DJ Afrojack and DISTO Unleash House Madness In New Single – My City
Afrojack has been playing around with new production styles. The artist has even begun with a few aliases. While the least subtle might be DJ Afrojack, we are loving the new energy the producer has found under the moniker. Today Afrojack has teamed up with DISTO for an unbelievable new house single, that just goes absolutely off.
DJ Afrojack & DISTO – ‘My City’
Afrojack has always had a powerful approach to music. He helped really form the Dutch house genre in the late 2000’s through his forward-thinking sound design and unexpected arrangements. ‘My City’ continues this trend in a bit of an unexpected way.
While at its core the tune is a future house tune, what Afrojack has created is nothing short of impressive. A pounding, buzzsaw break section comes about midway through the track that ramps the energy level up into space. This was not what I was expecting to come from Afrojack, but it makes me incredibly happy to hear that as a producer AJ is still more than capable of making my jaw hit the floor.
Aliases Gave Afrojack Room To Experiment
Using the “DJ Afrojack” name for a track like this fits a broader pattern of established producers leaning on alter egos to release music that doesn’t quite match their main brand’s expectations. After more than a decade as one of the most recognizable names in Dutch house, Afrojack had built up a specific sonic reputation, and a rawer, buzzsaw-heavy house cut like ‘My City’ gave him room to experiment without it needing to fit neatly into his main-name catalog. Teaming up with DISTO, a producer with his own distinct house pedigree, added another layer of unpredictability to the collaboration.
Still Pushing Dutch House Forward
Afrojack’s fingerprints on the modern Dutch house sound run deep, and tracks like ‘My City’ are a reminder that even well-established veterans keep tinkering with their formula rather than coasting on old hits. Collaborations like this one, released under a side alias rather than his main name, gave Afrojack a low-pressure outlet to keep experimenting with future house textures while his main catalog continued chasing bigger festival-mainstage records.
