April 30, 2024By Gonz Alo
• Melodic Future Bass with Cinematic elements • Warm, energetic vocal • Dharma’s way of exploring familiar genres It’s been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of diving into the world of Melodic Future Bass, especially within the realm of Dharma. When I first caught wind that KSHMR had handpicked a track from this
December 4, 2023By Gonz Alo
• Trance and Big Room • Mighty brass stabs • Throwback to 2010s Let’s press rewind for a while. It’s 2013. The so-called EDM era is in full swing— big room, progressive house— you name it. Among several hits that came out the said year, it was Armin van Buuren’s “This Is What It Feels
October 5, 2023By Gonz Alo
• Old-school flair • Exotic vocals • Unforgettable melody, catchy and bouncy drops The house/dance scene is arguably the most influential and lucrative: While genres like Tech House and Deep House are ever so widespread with their skyrocketing popularity, No Mana has reminded us of existing niche styles that flourished in the not-so-distant past: Electro
September 25, 2023By Gonz Alo
• More delicate breakdown than usual • Classic CHYL drop vibes • Quality tune, well balanced From Bass House moniker CHYL, I hold great expectations especially after a series of successful releases even though initially, I had some doubts when analyzing “Let Go”, her new release with ZOOTAH on Dim Mak. Forget experimental and glitching
September 13, 2023By Gonz Alo
• An orchestra-EDM fusion • Calmer flow than expected • Trap and Dubstep vibes are still here in the background It’s been a while since I had the honor of giving Apashe one of my first 90+ ratings, making me glad to see that the Montreal-based creative has kept pushing boundaries. Performing at Electric Forest,
May 30, 2023By Gonz Alo
• R&B influences with Future House • Bouncy, simple bassline in the drop • Laidback vibe and a couple of trap details With summer upon us, that period of the year has started where all the producers come up with commercial (and often cheesy) things. Those piss me off, as I was uneasy to press
January 12, 2023By Gonz Alo
Holidays are all but a fading memory now, but going on a positive note, the inaugurating version of the Weekly Roundup for the year is here. Jan 6th wasn’t particularly filled with a lot of remarkable releases (except “Rumble“), though there are notable candidates including Skrillex, Hekler, ACRAZE, Dannic, and more. Sidenote – What are