DJ Snake, Zedd, Nora En Pure, Alison Wonderland, and more head curation for Amazon Music’s New Year’s Eve playlists – Dancing Astronaut

by: Sami Weisband Dec 31, 2020 While concert-goers trade live events for stay-at-home this New Year’s Eve, Amazon has brought in some of dance music’s biggest names to curate a final selection of playlists for Amazon Music Unlimited and HD customers to enjoy as they ring in 2021. Introducing the Choose Your Own DJ New …

Fairlane and sad alex melodically re-stylize ‘nature’ – Dancing Astronaut

by: Rachel Narozniak Dec 30, 2020 The most synergistic of musical matchups are those that occur organically, seamlessly falling into place and subsequently onto streaming platforms. For an example, listeners need not look further than Fairlane and sad alex‘s “nature.” The mid-December meeting of musical minds gave speed to”nature’s” second wind. Though the Fairlane co-sign …

The CDJ-3000: Pioneer DJ’s next-generation player [Review] – Dancing Astronaut

by: Chris Stack Dec 30, 2020 Lucky me. One of the perks of my dance music intrigue is the opportunity to play with top-of-the-line industry products such as Pioneer DJ’s new CDJ-3000. I was giddy to spend two weekends pretending to be an Electric Forest headliner in the comfort of my own living room after …

Insomniac announces deadmau5, Testpilot livestreams – Dancing Astronaut

by: Rachel Narozniak Dec 30, 2020 Throughout 2020, deadmau5 has been a fixture of the drive-in and livestream spaces, and that’s not about to change when the clock strikes midnight on December 31. After tapping deadmau5 for a five-date run of Southern California Park ‘N Rave shows in late November that will take the mau5trap …

San Holo looks ahead to 2021 with ‘goodbye 2020 set’ [Stream] – Dancing Astronaut

by: Austria Masim Dec 30, 2020 San Holo‘s 2020 is going out with a bang, according to his one-hour, Diplo & Friends-hosted “goodbye 2020 set.” A comprehensive run through the Dutch producer’s bitbird favorites in addition to special edits, remixes, IDs, and even a throwback to the Holo originals that helped spark his career, the …

Good Morning Mix: Rewatch Martin Garrix’s hour of house perfection at Tomorrowland 2017 – Dancing Astronaut

by: Ross Goldenberg Dec 30, 2020 At the end of each July, Martin Garrix heads out of Boom, Belgium with at at least one of the most talked-about performances from either weekend in his pocket, and his 2017 set stands not only amongst his finest at Tomorrowland, but also alongside his greatest of all-time. Before …

Industry figures warn European tours may be in jeopardy following new Brexit trade deal – Dancing Astronaut

by: Sami Weisband Dec 29, 2020 After the announcement of a new Brexit deal, musicians across the world could face financial issues when trying to tour the European Union once live events resume. Following the omission of musicians from the list of workers allowed to enter the EU without a visa, music industry insiders warn …

Dancing Astronaut presents the Top 100 Electronic Tracks of 2020 – Dancing Astronaut

by: Ross Goldenberg Dec 29, 2020 Despite a year brimming with letdowns and shortcomings, 2020 enabled artists with the opportunity to stretch their creative legs throughout the time spent at home during quarantine, and the results delivered tenfold. 2020 supplied more forward-looking music than years recent memory, with artists leveraging the absence of overwhelming tour …

Good Morning Mix: Travel back to CamelPhat’s kinetic Tomorrowland 2018 set – Dancing Astronaut

by: Rugby Scruggs Dec 29, 2020 In October, CamelPhat released their long-awaited debut LP, Dark Matter. Mere months later, the Liverpool-formed duo is now preparing to assume livestream duties at Tomorrowland’s virtual New Year’s Eve celebration, where they can be expected to shuffle through more than just a few of their Dark Matter tracklistings. But …

DAYLIITES – GOODBYES – Dancing Astronaut

by: Andrew Spada Dec 28, 2020 The Gold Coast continues to produce some of the most feel good melodies in any hemisphere. Dayliites is the brainchild of producer PACES and vocalist Cloe Terare, a electro-pop outfit that’s sweet like saccharin and just as delightfully produced. Already Triple J favorites, the duo’s emotional new single “Goodbyes” …