All posts tagged in Martin Garrix
• Polished production and sound design • Excellent vocal delivery by Quinn XCII • Potential winter radio-hit I dislike DVBBS in both personal and musical aspects, considering their sexual misdemeanor allegations, coupled by drug-possession arrest and KSHMR admitting to have been their ghost-producer. The Canadian duo have long descended into my blacklist and lost my
• Influenced by STMPD and Hexagon’s styles • Vibrant drop, pure future house essence • Catchy vocals, an excellent trademark Having devoted to Different Records for a few weeks, I have to admire the quality they have adhered alongside providing variety on the platter. When browsing on YouTube, their latest upload caught my eye. Taking
• Acoustic and serene breakdown • Soaring and melodic drop segment • Noteworthy vocal performance Last Thursday, apart from being another mundane day in the current scenario, also happened to be the birthday of the leading figure in the scene: Martin Garrix. Surprisingly this time, he concurrently unveiled his new single with none other than
• Lush and melodic break • Tipped towards Brooks’ Future Bounce style • Surprising twist before conclusion Out of all other frontliners in this industry, STMPD has continued to capture our attention with their avant-garde releases. They have struck a delightful and appealing balance between underground and commercial spectrum of EDM genre, allowing various talents
Easter is incoming and, as the tradition follows, the Easter Bunny brings children (and adults alike, let’s be honest!) chocolate eggs with some delightful surprises inside! Historically, these eggs were hidden in gardens and parks, and hunts were organised for finding them. In recent times, the term “Easter Egg” gained a new meaning, related to
• Conspicuous melody, typical in Nicky’s remixes • Cut-and-dried structure, feels repetitive • Drop that drives the track into an emotional spiral As many of you know, leading Dutch act Martin Garrix releases complementing remix packages of his well-known tracks, say “Dreamer” or “So Far Away”. This is not an exception and as the occasion
• Creative sound arrangements • Blend of Bass and Tech House • Minimal but aggressive With the renowned Dutch label of STMPD pushing out their own flavour of House music with the help of their multi-talented roster. Among this coveted list of musicians, the Dutch personage Loopers has made a steady and unhindered reputation in
• Quality and befitting vocal • Predictable structure complying to the genre guidelines • Complex vocal chopped drop segment CMC$ makes pop-leaning EDM that we decide to rarely review here (mostly because of the large number of artists who are just after the trend, releasing forgettable cash grabbers), however today we decided to give him
• Quality vocal from Michel Zitron • Predictable drop, we are all aware of the formula • High technical quality and sound design, but also expectations… Dutch sensation Martin Garrix has been widely known for his canorous Progressive sound, besides creating radio-compatible hits simultaneously. In particular, we are talking about his compositions together with Matisse
This week, we’ll be covering possibly the worst track from Hardwell, the Jonas Aden & Brooks collaboration that features some bombshell writing credits, Hexagon’s perplexing new Generation Hex EP, a promising new talent, and we’ll check in on our Spotify behemoths and Mike Williams. As always, we’ll be compiling a short recap of notable tracks
We’ve got a lot of other stuff to cover including the return of an unexpected Martin Garrix collaboration, a return to form from Skrillex, an absolute bomb from Vigel, another Tsunami-style track from Blasterjaxx, a surprising new direction for Pessto, a summer track from RudeLies, a future bounce track from Revealed, a fresh house EP
• Delectable vibes • Charming vocal presence • Synth-pop arrangements After his latest team-up with the leading Dutch act Nicky Romero, the French artist Florian Picasso has come up with a new synergy, this time with the reputed pop band Echosmith. Charmingly titled as “But Us”, this collaboration has delivered an alluring song, if not
• Awesome vocal • Emotional atmosphere • Weak but interesting drop Some people hate him and some people love him, but the fact is that he is the most known EDM producer out there, getting the #1 on the last 3 Dj Mag Top 100 lists. Can you guess the artist? Obviously, I’m talking about
83/100 • Creative, without exaggerations • Sweet and easily hypnotic melody • Glitched sounds everywhere, as suggested by the title “Glitched” EDM is trending nowadays, as the quick success of artists like REZZ demonstrated. After having seen the title of this upcoming collab between Martin Garrix and Julian Jordan, we were expecting something of that
Each week we’ll be partnering with The QR Network to compile a short recap of notable tracks that we didn’t have time to cover during the previous week. We hope you enjoy our selection and if you have any tracks you’d like to see here, please feel free to use our contact form or post your suggestions in the
A couple of days before being crowned as #1 DJ of the world by DJ Mag (sigh), our magic boy Martin Garrix released a great EP. “BYLAW” shows the EDM side of the 22-year-old talent with creativity, elegance, quality and a solid dose of aggressive vibes. Overall, that’s a good compilation, with interesting collaborations and
78/100 • Emotional song • Good vocals • Interesting fusion between progressive and future house People say that good things take time, and the same can be said about this song. After being played a lot of times by Martin on his sets, we can finally enjoy this old ID. And it was totally worth the wait. “Burn
81/100 • Classic progressive house approach, Avicii-inspired • Enjoyable vocal with positive and happy lyrics • Simple formula, maximum quality “High On Life” pleasantly delighted us. Martin Garrix, the number one DJ in the world, must keep high standards, and after the chilly twist we have seen in “Ocean“, we were waiting for a more
80\100 Finally, we have a new Martin Garrix song, this time in collaboration with his friend Loopers! “Game Over” really amazed us because of its unpredictable underground vibe, the catchiness, and the message that Martin wanted to send us by releasing this long-awaited collaboration! First of all, loyal fans can already notice a detail in
80\100 This Friday starts with a huge news: the long-awaited collaboration between Martin Garrix, David Guetta and Brooks is finally out! “Like I Do” may be the biggest tune (in terms of popularity of the artists) released in this early 2018, and, obviously, fans are extremely excited! In our opinion, “Like I Do” presents some
83\100 The reconfirmed number one in the world is back with “Forever”, a nice progressive tune that I will review today. In collaboration with Matisse & Sadko, this is the third tune of the trio, which obviously represents a good combination. I consider it better than “Dragon” but not as good as “Break Through The
