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Monstercat Uncaged is one of the three imprints of Canadian music label Monstercat. Contrasting with Monstercat Instinct and Monstercat Silk, and considered by the label as the continuation of its community-driven electronic music movement, Uncaged focuses on "energetic, explosive, and hard-hitting" music.
The label currently publishes three new tracks a week under this imprint on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
History[]
The Uncaged name was originally used by Monstercat as part of a rebranding campaign from February to May 2017, after the release of Monstercat 030 - Finale. The campaign encompassed a redesign of the artwork for the album's compilations and official live shows, with albums and concerts being branded "Monstercat Uncaged".[1] The first compilation album released after the rebranding, Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1, replaced the story-driven artworks by Petirep with stylistic and realist depictions of the Monstercat mascot.[2] The format of the compilation albums were not changed though, with Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, in addition to Vol. 1, collecting music submitted by artists and published by the label in the months prior regardless of genre or musical style.[3][4][5]
In January 2018, it was announced by Monstercat that the label would start publishing new music on two imprints, with the imprint dedicated to the label's more upbeat and harder musical styles and genres under the Monstercat Uncaged name.[6][7][8] An imprint for the label's more melodic and experimental music adopted a brand new "Monstercat Instinct" name.[9] Uncaged was officially founded as an imprint on January 1, 2018, with Instinct following the day later. Monstercat's YouTube channel was repurposed into being the new YouTube channel for the imprint, and the release schedule was revamped from a three-day Monday-Wednesday-Friday weekly release schedule to a four-day schedule with Monday and Thursdays dedicated to Uncaged tracks.[10] The Call of the Wild podcast was moved from Tuesday to Wednesday as part of the changes as well.[10] The very first track published on Monstercat Uncaged was "Sky is Falling" by Darren Styles and Stonebank, featuring EMEL, which was released on January 8, 2018.
Branding[]
Monstercat Uncaged has been defined by Monstercat as an imprint for "energetic", "explosive", and "hard-hitting" music published by the label.[11] Uncaged is considered by the label as the continuation of the community-driven electronic music "movement" that had defined Monstercat's mission statement since its inception. Graphics that define the Uncaged imprint are often dark, with chalkboard-like textures. Iconography represents a large part of the Uncaged image, with imagery, such as a bone and fish skeleton arrangement and brass knuckles with the Monstercat mascot's teeth visible in the spaces, decorating the animations for the Uncaged series of compilation albums.
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Monstercat Uncaged is the continued evolution of the music that defined our early years. The combination of live events, bass music, and gaming laid the groundwork for our deep love of electronic music. Uncaged allows us to heighten the focus on these core elements to create a compelling experience for our community. - Mike Darlington, January 2018[8][11] |
The quote "...the continued evolution of the music that defined our early years" is a reference to what Monstercat was before in 2011 and so on. It had more Uncaged-styled music than the more Instinct-styled music.
Roster[]
- Main article: List of artists to release on Monstercat Uncaged
Founding 6[]
To begin the rebrand of Monstercat Instinct from Monstercat Uncaged in 2018, a selection of 6 artists were laballed as founders, based on longevity & frequency of releases at the time.
Albums under Uncaged[]
Compilations[]
NOTE: Uncaged Vol 1 - 3 comprised of all Monstercat releases at the time, as Instinct did not split from the main label until 2018.
2017[]
2018[]
2019[]
2020[]
2021[]
Uncaged Releases[]
- See also: Monstercat Discography
Singles[]
- Main article: List of Monstercat Uncaged singles
Catalog Albums[]
| Catalog No. | Name | Artist(s) | Length | Date Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCEP126 | Higher (The Remixes) | Modestep | 08:03 | January 17, 2018 |
| MCEP127 | Lucid EP | Lookas | 10:12 | January 19, 2018 |
| MCEP128 | Stay (The Remixes) | Delta Heavy & Dirty Audio feat. HOLLY | 11:58 | January 24, 2018 |
| MCEP129 | The Meaning EP | Gent & Jawns | 16:10 | February 23, 2018 |
| MCEP130 | The Cascade EP | MUZZ | 26:33 | May 14, 2018 |
| MCEP131 | Shut It Down EP | Matroda | 21:03 | April 12, 2018 |
| MCEP132 | THE DROP (The Remixes Pt. 1) | Gammer | 17:00 | July 3, 2018 |
| MCEP133 | Black Mask EP | Soulji | 24:09 | May 3, 2018 |
| MCEP134 | Lucid (The Remixes) | Lookas | 17:58 | July 11, 2018 |
| MCEP135 | THE DROP (The Remixes Pt. 2) | Gammer | 17:59 | July 18, 2018 |
| MCEP136 | Full Hearts EP | Pegboard Nerds | 22:32 | July 27, 2018 |
| MCEP137 | Reality Reach EP | Koven | 19:00 | August 14, 2018 |
| MCEP139 | Dream In Color (The Remixes) | HALIENE | 29:39 | October 10, 2018 |
| MCEP141 | SEQUENCE EP | Protostar | 16:27 | November 1, 2018 |
| MCEP142 | The Headbangers' Ball EP | SLANDER | 12:42 | November 29, 2018 |
| MCLP009 | Liftoff LP | Laszlo | 33:04 | December 7, 2018 |
| MCLP010 | Head of NASA and The 2 Amish Boys LP | Infected Mushroom | 48:02 | Decmeber 12, 2018 |
| MCEP143 | Flux EP | Slippy | 18:13 | January 7, 2019 |
| MCEP144 | EDM's Last Hope II EP | Lil Hank | 17:11 | January 17, 2019 |
| MCEP145 | SARAWAK EP | SLUMBERJACK | 19:20 | February 5, 2019 |
| MCLP011 | Galaxies Within Us LP | Kill Paris | 41:41 | February 14, 2019 |
| MCEP147 | Next Wave EP | Bossfight | 22:13 | February 25, 2019 |
| MCEP150 | Hali 2 Cali EP | Bishu | 19:53 | March 29, 2019 |
| MCEP151 | PATH.FINDER EP | Notaker | 27:53 | April 8, 2019 |
| MCEP152 | Bad Habits EP | KUURO | 09:15 | April 29, 2019 |
| MCEP153 | Time Spender EP | F.O.O.L | 19:37 | May 13, 2019 |
| MCLP012 | we_are_dust LP | Xilent | 42:17 | May 20, 2019 |
| MCEP155 | SARAWAK (The Remixes) | SLUMBERJACK | 15:58 | May 22, 2019 |
| MCEP158 | No Fear Anymore EP | Julian Calor | 13:17 | July 22, 2019 |
| MCLP013 | A Dark Machine LP | ShockOne | 44:50 | August 1, 2019 |
| MCEP160 | The Sound EP | Aero Chord | 15:11 | September 12, 2019 |
| MCEP161 | Flesh & Blood EP | Eptic | 20:36 | September 19, 2019 |
| MCEP163 | Heart of the Universe EP | Pegboard Nerds | 13:17 | October 4, 2019 |
| MCEP165 | RAPTURE EP | REAPER | 16:43 | October 10, 2019 |
| MCEP166 | Watch Yo Back EP | Slushii | 16:48 | October 17, 2019 |
| MCEP167 | Dream Odyssey EP | Julian Calor | 15:30 | October 21, 2019 |
| MCEP169 | The One (The Remixes) | Habstrakt | 24:26 | October 30, 2019 |
| MCEP171 | Life & Death EP | Stonebank | 27:51 | November 4, 2019 |
| MCLP014 | Dogma Resistance LP | RIOT | 37:32 | November 7, 2019 |
| MCEP174 | Give You Up / Followers EP | Koven | 06:45 | December 10, 2019 |
| MCEP176 | All For Nothing / Shut My Mouth EP | Koven | 08:45 | January 16, 2020 |
| MCEP179 | Black & Blue EP | SLUMBERJACK | 12:59 | February 21, 2020 |
| MCEP180 | Upgrade EP | Pixel Terror | 17:17 | March 2, 2020 |
| MCLP015 | Butterfly Effect LP | Koven | 50:22 | March 13, 2020 |
| MCLP016 | More Than Just a Name LP | Infected Mushroom | 57:13 | March 23, 2020 |
| MCEP182 | PLAY (The Remixes) | Tokyo Machine | 30:16 | March 25, 2020 |
| MCEP183 | Revenger EP | F.O.O.L | 14:07 | April 6, 2020 |
| MCEP184 | Potions (Remixes) | SLANDER & Said The Sky feat. JT Roach | 43:50 | April 8, 2020 |
| MCEP185 | RENEGADE EP | REAPER | 12:34 | April 23, 2020 |
| MCLP018 | The Promised Land LP | MUZZ | 54:12 | September 3, 2020 |
| MCLP019 | Welcome to the City of OZ LP | Justin OH | 34:46 | October 8, 2020 |
| MCEP189 | Mercenary EP | F.O.O.L | 14:35 | October 19, 2020 |
| MCEP191 | Forever Flame EP | Rome In Silver | 18:55 | November 6, 2020 |
| MCEP193 | BARRICADE (REMIXES) | REAPER | 16:27 | November 11, 2020 |
| MCEP194 | The Grave EP | Kage | 18:16 | November 12, 2020 |
| MCLP015X | Butterfly Effect (Deluxe) LP | Koven | 52:09 | March 11, 2021 |
| MCEP209 | Somewhere New EP | Bad Computer | 14:07 | April 15, 2021 |
| MCEP212 | Everything & Nothing At All EP | Slippy | 22:12 | April 26, 2021 |
| MCEP177R | Gold (Remixes) | Koven | 06:57 | April 28, 2021 |
| MCEP215 | Shroomeez EP | Infected Mushroom | 23:16 | May 24, 2021 |
| MCEP217 | Paracosm EP | Mazare | 17:34 | June 7, 2021 |
| MCEP222 | Orbit (The Remixes) | Ellis | 09:44 | July 21, 2021 |
| MCEP223 | Rise & Fall EP | Drinks On Me | 17:34 | July 23, 2021 |
| MCLP024 | 01953 LP | Tisoki | 29:12 | July 30, 2021 |
| MCEP225 | Sad Robot EP | Crankdat | 20:47 | August 5, 2021 |
| MCLP026 | Introspection LP | Tony Romera | 57:25 | September 9, 2021 |
| MCEP241 | TROUBLEMAKER EP | F.O.O.L | 14:43 | October 18, 2021 |
| MCEP223-V | Rise & Fall (VIPs) EP | Drinks On Me | 23:19 | January 25, 2022 |
| MCLP027 | E.L.E (Extinction Level Event) LP | Slushii | 41:41 | March 3, 2022 |
| MCLP028 | The X Saga LP | MUZZ | 43:06 | March 31, 2022 |
| MCEP269 | BXU EP | Bishu | 12:20 | April 11, 2022 |
| MCEP271 | Come With Me EP | Dustycloud | 13:40 | April 18, 2022 |
| MCEP273 | Space Boy EP | Rameses B | 24:37 | April 25, 2022 |
| MCEP276 | Paranoid Optimist EP | Silent Child | 11:54 | May 6, 2022 |
| MCEP164X | Where U Are (Deluxe) | Throttle | 45:37 | May 10, 2022 |
| MCEP279 | Wild Time EP | Leotrix | 13:48 | May 12, 2022 |
| MCEP283 | Dichotomy EP | GG Magree | 20:31 | May 19, 2022 |
| MCEP285 | The Chase EP | Kage | 17:17 | May 26, 2022 |
| MCEP292 | GODSP33D EP | Godlands | 13:42 | June 16, 2022 |
| MCEP293 | LOST EP | Papa Khan | 16:20 | June 20, 2022 |
| MCEP299 | Agony District EP | Bossfight | 28:24 | July 25, 2022 |
| MCEP301 | Higher Ground (Part 1) EP | Koven | 15:28 | August 4, 2022 |
| MCEP306 | Waiting For Love (The Remixes) EP | ARMNHMR | 19:40 | August 19, 2022 |
| MCEP307 | CINEMA (incl. Fame & Fortune VIP) EP | OddKidOut | 05:22 | August 22, 2022 |
| MCEP310 | Last Summer (The Remixes) | Tokyo Machine & Weird Genius | 11:57 | August 29, 2022 |
| MCLP029 | IM25 LP | Infected Mushroom | 58:27 | September 16, 2022 |
| MCEP315 | FULL ASSAULT / ALL THAT U WANT EP | Varien & Psylla | 06:27 | September 29, 2022 |
| MCEP324 | Existentia EP | Slippy | 17:31 | November 14, 2022 |
EP/LP Releases[]
Post-Catalog Albums[]
EP/LP Releases[]
Ten most-viewed YouTube uploads (pre-2018)[]
- Marshmello - Alone (Marshmello’s upload)
- 2,600,000,000 views
- Vicetone - Nevada (feat. Cozi Zuehlsdorff) (WaveMusic upload)
- 137,000,000 views
- Unlike Pluto - Everything Black (feat. Mike Taylor) (Unlike Pluto's upload)
- 119,000,000 views
- Aero Chord - Surface (Trap City upload)
- 97,000,000 views
- Tristam & Braken - Flight
- 77,000,000 views
- Tristam & Braken - Frame of Mind
- 72,000,000 views
- Tristam - Till It's Over
- 59,000,000 views
- Feint - We Won't Be Alone (feat. Laura Brehm)
- 51,000,000 views
- Feint - Snake Eyes (feat. CoMa)
- 48,000,000 views
- Pegboard Nerds - Disconnected
- 45,000,000 views
Ten most-viewed YouTube uploads (post-2018)[]
- Infected Mushroom - Guitarmass (Diversity upload)
- 30,000,000 views
- RIOT - Overkill
- 24,000,000 views
- F.O.O.L - Criminals (F.O.O.L's upload)
- 9,700,000 views
- Pegboard Nerds - Gunslinga (feat. MC Mota) (Lyric Video)
- 6,600,000 views
- Infected Mushroom & Bliss - Bliss on Mushrooms (feat. Miyavi)
- 6,500,000 views
- Tokyo Machine - PLAY
- 5,600,000 views
- Koven - My Love (Trap Nation upload)
- 5,200,000 views
- Saint Punk - Empty Bed (Lyric Video)
- 4,500,000 views
- Infected Mushroom - Walking On The Moon
- 3,900,000 views
- Tokyo Machine - EPIC
- 3,600,000 views
Nine most-played SoundCloud tracks[]
- Unlike Pluto - Everything Black
- 17,400,000 plays
- Aero Chord - Surface
- 17,000,000 plays
- Tristam & Braken - Flight
- 15,200,000 plays
- Marshmello - Alone
- 13,300,000 plays
- Feint - Snake Eyes (feat. CoMa)
- 8,900,000 plays
- Vicetone - Nevada (feat. Cozi Zuehlsdorff)
- 8,600,000 plays
- Tristam & Braken - Frame of Mind
- 8,400,000 plays
- Tristam - Till It's Over
- 7,600,000 plays
- Feint - We Won't Be Alone
- 7,400,000 plays
External links[]
- Monstercat Uncaged subsite on Monstercat
- Monstercat Uncaged on YouTube
References[]
- ↑ Prichea, Iuliana (May 12, 2017). "The new evolution in Monstercat’s compilation series, “Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1” was officially unveiled!". EDM Nations. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ Fleury, Landon (May 13, 2017). "Monstercat Switches Things Up with First-Ever “Uncaged” Compilation". Your EDM. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ (May 12, 2017). "Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1 by Various Artists". Monstercat. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ (August 25, 2017). "Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 2 by Various Artists". Monstercat. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ (November 10, 2017). "Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 by Various Artists". Monstercat. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ Sacamano, Bob (January 3, 2018). "Monstercat Records Diversifies With “Uncaged” & “Instinct”". EDMtunes. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ Rao, Natalie (January 4, 2018). "Monstercat Announces Split Into Two Separate Imprint Labels: Instinct and Uncaged". ThisSongIsSick.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kats, Jeanette (January 3, 2018). "Monstercat Teases Uncaged and Instinct" Noiseporn. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ Powell, Karlie (January 3, 2018). "Monstercat Embarks On New Musical Journey With "Instinct"". Your EDM. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 (January 3, 2018). "Monstercat on Twitter: Pieces of the puzzle further…". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 (January 1, 2018). "Monstercat: Uncaged". Monstercat. Retrieved January 1, 2018.