Few people have done more for establishing EDM as a mainstay in mainstream culture than Paul Oakenfold. Starting out as a house music DJ at the Project in the mid 80’s, he worked his way up to hosting club nights in major British superclubs Sound Shaft and Heaven. In the [...]
Over the past few years, Calvin Harris has seen the top of the charts on multiple occasions, scoring a handful of hits in the U.K. and reaching the peak of the Billboard 200 with Rihanna’s “We Found Love.” Already with two albums under his belt, what could be his next [...]
On Lone's Crystal Caverns 1991 the single is all about building sounds. From the steel drums that start the track off, to the interspersed vocals that occasionally interject. The track is reminiscent of an earlier period of dance, while still nodding to contemporary sound. While you may not feel like [...]
Electronic Dance Music (EDM) has a broad history that speaks to musical art forms across the world and increased technological abilities that encourage creative experimentation. From ambient to jungle to deep electro, there are nearly as many genres of EDM as there are countries on the map! Everyone has an [...]
James Curd has been DJ-ing long enough that his sounds are both fresh and nostalgic for the decade he started out. His Guide Me release is as much a collaboration as it is a release of his single. Working with a sample of British funk band Index's "Starlight" (where all [...]
Since the mid-1980’s, DJ Pierre has remained a prominent and influential figure in the Acid House music movement. Born and raised in Chicago, the DJ made his first appearance on the scene with the band Phuture, a collaboration between Pierre and electronic artists Spanky and Herb J. The band released [...]
German electronic band Kraftwerk are experiencing a career resurgence, of sorts. Fresh off performing at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami in March, Kraftwerk started a week-long retrospective on April 10 at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Encompassing their eight electronic albums, inimitable music videos, designs, three-dimensional installations, [...]
How many electronic musicians, or DJs for that matter, can walk out on stage at your favorite concert venue and lay waste to your mind with their style, their swagger and their stage presence? This is not an easy task for any musician, configurable or otherwise, but historically one rocker [...]
Introduced less than two weeks ago at Miami Music Week, Tiesto’s Club Life Radio offers 24-7, commercial-free electronic dance music, and the station, which can be listened to online, certainly lives up to that claim. Based upon the Dutch producer’s latest Club Life compilation series, the Sirius XM radio station [...]
Some of the world’s best electronic music festivals are not necessarily the best well known. In this article, I am going to present five of my favorite EDM festivals that are worth checking out this year or next. It’s important to get tickets early though, because those who do know [...]