77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally, & physically. Cyberbullying statistics are rapidly approaching similar numbers, with 43% experiencing cyberbullying…
The anticipation for Gareth Emery and Standerwick’s trance single, “Saving Light” landed for release by Monstercat, has created a lot of commotion since EDC Las Vegas ’16 when Gareth teased it to thousands. The emotional lyrics sung by HAILENE paired with the upbeat tempo of Gareth’s signature trance and dance heavy tempo brings more to the table than just a beautifully built song. “Saving Light” is also bringing the, too close to home, issue of bullying to light with a philanthropic effort.
No more disempowerment. No more prejudice. No more bullying. – Ditch the Label
Until March 1st, 100% of all profits made by both artists and the label via sales and streaming revenue will be donated to the Anti Bullying group Ditch The Label. On top of the proceeds, Monstercat will also be pushing a donation drive to the charity throughout the campaign. To give back visit Monstercat’s call to action page here.
We want whatever water the people who work over at Warner Music Norway are drinking. Nothing but magic comes out of that camp. One act that is contributing to the immensely cool catalog of tunes is JCY. The trio came out with their song “Wasting Your Time” with Alida earlier this month. The song release was not enough, as they just dished out a music video to accompany it.
The cool thing about this music video is it serves as a lyric video. Although Alida sings the lyrics with clarity and beautiful strength, the animations add a nice touch to the video and serve to further cement the words in your brain. No doubt you’ll be singing along just as we have. JCY’s future bass instrumental is purely awesome. It’s a tasteful tune that has energy without trying to. The same goes for the video; it’s simple and fun. If you haven’t yet, get your copy of “Wasting Your Time” today.
Stanford University’s Taylor Grey is looking to take over pop music. As if finishing school at one of the country’s most prestigious schools wasn’t hard enough, she’s aiming high in an industry that’s anything but easy. The thing is, she’s on track to accomplish both her girls.
Recently she came out with her music video for the single “Never Woulda Letcha” that is directed by the award winning Sarah Mclogan. Before we get to the video, we’ll touch base on the song whose pop/electronic hybrid style has unlimited potential in today’s music landscape. The laidback, melodic sound is just what fans are looking to hear in sets, as well as on the radio. With the video, we see Taylor star across Sean O’Donnell of Unbroken. We get to see into the life behind the lyrics, a relationship between two people that is up in the air. It’s an emotional song with a simply striking video. Check it out today and head over to iTunes for a copy of the single.
2016 was an intense year for Confession artist and owner Tchami. The french producer embarked on a Pardon My French tour with DJ Snake, Mercer, and MALAA while throwing in plenty of festival stops of his own such as Mysteryland and Moonrise along the way. Now he’s back with Mercer for an unforgettable North American Prophecy tour .
Tchami’s infusion of hip-hop and dark future house is gracing The National in Richmond, VA on February 11th and we have a contest to help you get there along with a friend. Contest rules can be found below and after entering, make sure to check out the Tchami’s 2016 recap video. There might even be a special unreleased Tchami track playing in the background, but that’s all we can say for now. View all the stops and purchase tickets for your city here.
For a chance to win a pair of tickets, all you have to do is:
We already knew Charge The Atlantic were cool. The thing is, we didn’t know they were “play a song using tuned beer bottles” cool. That’s right, someone get these guys a beer sponsorship because we’re loving this creative performance video they came out with and we want more.
Together in what seems to be the living room of a home, the IPA loving four piece band play “I Know You’d Be There” with instruments you would assume to be there, along with beer bottles that they tuned specifically for the song. Not only are the bottles blown in, but also used as percussive pieces. The song is great, the video is phenomenal and Charge The Atlantic are legends. The best part of all this is that these guys are just getting started. This video was created for an NPR Tiny Desk competition, so show them some love!
The burgeoning Miami-based record label and fashion collective Bribery Corporation presents “bahna” by ROOMS, a soaring, progressive, ambient song complimented by an equally powerful and minimalistic music video.
ROOMS is Chris Weisson, a Miami-born, Los Angeles-based producer of Cuban/ Ecuadoran descent whose debut LP, There’s No Noise Here, will release on Bribery Corporation this year. The colorful 4k resolution video, directed, shot, and edited in Iceland by lauded Canadian film-maker Edward Platero (responsible for 2012’s The Drop: The EDM Culture Explosion) is a sight to behold.
I’ve traveled many places in my career, and I will say that hands down, Iceland is the most stunning place on the planet…ROOMS has crafted a sonic masterpiece with this song, and hearing it brings me back to the landscapes that I experienced on the top of our planet.
Indeed. “Bahna” has both the intangible atmospheric brilliance and masterful melodic touch evocative of Tycho, Bonobo, and, to a lesser extent, Flume. A reverberating, innocent synth pad opens the song, reminiscent of Boards of Canada’s “Wildlife Analysis”, only to give way to a collage of erie, discordant voices that are quite challenging to listen to. Then, perhaps with a vague stroke of metaphor, the clamor of voices ceases and the music and magic begins.
At the foundation of the drop and the rest of the movement is an undulating wave bass, the type of super-charged sine wave which we heard throughout 2016 from avant-garde “wave music” to ascendant hip-hop a la Travis Scott. It’s a simple sound with width and depth to fill your spirit, mirroring the size and scope of the rich Icelandic landscape. The rest of soundscape is filled with a swirling stew of ambient glitches, strange, synchronized percussive sounds, and deep, broken bass playing off of measured, high-pitched tones that sound like a dialysis machine, betraying the life-giving essence of this music. The protozoic scenes in the music video and the lyric-less expression of the song synchronize perfectly, giving the entire project a primordial power as if the music is part of the Earth itself.
Bribery Corporation, “The Holy Grail of naked bodies, draped in the finest of silks, paid for with the foulest corruption,” is clearly onto something. We look forward to more avant-garde electronic music from their ranks, as well as the full-length debut from ROOMS, who makes his first musical contribution to the public a magnificent one with “bahna”.
It’s common to wonder what our purpose is in life. Determination to find the place we fit in best is at the forefront of human nature so when Big Beat Records resident KREAM created “Taped Up Heart,” they successfully incorporated an everyday struggle into enjoyable and relatable music. Music is a way to express individuality and when it’s mixed with real world insecurities it transforms from art to an advocate for those who may not know where they stand in the world.
The duo ended 2016 with the dance heavy hit and now they’re bringing it back to kick off 2017 with an official music video. Directed by Sam Mosher, and pulling inspiration from David Fincher’s Fight Club, the video takes place in an alternate reality and explores the idea of finding your place in the world.
This song is all about dealing with your inner demons and Samy did an amazing job bringing “Taped Up Heart” to life. Everyone has had that feeling of being an ‘other’ and wanting to find their place or purpose. Maybe it’s through music, maybe it’s joining an underground fight club
