Honest. Elegant. Beautiful. Such terms are rarely used to describe electronic artists and their music. But KASKADE is a rare breed. <br />The songwriter/producer/DJ/phenomenon is one of electronic music’s most sought-after <br />emissaries, and one of its most beloved figures. Unaffected and laidback, he’s known to show up at gigs in flip-flops, ready to warm the room – to a simmer or a boil – with his unique brand of feel-good music. <br /><br />This year alone, the Chicago-born San Francisco resident remixed the works of Seal <br />(“Amazing”), Nelly Furtado (“All Good Things”), Justin Timberlake (“Lovestoned”), and <br />Britney Spears (“Gimme More”, “Break The Ice”) to the top of the Billboard dance charts. <br />Coca-Cola commissioned an original song to accompany their campaign for the Beijing <br />Olympics, which includes a KASKADE-branded bottle. Dirty South’s remix of original KASKADE track “Sorry” snagged a Grammy nomination for Best Remixed Recording. And “I Like The Way” was just added to the Motion Picture Soundtrack of upcoming blockbuster “Sex <br />And The City: The Movie,” in theaters May 30. <br />Meanwhile, on the road, KASKADE played a staggering 140-plus club and festival dates <br />worldwide, including Global Gathering and Nocturnal Wonderland. (Highlights from previous years include Field Day and Coachella, where he shared a stage with Madonna.) He won the title of “Best Resident DJ” at the 2008 Club World Awards, for his regular gig at music-first Chicago venue Smart Bar. And to ring in the New Year, he mounted an unprecedented three-city, single-night tour, jet-setting from Los Angeles to San Francisco to Las Vegas, and from massive street festival (GIANT Village) to intimate club (Mission Rock) to after-hours free-for-all (Empire Ballroom), showing his diversity as well as his fortitude. <br /><br />With slowing down not in the equation (“I'm having a really, really good time,” he says), <br />KASKADE is set to release his fifth artist album, “Strobelite Seduction” (Ultra Records) on <br />June 3. The album expands upon on his trademark sound of glistening, guitar-laden melodies, mixing in elements of various styles. Check out the trance-tinged “Move for Me”; the earthy, R&B-flavored “Your Love Is Black”; or electro-house floor-shaker “Step One Two.” Blending different genres and moods, this is KASKADE at his most adventurous. “I was molded by the city that I grew up in: Chicago. But I have matured, and ‘Strobelite Seduction’ helps showcase a lot of my other influences,” says KASKADE. “The record is a justification of my weekends in big dark rooms with flashing lights and pounding sound systems. I was seduced by the strobelite.” http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/video/dxczb7nc/kaskade-deadmau5-move-for-me-dance-video/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:49:14 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/video/dxczb7nc/kaskade-deadmau5-move-for-me-dance-video/"><img width="100" height="66" border="0" src="http://srv0204-03.sjc3.imeem.com/g/v/6da01141a1471eaa9c97d952ea5e81be_00010.jpg" title="Click to play this video"/></a></div> DAdL9QiJbI Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/s36W5BO5/kaskade-angel-on-my-shoulder-edx-radio-edit/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:56:43 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/s36W5BO5/kaskade-angel-on-my-shoulder-edx-radio-edit/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> IdqtU7qLWY Kaskade Kaskade "Strobelite Seduction" http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/playlist/aw7gYex7/kaskade-strobelite-seduction-music-playlist/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:25:07 -0000 EpNNrj1W6g Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/PSwofJlk/kaskade-borrowed-theme/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:24:03 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/PSwofJlk/kaskade-borrowed-theme/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> 5jtNph1d4w Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/5bGALK4z/kaskade-one-heart/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:24:03 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/5bGALK4z/kaskade-one-heart/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> MAbbSTm-GN Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/MD85necp/kaskade-ill-never-dream/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:23:00 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/MD85necp/kaskade-ill-never-dream/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> BgeYGh9mAx Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/dMrCDTGB/kaskade-pose/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:23:00 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/dMrCDTGB/kaskade-pose/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> lThSXtAbkx Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/ynyO7NN6/kaskade-step-one-two/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:23:00 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/ynyO7NN6/kaskade-step-one-two/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> MvHCTVJXwl Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/Tj_Aym28/kaskade-your-love-is-black/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:23:00 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/Tj_Aym28/kaskade-your-love-is-black/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> fPDIzRm4tn Kaskade http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/wClZHHH1/kaskade-back-on-you/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:22:59 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/kaskademusic/music/wClZHHH1/kaskade-back-on-you/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> 5S2zCH-9H5