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Muti Music Celebrates 20 Years With Electrifying 16-Track Compilation

wazup November 18, 2022 Comments Closed 96 views

Having championed countless emerging artists over the past 20 years, Muti Music is still pushing the envelope. Regarded by many as the United States’ first multi-genre bass music label, Muti Music helped launch the careers of many dance music trailblazers, like MiMOSA, ill.Gates and An-ten-nae, among others. Now, the label is celebrating its 20-year anniversary with a 16-track compilation highlighting the saga of Muti. Renowned electronic music producer Opiuo kicks off 20 Years of Muti with “Battle Cat,” a fiery midtempo anthem. MiMOSA and Iterate, who have been working with Muti Music for over a decade now, follow with intricate, glitch-inspired tracks. Aaya makes her debut on the label with the funky “Crux” while Dov1 and Re:Set impress with their distinct t...

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ill.Gates & Mr. Bill Team Up on Funky Dubstep Collab “Cabbatsu” [Premiere]

wazup October 22, 2020 Comments Closed 82 views

This Friday, October 23rd, innovative bass music producer ill.Gates returns with a collab with fellow bass wizard and close friend, Mr. Bill. “Cabbatsu” serves as a preview to his forthcoming album, The Arrival, and is hot on the heels of official remixes for Dead Kennedys and Gucci Mane. ill.Gates and Mr. Bill have debuted the track today exclusively via EDM.com. “Cabbatsu” opens with a void of synths and vocoded vocals. Wasting little time, the track dives into percussive dubstep only 10 seconds in. The dub’s ferocity provides a tempo that induces raucous head-banging, but as per usual, the producers sprinkle in their own flair of fun. Dancing synths and an organic horn section—courtesy of Sylvain Canton—create an innovative dance track that will appease a wide palette p...

R3HAB, SOFI TUKKER, Riot Ten, More Share Their Favorite Festival Memories [Exclusive]

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R3HAB, SOFI TUKKER, Riot Ten, More Share Their Favorite Festival Memories [Exclusive]

wazup September 3, 2020 Comments Closed 94 views

While large-scale events and festivals are still on hiatus for the foreseeable future, memories are perhaps the most powerful things we have at the moment. Until we’re able to be reunited at a never-ending festival security line, EDM.com connected with some of the brightest in electronic music to share their favorite festival memories. Ranging from hilarious, wholesome, or just plain weird, we hope these wonderful moments from Apashe, Vanic, Buku, and many more bring a smile to your face. R3HAB “One of my favorite festival memories was in Las Vegas at EDC when 20 fans all made special flags for me. That was very special for me because it brought people together from all around the world.” Riot Ten “My most fond festival memory is probably more of an emotion than an a...

ill.GATES on Racial Injustice, SummerEyes Festival, and New Single “Trapezoid” [Q&A + Premiere]

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ill.GATES on Racial Injustice, SummerEyes Festival, and New Single “Trapezoid” [Q&A + Premiere]

wazup June 16, 2020 Comments Closed 68 views

Veteran producer ill.GATES has established himself as a vital figure in the bass community, consistently using his music and platform to help artists learn and do more. However, while working in the studio last week, ill.GATES, A.K.A. Dylan Gates, found himself in a position where he was admittedly afraid to speak up. “I’d been taking a break from the news when everything popped off,” Gates told EDM.com amid current nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer. “The day [of Floyd’s death,] I wasn’t really online much [because] I was focusing on my work,” said Gates. “[My friend Joy] called me up and basically said, ‘Dylan, you have all these political samples in your music, but you’re not usin...