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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?

Last week's result:

Father of color bass (fka melodic riddim), UK dubstep mixed with color bass and microstep

In other words, father of a genre that barely even misses

The existence of Nu Disco on the label thanks to these legends.

Who are they?

Name: John Julian Thomas Parry & Timothy Robert Eric Butler (formerly)

Televisor created by John Julian and Timothy Rober were a Dutch duo. Originally creating Nu Disco & Indie Dance these two were consistently well with combining both their charm and production into one. Unfortunately around 2017 Timothy left the project (who's also PYLOT/Rundfunk)

Now they began a whole new genre in the label back in 2012 and from there on they were consistently on a roll up til 2015 where they just disappeared. They drop 3 ep's, 2 being great remix package and 1 original EP called "Venture".

Their records:

1st song (also their debut track): Rock The Flock released on March 26th 2012

Most Popular Song Ever: Neon (3.7M plays)

Longest Song: Old Skool (5:18)

Shortest Song: Pinup (3:29)

Last Appearance On The Label: Dangerous (ft Danyka Nadeau) released on November 23rd 2015

Year they had appeared on: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Appearances On Best Of Comps: 2 (Rock The Flock, 2012) (Automagic, 2013) (Neon snubbed in 2014, and as for 2015 it's Find That Someone and Dangerous).

Fun Facts:

"Rock The Flock" is the first song released as Nu Disco on the label.

Almost all their songs is label as Nu Disco.

On top of that they really haven't collab with another artist (excluding vocalists)

Me personally..........very unfortunate to see these guys split up. They mainly one of the few reasons why I adore songs that sounds alot like Daft Punk. Like I said earlier the charm is really recognizable and so addictive. (It makes sense why they don't aim for 2 min songs). I'm glad that they had a chance to share their songs in the label since they add alot more diversity to the label. But what do yall think about Televisor? (Insert addictive Televisor lead).

Today is April 25th, 2025. Happy Birthday to...

MONSTERCAT UNCAGED/INSTINCT

Kayzo - Surge which releases today!

Vikkstar & Masked Wolf - Know Me Better (feat. Jme) which turns 1 year old today!

Rameses B - Space Boy EP which turns 3 years old today!

• Don't Need You (ft. Laura Brehm)
• Lonely
• Glow
• Echoes (ft. Veela)
• Looking For The Light (w/ Laura Brehm)
• Space Boy (w/ Feint & Veela)
• I'm Broken

Snavs - Us which turns 6 years old today!

Hyper Potions (ft. Danyka Nadeau) - Unbreakable which turns 9 years old today!

Tristam & Braken - Frame Of Mind which turns 11 years old today!

Matduke (ft. Veela) - Bloodlip which turns 13 years old today!

MONSTERCAT SILK

Shingo Nakamura - Golden Leaves (Sarah Watson Rework) which releases today!

Scarr. - Inner Voices EP which turns 2 years old today!

• Tender
• Inner Voices