The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett on the state of EDM: ‘Everything seems to have gone a bit soft’

April 12, 2015 1 Comment

When The Prodigy’s The Fat of the Land became an unexpected smash during the late-’90s electronica boom, its combination of rave-worthy beats and punk-squat aggression seemed like an oddity in an otherwise blissed-out dance music scene. Nearly 20 years later, the album’s legacy runs deep throughout contemporary EDM that’s run wild with producer Liam Howlett’s fixation on distorted sounds and ...

Grammy-Nominated DJ Kaskade Signs With Warner Bros.

January 13, 2015 512 Comments

This article originally appeared in Billboard. “I see what’s happening to my peers who are signing to majors and it was important for me to avoid some of that.” – Kaskade Warner Bros. Records is staking its claim in the EDM world by signing one of the genre’s biggest players: Kaskade. After releasing eight albums on independents like Om Records ...