, health, happiness, clean living… These are just a few of the many things that rank below Knife Party on my list of lifetime priorities. So, when they showed up at Ministry of Sound, I figured there was no way I wouldn’t see them. And lo, [...]
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