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Eric Prydz, AKA King Prydz one of our favorite producers ever is back with a new instrumental track titled “Opus“. This record has the “Prydz Feeling” written all over it, and it makes us remember the legendary EP/IC Concert played all around the world. Massive track with a great build up and overall production – click play, turn up the speakers, and enjoy – you will not be dissapointed.

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Magdalena Bay have released a new video for ‘Death & Romance’. The track is their first for Mom+Pop Music, and follows on from their recent Mini Mix Vol. 3, a seven-track collection that in turn follows the duo’s 2021 album Mercurial World. “Imagine rain pouring, streetlights glowing,” they say of the single. “You sit at home and wait for your alien boyfriend to pick you up in his UFO… but this time, he’s not coming.” [via Dork]

23-year-old, Maryland-raised and LA-based songwriter Jordana Nye returns with a new single, ‘We Get By.’ A rollicking golden folk epic sprinkled with shimmering yacht rock glitter, the standalone track ushers in a new Laurel Canyon era for Jordana, who in between tours with Local Natives, Remi Wolf, TV Girl & Wallows, has been working on material since 2023. The song, which was produced by Emmett Kai, Jordana says is about “true love.” Listen and watch the affirming and perfectly tongue-in-cheek Otium-directed video below. “‘We Get By’ is about true love,” says Jordana. “It’s about leaving any materialistic things behind and basking in the appreciation of the truest loving from a pure ground zero — whether that be with yourself or with someone else. We could leave everything we have and still be happy.”

Sugar, spice, and everything nice color the vibrant music video for ‘Right Now,’ the latest release from powerhouse girl group NewJeans. The record arrives as the precursor to their forthcoming single and mini album Supernatural, which finds the five-piece performing in Japanese. Directed by Youngeum Lee, the Takashi Murakami-collaborated video follows NewJeans as their animated counterparts mix up ingredients to create the perfect concoction to cure Hanni’s broken heart. At the start of the visual, the singer makes a brave first move and invites her crush over to watch a movie, but when she only gets a flower emoji back in response, it sends the group on a collective mission to decipher what the cluster of colors could possibly mean. “Your chance is here and now,” NewJeans warns on the song’s second verse, reminding their romantic prospects that time is of the essence. When Hanni’s crush double-texts to clarify that the flower text was an accident at the end of the video, the scene closes out with the appearance of the dreadful three-dots indicating that the other person is still typing. The cliffhanger ending sets up a world of possibility for Supernatural, out June 21. [via Rolling Stone]

MOTHICA has released a new music video. The new music video, for the track ‘Toxins,’ is taken from the Los Angeles-based alt-pop singer-songwriter’s upcoming new album, Kissing Death, which is scheduled to be released in August this year, via Heavy Heart Records/Rise Records. Speaking about the new song, the artist shares, “’Toxins’ is the first song that made the record, since I originally wrote it for a Halloween release in 2022. I loved the image of a spider singing to its freshly caught prey. It took on a new meaning with the grim reaper as this stalker or dark shadow that followed me around, even when I made strides to get better like going to therapy or getting sober. The analogue synths David Burris put in the chorus definitely inspired the sound of the record, taking influence from the darkwave genre.” [via Distorted Sound]

Brighton power duo ARXX unleash playful ‘Good Boy’ via Submarine Cat Records. This follows prior single, equally lighthearted ‘Crying In The Carwash’ and acts as a second sneak peak into a soon-to-be-announced larger project. Laden in harmonies, a hypnotic thumping beat and dripping in spicy, submissive tongue-in-cheek lyricisms, ARXX consider ‘Good Boy’ their “big gay anthem”. On the track, they say, “It’s a little bit saucy, it’s a little bit cheeky and it’s a lot of fun! It’s a song about feeling good and making other people feel good. It’s our favourite song we’ve made so far, we hope it makes you feel good.” Undeniably groovy, this suggestive tune is bound to get you on your feet. However, whilst raunchy in its auditory nature, the video takes a more literal and adorable stance on the phrase ‘Good Boy’, seeing almost a dozen dogs audition for their spot in the Good Boy Academy, featuring Hanni and Clara judging and dancing with the contenders.

Suki Waterhouse has returned with news of her second collection of mellow alt-pop following her 2022 debut I Can’t Let Go. The actress/musician will unleash Memoir of a Sparklemuffin on September 13 via Sub Pop after gaining traction on the festival circuit over the past two years. In the meantime, Waterhouse has shared the record’s first single in the form of ‘Supersad,’ a polished garage-rock anthem merging scuzzy guitars with the singer’s soaring and, well, at least a little bit sad vocals. “I tried to write a ’90s song you could hear playing at the mall in Clueless or as an opening track for Legally Blonde,” she shared upon the track’s release. The track also arrives with a music video that embraces those vibes equally well. [via FLOOD]

Self Esteem and Moonchild Sanelly have teamed up for a collaborative new single, ‘Big Man’. The song marks the first release from the former – aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor – since her BRIT and Mercury Prize-nominated 2021 album, Prioritise Pleasure, and “explores the nuances of modern masculinity and gender roles”. “I’m a big man/ Yeah, I’m a fucking big man/ What are you?” the pair sing over an electronic beat. Speaking about working with South African musician and dancer Sanelly, Taylor explained: “Me and Moon wrote a song from the perspective of a good boyfriend. The ones that are just chill and secure so they just leave you to it. The ones that don’t want a medal for doing the bins. The ones that see that you’re working your tits off so they go and get yet another thing you’ve ordered and missed the delivery of from the post office. The ones that don’t take your success as a direct threat to their existence. To me, this is real masculinity.” She continued: “We have both collaborated with Johan Karlberg on our records and I’m so grateful to him for introducing us, it was a joy to make this song together.” ‘Big Man’ arrives with an official music video, which Taylor described as “an inverse ‘I Want To Break Free’” by Queen – referring to the band’s iconic 1984 visuals. The clip sees the two artists undertake various household chores while donning oversized suits. [via NME]

To usher in the official start of summer, Pop-rulebreaker UPSAHL makes her long awaited return with a brand new single and accompanying music video titled ‘Summer so hot,’ out now via RCA Records UK. ‘Summer so hot’ kicks off a new era for UPSAHL as she demonstrates her sonically elevated new sound. Destined to be played on a speaker out by the pool in warm weather, the track is a sexy summer anthem showcasing UPSAHL’s breezy vocals, impressive breath work with packed lyrical verses and an electro-infused bassline keeping the beat. The music video, replete with fans, ice cubes, and popsicles, emphasizes the sweltering heat UPSAHL is doing her best to cool off from. Alternating between a poolside dance party (from which you can see the detritus of the previous night’s debauchery strewn across the lawn) and a sensual video shoot in the cool confines of the house, UPSAHL perfectly encapsulates what a typical summer hang looks like in the throes of soaring temps. On the track, UPSAHL shares: “I wrote ‘Summer so hot’ in the middle of winter in London. I was feeling nostalgic for that perfect summer day where all fucks fly out the window, you’re just being present with friends, and escaping to wherever the day takes you.”

Italian-born, London-based riser Sans Soucis has shared another preview of their forthcoming debut album Circumnavigating Georgia, which now has a confirmed release date of October 9. New track ‘If I Let A White Man Cut My Hair’ is a homage to the significance of nurturing Black communities, and a testament to how even small, everyday acts can serve to resist structural marginalisation. “I think when you build your personality around everything that society wants you to be, then you also agree to a lot of norms that don’t belong to you,” Sans Soucis – aka Giulia Grispino – has said of the laid-back, groove-infused single. “But to really own my narrative, I needed to move on because I didn’t want the society I live in to tell my story for me”. [via DIY]

Multi-artist talker recently dropped her debut album, I’m Telling You The Truth. Along with the album’s arrival, she has shared a video fot ‘Return to Sender.’ Directed by Sylvie Krakow and choreographed by Nadine Olmo. talker’s Celeste Tauchar on the video: “I worked on the Return to Sender video with my good friend Sylvie who also directed the ‘TWENTYSOMETHING’ video. We already have a relationship where we really push each other to go for crazy concepts in our work, and I love working with her so much because she doesn’t think any idea is too much. She’s always going to find a way to make it work, and I’m the same way. Sylvie instantly saw the funeral idea when she heard this song, and together we unpacked the idea of having a funeral for my relationships and my emotions. We paid homage to the album’s intro track, which encapsulates putting to rest all of the experiences and negative moments in my past that I unpack in the record. We brought in Nadine Olmo to choreograph the dance, which of course was amazing. She’s worked with Olivia Rodrigo, Blink-182, PVRIS Tinashe, just so so many amazing artists and it was both intimidating and a huge honor to work with her, and that she wanted to be part of it.” Celeste tapped into her dance background, but it’s been a long time since she used her body in a way to physically tap into emotions. “It brought me to a whole different plane with expressing the song and getting back into the headspace, because I wasn’t just singing the lyrics and thinking about them. The song was seeping out of every part of my body and I really felt drained the next day, physically and emotionally. But I’m so happy with how it turned out, and I think it’s the most fitting way to paint the full picture for this song and really tell the whole story. And since it’s coming out the same day as my album, I wanted it to be as honest and raw as possible.” [via Northern Transmissions]

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Igor Elie-Pierre, known as IGOR360, splits his time between Paris, New York City, and Toronto, crafting a fusion of art and technology. Driven by a passion for creating true emotional experiences, he endeavors to infuse humanity into the digital realm. Igor’s journey intertwines diverse artistic disciplines, establishing him as a vanguard in exploring the intersection of creativity and technology.

Igor’s impact spans multiple fields, from fashion to performance art. His immersive visual identities and multisensory branding strategies tell his tale and show how much this means to him. Now, with his latest project, he aims to make an even greater impact by pushing to the edge of empathy and connection in the digital age.

‘PivoT’, his new EP, embodies a seamless blend of musical genres and cultural influences. The accompanying dance film, “Merged Subjects,” performed by contemporary dancers Emma Gordon and Madison Lynch, acts as an icing on the cake. Their intuitive movements and captivating visuals delve into themes of moral intuition and intersubjectivity, making this project a excellent exploration of digital and human interaction.

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Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet – Sax QT (Lorraine) 2022 (2024)Nick Didkovsky – Profane […]

Ice Cube has revealed that the beloved ‘Friday’ film franchise could be brought back to life after more than two decades of inactivity.

The rave scene of the 90s laid the groundwork for modern electronic music culture, and can give thanks to for the quality of festivals and DJ culture we bask in today. Today, there is a nostalgic interest in the 90s rave scene, with many events and festivals attempting to capture its spirit. It remains a cultural touchstone for those who experienced it and a source of inspiration for new generations of music and art enthusiasts.

Here is Bexxie‘s perspective, one DJ and producer from the heart of North America’s newfound rave culture and the stages of EDC Las Vegas to becoming a voting member of the Recording Academy- for the GRAMMYs and now releasing her second timeless house record on Insomniac’s IN/ROTATION, ‘Gotta Be Real.’

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Okay, 90s rave days, where were you?  What were your favorite raves, artists and classic rave tracks?  The best outfit or accessory you had? 

Back in the 90s, you could find me all over the New York City and tri-state area rave scene. While I don’t remember a particular rave, there were iconic NYC Clubs such as Limelight and Tunnel I loved attending and promoters also found venues throughout the city for all-ages shows. My friends and I would always be excited to pull up anywhere that had great music and space to dance.

Limelight NYC photo credit Paul Van Dyk

The lineups would include all kinds of genres from techno, to trance, house, hardcore, and jungle. I loved experiencing genres of all sorts, but was particularly drawn to anything with a fast bpm like hardcore, happy hardcore, hard house, drum and bass, and jungle. As far as outfits go, I would usually wear some sort of wide leg pants like JNCOs or UFOs with a baby tee and sneakers. That was the ultimate raver girl uniform back then. 

Insomniac Fridays 1990s photo credit Pasquale Rotella

“The reason we created Insomniac in 1993 was to bring back the music and positive energy of the underground rave scene, which had declined sharply in the early 90s. At that time, if you wanted to go out and hear good electronic music, you had zero options except for a handful of seedy, cracked-out after hours clubs. Our mission was to create a safe, positive, and welcoming environment for electronic music lovers. My good friend Mojo, a former resident DJ at Insomniac Fridays, just put together a list of the “Top 10 Old-School Insomniac Rave Anthems”. It captures the spirit of those early events and includes a little bit of everything, from techno, to breaks, gabber and jungle.” – Pasquale Rotella

Please walk us through your EDC Las Vegas experience.  Who did you enjoy meeting or hanging out with during or after the festival?  Any other funny or unforgettable moments to share or does “what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas?” 

It was great to see Seven Lions after touring together last year. I played Myles O’Neal’s song ‘Superficial’ during my Stereobloom set last year so it was great to see him make his debut at the festival himself, and of course, it’s always great to say hi to my Insomniac fam! 

Congratulations on becoming a voting member of the Recording Academy!  How does one get elected to be a voting member of the Recording Academy?  

Thank you! It’s an honor to be able to contribute to the voting process and support talent that deserves such prestigious recognition. To become a member, you need to be invited by the Academy. 

What is a message to share around ‘Gotta Be Real’?  

I made “Gotta Be Real” as a fun rave track to play in my sets. The message would be just to have fun and dance!! 

Bexxie at Above & Beyond Group Therapy -LondonCharlotte Blackbox Theater Photo credit Key Vision Photography Preparing for the interview with you, I reached out to new producer friend from Milan, Fred Dope, I believe you are familiar with his music too since he mentioned you in our interview awhile back.  Shout out Fred!  He pointed out that you are a part of the Cosmic Academy.  What are a couple valuable takeaways from your studies there? 

Yes, shout out Fred! Cosmic is an amazing music production and artist development program. Not only do they teach you a step-by-step process to make music quickly at a high-quailty, professional level, but they also teach business and marketing skills as well. Another great benefit of taking Cosmic is being a part of the community – everyone is so nice and supportive. It really feels like a family. 

What is one studio tip or music theory lesson you can share around ‘Gotta Be Real’? 

If you want to create a catchy melody, keeping it simple is best by just using a few notes. The main lead sound in “Gotta Be Real” just uses 3 notes (F# – A – G#). 



Please tell us about your very first DJ set. How has your sound changed since when you started DJing, how has it stayed the same?  

The first official set I ever played was at a Polish Club in New Jersey in 1999. I was so nervous! I remember bringing mixtapes to give out to anyone who wanted one. Back then, I used to play happy hardcore so my sound has changed a lot since then. I produce, and play house music now, but I think my sound is still very influenced by the music I listened to and played back in the 90s. 

Bexxie at Anjunabeats CT

Modern BexxieWhat are 5 tracks you recently discovered and would be excited about mixing into your sets?  

Black V Neck – Pump This Party 

Genix – Baby, Baby

Maur & Faber – Feel My Love

Solardo & Kaleena Zanders – Testify 

Miss Dre – Lifestyle

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What are some surprising tracks or edits/remixes you have mixed into your sets throughout your career?  How would you describe the nuanced direction for your sets recently? 

I like for my sets to feel like a journey for attendees. I play everything from tech house, disco, progressive, techno, to piano house, with fun edits thrown in. I love to make a lot of my own edits and remixes to play in my sets such as my edits of Pitbull’s “Hotel Room Service” and Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” and a mash up I made of my track “Feel The Energy” mashed up with Sam Smith’s “Unholy.”

Oh nice!  ‘Feel the Energy’ is a must listen, I am sure it could go with a lot of songs.  Is there anything you are working on (in or outside of music) or upcoming dates you can share with us today?  

This summer I’ll be performing at Supernova in Costa Rica, making my debut headline in LA and performing at Vivid Festival in Seattle!

 

Until then allow Bexxie to pump you through the week with the high vibes she broadcasts across YouTube, Twitch and TikTok every Wednesday, exactly mid week, and sample her whole collection with releases on Toolroom, Anjunabeats, Brooklyn Fire and more with Insomniac.

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Charlotte de Witte took over the streets of New York City this past weekend with a pop-up DJ set that attracted hundreds and shut down the area. Charlotte de Witte has cemented herself on top-of-the-mountain in the techno genre. Her live shows are some of the most sought-after and talked about moments currently in the …

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