Self-promoting electronic music
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I'd say delete the first track too.
When sending out to radio stations or DJ's, i'd select my best few tracks with the best dancefloor/radio-friendly sound and hooks. And if you are going to do videos then do them for these songs.
It's more likely that people will pick up on these songs and hum them on the way to work etc if they get stuck in their head, then they'll look into what other work you've done if interested and perhaps buy the album.Getting stuff to big name djs/artists is a good idea and see if they'll tweet your stuff. If someone like Deadmau5 likes your stuff and he tweets it then you're instantly out to 2million+ people.
Another avenue is to go down the gear promo route. What gear do you use? Akai, Native Instruments, Ableton? When you get a video together send it to these guys social channels - I see these brands posting and promoting videos all the time for bands using their stuff.
Your music is a very eclectic style ( I do the same mixmash) so you'll find it hard to become pigeonholed by a particular fanbase.
What about offering the stems of one of your more dancey tracks up for a remix. Start a remix competition and give something like a Novation Launchpad away as a prize. For an investment of $100 you may get a lot of attention from other folk shouting about the comp and from submitters getting all their friends to stop by and vote. Gets your name out there.
- + delete "middleman" + "flip the tape". It makes a mockery of the rest of the music IMO23kon