The year 2021 held a lot of surprises in store, not always positive ones, for everyone and a lot of those had an impact on the electronic music scene and the people, the artists involved.
TOP100 of 2021
EXCLUSIVE Dance Station ‘Raise Up’ [Mireia Records]
Dance Station are Josh Praus and Layne Fox from 40 Thieves, who release their altogether only second common EP on Hamburg-based and RSS Disco run label Mireia Records.
DJ CHARTS Massimiliano Pagliara [Funnuvojere]
It's only been a moment since Massimiliano Pagliara released the third part of his Connection Lost-series on Uncanny Valley, the successor of the series that started back in 2015, and delivered a spheric potpourri of his artistical state of mind.
EXCLUSIVE Massimiliano Pagliara ‘Forgotten Secrets’ [Uncanny Valley]
Massimiliano Pagliara's connection to Uncanny Valley seems to be a leased line, however with the third part of Connection Lost the blessed producer continues the series.
INTERVIEW & ART:CAST #110 Jex Opolis
Jexy is around the corner. Jexy or rather It's Me, Jexy - the third album and successor of Jex Opolis' 'midlife crisis' album Net Worth that came out on his Good Timin' label in 2020.
REVIEW Marvin & Guy ‘Migration EP’ [Permanent Vacation]
Not long ago Marvin & Guy (aka Alessandro Parlatore and Marcello Giordani) returned to Munich-based Permanent Vacation for their third EP on the label – Migration.
ARTIST II ARTIST & EXCLUSIVE Bawrut & Benjamin Fröhlich ‘Kirmes’ [AEON]
The Permanent Vacation head Benjamin Fröhlich and Ransom Note regular Bawrut joined forces for their upcoming track Kirmes.
REVIEW Tee Mango ‘You Are the Sun’ [Permanent Vacation]
Fresh material from Munich label Permanent Vacation is delivered via Tom Mangan (aka Tee Mango) who comes in with his new EP You Are the Sun.
ART:CAST #101 & INTERVIEW Matisa
Fashion-icon? Music-nerd? Both! Matisa has always combined her passion for fashion with that of music leading into releases on Optimo and Biologic.
TOP50 of 2020
As 2020 comes to an end the Torture the Artist team sat down together to compile the end of the year chart that represents, of course, a personal preferences and what the site and its members musically stand for.
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