Dancing Astronaut’s Top 25 Underground Artists of 2012: 15-6
The underground had a big year in the US in 2012 and we only felt it appropriate to highlight some of these amazing artists independently from potentially bigger or more commercial artists in the dance music world today. We considered the year these artists have had in terms of production, live sets, and overall influence. We also generally picked artists we love and admire; artists we feel are extremely important to pushing electronic music forward. This list of 25 names includes legends and young guns alike, but we can assure you that every single one of these artists is incredibly talented and is well worth a listen or a trip to a club for a live set. Picking up where we left off yesterday, we will continue the countdown with our picks from #15 to the #6 spot.
Dancing Astronaut presents Behind The Lens, our favorite moments through the eyes of our photographers
Dancing Astronaut's photographers are constantly behind the scenes, keeping a visual record of the dance music explosion as it continues to grow and evolve. This year alone our photographers attended over 100 events, took over 75,000 photos, and delighted (or possibly embarrassed) some of our fans in the front row. From coast to coast and across the Atlantic, the Dancing Astronaut team did the not-so-dirty work of getting backstage and up close with some of the biggest artists and events of 2012.
DA’s Best of the Rest: Tuesday December 4th, 2012
Best of the Rest is a daily feature from Dancing Astronaut that recaps the most important posts of the day as well as the stuff we didn’t get to. With the rapidity that dance music news and releases come out it’s difficult for us to hit everything — we hope BOTR serves as a catch-all. Make sure to check it out at the end of each day to ensure you don’t miss anything!