Festival Report Card: HARD Summer 2026

For nearly two decades, HARD Summer has carved out a lane all its own. Reflecting Los Angeles’ musical melting pot, no other festival blends warehouse-ready techno, festival-sized bass, UK garage, house, hip-hop, Latin music, and mainstream crossover acts quite like HARD. It’s one of the few places where you’ll see techno purists, first-time ravers, underground […]

Armin van Buuren & DIØN Team Up For Driving Techno Collab, “Burn It Up”

Armin van Buuren and DIØN have come together to unleash their awaited collaboration “Burn It Up.” After debuting during Van Buuren’s show at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) last year, the driving techno track finally gets its official release today via Van Buuren’s own Armada Music, blending the label boss’ trance roots with DIØN’s hard dance […]

Tape B Solicits Studio Dialogue From Atlanta Trap Legend Zaytoven On “Signature Sound”

Tape B is back in his hip-hop bag, teaming up with Atlanta trap legend Zaytoven to drop their new collaboration, “Signature Sound.” Released on Wednesday, the track continues the dubstep heavyweight’s penchant for bridging hip-hop storytelling with low-end wobble, opening with over a minute of studio tutorial dialogue from Zaytoven, who calls for bells, stabs, […]

Steve Aoki & Sub Zero Project Drop Festival-Ready “Promises” Remake

Steve Aoki and Sub Zero Project have released their festival-ready “Promises” remake. After a season of road testing on stages at Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas, and Ultra Miami, and beyond, the reimagined version of NERO’s 2011 electro-dubstep classic amplifies one of electronic music’s most recognizable anthems with main-stage magnitude, preserving the emotion of the original […]

Anyma & Volkoder Kick Off First ÆDEN Records Comp With “Other Dimension”

Anyma has teamed up with Volkoder to release their new single, “Other Dimension.” Out today, the percussive techno cut arrives on Anyma’s own ÆDEN Records as the first track off the newly minted imprint’s forthcoming compilation, ÆDEN: Digital Renaissance Vol. I, fusing the Italian heavyweight’s signature cinematic sounds and textures with deep and punchy beats […]

FENIK, Walker & Royce Drop Heady Tech House Stomper, “Utopia”

FENIK and Walker & Royce have released their brooding new tech house single, “Utopia.” Out today on John Summit’s Experts Only, the high-energy stomper is as much built for ravers cutting shapes as those lost in the dancefloor sauce, striking a balance between deep thought and peak-time movement in an eddy of driving drums, playful […]