放眼EDM樂壇,能長期巡演同時還保持著高產量的DJ,並不多見,R3hab就是其中一位。在2019年連同創作與為他人製作的混音,他已經有31首作品,幾乎是每週就有一首。本週他推出了拿手的Chill Trap作品〈Exhale〉。這首歌由獨立女歌手Ella Vos獻聲,先前R3hab替他混音的〈White Noise〉曾經拿下很好的成績。本次兩人再度攜手出擊,Ella Vos清新的歌聲搭配夢幻的Chill Trap節奏,氛圍甜美無垢,相信能替R3hab再度奪下好成績。
本週Chill Trap/ Future Bass非常強勢,不單因為R3hab等人的精采單曲,更因為有好幾位樂手在本週推出了專輯與EP。無論是Droeloe的《A Promise Is Made》、MitiS的《hattered》,與Throttle的《Where U Are》等等,都是非常精采值得一聽的作品。在此特別推薦Mitis的〈Home〉,這首歌充分展現了Mitis在Chill Trap/ Future Bass類型的聲響掌控功力。
本週還有幾張兩張值得一提的專輯。首先是Big Room House高手Quintino,出道15年,並多次排入百大。本週他終於推出個人首張大碟《Bright Nights》。另一張值得注目的專輯是《Transmission Suite》,來自英國曼徹斯特的電音雙人組808 State。他們是90' Acid House年代的英雄,至今仍然堅持以創作發掘此一類型的各種可能性。
Dance pop/ Sythpop焦點:
* CADE - Better Off Alone
* Danny Avila - Hard To Love
* Lost Kings - LA & The Parties
Chill trap/ Future Bass 焦點:
* R3HAB, Ella Vos - Exhale
* Droeloe - A Promise Is Made (專輯)
* MitiS - Shattered (EP)
* Throttle - Where U Are (EP)
Midtempo/ New beat 焦點:
* Gesaffelstein - Dance X
* The Glitch Mob, LICK - System Bleed
Topical House焦點:
* Kapera - Let You Know
* Goldroom, Nikki Segal - Just Like a Dream
* DJ Clipps, Bthelick, 9Ts - This Is Our Time
Future House焦點:
* Morgan Page & Matt Fax feat. Lissie - The Longest Road To The Ground
* Sons Of Maria - Like a Drum
* Syn Cole - Cool With.. (feat. Golden Age)
Electro House焦點:
* Dropgun & Do It Big, Arikakito - Darkside
* Silque - Bad Chick
* Curbi - Too Much
Bass House焦點:
* Chris Lorenzo - Late Checkout
* Destructo - Bassface
Big Room焦點:
* Quintino - Bright Nights (專輯)
* Alex Kayes - Heart of Glass
* Rave Radio, Switch - Sikdrop
Hard Dance焦點:
* Solstice, Alara - Take My Hand
* B-Front, Aftershock - We Are All Stars
Trance焦點:
* Armin van Buuren feat. Cimo Fränkel. - All Comes Down
* Humanology - Under Enchantment
* Giuseppe Ottaviani & Driftmoon - Another Dimension (Transmission Anthem 2019)
* Paul Denton - Back To Bloemendaal
Progressive焦點:
* Lane 8 - Sunday Song
* Danny Stubbs - Valley Of Ashes
* Alex Wright - Whirlpool
Dubstep焦點:
* Manshn - EVERLASTING
* Figure, Graphyt - Spirits of the Dead
Drum'n'Bass焦點:
* Simula - Bedlam
* Ironlung / Mr Traumatik - Real Talk
Trap/ Twerk焦點:
* Yellow Claw - Amsterdamned
* G Jones - Dark Artifact
* 4B, PuroWuan - Atomic Bomb
House焦點:
* Danny Howard, Illyus & Barrientos - Need
* Zoo Brazil -The Sun
* 808 State - Transmission Suite (專輯)
Techno焦點:
* dubspeeka - Dread
* Klanglos & Dale (DE) - A Square
Melodic House/ Techno焦點:
* Catz 'N Dogz - Would You Believe feat. Jono McCleery
* Oliver Koletzki, Monolink - We Are All Lost
Afro House焦點:
* Barbatuques - Baianá (Jack Back Remix)
* Sebjak, Fahlberg - 4Ever She May Live