Great news for remixers and well, not so good news for Kaskade has just emerged. Stems for Kaskade‘s latest hit ‘Atmosphere‘ have leaked across the internet.

For those of you who don’t know what ‘stems’ are stems are individual audio tracks forming prominent elements of a song that allow for greater manipulation and remix-ability. Usually these stems are given out with the permission of an artist and/or label for sponsored remixes, contests, and bootleggers. They can include isolated elements such as the bassline, individual leads, vocals, and FX.

Given the extremely mobile nature of data on the internet it would not be surprising if the stems have already spread past the point of containment. While this is not necessarily a negative thing for Kaskade, it will ultimately reduce the amount of control he can have over the quality and quantity of Atmosphere remixes.

The stems (parts) of Atmosphere have leaked. Ugh. tinyurl.com/lj9x68h—
Kaskade (@kaskade) July 24, 2013

 

To be fair, the digital medium of electronic music does cater to leaks and as a result occurrences like this are fairly common.

All we can say is, prepare yourself for a potential flurry of ‘Atmosphere’ remixes.