TATE SEDAR Just Defined a New Era of Dance Music—Here’s How
ATE SEDAR is reshaping how people think about electronic music. With the launch of his debut EP THIS IS POST-EDM, SEDAR isn’t trying to fit into a genre box. He’s building a new one.
Out on February 7, the EP arrives exactly one year after he publicly rebranded his sound as “post-EDM”—a term he defines as “a progressive style of electronic dance music that draws from sounds of the EDM era (2010-2020) and prior while using both analog and digital instrumentation.” It’s more than a sound shift. It’s a full-circle moment for an artist who’s been building up to this for years.
In 2024 alone, TATE SEDAR hit serious milestones: over 500,000 streams, radio play for “Our Goodbye” with Liv Kennedy, and major live sets, including a headliner in his hometown of San Francisco and a spot opening for R3hab at Avalon Hollywood over New Year’s weekend. But before the big stages, there was the work—years spent shaping a style that balances nostalgia with something fresh.
It all starts with “San Francisco,” the EP’s opening track.
Raised on Motown, hip-hop, and rock, SEDAR mixes those roots into a funky, groove-heavy tribute to the city that made him. The spark for electronic music came from a CD of This Is Ultimate Dance and arcade games like Dance Dance Revolution. That energy shaped his early taste but evolved with time.
Then came “Emotions,” featuring rapper P$YCHEDELIC. The track is a melting pot—house, lofi hip-hop, trap—and it shows just how much SEDAR’s palate has grown. Living in London, then LA, exposed him to sounds beyond big-room drops and progressive builds. That shift came through in the track’s sample-based production and genre-blending vibes. And it resonated. “Emotions” hit over 100k streams by the end of 2024.
“Our Goodbye,” the emotional high point of the EP, started as a pandemic-era writing session with Liv Kennedy. What was supposed to be a breakup anthem turned into a dancepop-electro crossover that flipped heartbreak into energy. It made waves, getting spins on KTU 103.5, SiriusXM’s BPM, and charting on Nexus Radio. More importantly, it marked a shift in SEDAR’s production—favoring guitars and hybrids over typical EDM saw synths.
“Coming Home (I.M.U)” tells another part of the story. It captures a moment where SEDAR felt stuck creatively. Live shows took priority over new music. But this track helped realign things. Built from chords and guitar riffs, it eventually found its voice through vocals that reminded SEDAR of his own beginnings. That spark helped shape the entire EP’s direction.
And then there’s “Dream,” the closer. Originally an instrumental demo, it found new life with Otto Palmborg on vocals. The result is a soaring, emotional anthem where the drop sings as much as the lyrics. It’s the EP’s emotional core—and a nod to where SEDAR wants to take his music next.
THIS IS POST-EDM isn’t just a title. It’s a mission. The EP is a timeline of an artist finding his voice through change, risk, and a lot of self-reflection. For fans of house music and beyond, it’s a reminder that dance music doesn’t have to sound the same to feel familiar.
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