Attention, Colorado producers: Spotlight and Euphonic Conceptions have teamed up to bring you a contest that will put you, the producer, in the opening slot for Prefuse 73, Nosaj Thing and Falty DL at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom on January 29. It’s simple: All you have to do is upload your…
Germany’s Andhim (due this Friday, January 24, at Bar Standard) display a humility not often seen in the DJ world. Full grace and gratitude, the duo of Simon Haehnel and Tobias Müller create house music that’s made “to uplift.” They call it “superhouse,” and although it’s not new to the…
Back with another edition of In the Mix, where we spotlight new dance tracks and mixes from local producers and DJs. We’ve got some acid, some live disco-house, some melodic soultron and deep house. There’s one frequent flyer this week, and that’s PowTron, who drops some music we can only…
Back with another edition of In the Mix, where we spotlight new dance tracks and mixes from local producers and DJs. This week, OWSLA’s Wuki (pictured above) offers up some fresh sounds from the next page in dance music, Decadon keeps the trap in check on his mini-mix, Option4 drops…
Since 2000, RJD2 (aka RJ Krohn) has been creating anthemic hip-hop tracks. Live, the turntablist dominates four decks while seamlessly mixing classic songs in with his own original beats. In the studio, RJD2 is continuously working to progress his sound, from laboring over honing the brass sections to finding just…
It may have taken a few years, but it seems that Pretty Lights Music artist Paul Basic has finally come out of his shell with Transient Horizons, his latest effort. “Dark Dream,” with its dancing, synthesized strings, could easily serve as a standalone single primed for remixes, but Basic brings…
The first show that Vinnie Maniscalco put on was busted up by the DEA. “They were taking pictures of all our gear and taking samples of all the beer cans on the floor,” he recalls of the gig, which took place at the now-closed Primer Dome. The 24-year-old Colorado native…
FRI | KILL THE NOISE at BETA | 1/17/14 Finding success in signing with Skrillex’s OWSLA record label, Kill the Noise has grown into one of the heaviest producers currently touring. Jake Stanczak, the brains behind the operation, has been developing Kill the Noise’s sound for years. His powerhouse club…
Robotic Pirate Monkey started as a trio in Boulder and has since built up a national presence as a touring duo, giving a fresh new face to dance music. Working through the kinks of no longer living in the same town, Andrew Hathaway and Matt Berryhill are preparing for the…
Welcome back to another edition of In the Mix, a feature in which we spotlight new dance tracks and mixes from some of the hottest Colorado producers and DJs. We’ve got a variety of styles this week, from your classic club-style bangers to some glitched-out dance numbers, and even some…
Drawing from influences from nearly every genre, Pan Astral (due this Saturday, January 4, at Larimer Lounge) is pushing the barriers between sound and visual elements in a live show. Similar to the likes of bands like EOTO, which improvises audio and visuals live in each show, Pan Astral strives…
Welcome back to another edition of In the Mix, a feature in which we spotlight new dance tracks and mixes from some of the hottest Colorado producers and DJs. We’ve got an eclectic mix on deck this week, with new cuts and mixes from PowTron, Paul Basic, Mux Mool and…
Update: Contest is over. We’ve picked a winner. Congrats to @fjscar0319. Check your email for details on how to claim your ticket, and thanks to everybody else for the other entries — and for reading Backbeat! Night one of Decadence kicks off tonight at the Colorado Convention Center with performances…
Welcome back to another edition of In the Mix, our semi-new feature in which we spotlight new dance tracks and mixes from some of the hottest Colorado producers and DJs. This week, we’ve got some great mixes from Kill Paris, option4 and Caveman Sound, Paper Diamond and Ben Samples. Continue…
In addition to hometown hero Pretty Lights, who just played a rare, highly anticipated warm-up date at the Ogden a few weeks ago, Decadence NYE (December 30 and 31 at the Colorado Convention Center) boasts an absolutely unreal lineup of top-shelf acts including Bassnectar, Beats Antique, Keys N Krates, Tiësto,…
Although there were a ton of great EDM albums this past year, and we’ve already given you a rundown of our ten favorites, there were even more songs. These are the tunes that grabbed us the most this year. You’ll notice that a few also appear on our best albums…
It was another big year for EDM, with some memorable people, places and moments. And there were a slew of chart-topping releases from producers, massive releases whether you dig the harder styles of four-on-the-floor big-room bangers or the soft trance melodies. There were a lot of hot releases in 2013,…
While electronic dance music has always thrived in one form or another, in 2012 it stormed into the mainstream, and in 2013 it continued to thrive. You can still hear its influence everywhere. Countless musicians have worked elements of EDM into their sound, and seemingly every company have wanted in…
For those of us who require bass-boosted, skull-numbing amplification in our ears, it’s hard to find just the right set of headphones. The same over-the-top proclivities apply to all aspects of our musical experience, be it the visual aspect, the clothes we wear, or even the bags we tote around…
Welcome back to In the Mix, our brand-new feature in which we spotlight new dance tracks and mixes from some of the hottest Colorado producers and DJs. This week, we’ve got some early Christmas presents for you from Big Gigantic, Option4, WindMind and Vinnie Maniscalco. Sit back, chug some spiked…
Aspen’s Rio Grande Skatepark has been around for over a decade and now, thanks to a recent change of heart by city officials, it will get a very welcome upgrade by award-winning park designers Team Pain, run by none other than “Search for Animal Chin” mega-ramp designer Tim Payne. We…
With Porn and Chicken, DJs Dom Brown and Orville Kline have created the wildest and easily the most unique dance party in the country. Birthed in Chicago, a city that’s home to some of best house music going, Porn and Chicken has become a household name from the Windy City…
