Day: 3 September 2021

“LOVIN U” was born out of a desire to “create something that brought back that nostalgic feeling of being in the crowd and singing along to your favorite songs,” So Dope said of the creative inclination behind the single, his third of the calendar year. The successor to “Never Gonna Find,” “LOVIN U” situates its vocal chops in an electronic framework that takes cues from color bass and melodic-riddim, the New York native explained:

“I started Writing ‘LOVIN U’ after going down a three-hour long rabbit hole on YouTube of throwback festival footage. I wanted to create something that brought back that nostalgic feeling of being in the crowd and singing along to your favorite songs. I knew I wanted it to feel warm and analog in the breakdown, and bright but gritty in the drop. To get what I wanted in the drop, I took some inspiration from color bass and melodic riddim, combined that with some vocal chops and hip-hop-sounding drums, and ‘LOVIN U’ was born. I’ve been holding on to this one for almost a year so I’m really excited to finally put it out.”

“LOVIN U,” out now via JustUs Records, hits its target, tacking on to “Never Gonna Find” and “Crown” in the process. Stream So Dope’s latest below.

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20-year-old Dutch producer Luxe Agoris, unleashes a deep-house gem, “Whatever You Like,” via the London-based Lilly Era label. Through a mist of airy, ambient chords a mystifying, sultry voice effortlessly glides through to a tantalizing percussion complete with tension-building sweeps. The bass drops and dances beautifully around the hypnotic, catchy vocals for a contrast of the chill and energetic.

Born in Huizen, The Netherlands, Agoris began producing at the young age of six, eventually working his way Herman Brood Academy to broaden his music mastery. With releases on ChillYourMind, Soave, Deep Universe, and now Lilly Era, this up-and-comer is certainly one to watch.

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SLANDER and Ganja White Night have taken “Miss You” via Gud Vibrations. The bittersweet melodic track, which features Chandler Leighton, finds the Los Angeles and Belgian duets aligning their future-bass and dubstep proficiencies in an amalgamation of emotion and energy.

“Miss You” arrives as SLANDER prepare for their outer space-themed Starbase Music Festival, to be held from October 8 – 9. The single succeeds their August collaboration with Subtronics and JT Roach, “Gravity,” and is also the first release from Ganja White Night since their fifth full-length album, Dark Wobble.

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HALIENE has shared her first solo single of 2021 “Glass Heart” via Black Hole Recordings. The Dancing Astronaut Supernova follows her staggering collaboration with ILLENIUM and Excision, “In My Mind,” as well as her June and July features with Maratone and AMIDY, “Make It To Tomorrow” and “Sanctuary,” respectively.

“Glass Heart” bridges a compelling dynamic of emotion and transparency as the the Massachusetts-born vocalist gears up for her individual performance for Seven Lions‘ Chronicles III festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre on September 11, as well as EDC Las Vegas in October. The astute vocal-trance artist got vulnerable as she explained the meaning behind the single, stating,

“’Glass Heart’ was inspired by a handwritten note I received from my late mother when I was 12 years old. Sometimes I feel that you should have been born with a tag on your toe that said: handle with care. But at the most difficult times of your life, I’ve seen an unmatched strength shine through when you need it most.”

This song is about me, who I am, how I was made—accepting myself in my fragile state—while handling the greatest losses in my life with a strength tougher than diamonds. You can break me open, but that’s when my strength truly shines. I’m easy to see through at times, but when I fall apart, that’s when my true purpose comes to life.”

I found it very interesting that glass and diamond look so similar yet hold such different capabilities. There’s a fascinating dichotomy between the two substances: one, the most breakable of all, and the other is the strongest on Earth. I celebrate both strength and fragility at once in this song, because sometimes the most formidable strength is born out of the fragility of a broken heart.”

Stream “Glass Heart” below.

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Franky Wah has returned with a new single, “We Are One,” and this time, he’s teaming up with the legendary Carl Cox. Creating a cascading sound that could fit into a video game or retro movie montage, “We Are One” blends the best of Wah and Cox.

“We Are One” follows Cox’s summer of remixes, which saw him deliver his takes on Sofi Tukker’s “Drinkee,” Geraldine Hunt’s “Can’t Fake The Feeling,” and Deborah de Luca’s “Fuori.” In August, Cox also sat down with Dr. Kishnan Bodalia in a promotion campaign for the NHS to encourage youth to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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RUNN’s most recent collaborative single, “Better Off Alone,” is “darker than what [she] usually write[s],” according to the Dancing Astronaut Supernova. The “Take Me” singer’s latest is a joint work with Insomniac sound designer Kai Wachi, whose seasoned bass music experience shines through on the new dubstep offering.

RUNN has dispatched quite a long string of releases thus far in 2021, and “Better Off Alone” falls into succession as one of her recent singles with DVRKO, “I Want More,” quickly climbs to its millionth Spotify stream. Listeners should expect a similar trajectory with respect to her latest. Released via Kannibalen Records, “Better Off Alone” is now streaming everywhere.

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The Prodigy Artist-managed black a.m. is back to further embolden “New Music Friday” playlists with “Please Don’t Go.” The bassline- and guitar lick-led number, issued in both a standard and extended form, is executed in an effervescent instrumental fashion, such that the absence of a topline is almost unnoticeable and anything but a hindrance.

The buoyant package of G-house-leaning basslines and guitar texture arrives via Sinclair Wheeler as black a.m.’s second single of 2021, trailing March’s “T.S.O.F.H. (The Story of Frankie’s House).” “I’ve dug deeper than I even have in ‘Please Don’t Go.’ I wanted to address mental health through this song. ‘Please Don’t Go,’ is a plea, asking someone to stay, despite the issues that may arise through the relationship,” black a.m. mused at the time of the year opener’s release.

In the time since his 2020 debut, black a.m. has appeared at a sold-out edition of Insomniac’s Park ‘N Rave series at the NOS Events Center, nabbed his first residency—at Tempo Afterhours in Las Vegas—, and won early support from industry figureheads such as NGHTMRE, JOYRYDE, and SLANDER, with an additional nod coming from one of Dancing Astronaut’s Artists to Watch in 2021, John Summit.

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