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Look Inside Portola, San Francisco’s Newest Electronic Music Festival
San Francisco’s newest music festival, Portola, went down over the weekend, walloping the Bay Area with the sounds of electronic music greats. The fest, which is produced by Goldenvoice and took place on September 24th and 25th, attracted roughly 30,000 fans and featured an epic lineup. Flume, Fatboy Slim, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Kaytranada, Peggy Gou, Fred again.. and The Chemical Brothers threw down at the sun-kissed grounds of Pier 80, among others. EDM.com was on the ground to capture the unique sights and intoxicating sounds of Portola’s inaugural festival. And if these photos are any indication, it’s the first of many. Check out the gallery below. All photos by Jason Myers/Memorandum Media for EDM.com. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles [flexi-common...
Jamie xx Unveils New Single ‘Let’s Do It Again’
Jamie xx has shared his first new single in two years. The high-energy repetition of “LET’S DO IT AGAIN” creates a perfectly catchy summer tune. The single has been refined over the past year during Jamie’s DJ sets since 2021. [embedded content][embedded content] “I started making this tune last year, just as it felt like we might all be able to start doing the things we love again,” says Jamie. “I’m so happy to say ‘LET’S DO IT AGAIN’ is out today. And I can’t wait to play it for ya this summer!” The single is billed as being “tailor-made” for big summers performances such as Coachella where he plans to preview even more new music. Jamie is also playing a New York City show at Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium with a personally curated lineup of Four Tet, Avalon Emerson, Floating Points, and O...
RÜFÜS DU SOL, Duck Sauce, More Announced on Governors Ball 2021 Lineup
After the organizers of Governors Ball made the announcement earlier this year that the beloved three-day festival would be returning to Queens, it seems the festival’s 10th anniversary event is moving forward as scheduled. And while “plans” these days only mean so much, what holds more weight are lineup announcements, and this year’s edition has arrived. The lineup for Governors Ball 2021 is all-star, to stay the least. Set to take the stage will be a slew of superstar artists such as RÜFÜS DU SOL, Jamie XX, and Ellie Goulding, among many others. A-Trak will be throwing down on two separate occasions: first on Saturday with his brother—Dave 1 of Chromeo—as The Brothers Macklovitch, and again with Armand Van Helden...
Glasgow’s Riverside Festival Announces 2021 Return with Jamie xx, Disclosure, More
Jamie xx joins original headliners Disclosure and Amelie Lens. One of Scotland’s most popular dance music festivals is making its grand return in 2021. Glasgow’s Riverside Festival is set to return to the Riverside Museum for its first-ever three-day fest following the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the impact of COVID-19. Organizers took to social media today to announce the festival’s rescheduled dates of May 28th to 30th, 2021. Joining the original headliners, renowned electronic music duo Disclosure and techno sage Amelie Lens, is Grammy Award-nominated producer Jamie xx. “We were all devastated that 2020 seems to have been wiped off the map for the festival season, so we are delighted to announce the next years Riverside Festival will be a 3 day...
Daft Punk Tops the Official r/electronicmusic “Top 100 Albums of the 2010s” List
Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” is a solid and irrefutable pick atop the list. Over the last few weeks, the r/electronicmusic subreddit has been compiling the top 100 albums of the 2010s, calling on its dedicated users to flesh out the list. Due to its fervent and steadfast fanbase, which is rooted in a passionate Reddit community, the list holds a ton of weight in the electronic music sphere. After weeks of deliberations, the r/electronicmusic moderators have unveiled the final rankings. Topping the list is Daft Punk‘s seminal Random Access Memories, which represents a solid, irrefutable pick. Following in the second spot is Porter Robinson‘s Worlds, which set the EDM realm ablaze back in August 2014. Rounding out the top 5 are Flume‘...
