AUDIO: Annalog – “Ladies of May” Mix
Annalog puts her stamp on 88Nine’s “Ladies of May” with a crazy hour-long mix.
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AUDIO: Walter – “Walter’s Room 001”
Walter’s debut mix is an absolute party.
Read moreAUDIO: Isac Elliot – “She”
16-year-old Finnish pop star Isac Elliot could easily land himself in the rotation of American pop or EDM radio this summer, thanks to his most recent single, “She”. If you took the high energy of a Steve Aoki show, and added vocals reminiscent of Justin Timberlake and Timbaland’s “20/20 Experience” collaborations, you’d have this song in essence. The track was
Read moreAUDIO: Tony Quattro Featuring Nani Castle – “Fuerza”
Since it’s catastrophic rise in popularity as a genre, house music has held a consistently strong international vibe, incorporating different sounds from all over the world into a global dance party of sorts. On his new single, LA-based producer Tony Quattro and featured guest Nani Castle bring a Latin vibe to “Fuerza”, recently released on a compilation from Skrillex’s OWSLA,
Read moreAUDIO: Dashcam & Ipa Ghost – “Digital Summer”
The third track in Nice FM’s “Nice Tribes” series is here, this time blending the work of label head Dashcam with Chicago-based producer Ipa Ghost. “Digital Summer” is incredibly chilled out, with an array of snares and percussion hitting you sporadically, mixed with spacey synthesizers and a bell loop that is instantly an earworm. It’s a nice blend that falls
Read moreAUDIO: King Fantastic – “Expats”
Ever since I was introduced to King Fantastic’s music, shortly after their “Finger Snaps and Gun Claps” album dropped, I’ve been eager for more and more music from Troublemaker and Killer Reese One. The duo have slowed down in some respects, but a new mixtape featuring remixes, edits, and blends of the tracks that helped develop their following is very
Read moreAUDIO: Plaid Hawaii & Martiln Featuring Olivia Gonzales – “Night Sky”
Local electronic collaborative Nice FM is back with the second installment of their “Nice Tribes” singles collection, which features artists from their roster working with one another to create new singles. The latest drop is “Night Sky”, featuring Nice FM producer Plaid Hawaii, Melborne electronic artist and Nice FM affiliate Martiln, and vocalist Olivia Gonzales. This song has summer house
Read moreAUDIO: Hot Science and Luxi – “Have No Fear”
Local electronic label Nice FM is reinventing the way Milwaukee thinks about electronic music, and it’s always fun to see the collective projects that come out of the imprint. The latest Nice FM experiment is the Nice Tribes weekly singles series, featuring collaborations between the different artists on the label every Friday. The first installment of the Nice Tribes comes
Read moreAUDIO: darkDARK – “Heathered”
If you’re familiar with acts like Sleigh Bells and Purity Ring, we have some blissful electronic pop that you’ll love. Electronic production duo darkDark’s new EP, “Heathered”, mixes eclectic production tracks with wonderful harmonies, creating a variable utopia for electronic music fans. Yes, there are drops, and yes, there are sections that sound like organized chaos; but the combination of
Read moreAUDIO: Memoryy Featuring Odd Year – “I Thought You Needed My Love”
Albuquerque, New Mexico might not necessarily bet the place that you associate with techno pop and EDM, but in the case of producer Memoryy, that’s exactly the case. Enlisting the help of Odd Year, the two acts create an uber-catchy single in “I Thought You Needed My Love”, Memoryy’s first release of the year. The track comes in advance of
Read moreAUDIO: Luxi – “Geometric Universe”
Electronic producer Luxi first fell onto our radar via the 2011 Miltown Beatdown. She had competed in the finals at Turner Hall, and her creativity was astounding back then. Fast forward six years, and that creativity has evolved tenfold, with the release of her new album, “Geometric Universe”. While still very much in the electronica realm, this album encompasses touches
Read moreAUDIO: Martiln Featuring Gala – “Home” (Plaid Hawaii and Hot Science Remixes)
Melbourne producer Martiln’s track, “Home” featuring Gala, was released in November, but a pair of producers from Milwaukee collective Nice FM have gotten their hands on the track, putting out remixes of their own. Both Plaid Hawaii and Hot Science took their stab at remixing the track, which was already a banger in its own right. While Plaid Hawaii takes
Read more2017 Bonnaroo Lineup Announced
Another day, another lineup drop. The 2017 Bonnaroo lineup is out, and U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, and Chance The Rapper all share top billing. There’s a fair representation of several genres on the bill, featuring an eclectic blend of EDM, hip hop, indie, and jam bands. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and a bluegrass jam curated
Read moreAUDIO: 12 Days of Christmas Mixes – DJ Steve Marxx, DJ Khek, DJ Kiki Champ, and DJ Bizzon
Okay, so now we’re hitting the home stretch of DJ Whyte Nite’s 12 Days of Christmas Mixes. It’s Friday, and that means that it’s likely time for some office Christmas parties. Be the office hero this year with any one of these four mixes. We have some local heavy hitters in this batch, including veterans Kiki Champ and DJ Bizzon.
Read moreVIDEO: DarkDark – “Moments”
The secretive nature of Los Angeles production duo DarkDark gives a mysterious flare to their persona, but it also lends a tremendous amount to the type of music that they make. The group’s blend of dark, melodic electro-pop is aided by the fact that they keep a relatively low profile, and it also allows space for creative visuals like their
Read moreAUDIO: Modl Featuring Clare Szembek – “Unrequited”
In an age when anyone with a computer and some free time can become an EDM artist, it’s at times hard to separate the real deal from the manufactured. In the case of Virginia-born artist Modl, it’s realer than real deal Holyfield. With a stunning composition, and the addition of vocals from featured artist Clare Szembek, Modl presents “Unrequited”, a
Read moreINTERVIEW: DJ Shawna
DJ Shawna first came onto our radar a few months ago, when she was named as the official DJ for Marquette Women’s Basketball. However, we really got to know her when she filled in last minute at our most recent “An Evening With” show at The Tonic Tavern. Not only does she throw down on the 1’s and 2’s with
Read moreAUDIO: Bloodshot Pyramid – HVY
Your week is about to be off to an incredible start, provided that you press play on the latest EP from Milwaukee’s Bloodshot Pyramid. “HVY” is the group’s second project, released on local label Trauma House, and the follow up to 2012’s “Every Level Larger”. “HVY” is four tracks of dark, heavy (hence the name) electronic music, combining elements of
Read moreAUDIO: NiceFM – “Comp2Cruise”
The NiceFM roster is back, offering up their latest mix, “Comp2Cruise”. The electronic label has a host of talented artists, and many of them are on display here, in a 40-minute release that intertwines them all. Tracks from Ipaghost, Forth Child, Echo Island, DASHCAM, Luxi, Michael Vintage, Hot Science, Plaid Hawaii, Martiln, and Laguna all make the cut, and it
Read moreAUDIO: Def Harmonic – “The Lead Singer Of Genesis”
Stop what you’re doing, there’s some next level underground hip hop that you’re missing out on. You know that “The Lead Singer Of Genesis”, the new LP from Def Harmonic, is a banger from the moment you press play on the first track. With some spacy, house-inspired beats, the album is spastic, and completely unique to Milwaukee. With a blend
Read moreVIDEO: Teddybears – “The Best You Ever Had”
Well, this one’s a trip. Sweden’s Teddybears recently released a video for their single, “The Best You Ever Had”, and you have no idea what’s coming next from start to finish. The track in itself is a ride, but the visuals pair with it well, creating a state of absolute visual anarchy. In the midst of your jamming out to
Read moreAUDIO: Rusty Pelicans – “We Like” (Mammyth Remix)
The Rusty P’s are back in full effect, and are currently prepping for the release of their first post-reunion album, “Apartment 7”, due out next month. In the meantime, we have new audio in the Mammyth remix of “We Like”, which takes things in a completely new direction. The Uni-Fi Records producer goes full EDM, chopping up the vocals and
Read moreAUDIO: Feenixpawl & APEK – “Quicksand”
Everyone looks for that definitive summer jam, and every year it seems like a new batch of pop is unleashed on the masses between late May and early September. This new single from LA by way of Australia producers Feenixpawl & APEK is definitely a summer jam in every sense of the word. Feenixpawl have become esteemed in the EDM
Read moreAUDIO: NiceFM – “Comp1Waves”
Electronic collective NiceFM might’ve just dropped the chillest mix of the summer, and it’s only the middle of June. “Comp1Waves” combines nine different artists’ work, blended into just under a half hour of your summer’s soundtrack. With appearances from the likes of Dashcam, Sammyjams, Ipaghost and more, the synth heavy pop doesn’t stop. Whether you’re hitting the beach during the
Read moreREVIEW: Purity Ring at The Pabst Theater
Performing electronic music live can often be tricky to pull off effectively. The notion of pre-programmed sound in a “live” setting almost sounds counter-intuitive, and more importantly, can look stagnant if done poorly. On Wednesday night at the Pabst Theater, Purity Ring did electronic in the most entertaining way possible. In a word, the show was a spectacle, to say
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