Listen to the new Calvin Harris album '18 Months'
/Calvin Harris has launched a free stream of his entire album 5 days before his album '18 months' is officially released on Oct 30th in the US. Click here to listen to it now.
(Via: Beatsmedia)
Edmonton is hosting Canada's first 'All Bass/Hardstyle Massive' on Dec 29th
/The hardstyle takeover of Western Canada continues as Edmonton hosts the first Bass/Hardstyle mega event with 14 DJs across two rooms.
Here's the current lineup:
Heavy Arena
Nero (DJ Set), Doctor P, Borgore, Delta Heavy, Loadstar, Brown+Gammon, Slim Pickins, Phatcat
Hard Arena
Brennan Heart, Wildstylez, Frontliner, James Gayliss, Bahvesh, Eric Dang
The official after party will feature Zedd on December 30th at the Edmonton Event Centre.
Edmonton may not host the same amount of weekly EDM events as some other cities but when it comes to massive events like these, Edmonton stands tall and shines.
To read more about the hardstyle sound penetrating mainstream EDM, click here.
Goosebump worthy clip of Richie Hawtin's Awakenings set
/I'm really looking forward to seeing him perform live in a couple of weeks. Just in case you missed my feature on Richie Hawtin and his upcoming 'CNTRL: Beyond EDM' tour of North America, click here.
Nardwuar vs. Flying Lotus Video Interview
/Nardwuar did what Nardwuar does best in interviews and that is to offer incisive and inquisitive questions that often surprise and delight the interviewee. Flying Lotus was no exception, check it out:
Flying Lotus' family has deep musical roots.
Mat Zo India Mix Tape
/In preparation of TATW 450 in India this fall Mat Zo has prepared this 30 minute mix tape that is well worth the time to listen in its entirety:
There's a lot of cool integration of traditional Indian instruments with EDM beats that sets up the rest of the mix quite nicely. I hope to hear more of this type of music at the actual TATW 450 event on November 10th.
(Source: Via Electric Honeycomb)