It’s the end of the month and that means it’s time for another installment of Focus Five. If you missed our first edition here’s the lowdown: each month Oggie & I (Colin) will be showcasing five of our favourite fresh finds. These are artists who recently landed on our radar and absolutely blew us away. This month we’ve got a…
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Another round of festival season is slowly yet surely approaching – and this year will bring together music lovers, festival frequenters, and first-time explorers alike for a gathering of shared interests and values. Such days will be filled with love and whimsical shenanigans with one another – squad and strangers alike – as we all escape the boring/harsh/mean realities of…
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At this point in his career, Diplo can really do whatever the fuck he wants. He’s won. But what would be a genius without new innovations? With the release of his new EP, California, Diplo reinforces that genius by showing that electronic music isn’t all about the big drops and genre-bending new wave music, sometimes all a song needs is…
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Cali-raised Christian Bauhofer, best known to the world as Minnesota, brings forth a massive EP – his first in almost 4 years! Released on Liquid Stranger‘s label Wakaan, Curio has an ‘old-school Minnesota’ vibe to it, to intrigue and appease to longtime fans and new listeners alike – for an out-of-this-world, West Coast Space Bass trip through the cosmos, and…
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Australian producer Chris Emerson aka What So Not, sure knows how to make a banger. There is no doubt about that. However, many wondered if he would be able to translate his ability to blend different genres into a fully-fledged and concise album. With his debut album, Not All The Beautiful Things, What So Not proves that his musicality is…
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Conrad Clifton is keeping busy, especially with his new EP right around the corner! In the meantime, he teams up with Trimm Marley for ‘King of Dope’ – a gloomy tune which proves that it’s the dopest shit on the block right now. Conrad delivers some hanging, off-kilter melodies which help paint the tune dark from start to finish; it’s…
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Nicky Romero‘s Protocol Recordings is gearing up for another springtime shindig, and brings with it Protocol Vibes: Miami 2018 – a 2-part compilation showcasing some of the imprint’s featured artists! For this week’s part 1, Maximals kicks off the EP (and the party) with an arm-raising festival anthem, ‘Don’t Know Where’, capable of shaking up the dancefloor, especially given its…
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Matroda has been consistent with his Monstercat releases as of this year! The first tune marking his entry into the Monstercat family was approximately a month ago, and now the rising bass producer is looking to – and may just – cause huge waves, particularly as the label starts to branch out to new avenues. Monstercat itself wasn’t necessarily known…
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Despite the constant hate that SoundCloud receives, it is still by far the best platform for music discovery. Every month we find a slew of new artists that completely amaze and win us over. With this in mind, we decided to launch a new feature that brings our monthly finds to the forefront. Today marks the first edition of Focus…
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Deorro, since he first stepped into and dominated the scene several years ago, has been growing in multiple ways – and now, the fruits of his efforts are starting to show their true colours in ‘Offspring’! It’s named such due to the fact that Deorro included his son in it – he states that he “got the audio from a…
