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Odesza is another electronic classic. Keep an eye out on their website as well as ours to find out tour dates and more. For now, have a listen to Electroduction’s favourite, “All We Need (feat. Shy Girls)”.
Canadian Producer Jaegen and his quick rise to fame
The fast rising Canadian Dancehall/R&B producer Jake Aujla, a.k.a Jaegen, sat down to talk to us about what it means to be a producer in Toronto. Born and raised in Ontario, Jaegen started off making beats for the hell of it. What got him into production was the sounds of vaporwave, trap drums, and anything sample-based before quickly getting noticed by small and well-known artists alike.
Jaegen then began producing for Ramriddlz (again, for fun), whom he met whilst studying at Ryerson University and ended up creating “Sweeterman” which was soon remixed by Drake, causing both him and Ramriddlz to skyrocket into quick fame. Controversy struck when he landed a remix of Zayn’s hit “Pillowtalk” which featured Lil Wayne. He didn’t get any credit for it, but he “had his time to be mad”. Listen to “Bodmon” below for a glimpse of Jaegen’s productions.
Being the main producer for Ramriddlz P2P and Venis EP (both available on iTunes), Jaegen manages to create fresh beats every single time, using different cultures and places as his influences. As Jaegen and Ramriddlz are touring Europe this month and playing at XOYO on April 19, Electroduction got the chance to have a chat with the Toronto-based producer.
1. How has London or England influenced any of your music?
I've made a few things here and there inspired by the grime/hip-hop wave over there but nothing too notable. The UK rendition of afrobeat is something I keep my ear close to though.
2. How do you feel about playing single dates in Paris and London last year in Oslo, North London, to moving to a whole European Tour and being in XOYO, one of the top clubs in England and some would say, the world?
Playing at Oslo was a hell of an experience last year. Mans didn't even know XOYO was that big of a deal but it sounds exciting
3. With each new track and project, how do you make sure to grow as an artist?
A lot of my new shit doesn't sound like my old shit. I always try new things and new sounds. I'm all for originality and evolving, so I know better than to have myself or my artist put out something that isn't fresh.
4. What inspires your music the most? Where do you get ideas from (hearing others’ music, different countries?)
I don't think there's a minute that goes by in the day where I'm not listening to music or music isn't being played in the background. Doesn't matter what it is, anyone can take influence from anything but it's all about how you spit it back out.
5. Do you have any tips for aspiring producers?
If you know you're saucy then that's all you got to think about when you're cooking
(If you know you’re good at it, then that’s all you have to think about when you’re producing.
6. Where have you seen the best and most charismatic crowds?
European crowds are easily the most lit, and I've only been to France and U.K.
7. Which UK/London artist would you like to collaborate with?
There's quite a few, I'm not one to name names but you'll see.
As Jaegen didn’t want to spill which UK artist he would like to collaborate with, he hints at a possible new production that fans will just have to wait and see. With Grime renditions of every genre becoming more popular and London artists taking the world by storm, it’s no surprise the Canadian producer would want to be part of it.
Admittedly, it became a huge break playing in just London and Paris last year, to playing a whole European tour this month. Jaegen and Ramriddlz will be playing in 10 European countries this year, with XOYO being the venue for London. As XOYO got onto the list of World’s Top 100 Clubs, this is a drastic change for the producer and singer that’s well deserved.
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D33J & Drip-133 // Ultima
After his Gravel and Tide Songs EP’s, D33J is back with Drip-133 in “Ultima”, a spooky (of course) but tranquil tune. As part of the WeDidIt Collective, D33J usually spent his time playing the opening act in Shlohmo’s and Ryan Hemsworth’s tours. And still, each and every time, he always mystifies and rocks harder than the main acts. The best way to describe both D33J and Drip-133’s style is a 4am hysteric.
“Ultima” sticks to D33J’s roots of simple but impactful, seductive but enigmatic and as he once described his music, it’s perfect for “occupying that hour of the night when you come home alone, buzzed from illicit substances, and the retreat to self-reflections sets in”. All in all, “Ultima” isn’t the most mind-blowing of productions, but is something to emerge yourself in late at night, to study these pharmaceutically-induced melodies.
Alt-J // In Cold Blood
Their new album Relaxer is coming out on June 2, and Alt-J has released two new singles from it, “3WW” and “In Cold Blood”. Both are accompanied by glitchy neon videos and both hurt to watch for more than 20 seconds if it hasn’t already caused an epileptic fit. They began writing the song in Leeds and finally finished it in London, whilst the brass was recorded at the famous Abbey Road. The keyboard, a Casiotone that cost £1.05, can be heard throughout in true Alt-J fashion. It isn’t an Alt-J song until a “la la la” vocal hook is sung, and this song was anchored by it. Thankfully, Alt-J stuck to their style and continue to produce their unique nasally, borderline-pop music and have no plans to stop anytime soon.
Che Ecru // Not Drunk
Now, Che Ecru isn’t exactly well known but he sure as hell deserves to be, especially with his new track “Not Drunk” that was produced by the Brazilian-obsessed Sango. Although the song sticks to the same style and rhythm a lot of R&B singers like to use, such as Tory Lanez, Bryson Tiller, PartyNextDoor, 6lack, that doesn’t change the fact Che has just as much talent as all the artists mentioned. It’s a beat that is safe and appealing, it comes with no shock that Soundcloud artists and world famous artists alike use it. Sango does switch it up a bit by creating a more sensual sound to the song by using edited female vocals in the background, which gives the song the exact sound it needed to be bordering exactly between R&B and electronic.
The notorious virtual band Gorillaz have finally announced a new album after a six year hiatus, and fans couldn’t be more excited. Members Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett revealed the title of the album, Humanz, which has them collaborating with an all-star (fairly hipster) cast. The album will be released on April 28, which couldn’t come soon enough.
Virtuality is their strong point, and the fictional characters on the band include 2D (who sings lead vocals and plays the keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (who plays the bass and also sings vocals), Noodle (a guitar and piano player and sometimes sings), and Russel Hobbs (main focus of drums and percussion instruments). These characters have never represented any real life musicians and are a creation of the two members.
Coverart of Humanz as released by Gorillaz
Artists on Humanz include the likes of Danny Brown, Pusha T, Grace Jones, Mavis Staples, De La Soul, Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, D.R.A.M., Kelela, Popcaan, Jehnny Beth from Savages, Kilo Kish, Anthony Hamilton, Peven Everett, Jamie Principle, as well as Zebra Katz. Only one track on this album will not include any features, which is unusual for them but nevertheless, fans trust Gorillaz to bring nothing but top quality productions. The normal edition will include fourteen tracks whilst the deluxe edition will have 5 more.
Earlier this year, Gorillaz released the single “Hallelujah Money”, which featured Benjamin Clementine, who is best known from his song “Cornerstone”. Although “Hallelujah Money” got mixed reviews, with fans saying the style isn’t “very Gorillaz”, they reassured fans all over again with the release of their short film “Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)”. The short film includes a snippet with their song “Ascension” featuring Vince Staples and shows the virtual band wandering into a haunted and abandoned house before “Saturnz Barz” featuring Popcaan begins playing when 2D (one of their characters) tries to eat the cake that’s placed in the fridge. That wasn’t the only track released, audios of “Ascension”, “Andromeda (ft. D.R.A.M)” and “We Got the Power (ft. jehnny Beth)” was also released on YouTube.
The video comes with an alternative 360 degree version on YouTube, proving fans how Gorillaz is not fizzling out anytime soon and will continue to develop and change according to the trends and times. On March 24, Gorillaz performed their entire Humanz album at a secret live show at the Printworks in London. The entry was extremely limited and only fans who pre-ordered the album were allowed entrance, along with special musically associated guests who were already on their guestlist. The fee was a £5 donation to charity and had the majority of the all-star features playing live as well.
In true Gorillaz fashion, they created their own festival ‘Demon Dayz’ which they will headline at, which will be their first show in 7 years, and the event will take place on June 10 in Margate, Kent. The full line-up is still to be announced. So far, there are no mentions of Gorillaz performing anytime else, but fans can only wait and hope. The co-creator, Damon Alburn, had described the record as something with a “weird sort of darkness about it.”
Their debut self-titled album, released in 2001, made its way into the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band after having sold over 7 million copies worldwide. The second studio album Demon Days, released in 2005, garnered even more attention and went platinum 5 times in the United Kingdom, as well as double platinum in the USA. Along with winning a Grammy, two MTV awards, an NME award, as well as winning three MTV Europe Music Awards, the band has been nominated numerous times for the Mercury Prize and Brit Awards.
Their latest album will surely be compared to the success and creativity of Demon Days and Plastic Beach but fans and critics alike won’t be able to tell until April 28. Super fans will be probably be purchasing their A Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set which will contain the 14 tracks each on its own vinyl. This means that the box set will include 14 vinyl records, which some may find irritating if they have to change a record for each individual song.
In an interview with the Canadian website Exclaim, Hewlett had said: “But of course it’s going to be different, I can’t do what I’ve already done, that’s not interesting to me. In the same way Damon changes with his music and moves forward, I do the same. It’s going to be a different look.”
A remix of “Saturnz Barz” was released last night by the production duo Banx & Ranx. It can be listened to on MistaJam’s BBC Radio 1 show and isn’t on until after the 50-minute mark. Again, the album is due to release on April 28 and will be available on iTunes.
The tracklist can be found below:
1. Ascension feat. Vince Staples
2. Strobelite feat. Peven Everett
3. Saturnz Barz feat. Popcaan
4. Momentz feat. De La Soul
5. Submission feat. Danny Brown and Kelela
6. Charger feat. Grace Jones
7. Andromeda feat. D.R.A.M.
8. Busted and Blue
9. Carnival feat. Anthony Hamilton
10. Let Me Out feat. Mavis Staples and Pusha T
11. Sex Murder Party feat. Jamie Principle and Zebra Katz
12. She’s My Collar feat. Kali Uchis
13. Hallelujah Money feat. Benjamin Clementine
14. We Got The Power feat. Jehnny Beth
Deluxe edition bonus tracks:
15. The Apprentice feat. Rag’n’ Bone Man, Zebra Katz, and RAY BLK
16. Halfway To The Halfway House feat. Peven Everett
17. Out Of Body feat. Kilo Kish, Zebra Katz, and Imani Vonshà
18. Ticker Tape feat. Carly Simon and Kali Uchis
19. Circle Of Friendz feat. Brandon Markell Holmes
Listen to Yahtzel if you enjoy the type of music that make you travel. Yahtzel loves experimenting with distorted synth sounds and psychedelic, drawn out hip hop beats.
Mura Masa, Clams Casino, Nicolas Jaar, Flying Lotus, Death Grips, AND Moderat playing at field day! Sounds like a perfect Saturday with the mixture from the best of the best.
The Detroit born Albanian, JMSN (Christian Berishaj), is back on tour again after playing last October. His debut album Priscilla, in 2012 operated from his home studio. He reached immediate success as his voice captured the attention of Usher and landed him spots on Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D City album on ‘Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe’, ‘Sing About Me/Dying Of Thirst’, ‘Real’ and ‘The Art of Peer Pressure’.
He’s collaborated with other great electronic producers such as Ta-ku, Kaytranada, and many others.
JMSN will be playing at The Village Underground on June 27.
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Jeremy Melvin a.k.a Chrome Sparks is back on his small European Tour to do what he does best. And that’s creating and playing electronic sub genre of trippy future beats that is a blessing to your ears. None fans, you have probably heard of his earlier single, ‘Marijuana’, but now he’s back with ‘All or Nothing (ft. Angelica Bess). You can definitely tell his love for classical percussion with his music.
LONDON FANS! Chrome Sparks will be playing at the Pickle Factory near South Hackney on April 6. Tickets are selling out fast, so grab your last minute tickets here!
Song of the day is Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘XO TOUR Llif3′. Have a listen to the actual lyrics and let me know what you think. Suicidal thoughts or message to his ex?
If you type How To Dress Well into the search bar on Google, the first few pages will surely be filled with GQ and Cosmopolitan advice on how to properly wear a formal suit or dress. But for those who are aware of the singer, whose real name is Tom Krell, How To Dress Well is about music that reaches the very end of soul searching experimental Pop and R&B. The 32 year-old singer from Colorado finally released his highly anticipated fourth album,‘Care’, in July after a long two year wait and much to his European fan’s delight, announced a small European Tour before continuing on back around the USA..
On November 21st, Krell, who came on after his guest star Ricky Eats Acid played a bass-filled, trance-ish introductory show, sang through a heart-wrenching two hour show at the Village Underground in Shoreditch. Krell might still not be well known but he sure as hell deserves to be. Playing in such intimate spaces meant fans stood side by side listening to How To Dress Well flawlessly reach his falsetto’s in his songs about heartbreak, death, lost childhoods, and of course, sex. The last time Tom Krell had a gig in London was in October 2014 in no other place than Heaven. He graced London again this year and brought back his lovely band of two guitarists, a keyboard player and an extremely shy drummer.
Tom Krell is easy to read, transitioning between each haunting track by telling hilarious stories about his relationships or sobering his audience up with a brutally honest dream he once had about his existence and his death. Not only does he sing his heart out for his fans but he connects with them on an emotional level no other artists have yet to do. Although he has never reached mainstream success, it didn’t stop him from gathering a rather large army of wholly dedicated fans who hang on to his every word. In his latest live show, he gave the audience exactly what they wanted and sang his entire new album, adding a few of his older songs from his debut Love Remains in between.
No matter how commercial he began to sound, he always brings it back with his familial falsetto that sends endless shivers down everyone’s spine. The audience watched in awe as he mixed his melancholic lyrics with R&B sounds. Several times throughout the show, Krell stopped to make jokes complaining how he hates feeling forced to dance at concerts even when the music is too slow, which is exactly what the audience was doing. Of course, it wouldn’t be a How To Dress Well concert without a ‘Your Mum’ joke before quickly diving into a song inspired by how he learned about death as a child during 9/11.
The beloved Australian producer/DJ Harley Edward Streten, better known as Flume, has become the future of electronic music we know and love today. His self-titled album back in 2012 along with his famous remixes to Lorde, Sam Smith, and Disclosure, began the never-ending rise of his inevitable and well deserved fame. Streten, now touring the entire globe, combines the experimental sounds of technology with layers upon layers of abstract melodies. Guest singers have assisted in helping him reach his vision of other worldly sounds that his massive fan base love and yearn for.
Following the anticipated release of Flume’s second studio album, Skins, Flume announced his European tour with the set date of November 17th to play at the Alexandra Palace in London. Of course, the tickets quickly sold out as fans excitedly waited to hear the DJ play his singles that featured the likes of Vince Staples, Tove Lo, Kai, and strangely, Beck. Although the second studio album is not as instrumental as the first, the switch between melodic pop and downright strange kept listeners wanting more. The event itself was nothing nerve-wracking for Flume after playing at Lollapalooza and Coachella when just four years ago he was living in his parents’ home as an unknown 20 year-old producer. Alexandra Palace is an achievement for sure, when last time Flume was in London he played at a much smaller venue: The Roundhouse, Camden. From the Roundhouse to Alexandra Palace, fans still fill the venue waiting for the mystery that is Flume to grace the stage. Fans were ready from early evening, drinking around the venues food trucks as to not miss the chance to run to the front of the stage. Flume fans are one of the friendliest out there, always willing to help and ready to have a good time with fellow electronic-loving strangers. The friendliness is mixed with angst as merchandise-wearing stranger’s crowd the front of stage waiting for the any moment Flume arrives.
A Flume concert is an outer space experience where there is so much synthesized energy there is nowhere to go but over the top. With a bigger venue and greater popularity, the visuals become a gigantic part of the entire atmospheric experience. Flume came onto the stage not uttering a single word. Whether it was to the dismay of his fans or not, it added to his futuristic image; getting himself in position, he began almost immediately after getting on stage. Beginning with his newest albums hit single ‘Say It (featuring. Tove Lo)’, the bass shook the beautiful venue to the ground. Even for the partygoers who weren’t in the main room, the new wave synth vibrations could be heard by the Mexican burrito truck where hundreds were gathered around enjoying the atmosphere, music, and food. With this being Flume’s first large London event, it is safe to say how spectacular the entire experience is in a two-floored, many roomed venue compared to a friendlier but smaller space like the Roundhouse. Being in a bigger venue didn’t take away from the intimacy of Flume’s absolute psychedelic melodies, for he went straight back to where he started with the songs that made him popular in the first place, like ‘Holdin On’ and ‘Insane’. Flume’s older songs from when he just started out brings back memories you didn’t even know you had. Like most DJs nowadays, no guest singers were actually available to bring a face to the ripples of sound. Flume stayed behind his laptops, only speaking to demand the fans to show their hands or make some noise. That did not stop anyone from having the time of their lives, swaying to the enthralling mess that is his instrumental tracks, ‘Wall F**k’ and ‘3’.
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