Dance Music

Illenium – ‘ILLENIUM’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Lindsey Byrnes The fifth full-length album by electronic music producer and DJ Nicholas Daniel Miller – known professionally as Illenium – opens with “Starfall,” an all-synth electronic instrumental. This is hardly the curtain-raiser a listener might expect if they choose to look ahead to the sixteen-song track listing, to see that upcoming cuts… Read more

MMM Top Ten: 10 EDM Artists You Should be Listening to in 2023

Stuck in a music rut? Are your ears craving something new and exciting? Or are you on the lookout for the latest trends and freshest faces in the EDM scene? Whatever the reason we’ve got you covered with 10 up-and-coming EDM artists you should be listening to! #10. Ace Aura Photo Credit: Insomniac The faith-influenced… Read more

Armin van Buuren – ‘Feel Again’ Album Review

Photo Credit: SNDR In the much-anticipated follow-up to his muti-disc Balance album Armin Van Buuren drops a 3-disc LP Feel Again. This is a beast of an album with 34 tracks and a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes featuring a full house of collaborations with other notable artists, as well as up-and-coming artists,… Read more

Bebe Rexha – ‘Bebe’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Dennis Leupold Bebe Rexha has always been an artist who straddles different genres and even subverts them, making her a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. And after a year filled with personal and emotional upheavals, it’s no wonder she has finally shed the past almost entirely for her eponymous… Read more

Jessie Ware – ‘That! Feels Good!’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Jack Grange Could the timing possibly have been worse when Jessie Ware released her disco tribute What’s Your Pleasure? during the COVID-pandemic? Probably, yes. In fact, the album became a big success, giving people an excellent excuse to shake their hips indoors during the lockdowns. The album reached the Top 3 on the… Read more

Kx5 – ‘Kx5’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Mark Owens Kx5 is a dynamic and inventive collaboration between two of the biggest names in the electronic dance music scene. The self-titled album features ten tracks that showcase both Deadmau5’s signature techno and progressive house sound combined with Kaskade’s melodic and vocal-driven style, to create a cohesive listening experience. Releasing a year… Read more

Skrillex – ‘Don’t Get Too Close’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Marilyn Hue Released as a surprise drop 24 hours after Skrillex debuted his sophomore album Quest For Fire, Don’t Get Too Close manages to hold its own in the shadow of its sister album. The much shorter of the two, hailing in at an underwhelming 33 minutes, showcases a trendier features list with songs coming… Read more

Skrillex – ‘Quest for Fire’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Marilyn Hue Skrillex has redefined electronic music since 2010, introducing a wider audience to EDM, and popularizing the term “dubstep.” His mark on the music industry and talent as a producer is hard to ignore with 8 Grammy’s under his belt and a star-studded features list including Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, and Diplo…. Read more

SG Lewis – ‘AudioLust & HigherLove’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Lauretta Suter A decade or so ago, you couldn’t flick between radio stations without catching half-a-dozen inescapable hits from DJs – be it Calvin Harris’s “We Found Love”, Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” or Naughty Boy’s “La La La.” With those hit-makers now all years removed from their last chart-toppers, Reading’s Sam “SG” Lewis… Read more

Kygo – ‘The Thrill of the Chase’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Johannes Lovund EDM, perhaps more than any other genre, defined the commercial music of the 2010s. When you think about the biggest, most inescapable hits of the decade, you realize a majority of them belong to this genre – the late Avicii’s “Wake Me Up,” Major Lazer, DJ Snake, and MØ’s “Lean On”… Read more