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We Came Up With Bizarre Descriptions of DJs—Then Used Artificial Intelligence to Bring Them to Life
There’s nothing that blurs the line between frightening and fascinating quite like artificial intelligence. And since artificial intelligence and electronic music are becoming more symbiotic by the day, the staff here at EDM.com wanted to see just how far it could go in a visual sense. So we came up with bizarre descriptions of artists and fed them through A.I. art generators. Some images are photorealistic. Others are fancifully distorted. And the majority of them are flat-out creepy. But we digress. Read on to see our weird and wonderful creations. TOKiMONSTA “TOKiMONSTA DJing in a neon sky arcade with golden canaries” by Jason Heffler. Jason Heffler REZZ “REZZ DJ as painted by Salvador Dalí” by Nick Yopko. Nick Yopko Flume R...
GG Magree and Mija’s So Tuff So Cute Release Punk-Inspired Debut Single, “Break Stuff”
Beloved for their affinity for challenging the status quo in dance music, GG Magree and Mija have released their debut single, a genre-defying single called “Break Stuff.” Released under the duo’s new collaborative nom de plume, So Tuff So Cute, “Break Stuff” races along in an angsty arrangement that catapults through with a punk-inspired punch. Replete with rebellious energy, the track sets in motion a powerful new musical project for Magree and Mija, who are known for their proclivity to test the boundaries of electronic music. A roaring metaphor for freedom, the invigorating single is out now and signals the beginning of a new chapter for both artists that is worth keeping an eye on. You can listen to “Break Stuff” below and strea...
Listen to San Holo’s Long-Awaited Sophomore Album, “bb u ok?”
It’s been a bit of a windy road to San Holo‘s long-awaited sophomore album, but it’s finally here—and it delivers. Spanning 20 tracks, the expansive album is a tour de force of San Holo’s career and finds him exploring a markedly more indie style. The Chet Porter-assisted “you’ve changed, i’ve changed” is a standout example with its angsty chorus and punk-inspired drum programming, as is “one more day,” an aching indietronica cut with Mija and Mr. Carmack that ties a bow on the LP. Holo largely eschews the soaring future bass sound that propelled him to international acclaim, instead opting for resounding 808s that rumble under light, feathery electroacoustic elements. This approach is executed with finesse in the spacey R...
REZZ and RL Grime Announced as Headliners of Austin, Texas Music Festival ILLfest
ILLfest has announced a stacked Phase One lineup to descend on Austin, Texas in September 2021. The two-festival is scheduled for September 17th and 18th at Austin’s Travis County Expo Center. Organizers have recruited a bevy of high-profile EDM talent for the festivities, tapping bass music heavyweights REZZ and RL Grime as headliners along with house titans Chris Lorenzo and Malaa, electronic superstars What So Not and Mija, and famed dance-pop duo Snakehips, among others. ILLfest will also feature some iconic artists outside of the dance music spectrum. Texas native Devin The Dude, a fabled rapper known for his woozy hit “Doobie Ashtray,” and dream pop duo Phantogram will both hit the stage in September. A 10-day ticket window wi...
San Holo’s Sophomore Album Will Feature Mr. Carmack, Mija, and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer
Ahead of the release of his bb u ok? (album2), San Holo has shared the star-studded tracklist for his hotly anticipated sophomore album. Fans will be glad to hear that the record will feature a whopping 20 songs. San Holo collaborated with a number of electronic heavy-hitters this time around, such as Mr. Carmack and Mija, who are featured on the the closing track “One More Day.” The album will also feature frequent creative collaborator Bipolar Sunshine on two tracks, “New One” and the previously released single “Find Your Way.” The most high-profile feature on bb u ok? (album2) is Rivers Cuomo, the frontman of iconic rock band Weezer, who appears on “Wheels Up.” Cuomo is no stranger to electronic music, having ...
Dirtybird and She Is The Music Partner for Women In Music Digital Festival
Influential record label Dirtybird and Alicia Keys‘ She Is The Music organization have teamed for a digital music festival to celebrate and uplift femme-identifying artists across the globe. The Women In Music Digital Festival will feature some of the world’s foremost electronic music artists and a slew of underground talent. Mija, Worthy, LOUISAHHH!!!, Uffie, Worthy, Gina Turner, and more are slated to perform across the three day festival. Sets from Femme House Collective boss LP Giobbi and Los Angeles-based leftfield house and techno figurehead Jenniluv will also be featured, alongside a myriad of others yet to be announced. Women In Music will host additional immersive activities outside of the musical performances, including a yoga workshop hosted by Tu...
Dirtybird and She Is The Music Partner for Womxn In Music Digital Festival
Influential record label Dirtybird and Alicia Keys‘ She Is The Music organization have teamed for a digital music festival to celebrate and uplift femme-identifying artists across the globe. The Womxn In Music Digital Festival will feature some of the world’s foremost electronic music artists and a slew of underground talent. Mija, Worthy, LOUISAHHH!!!, Uffie, Worthy, Gina Turner, and more are slated to perform across the three day festival. Sets from Femme House Collective boss LP Giobbi and Los Angeles-based leftfield house and techno figurehead Jenniluv will also be featured, alongside a myriad of others yet to be announced. Womxn In Music will host additional immersive activities outside of the musical performances, including a yoga workshop hosted by Turner and o...
San Holo Announces Sophomore Album “BB U OK?” New Single Out Now
“Biggest announcement in San Holo history… February 3rd,” the future bass producer mysteriously wrote on his social media channels last week. Well, it’s February 3rd, and we can indeed confirm that this news is gigantic: his sophomore album, BB U OK?, is officially due May 21st, 2021 via his imprint, bitbird. The LP will be a monster 20-track project comprised of his “most personal work,” he revealed in a recent Instagram post. Even more, the announcement coincides with the release of a new song from the album, “find your way” with Bipolar Sunshine. With uplifting lyrics, a fluttering bass drop, and carefully placed guitar chords, the track is the perfect follow-up to the titular lead single, “bb u ok?,” relea...
Kill The Noise Used an AI Tool to Rework His Song “Salvation”: Listen to a Preview
The prescient producer sees value in AI-assisted music production. As artificial intelligence continues to play a major role in the music industry and tools become more accessible to artists, many prescient producers have harnessed its power to create and manipulate music. Kill The Noise, a polymath when it comes to the technical side of music production and synthesis, recently decided to plug one of his tracks into OpenAI‘s groundbreaking music tool, Jukebox. Jukebox is a neural network that uses machine learning to generate musical elements, including vocals, as raw audio to use in compositions. The program astonishingly went on to spit out new vox for Kill The Noise’s May 2019 single “Salvation,” a pulsating, Mija-assisted electronic tune tha...
