2014 was kind of a strange year for electronic dance music. On one hand, it experienced a wave of retro-influenced music from Disclosure to established producers like Markus Schulz working with classic house singers, while Melbourne Bounce saw its global presence grow. At the same time, deep house become mainstream [...]
As much as dance music claims to go forward, trends sporadically look toward the past. In 2008 through 2010, a handful of acts explored ‘80s synthpop sounds, but with a safer, slicker sound that might have been appropriate for Alphaville but too tame for a Depeche Mode album. Out of [...]
With 2014 just starting, we looked at the producers and DJs ready to break this year – some going higher from a midlevel or one-hit wonder status, and others to festival headliner. Last year, most of our predictions ended up being on the mark, so we’ll see who sees their [...]
If you thought that the perception of electronic music’s fans couldn’t get any worse, think again. One of the news highlights this week comes from a scientific study claiming EDM, along with rock and hip-hop, is a factor in juvenile delinquency. Multiple releases came out or were announced this week, [...]