D∆WN: Wake Up

Former Danity Kane member D∆WN has been busy this week, dropping her Adult Swim Single “Serpentine Fire,” her collaboration “Lemonade Lakes” with Oshi, and now a music video for her climatic chant “Wake Up.” The high energy dance track—featuring Machinedrum’s signature rapid-fire beats—breaks the template of the formulaic electro-pop hit, experimenting with how far D∆WN’s voice can flit, bend and tauten. Thankfully, the visuals can …

DJ Shadow feat. Nils Frahm: Bergschrund

DJ Shadow’s latest track “Bergschrund,” made with Berlin-based pianist and experimental composer Nils Frahm, will have your heart pumping along to the beat. The gated synth line seems simple at first before the instrumental enlarges and blooms and lurches. The title, an obscure German word for a mountain ice crevasse, relates to the title of DJ Shadow’s upcoming album—The Mountain Will Fall—which features yet another …

Dave Okumu feat. Jamie Woon: Oceans of Purple

Dave Okumu (of acclaimed band The Invisible) just released a lush and fitting Prince tribute song, “Oceans of Purple,” that tingles the senses. Featuring British singer/songwriter/producer Jamie Woon on vocals, the sexy, sexy song—with a beautifully drawn out instrumental outro that feels like you’re bathing in synths—was written by Okumu in the days after his hero’s passing. Officially releasing 25 June on Okumu’s Ruby Moon …