No Mana‘s dream to keep electro house alive has reached its culmination with his new 19-track Electromag compilation, released via deadmau5’s mau5trap imprint. Electromag, which started as a joke, has now blossomed into a full-blown project determined to reignite the flame electro house flame. “I gathered a bunch of friends and idols to forge a hammer that beats a dead horse that is electro house AKA ‘best genre,'” says No Mana. “This started as a joke between EDDIE, Bentley Dean and myself as to mock nostalgic electro house (mostly the excessive releases of compilations and the ones that were ripped from YouTube). Now, I think the joke has gone a little too far; but we’ll go the extra mile. It’s in our tempo, bitrat...
Miami-based label Sovereign Records was created for the purpose of finding emerging artists and sharing their music with the world. Establishing themselves as a progressive music entertainment company, Sovereign strives to share new and refreshing tracks from a broad roster of international artists. In doing so, the imprint hopes to provide music that can compliment all types of events and dancefloors while offering an experimental edge you won’t find elsewhere. Their latest compilation, Sovereign Collection Vol.1 is a carefully curated amalgamation of club-driven music consisting of 13 diverse artists. This 10-track offering includes an eclectic mix of sounds courtesy of budding Moroccan musician Mariline, American Idol finalist Robbie Rosen, ...
The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) has registered 186 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections from three states. The NCDC said this on its official website on Saturday morning. Newsmen report that the figure represents an increase from the 146 cases recorded on Thursday and 110 cases posted on Wednesday. It said 186 additional cases were reported from three states as of July 9. The agency noted that Lagos had the highest number of cases, which was 175, while Rivers recorded eight and Gombe had three cases. According to NCDC, compilation of the newly infected cases showed that the country now has a total of 168,442 confirmed cases. The NCDC highlighted that the total of discharged cases stood at 164,323. The agency said it also discharged eight more people from isolation ...
As dance floors begin to beam back to life across the world, Hood Politics Records has returned with a fitting compilation for the occasion. Staying true to their mission of highlighting the best in new tech- and G-house, Hood Poli Summer Of Love is a powerful prescription to sustain through the late nights. “The beauty of this compilation is that we’re really capitalizing on Hood Politics first-timers here, artists that we love, who have been on our radar that we wanna put on. I feel it’s super important to capitalize on this contrast to make these releases amazing,” label founder DJ Susan explained. “The amount of mind-blowingly amazing fresh talent out there is incredible. I want to be the label manager that really shows love a...
Over the last 10 years, blue-ribbon electronic music imprint Monstercat has cultivated a sound all its own and captured the hearts of millions of listeners worldwide. Establishing itself as a driving force in the music industry and paving the way for artist discovery, innovation, and sustainability for over 1,000 artists, the brand certainly hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. Now, the esteemed imprint has released its Monstercat – 10 Year Anniversary compilation in celebration of an extremely successful decade. The compilation spans many different genres such as dubstep, house, and drum & bass, perfectly encapsulating what the Monstercat brand is all about. Featured on the record are 16 fan-favorite tracks—which were never formally released—from some of Monstercat...
Consistently building a name for itself in the world of house music over the years, event promoter and newly formed record imprint Space Yacht has recently begun to branch beyond that genre and into the world of bass music. Today, Space Yacht released its first bass compilation, and it’s a rowdy one. Space Yacht’s Big Bass Ting Vol. 1 delivers big sounds in many different facets of bass music, including riddim, tearout dubstep, and leftfield bass. With ten fresh tracks from some impressive rising talent, Big Bass Ting Vol. 1 is a massive foray into the low end of the frequency spectrum for the label. NAZAAR serves up a relentless banger called “Kandahar” to kick things off, and it doesn’t slow down from there. Blurrd Vzn’s “Money Bag̶...
Famed bass music producer Bear Grillz has launched his very own record label. Room Service Records will drop its first official release on June 1st and Grillz has put together a brand new, exclusive mix that includes all 20 tracks from the massive compilation. The hourlong mix features every selection from the forthcoming Full Stack 001 compilation, which includes music from Bear Grillz himself. As is to be expected, it serves up a stacked buffet of dubstep with a wide array of genres blended in, as elements of hip-hop, future bass, hard rock, riddim, and hybrid trap provide an amalgam of sound to highlight the Room Service roster’s diversity in sound. c/o Room Service Records “I have actually been thinking about starting a label for a few years now. Once the pa...
Subtronics’s meteoric rise can be attributed to his unmistakable signature sound as well as his keen ear. Since launching his Cyclops Recordings imprint, the Philadelphia-born has successfully signed tracks from incredible budding talents as well as well-established bass music veterans. Today his label has delivered yet another compilation packed full of unstoppable artillery. Entitled Planet Cyclops, the compilation features a handful of bass music champions including TYNAN, Ace Aura, Wreckno, Jkyl & Hyde, and Chassi as well as fresh faces like eliderp, JoeB, Dr. Lobster, DDD, and many more. As fans would expect, the compilation is low-end heavy but dabbles in a handful of genres. Though Cyclops Recordings is a newer imprint, this is its strongest showing yet. TYNAN’...
The COVID-19 crisis in India has been dominating headlines as of late, with total cases in the country skyrocketing past 19 million Sunday morning. Stepping up to help are 14 Indian musicians, who this week released the SOS compilation album in support of those providing relief on the ground. Out April 30th via AsymetriK, the 14-track project is available now exclusively through Bandcamp. 100% of its proceeds are designated for the Hemkunt Foundation, which supplies oxygen to COVID-19 patients. “There is an acute shortage of oxygen tanks, ventilators and beds – with even the biggest hospitals sending out SOS requests for help,” the project’s organizer, Arjun Vagale, wrote on Bandcamp. On May 2nd, 2021, the country reported its highest number of ...
Following the news of Daft Punk‘s shocking split in February 2021, the music community at large flung headlong into hysteria. Naturally, a barrage of tributes flooded social media, ranging from sheer disbelief to unadulterated admiration. While many paid homage to the legendary electronic music duo via social media eulogies, Hood Politics Records went a different route. To celebrate the legacy of Daft Punk, the renowned tastemaker and underground label put together Daft Punk Forever, a scintillating 12-track compilation of remixes that breathe new life into the beloved robots in their absence. Contributing brilliant remixes are House Divided, Broken Future and Stund, DONT BLINK, BINGEWATCH, Rich DietZ, Victor Bari, Galo, Kuestenklatsch, Cyboy, UNDRGNDCTRL, Kai Zen, and the trio of Nu...
In just two years, Alok‘s CONTROVERSIA imprint has achieved immense success. His two most recent releases on the label, “Rapture” and “Love Again” with Alida, have racked up 14 million and 16 million plays, respectively. Today, the Brazilian superstar has released the first curated compilation for his flagship label. Alok has enlisted a handful of notable talents from around the globe for CONTROVERSIA’s first compilation including Bhaskar, WILL K, Zafrir, and Yves V, to name a few. The EP offers a great deal of consistency and aligns with CONTROVERSIA’s vision. Each of the 15 tracks remain within the realm of house music, with a handful of them being previous released such as “Empy Bottle” by Santti and Ali Bakg...
Los Angeles-based label Ghetto Ghetto Records has unveiled its latest album, a monster compilation of must-listen house jams called Miami IV. True to form, Ghetto Ghetto once again does a brilliant job alchemizing hip-hop and house music, blending the genres into a signature cocktail all their own. The style has been embedded in the label’s sonic tenet since its inception in 2017, and they’ve since grown to become a bona fide underground tastemaker. In fact, the Miami series is Ghetto Ghetto’s oldest compilation, according to the imprint’s founder, Julian Ragland. “We use [the Miami series] as a launching platform for artists that we have our eyes on to jump-start their relationship with us and introduce them to our following,”&n...