Who remembers the beacon of hope and shining artistry that was VISION’s Mission 01 compilation mega album in 2020 at the darkest point of the pandemic? Though theter were likely planning it before the lockdowns even started, with 23 of the most creative bass tracks at the time, the first installment of the Mission series lifted more than a few spirits and played in more than a few live sets (online though they may have been). Two years later, however, many may have been wondering if the Mission series would actually continue. Good news, Mission 02 is almost here and it’s even more innovative and unhinged than its predecessor. This time featuring a whopping 28 tracks, Mission 02 picks up and expands where Mission 01 left off. Where the first installment had an experimental bent with an expeanded reportoire of genres like dubstep tracks by Posij and Former’s “Ultra,” halftime in Euph’s track “Stolen” and even some hard industrial techno from Icicle and IMANU’s “Preamble,” Mission 02 is even less D&B-forward. It also presents many more up-and-comers amongst the big names like The Outsiders, Forbidden Society, Jam Thieves and of course Current Value. The mission of Mission is experimental, so let’s get experimenting. The album opens with a full 29-second version of the classic Noisia Radio tag, “hello, person,” modified at the end with “you are not tuned into Mission” which, to most fans, signifies things are about to get very VISION-y. That’s followed up with the first surprise of many on this album, a mix-in garage track by Holly called “Darkness Edge” which goes with the spacey theme of the intro. From there, the variation in style and genre is all over the place: snare-forward outer edge D&B by Maysev, fast techno by newcomer Handi, hip hopped halftime by Mono/Poly, barely recognizable experimental dubstep by Monuman and I/O U…we’re not even halfway through the tracklist yet. It’s a genre free-for-all, and the artists must have had a field day creating these super-out there tracks. There’s still plenty of D&B on Mission 02, so D&B adherents need not fear: tracks from Rohan and Tom Finster, Dez, the afore-mentioned Jam Thieves and The Outsiders et al. push the limits of the 174 breakbeat but are still very much D&B. Our YEDM premiere today, Current Value’s “Life of Its Own,” however, is a standout among standouts. With an extra-long intro and one of the longest runtimes on the album, “Life of Its Own” hearkens back to the heady 1996-7ish days of D&B tracks being ambient, intelligent and more than four minutes long. The intro and breaks are quite ambient and cinematic for Current Value, with blaring horns and loads of meditative background music, but this seems only to be to balance the track and lull the listener into a false sense of security before the madness of the main track starts. With CV’s characteristic radio pops and minimal drumline driving the tracks, tiny reverse sine splices make up the mid line as more experimental chaos erupts around them. Loads of syncopation with the sub synth, cyclone snare sounds that are not the actual snare and an eerie ambient background make this track sound like a steampunk robot being eaten by interstellar static. All this would be shocking, except that it’s Current Value. In his case, as always, once we’ve picked the remnants of our brains up off the floor, the reaction is always “of course; it’s Current Value.” If VISION’s mission for Mission 02 was to give fans the brain scramblies with not just CV but all the other artists, tracks and styles on this huge album, then mission accomplished. It’s a comprehensive body of work that picks up where Mission 01 and the Outer Edges album and series left off. Here’s hoping that the next installment comes sooner than this one. Mission 02 drops on VISION this Thursday, December 1. click here to pre-order or pre-save. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Your EDM Premiere: VISION’s ‘Mission’ Series Takes on a ‘Life of Its Own’ Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/29/your-edm-premiere-visions-mission-series-takes-on-a-life-of-its-own/
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Last month, Rezz inaugurated her new label HypnoVizion with the release of Nightmare on Rezz Street 2, her annual Halloween-themed mix. Now, however, comes a different kind of inauguration as they’ve revealed their first artist release with none other than Isqa and a new EP, i 4ove you. If you’re unfamiliar with Isqa, and asking yourself why Rezz would release this artist, that’s okay. The alias was largely dropped after the artist chose to pursue a new project: No Mana. Isqa is incredibly heavy on sound design and includes some brilliant melodies and production, veering more to the electrohouse, but more IDM, realm. Isqa, after not releasing anything for quite a while, recently revived the project with a short mixtape titled, “i should’ve been dead.” Listen below for an idea of what to expect from the EP and continue scrolling for the official announcement from HypnoVizion.
This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Rezz’s HypnoVizion label reveals first artist release with new Isqa EP Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/28/rezzs-hypnovizion-label-reveals-first-artist-release-with-new-isqa-ep/ Flume released his third studio album, Palaces, earlier this year. Following the success of Hi This Is Flume in 2019, it felt like whatever the Australian artist put out next would share equal success. Unfortunately, commercial reception to the album wasn’t exactly what was expected, he revealed in a recent interview. “I feel like honestly, [Palaces] didn’t do as well as I thought it was gonna do – and I’ve kind of had to just roll with that,” he told The Music. “I mean, it didn’t do bad, but it hasn’t continued this unstoppable rise that I’ve been feeling for many years. “It doesn’t feel like it’s had as much impact as things in the past. So it took me a second to get my head around [that]. I felt a bit weird about that at first. But I’m really proud of all the songs on there and how it sounds and I love it.” Palaces, he says, was really a tribute to his good friend SOPHIE, who passed away in 2021. Indeed, many of the instrumental tracks on the album share her affinity for sound design and arrangement, which the two no doubt bonded over during the course of their friendship. “I don’t think I’ve ever been influenced by someone so much or so inspired by a single person,” he said. “Then, on top of that, to be able to call SOPHIE a friend and work with SOPHIE on so many different projects over the years, a bunch of songs on the mixtape… It’s genuinely devastating, not only on a personal level, but on a creative level and a cultural level for the world.” You can listen to Palaces now.
Photo: Matsu This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Flume laments “Palaces” commercial success in recent interview Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/28/flume-laments-palaces-commercial-success-in-recent-interview/ This past weekend in Los Angeles, ISOxo performed for a sold-out double header at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, the finale of his Nightrealm era. Whenever an artist announces a finale of a particular era, the question is always, “What’s next?” For ISOxo, his debut album: KIDSGONEMAD!, out in 2023. First, a bit of history and context. ISOxo has skyrocketed in popularity over the past year, especially since Brownies & Lemonade hosted his debut headline show in Los Angeles in October 2021. He released his Nightrealm EP on Sable Valley the month before, with hits like “Beam” and “Aarena,” and the hype has only grown since. With support from RL Grime and all of Sable Valley, a collaboration with G Jones, and a stellar group of artists all supporting each other (RemK, FrostTop, Knock2, etc.), it’s no surprise that they began to take the world by storm. Now, or next year, rather, feels like the perfect time to hit the gas pedal and drop a debut album. Stay tuned for more info and the first single likely coming sooner than later.
Photo via @ericdrew This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: ISOxo announces debut album ‘KIDSGONEMAD!’ for 2023 after sold-out double header Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/28/isoxo-announces-debut-album-kidsgonemad-for-2023-after-sold-out-double-header/ RXMIRO is regarded as an artist to watch and is known for his electric high-energy club sets and massive performances. He has performed on stage with some of the biggest names in the world, having supported notable acts like David Guetta, Tiesto, Martin Garrix and many more. With his extraordinary mix of bass house and modern techno, he’s a surefire act who has continued to garner critical acclaim in 2022. In fact, since his first genre-bending rollout of “Above The Clouds” and “Storm Light,” it’s undeniable that he’s given his audience the ear candy they desire. There’s no mistaking this up-tempo record. “heart i” is anything but just a vibe. With a solid 4 to the floor and pulsating bassline, its infectious rhythm will keep you entertained throughout. With the uber-high-pitched and ravey intro, “heart i” intentionally doesn’t prepare listeners for what will happen after the drop. Instead, it’s a wild ride from there as the track vacillates between the twinkly happy hardcore techno track and the darker, grimey low end. It must be played as loud and fast as possible on an extensive sound system. Listen to RXMIRO’s “heart i” below. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: RXMIRO Flaunts House Anthem On “heart i” Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/25/rxmiro-flaunts-house-anthem-on-heart-i/ triplej’s Like A Version gives artists a space to deliver creative covers of popular songs, often outside their own genre. For Flume’s latest appearance, he and Toro y Moi decided to cover the viral hit “Shooting Stars” by Bag Raiders… and it’s absolutely brilliant. The performance begins simply enough, Toro with a microphone, Flume with a single CDJ and a CD. Toro handles the vocals like an expert as Flume stares ahead contemplatively before he picks up a saxophone, fed through some kind of distortion. As the song approaches the drop, a couple of body builders enter from the wings and just start doing arm curls. At the drop, another man enters from behind as lights illuminate a disco ball. He’s dancing the back and doing poses, the body builders are doing lifts and curls, and Toro is just banging his head expressionlessly. At the same time, Flume looks like he’s been thrown into the situation without any prior idea of what was going to happen, but he’s accepting his fate. The cover itself is brilliant and awesome, but the performance is really what seals the deal. Watch the whole thing below. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Flume & Toro y Moi covering Bag Raiders “Shooting Stars” is beautiful, unbridled chaos Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/25/flume-toro-y-moi-covering-bag-raiders-shooting-stars-is-beautiful-unbridled-chaos/ You Are Love delivers on the sheer physical rush of dance music as HAMX holds nothing back11/24/2022 Beats bounce across the landscape on You Are Love with a presence that feels infectious for HAMX taking his background as a musician to a whole other level. Hope typically informs dance music, and here HAMX proves that amply. Lyricism has a soulful presence to it. Everything about it goes for a distinct affectionate stance. The title itself appears to embody the spirit that radiates from every nook and cranny of the sound. With his massive, arena-filling sound, the production has a flawless shine. He tells a whole story here, one of self-discovery and belief in oneself that is doubly refreshing. A rush of endless possibilities takes hold on “Who Are You,” with the various elements of what will appear later emerging quickly. Like some sonic foreshadowing, it has grandeur despite its short length. The gospel flair of “Remember Who You Are” and sudden bursts of energy give it a spiritual quality. Rhythms become a force of nature on the burning desire of “Tap If You Like It.” “Floating” features an entire ecosystem for the layers to interact lively. Swirling about in a dazzling display, “Restless” has a restless energy. Pure dancefloor fuel “Black Magic” reveals the importance of that long-lost art of the buildup. HAMX creates a genuinely immersive global experience on the life-affirming You Are Love. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: “You Are Love” delivers on the sheer physical rush of dance music, as HAMX holds nothing back Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/24/you-are-love-delivers-on-the-sheer-physical-rush-of-dance-music-as-hamx-holds-nothing-back/ Actually, we’re a little late to the Moment party, as YEDM covered Mike Masch’s recent multi-genre project Back to the Boulevard a couple of weeks ago, when technically In Time, the album he released under Moment, dropped first. That said, it it was good to do a profile on Masch himself and all his different projects first in some ways, because there’s a much longer story there. Now that said, how did we miss this super-cool hip hop album? The aptly named In Time by moment released in early October and is the first comprehensive hip hop album Masch has done thus far. His work under the Mike Masch name is not quite as structured, combining elements of jazz, classical, pop, trip hop and more under an experimental composition style. His Moment work adheres to a hip hop or trap tempo and a beat structure. Listeners will still find lashings of jazz and chill trip hop vibes, as well as the odd classical flourish, but we are very much in the hip hop and trap wheelhouse with In Time. The other major difference between Masch ad Masch and Masch as Moment is that for the most part, Masch opts not to have vocals in his more experimental work. In Time, on the other hands, isn’t just a load of hip hop and trap instrumental beats, and if you’re like us here at YEDM and found Masch before Moment, you might have never known he’s also a rapper. With a chill vocal timbre that in some tracks is a whisper, Masch’s lyrical arrangements are as diverse as his compositional style, ranging from basic 80s old school to faster 70s “Rappers Delight“-style faster flows to stuff that’s influenced by more avant-garde rappers like E40. Dieversity in everything seems to be Masch’s motto, and there’s plenty of it on In Time even with the more structured beat arrangements. The album opens with “Moment In Time,” which has a pretty simle 80s-style beat but the jazzy trumpet musicality and R&B interludes that were favored by hip hop artists in the mid-to-late-90s (think Digable Planets meets En Vogue). Other tracks like “Party on ME” seem like they’ll be equally old school and jazzy, but Masch’s vocals are much more early 2000s. Around the middle of the album, things take a more emotional turn with tracks like “TOUGHer LOVE” and “ReAwakened Invasion.” Masch himself has said the need to create moment was about expressing emotions.
While Masch and many other instrumental artists have been able to connote an amazing amount of emotion with no words (EDM is pretty much built on that premise, after all), sometimes we need words to express things even more clearly. Masch clearly felt this need and just happened to create a pretty epic hip hop album out of it. With the tmiless quality to his work, it really doesn’t matter when we discovered each project, because with good music it’s always the right Moment In Time. In Time is out now and can be streamed on Spotify or purchased on Bandcamp. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: New Artist Spotlight? Time to Do a Double-Take on This Hip Hop ‘Moment’ Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/23/new-artist-spotlight-time-to-do-a-double-take-on-this-hip-hop-moment/ The blurring of lines between the worlds of rap and dance music is nothing new. Many of hip-hop’s first songs drew their inspiration from the rhythmic thump of dance music, flipping samples from songs that had the specific goal of getting a crowd moving. So it’s no surprise that the latest modern mutation of dance music—often umbrellaed under the ambiguous and argument-starting term “EDM”—has crossed over and even been absorbed into hip-hop. This type of cross-genre pollination is essential to hip-hop. With EDM hybrids continuing to rise, it’s undeniable that we’ve witnessed the creation of outstanding records highlighting some of the best collaborations between rap and EDM, with songs featuring powerhouse names like Skrillex, A$AP Rocky, Carnage, Diplo, and others. Filipino-American Rapper Yung Rizzo has made it his new year ambition to colour out of the lines of his traditional discography and collaborate with new talent, namely producers and DJs within the electronic dance music scene. After charting viral on Spotify’s Viral 50, Yung Rizzo has witnessed the value of intentional collaboration between multiple artists and diverse genres. The multi-faceted artist hopes to create more music that reaches a broader audience. He’s made a remarkable impact within the Filipino Music Industry, where notable acts like Far East Movement, DJ Laidback Luke, and DJ Riddler, only to name a few, have cemented their stance. Stay up to date with everything Yung Rizzo continues to drop this year, and follow him on all socials below: This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Filipino-American Artist Yung Rizzo Seeks To Collaborate With More EDM-Based Talent Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/23/filipino-american-artist-yung-rizzo-seeks-to-collaborate-with-more-edm-based-talent/ Have you ever spaced out with a song on repeat, potentially for hours, and you look up and realize it’s been the same song? And yet, you’re not tired of it? That is “Technicolour Psychic Vision” from Flux Pavilion in a nutshell. After transitioning to a bit of a different sound in his 2021 album .wav, “TPV” is a welcome reminder of his Tesla sound from 2015 that had hits like “Vibrate,” “International Anthem,” and “Who Wants to Rock.” The repeated vox, hard guitar riffs, and Flux’s own vocals shining through in the pre-drop, plus the rolling drums, the bass… everything is such a wonderful nostalgia bomb while still feeling incredibly current. It’s a testament to his production style that is truly timeless. Check out “Technicolour Psychic Vision” from Flux Pavilion below!
Photo credit: Fiona Garden This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Flux Pavilion revisits ‘Telsa’-era sound with new single, “Technicolour Psychic Vision” Via https://www.youredm.com/2022/11/23/flux-pavilion-revisits-telsa-era-sound-with-new-single-technicolour-psychic-vision/ |
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