Steve Aoki Wonderland
Dim Mak Records founder and longtime DJ/producer Steve Aoki has finally made his proper studio debut. An influential presence in the EDM community for 15 years, Aoki makes the most of the set, drafting guest spots from Rivers Cuomo, LMFAO, Kid Cudi, Travis Barker, and Lil’ Jon, among tons of others. The guest list, however, makes the album feel like a high-end dance party, or well-crafted mix-tape more than a showcase of Aoki’s singular skill at the decks. Somewhere over the rainbow, between the Top 40 crossover of David Guetta or Tiesto, and the bass-drop rise of newcomers Skrillex or Swedish House Mafia, Wonderland is electro-house escapist bliss. Catch Aoki co-headlining the Deadmeat Tour with Datsik, at the Orbit Room Feb. 26.