February 20th Weekly Roundup Feature
Happy February 20th! Hope everyone’s weeks wrapped up nicely and you’re ready to enjoy a great week ahead! Don’t forget to check out our Bonnaroo Artist of the Day feature!
Claude VonStroke Tour
After 15 years of Dirtybird and six albums from Claude VonStroke, 2022 sees the return to his roots and the small, off-kilter, dark, dirty dance floors that shaped the Dirtybird founder and label head.
Tour (More Dates Soon)
March 11: Dallas, TX – It’ll Do
March 18: Atlanta, GA – District
April 15: Denver, CO – The Church
April 16: Portland, OR – The North Warehouse
April 29: Seattle, WA – Q Nightclub
April 30: Las Vegas, NV – Discopussy
May 13: Phoenix, AZ – Walter Where?House
May 20: Houston, TX – Rauhaus
CircoLoco Miami
Ibiza powerhouse CircoLoco alongside longtime partners and New York City’s premier underground promoters, Teksupport, announce the lineup for Miami Music Week with an exclusive showcase. On March 24, 2022, underground enthusiasts are invited to join CircoLoco and Teksupport in the revered Mana Wynwood warehouse for a night of expertly curated house and techno, soundtracked by world class selectors Bedouin, Chloé Caillet, Damian Lazarus, DJ Tennis vs Carlita, Palms Trax, Seth Troxler, and TSHA.
Tickets for March 24, 2022 available now
All Day I Dream
Jim Rider- The Final Straw
All Day I Dream has pioneered an imaginative blend of melodic house music that explores a spectrum of emotion and energy. On its latest 2022 release, The Final Straw EP from the UK’s Jim Rider, the imprint showcases the heavier, upbeat side of its sonic palette.
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Astralwerks
Ship Wrek & MKLA- Show Me A Sign
Los Angeles-based producer duo Ship Wrek – hailed as “one of the fastest-rising acts in electronic music” by EDM.com – and internationally renowned Canadian artist MKLA team up on the infectious new single “Show Me A Sign,” which they wrote together. MKLA’s beguiling vocals cut to the core of a relationship at the crossroads while Ship Wrek’s production percolates with a driving, relentless beat and an intriguing dark edge. “Show Me A Sign” follows Ship Wrek’s late 2021 single, “Stimulate.”
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Black Hole Recordings
Cosmic Gate & Greenhaven- Retrospection
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Combien Mille Records
Superpoze- Geneva
Superpoze brings out “Geneva,” his favorite track from his forthcoming album ‘Nova Cardinale.’ The new single is an epic instrumental arrangement of delicate piano keys, tasteful cello, and a melodic choir of uplifting vocal hums. As part of a series created for each song on the album, the single release is accompanied by a music video directed by Marc de Pierrefeu.
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Create Music Group
Eric Sharp- The Gift
Unity is at the forefront of Eric Sharp’s music and worldview. Cohesion and serenity have propelled the house music maestro’s 16-year long career—a remarkable journey that has seen the producer hold down a coveted residency at LA’s Sound Nightclub, perform at festivals like Coachella, SXSW, and Outside Lands, collaborate with Anna Lunoe, remix acts like Major Lazer’s Jillionaire, Grammy-winners Jars Of Clay, and Atlantic Records‘ Melanie Martinez, and top Hype Machine charts.
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Cult Hero Records
Ramesh- Eternal Spring
Ramesh (of Voxtrot) is pleased to share “Eternal Spring,” the title track from his forthcoming album out March 11 via Cult Hero Records (pre-order). The song and it’s accompanying video, which was directed by Ramesh and features cinematography by Daniel Everett Patrick, debuted today on Brooklyn Vegan and can also be shared at YouTube.
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Deep Root Records
Idd Aziz & Kreative Nativez- Elementary
One of the top Afro House releases of the season, ‘Elementary’ is an exuberant collaboration between legendary Kenyan vocalist Idd Aziz and Zambian producer duo Kreative Nativez. Infusing the track with the spirit and rhythms of their homeland (including subtle samples of a local elementary school), Kreative Nativez creates a mesmerizing background for Aziz’s soaring vocals.
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Dirtybird
2phargon- Feel A Little Strange
Lee Mortimer today releases his new EP ‘Feel A Little Strange,’ under his alias 2phargon on Dirtybird. The project sees him being a bit more experimental with his sound, digging in classic synth sounds and modern, digital groove boxes.
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Disciple Records
Samplifire & Dirtyphonics- What The French
Samplifire and Dirtyphonics have hit the ground running in 2022 with their latest collaboration “Molitor.” The mind melting track brings Samplifire’s dub flair into play with the signature drumstep style of the acclaimed Dirtyphonics duo. The single is a standout release on Dirtyphonics’ newest EP offering, What The French, out now on Disciple.
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Divided Souls
Wax Motif- House of Wax
Australian artist Wax Motif is an expert in vibe curation, consistently presenting a diverse palette of genres and moods through both his productions and DJ sets.
The bass-house maestro’s debut album, House of Wax, is a vivid culmination of that process, and a shelter of varied sounds that define Wax Motif’s versatile style. Priming listeners for this album since early 2020, the Divided Souls label head is now ready to thread his disparate sonic narratives into a unified whole.
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Equal Vision Records
Hot Water Music- Lock UP
Equal Vision Records and acclaimed punk band Hot Water Music are excited to present “Lock Up,” the newest single to be lifted from the Friday, March 18 release of the band’s brand new studio album, Feel The Void (pre-order HERE). Recalling an old European tour memory, vocalist/guitarist Chris Wollard remembers the demeanor of members of his touring party being one of extreme mental and physical exhaustion. Finding it within themselves to carry on, “Lock Up” reveals this continued need to persevere in all aspects of life during those moments when it becomes the most challenging. “The pressure is immense to keep moving forward no matter what, so you have to develop a sort of tunnel vision and just try not to think about it,” Wollard says. “But there will be a point, no doubt about it, where you feel yourself slipping. Total exhaustion and delirium set in. I think we have all hit that wall in our band at different points. And like I said, it’s a very difficult place to be.”
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George Records
Bobby Halverson- I Remember
Sacramento-based singer-songwriter Bobby Halvorson is pleased to release his covers of The Association’s classic single “Never My Love” and Molly Drake’s “I Remember.”
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Gravitas Recordings
Don Peyote- In My Head
Don Peyote begins 2022 with new track “In My Head” coming out February 18th. With recent spots on the Buku Music + Art Festival lineup and releases on Electric Hawk and Headbang Society, Don Peyote is climbing up the ranks in the bass world. Playing off of trap and wave elements, his new track “In My Head” is a mammoth. Echoing sound chambers open the track, with thumping bass slowly crescendoing to the first apex of the track. A distant vocal plays into the first drop, taking us through the slicing and resounding drop with ease. Slicing bass cuts meet bouncing thumps leading into a second drop. Soon after, the punching bass takes reprieve before diving into a breakdown reminiscent of hard wave and trance. Subtle yet growing bass leads us out of the track, and deeper into our heads.
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hau5trap
Kyle Watson- Late Night Phone Call
A multifaceted South African-born producer now living in the UK, Kyle Watson‘s craft has turned heads worldwide. From small underground dance floors to multi-thousand attended festivals, the chance of hearing a Watson record is always high. Taking his talents to deadmau5’ esteemed hau5trap label, Watson debuts his “Late Night Phone Call,” available on all platforms Friday, February 18.
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Independent
DRAMA- Don’t Wait Up
Brilliant masters at intertwining euphoria and melancholy, Don’t Wait Up sees DRAMA channel the wide range of influences, that is seeing them reshape the modern love song. The EP traverses everything from Chicago house, lovesick saxophones, strutting guitars, soft piano chords, luscious soundscapes, and more. After six years working together, the duo have refined their singular style of bittersweet messages for the dance floor.
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Omnist- Expressions
Pascal Dechmann- Break Me
Luxembourg-based creative force Pascal Dechmann is back with ‘Break Me’, another enthralling nu-disco hit released alongside renowned U.K. pop singer/songwriter Sonna Rele. The latest collaboration serves as the seventh single from the two, directly following up ‘I Like It’ from last December, in addition to recent noteworthy highlights such as ‘Wont’ Stop’ and ‘Skin Deep’. Out now, ‘Break Me’ is available to listen to across all streaming platforms.
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Insomniac Records
Black V Neck- Rewind It Back EP
Black V Neck serves up their debut release for Insomniac Records, looming into the frame with their new two-tracker ‘Rewind It Back.’
Ian Beato and Julian Sacheli are two Miami natives that are cut from the same cloth. They’re both driven by a blatant disregard for whatever the masses consider to be in vogue, effectively allowing the material from their house music project to set bodies in motion entirely on its own terms. On their first appearance with Insomniac, the “two-man, one-shirt” tech house duo offers up a high-end label debut tailor-made for the club.
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LaunchLeft
Haunted Summer- You Put My Love Out The Door
Perfectly timed for a February 14 release, Haunted Summer return with a dreamy, yet moody cover of “You Put My Love Out the Door,” a heartbreaking Daniel Johnston pop ballad that poetically captures the gut-punch feeling that follows a bewildering case of rejection and unrequited love on a cold Valentine’s Day.
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Monstercat
GG Magree- My Wicked
Australian producer and singer-songwriter GG Magree made her Monstercat debut today, with the intoxicating new single, “My Wicked.” Appearing on her forthcoming EP, the song is a brilliant showcase of GG’s inherent ability to coalesce her authentic lyricism with her guitar-led bass sound. Introducing themes that will carry on throughout the project, “My Wicked” attempts to protect the innocence of love while questioning the bitterness of its pitfalls, enveloped by GG’s angelic vocals and anthemic melodies.
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Papa Khan- Never Cared
After making his Monstercat debut last year, breakout colour-bass producer Papa Khan returned to the label today with his angsty new single, “Never Cared.” His forward-thinking sound design and distinctive production techniques have established him as one of the leading tastemakers in the next generation of Indonesian electronic artists. The pop-punk-inspired lyrics and aggressive synth stabs are a bitter goodbye to his previous experience with toxic relationships. “Never Cared” is yet another perfect showcase of Papa Khan’s boundless range and bright future.
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Peak Dumb Recordings
Oliver Future- A New Year At Home
Los Angeles-via-Austin band Oliver Future is excited for the release of their new album A Year at Home, their first new record in 14 years, out today Peak Dumb Recordings (pre-order). The band released three pre-album singles, “All We’ve Lost,” “Flattened” and “Phases of The Moon.” A Pessimist Is Never Disapponted raved, “‘All We’ve Lost,’ it’s got one of the best songs I’ve heard this year so far.” On the band’s return, Buzzbands LA says, “Makers of indie-rock with glam and prog flourishes, Oliver Future offset the challenging nature of their music with sheer showmanship and musicianship. For instance, they could clap their heels and in a flash turn into their alter-ego cover band, Pudge Zeppelin.”
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Physical Presents
Kelland & Willa- RIP TO US
Canadian DJ/producer Kelland and Toronto-based talent Willa return to the release radar with ‘RIP TO US’, marking each artists’ first official release of the new year. The enticing track directly follows up he and Jay Isaiah’s hit ‘Lullaby’ from the tail end of last November, in addition to DJ Shaan and Willa’s critically acclaimed ‘Beacon’ from mid-September of last year. Out now via Physical Presents, ‘RIP TO US’ is available to listen to across all streaming platforms.
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Rude Records
A Will Away- Stew
A Will Away are excited for the release of their new album Stew, out today, February 18th via Rude Records. “There’s a warmth in the strums of its guitar that easily lodges itself into the heart and refuses to budge. And at its core, it’s incredibly lovely” writes Kerrang of the new album. Brooklyn Vegan have noted the album’s range across singles, praising the “slower, heavier, and more melodramatic” sound of songs like “Re-Up” and the “big, anthemic alt-rock” of tracks like “Karma” and “I’ve Got A Five”. Their new singles have also been highlighted in recent months by Spotify and Apple Music’s “All New Rock” and “New In Rock” playlists respectively. To celebrate the release the band are playing a Record Release Show tonight in Ridgefield, CT at Nod Hill Brewery (Tickets).
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STMPD RCRDS
Martin Garrix Show
After a two-year silence, The Martin Garrix Show finally returns on the 25th of February for its fifth season! As a true fan favorite, the popular YouTube series gives a personal look into the life of the world-renowned DJ/producer.
With the world slowly opening up, the brand-new episodes will take the viewer along to Garrix’s first shows after the pandemic. This season kicks off with a deep dive into his AREA21 project together with Maejor, including the creative process of their debut album ‘Greatest Hits Vol. 1’.
Watch the trailer HERE
KVSH, Schillist, Ray X Ben – Be Someone
After the worldwide success of their first collaboration ‘Sicko Drop’, KVSH and Schillist have decided to team up again on ‘Be Someone’, this time also adding Ray X Ben into the mix. Reworking the original from Ray X Ben, the creation process was inspired by the Brazilian summer time where everyone is always happy. Finding the track on Spotify, they contacted Ray X Ben about the possibilities to create a new version. Adding their own signature sounds, they have still kept the vibe of the original track.
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TV Noise – Hold Up
After some silence on their end, TV Noise are not playing around in 2022 and already releasing their second track this year: ‘Hold Up’. Building up their energy while patiently waiting for the world to reopen, ‘Hold Up’ captures all that energy bursting out, making it the perfect track to just go crazy to.
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Subsidia
Freaky & Diesel- Backbreaker
Break out your braces, it’s about to be a Backbreaker! The latest single from Freaky and DIESEL (aka Shaquille O’Neal) is out now, and it’s as heavy as the title alludes. “Backbreaker” features DIESEL’s own vocals, massive energy and undeniable hype!
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Swami Records
Swami John Reis- Ride The Wild Night
Swami Records and punk veteran Swami John Reis are excited to announce the digital release of Ride The Wild Night, Reis’ long-awaited debut solo album. Out now, Ride The Wild Night is neither completely similar nor dissimilar to Reis’ previous bands (Hot Snakes, Night Marchers, The Sultans, Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu), yet the sound is immediately familiar and assuring — like an old friend you lost touch with that comes back into your life only to ask to borrow money. The music is an amalgam of Sixties folk-punk, Seventies punk-punk and pre-Vietnam War rock ’n’ roll, filtered through Reis’ unregistered, trademark sensibilities.
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There Is A Light Records
Matt Sassari- Goi
Hailing from Marseille, France, Matt Sassari has made quite the impressive name for himself in his short tenured career. The techno and house virtuoso displays great production prowess through each unique release, turning heads from the likes of Carl Cox, Adam Beyer, Nicole Moudaber, and more industry giants. The rising star returns to There Is A Light Records once more for “Goi,” available on Friday, February 18. “Goi” features an accompanying remix from Ramon Tapia in its release package.
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Ultra Records
The Crystal Method x Hyper- Post Punk feat. Iggy Pop
The Crystal Method (who is Scott Kirkland) has teamed with pioneering UK breakbeat producer Hyper for a unique single — “Post Punk” featuring legendary Stooges front man Iggy Pop. “Post Punk” will appear on The Crystal Method’s seventh studio album The Trip Out set for release April 15, 2022 on Ultra Records.
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Val Production
KUNGS- Clap Your Hands
In France, and around the world, 25-year-old Valentin Brunel AKA Kungs has become the new face of French electronic music due to his world-renowned smash “This Girl” (vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners) which has garnered 6.5 billion streams and reached 13x Diamond status. By 2016, he had become the most Shazamed French artist in the world.
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Virgin Records Germany
Fedde Le Grand & American Authors- One Way Up
Dutch star DJ Fedde Le Grand has an incredible track record of solo hits – like his banger “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit” from 2006 – and is celebrated for his lit festival performances and chart topping remixes, but another major pillar of his incredible success story consists of his collaborations with other artists. Most recently, he has teamed up with the US indie rock band American Authors for their new joint single “One Way Up”, which is set to be released via Virgin Records Germany on February 18, 2022.
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Xtra Mile Recordings
Frank Turner- FTHC
Xtra Mile Recordings, Polydor and Frank Turner are excited to announce the release of FTHC, the acclaimed songwriter’s ninth full-length album, out now. His first since 2019’s No Man’s Land with accompanying Podcast, FTHC marks a new chapter in a career that has already spawned four Top 5 albums; nearing an impressive 3000 shows to over two million people worldwide and stretching from grassroots venues to Wembley Arena and the O2.
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