Kaskade Announces First Traditional Studio Album in a Decade, 'undux'

Kaskade’s first traditional studio album since 2015’s Automatic is officially on the way. According to a press release, the project, due via Arkade and Monstercat on December 4, represents “one of the most introspective and personal chapters of his career,” threaded with “themes of reconnection, renewal, and emotional honesty.” These themes are already at play in Kaskade's album announcement reel, in which he recounts the long, winding – but in the end, fulfilling – creative road to undux:

"A while ago, I promised myself I'd get back into the studio and make my next album. I set time aside, called up some friends, and dove in. The process was frustrating. I was making music, but it didn't feel honest. So I shelved what I had, let some time pass, and tried again later. Same results," he shares. 

"All of this was happening while I was facing what felt like a mountain of personal challenges. I was sad and lonely, and the music reflected that. This made me uncomfortable, so I stopped. This summer, determined to make an album, I sat down again, but this time, I decided to embrace what I was feeling instead of forcing something. I just let it happen. As I worked through it, I could feel things getting better. I felt hopeful. undux became a study of that hope and the beauty that comes from having faith in something bigger than ourselves with whatever we're going through."

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The announcement of undux trails the producer's North American summer tour of the same name. “Undux was intended to be different by way of connection through subtraction. We pulled away all the intense lighting and graphics, pumped up the sound, then scouted the coolest locations we could find,” Kaskade wrote on Instagram.

Conceptually, undux built on the eight-time GRAMMY Award nominee’s live “Redux” approach. Typically hosted in smaller club settings and other more intimate venues, Kaskade's Redux shows focus on fostering artist-crowd connection, favoring groove-stoking over commercial spectacle. 

Across outdoor sites in Toronto, New York, Dallas, San Francisco, and Atlanta, undux facilitated a similar sense of intimacy that will undoubtedly reflect in the coming album and possibly even in Indio Valley next April. Last month, Coachella announced Kaskade as one of its 2026 performers, adding impact to a lineup again led by dance music, with the genre representing 45% of the 2026 lineup, per a report from Bookingagentinfo.com

undux follows Kaskade's slate of concept-driven projects since Automatic, including two volumes of Kaskade Christmas (2018 and 2023), five REDUX LPs and EPs, a pair of Arkade Destinations albums, and Fire & Ice v3.