Thrive
How SLANDER “Thrive” by Leaning On Each Other
SLANDER know first-hand how invaluable a good co-pilot is. The duo of Derek Andersen and Scott Land recently released their debut studio album, Thrive. Released on September 22nd, the record is a culmination of a decade of touring in tandem, co-producing songs and putting their creative heads together. It’s a formula that has brought SLANDER no shortage of success. In fact, brief deviations from their shared journey have been uncomfortable and unwelcome. “When we’re performing, we can lean on each other,” Andersen tells EDM.com. “I think that’s super huge. We’ve both done a couple of solo shows over the course of this journey. Personally, I remember doing a show. Scott was having surgery and I think it was in Thailand a couple of years ago for 25,0...
SLANDER Go Techno: Listen to “Before Dawn” Off Upcoming Debut Album
SLANDER, is that you? The barnstorming bass music duo have taken an unexpected dip into techno, keeping fans on their toes before the forthcoming release of their long-awaited debut album, Thrive. SLANDER’s new single, “Before Dawn,” speaks to the still moments of darkness before light creeps in. From the moment the track begins, listeners are taken down an eerie and unfamiliar soundscape fitted with industrial kick drums and a ferocious bassline. SLANDER have no remorse as the arrangement relentlessly chugs forward before making way for an entrancing break. Here, soothing piano chords percolate through the mix in dreamlike fashion, instilling the sense of serenity that embodies darkness before it’s transmuted into light. And just like the earth’s d...
Moore Kismet Ties a Bow On Breakout Year With Stunning Single, “Call Of The Unicorn”
In what has been a prolific year for Moore Kismet, somehow they have saved their best for last. Today they dropped their last release of 2021, a stunning single dubbed “Call Of The Unicorn.” Kismet, who recently made history as the youngest artist to ever perform at Chicago’s iconic Lollapalooza festival, produced the track when they were 14 years old. Now 16, the electronic music wunderkind is preparing to release their debut album by unveiling one of its most anticipated singles. There is perhaps no one in the dance music scene more adept at blending the banger with the ballad—a notion reinforced by the hypnotic cadence of the song’s verses and screeching sound design of its drops. And with a stentorian topline from Tasha Baxter at its bedrock, “Ca...
