The fascinating origin story behind one of the world’s most beloved music festivals, Electric Forest, will soon be revealed. A forthcoming documentary titled A Million Shining Lights – 10 Years Of Electric Forest will recap some of the countless fan and artist experiences that have made this legendary, Rothbury-based electronic music fest the phenomenon it is today. The documentary’s trailer scratches the surface level details of how exactly one of EDM’S most highly regarded festival experiences came to find a home at the Double JJ Resort. The plot of land that organizers were pitched was spacious, but densely populated with trees and foliage, which was initially seen as a drawback to the viewing experience. However, Electric Forest proprietors saw the potential in ...
Grab your neckbrace—it’s almost time to enter the Thunderdome. Outside of Excision‘s world-class festivals, Lost Lands and Bass Canyon, are a number of ancillary events that amass a congregation of headbangers and bass music enthusiasts from all over the world. One of the most notable of these branded events is “The Thunderdome,” which brings some of the biggest artists in bass out to the West Coast for an intense two-day audiovisual experience. This afternoon Excision revealed who will be joining him at the electrifying show in Tacoma next year. Accompanying him and his jaw-dropping Evolution stage production are Liquid Stranger, 12th Planet, ATLiens, Dion Timmer, Riot Ten, Vampa, Blunts & Blondes, JEANIE, Kompany, Ray Volpe, and more. The event is spread out o...
Rising singer-songwriter Kaleena Zanders released her track “RELOAD” last year, recounting her personal experiences with police brutality. The single and music video provided a powerful metaphorical message of hope and “reloading” on love (instead of bullets). In celebration of PRIDE and Black Music Month, the Los Angeles-based artist has dropped her RELOAD [Reloaded] remix EP, featuring fellow POC producers Lee Wilson, R3LL, 12th Planet, Vindata, and KOIL. As icing on the cake, all first-year artist streaming royalties will be donated equally between the National Bailout Fund and Diversify The Stage, LLC. This diverse remix package spotlights a range of different genres, each brilliantly capturing their own style. Kicking things off is Lee Wilson’s groovy disco house mix, follow...
The lineup for Excision‘s bass music family reunion has arrived, and in typical X fashion, it’s stacked. EDM’s de facto dubstep dad has tapped a bevy of the genre’s most popular artists for Reunion, which is scheduled for July 16th and 17th at Legend Valley, the home of Lost Lands. Set to appear at the event are Subtronics, SVDDEN DEATH, Sullivan King, Lucii, LEVEL UP, Dion Timmer, and a can’t-miss B2B DJ set from 12th Planet and Wooli, among others. Check out the full lineup for the two-day event below. Flyer for Excision’s inaugural Reunion event in Ohio. Excision (via Twitter) Unlike Lost Lands, Reunion will not be a camping festival. However, there will be shuttles to and from Columbus hotels and free day parking for attendees traveling in ...
A bevy of the brightest artists in bass music have been announced as performers at Singularity, an upcoming socially distanced “pod experience” in Utah. The lineup for the music event, which will go down in Grantsville’s Utah Motorsports Campus facility, features 12th Planet, NGHTMRE, WHIPPED CREAM, and Habstrakt, among many other major electronic music artists. The music festival will also feature a collaborative DJ set from JOYRYDE and Ghastly, whose performance is billed as GHOST RYDR. Singularity is scheduled for April 30th to May 2nd, 2021. In a Facebook post announcing the three-day event, organizers said that it will be socially distanced and that it “follows all current local and state health guidelines.” The festival’s website also notes that ma...
Last Valentine’s Day, Liquid Stranger impressed fans with his masterfully-crafted six-track EP, ASCENSION, diverting from his recognized freeform bass prowess and venturing into dubstep territories. Featuring collaborations with artists such as LUZCID, Hydraulix, and LSDREAM, ASCENSION was the last release from the esteemed Wakaan tastemaker. Celebrating one year since the release of ASCENSION, the Swedish bass powerhouse is returning with a collection of stellar remixes of the lead track, “Psychonaut.” Recruiting fiery bass maestros such as 12th Planet, Astrolizard, Blanke, Kischvn, LICK, Mersiv, and original ASCENSION collaborators, Hydraulix and LUZCID, Psychonaut (Remixes) will be released on February 12th. 12th Planet leads this legendary roster with h...