The new Knife Party EP is out and the EDM blogs have been quick to review it after months of anticipation. Here are what some of the major sites had to say: (Click the link to read the full review)
Not sure what to think? Take a listen of the new Haunted House EP and decide for yourself:
Electric Zoo is offering fans a diverse lineup this year with DJs from various genres sharing the main stages together. Made Events, the organizers behind Electric Zoo, has just released their phase 2 lineup today that offers a glimpse of the secondary stages. This year's edition will feature label takeovers from Fool's Gold, Boys Noize Records/OWSLA, Dim Mak, and Drumcode. Check it out:
I like the lineup but I had hoped there would have been a dedicated trance tent like in years past. That being said, I highly recommend checking out Electric Zoo as it is one the best organized festivals with some of the best food that I've ever tasted at an outdoor event.
Electric Zoo is held every year on Randall's Island Park in New York City. 3 day General Admission passes are now on sale for $359, while a 3-day VIP pass are $649. Click here for ticket information.
Quoted from Billboard's interview with Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk:
"I think it’s mostly the tools; I think they might be missing the tools. The problem with the way to make music today, these are turnkey systems; they come with preset banks and sounds. They’re not inviting you to challenge the systems themselves, or giving you the ability to showcase your personality, individuality. They’re making it as if it’s somehow easier to make the same music you hear on the radio... We really felt that the computers are not really music instruments, and we were not able to express ourselves using a laptop. We tried, but were not successful."
Considering all of the amazing music that's been created using a laptop over the past few years I don't think I'm with Thomas on this one.
DJ Falcon talks about the French touch sound and how Daft Punk reached out to NASA for one of the upcoming tracks in Random Access Memories:
Sounds promising:
Aly & Fila's new album, titled Quiet Storm, is set to be released next month.
