Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the Denver stop of Steve Aoki and Datsik’s ‘Deadmeat Tour’ at the Fillmore Auditorium. As a huge fan of both artists my expectations were pretty high to say the least (plus tickets were $50 a piece – ouch). The show was on a Thursday night so The Fillmore was only at half of its carrying capacity with around a couple thousand people in attendance. This was actually pretty refreshing as I am used to some of these shows getting so packed I …

2011 was inarguably the year of electronic dance music albums. Many artists, including Excision, Porter Robinson, David Guetta, and Nero, veered away from the tradition of releasing tracks single by single or even by way of EPs. Unfortunately however, I felt as though amidst all the hype and attention created by the artists, I was let down after giving these albums a listen. Rather than feeling like a matured and complete work of art, many of 2011′s albums felt more like sloppy compilations of random and experimental tracks with maybe …

All right, so I’ll give you readers a quick warning: this isn’t going to be a very good article. Some might like to compare said quality with the quality of the EP I am reviewing – some might not. Either way, this article will be a review of Skrillex’s new release, “Bangarang”.
I’ve listened to this EP a good amount of times, in different scenarios. I tried listening to it whilst browsing the web, checking my email, visiting Reddit. I also tried listening to it whilst playing Battlefield 3, pumped up …

I’ve used Winamp on my PC since the early 2000s and I’ve always accepted it as a great competitor in the music player market. When I got my HTC Desire in mid-2010, however, I continued to use the stock media player for a good year or so. Considering Winamp for Android was released in November 2010, it seems pretty stupid that I didn’t make the switch until about 3 months ago. Doing so, however, was one of the best decisions that I’ve made to do with my phone.

deadmau5′s latest album 4×4=12 was hotly anticipated for several months, but at release of the track list, my excitement dwindled. The problem I find is that it is simply a compilation album, since I have already scrobbled half the album, and some songs even more than a year earlier (The earliest of which was deadmau5 – Everything Before first scrobbled in April of 2009).
My biggest complaint with the album, however, are the vocals. deadmau5 has had several brilliant vocal tracks, but none of these do it for me. Sofi Needs …

The much anticipated Flux Pavilion EP Lines in Wax is set to come out in less than a week, and I have reviewed these tasty tunes. I’ll say I’m somewhat pleased, but again I am seeing the phenomenon I call “The Flux Effect”.
Before I go into the review, I wish to explain the Flux Effect and why it annoys me. The Flux Effect is simply a template where the song starts with an intro (which we will call A) goes into the main tune after a drop (which we call …

The 13th of September saw the release of ‘Borgore Ruined Dubstep Pt. 2′, or more specifically the digital version. If you haven’t peeked down yet or gathered by the title, this is going to be a review, so get ready!
First on this bombshell is ‘Kinder Surprise VIP’ with my favourite producer, Tomba. This was one of the songs to appear on the reduced vinyl edition (even if it was amusingly mislabeled as Tombo) along with 2 others. You can hear Tomba’s trademark sound come through on this one, with the …

This 12” from Kavsrave has gigantic basslines, Joker-like video game beats, and synthesized RnB vocals.

On his Myspace, Quest categorizes his music under Experimental / Hip-Hop / RnB, but all I hear is bangin’ dubstep with an urban tint.

This 12” from dubstep producer and DJ Gemmy brings a thick bassline that deserves a massive subwoofer.