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After a successful Victoria Day inauguration, T.O’s favourite concert/picnic event series, Electric Island, returns to help celebrate the grand Canada 150 festivities on July 1st. This segment of Electric Island will feature the long-awaited debut of the legend himself, Richie Hawtin! He will be headlining the main stage, accompanied by Maceo Plex, Recondite, and Roman Flügel. Meanwhile, the newly-added Garden Grove stage…

UK bass producer Røhaan has been making some major noise as of late, whether it is collaborating with the likes of Untitld and umru or dropping his own originals (see ‘Broken Society’). His sound is wonderfully weird and marvelously forward-thinking. It’s not made for the masses, but those who get it are guaranteed to be amazed. Never has this been more…

UK legend Dizzee Rascal is back with a vengeance. On his new cut ‘Space,’ the emcee blacks out for nearly 4 minutes, blessing us with lyrical backflips. It’s a buffet of bars over an Antarctic cold beat. Just take a sampling of these lyrics, “Why do they talk like I am not established?/ That is so callous, they are the…

PLS&TY is a producer we’ve supported since our early days, back when he was flipping Baby Bash and OutKast. Since then he’s evolved greatly as an artist. His latest single ‘Run Wild’ illustrates just how much. It’s an ever-evolving stunner that’s as infectious as it is enthralling. The exotic vocal loop gives it a near spiritual significance, while PLS&TY builds a summery…

Brasstracks and Alexander Lewis are two of the best in the game; highly regarded for their ability to bring the brass into their trap, future bass and club inspired productions. Today they take their wizardry to a new level by flipping Kanye West’s iconic cut ‘All of The Lights.’ The brass is front-and-centre, giving the track a powerful and incredibly classy…

It’s Friday so you know we’re back with a carefully curated playlist of the week’s best tunes. For 174 we’ve got new heat from Perk Pietrek, Trippy Turtle, Dabow, Smookie Illson x CLB and more. If you’re looking for some rap that new Dkay and that Kennedy Jones x Mike Jones x Riff Raff collab will hit the spot. Capping…

LIOHN has been busy releasing a slew of music recently, including his debut EP, May She Prosper. Now that he has a featured Diplo and Friends mix, he’s showcasing what 2017’s been like for him so far! The hour-long mix starts off strong with his collab with Mindsight, ‘Adventure‘, and features tracks produced and remixed by the Swedish producer himself…

The hype for UZ‘s upcoming Layers LP is already insane but he just compounded it further, unleashing his highly sought after collab with Stööki Sound, Foreign Beggars & Onoe Caponoe. ‘Bang’ is as beastly as one would expect. Onoe Caponoe & Foreign Beggars’ vocals ratchet the intensity up to the max. Just when you can’t take anymore hype, they drop the bottom out of the…

Newly released through Sola Sounds is the new single from Perth based bass producer Son-J. He has teamed up with the sultry vocalist Mothica for ‘You,’ a refreshing take on the future sounds we are hearing so much of right now. Given a languid energy from the get-go, almost eerie riffs are laid down around Mothica’s drawling tones, and bring…

Very little is known about Gunslinger as is, yet that won’t stop us from getting acquainted with his latest story-esque track, which will get you set for any adventure you’re about to embark on. ‘Journeyman’ takes on a more mellow, or rather introductory, tone than Gunslinger’s usual banger-ready tunes. It brings together a nice blend of a well-grounded, electro-infused bassline,…