Alok, the heavyweight producer and head of CONTROVERSIA, is back with a brand-new tune to lead the eighth volume of the label’s venerable compilation series. The 14-track collection is opened by his latest bass-heavy g-house tune, “Kill Me,” which establishes a dark and heavy-hitting tone for the rest of the auditory voyage. The CONTROVERSIA crew isn’t kidding around with this one!
Along with previously released songs like “Divide Us” by ÜHÜ & RUSH and “Overload” by Kohen, Mert Can & Garonzos, there are no less than 10 exclusive, previously unreleased tracks. In a true representation of the label’s ethos, Vol. 008 contains a diverse spectrum of electronic sounds, from the sultry vocal house “Skin” by B Martin, Tyson Bay and Bassbears to the emotive and dancefloor-friendly “Naked Emotions” from Tineway, Rodmotter and Volyri, as well as Yves V & Bhaskar‘s already well-known driving house tune “Round My Head,” remixed by Kohen & LIVA.
Prior to the compilation, Alok himself recently collaborated with Ellie Goulding and Sigala on the Sony Music single “All By Myself,” which has just passed 20 million Spotify streams. Meanwhile, the Brazilian artist’s Summer hit “Deep Down,” featuring Never Dull, Ella Eyre and Kenny Dope, is on track to reach 100 million streams.
This was a year of hard work, of several achievements by CONTROVERSIA, and for me it is a great joy to end 2022 with the last compilation of the year. We were able to bring together a team of incredible artists in this edition on several unreleased tracks, including one of mine that contains a sample from the ‘Ozark‘ series. I’m grateful for taking our label’s sound further and further. Thank you to everyone following along and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I do. – Alok
About CONTROVERSIA’s boss Alok
With a strong resume full of remixes and collaborations with artists such as The Rolling Stones to Zara Larsson, from Jason Derulo to Tove Lo, and more, Brazilian Alok has gained an immense international following and is currently having his global breakout moment. He already has the second-largest electronic artist following on Instagram in the world (almost 28 million), and his 20 million loyal monthly Spotify listeners have elevated him to the position of most-listened-to artist in the world.
According to the respected DJ Mag Top 100 DJ Poll, he was ranked as the fourth best DJ in the world in 2021. Alok received a nomination for his popular remix of the Meduza song “Piece of Your Heart” at the 2019 International Dance Music Awards. He also collaborated with international pop sensation Dua Lipa on the official remix of her top-charting song “Physical.”
Recently he also collaborated with Grammy-award pop sensation John Legend on “In My Mind” and with renegade vocalist John Martin on “Wherever You Go” and lended his talents to remix Ed Sheeran’s “Shivers.” For the Brazilian superstar, the possibilities are endless.
CONTROVERSIA
Alok’s CONTROVERSIA is still growing, and its most recent release is just another excellent illustration of a label doing everything necessary to keep up its outstanding forward momentum. Since its inception in June 2019, CONTROVERSIA has accumulated over 1B Spotify streams thanks to its remarkable family of artists, including Yves V, Alan Walker, Bhaskar, Alle Farben, Vintage Culture, and more.
All of whom have contributed to CONTROVERSIA’s fast rise to one of the top independent dance music labels of the present.
