Zhu: “Hmm, who should I work with next?” *throws dart into a record store* “The Bloody Beetroots it is!” Did it really happen that way? Most certainly not. But maybe… As peculiar a combination as it is, it doesn’t hold a candle to the burning pile of WTF that is Steve Aoki x Backstreet Boys, […]
This year, I’m actually going to do it. I’m going to write AND post a top 5 big acts as well as a Top 5 small font acts for Electric Forest 2019. Scouts honor! These are my Top 5 Big Font Acts. Not my personal Top 5, not who I think are the best of […]
Madeon is back with a new single, All My Friends, his first original music in 3 years and it’s a breath of fresh air that I didn’t know I needed. The track’s release serves as an introduction to the French producer’s new era, titled “Good Faith.” Madeon, aka Hugo Leclerq, set up a dedicated site […]
Chicagoland readers be aware, the Spring Awakening 2019 lineup is finally here. Well, some of it, anyway. Some would argue the best parts. In a new move as of this year, the lineup will be released in two parts. Today’s list of headliners, then another announcement with the remainder of the lineup will come this […]
This is one of those times where listening to a producer who has such a diverse range of influences is so satisfying. Paul Blackford manages to tie it all together with such precision that listening to his Deploy Strategic Reinforcement is totally pure and a fresh change. When you hear for the first time his […]
Once again, Christmas came early courtesy of the fine folks at Madison House: The 2019 Electric Forest lineup is here! Before we delve into that, allow me to remind those of you with loyalty codes from previous Forests that the presale starts TOMORROW, December 5th at 12 pm ET. Be there (for your heavily discounted […]
In his first original release in six years, Gesaffelstein appears to be in the same foreboding, dark place as he was when he left us with Aleph. Which is precisely where we need and want him to be. It’s not as if he’s been idle this whole time; he collaborated with Jean Michel Jarre, produced […]
On a chilly Tuesday in November, Rufus Du Sol brought the warmth of Sydney and feels-a-plenty of their music to First Avenue’s mainroom in Minneapolis. They also brought a fantastic billing of support to open for them. (Photo gallery for those who prefer) I got tied up at will call when I arrived, and I […]
As soon as I saw the tracklist for George FitzGerald‘s sophomore record, All That Must Be, my mind focused on one track in particular, ‘Half-Light – Night Version’ featuring Tracey Thorne, for a couple of reasons. Most of my excitement was due to Tracey Thorne’s return to the electronic music world, even if it was […]
It’s never too early to start making plans to bug out to a warm destination during the winter ahead, and what better place to go than the beaches of Costa Rica for Envision Festival? Year in and year out, they make a pretty good case for themselves as a destination festival, but now and then […]