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Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week's Best New Tracks From Mochakk, Röyksopp & Robyn and More
This week in dance music: Massive Attack will headline London's LIDO festival in June with an entirely battery-powered performance, an ongoing legal battle between Sony Music and Ultra Music Publishing escalated with a new lawsuit, Carl Cox exited the Movement 2025 lineup and was replaced by Jeff Mills and Odesza made a 23-minute remix of the Severance score. And to all that we add these, the best new dance tracks of the week. More from Billboard What's Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week? Vote! Cardi B & DJ Khaled Team Up for 'Smurfs Movie Soundtrack' Cut 'Higher Love': Listen Fans Are Loving Lil Nas X's New Teaser for His 'Hotbox' Single Mochakk feat. The RAH Band, 'From the Stars' Brazil's jet-setting party starter makes his Ninja Tune debut with his From the Stars EP, a two-song project led by its title track. A collaboration with England's The RAH Band, the song is a take on the group's 1983 bop 'Messages From the Stars,' with Mochakk turning up the BPM and the far-out factor on the slinky, sexy but still muscular club update, which balances nicely with its cool after-hours B-side, 'Maria.' The mustachioed producer born Pedro Maia calls releasing the EP on Ninja Tune 'completely bananas… one of those stamp-of-approval moments' that he'll celebrate by playing a flurry of shows in his native country as Brazil celebrates carnival later this month. Closer to home, he plays EDC Las Vegas in May. Röyksopp feat. Robyn, 'Do It Again [True Electric]' 11 years after the release of the original, Röyksopp drop an edit of their Robyn collab 'Do It Again.' While the original leaned hard into urgency and flirted with heaviness, the new take adds maximum peak hours heft, dialing up the BPM, isolating the vocals in just the right moments and eventually exploding into all-out, all-encompassing dancefloor delirium. The edit is the second track from the Norwegian legends' tenth studio album, True Electric, coming April 11 on their own Dog Triumph label. Bianca Oblivion feat. Sam Binga, 'Hypnø' Los Angeles-based producer Bianca Oblivion makes her long-form debut with a heater of an EP, Net Werk. The four-track project spans bass, grime, Jersey club and more, with 'Hypnø' (a collab with British artist Sam Binga) fusing squelchy strings, a hectic beat and waves of low end into a delicious kind of chaos. Oblivion says she 'never wanted to rush into an EP or album until I fully understood myself as a producer and felt that my music could stand alongside the tracks I play in my sets.' The title reflects the global network of friends and collaborators I've connected with over the years, all of whom, alongside the many music influences from my childhood, have helped shape this release.' Net Werk is out on the U.K. imprint LuckyMe. Tripolism & Nandu, 'Sunrise' Danish trio Tripolism and producer Nandu link for the hypnotic 'Sunrise,' a track that says right there in the name what part of the set it should be played at. It's recently been rinsed by acts including the ever chic Keinemusik and has gotten support from other tastemakers, with key ears apparently in thrall with the track's balance of sunlight-like falsetto and a chant that implores what those of us still dancing at dawn might already feel: 'You're never going home, you've got to keep going.' The heater is out on Ultra Records. Hiver, 'Dreamachine' Be transported to the '90s afterhours of your mind with this electronica-era influenced dreamscape of a track from Milanese duo Hiver. Out on CircoLoco Records, the track pairs pristine production and clean, soaring strings with a feeling of undertow embodied by the beat and the emotive vocals. Hiver says the song is 'a testament to our growth as producers. We've invested countless hours in honing our studio skills, experimenting with sound design, and perfecting the production process to craft something that feels authentic and unique. The track reflects our love for the electro sound while pushing boundaries to create something unique.' Also: Do not sleep on the uptempo edit by Romanian master Gerd Janson. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
The Guardian
09-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Off limits for 44 years, Perth's historic power plant erupts with a new kind of energy
A mudlark is foraging in the grass beneath the imposing brutalist facade of the East Perth Power Station, unbothered by the clamour of staging being set up around it. The afternoon south-westerly rattles the crowns of eucalypts on the riverbank, their roots burrowing deep below the Derbarl Yerrigan as it meanders towards the city. It's an idyllic scene, framed by the towering heritage-listed coal plant that once powered all of Perth. Yet, this prime real estate and historical landmark has remained off-limits to the public for decades, lying dormant for more than 40 years since its decommissioning in 1981. But this industrial relic is erupting with a new kind of energy this week as it has been transformed into a major performance venue for the next four years of Perth festival. Over the next three weeks, the main stage will feature big-name acts such as Nils Frahm, Röyksopp, Electric Fields, Moktar and Midnight Oil. On the riverbank, Casa Musica brings a free lineup of world music in a European-style piazza, while projections by First Nations artists will drench the building in stories of the site's early history. While the power station's interior remains off-limits due to asbestos contamination, its graffiti-covered facade, shattered windows and overgrown plants create an industrial-cool atmosphere of their own accord. And if all goes to plan, the doors may be unlocked for the 2026 festival. When I meet Perth festival's artistic director, Anna Reece, at the power station, the crew are in full event mode: checking the sound equipment, setting up food trucks and putting tables and signage in place. 'It definitely hasn't been a walk in the park,' she says. 'It was basically a dust bowl before we got here. 'But as soon as I saw the site, there was no going back. It was just so clear that, even though this was such a huge undertaking, that we had just found the home of the festival.' Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Constructed between 1913 and 1916, the power station was Perth's first major power plant, supplying electricity to the entire city for much of the 20th century. The site's reactivation has been a long time coming, with multiple failed development proposals to turn it into a hotel, a museum, a mixed-use commercial space and even a football stadium. Galvanised by the success of iconic venues such as Printworks London and Carriageworks in Sydney, Reece – who is presenting the inaugural program of her four-year tenure – says the power station's appeal as a multi-arts venue is undeniable. 'Festivals are at their best when they infiltrate places that have character, places that have stories, rather than those kind of pop-up sites,' she says. 'When you scratch the surface in Western Australia, there's just so much to celebrate and so many stories to tell, and the power station is one of those places. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion 'Obviously the architecture is really interesting. And I also love the history, I love the fact it supplied electricity for our whole state. There's a romantic part of me that thinks that this is the new energy … that arts and culture are going to invigorate this city.' In revitalising the site, Reece worked closely with the festival's Noongar Advisory Circle and elder Dr Barry McGuire to research its early history, and ensure cultural safety for all guests. 'This is a place that has great significance and many stories for us as Whadjuk people,' McGuire said. 'You will see that Country and culture are still strong here. In the trees, the reeds, the birds' nests and the bee hives.' While First Nations artists such as blues and gospel musician Kankawa Nagarra and singer-songwriter Emily Wurramara will play a central role in the power station's programming, Reece is committed to also representing the diversity of migrant cultures in WA. On the bill for Casa Musica is Kavisha and the Continentals, a soulful celebration of Italian folk music; the Joy, a South African a cappella group; and Lindigo, an energetic eight-piece from Réunion Island. 'The Casa Musica programming is very much about recognising that WA is a migrant state,' Reece says. 'We are packed full of the most incredible communities that have enriched this place that we live.' Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are already whispers in Perth about the future of the East Perth Power Station beyond the festival. Reece is hopeful this revitalisation will lay the groundwork for it to become a permanent arts venue. 'I really hope the right people pay attention and see the potential,' she says. 'And when I say the right people, for me, in my role as advocating for the arts, that's about cultural precincts, artist studios, spaces and galleries – not a hotel or apartments. 'With anything groundbreaking, anything that gives a city an extraordinary gift, it takes bravery and boldness and an appetite for some kind of risk.' Perth festival is on now
