Although he’s already had some massive tours, L.A Riots still has time to make appearances at places such as the Yost Theater in the OC like he did this past Saturday.
To say that Mr. LeDisko had the crowd moving is a total understatement. Although the venue was filled with casual clubbers that wouldn’t necessarily be familiar with LA RIOTS as anything special, you wouldn’t have been able to tell from a “God’s Eye” perspective. Daniel progressivley built upon each song he dropped to make for a set that seemed well put together.
Variety is the keyword …

While only his second release, the young Canadian producer Damn Kids has shown that he has some serious flavor. A 3 track EP off of the new label Provoke (it’s only their third release) Damn Kids brings his own unique tribal style that takes the structure of house with some twists.
What easily could be the soundtrack for a scene in a village deep in the Amazon, the first and title track Yema, evokes a certain imagery of a tribal ceremony.  The eclectic nature of this track, and the EP as …

What do you expect to see when you go to a Dubstep show with a huge headliner like Nero?… Packs of bros? Sweaty kids in colorful T-shirts waiving LED gloves in each other’s faces? Glowsticks? Not if you’re at the LIV in Miami Beach.

Trance heavyweights, musical shamans, and emotional soujourners, UK trance act Above & Beyond has been touring with their most recent release, Group Therapy, bringing their positive vibes and upbeat energy to shows in Miami, the UK, and now Los Angeles (and more dates to come!).  Their string of shows has been a raving success bringing thousands of trance fans and music fans in general together for an experience that can be described as therapeutic, energizing, and meaningful.
After their finale performance last night at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium there is no question …

32 cities, 32 different venues, and thousands of ragers bumping their heads to none other then Rusko. On May 14th, I had the privilege to see Rusko on his Spring tour perform live in Baltimore, one of the EDM capitals of the country, proving that this is one city that goes hard!
I’ve seen Mr. Mercer previously at massive events, but it doesn’t compare to seeing him more intimately and personally on a night dedicated to seeing him alone. He played his classics as well as new tracks from Songs and all …

I had the chance to catch Bassnectar in San Jose this past Saturday (Cinco de Mayo) as part of the Vava Voom Tour, and the most prominent thought that I came away from the show with is that Lorin Ashton is unequivocally and indisputably an alien. While the Rapunzel-length hair is enough to inspire a tinge of doubt at Mr. Ashton’s earthliness, it was the entire atmosphere he created that reassured my suspicions of his ethereal origins.
Aside from the fact that the venue was reminiscent of a modified, prodigious high …

Other than Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeats, there is only one label whose every release is trusted at the outset.  Armin Van Buuren’s Armada is the other.  Armada has become a world wide movement, spawning millions of fans who live and breath trance.  This newest 2-track release from American producer, Shogun emanates with a classic Armada sound.
Amplfiy,  is a hard hitting track, driven by some luscious melodies and overall anthemic feel. Although it only recently was featured on ASOT 553, tt has an unmistakable classic sensibility to it that should keep it in your rotation …

“It’s a collection of various tracks that I’ve been working on for a little while and features all sorts of amazing people that I’ve been lucky enough to work with.

It’s also a really good intro to what to expect from the forthcoming album.

I’m hoping to surprise a few but most of all I just wanted to share it with you all.“
- Jakwob

 
Although it’s been a while since we’ve been graced with some new releases from UK producer Jakwob, the wait is WELL worth the wait.  With his newest mixtape, The Prize, …

Boulder, CO has continued to entrench itself as one of the premier hubs of EDM in North America.  One of the more notable acts to come out of the snow-capped college town has been Paper Diamond.  After his debut Levitate released on fellow Coloradan Pretty Lights’ label PLM, Paper Diamond has got a new free 3-track EP entitled Wavesight dropping via Jeffrees, a sublabel of Diplo’s Mad Decent.
Different from Levitate, this new EP brings a notably more energetic and harder sound that is complemented by some great lighter synths.  This new EP shows Diamond’s …

Circus Records cover boy Flux Pavilion has ripped up dancefloors for the better part of three years by now and there is no sign of him slowing down.  The Towcester native teamed up with another Englishman in Example to offer the vocals on his new smashed, Daydreamer.  This new one has a noticeably lighter tone than his other releases, but is still sure to send crowds into frenzies just like his past tracks.  It has the classic Flux sound with those 8-bit, crunchy, and bit-crushing synths with lush production to …