Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

Alison Wonderland Takes Time Off, Space Yacht SF, Drezo, Blossom, Weather Reactive Playlist, and more | Ep. 28

Episode Summary

Welcome to Episode 28! This week we cover new music from an Artist that We're Watching - Akira. Also, new releases from JOYRYDE, David Guetta, Oski, Seven Lions, and more. Delving into the world of EDM, we discuss Alec's experience at Space Yacht's FIRST EVER party in SF with Drezo including a quick chat with the up and coming DJ/producer - Blossom, Alec's FIRST EVER SPEECHLESS RATING, Tycho's web app that makes a playlist according to your local weather, Skrillex's production school, and much more. This week we review NGHTMRE and Zhu's collab - Man's First Inhibition and Deathpact's Shambala set. A very special shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: Krooner and BLVD. And as always... THANK YOU for tuning in.

Episode Notes

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On Repeat

Alec: Jax Jones - Harder (KC Lights 6am Remix)

New Music from Artists We’re Watching

AKIRA - I AM AKIRA, THIS IS MY WORLD.

New Music

Unlike Pluto - Stay and Decay

Aviici - Heaven (David Guetta & MORTEN remix)

JOYRYDE - MADDEN

UZ - Bang Bang

Oski - Fuccapop

Seven Lions & MitiS Feat. RBBTS - Break the Silence

3lau, DNMO - Falling

News & Culture

Space Yacht ft. Drezo at 1015 Folsom, SF.

• Space Yacht’s first time in SF - they are SoCal
• Drezo and Blossom’s first time in SF
• I got a chance to interview Blossom for a quick soundbite.

Tycho launches a new web app - Forecast - that creates a playlist for you based on your local weather

• A cool innovative way to promote his new album Weather
• It integrates with Apple Music and Spotify
• For a more technical explanation of how Lee Martin - the designer - and Tycho did this, click here.

Josh Pan is starting his own streaming service

• Link to the website to join the mailing list

Alison Wonderland cancels her European tour - cites mental health reasons

Skrillex opens up music production school in South Africa in association with Bridges for Music

Anti - Plur Moment

Samir: EDM blogs posting articles that have nothing to do with EDM...

What Are We Listening To?

NGHTMRE x Zhu (feat.Kidd Keem) - Man’s First Inhibition

Deathpact had his/her world debut at Shambala

• His/her first show EVER!
• The whole set is now available on Soundcloud.
• This is Alec’s FIRST SPEECHLESS

Artists We’re Watching

Alec: Krooner // Soundcloud // Instagram // Coward (track)

Samir : BLVD // Soundcloud // Instagram // Crowd Control(track)