POPTRONIKmar2016

by Serena Butler

Ladies and gentleman, after a three year hiatus. POPTRONIK IS BACK.

For those of you who may be new to EQ Music Blog, Poptronik is a multi-faceted attachment to what you read here. The focus being to shine a spotlight on those in pop music who have a true understanding and appreciation of the power of pop music. If they know what they are doing in pop, and of course doing it well; we will expose you to their talents.

For 2016, This Beat Is Poptronik has been reborn into a monthly Spotify playlist of standout artists with releases from the past 30 days that truly deserve more than just a passing glance via blog review.

By following EQMusic on Spotify, you’ll be tuned into what is hot and happening in electronic pop each month and for months to come.

20+ fabulous tracks all at your fingertips such as…

Playing Out by ‘Next Of Kin’ ft. RAFF : A track that brings quite the combination of electro and soul to kiss your ears sweeter than a Cadbury Egg. RAFF has recently caught the attention of writers over at Buzzfeed naming RAFF one of the 25 “Brilliant Musicians You Need To Discover NOW!”

‘Youth’ by Troye Sivan: The track brings a gentle electro pop melody to basking in the light of true love. Virtually coming out of nowhere the South African born artiste has taken over the world by storm.

‘Waste My Time’ by Girl Friend : The Manchester outfit changed up their crisp, indie lead synth-pop by teamed up with LVTHER to spread a little nu-disco hue of tropically filtered electro-funkiness on their new single. Look for their new EP this month!

Happy Days by Brooke Candy: A true pop chameleon has expanded her musical repertoire by venturing into our electronic pop world. The dark pop is quite the change to her hip-hop releases in the past. Brooke Candy proves with this release that she is able to cross genres and experiment. A true asset when it comes to delivering pop music.

‘Jealousy’ by Robert DeLong : The one man electro band has delivered an electro infused middle finger to the jealous lover in this upbeat track. The upbeat melody delivers a feeling of strength not having to put up with someone’s lies.

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THE HISTORY OF POPTRONIK
With explosive beginnings back in 2012, Poptronik saw the release of the first compilation mix aptly named ‘This Beat Is Poptronik – Volume 1’ Little did we know that Poptronik would lead to much bigger things…

With a positive world wide response, EQ Music took Poptronik Poptronik to the people by launching the very first Poptronik Festival in Sitges, Spain. The festival brought out many faces from the pop and electronic scenes both new and old such as: Andy Bell of Erasure, Lady Gaga collaborator Fernando Garibay, SIRPAUL, Monarchy, Cazwell, Electrovamp and many more. Just check out the fabulous highlights below.

In 2013, Poptronik took another turn. With the success of crowdfunding campaigns becoming much more relevant. Poptronik decided to take a look at the 98% of artists/musicians outside of the major label bubble by giving them their own spotlight with This Beat Is Poptronik – Volume 2.

With the three years behind us, the mission of Poptronik remains the same – to help the world see even more artists who are more than deserving to share the charts with with the industries top 2% of artists signed to majors.

Follow us on Spotify to make sure you are subscribed to the latest ‘This Beat Is Poptronik’ compilations.

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