New York based composer, pianist and doctor Esmond Rubinov has achieved noteworthy successes with single projects over the years, but now returns to the bare essentials of composition, with the highly-anticipated launch of his debut album The Year After.
EDM
Dystopian depth of a crisp and colourful euphoria – an intoxicating electronic cyberbass album, from a producer whose style and process seamlessly intertwine humanity and artificial intelligence. PANOPTICON is the immense new project from KOBRA, and it storms into view with the intense bass, beat, and distorted melodies of the mighty 404//REAL.
Funky electro-bass and old-school floor filler refrains – an album loaded with immersive, dance-ready gems, elevated by catchy hooks, and a concept that naturally intrigues. Mega Turbo draw focus to the snappy writing and electricity of their sound, with the rather unforgettable Sometimes People Just Explode.
With Zkrrt’s previous albums, there was something of a new-starter vibe to many of the pop-like arrangements and songwriting transitions. In my view, this latest project has completely overcome that, showcasing a defiant attention to detail and mood that’s intoxicating from one track to the next. The original style and inspiration remains, the reasons for making music stand tall, but the focus, the understanding, and the willingness to move an audience, have only let the style and sound grow stronger and more alluring.
Songwriting and substance first, creativity intertwined – an electronic-pop nostalgia elevated by personal and poetic reflections on modern love. Kath Moskvina delivers an anthemic and addictively catchy new single, for Baby You Are Mine.
Happy hardcore tones, progressive house with EDM vocals akin to the dawn of the genre – a euphoric rise and drop, with heartfelt, evocative lyrics and vocals, inspiring and motivational alongside. Producer ROQ1N captures the essence and power of true contrast, with the immense escapism and energy of Demons.
Achieving a rather intoxicating blend of retro tones and pure creative euphoria, Australian producer Kraken Kramer delivers an impressively distinct and evocative realm of escapism, across a growing repertoire of original dance tracks.
The sheer euphoric bliss of melodic drum and bass with a piercing poetic and evocative vocal high – producer and artist ENRI captures the essence of contrast and intense crescendos, with the likes of his huge dance anthems Gravity and Echofire.
Always gracefully walking the line between supreme creative power and global topical poignancy, UAE producer and artist Sarah R Jay drives along a particularly heart-breaking and thought-provoking pathway this season, with the intensely bold and beautiful EP STREETS OF GOLD.
An intoxicating fusion of gritty late-night techno and the melodic, choir-like flavours of exotic songwriting and catchy jams – DJ Rukhlove delivers a boldly infectious, fast-paced beat, bass and vocal combination, for the unmistakable Toi.
My musical style is all over the place. I love so many different styles of music, the grit of Industrial, the intimacy of Emo, the atmospheres of Drum & Bass, the catharsis of EDM. It all kind of blends together for me into something uniquely mine.
Euphoric sunset dance vibes captured with a strong riff and evocative vocal adlibs. AYVON intertwines organic flutes and retro synths, for the four-to-the-floor escapism of the immersive EDM single Light Me Up.