Earlier this week, the folks at Red Bull Music Academy invited electronic music legend (and forefather) Giorgio Moroder to stop by for an interview/lecture before what was billed as his first live DJ set at […]
Tag: electronica
“Special” is the second single from the collaboration between DJs and producers Airbird and Napolian, and the track is a club banger with stuttering drums, a pasted collage of oddly pitched vocal samples, which buzzes […]
Electronic music can trace it’s origin back to the Germany and Italy of the early 70s. And two of the genre’s earliest (and most beloved) champions were Kraftwerk and Giorio Moroder. In fact, their influence […]
Mixhell is a collaboration between Sepultura’s former drumer Iggor Cavalera and his DJ wife Laima Leyton. “Exit Wound” which features vocals from the Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Picot is the first single from the act’s much anticipated debut […]
The Brooklyn-based electronica artist, Alex Burkat’s work has been largely inspired by house, techno, hip hop, indie rock, classical and New York’s current (and very vital) music scene. His work has also been known to […]
Liars are by far one of the most uncompromising and willfully strangest acts in recent memory. Their last album, WIXIIW, which Mute Records released last year and was on this site’s Best of 2012 list continued the […]
Victoria Hesketh, who records and performs under the moniker of Little Boots, recently released her sophomore effort, Nocturnes to critical praise from the likes of Spin, Pitchfork and Cosmopolitan. “Broken Record,” the first single off the album is indicative […]
Swedish-Australian twins Miranda and Elektra Kilbey write and perform as Say Lou Lou, and with the release of “Julian,” the first single which will see a digital and 7” vinyl release throughDowntown Records on May 6th. The […]
Rome, Italy’s Egisto Sopor has been around the electronic dance music scene for quite awhile, releasing records as Polysick, through renowned EDM labels such as Planet Mu Records, Strange Life Records, audioMER, and now 100% Silk. […]
Los Angeles-based label, 100% Silk Records will be releasing Octo Octa’s newest effort, Between Two Selves on May 28th. “Please Don’t Leave” is the latest single from his new effort, and of course, you’ll immediately notice that […]
Chrissy Murderbot’s label, Loose Squares has developed a reputation for putting out forward thinking electronica/EDM, drum and bass and footwork – all of which will get you on the dance floor before you know it. […]
“Kulti” is the first single off Kairos: Chronos, the latest effort from French DJ, producer and electronica artist High Wolf, which Los Angeles-based label Not Not Fun will release on June 4th. Although the song employs […]
Landing at number 8 on this site’s Best of 2012 list, Boys Noize‘s Out of the Black was one of the more thrilling and interesting electronica/electronic dance music albums I had heard – although undeniably influenced by […]
Dog Blood is a collaboration between two EDM superstars Boys Noize and Skrillex, and as a duo their sound meshes together – it’s brash, towering and perfect for huge festivals. “Middle Finger” is their latest […]
Several years ago, while covering a show for New York Magazine’s Vulture Blog, I caught Shams open for Blondes DJs and Teengirl Fantasy. At the time, he was doing some loud, experimental electronica with filthy dirty […]