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EDM.com Playlist Picks: Kx5, ILLENIUM, Fred again.. and MORE [9/16/22]

The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits Fred again.. – Danielle (smile on my face) Kx5, deadmau5 & Kaskade – Take Me High Felix Cartal – When I’m In Need KREAM, IDEMI & Camden Cox – Chemistry veggi, KALLITECHNIS & Pell – Bliss Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Festival Hits 2022 Dr. Fresch & FETISH – Banga Firebeatz & Chocolate Puma – Listen Up James Hype – Crank Electronic Avenue ILLENIUM & Skylar Grey – F...

EDM.com Playlist Picks: FISHER, Felix Cartal & Elohim, Adventure Club and More [02/11/22]

The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits Nothing Good Comes Easy – Felix Cartal & Elohim Sometimes – DubVision & The Him The Motto (Robin Schulz Remix) – Tiësto & Ava Max Festival Hits 2022 Palm Beach Banga – FISHER Recommended Articles Shake That – Dr. Fresch & FREAK ON Mi Corazón – Noizu Electronic Avenue Never Surrender (feat. Sarah De Warren) – Adventure Club Lights Out – Blanke & RUNN Comfortable (feat. QUIX) – Aviella...

SPIN Sets Presents: Felix Cartal

Felix Cartal is no novice to the industry. He’s currently just released his fourth album, Expensive Sounds For Nice People and like much of his musical peers, psyched for the touring days to resume after a dreaded pause. Cartal’s journey has become centered on a more uplifting phase of his life, finding the optimism in every moment and silver lining to every circumstance. This sweetly toned perspective coupled with Cartal’s signature emotive electro-pop sound, makes for a complete and thoroughly explored collection of rose-colored, upbeat tracks. At this point in his life, Felix Cartal is clear on the trajectory of his career and understands the power in letting himself play and setting himself free. SPIN caught up with the Canadian producer as he dives into his the making of Expensive Sou...

Felix Cartal’s “Expensive Sounds For Nice People” Occupies a Unique Space in House Music

Felix Cartal has more than earned his title of veteran producer. Since first emerging in 2006, the Vancouver product has become an omnipresent name in electronic music. Last year was a career year for him, releasing an official remix of Anne-Marie and Doja Cat’s global hit “To Be Young” and tons of new original music. Today Cartal returns with his fourth studio album, Expensive Sounds For Nice People. Cartal has used Expensive Sounds For Nice People as a way to explore a myriad of emotions. Each of its 16 tracks tells an intertwined tale of the second chapter of his music career, where refinement has become an innate element of his approach. He explores love, loss, and heartbreak within the record’s house music-inspired backbone.  Cover of Felix CartalR...

Top 5 EDM Tweets of the Week: May 10, 2021

Anytime Skrillex makes a peep, EDM Twitter is bound to explode in conversation. After he posted a shirtless photo to Instagram with the caption, “Was it love that made you go so hard?” he set Twitter alight with jokes and quips from the EDM community.  We cover some of those tweets and more in this edition of the “Top 5 EDM Tweets of the Week.”  RAY VOLPE IS CONCERNED In a bid to keep his relationship alive after Skrillex’s shirtless pic, Ray Volpe kindly requested that Skrillex remove the picture before his significant other gets any ideas.  TYNAN CALLS BACK TO YOUR LEAST FAVORITE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSMATE As the rumors of new Skrillex music began to grow after the shirtless picture and a vague photo of butterflies posted to the r/Skrillex subred...

Felix Cartal Announces Chopped Up Challenge for Producers

Producer challenges and remix contests seem to have exploded in popularity since the beginning of global lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists like Kill The Noise, Seven Lions, and The Midnight have all played host to a slew of contests and now, Felix Cartal is presenting his own producer challenge. The Chopped Up Challenge is a musical challenge series with more than $10,000 in prizes over the span of four weeks. Each week, Cartal will offer up a short vocal chop sample and entrants will have to create a 60-second beat or song interpretation of the sample. Cartal will pick the best submissions to review on Twitch alongside special guest judges and choose a winner.  Over the four-week contest, guest judges will include Kaskade, Zedd, Dr. Fresch, and TOKiMON...

Felix Cartal and Kiiara Team Up for Unconventional Party Anthem, “Happy Hour”

Felix Cartal and Kiiara have joined forces for an uplifting new party anthem, “Happy Hour.”  As Kiiara’s first feature since the release of her 2020 album, lil kiiwi, the “Gold” songstress delivers an anthemic vocal offering for everyone searching for love at the bottom of a bottle. The song flips the idea of a happy hour on its head, offering a darker interpretation of the event as a means to forget. “Searching for someone new, how am I gonna get through, every face reminds me of you,” Kiiara sings. Luckily, her state has her seemingly numb to the turmoil going on around her. That state of bliss is mirrored on the production side by an infectious drop from Felix Cartal. If you’re down-and-out, the track’s punchy kicks, uplift...

Sad Money, Felix Cartal, and Gallant Team Up for “Lose My Love”

Prodigious producer Sad Money first catapulted into the scene in 2016, working alongside the likes of Sabrina Claudio, Black Coffee, and Khalid. The ingenious artist has returned with his latest release “Lose My Love,” a collaboration with renowned producer Felix Cartal and R&B solo artist Gallant. The track provides a powerful follow-up to Sad Money’s first two releases, which included his collaboration with Kaskade and Sabrina Claudio titled “Come Away” and his 2019 debut “Le Freek,” which was also released on Ultra Records. Each of the three immensely talented and well-respected artists bring their own unique flavor to the electronic and R&B hybrid single. Smooth and intoxicating, “Lose My Love” is chock-full of ret...

Glass Petals Drop Piano House Stomper “No Words” on HEXAGON

Along with Johnny Jover, esteemed producer and DJ Felix Cartal kicked off his Glass Petals project last year with the release of two infectious house tracks, “Pumped Up Kick” and “Burner.” Now, the duo is back with another house anthem that’s sure to keep the dance floor moving. “No Words” is a groovy house track that pays homage to classic 1990s house music and brings a refreshing feel to the music of the modern era. A catchy rhythmic vocal verse keeps the groove going, with classic piano house stabs in the buildup. The bass line is just as perfect for nodding your head along to, as it is for shuffling your heart out on the dance floor. Glass Petals is a deeper and more refined approach to Cartal’s music, which typically ...