Warped Tour

Despite “Back Seat Ho” being the name of half the songs on this EP, you can be assured its rave-ready IDM does not take a back seat on this one. Following up solid 2013 release Vapor City, respected electronic producer Travis Stewart starts off the new year with another batch of classy industrial beats. Whatever “back seat ho, I‰’m a back seat ho…” means, as the vocals loop through the first track and its following remix, the production behind the lyrics are trademark Machinedrum – sexy, evolving and addicting. He knows how to transition using such a wide spectrum of samples, within each song and the entire album. It’s something few in this genre can do successfully, but more importantly, as uniquely as Stewart. (That’s excluding his more chilled out work as Sepalcure). Stepping away from my Travis Stewart fangirl bias (and that it’s been on repeat the past hour), these fine tracks will have you dancing in the world of Machinedrum for days.

RIYL: Sepalcure, Falty DL, DJ Rashad, DJ Koze
Recommended: this and his entire discography