Disclosure will be releasing Caracal, their next album, on September 25th. Since this duo have now hit the big time, they now have the budget to give us a special video cinematic trailer to help hype the album release. The video is a little on the dark side, check it out:
Check out Disclosure's first single off the album called "Holding On" featuring Gregory Porter:
(Source: Pitchfork)
Canada is finally in the thick of the summer festival season as electronic dance music fans from coast to coast are gearing up to attend some of the biggest events. To help you prepare for these massive festivals, EDM Canada has created a list of the 21 hottest tracks that you might expect to hear. Not all genres or styles are represented in this list, but it should prove useful to those curious enough to find out whose tracks are helping to power the sets of their favourite DJs.
Miller Genuine Draft created a great new Canadian contest that will give an up and coming local DJ a chance to head to Las Vegas and compete in the SoundClash finals against 12 other national representatives. To get that spot which includes a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the SoundcCash finale in September, there are a number of steps that you must do.
First of all, you have to create a special mix between 15-30 minutes and upload it on Mixcloud by clicking here. Make sure to put a title to your mix in this manner: "DJ Name - Canada - Miller SoundClash". You must also tag the mix with "Miller SoundClash: Canada", have an accurate tracklist, and use a specified cover art. For all rules, click here.
If you're accepted as one of the entrants, then you must compete in one of the two regional qualifiers happening in Toronto and Vancouver. If you don't live in Toronto or Vancouver, Miller Genuine Draft will cover your flight there.
The first SounClash regional qualifier will happen in Toronto on Tuesday, June 30th at Maison Mercer. Along with the qualifiers they will also have Jed Harper and Addy performing as headliners. Fans should attend this event because it's free and MGD will be giving away a trip to Las Vegas to see the finals. For more details, click here.
The second SoundClash regional will happen in Vancouver on Saturday, July 11th at Republic. For more details, click here.
For each regional there will be 5 competitors and only 2 will be selected to move ahead to the finale in Toronto.
Four regional qualifiers (2 East, 2 West) along with an extra wildcard digital entrant will be flown to Toronto to compete in the Miller SoundClash 2015 National Finals at the Cube Nightclub. All entrants will then compete to see who will be the Canadian SoundClash representative who will go to Las Vegas for the global finale in September. For more event information, click here.
The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges and will based on DJ talent and crowd reaction.
Here is the promo video:
So what are you waiting for? Enter now and good luck!
If you're a hardstyle fan then you know, but if you're not, listen up. Defqon.1 is one of the world's largest hardstyle festivals in the world. Defqon.1 takes place in the Netherlands and Q-Dance, the main global promoter of all things hardstyle, is famous for putting on these mega light shows that are simply mind blowing.
Check out the 2015 Defqon.1 end of show spectacular below - it's 20 minutes long but it's well worth your time:
Canada's own Dzeko & Torres were in Las Vegas for the Electric Daisy Carnival and if you're fans of these two then you're going to want to listen to their set ASAP:
