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FEEDS THE DADA D
DJ MAG WITH THE CHAMPAGNE SPRAYING SWEDES
ADA LAND just swept the nation, led by Olle Corneer an d Stefan Engblom leaving a trail of champagne soaked banana peels and aching ossicles in their wake. In one of North America’s
largest tours this fall, Dada Life teamed up with bass boss 12th Planet and 17 year old electro kid Caveat to bring 35+ dates stateside, including a massive 12 date Canadian leg which concluded with a 4 stop mini-tour of BC.
[We caught up with 12th Planet at CounterPoint festival in Atlanta last month, click his picture to read the interview]
The electro house movement has been the biggest dance music story of the year, characterized by unprecedented jumps in the Top 100 DJ poll by artists like Nicky Romero (highest new entry at #17) and Porter Robinson (up 56 spots to #40). At the forefront of this movement are the bald-headed, banana munching, champagne spraying Swedes that we know as Dada Life, who moved up 14 spots to claim the #24 position in this year’s poll. I’m not sure whether it’s the music, the champagne (another pro Moet sprayer Steve Aoki jumped 27 spots to #15 this year), or maybe their rave manifesto The Rules of Dada; but Dada Life have amassed a huge cult following of banana-clad bros and Rolling Stones-T-wearing-babes alike. My personal favourite rules: “never bring your brain to a rave” and “art should be loud as fuck” are excellent indications of what you can expect at a Dada Life party. Other things to expect include airborne bananas, violent champagne spraying, and maybe a Gangnam Style acapella on their latest electro bomb. Whether or not you choose to feed the Dada, there’s no denying that Dada Life is making huge waves in the scene
right now, with their custom sausage fattener plug-in being used and abused by aspiring producers around the world.
Their brand new album, appropriately titled The Rules of Dada sits perched at #2 in the dance category on iTunes in Canada and the USA as of the time of writing, trailing only the Until Now compilation by their fellow Swedes. The album features a mix of new tracks like the trying-too-hard comically poppy synthed out mdma anthem So Young So High and older signature releases like their electro banger Kick out the Epic Motherfucker, and recent Beatport top 10 mainstay Rolling Stones T-Shirt. As anyone who’s been to a Dada Life live show could expect, the album starts on a high note and keeps the energy maxed throughout the 11 track selection. By the 10th track on the album Boing Clash Boom, the Swedes are experimenting with some dark old school hardstyle kick drums, before ending off with a big progressive melodic track called Don’t Stop which shows a less aggressive, more uplifting side to their productions.
A few DJ Mag bass fiends made it out to Dada Land shows across Canada over the past couple weeks, we included some photo albums to help you remember the fun. Mike Miles called the Winnipeg stop “one night that will stay with party-goers forever. Every Dada Life party is all about fun! Giant inflatable bananas, champagne showers, smile masks, trippy and hilarious visuals, and bringing all the banana costumes on stage… the list of crowd involvement goes on. This party is the most fun I’ve had in quite some time and it’s safe to say that Dada Land will be talked about for many months down the road, as we try to relive that night in every way we can”.