There’s a well-known anecdote that has been used to describe the gradual shifting of our world, from the politics of war to climate change: the boiling frog. The premise is simple: drop a jumpy frog into a boiling pot of water, and it will jump out immediately; slowly turn up the heat on the cold…

Unreleased “American Dreams” demo and acoustic tracks from the rising electronic artist. Every record is just that: an audiovisual artifact, sound and image, memory and history. It is always more than music that gets stuck in our heads. Nick Van Hofwegen’s project Young & Sick explores the blurred lines between songcraft and design; building an…

“I have traveled a long way to this impasse. I have been through mirrors, fallouts, knives, secrets, and oceans.” So begins the video that announced Alvin Risk’s 5th EP, Venture. We had no choice but to follow. Venture began aboard planes, buses, cars, ships and trains. It was recorded in hotel rooms, studios, headphones and…

The state of EDM, in the words of the artists and influencers shaping the industry. A version of this post originally ran in EDM.com on November 9, 2014. It’s hard to Google an article about electronic music in 2014 that doesn’t include the phrase “sound of a generation.” A genre that grew up in garages,…

In this edition of Friday Download: indie disco from rising LA-based producer Comets We Fall. The Embark EP is five new tracks of shimmering sound and dream sequences; the audio equivalent of holding hands. It’s out today via BitTorrent Bundle. Download Embark, and unlock five new tracks, the EP acapellas, plus remix-able stems from “Meteors”….