July 29, 2022By Gonz Alo
Yes, prepare yourself. Our rare sigil of approval is going to stamp upon Justin Prime’s nascent label, NEXCHAPTER (including its sublabel Future NEX). That’s pretty much fun considering the Dutch producer has rarely convinced me in recent years, before the “reborn” thanks to Rave Culture’s initiatives. When met by the announcement of the commence of
July 25, 2022By Gonz Alo
• A mix mash of genres with Future Bounce • Distorted, heavy bassline and glitchy leads • Breakdown with Dubstep-like growls The Future Bounce sub-realm can be rather intricated, with plenty of young people trying their hands and bringing their twists to a genre that apparently doesn’t leave much room for breaking the rules… but
June 6, 2022By Gonz Alo
• Experimental Future House sound • Glitchy and bass house influences • A lively vocal accompanying Today I am quite elated to be doing this review because genuinely I believe that Kieran Hill, the 18 y/o British producer might be a new name to you since he’s mostly releasing as an indie producer (notable exceptions
May 6, 2022By Gonz Alo
Before we all move into the fifth month, this end-of-the-month Friday is bringing out top names the likes of Hardwell and Ummet Ozcan. Let’s go through this week’s picks for the roundup! Hardwell – Black Magic 81/100 Tapping into his roots even further, the Breda-based heavyweight is molding together his techno and electro sounds, as
March 13, 2022By Gonz Alo
• 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
November 25, 2021By Gonz Alo
Humour me this: What rhymes with new music and friday? Well, don’t ask me, but stars like Alesso, Dom Dolla and furthermore are warming up this eighteenth. Nothing much left to say, so best to get into what you’re here for – the roundup! Alesso – Somebody To Use (Toxic Mix) 82/100 Striking balance with
November 22, 2021By Gonz Alo
• Old-school schematics • Impacting drop, outstanding melody • Melancholic piano This time around, I didn’t ask the members of our Discord server for the monthly community’s choice, leading to a slight guilt for the crazy tunes they suggested. This month however, I am focusing on the promo channel. What is it about, you ask?
November 7, 2021By Gonz Alo
• Sandro Silva fills in the drop? • Stunning breakdown with orchestral and hardstyle influences • Difficult formula, easy to mess up While I asked ODAX as our curator for our monthly “Selected By You” playlist, I was actually reviewing one of his submissions, “Lost In Love”. So, you may have already heard it on
October 16, 2021By Gonz Alo
• Heartfelt vocal presence • Energetic old-school drop • Promising début in Radar! Among various new talents, Waxel happens to be a distinctive personality that caught my eye some weeks ago. He happened to share his releases in our Discord community for a while now, and after listening to those, I can say that he
November 10, 2020By Gonz Alo
Today, I will analyze one of the leading Australian veterans around, Timmy Trumpet. Thanks to his 2014 hit “Freaks”, Timmy broke through into the mainstream scene, and in the consecutive years constantly kept a coveted position in the Melbourne Bounce niche with many underground releases. That’s when I was properly introduced to his work and
October 25, 2020By Gonz Alo
• Special care in the breakdown’s atmosphere • Subtle editing in the vocal • Another milestone for the duo Wildvibes-Patrick Key A couple of years ago I wrote a piece about Wildvibes, a young guy that impressed me with his quality Progressive House. I kept watching him growing, reaching new and important milestones. I saw