Pete Tong on Avicii's new single: "Nashville goes EDM"

Pete Tong's parting thoughts on "Wake Me Up":

"Nashville goes EDM. What more can you say? I can see the line dancing video now" 

What do you think of Avicii's new bluegrass-EDM inspired "Wake Me Up" track? Have a listen:

So far the Youtube horde have overwhelmingly endorsed Avicii's new direction, with 9,601 likes vs. 329 on the negative side. My take? I like it but it's more for home listening rather than the big festival stage.

(VIA DJ Mag Canada) 

Gesaffelstein releases new provocative video for his new track "Pursuit"

Seemingly without warning the French producer Gesaffelstein has released a new track called "Pursuit" and a stunning video to complement the release: (Warning: semi-NSFW)

The whole video is a visual feast for the eyes that even features a brief cameo from the mysterious Gesaffelstein himself. You can buy "Pursuit" on iTunes now.

Check out this documentary on the making of Pretty Lights' new album

Here's an interesting quote from Pretty Lights describing his new album "A Color Map of the Sun" at the beginning of the documentary:

 "A Color Map of the Sun was what the last 2 1/2 years of my life have been dedicated to. I wanted to make an album that showcased countless genres and countless time periods, but also have a very modern, powerful, style and production to it. I needed to prove to myself that I can do it."

"A Color Map of the Sun" is out on July 2nd.  

Watch Armin Van Buuren and Trevor Guthrie perform "This Is What It Feels Like" at the MMVAs

Armin Van Buuren has made his MMVA performance debut yesterday infront of thousands of screaming teens playing his hit track "This Is What It Feels Like" with live vocals from Trevor Guthrie. You can watch it by clicking here and skipping to the 49 minute mark.

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Image courtesy of Armada Music.  

According to Armada Music,  during the MMVAs Armin Van Buuren and Trevor Guthrie received a platinum record award for reaching 80,000 Canadian copies sold for "This Is What It Feels Like", congrats!

It was also revealed on the red carpet that Armin Van Buuren and Trevor Guthrie are working on a brand new track:

Listen to Skrillex epic 2-hour BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix

Link. (Includes full track listing)

With a few unreleased Dog Blood tracks, remixes, and edits - listening to this mix from Skrillex goes way beyond the hard hitting dubstep that he was famous for. This 2 hour mix takes you on a journey of varied tracks and different genres that few can put together as well as Sonny can. Besides the new Dog Blood material, Skrillex did not play any self produced tracks, nor any tracks from his collaboration with Diplo named Jack U. That being said, Skrillex weaves easily one of the best essential mixes of the year.