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Stefon Taylor is the one-man tour de force behind Bionik, a musical venture investigating the musical possibilities of trap, hip-hop, electronic, dubstep and beyond.

Taylor began his production journey as an intern at the famed Chicago Recording Company, eventually working with Grammy-award winning mix engineer/producer Peter Mokran (R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Flaming Lips).

Having lent his touch to countless studio projects for the likes of Phil Collins, MC Lyte, Lady Saw and Everton Blender to engineering and producing albums for Far East Movement, Ice-T, Too Short, Aceyalone, Treasure Davis, Ras Kass and Kool Keith, Taylor is stepping out on his own by unleashing Bionik’s high-octane full-length debut, Sonik Boom.

“Sonik Boom is my first venture as a truly ‘solo’ artist exploring the genres that have shaped my music,” Taylor tells us.

“Trap, hip-hop, dancehall and EDM all share common roots for me: loud drums and bass, angular melodic sounds and the ambient sounds of our urban environment,” he adds. “I have kept these elements present in my music throughout my creative journey. In the past, I always saw myself as someone who was behind the scenes, making magic happen in the studio for singers, rappers and instrumentalists. Now I want to bring that studio magic to a solo instrumental album and the stage. Creating, arranging and remixing my own all original music in a performance format is what inspired Sonik Boom.”

Listen below to an exclusive advance stream of Sonik Boom, and be sure to pick it up when it drops March 10 on Party Time Society.

During SXSW catch Bionik at The Contemporary Austin at The Jones Center for CTK Mission Matters on March 16 and Love Goat for Afternoon Ryde on March 21.

Barcelona indie band Dulce Pájara de Juventud (Sweet Highs of Youth for those for those who don’t speak Catalan) brandish a fiery, often bombastic sound. This month the quartet will unveil their second album, Triumph, boasting a fiery mix of guitar-driven pop, rock and psychedelic sounds.

After releasing their new single “Manantial” along with a brilliant music video in February, the foursome come out swinging again by issuing a remix of the aforementioned song remixed by the director of the aforementioned clip which we’re extremely pleased to world premiere.

Have a listen to the Yago Partal Remix, and be sure to check their full-length when it drops via BCore Disc on March 16, 2015.

Catch Dulce Pájara de Juventud at Siroco in Madrid on March 7 and Jazz Cava in Vic on March 27.

2014 was a good year for rising London-based DJ/producer Corderoy, who has cut tracks for a host of respected dance labels including Napith, Perfecto, High Contrast and Armada.

In our massive 2014 year-end feature, he cited remixing Paul Oakenfold and electro gods Mason as a few of his highlights, but he proclaimed that he isn’t one to rest on his laurels.

Fast-word to 2015 and Corderoy continues along his upward trajectory by dropping “Inside Out,” a new track released on his own CDRY label which we’re pleased to world premiere. It’s a big-room banger that’s getting lots of love from Tommie Sunshine, Robbie Rivera and his mate Das Kapital. Click on the play button below and turn this bad boy up to eleven.