Cameron Sunkel

1 week ago | edm.com | Cameron Sunkel

Noisia may be gone, but their DNA is already mutating as former member Sleepnet launches a new alias, Ring Noord. The new project is a collaboration between Sleepnet, whose real name is Nik Roos, and Dutch producer and visual artist Former. And its first chapter begins today with "Wild Flowers," a track as forward-thinking as anything in their storied past. Out now via Noisia's VISION imprint, Ring Noord's debut single plants its flag in the same soil the influential group once scorched.

1 week ago | edm.com | Cameron Sunkel

If melodic techno had a phone line, AVIRA, ENNEA and Rubicini's "RING RING" would send the receiver flying off the hook. Out now via Armin van Buuren's Armada imprint, their new collaboration surges with purpose and lands with impact. Blending bellowing synth stabs and driving percussion, the track is the lead single from AVIRA’s forthcoming EP and signals Rubicini’s entrance into the dance music space.

2 weeks ago | edm.com | Cameron Sunkel

Fresh off the the announcement of another blockbuster Red Rocks set and the release of a 34-track album, Skrillex is once again facing the challenge of demand far outpacing access—and he's not taking it lightly. Few expected Skrillex’s triumphant return to Red Rocks to spark a conversation about the future of ticketing. Minutes after tickets went on sale for his five-hour set on May 13th, resale listings began flooding the internet, many asking hundreds over face value.

2 weeks ago | edm.com | Cameron Sunkel

It looks like a spacecraft, sounds like the future and once belonged to electronic music's most elusive architect—Aphex Twin’s personal Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer has landed on the auction block. An ultra-rare Yamaha GX-1, painstakingly restored and MIDI-enhanced for Aphex Twin himself, is now available for purchase through a VEMIA auction.

2 weeks ago | edm.com | Cameron Sunkel

It’s not every day that a barroom anthem makes its way to the mainstage, but Two Friends have never played by the rules of genre or generation. The latest release from the duo finds them flipping Neil Diamond's tried-and-true stadium anthem "Sweet Caroline" into a festival-ready thriller. The official remix transforms Diamond's singalong staple for today's dancefloors, breathing new life into his cherished 1969 classic.