All posts tagged in Rave Culture
• Clear distinctions between their respective styles • Two drops bursting with energy and aggression • Infectious melody and lively basslines The Rave Culture roster has started to feel somewhat predictable, with the same familiar names consistently delivering quality productions, but lacking that spark of innovation that new talent often brings. That’s precisely why I’m
• Classic, energetic, and fun • Suspense in the breakdown • Missing that innovative spark Today’s one of those days where I just want to press play on some energetic tunes and enjoy— possibly with an unexpected twist on it. Naturally, the choice has come to Big Room; one of my favorite genres, most of
• Finally, the trio is working together • Predictable structure • Energetic but lacks a unique twist There is something magical in the way W&W and KEVU conjured to devise a powerful banger; leaving me impressed even after so many years of listening to the same Big Room sounds. Their recent association “Incoming”, released on
• No experiments from Dimas • Repetitive melody with an energetic bass • The pair reunited after 12 years. My respect for Angger Dimas has always remained particularly because of his unconventional and particular style. Give a listen to “Phat Brahms” with DV&LM and Aoki (not the 2.0) to get an exact measure of what
• Experimental hybrid of styles • Future Rave with ZNZBR‘s twist • Even more suitable for Intensity’s sound! A while back, we praised ZNZBR‘s hard-hitting House sound, which seamlessly blends Tech House influences with a Festival mentality that perfectly aligns with Intensity Recording’s style. “Anywhere” was great, but I couldn’t help but feel that it
• Usual Melodic Big Room structure • Catchy buildup, solid vocal performance • Lacks that “unique” factor to be unforgettable You may be familiar with “Daddy DJ” under several instances, such as “DotA” (or “All I Ever Wanted” in English version) from Basshunter, or the funny edit by Crazy Frog with way more views on
• Second release for MW’s new alias • Buoyant bassline, given as expected • Energetic and hard-hitting Tech House Mau P had the most successful launch in 2022, with the debut project racking up over 100 million streams with the virulent “Drugs From Amsterdam“. It is still hard to believe that a Tech House song
• Three separate drops • W&W melody on an SZP structure • Not the smoothest experience, but lots of fun Alright, I was waiting for this team-up to occur for a long time, as Sub Zero Project is among my favorite producers in the Hardstyle scene and they have become a regular at W&W’s Rave
• The third record from this team-up • Pleasant vocals over well-selected sounds • Sentimental, although not beating “Ups The promising trio impressed me with the delightful “Ups & Downs” in 2019, and then resorted to delivering the watered-down “We’re Still Young“. Is the third installment to this collaboration saga any different? Let’s see. There
• Gorgeous kick, old-school stamina! • Melody that loses steam in the long run • Interesting and captivating vocal choice We had left the German L3N a few months back with our appreciative feedback towards “Bad Producer”, and not so gentle one for Bassjackers‘ NFT anthem “Bored Ape Rave Club” just a couple of weeks
Seems like artists are taking full advantage of the warmer days: plenty of new music has arrived just in time from reputed figures such as Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Calvin Harris, and so on. Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug – Potion 83/100 After a year off from his main alias, Calvin Harris resurfaced by
• Impressive structural changes on the drops • Emotional vocal unexpected, as per title • Top-tier sounds, in line with Rave Culture Ben Nicky wasn’t the name in the Rave Culture roster that caught my attention the most, which I must admit, since my preferences aren’t so greatly devoted to Trance… But the British producer
• Showtek’s familiar influences are here! • Energetic drops with a Brazilian theme • Featuring Booyah’s famous singer, Sonny Wilson Both Willem and Ward have evolved a lot since they produced Bigroom in 2013… They had experimented with genres likes Happy Hardcore, Future House, Progressive House, Trance, Trap, and we can going on for a
• 50% Trance, 25% Techno, and 25% Big Room! • Robust set of percussions • Fascinating breakdown leading to a melodic drop Congratulations to Intensity Recordings on signing this high-profile release! SaberZ, with several Big Room releases on major imprints such as Rave Culture and Revealed Recordings, are very much veterans in the festival house
• Flashing début for the artists • Hard-hitting drop sequences • EMKR’s influences on the breakdown This particular release has made me a lot happier, even if the lower ratings here don’t suggest it otherwise. After following Azael and EMKR since, well, they started their production career to which I had left a couple of
• Highly awaited ID • Strongly supported by W&W • Unexpected Big Room synergy Lately, Rave Culture has expanded in the market and made remarkable progress with top-notch releases. This year, we have already seen multiple collaborations, namely Sandro Silva, Wiwek, and finally the launch of the darker and dystopian-mooded sub-label made by W&W in
From a retweet of the QR Network, I discovered that “Told Ya 2022”, released a few days ago by Sandro Silva and Wiwek, didn’t credit the original vocalist Isa GT, who complained about the injustice on Twitter. I appreciated the quick response by Rave Culture, who renamed the song the day after, but this isn’t
As the dust from the dance events held in Amsterdam settle, with a particularly disliked DJ magazine poll declaring their results, we are finally well over into the fourth quarter of this year. Although I wasn’t present at the Electronic music capital, social media affirmed that natives and tourists both flocked and partied hard after
• The most awaited ID of 20XX Livestream is here! • A deadly combination of 3 Big Room veterans • A sort of “revenge” from the disappointment of “Raver Dome”? This is huge news for all Big Room lovers out there: “This Is Our Legacy” is finally out on Rave Culture! The collaboration consists of
• Festival re-work of a classic • Brassy leads of Future Rave with soaring atmosphere • Different from the usual “W&W” Big Room In the past several weeks, I saw developments announced from the Swedish singer-songwriter, Linnea Schossow. She hinted at an unexpected festival music heading this summer by mentioned the two international heavyweights; label-heads
• 2014’s Zilla is now Diddy Bop • Screeching lead, a ZAXX’s signature • Long-awaited comeback on Mainstage Music – now RC No, I don’t believe that ZAXX is an opportunist. Sure, his Twitter bio stating that he’s the “BIG ROOM KING 👑” is just sliiiiightly inappropriate, but we are reviewing music here, let’s get
