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Yere - Special
Yere's Special is the rare NCS drop that isn't just Fortnite fuel. Actual melody, actual feeling, actual reason to hit repeat outside a lobby.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestOne email per week with the tracks worth your time. No spam, no Coldplay. -
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Projects in Blue - Believe In Me
Projects in Blue's Believe In Me is the good kind of MrSuicideSheep coin flip. That detuned lead synth at 1:40 sounds like it's about to cry.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestSundays. One email. Zero ballads from white guys in beanies. -
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jonty - off2
jonty gives off2 an actual identity in a genre, NCS, where most tracks blur together. Chopped vocal turned synth, bounce closer to UK garage.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestWhat you missed this week, minus the corporate emo. -
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ILMA - Since That Day
ILMA holds the tension on Since That Day almost too long, stacking layers until you're basically begging for the drop. Then it delivers.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogSome shirts are statements. This one is a verdict. -
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Trance is unfashionable and the A State of Trance crowd doesn't care
Read more . . . →A week out now. A State of Trance gets its own stage at Tomorrowland because Armin van Buuren is essentially a Belgian national monument at this point. Trance has been deeply out of fashion for years and its crowd could not care less, which is honestly the most punk thing about the whole festival. Two for the faithful: 1. Armin van Buuren - Blah Blah Blah Armin trolling the purists with a big-room stomper named after exactly what the snobs say about his commercial stuff. The joke is that it goes off harder than most of the “serious” records, and...
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Said The Sky & Jakob Ahlbom - The Swell (Vincent Remix)
Vincent's remix of Said The Sky's The Swell stretches the build so far the drop lands like an exhale you've been holding for a full minute.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogIf you wear this and someone hugs you, that's a real friend. -
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Fairlane & DJ Mii - Over Me (feat. Ames)
Ames' cracked voice carries Over Me, and Fairlane wisely just gets out of her way. Melodic dubstep that earns the emotional dubstep tag.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogLooks like Helvetica. Sounds like a closing argument. -
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Eelke Kleijn x Layla Benitez feat. Leo Wood - Beg You
Eelke Kleijn teams with Layla Benitez and Leo Wood on Beg You, and that piano intro does more emotional lifting than most tracks manage all song.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogThree words. One opinion. Cotton. -
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MALO - Akai Ito
MALO's Akai Ito is named after the Japanese red thread of fate, and it holds back where a lesser producer would drop the bass. A mood, not an event.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
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V. Christie - Atlas
V. Christie's Atlas is an NCS release with actual songwriting hiding under the copyright-free polish. I've been humming this since yesterday.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogShips in 3–5 days. The outrage ships immediately.
