EZoo 2019 Review, Eric Prydz NYC, Backstreet Boys x Steve Aoki, Jax Jones, Excision x Wooli, and much more | Ep. 30
Thanks for tuning in to Episode 30! This week we cover new music from Artists We're Watching - Akki, Voliik, Coastal, and IDE-K. Also, we cover new releases from the likes of Alesso, Steve Aoki (and the Backstreet Boys!), Arty, Slushii and others. Delving into EDM news and culture, Samir gives his full review of Ezoo, we talk about Eric Prydz's Holo show that will happen in NYC, praise the Avicii Tribute Concert, and get hyped for Excision x Wooli's upcoming EP. This week we rate: Jax Jones - Snacks Supersize album; the entire Disciple record label collab - We Don't Play. A special shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: ToMix and Vily Vinilo. ToMix comes in heavy with the creative bass house vibes and Vily Vinilo showcases his techno talent. And lastly... THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. If you're hyped about our podcast, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Also, feel free to DM us on Instagram (@btb.pod) or Twitter (@pod.btb).
Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture
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Show Notes
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On Repeat
Alec: Chase & Status - Heater
New Music from Artists We’re Watching
Akki - She Doesn’t Know
Voliik - Reanimate
Coastal - Dawn
Relique & IDE-K - Mama’s Addiction
New Music
Alesso, SUMR CAMP - In the Middle
Arty - Find You
Audien - Buzzing
The Bloody Beetroots, ZHU - Zoning
Slushii - Watch Yo Back
Walker & Royce, VNSSA - Rave Grave
Steve Aoki, Backstreet Boys - Let It Be Me
- Some more context on the song
Klangkarussell - Comoros
News & Culture
Electric Zoo Recap
The Good
- Mainstage production was really stepped up, the stage looked amazing
- Really stepped up the fireworks
- Great after parties
- The vibes
- Dog Blood, Nora En Pure, Kyle Watson, Dombresky, Kill the Noise, Kaskade
The Bad
- Poor crowd planning for Seven Lions (he was on the smallest stage and drew a crowd that was much too big for it
- Sound bleed between stages
- Hot temperature in the AMF stage
- Crowd at Prydz after party
The Ugly
- Water lines were atrocious as discussed last week on Anti-Plur
- Accounts of security doing incredibly invasive searches
Eric Prydz bringing HOLO to NYC
Avicii Tribute Concert to raise money for mental health awareness
Excision and Wooli announce an EP
Anti - Plur Moment
People who try to use PLUR to get free stuff…
What Are We Listening To?
Jax Jones - Snacks
Disciple label... Infekt, Dodge & Fuski, 12th Planet, Virus Syndicate, Terravita, Dirtyphonics, Phaseone, Modestep, Virtual Riot, Eliminate, Barely Alive, Fox Stevenson, SampliFire, Myro, Oliverse, Bandlez, Chibs, MVRDA - We Don’t Play
Artists We’re Watching
Alec: ToMix // Soundcloud // Instagram // ToMix, Ekonovah - Coffee (track)
- A Noir Sur Blanc release
- 1700 followers on Soundcloud; 15k on Spotify (this has jumped up since I last saw his Spotify).
- 22 years old; From Tel Aviv, Israel; in 2013 he actually was producing psy-trance - a project called ToMix & Genish”. It was only in 2017 that he started producing house music.
- Has had a release on Confession (To the Rhythm) and other great house labels such as Gold Digger and House Views.
Samir: Vily Vinilo // Soundcloud // Instagram // Bloody Tears (track)
- From Liverpool.
- Has a lot of range.
- This track has some fantastic layers in it, some slight hints of Acid in here which keeps it interesting.