Between releases and packing out mainstages, Jauz has been having an incredible summer so far. And as he’s just announced his debut album will be here at the end of the month, today he’s upped the hype by sharing four unreleased tracks off the project on his latest Bite This! Radio episode.

Although we’ve been lucky enough to hear some incredible collabs with DJ Snake, Snails, Kiiara and more over the past few months, these latest unreleased tracks are getting us incredibly excited for Jauz’s debut album. As the LA-based producer has already stated that the album will feature 17 tracks in total, these four latest offerings don't even equate to a quarter of what we can expect come August 31. Check out the new tracks below (names courtesy of reddit user sandwichesareevil) around the 44-45 minute mark of the mix and enjoy!

Jauz - Bite This! Radio Episode 23

Jauz & Madsonik - Prologue: The Wise And The Wicked

Jauz - Acid Or Techno

Jauz & XX92 feat. Bru-C - Get Widdit

Jauz & Tisoki - Babylon

Whethan has been on a roll with his bootleg remixes this year. Of course his originals like "That's Too Slow" and "Superlove" have been amazing but his recent bootlegs have been a welcome return to form as he's taken on songs like Clairo's "Pretty Girl" and BROCKHAMPTON's "STAINS" and now he's back with another one, this time taking on Post Malone & Justin Bieber's collab "Deja Vu."

Whethan shines on this one as he maintains the best parts of the original while building his own production from the ground up, introducing some glitchy synths, slow-rolling percussion and some bouncing synth blips taking a more experimental route. Along with this song is a note saying "Freebie before my first project comes out" so we're hoping his project is on the way. See his tour dates below. Enjoy!

Post Malone x Justin Bieber - Deja Vu (Whethan Remix)

Over the past month, Snails has been rolling out his long-awaited The Shell remix album. Having already dropped FuntCase’s remix of “Forever” and a Megalodon flip of "Russian Roulette", today we’ve received the third track off the forthcoming project - an extra heavy remix of “WFSU” (feat. Waka Flocka Flame) from none other than Virtual Riot.

With a feature from Waka Flocka, “WFSU” was already a banger and a half in its own right, so we we’re definitely interested to hear who would end up tackling the remix. But today we’ve received a double treat, as it seems both Virtual Riot & Snails have teamed up on this latest offering. Filled with shrill, metallic growls, wonky stretched gargles and explosive bass, Virtual Riot & Snails have effectively taken the bones of “WFSU”, put it in a blender and flipped it on it’s head. Check out Virtual Riot & Snails’ remix of “WFSU” below and enjoy!

Snails - WFSU (feat. Waka Flocka Flame) [Virtual Riot & Snails Remix]

Today we have the pleasure of introducing rising Canadian producer Conro with the premiere of his irresistible new song "Trippin" via Monstercat, and it's definitely going to be stuck in our head for a minute. 

 "Trippin was a song that really came naturally to me. I remember taking my dog for a walk and started humming a melody, then lyrics started flooding my brain. Jammed in the studio for a while and Trippin was born! I’m ecstatic for not only this track to be out, but for what I have coming this fall. I’ve been waiting to release a lot of this music for quite a bit of time and I’m so excited to share it with all of you!" - Conro

Conro crafts an infectious beat characterized by the deep, funky bassline while his bouncing synths and crisp percussion lay the perfect foundation for the whispy vocals to float buoyantly atop. Conro's background in music started playing in rock n' roll and alternative bands before moving into electronic production while living in a 25ft trailer working security in a boatyard. We're excited to see where Conro goes from here. Enjoy!

Conro - Trippin | Stream \ Download

Baauer is back with more new music! Last month he linked up with AJ Tracy & Jae Stephens on his summer-ready song "3AM" and we've had it on repeat ever since. Now he's dropped even more new music with the release of "Hate Me," which has a bit of a strange feature since the featured artist Miquela isn't actually a real human but a "Cyber" girl who exists as an robot.

Baauer takes things in a bright, lighthearted direction on his production with a gentle, uplifting sound design showing off a more chill direction from the TSIS favorite following in a similar vein as his last single. Enjoy!

Baauer - Hate Me (Ft. Miquela)

Yesterday we lost one of the most influential artists in music history, Aretha Franklin. For over half a century the Queen of Soul’s powerful voice touched the hearts of countless peoples across the world and inspired generation upon generation of young artists. Today, as we reflect upon the impact that Aretha has had on the world of music, that to pay respect to the late singer and pianist, Gramatik has shared a tribute titled “Let Me Know The Way”.

"Over the last 15+ years, I’ve sampled her countless times and learned the craft through sampling her amazing discography. 2 of the most prominent beats of mine with samples of her are “In This Whole World” and “I’m Free”, and even to this day, coincidentally, I made 3 beats last month for SB5 with samples from her songs, this is one of them. She was a force of nature, a voice of a generation and an inspiration to us all. We will miss you dearly, my Queen. ♥️” - Gramatik

Sampling “The Long And Winding Road”, Gramatik crafts a soulful, rhythmic boom-bap type beat around Aretha’s distinctive vocals, perfectly capturing the emotional, larger-than-life feeling that could only be achieved by the late Queen. Check out “Let Me Know The Way” below and enjoy.

Gramatik - Let Me Know The Way (Aretha Franklin Tribute)

R.I.P Aretha Franklin

Here at TSIS, we have been anxiously awaiting pluko’s debut album sixteen. The rising producer has been building hype around the album with previously released singles such as “l o v e”, “pink.” and “asleep”. Now today, the 12-track package has been unleased in its’ entirety via Foreign Family Collective, and it most certainly exceeds the high expectations. Featuring eight new tracks, sixteen embodies pluko’s unique production style that has provided the foundation to the 18-year-old’s rapidly growing popularity.

The opening track “lost” sets the tone for the remainder of the album; crisp, high-energy, captivating and unique. Following, sixteen contains various styles of music across the broad spectrum of genres. From experimental instrumentals such as “flight”, “forgiveness” and “no, not yet”, to poppy crowd-pleasers such as “need ya” and “asleep”, all the way to the R&B / Hip-Hop inspired sounds as heard in “his perspective”. pluko’s debut album is an impressive showcase of undeniable talent that is sure to catapult the promising artist’s career to the next level. Enjoy!

pluko - sixteen

The new Justice live album, Woman Worldwide, is just around the corner, and the legendary French duo have given us another little taste of what is to expect.

Justice dropped a live version of “Chorus,” giving a huge energy boost to the already powerful track. The original had a nostalgic 80’s vibe going, but this new version turns those levels down to bring up a whole new wave of intensity to the track, blasting electro house vibes that will surely get your blood pumping.

Based off of what we’ve heard so far, Woman Worldwide, is going to be insane. The project is set to drop August 24 via Ed Banger Records / Because Music, so be ready next Friday when this thing lands.

Stream the new live version of “Chorus” below and enjoy!

Justice - Chorus (WWW)

As Mr. Carmack states in the SoundCloud description of his brand new track, he “hasn’t made a beat in a month.” The last little piece of genius that he dropped was the brutally hard “This Is America.” Considering it’s some of the best we’ve heard from Carmack, it was going to be difficult to follow up, but he had to put out something sooner or later.

Today, Mr. Carmack dropped “Warsaw, Canada” a tightly knit, dark and eerie beat that plays around with some dreamy melodies. The general array of sounds that Carmack utilizes in this beat is hypnotizing on its own, but he still manages to find a solid groove that will keep your head bobbing throughout the whole track.

Honestly, this almost feels like a throwaway beat for Carmack, the way he nonchalantly dropped it out of nowhere, with hardly any support on his social media. But even then, a throwaway beat from this legend is better than some artist’s whole catalogs. Keep doing what you’re doing, Mr. Carmack.

Stream “Warsaw, Canada” below and enjoy!

Mr. Carmack - Warsaw, Canada

Reo Cragun is back! The rising rapper & singer has been steadily rising for the past couple years with his incredible voice and songwriting impressing us every time he puts out new music. It's been a few months since we heard from him and today he's decided to upload a loose single on SoundCloud titled "Last Goodbyes" and it's amazing. 

I LEAKED THIS SONG BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT! THE BEAT AIN'T EVEN FINISHED BUT I DON'T GIVE A FUCK BECAUSE IT FEELS GREAT! APOLLO7VEN IS MY BIG BROTHER AND A LEGEND. S/O TO MARK FROM THE INCORPORATED FOR THE DOPE ASS ARTWORK. WISHING EVERYONE WHO LISTENS TO THIS SONG LOVE AND HAPPINESS. <3  OH YEAH AND IT'S STILL FUCK BAKED POTATOES WE LIKE THEM SHITS FRIED. - Reo Cragun

The minimal beat by Apollo7even provides the perfect melodic backdrop for Reo's vocals to shine. He truly has one of the best voices in R&B right now and has the bars to match. We're hoping he has some more tracks on the way soon, or decides to leak some because this is fire. Enjoy!

Reo Cragun - Last Goodbyes

The largest playlist in the world for dance and electronic music is the mint playlist from Spotify and they recently just hit a milestone, breaking 5 million followers. To celebrate such a huge achievement they launched their first ever line of mint branded merchandise.

They put a little more thought into this and actually partnered up with the incredible To Write Loves On Her Arms organization and all proceeds are going to be supporting mental health.

Austin Kramer, Spotify Global Dance & Electronic programmer, is not only the person behind curating the mint playlist, but was the driving force of this initiative. This is what he had to say about it.

“All the proceeds from the merch will go toward TWLOHA,” says Austin Kramer, Spotify’s global head of dance & electronic music. “With so much renewed attention about mental health in the music community, we wanted to collaborate with a non-profit that is dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. They’ve been fighting stigma and bringing resources to creators since 2006.”

You can see the full line and purchase here and I encourage you to support this amazing cause and grab some of this cool looking merch, I grabbed the jacket. 

Although it’s been over a year since we saw the social media resurgence of legendary duo Dog Blood, with a massive 2017 performance at both Webster Hall and HARD Summer, we still have yet to hear news of any releases in the works. But today, the Skrillex x Boys Noize supergroup have taken to Instagram yet again, stirring rumors that a full comeback may still be on the horizon.

Having only posted a picture of a Dog Blood tattoo (we’re not sure on who) with the caption “4 Lyfe”, obviously this doesn’t exactly mean that new material is imminent. But seeing as the duo have been more active lately, paired with the fact that this latest post comes almost exactly a year since their last, we’re hopeful that we’ll be hearing more from the duo in the coming months. See the post below and enjoy!

 

4 Lyfe

A post shared by Dog Blood (@officialdogblood) on Aug 18, 2018 at 2:16pm PDT

Travis Scott has just announced the biggest tour of his career thus far. The Astroworld Tour will traverse 26 different cities over the course of just a month and a half, with Travis playing a show nearly every other night.

Travis is bringing along some great up and coming artists with him as well. For the whole tour, he’ll be joined by Trippie Redd, Sheck Wes and Gunna (with a Virgil Abloh DJ set in Toronto and Los Angeles).

Last time Travis embarked on a tour this large, he debuted his infamous flying eagle “stage,” so who knows what he’ll bring out this time around. We honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he was performing on top of a roller coaster for this one.

Check out the full dates below, which include a stop in Houston for his own Astroworld Festival.

Astroworld Tour

11/08 Baltimore - Royal Farms Arena
11/09 Raleigh - PNC Arena
11/11 Miami - AmericanAirlines Arena
11/12 Tampa - Amalie Arena
11/13 Atlanta - Philips Arena
11/15 Dallas - American Airlines Center
11/17 Houston - Astroworld Festival 
11/19 Louisville - KFC YUM! Center
11/21 Toronto - Scotiabank Center 
11/24 Newark - Prudential Center
11/25 Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
11/27 New York - Madison Square Garden
11/29 DC - Capital One Arena
11/30 Hartford - XL Center
12/01 Philadelphia - Wells Fargo Center
12/02 Boston - TD Garden
12/04 Cleveland - Quicken Loans Arena
12/05 Detroit - Little Caesars Arena
12/06 Chicago - United Center
12/08 Minneapolis - Target Center
12/09 Milwaukee - Fiserv Forum
12/10 Omaha - Chi Health Center
12/12 Denver - Pepsi Center
12/15 Sacramento - Golden 1 Center
12/18 Phoenix - Talking Stick Resort Arena
12/19 Los Angeles - The Forum 

Hey guys, Nick here. I'm very excited to share something we've been working on. Earlier this year we had a rooftop party at our office here in Denver with Louis the Child and now we are taking the idea even further. 

We are very excited to introduce to you "The Sauce". It's our new live stream series which is also a private rooftop party series. We are going to be bringing some incredible artists live streamed globally and invite some lucky readers to get to attend the intimate events.

The very first one is going to be with our good friends Big Gigantic, who we've teamed up for a very special launch of The Sauce in support of their annual 2-day Red Rocks event Rowdytown on Sep. 28 & 29.

The Sauce's first broadcast will be Thursday, Aug 23 starting at 5:45pm PT / 6:45pm MT / 7:45pm CT / 8:45pm ET

We are going to be hooking up 10 lucky fans to join the party in Denver with a friend so be sure to enter the contest below for your chance to win.

On top of this, we will be offering very limited NO SERVICE FEE tickets on 8.23 for both nights of Rowdytown, with the first 50 people who purchase tickets receiving a wristband to join us and Big Gigantic for The Sauce party with an intimate DJ set.

The meet and greet with no service fee tickets will happen at Larimer Lounge (2721 Larimer St, Denver) from 5:00pm - 6:30pm as first come, first serve and a limited quantity. Dom and Jeremy will both be there for a meet & greet so come say hi and grab your tickets.

Also be sure to bring some canned food as Conscious Alliance will be collecting canned food donations - if you bring 10 cans or more you’ll receive a Rowdytown sticker and Big G pop socket. Cymbals for Change will also be present selling exclusive jewelry in support of A Big Gigantic Difference Foundation! Enter to win below and enjoy!

The Sauce Private Roofdeck Party With Big Gigantic + Rowdytown

2018 has been a huge year for Jauz so far... but it seems that it’s only going to get bigger and better from here. With Jauz’s debut album, The Wise and The Wicked recently announced for release at the end of next week, today the LA-based producer has shared an absolutely stacked tracklist for the upcoming project.

“When I’m writing music, half of my brain wants to write fun, crazy bangers for parties, clubs, fests, etc. This is represented by “The Wicked” The other half of the time I want to write emotional, intelligent, experimental music that feeds the “inner artist” in myself, which is represented by “The Wise.” The middle ground, which is where I strive to really be, is a blend of the melodic, emotional parts of my music paired with high energy drops and climaxes. This is represented by “The United.” - Jauz

Although included on the album will be recently released collabs with DJ Snake, Lazer Lazer Lazer, Snails and Kiiara, with features from a total of 20 artists at a whopping 23-tracks, to say Jauz has been hard at work on this forthcoming offering would be an understatement. Divided into five chapters, we’ll be hearing some heavy new songs with Tisoki, Krewella, Adventure Club, Ducky and many more off this project, so make sure to mark your calendars as the full release drops on Aug. 31! See Jauz’s announcement below and enjoy!

18 Songs. 20 Artists. 3 Worlds. 5 Chapters. My biggest project to date. The Wise And The Wicked. Out in just 11 days. Pre-Save here: https://t.co/LQeIRQMTMQ pic.twitter.com/Zy6ObhlMao

— JAUZ (@Jauzofficial) August 20, 2018

Nearly two years ago Chance The Rapper made an exciting announcement that he’ll be starring in the forthcoming full-length film titled Slice that’s on the way. We’re still unsure of the release date but what we do know is that it looks epic. Chance appears as a werewolf delivery boy names Dax Lycander in the movie focused around a serial killer who targets pizza delivery drivers. They’ve shared the first legit trailer following one last summer that wasn’t really a full trailer.

Alongside Chance, you’ll likely recognize actors like Hannibal Buress, Joe Keetry from Stranger things and Zazie Beetz from Atlanta. Stay tuned for more info as hopefully Chance’s full-length movie debut come soon. Enjoy!

There's just no stopping this man. Lane 8 has had an insane year so far and shows no signs at slowing down even a little bit. His Little By Little album was released at the beginning of the year and is still one of our favorite releases this year. On top of that he's kept a constant output of music including an EP, loose singles and various remixes that each showcase just how incredible of a producer he is. 

Now he's not only shared a new remix of George FitzGerald's "Burns," but Lane 8 took it upon himself to share two versions: a club mix and a morning mix. Last month he dropped loose single "The Disappearance of Colonel Mustard" which came shortly after a 5-hour mix and his "Bluebird / Duchess" EP. Now he's placed his spin on the already amazing original putting his magic touch on both version, as he once again delivers some incredible chill house. Enjoy!

George FitzGerald - Burns (Lane 8 Club Mix)

George Fitzgerald - Burns (Lane 8 Morning Mix)

Mark down another one for Disclosure. They’ve just released yet another single, making it their third release this week. This newest one is called “Love Can Be So Hard,” and like their other releases this year, it’s a step outside the box of their usual style. The track focuses on a throwback disco vibe, even dipping its toes into a lo-fi sound during the breakdowns.

The brother/brother duo haven’t officially announced an album yet, but we can safely speculate that one will be out soon. They announced they were working on one back in January of this year, and with this output of brand new tracks recently, there has to be something on its way in the near future.

If you missed their previous releases this week, you should definitely check them out as well. “Moonlight” and “Where Angels Fear To Tread” were both awesome and all three tracks have us salivating for what’s next.

Listen to the brand new “Love Can Be So Hard” below and stay tuned for more Disclosure news. Enjoy!

Disclosure - Love Can Be So Hard

J. Cole’s record label Dreamville has been showing some real promise as of late. The most recent drop that impressed us is Bas’s brand new track “Tribe” which includes a guest verse from J. Cole himself.

Few artists that get together have the same chemistry that Bas and Cole do. The two have collaborated on many tracks in the past like “Night Job” and “Lit” and the pair shine again on “Tribe,” a warm, upbeat tune that just radiates positivity and good vibes.

In addition to Bas, the Dreamville roster has been boasting talented artists such as Earthgang and J.I.D, a TSIS favorite. All of their artists have been on a steady rise, and if these Dreamville artists aren’t on your radar yet, they certainly deserve to be.

Check out the new Bas and J. Cole track “Tribe” below and enjoy!

Bas - Tribe (feat. J. Cole)

If you know Lido, you may know that he loves taking music to the next level. Whether it’s concocting extended Kanye remixes, dropping his out-of-this-world original work, or enlisting an entire orchestra to play out his favorite tracks, Lido’s musical endeavors know no bounds.

Lido recently uploaded a very brief video to Twitter of him conducting a group of string players. The clip isn’t quite long enough for us to figure out what it is that they’re performing, but with Lido at the helm, we’re hoping it could be something similar to his performance with KORK Orchestra back in 2015.

When more information emerges, we’ll be the first to let you know. Check out the video below and stay tuned!

pic.twitter.com/MQqHLUfLrg

— Lido (@Lido) August 22, 2018