Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

Zedd Gets Banned From China, Eco-friendly Raving, Chris Lorenzo's New Album, and more | Ep. 34

Episode Summary

Welcome to episode 34! This week we talk about new music from Artists We're Watching: BLVD, Tyler Lawrence, and Adiidas (on his collab with MeSo). Other new music discussed includes fresh tracks from Armin Van Buuren, Jauz, BTSM x Yookie, and PEEKABOO. Delving into EDM news and culture, we talk about Zedd & South Park being banned from China, Decadence Arizona's initial lineup, FIFA 20's STACKED EDM filled soundtrack, and how music festivals are taking on environmental responsibility. This week's Anti-Plur: Alec being aggressively told to "stop texting" when he was actually taking notes on the DJ to talk to him... besides, he was at the back! This week we rate: Chris Lorenzo - Late Checkout (full album); MEDUZA, Goodboys, Becky Hill - Lose Control. A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: SHIZUO (trap/future trap/instrumental trap/pure awesomeness) and anbuu (lo-fi, chill trap). PUT THEM ON YOUR RADAR. And lastly... THANK YOU. We really couldn't do this without you. Let us know your thoughts about this week's episode by DM'ing us on Instagram (@btb.pod), tweeting at us (@podbtb), leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, or sending an email to connect@beyondthebeats.co. We would love to hear from you!

Episode Notes

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On Repeat

Alec: Dom Dolla - San Frandisco

New Music from Artists We’re Watching

BLVD - Game Day

Tyler Lawrence - Circles

Adiidas, MeSo - Eerie

New Music

Armin Van Buuren, Cimo Frankel - All Comes Down

Jauz - Get to Me

Ghastly, Brohug - Get Down

Black Tiger Sex Machine, YOOKiE - Spiders

PEEKABOO, Calcium - HANDS UP!

News & Culture

Zedd is banned from China after liking South Park tweet

• South Park banned for their tweet
• Then Zedd is banned for liking South Park's tweet
• South Park responds to their ban

Decadence Arizona drops their lineup

Fifa 20 has multiple EDM artists in their soundtrack

• Don Diablo
• Flume
• Alison Wonderland
• Disclosure
• Kaskade
• Louis the Child
• San Holo
• Wolfgang Gartner
• Zeds Dead x Jauz (lights go down song)

Environmental responsibilities and music festivals

• Shambala also takes its carbon footprint seriously
  • They've partnered with a company called Energy Revolution. A not-for-profit organization that aims to tackle one of the largest portions of a festival’s carbon footprint – audience travel.
  • They have a travel calculator on its website that works out much you would need to donate to renewable energy schemes to balance out your journey to and from a festival.
• Lots of other non-profits looking to help festivals be more eco-friendly
  • A Greener Festival - helps festivals and events around the world reach their green goals through a combination of sustainability training, discussion, and its celebrated Greener Festival Awards scheme, are also working to make the industry more sustainable.
  • They also provide festivals with feedback

Anti - Plur Moment

Alec: When a girl aggressively told me to get off my phone assuming that I was texting when I was actually making notes about the DJ’s set in order to talk to him...

What Are We Listening To?

Chris Lorenzo - Late Checkout

MEDUZA, Goodboys, Becky Hill - Lose Control

Artists We’re Watching

Alec: SHIZUO // Soundcloud // Instagram // Crywolf - Athetosis (SHIZUO Remix) (track)

• SHIZUO's name could be from a character of the same name in the anime show "Durarara!!!".

Samir : anbuu // Soundcloud // Instagram // Frequencies (track)