Dirtybird doing Dirtybird things. “Vice City” has that slightly unhinged tech house energy Claude VonStroke’s label specializes in. Wet Velvet and Shaded earn the track name.
-
RSS
-
June 03, 2026 at 5:34 PM 1 min read
Wet Velvet & Shaded - Vice City
Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestOne email per week with the tracks worth your time. No spam, no Coldplay. -
June 03, 2026 at 4:48 PM 1 min read
Guz & Mischa Daniels - Take Me Higher
Read more . . . →Three trance tracks from Armada in one batch — the label clearly had a productive week. Guz & Mischa Daniels’s “Take Me Higher” is the most straightforward of the three, which is not a knock. Sometimes a track that simply does the job cleanly is the most valuable thing in the pile. The melody is big without being overwrought, the drop lands with the kind of satisfying inevitability that good trance is built on, and nothing overstays its welcome. Guz has been consistent in this lane for years and Mischa Daniels brings the right energy to a collaboration that could’ve easily gotten too polished to feel like anything. There’s a moment toward the back half where the track just opens up and runs — no gimmick, no extra layer, just the melody doing its job without any help. That’s harder to make than it sounds. Armada is going to have...
Subscribe →Weekly digestSundays. One email. Zero ballads from white guys in beanies. -
June 03, 2026 at 2:12 PM 1 min read
Wet Velvet & Life On Planets - Dance 4 Me
Read more . . . →Second Wet Velvet track this week on Dirtybird. “Dance 4 Me” with Life On Planets is a little smoother than “Vice City” — same label, different mode. The range is there.
Subscribe →Weekly digestWhat you missed this week, minus the corporate emo. -
June 03, 2026 at 1:26 PM 1 min read
EVAN GIIA, Pauline Herr - Born Again
Read more . . . →EVAN GIIA has a voice that’s been showing up on good tracks for a couple of years now and she’s the primary reason to pay attention to this one. “Born Again” with Pauline Herr is darker and more emotionally complicated than the title might suggest — it’s not the triumphant rebirth track the name implies, it’s something more conflicted and worth your time. The production sits in that space between trap and something closer to alt-pop, which Trap Nation has been exploring more lately to generally strong results. Herr’s production gives GIIA room to actually perform rather than compete with the beat, and you can hear the difference immediately. The drop arrives when you need it and doesn’t rush to get there. This one takes a few listens to fully land — the first time through you’ll think it’s good, the second time you’ll realize it’s better than that. Give...
Get the tee →Support the blogSome shirts are statements. This one is a verdict. -
June 03, 2026 at 12:38 PM 1 min read
Wayward - Eyes Turn Blue
Read more . . . →Found this on MrSuicideSheep’s channel. “Eyes Turn Blue” starts quietly and by the end you’re staring at the ceiling wondering what happened to your afternoon.
Get the tee →Support the blogMade for people who left the room during Yellow. -
June 03, 2026 at 12:15 PM 1 min read
![[Angel] - [MAX. OUT!!!]](//coldplaysucks.com/cdn/shop/articles/maxresdefault_7db34d69-159b-4019-8878-8dbb67c8eb0f.jpg?v=1778826804&width=700)
[Angel] - [MAX. OUT!!!]
Trap done right. [Angel] didn't come to play nice with MAX. OUT!!!Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogIf you wear this and someone hugs you, that's a real friend. -
June 03, 2026 at 12:15 PM 1 min read
Sacha Robotti - Dirtybird Radio 530
Sacha Robotti takes the Dirtybird Radio 530 slot and delivers two hours of material from someone deep in that world for a long time.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogLooks like Helvetica. Sounds like a closing argument. -
June 03, 2026 at 12:15 PM 1 min read
Logistics - ARP80
Logistics on Liquicity, named after a synthesizer from 1980, making liquid DnB that sounds more alive than most things with shorter names.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogThree words. One opinion. Cotton. -
June 03, 2026 at 12:15 PM 1 min read
Melarmony - Don't Let Me Go
Three Melarmony tracks in one batch and Don't Let Me Go is the closer. Anjunadeep deep house that knows how to end things. Title writes itself.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
June 03, 2026 at 12:15 PM 1 min read
Virtual Riot - Burning Out (Album Mix)
Virtual Riot's been building an album and Burning Out is from the full mix. Still has that unhinged energy. If this is burning out, sign me up.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogShips in 3–5 days. The outrage ships immediately.
-
![[Angel] - [MAX. OUT!!!]](http://coldplaysucks.com/cdn/shop/articles/maxresdefault_7db34d69-159b-4019-8878-8dbb67c8eb0f.jpg?v=1778826804&width=700)
