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SG Lewis Announces Sophomore Album, Celebrates With New Double Single
Big updates from SG Lewis, who this week announced the name and release date of a forthcoming double album: AudioLust & HigherLove. To celebrate, the Brit has also released a double A-side single with two of the project’s tracks. When paired together, they provide an uncanny tease of the album’s overall concepts: lust, love and the gray areas—or dance floors—between. First up is “Vibe Like This” (with Lucky Daye and Ty Dolla $ign), a pop slow-burner that could pass off readily as an unreleased cut off Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2. Toes will tap and heads will nod as this song elevates from a twinkling piano melody into a potent blend of vocal charisma. “Been around the world, I did / Never felt a vibe like this,” Daye and Dolla $ign croon o...
CamelPhat and Mathame Blend Progressive House and Techno In New Collab, “Believe”
A sunrise seen from space is what welcomes us into the new lyric video from CamelPhat and Mathame, for their melodic house collaboration, “Believe.” Out July 15th via Astralwerks, the single also pulls in elements of progressive house with a sci-fi twist—and the sonic journey is truly out of this world. As the video continues, spaceship imagery and glowing, alien-like mirrors appear, set to an otherworldly soundscape of echoing vocals and orchestral underlying tones. Cinematically, the pressure continues to build, until it releases with a fluttering techno beat and kinetic four-on-the-floor bass line. “After years of exchanging ideas, something unique clicked and led us in what we developed with ‘Believe,'” Mathame expounded on social media. The It...
Listen to Martin Garrix, DallasK and Sasha Alex Sloan’s Long-Awaited Collab, “Loop”
At long last, Martin Garrix and DallasK have unveiled “Loop,” a fan-favorite track released today by way of Astralwerks. Fans found themselves ironically stuck in a loop as Garrix played out the record live throughout 2022. But he remained tight-lipped when it came to “Loop,” the hype of which hit its boiling point at the Dutch EDM superstar’s momentous Ultra 2022 performance. “Loop” was left off Sentio, Garrix’s electrifying debut club album, presumably due to its dance-pop direction. But that doesn’t make it any less striking. The emotive track features acclaimed singer-songwriter Sasha Alex Sloan, whose haunting vocal performance artfully explores the struggle to break free from the shackles of a pernicious relationship. Wa...
SG Lewis’ New Double-Single Was Inspired By Daft Punk’s “Discovery”: Listen
Disco darling SG Lewis has returned with the music industry’s equivalent of a double feature: a banging double A-side single. Marking his debut on dance music industry heavyweight Astralwerks, “Missing You” and “Something About Your Love” are out now. According to Lewis, the two tracks are an ode to 70s and 80s club music, evolving the disco themes of his debut album, times, into the next era of dancefloor movers and shakers. The resulting effect is comforting and nostalgic yet stirringly emphatic, composed of gilded synthwave melodies and glistening sound design. And by acting as each others’ tonal foils, they together capture the ethos of a modern Molly Ringwald, dancing the end of a movie away under a disco ball at prom. Then there are the ...
Dillon Francis, ILLENIUM and EVAN GIIA Team Up for Stunning Single, “Don’t Let Me Let Go”: Listen
A trifecta of dance music dynamos have joined forces for a new single, which has been over two years in the making. Dillon Francis has tapped ILLENIUM and EVAN GIIA for “Don’t Let Me Let Go,” the first taste of his hotly anticipated This Mixtape Is Fire TOO record. The track features a stentorian vocal performance from GIIA, whose pensive lyricism candidly explores the struggles associated with keeping the flame of a deteriorating relationship alight. Soaring future bass production courtesy of Francis and ILLENIUM soundtrack her soliloquies about coping mechanisms—like lonely wine nights—in a captivating cry for help. “Don’t Let Me Let Go” arrives by way of Astralwerks, who was named Best Record Label in EDM.com‘s “Best of 2021: Industry...
Live Nation Electronic Asia’s Label & Management Group Partners With Astralwerks, Capitol Records
Live Nation Electronic Asia (LNEA), Live Nation’s Asian electronic dance music division, has entered into a multi-year global licensing and distribution agreement for its recently launched Fabled Records label. The partnership with leading dance label Astralwerks and Capitol Records China is focused on supporting emerging Chinese electronic music and artists. Per the terms of this partnership, Astralwerks and Capitol Records China will work together on the global release and distribution of Fabled Records artists and projects, with such projects receiving access to Universal Music Group’s international divisions, with global marketing support in China helmed by Capitol Records China and Astralwerks in the rest of the world. UMG launched Astralwerks Asia in 2019 and Capitol Records China ea...
Alison Wonderland Announces Tracklist, Release Date of Third Album, “Loner”
Fans of Alison Wonderland can officially pencil in the date of her long-awaited third album. Loner, her first full-length record since 2018’s fan-favorite Awake, will hit streaming platforms on May 6th, 2022. Along with the announcement came a brand new single from the album called “New Day,” which arrived alongside an Old West-inspired music video. Loner is the result of a transcendent shift in perspective, according to the Australian electronic music polymath, who called her new album “a rebirth” in a press release shared with EDM.com. “My life was going a certain way before something pulled everything out from under me,” recalled Wonderland. “It left me entirely alone, and it all happened around the same time as COVID. I felt like...
Bob Moses Release New Single, Announce Third Studio Album, “The Silence In Between”
Vancouver-bred, Los Angeles-based duo Bob Moses have been on a furious pace over the past two years. From releasing their album Desire to filming a live album on top of the Topanga Hills in Southern California, they have proven time and again there is no limit to what they can achieve. The esteemed duo have now released their first single of 2022, “Love Brand New.” Bob Moses also filmed a music video in Toronto to accompany the new single, which Adrian Villagomez directed. In addition to this new set of releases, they’ve announced their third studio album, The Silence In Between, due out on Astralwerks on March 4th. Working with prolific songwriters Michel Zitron and John Martin, Bob Moses penned “Love Brand New” and delivered a hybrid of...
EDM.com’s Best of 2021: Industry Leaders
EDM.com proudly publishes four installments of annual year-end coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs. Oftentimes, end-of-year coverage offered by the music industry’s vast pool of publications is limited to its artists and performers. In order to honor the extraordinary work of the music community’s unsung people and brands, we’ve recognized 10 industry leaders whose contributions helped shape the future of dance music in 2021. EVENT ORGANIZER Zouk Group Zouk Nightclub. Zouk Group Las Vegas Las Vegas, one of EDM’s most competitive markets, saw a newcomer in Resorts World, who landed on the iconic Strip to the tune of $4.3 billion. The ambitious project was easily the biggest development on the block in over a decade. Handling the...
Alesso and Katy Perry Announce New Single and Music Video, “When I’m Gone”
Alesso‘s latest crossover hit is officially on the horizon, and it features one of the biggest artists in pop music. The Swedish DJ and hit-maker has teamed up with Katy Perry for a new single called “When I’m Gone,” which will hit streaming platforms globally on Wednesday, December 29th. An official music video will then drop on January 10th, 2022 in a worldwide premiere on ESPN during halftime of the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, according to a press release issued to announce the single. Artwork of Alesso and Katy Perry’s upcoming single, “When I’m Gone.” The famed “Firework” singer is no stranger to the electronic dance music scene, teaming up with Zedd back in February 2019 for “365” before ...
Listen to Vintage Culture’s Spin On Chris Lorenzo’s “California Dreamin'” Rework
Brazilian DJ and house music producer Vintage Culture has put his own unique spin on Chris Lorenzo’s “California Dreamin’” (with High Jinx). The original track, which samples The Mamas & The Papas’ 1965 hit of the same name, takes a tech house dive. Vintage Culture opted to amplify the shifting dynamics of Lorenzo’s version by building to exhilarating crescendos and bringing deep, dark effects to the infectious dance floor gem. Equally eerie and hypnotic, the dance music star’s spin, out now via Black Book Records and Astralwerks, amplifies Lorenzo’s direction by adding a sinister tech flair. Check out Vintage Culture’s remix below. “Chris Lorenzo’s new track ‘California Dreamin’’ is on fire!” Vintage Culture exulted in a p...
“A Drug From God”: Listen to Chris Lake and Grimes’ Hedonistic House Anthem
House music virtuoso Chris Lake has unveiled “A Drug From God,” a hotly anticipated collaboration with Grimes. “A Drug From God” is hedonistic in nature, blending Lake’s signature down-and-dirty basslines with the sumptuous art pop sound of Grimes. Thanks to her madcap refrain, the song is subversive enough to infuriate EDM’s narrow-minded detractors and anthemic enough to become a festival favorite. In other words, “A Drug From God” is an instant classic for fans of dance music. Out today via a joint release between Astralwerks and Lake’s Black Book Records, it’s one of the biggest house records of 2021 and a dark horse for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording. Check out the track below. The massive...
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