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Ivy Lab Announce New Album, Drop Haunting Music Video for “Balaclava”
Experimental electronic duo Ivy Lab are back again with “Balaclava,” the first single from their forthcoming LP, Infinite Falling Ground. Written over the last six months, Infinite Falling Ground has the feel of the duo’s most expansive and honest body of work to-date. Set to be released later in 2022, the album is said to explores themes like pain, regret and catharsis, according to a press release. Their new single “Balaclava” challenges the preconceived notions of an Ivy Lab release, elevating their electronic roots to a whole new level. The track, which Ivy Lab called “the calling card for the whole project,” finds melancholic synths swirling through thumping kicks as soulful vocals swell. And it comes with a haunting audiovisual, which alchemizes sadness with t...
ILLENIUM Announces Fifth Album
It seems the embers of ILLENIUM‘s new chapter aren’t even close to flickering out. After garnering his first Grammy nomination for last year’s Fallen Embers LP, the electronic music superstar has revealed a new album in the works. Fallen Embers marked somewhat of the end of an era for ILLENIUM, who forged a new creative path divergent from his career-defining work, a triptych of albums called Ashes, Awake and Ascend. He ultimately bid adieu by way of a momentous stadium show in Las Vegas, “Trilogy,” turning back the clock to those fan-favorite records over the course of the soul-stirring night, which he said was the biggest headlining show of his career at the time. ILLENIUM’s “Trilogy” performance in Las Vegas. Rukes Scro...
Franc Moody’s New Album Is a “Funk-Fueled Odyssey” Inspired By the Wild West
You know how when you need to pee, all you can do is think about how much you need to pee? That’s how Ned Franc and Jon Moody, of British funk electronica outfit Franc Moody, spent their pandemics. Only instead of an urgent need to urinate, they were faced with an unscratchable itch to hit the road and go on tour. And instead of ending with the satisfying flush of the loo, they were left with an entire concept album inspired by their adventures of yore, as well as the ones they hoped still hung on the horizon. “We were longing, craving, to be back on the road in our little tiny tour bus, our tin can tour bus,” Moody told EDM.com over Zoom. “The reality would’ve been us stopping off in some petrol station ordering a horrible hot dog and fifteen thousand packets of crisps and spilling coffee...
Steve Aoki Confirms New Music With Kid Cudi In the Works
Over a decade later, it seems the pursuit of happiness is still ongoing. Longtime fans will surely remember Steve Aoki‘s remix of Kid Cudi‘s timeless track, “Pursuit of Happiness,” which became a generational dance anthem after its 2009 release. And 13 years later, it seems the two crossover superstars have maintained a close collaborative relationship. “We became really close friends on his first tour in America,” Aoki told Zane Lowe of Apple Music 1 in a recent interview, wherein he praised Cudi as a “micro-detailed” musician. “I mean 10 years later, 10 plus years later is still the banger of my side. And I mean, I don’t want to give away anything, I probably shouldn’t say what I’m going to say, he might kill me, but...
Opiuo Drops Genre-Bending Fifth Album, “A Shape of Sound”
Opiuo’s fifth album, A Shape of Sound, has arrived. And we’re kind of obsessed. A cascading blend of soul, funk and glitch hop, the album reinforces Opiuo as an electronic music aesthete. A Shape of Sound marks the prolific producer’s most expansive record to date and features a number of collaborations, including tracks with Big Gigantic’s Dominic Lalli, Eric Benny Bloom, MOONZz and more. The album kicks off with “Flapjack,” a spellbinding midtempo tune underscored by Opiuo’s classic, gritty bass. The bass-driven “Lasso” then emerges, driven by haunting vocals by Ellika and deep, propulsive wobbles. Opiuo continues to fling listeners deeper into the inner-workings of his psyche in “Gravitate” and “Dopamine.” The same can be said for his work w...
Megan Thee Stallion Dips Her Toes In House Music: Listen to “Her”
After dropping her sophomore album, it’s clear Megan Thee Stallion was influenced by electronic music. With the help of “Savage” producer Whethan, who is credited on the album’s ninth track, Traumazine is a breath of fresh air for the chart-topping rapper. She leans heavily into dance music at times, blending electronic elements with her signature, sexually charged lyricism. The album’s fifth track, “Her,” is a standout. In true Meg nature, the arrangement kicks off with bravado before being swept up by a driving house rhythm. The accompanying music video features monochrome multiples of the rapper dancing along to the track’s thumping bassline. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles It’s not the first time Stallion has dipped her toes i...
Hardwell Opens Up About His Soul-Stirring Road to Reinvention: “It Feels Way More Like Freedom”
If you peered through a window into Hardwell‘s soul in 2018, you may have seen nothing but emptiness. But after returning from a four-year hiatus, the Dutch electronic music icon has torn hell for leather into a new creative frontier. Hardwell is now the cynosure of all eyes as his long-awaited comeback album, REBELS NEVER DIE, approaches. “I’m really happy with the whole decision, and I’ve never been more productive and happy in the studio as I am right now,” Hardwell tells EDM.com in a video interview. “It feels way more like freedom right now than following the rules of the particular formula that went straight into big room.” Within a nanosecond of Hardwell’s resurgence, it was clear the euphoric big room house style that longtime fans were accu...
Dread MC Announces Long-Awaited Debut Album, “Pressure Drop”
Dread MC is stepping into the limelight after announcing his debut album, Pressure Drop. If you’re a dance music fan, odds are you’ve raved to the high-energy music of MC, whose voice can be heard bellowing from the stages of the world’s biggest festivals. One of the U.K.’s leading electronic music vocalists, he is now gearing up for the release of Pressure Drop, which has the look of one of the year’s most compelling dance albums. Fans will get a taste of the album on Friday, August 12th, when MC will unveil its first exclusive single, an explosive house record produced in collaboration with Gentlemens Club and DJ Q. MC has joined forces with a bevy of influential bass music producers for Pressure Drop, slated to drop on August 18th via Crucast. Acc...
Watch SHADES’ Alix Perez and EPROM Throw Down In an Underground Train Station
Here’s something you didn’t know you needed: watching SHADES throw down in an underground train station. The acclaimed duo of Alix Perez and EPROM have uploaded a recording of their performance at DEF’s underground train station and parking garage in Atlanta. The riveting DJ set transports fans to the darkest alleys of their unique sound, dosing them with celestial synths, eerie drum breaks and sublime bass drops. Listen closely and you’ll also hear live debuts from SHADES’ brand new album, From A Vein, which dropped today. Watch the underground train station performance in full below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Out today on Perez’ acclaimed 1985 Music imprint, “From A Vein” is a 14-track song-cycle of relentless, slithering bass. It includes the duo’s ...
Calvin Harris Unites With 23 Collaborators On Sun-Kissed Sixth Album, “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2”
Five years after its predecessor, Calvin Harris has finally unveiled Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2, his sixth studio album. The new LP features a staggering 23 collaborators, among them Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, Halsey, Charlie Puth and Normani. Harris manages to weave a sun-drenched latticework of electro-funk, laid-back R&B and smooth nu-disco throughout Vol. 2, which spans 14 tracks. Considering the five-year gap between Funk Wav Bounces albums, fans of Vol. 2 may already be looking ahead to the next installment of Harris’ fan-favorite series. But that’s a pipe dream. Appearing on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp, Harris poured cold water on the possibility of a third volume, which he said will “absolutely not” happen. Scroll to Con...
Baauer’s First New Music Since 2020 Is a Summery House Anthem: Listen
Baauer is back—and you probably haven’t heard him quite like this before. Despite his inescapable connection to the outrageous “Harlem Shake,” Baauer has time and again proven himself an aesthete of electronic music. And his newest track, “Let Me Love U,” is a testament to his appreciation for the genre’s holistic nature. The single is a departure from the wacky and wonderful world of 2020’s PLANET’S MAD, Baauer’s alien-themed sophomore LP, which garnered his first-ever Grammy nomination. Eschewing the album’s quirky synths and glitched-out bass, “Let Me Love U” functions as Baauer’s first foray into house music. The sun-kissed track, which Baauer said is a byproduct of his desire to produce “undeniabl...
Kygo Reveals New Album In the Works
Prior to taking the stage for his headlining set at Lollapalooza 2022, Kygo revealed his next album is in the works. In an interview on Audacy‘s “The Julia Show,” Kygo said he’s been hard at work in the studio and isn’t hesitating to test-drive new IDs that might appear on the forthcoming LP during his live sets. “I’m working on a lot of music,” Kygo said. “I was just in L.A. this whole week in the studio. Hopefully I have an album ready soon.” Kygo performs at Ultra Music Festival 2022 in Miami, Florida. Alive Coverage Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles The upcoming project will be Kygo’s first long-form effort since the release of 2020’s Golden Hour. This year, the “Higher Love” producer ha...
