With the Monstercat vs. NCS showdown reaching its grand finale, this week’s theme, “Tag Team/Mega Collab,” brings Monstercat’s Simulcats together with the NCS staff for a monumental clash of releases. This event is packed with nostalgia, distinctive sound design, and heartfelt callbacks to the music and culture that helped define both labels over the last decade and a half.
Stepping up for this week’s showdown, Monstercat comes full circle with Simulcats, a collective team of 18 writers from across the community. They have joined forces to create the massive, fully original release “Interconnected.” Built around an uplifting house foundation infused with the label’s signature aesthetic, the track strikes a nostalgic chord with familiar motifs that longtime fans will immediately recognize.
Born from the label’s previous Mix Content seasons, Simulcats brings together live DJs, current and former artists, and dedicated community members from around the world to channel their shared passion into one ambitious production. Together, the collective transforms their shared history into a celebration of the music, community, and 15-year legacy that brought them together.
Meanwhile, NCS has assembled its own team of staff members for the massive collaboration “Soundtracking the Internet.” This nostalgic, house-driven anthem takes listeners on a journey through the label’s evolution. Crafted entirely by the internal team, the track cleverly interpolates more than 60 records spanning multiple genres, effectively weaving together the sounds and styles that have defined the label throughout its journey.
The release serves as a celebration of everything NCS has come to represent, blending music, gaming, and internet culture into one ambitious project that pays tribute to the community and sound that helped establish the label as a defining force in the digital music landscape.
Discovered back in 2011, both labels quickly became defining forces in internet music culture, introducing a generation of listeners to electronic music through YouTube, gaming, and online communities. As both labels grew, so did the crossover between their audiences, fueling a friendly rivalry that has kept fans debating which catalog reigns supreme for more than a decade. Now, 15 years later, the NCS vs. Monstercat: 15 Year Anniversary turns that long-running debate into reality, bringing both sides together to celebrate the legacy they built and the artists pushing electronic music forward.