French producer Gesaffelstein gave an emotional tribute during his San Francisco show (Video)

The French techno producer extraordinaire Gesaffelstein has been touring North America for the past month and enjoying excellent reviews in the process. Last Friday he was scheduled to play in San Francisco when the horrific terrorist attacks occurred in Paris which left at least 129 dead, and many more wounded.

Gesaffelstein is usually a very private artist who doesn't have a meaningful social media presence, and rarely gives any interviews. The French producer created an emotional tribute by putting up the French flag on the video screens while playing La Marseillaise, and even lead the crowd in a moment of silence. Hearing the crowd spontaneously chant "Vive La France" must been an emotional experience for all that night at the 1015 Folsom. Check out the videos below: 

The top 5 EDM music videos of 2013 according to Reddit

The Electronic Music reddit group has put together a solid "best of 2013" list as voted by the 88,000+ strong group. There were a variety of categories including the best LP of 2013 (Disclosure's "Settle), best track of 2013 (Mat Zo's "Lucid Dreams"), and more. But the list that I'd like to share with you is of the more visual kind - here are the top 5 EDM music videos as voted by Reddit:

5. Jon Hopkins - "Open Eye Signal"

4. Disclosure - "When A Fire Starts To Burn"

3. Mat Zo & Porter Robinson - "Easy"

2. Bonobo - "Cirrus"

1. Gesaffelstein - "Pursuit"

Bonus: They obviously forgot to include Kaytranada's official video for "At All":

Gesaffelstein - "Hate or Glory" (Official music video)

A brand new video has surfaced for an unreleased track from French DJ/Producer Gesaffelstein called "Hate or Glory", check it out:

This video is hard hitting and provocative which fits perfectly with Gesaffelstein's production style. "Hate or Glory" is the first new track that we've heard from Gesaffelstein's debut album titled "Aleph". His upcoming album will be available everywhere on October 28th. I cannot wait to give it a listen.  

Grand Theft Auto 5 soundtrack is revealed

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The soundtrack for the next installment of the ever popular Grand Theft Auto 5 has been leaked. Many newer fans of EDM have credited the Grand Theft Auto series for helping them to discover the music that we love via the wide variety of radio stations available within the game. Soulwax FM has been tapped as the in-game radio station which will feature a lot of great underground tracks from Tiga, Gesaffelstein,  Green Velvet & Harvard Bass:

Soulwax FM (electronic/techno)

*Host: Soulwax
*Mim Suleiman – Mingi
*FKCLUB – The Strange Art (In Flagranti Remix)
*Matias Aguayo – El Sucu Tucu
*Joe Goddard feat*Valentina – Gabriel (Soulwax Remix)
*Daniel Maloso – Body Music
*Green Velvet & Harvard Bass – Lazer Beams
*Zombie Nation – Tryouts
*Goose – Synrise (Soulwax Remix)
*Tiga – Plush (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
*The Hacker – Shockwave (Gesaffelstein Remix)
*Pulp – After You (Soulwax Remix) 

So if you're a GTA fan, you know which radio station to tune into when this game drops on Sept 17th.

To check out the full radio station listing, click here.  

(Source: HBF) 

Gesaffelstein releases new provocative video for his new track "Pursuit"

Seemingly without warning the French producer Gesaffelstein has released a new track called "Pursuit" and a stunning video to complement the release: (Warning: semi-NSFW)

The whole video is a visual feast for the eyes that even features a brief cameo from the mysterious Gesaffelstein himself. You can buy "Pursuit" on iTunes now.