Germany’s RIFT Recordings Relaunches On New Channel After Abrupt YouTube Takedown
Germany’s RIFT Recordings has suffered a setback after its YouTube channel was abruptly taken down by the platform. “We are deeply saddened to share that our YouTube channel has been removed without any copyright strikes or prior warnings,” organizers of the Dortmund-based DJ mix series wrote in a statement posted to Instagram yesterday. The burgeoning […]
In Their Own Words: ‘We Are Deadbeats Vol. 7’
Deadbeats’ seventh label compilation is here. ‘We Are Deadbeats Vol. 7’ arrives today on Zeds Dead’s famous label, serving up a snapshot of today’s bass scene across 17 tracks from some of the genre’s most buzzed-about and too-often-slept-on stars. Spanning deep dub, 140, halftime, trip-hop, and beyond, the latest VA compilation embraces the contrasting sounds […]
AMMIL Debuts On Ranger Trucco’s range. With Awaited ‘Bring That Beat Back EP’
AMMIL’s Bring That Beat Back EP has arrived. Released yesterday, the Dutch house riser makes his debut on Ranger Trucco’s range. label with a red-hot two-tracker built for the infectious churn of a party in peak-time motion. Bursting with horns and steppy, swung drums, “Bring That Beat Back” has earned recent support from Trucco, Cloonee, […]
COSTA Drops Debut Original, “You Got Me,” With Fortune Favor
COSTA just dropped his first original release, “You Got Me.” Mashing up gritty wobble, robotic textures, and head-bobbing drumbeats, the DMV-based dubstep standout’s new single with Fortune Favor lands on Monstercat today, marking the dawn of a new creative chapter after five years of iconic SoundCloud flips that have posited him as one of dubstep’s […]
Tiga Solicits “HOT WIFE” Remixes From Fcukers & Ben Sterling
Tiga has teamed up with Fcukers and Ben Sterling to drop an official “HOT WIFE” remix EP. After releasing ‘HOTLIFE’—his first solo album in 10 years—in April, the Montreal dance disruptor has solicited fresh takes on the album’s lead track with Boys Noize, “HOT WIFE,” from a new generation of indie dance heroes: buzzy NYC […]
Jeff Sorkowitz Debuts On Black Book Records With Squelchy Remix Of Arielle Free’s “‘Cause I Can”
Jeff Sorkowitz has dropped his remix of Arielle Free’s “‘Cause I Can.” Featuring vocals from award-winning actor-DJ Idris Elba, the deep and squelchy rework of Free’s percussive house cut sees the Brooklyn club staple make his awaited debut on Chris Lake’s Black Book Records today. Adding to his deep catalog of releases on labels like […]