Paper Diamond, one of the first of many acts to be a part of Pretty Light’s music label, has emerged as a standout artist as he has since moved on to also drop beats on Mad Decent, while extending his entire discography for free across the internet. Alex has jumped on many of the top festivals, made his rounds with the Pretty Lights Music gang, and is now heading out on his second headlining tour, named ‘The Night Vision Tour’. He will be touring with The Knocks, Elliot Lipp, and other friends as he hits up 24 cities across the United States. Today, we have a preview of what to expect from the man, as he released a half hour mix of PD favorites, new material, and other great tunes (some of which have been featured on this site!)
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Full Tracklist:
01 – Antiserum – Soul Gravy
02 – Luminox – I Run This
03 – ETC!ETC!, Brillz – Swoop
04 – Paper Diamond – The 40 Thieves
05 – SBTRKT – Wildfire (Paper Diamond Remix)
06 – Diplo – Express Yourself (Gents & Jawns Remix)
07 – Paper Diamond – Imagine The Possibilities
08 – Protohype – Problematic
09 – BUKU – All Deez
10 – Paper Diamond – Airlift
11 – Nero – Must Be The Feeling (Delta Heavy Remix)
12 – Sazon Booya x Must Die – Bombo Tiempo
13 – Paper Diamond – Turn the Lights Off
14 – Paper Diamond – [Unreleased]
15 – gLAdiator x Chromatic – Gamecube Nintendo
16 – Paper Diamond – The Academy
The man hits multiple genres, working off of the glitch hop style that got him started on PLM and adding upon flavor from moombahton and trap genres. Glitch hop hasn’t seen much popularity aside from Pretty Lights, The Glitch Mob, older Bassnectar songs, and similar artists. However, Paper Diamond’s ability to blend it with current popular genres is definitely something to take note of, and should make for a killer set. In case you need a refresher on glitch hop, Paper Diamond’s ‘Levitate EP’ is definitely a great album to check out. Luckily for all of us, the EP can be found for free here.
Last but not least, here’s a picture from his site of the visuals he’ll be using for the tour, cause what’s an EDM show without crazy lighting to accompany the beats, right?
Crazy right? You won’t want to miss it. The Tulsa and Dallas shows just went down this week, and here are the rest of the shows. Go grab your tickets now right here!. Also below are some helpful links to further gain some knowledge on this fantastic DJ and producer! We also have past articles in which we covered him, including when he remixed Usher’s ‘Climax’, as well as our interview with him a little over a year ago.
10/5 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic
10/6 – Philadelphia, PA @ City Bisco
10/7 – Columbia. MO @ The Blue Note
10/10 – Iowa City @ Blue Moose
10/11 – Madison WI @ Majestic Theater
10/12 – Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
10/13 – Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
10/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
10/19 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
10/20 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
10/24 – Baltimore @ 8×10
10/25 – Providence, RI @ The Met
10/26 – North Hamnpton, MA @ Pearl St.
10/27 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
10/31 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
11/1 – Boston, MA @ Royale
11/2 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
11/3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/9 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot