Electronica Staff Picks

Experience trance at its finest under the command of the world’s biggest mix DJ, Tiesto. In Search of Sunrise 4—Latin America is the 2005 album inspired by Tiesto’s tour through South America. Check out the last two tracks for nonstop mixes (each over an hour) of the included tunes.
 

Nu Skool breaks innovators and stars of the Finger Lickin’ label, the Plump DJs were featured in 2009’s Coachella music festival. Their newest joint is the single “My Hi Tops,” released this week. As fresh as ever, it features break-beat snippets with a focused bass line. House remixes of the track follow courtesy of the UK’s Riva Starr.

Mark Tailor creates drum and bass tracks of a somewhat sinister nature. With this week’s release of the Hater EP, Tailor delivers a series of singles that experiment with different rhythms and atmospheric textures. The track “Battlestar” may ring a bell for fans of the popular Battlestar Galactica series appearing on the SyFy (formerly SciFi) network.

Leeds DJ and producer Filthy Rich teams up with the Brighton duo (Ben) Prok & (James) Fitch on this latest house single. This partnership rings in an electro wave that ebbs and flows, but rises at its highest peaks to exceed the highest dance floor standards.