In defense of tropical house: understanding the rise, the ‘experience,’ and foreseeing its future
In less than 12 months, names like Kygo, Thomas Jack, Klingande and Bakermat have been placed underneath the latest subgenre to leave its mark on the EDM phenomenon. Kygo, arguably the most successful pioneer of the movement was handed unspoken confirmation of his arrival in dance music when he acted as a stand in for a coveted main stage slot during Avicii's absence at TomorrowWorld in 2014. Kygo then signed to Sony Music within just a few months of emerging into the electronic music sphere. Thomas Jack, an Australian who coined the term tropical house, was hand-selected by radio mogul Pete Tong as a leading tastemaker in the modern day music sphere with the probable potential of curating his own station on BBC. Where big room house once stood and dubstep was once primed to do, tropical house has now achieved and in record time.
Mysteryland USA announces lineup for 2015 festival, headlined by Diplo, Dillon Francis, and Kygo
Mysteryland's US edition returns to Bethel Woods and the home of the original Woodstock Festival for its second year this Memorial Day Weekend, May 22 - 25. This year's lineup comes courtesy of the festival's top notch stage curators. The Main Stage is devoid of anything critics could classify as "big room" or "festival house," Empire of the Sun will be performing live, along with Porter Robinson, Netsky, Classix, Bob Moses, Madeon, Kygo, Diplo, Dillon Francis and many more. It's the most interesting main stage lineup at any EDM festival thus far, testament to Mysteryland USA's music first mantra.