''Monstercat 5 Year Anniversary'' is a compilation album by the

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Monstercat Monstercat (formerly known as Monstercat Media) is a Canadian independent electronic music record label based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 2011 by Mike Darlington and Ari Paunonen, the label released music on a tri-weekly basis unt ...

, released on 15 July 2016 and features ten songs from various artists. The album was announced to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Monstercat, which was founded on 1 July 2011.

Background

Monstercat 5 Year Anniversary was released on 15 July 2016, two weeks after Monstercat's 5th anniversary of the label being founded in 2011. On 18 July 2016, Monstercat released Didrick's ''5 Year Anniversary Mix'', a compilation song featuring several popular songs released by Monstercat including ''The Girl'' by Hellberg, '' Alone'' by

Marshmello Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. His songs "Silence", "Wolves", "Friends", " Happier", and " Alone" have been certified multi-platinum in several ...

and ''Stronger'' by Stonebank. Monstercat 5 Year Anniversary features 10 songs from various artists including ''Blackout'' by

Pegboard Nerds Pegboard Nerds is a Scandinavian electronic music group, consisting of Norwegian DJ Alexander Odden and Danish DJ Michael Parsberg. The name Pegboard Nerds is an anagram of the duo's surnames, Odden and Parsberg. The duo first met in 2005 and for ...

, ''Crescendo'' by Muzzy (featuring vocals by Mylk), ''Break The Silence'' by Richard Caddock, Wrld, Nitro Fun, Slips & Slurs and Subtact and ''Matches'' by Stephen Walking and

Ephixa James Leusink (born April 13, 1990), better known by his alias Ephixa (sometimes stylised as ephixa), is a Canadian electronic music producer who lives in Ontario, Canada. He is best known for his viral "Charlie Sheen Bi-Winning" dubstep remix, ...

(featuring vocals by Aaron Richards). Monstercat 5 Year Anniversary features several recurring artists from previous Monstercat compilation albums including Stonebank, Tristam, and

Noisestorm Eoin O'Broin (), better known by his stage name Noisestorm (born 1 October 1995), is an Irish DJ and music producer. He is best known for his song "Crab Rave", which peaked at 14 on ''Billboard''s Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Early life Noisest ...

Track listing

Charts

References

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