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[Release] Paul van Dyk returns with his first artist album in 5 years - 'This World Is Ours'

Has  Paul van Dyk  used Artificial Intelligence on an album that questions Artificial Intelligence’s role in our future? Well, we’ll get to that. Having album-gifted a locked-down world both  ‘Guiding Light’  and  ‘Escape Reality’  in 2020,  ‘This World Is Ours’  is the German pioneer’s first longform foray in five years. Paul’s  been in the  ‘think-phase’  of his eleventh LP ever since, and few would deny that the last five rotations have given us plenty to think about. “ Very pro technology ” is how  Paul van Dyk  describes himself, something populated by his early adoption of new music tech at pretty much every career juncture. In the respect of AI though, he sees both a clear distinction … and a natural fork in the road. “ Artificial Intelligence isn’t music technology, or film, or entertainment, social media, military, finance or any other sector. To my mind, it is simply a new definition  of  ‘technolog...
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[Release] BiXX & Susana - Believe in Me

Since he first began to musically transmit, just four short years ago, Alabama’s Bob ‘BiXX’ Bickert’s star has ascended rapidly.  Now, into 2025,  BiXX  is readying his first album outreach, set for release through  Nocturnal Knights  further into the year.  ‘The Voice Of Reason’  LP’s roads starts today though, through his first teaming with  Susana  on   ‘Believe In Me’  - a track that’s as movingly-messaged as it is soulfully-affirming and endlessly uplifting. “ Cause you hold space for me, I dare to be who I was meant to be ”  Susana  sings, while  BiXX  carries her song on the back of rolling drums, deeply moving orchestral strings and exultant synths. Partner-to-a-partner, parent-to-a-child or even an internal  ‘self-to-self’  monologue, the  ‘voice’  behind  Susana’s  words is initially equivocal. “ It’s really a universal message”,  the Dutch singer clarifies . “ The ...

[Release] Get ready for Mark Sherry - TH3RTY

From the outside looking in, ‘making it’ in the electronic music sphere always appears to be the toughest nut to crack. Mark Sherry  however  would  respectfully disagree.   ‘ S taying there’  is where the hard work begins. Famously,  Mark  did the former ,  near enough, inside his first studio trip, taking him to the top 5 of both his native UK and the international charts. He has barely paused for breath since. A testament to a professional life lived exclusively within the dance music space,  ‘TH3RTY’ s  title   denotes both his years working there and the album’s track count. Work hard and (DJ-wise) play hard is  Mark’s  ethic, and  ‘TH3RTY’ s its absolute embodiment.  Fittingly, over  ‘TH3RTY’ s thirty, its music both looks forward and reflects back. It features collaborations with rising singer-songwriters like  Adara, Brieanna Grace  and  Kate Louise Smith.  Equally, it includes p...