Kaskade Opens a New Chapter with “Undux”: Connection Through Subtraction
After decades of shaping dance music’s emotional and melodic DNA, Kaskade is once again reinventing the way we listen, feel, and move. His newest album set to release this winter, Undux, isn’t just another chapter — it’s an entirely new book in the Kaskade story. Thoughtful, grounded, and quietly radical, Undux distills a lifetime of sound into something intimate and unexpected.
A Season of Change
When asked how Undux differs from his past projects, Kaskade doesn’t hesitate to connect music to personal transformation.
“We don’t move fundamental things around in our foundation without there being an overall shift,” he says.
This album is the sound of that shift — backward, forward, up, down — all catching the light in new ways. Where REDUX stripped back the spectacle, Undux subtracts even more, revealing what’s left when ego, volume, and excess fall away: clarity, connection, and honesty.
From REDUX to UNDux
The title Undux might sound like a glitch in the matrix, but it’s really Kaskade’s playful nod to his 2013 REDUX project — a movement that championed simplicity and soul over spectacle.
“Undux is a play off REDUX,” he explains. “The idea is connection through subtraction… what could be taken away to reveal something more unique?”
The accompanying live shows embodied this philosophy — intimate, bespoke settings where the light show was simply the sun setting, and the crowd’s energy was the real headliner. Undux channels that same energy into a complete thought: less about bangers, more about balance.
DNCR & Imprint — Two Sides of the Same Pulse
Kaskade nods to the days of vinyl with his decision to release DNCR and Imprint as paired singles — modern A and B sides that set the emotional compass for the album.
“It’s like, ‘This is peanut butter, this is chocolate,’” he laughs.
DNCR is a pure kinetic release — a track built for the crowd, for surrender, for that blissful moment when melody overtakes memory.
“It’s made to make you feel good… to help sustain that dancefloor conversion to happiness,” he says.
By contrast, Imprint is introspective — a meditation on what lingers after love, change, or loss.
“It can be interpreted [in] so many ways… we’re all still being written, even when chapters close.”
Together, the two songs chart a journey from motion to meaning — from dancing through it to understanding it.
Balancing the Beat and the Heart
Kaskade’s music has always lived where euphoria meets emotion, but he insists that balance isn’t something he engineers.
“I don’t really try to balance it,” he states. “My music represents my life, which isn’t one thing… joy, sadness, hope, exhaustion, energy.”
It’s this spectrum — the full range of human feeling — that gives Undux its glow. It’s not all peaks or valleys; it’s the movement between them that matters.
Classic Kaskade, Evolved
When pressed on what feels “classic” versus “new,” Kaskade laughs off the question.
“My audience could probably tell you better,” he says. “I can no more create something in the shape of classic me than I can in the style of future me.”
That unfiltered authenticity — letting sound find him, rather than chasing it — may be what’s most quintessentially Kaskade of all.
Partnerships and Vision
Undux arrives through his label Arkade in collaboration with Monstercat, a partnership he describes as “fun and forward-thinking.”
“The record was done when it got to them,” he explains, “but they’ve been instrumental in how it’s being shared with the world.”
It’s a reminder that for Kaskade, the process is always communal — whether it’s through his label, his audience, or his music’s open invitation to feel something together.
The Heart of It All
At its core, Undux isn’t about reinvention — it’s about reflection.
“I just hope it’s what they need, wherever they are,” Kaskade says. “Undux is meant to be both a soft landing and a celebration.”
That sentiment carries through his stories of fans who’ve found solace in his music — moments where connection outshines the stage lights.
“Those are the moments where I’m stunned by the power of the human spirit,” he reflects.
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Kaskade still smiles when he remembers looking out at an endless sea of fans during his 2015 Coachella set.
“I wanted to say something… but the music had to speak. I had no words.”
And if he could tell his younger self anything before this next chapter?
“Now this is not the end… but perhaps the end of the beginning.”
With Undux, Kaskade isn’t just revisiting his roots — he’s redefining them. It’s dance music grown wiser, stripped of spectacle but brimming with spirit. Proof that even in stillness, the beat goes on.
This feature was written by Savannah Garrick.