Spire (USA) | uk

Though he likes to keep a pretty low profile, Romanian house artist Petre Inspirescu, or Pedro as he's sometimes called, is probably one of the most talented names in electronic music today. As a producer, he makes the sort of mysterious, otherworldly house tracks that, as Terrence Fuller puts it, "result in those WTF dance floor moments" you're always hoping for when you go to a club. Pedro first caught our attention in 2007 with the release of Tips, his exceptional Cadenza debut, and outdid himself last December with Intr-o Seara Organica..., his incredibly deep album on [a:rpia:r]. But as...

I first heard about Aspire through a post on the Catalyst board and instantly thought "Outspoken". This band reminds me a lot of Outspoken, a band that many kids like but few have really tried to emulate. These guys do it and do it well. They also remind me of Trial alot, especially in the vocal department. The music has a good share of fast parts and slower 90s chug with the tribal drum beat lead up that we love so much right before the breakdown/singalong. The band is actually based out of the Ukraine, not Moscow I just realized....