It’s hard to deny that dance music has undergone many changes in the past few years. As new listeners have been drawn into the realm of processed kicks and syncopated hi hats, they have driven radical changes in the populations of electronic sub genres, the most dramatic of which was the dubstep craze. These trends have been potently illustrated in this graph by Beatport that has been making its rounds through the dance music blog world. While some genres (e.g. Dubstep and Electro House) have experienced dramatic rise and falls in population, other genres have experience steadily rising popularity.

One of these genres is Deep House, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention the last few years. The last three years have witnessed a veritable explosion of quality deep house producers, some of whom are seasoned veterans transitioning to a new genre (such as Route 94, previously Dream), others being complete newcomers (such as Justin Jay). One of the biggest examples of the former category is the globe trotting duo of Gorgon City.

Made up of dance music veterans formerly known as Foamo and RacknRuin, Gorgon City have quickly made a name for themselves in what is becoming an increasingly crowded genre. Ever since exploding onto the scene with  early 2013’s Real EP, Gorgon City has displayed an exception ability to balance the relentlessly powerful bass of UK garage with the intricate rhythmic and melodic elements which have propelled deep house in international popularity. Their Real EP eponymous track “Real” peaked at number 44 on the UK top 100, a profound illustrations of Gorgon City’s massive cross-appeal.

They haven’t slowed down since, releasing a bevy of hit singles and EPs, notable examples being this early year’s monster hit Ready for Your Love and the recently released Unmissable. Their music is nearly universally examples of peak-hour tracks, tunes with a dominating funk that will undeniably send the crowd in a frenzy if used properly. Hearing Cycles or Freeze on a good system always reminds me of why I got into house: the mixing is splendid, the mood dark, and the funk as deep as it can be. I highly suggest giving their mix from 2013’s Hard Summer a listen in order to get a better idea of what I’m talking about.

Luckily for us in the U.S., their immense talent and grind has resulted in the upcoming release of their first full-length album, Sirens (get it? GORGON city?), on October 8th. A few songs off of the album are up for listen on their website and I cannot recommend giving them a listen highly enough. Even better, they are launching into an international tour in support of Sirens and will be stopping by UHall on Friday October 10th. Although tickets are a flat $20, I’ll still be there grooving to two of the best artists in the game. I recommend that you do the same as I’m of the mind that this will be one of the better shows of what promises to be an amazing Fall of music in DC.

Article by Christian Pandtle