MP3 SELECTS: Playlists & New Music from CloZee, Matt Fax, ODESZA & More

In the modern era, distribution services push out over 60,000 new tracks every single day. How do you cut through all the noise, select what to listen to, and boost your playlist game? Introducing MP3 SELECTS, our weekly rundown of new music releases and our updated playlists on Spotify. Check out this week’s round up below:

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CloZee, Tripp St. – “Odysseys”

French multi-talented artist and Odyzey Music label head CloZee has dropped her anticipated third album, Microworlds. Following a series of single releases leading up the momentous release, Microworlds transports listeners to imaginative, utopian places, which is illustrated through the album’s otherworldly and hyper-collective cover art. The third and final collaboration on the album taps Tripp St. for “Odysseys,” which oversees a dynamic piano-led intro that morphs into a kaleidoscopic sonic journey, summoning a euphoric and horn-sprinkled ending to the 12-track collection.

The album arrives ahead of the producer’s massive fall headline Microworlds Tour, set to kick off on September 28.

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Matt Fax – “Somber”

French progressive house producer Matt Fax has unleashed his colossal new album, Story Of The Fall. Out via his own imprint Chromattic, the album is a feverish 15-track collection that underpins the producer’s work within the house and trance community. From the melodic rhythms of the album’s opener “Beyond Belief” to the reviving house reworkings of The Who’s “Behind Blue Eyes,” it’s a surging testament to Fax’s place within the electronic music scene and his artistic vision for over a decade. And yet, it’s the album’s second to last track “Somber” that truly caught our attention, trading harmonious synth work and feverish complex four on the floor rhythms for a hip-hop backed glitchy bass banger. It’s something a little different for the producer, and we’re here for it.

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ODESZA, Yellow House, Preston.- “Waiting Forever”

I’m sorry, did someone say a new ODESZA EP? The iconic electronic music tandem did indeed drop their first EP in nearly a decade and it wraps us up in an indie electro-pop fever dream. Tapping Yellow House for all six new tracks, Flaws In Our Design blends a healthy dose of psychedelia with electronic pop elements while playing with funky backing rhythms and instrumental sound design. “Waiting Forever” has a playful, vintage touch to it as it intros with old vocal samples before it transitions into dreamy vocals and breakbeat rhythms. It’s giving hazy hot summer day vibes and it might just become a routine play-through for the rest of the dog days of summer.

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Find a full Round Up of new music from throughout the spectrum of the Music Festival scene via our Official MP3 MAG Spotify Playlists below:

BASS BOOSTED

[Playlist for Bass, Dubstep, Downtempo, Experimental, Trap]:

New Music Featured This Week (July 17 – July 23):

“Odysseys” – CloZee, Tripp St.

“Somber” – Matt Fax

“EAT SLEEP RAGE” – Ray Volpe

“Kooks Of Hazard” – Dirt Monkey, Shank Aaron

“Maiden Of The Matrix” –  Maude Vôs

“Strange Dreams – Biome Remix” – Truth, Biome

“Mechanism” – NotLö

“Stepping Through” – Mystic Grizzly

“Feel Weird Good” – Yheti 

“Vengeful” – Abelation

“Event Horizon” – Teffa

“Not Enough” – Rezz, Alice Glass

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SHUFFLE SELECTS

[Playlist for House, Techno]: 

New Music Featured This Week (July 17 – July 23):

“Limousine” – Gene Farris

“IWNSLY” – Nala, The Dandy Warhols, Debbie Harry

“Galatica” – Dennis Cruz

“Can’t Stop This” – Eddy M

“Afraid” – Disfreq

“Fire” The Dj Dub – Star B, Riva Starr, Mark Broom

“Soultana” – DJ Chus

“Buscando Money” – TWENTY SIX, Tayson Kryss

“Crash & Burn” – MPH, Laurent L’aimant

“Little Lilly” – Kalico Jak

“Stop Time” – Walker & Royce, Glass Petals, Elohim

“Skiing in the Summer” – Record Club

“What You Need” – Steve Angello, Wh0

“BARBEE” (On Acid) – Green Velvet, Joeski

“Feel It” – Lucati

“Boom Boom” – Blue Hawaii, SKY LEON

“Like That” – Wenzday, Tyler Graves

“Fever Dream” – Miyuki 

“CRESCENDO” – HI-LO, Oliver Heldens

“Freak” – San Pacho, No Thanks

“Mirror Mirror” – Steve Aoki, Showtek, Jem Cooke

“Jewel” – Tim Green

“RNR” (Lane 8 Remix) – Sultan + Shepard, Lane 8

“Si Tu” (Casmalia Remix) – Point Set, Casmalia

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DNB 101

[Playlist for Diverse DnB for Beginners & Diehards]: 

New Music Featured This Week (July 17 – July 23):

“The Vortex” – Gromo

“Through The Mist” – catch92

“die young” (extended) – venbee, Rudimental

“Return To Reality” – Nvoke

“Only You” – ENiGMA Dubz, Shyam P

“I Found You (Grafix Remix) – Sub Focus, Hayla, Grafix

“lost future” – In Explosions

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GROOVY GETDOWN

[Playlist for Live-Electronic, Jam, Funk]:

New Music Featured This Week (July 17 – July 23):

“Waiting Forever” – ODESZA, Yellow House

“TAKE U HIGH” – MUZ

“can we go back to how things were?” – azar & SEDVTED

“Hiding” – The Brook & The Bluff

“Don’t Break My Heart” (Harvey Sutherland Remix) [Higher Ground] – Boston Bun

“Happy Sax” – Equanimous, Neil Carson, Ravi Lamb

“Whaddup Doe” – Tell

“Sunshine” – Sidibe

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LAIDBACK LOUNGE

[Playlist for Downtempo, Electronica, Lo-Fi]:

New Music Featured This Week (July 17 – July 23):

“Day 8” – Colyn

“All I Want Is You” – Edward White

“False Pretense” – At Dawn, Rogg Collins

“Drinks On Me” – No Spirit, Satyr, Tonion

“Be Cool” – Cloudchord

“Say Something” – Swimming Paul

“toad drip” – Jadu Jadu, eevee, hnylmn 

“win your love” – SHEE

*Shuffle Selects, Bass Boosted, & Groovy Getdown Playlists Curated by Gaby Martinez*