This week in dance music: We trek to the Arizona desert for the return of FORM Arcosanti, chat with SOPHIE collaborators about assembling the late artist’s posthumous album, and chat with LP Giobbi advertising billboardIt’s just a matter of producers. Meanwhile, Odetari debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; Insomniac Music Group launches Insomniac Publishing; and Pharrell talks about working with Daft Punk throughout his music career. Popular Interlude; Rüfüs du Sol releases their fourth studio album, inhale/exhale (More on that next week); Charli XCX releases remix boycalled Children, completely different, but still children.
Sure, these are the best new dance tracks of the week.
In reverse, what is life
British producers Chris Lake and Chris Lorenzo have been collaborating under the name Anti Up since 2018, and discussions about a debut album seem to have been going on for a long time. After a few false starts and a major headline slot at this year’s Coachella music festival, it’s finally here. what is life As existential as its title, full of pounding basslines, heavy tech house and old-school glam designed for dark rooms – it’s a nod to the Chriss’ British dance roots. Some of the tracks here are singles from Anti Up over the years, like the sped-up “Shake” and the funky “Chromatic,” but there’s a lot of new material as well. Listen to “Shambles,” a slice of cavernous electronic music with swelling synths, wailing sirens and raw vocals from Underworld’s Karl Hyde. All in all, high energy electronics and huge punk energy will have you craving for a bang on the dance floor. — Crystal Rodriguez
Flying Lotus, “Ingo Swann”
Steven Ellison has been working on several outside projects in recent years, scoring a Netflix anime series Yasuke and writing/directing V/H/S/99 and Ash. But the producer appears to have returned to his own production of Flying Lotus. After dropping his first new material in two years, “Garmonbozia,” in August, Ellison is back with “Ingo Swann,” named after the late American psychic. “Ingo Swann” is a complete four-piece floor-beater, a shimmering cut filled with airy percussion and bubbling lofi synths. It seems there’s more to do: In a recent interview with Hypebeast, he shared that he’s working on a new album and is “98% done.” — South Korea
Dom Dolla and Tove Lo, “The Cave”
Australian hitmaker Dom Dolla uses drums and bass on his latest single “Cave”, a collaboration with Swedish alternative pop star Tove Lo. This type is new to their catalog but looks good to them. “The Cave” is sexy, self-aware, and a little dangerous, as Lowe tells a story in which the allure of desire triumphs over self-preservation: “I know all your tricks, and you lick your lips , ‘Cause You Know I’m Gonna Collapse It’s a killer hit that’s going to rock clubs and radio stations.
“Early on in my career I played a lot of shows in New Zealand,” says Dom Dolla. “Drum and bass has always had a permanent place in the scene and it had an impact on me when I was a youngster. I carry that influence with me everywhere. After a night playing house/techno in a club in the US, I It used to be nice to end the night with a DnB record or two even if it was just an energetic upgrade that the audience I was playing to didn’t understand at the time. Fast forward to 2024 and the genre has exploded and is understood by everyone. .I like that there are no rules anymore.
“He played me a simple version of the song, which was pretty much just the main synth in the verse and some chorus drums,” Lo adds. “We started playing the melody over and over and pretty quickly we had it memorized. I took the song home and started writing lyrics. I felt like the chords and the beat had an unsettling but sexy energy. It was giving you a hot, toxic ex. It’s not over yet. So, I decided to tell this story — South Korea
Maddie O’Neal, vital signs
Bass producer Maddie O’Neill releases her third album, vital signswhose 10 tracks that are both powerful and ethereal underscore why she’s become an increasingly well-known name in the genre. But of course, success rarely, if ever, happens overnight, and the Colorado-based producer has been working hard for more than a decade to get here. vital signs So it was fitting that they began to come together at the beginning of this year, when O’Neal had some time to reflect on her original influences and how to blend them with the skills she’d developed over the past 12 years of making music. “I brought it back to the hip-hop/soulful sample influences that I loved from the beginning,” she writes, “while really elevating it with big sound design and kicking it up a notch in terms of production. Decisions that worked Throughout the album, fans can also hear these decisions live when O’Neal tours the U.S. at the end of the year. — Katie Bain
Carmel Fatt “Deep Inside”
Following the release of the album in 2023 spiritual milk, British duo Camelphat release simply titled Side B The six tracks on the EP capture the soaring, prismatic big-room house and melodic techno sounds that have made the duo a firm favorite since their debut. “Deep Inside” captures this sound most effectively, with synth waves and lengthy builds giving way to deft, punchy releases. The project is released on the duo’s own When Stars Align imprint. — knowledge base
Emily Lance “Falling in Love with You”
If you’ve been Shazaming the closing credits of Amelie Lens lately to no avail, you’re in luck. Following two massive open-to-close shows in New York and Los Angeles, the Belgian producer releases her highly anticipated latest single, “Falling for You.” The song sits somewhere between hard tech and psychedelia, with its driving beat and sharp percussion getting your heart racing. The shot balances clarity and softness, overlaying soaring synths and sugar-coated vocals for an even sweeter sentiment: “And I, I’ve never felt so loved, I’m in love with you/And I, mine The body wakes up and I’m back for you. With a finisher like this, it’s hard not to go home happy. South Korea
