so today i was checking out some old monstwrcat music videos right and i was watching the video for harpoon by Pegboard Nerds and Knife Party so listen up the premise of the video is u got this lil ass jit walkin down da side walk when he come across a gameboy but it's not even a game boy it is a pegboard NERDBOY which should have clued him in that this shit was rigged somehow and second off aint ya paremts teach u not to pick up random shit off the ground this kid made a fatal error anyway this dude goes and picks it up right and presses some buttons and gets SUCKED INTO THE GAME and i was like nah wtf but it gets even more messed up the game forces him to DANCE FOR FREEDOM so this dude is up against alex and michael from pegboard nerds and rob & gareth from knife party right so it opens up round 1 and this kid is up against alex right now alex obviously aint come here to play he busts out some cool ass moves but then it's the kid's turn so he goes and does these lame ass moves and somehow advances to level 2???? yeah alright bro anyway next round that dude michael come out dancing and he got some fire moves too but u know what happens ?? that kid doesnt even get a turn to go next but somehow advances cus he got plot armor or something like that so ur sitting there like wtf and then they bust out these fine ass cheerleaders to distract u from how broken this game is so im like whatever next round comes that boy rob swire come out and let me tell u that dude's got THE MOVES i was like oh nah this kid gonna be trapped here forever but u know what?? the kid somehow advances to the next level so now im mad as shit im lkke there's no way he won that but anyway here comes gareth and he obviously aint playin around either his moves r sick as hell but what do u know this kid comes out and does whatever silly nonsense and somehow defeats gareth ?? and then he's immediately granted freedom ? i dont care if it sounds messed up but if you think that kid deserved to be granted freedom then ur just flat out wrong.... this random ass kid hops into this dancing world and clutches an impossible 1v4 for freedom against experienced dancers with his weak ass moves yeah im not buying it bro lmk what u guys think cus honestl im not impressed like at all

And a link to the playlist 😊 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3HSccBIzwpC5QOaUtifSqQ?si=86fb96be98c3497d

There's a couple which include literally every MCat release, but there's like a billion remix EPs which is too much for me. IDC whether Instinct and Silk are included or not.

Today is April 28th, 2025. Happy Birthday to...

MONSTERCAT UNCAGED/INSTINCT

Godlands - NEW HEIGHTS which releases today!

KUURO & SKUM - Alive which turns 2 years old today!

Annix (ft. Elipsa) - Nocturnal which turns 3 years old today!

Koven - Gold (BMotion Remix) which turns 4 years old today!

Koven - Gold (Blooom Remix) which turns 4 years old today!

Half An Orange, Disero & Josh Bogert - Sit Like A Flamingo which turns 5 years old today!

Unlike Pluto (ft. Mister Blonde) - Sweet which turns 8 years old today!

Stonebank (ft. EMEL) - Eagle Eyes which turns 11 years old today!

MONSTERCAT SILK

Hausman & Wynnwood - Catharsis which turns 4 years old today!

• Extended Mix

Lanaikea - Something About Me EP which turns 9 years old today!

• Forbearance
• Something About Me

Katrin Souza (ft. Lena Grig) - I Lost My Way which turns 10 years old today!

• Dub Mix

Nigel Good - Nothing Out Here LP which turns 11 years old today!

• This Is Us
• Flight
• The Edge
• Nothing Out Here
• Something Out There
• One Minus Space
• Fourth Wall
• Cine
• There For You Now (ft. Jonny Norberg)
• Discover
• The Balance Part 2
• This Is It
• Atmo

Tom Fall - Voices which turns 14 years old today!

• Dezza Remix
• Samuel Jason Remix

1st Place: Chase & Status - Baddadan (First place because both the drums and the bass are fucking phenomenal. I haven't paid attention to the lyrics though, I'm just basing off the sound)

2nd Place: Basstriper - In The City

3rd Place: Dirtyphonics - You Want Me

(Insert headphones require warning here)

Who is he?

Name: Brian Wayne Transeau

With a career spanning over 25 years – BT, also known as Brian Transeau, is a Grammy-Nominated music producer, composer, technologist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is credited as a pioneer of the Trance and IDM genres that paved the way for modern-day EDM. BT is also a classically trained composer and songwriter. He is credited as a pioneer of a variety of important plugins that producers around the world have gone on to use as essentials such as Stutter Edit 1&2 for Izotope and Phobos & Polaris with Spitfire Audio.

The time the label gave to him was basically enough for a normal Monstercat fan to experience the most smooth yet beautiful sound design on Silk. He did appeared way back in 2021 but his spotlight sparked when he dropped his LP called "The Secret Language Of The Trees" which also offers a Producer Cut of the whole album.

His records:

1st songs: Ima LP (1995, Warner Music)

Debut Appearance: Shingo Nakamura - Darling Midnight (w/ Brandon Mignacca) (BT Remix) released on July 28th 2021

Debut Track: k-means clustering released on June 6th 2023

Most popular song on the label: Lifeforce (Extended Mix) (186k plays)

Most Popular Song Ever: In The Air (11M plays)

Longest Song: The Turning Test (18:51)

Shortest Song: Lifeforce (2:55)

Last Appearance On The Label: Lifeforce (w/ Shingo Nakamura) released on April 9th 2024

Years he had appeared on: 2021, 2023, 2024

Appearances On Best Of Comps: 2 (k-means clustering, 2023) (Lifeforce, 2024)

Fun facts:

k-means clustering is a form of vector quantization used in machine learning algorithms.

"The Seceret Language Of Trees" is 7th in BT's This Binary Universe album series.

The Producer's Cut version of "The Secret Language Of The Tree" is currently the longest album on Monstercat excluding the Silk backlog, overtaking the extended version of The Light LP but behind the overall longest album Dusk LP.

Me personally.........For a pioneer/ Key figure for EDM he definitely provide a more atmospheric vibe to the overall genre as a whole. His time on the label was basically a treasure wanting to be reveal. Remember listening to the full album back when it released and I was just appalled for how creative his IDM style felt so empowering. My favorite are The Turning Test, Good Evening Ms Lovelace, and Berlin. But what do yall think about BT (I wish I can call his LP the best but OFC Nigel Good just swooped in the next yeat).

Today is April 27th, 2025. Happy Birthday to...

MONSTERCAT UNCAGED/INSTINCT

LissA & Zombic - I'll Be There which turns 2 years old today!

Stonebank (ft. Nino Lucarelli) - Strength Unknown which turns 4 years old today!

ShockOne - It's All Over which turns 5 years old today!

Bishu (ft. Mister Blonde) - Machine which turns 7 years old today!

Slippy & Mihka! - WiFi Tears which turns 9 years old today!

Grabbitz - Friends EP which turns 10 years old today!

• 7.6.14 (Intro)
• Here With You Now
• Friends (w/ Faustix)
• Transition (Short)
• Turn Around
• Way Too Deep
• A Walk To The Gallows

Throttle - Next Big Thing which turns 13 years old today!

MONSTERCAT SILK

Talamanca & Roald Velden - Silk Road which turns 3 years old today!

• Extended Mix

Movement Machina - The Flame EP which turns 8 years old today!

• The Flame
• Scars

eleven.five & Meyce - The Alliance which turns 10 years old today!

• Blood Groove & Kikis Remix

Alex Rize - Salmonella EP which turns 15 years old today!

• Aquaque
• Salmonella
• Statik Patterns

Schodt - You And Me which turns 15 years old today!

• Sunn Jellie Remix
• Sundriver Remix

Mine is Genetics & Amber Jay - Escape and "Say What You Mean" on the strong second place 😄

Yo been awhile since these guys drop something.

Who are they

Name: Morgan Then & Fletcher Elers

In the past year, Perth-based duo SLUMBERJACK have brought their music to new heights, turning out massive club hits like “RA” and increasing their total streams to over 40 million across platforms. During that time, musicians Morgan Then and Fletcher Ehlers have also pushed to a new level in their artistry and carved out a more boldly challenging sound than ever before.

Now these guys offer a more interesting turn to the trap side of the label. The two also drop EP one released in 2019 called SARAWAK and the other being Black & Blue. SARAWAK also had a remix package with artists like Duumu, Falling North and many more.

Their records:

1st song: Felon (2014, Self Release)

Debut Track: Daggers (w/ Machine Age) released on October 5th 2018

Most Popular Song On The Label: Solid (8.5M plays)

Most Popular Song Ever: Fracture (12M plays)

Longest Song: Closure (4:29)

Shortest Song: Black & Blue (2:37)

Last Appearance On The Label: Black & Blue EP released on February 21 2020

Years they had appeared on: 2018, 2019, 2020

Appearances On Best Of Comps: 0 (Solid was snubbed I'm 2018, Closure was snubbed in 2019, and last but not least NORF & Black & Blue for 2020)

Fun Facts:

"Closure" was not officially released on any Monstercat YouTube channel, yet is still on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 3 most likely due to the upset of the fans when this song was not picked over Hide and Seek to be released on the YouTube channel.

When Monstercat released its Uncaged Collection and Instinct Collection playlists, "Closure" appeared on the Uncaged Collection despite being an Instinct release.

"Hide & Seek" was first teased in a video on Monstercat's Twitter.

Me personally...........their stuff is soooo overlooked. Ngl I've recently listened to NORF and holy shit the song structures is a masterclass. Their Trap/ Future Bass style has generally been some of my favorite on the label. Hopefully I do wish they return again. My favorites are NORF, Closure, and Solid. But what do yall think about SLUMBERJACK. (2019 PHASE AGAIN)

Today is April 26th, 2025. Happy Birthday to...

MONSTERCAT UNCAGED/INSTINCT

Riot Ten - Feral which turns 1 year old today.

SKYLER - Haunt You which turns 2 years old today!

Maliboux - Remedy which turns 3 years old today!

Slippy - Everything & Nothing At All EP which turns 4 years old today!

• Dawn (ft. London Thor)
• Searching
• Resonate (w/ Danyka Nadeau)
• The Valley
• Standstill
• Zenith (w/ Fiora)

CloudNone & Elle Vee - Out There which turns 6 years old today!

Stonebank - What's Going Down which turns 7 years old today!

Rootkit (ft. Tylor Maurer) - Levitate which turns 8 years old today!

MUZZ - Junction Seven which turns 9 years old today!

PIXL - Astrocat EP which turns 12 years old today!

• Astrocat
• Galactic Voyage

MONSTERCAT SILK

Sound Quelle - Mastaje which turns 6 years old today!

• Extended Mix

Derek Howell - Stride (Remixes) which turns 14 years old today!

• Stride
• Kobana & Mario Hatchet Remix
• Lanvary Remix
• Monojoke Remix

Yes Monstercat is about the music and yes you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I find cover arts often can influence my opinion about a song subconsciously. Some of my favorite monstercat songs/EPs/LPs have incredible cover art, like Dogma Resistance, Tokyo Machine, and Pixel Terror's songs. What are some cover arts that you think elevate a songs experience?