As new talented DJ's seem to be sprouting up everywhere while EDM continues to grow into the Jack-and-the-Giant-Beanstalk-esque of a genre amongst mass popularity, I decided it would be proper to put the spotlight and take one rising DJ center stage each week to examine their background, style, influences and of course notable projects of these Artists.
We start this inaugural weekly post with a groovy new artist, Moonlight Matters. If you had to pick one facet of the Belgium artist Sebastiaan Vandevoorde's style that makes him unique and worthwhile to listen to, it would be his repeated use of a loud, in your face, funky slap bass that appears on almost all of his tracks. Hypothetically, if Saturday Night Fever was a chick, and Revenge of the Nerds was a dude, and they had a kid, and that kid decided to be a DJ, they would end up pretty much sounding like our Belgium phenom. Vandevoorde seems to be the heir to the throne that artists like Aeroplane and Digitalism have created in the indie-house sub genre. Moonlight Matters definitely seems to be a name that will be repeatedly praised in the future; but I'll let his records speak for themselves:
Digitalism - Circles (Moonlight Matters Remix) by Moonlight Matters
Hercules & The Love Affair - Painted Eyes (Moonlight Matters Remix) by Moonlight Matters
Is Tropical - The Greeks (Moonlight Matters Remix) by Moonlight Matters
Adele - Set Fire To The Rain (Moonlight Matters remix) by Moonlight Matters
Ellie Goulding - Lights (Moonlight Matters Remix) by Moonlight Matters
Moonlight Matters - Say A Lot by Moonlight Matters
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Whomp Wednesday Vol. 5
I guarantee some headaches and whiplash for this week's wobble bass day. Been saving up a few monstrous tracks all week and it has taken every ounce of energy within me not to post some of these dubstep future-anthems. But now the fury can be unleashed... so watch yourself:
The collaboration between Skrillex and The Doors has been long awaited but is now open to the public for extensive whomping. Never thought such a collaboration was possible but once again I am proved wrong with this new track, Breaking a Sweat:
Delta Heavy is coming on the drum&bass scene pretty rapidly and this new track Overkill is putting them in the right direction towards dubstep stardom:
This High Rankin' remix of 501's Somewhere in Time is about a year old but I was reminded of it during The Crystal Method's "Community Service" radio cast on Electric Area the other week. Its a classic and definitely worth digging up out of the older files:
I know halloween has come and gone but this Figure track Werewolf is still very very appropriate, and another track worth replaying... a spooky good song:
The collaboration between Skrillex and The Doors has been long awaited but is now open to the public for extensive whomping. Never thought such a collaboration was possible but once again I am proved wrong with this new track, Breaking a Sweat:
Delta Heavy is coming on the drum&bass scene pretty rapidly and this new track Overkill is putting them in the right direction towards dubstep stardom:
This High Rankin' remix of 501's Somewhere in Time is about a year old but I was reminded of it during The Crystal Method's "Community Service" radio cast on Electric Area the other week. Its a classic and definitely worth digging up out of the older files:
I know halloween has come and gone but this Figure track Werewolf is still very very appropriate, and another track worth replaying... a spooky good song:
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Teasing Tuesday
Today marks the beginning of a new month and so I decided I ought pay tribute to the upcoming tracks that will be huge upon release this month. Some of these teasers we all know will be huge simply because of the big name artists behind them, but a couple may surprise you. So keep your robot ears open and enjoy:
Don't Let the System Control You by Reset! is a fun deep electro song that I think will be big in clubs all around North America if everything is right in the EDM world. I'm hooked on this teaser and I'm sure the actual song with be even more addictive:
RESET! - Don't Let The System Control You (PREVIEW) by RESET!
Tommy Trash is just refusing to go into the shadows as of late. He is demanding the respect of the entire EDM scene as one of the premiere dj's with his killer new tracks as well as remixes, and I've already teased you with Ohrwurm which comes out this month. But he also is dropping a remix of Zedd's single Shave It as well as a new original track Monkey See Monkey Do. I'm waiting for the day when this guy makes a metiocre track... that day may never come:
Zedd - Shave It (Tommy Trash Remix) by tommytrash
Tommy Trash - Monkey See Monkey Do (Original Mix) by tommytrash
R3hab has been destroying some remixes lately of big name tracks that few believed could be successfully remixed. Many dj's are wary of remixing monster tracks because they are so good to begin with that it's challenging to make it any better. R3hab however has blown over tracks such as Calvin Harris's Bounce or his collaborative remix with Swanky Tunes of Tiesto's Maximal Crazy. Well he's at it again jumping on Sebastion Ingrosso & Alesso's track Calling. Here's a recent live RIP of the track, I wish I was in So-Cal to hear this song in person:
*** I realize it's pretty cruel to give a bunch of teasers without the satisfaction of a full track to jam to. So to ease the distress these teasers cause here is a new release by Adam K & BT called Tomohawk. It's a great trance-electro hybrid, but if you're too impatient to enjoy the build of trance, go to the 3:10 mark where the song drops, you won't be dissapointed:
Don't Let the System Control You by Reset! is a fun deep electro song that I think will be big in clubs all around North America if everything is right in the EDM world. I'm hooked on this teaser and I'm sure the actual song with be even more addictive:
RESET! - Don't Let The System Control You (PREVIEW) by RESET!
Tommy Trash is just refusing to go into the shadows as of late. He is demanding the respect of the entire EDM scene as one of the premiere dj's with his killer new tracks as well as remixes, and I've already teased you with Ohrwurm which comes out this month. But he also is dropping a remix of Zedd's single Shave It as well as a new original track Monkey See Monkey Do. I'm waiting for the day when this guy makes a metiocre track... that day may never come:
Zedd - Shave It (Tommy Trash Remix) by tommytrash
Tommy Trash - Monkey See Monkey Do (Original Mix) by tommytrash
R3hab has been destroying some remixes lately of big name tracks that few believed could be successfully remixed. Many dj's are wary of remixing monster tracks because they are so good to begin with that it's challenging to make it any better. R3hab however has blown over tracks such as Calvin Harris's Bounce or his collaborative remix with Swanky Tunes of Tiesto's Maximal Crazy. Well he's at it again jumping on Sebastion Ingrosso & Alesso's track Calling. Here's a recent live RIP of the track, I wish I was in So-Cal to hear this song in person:
*** I realize it's pretty cruel to give a bunch of teasers without the satisfaction of a full track to jam to. So to ease the distress these teasers cause here is a new release by Adam K & BT called Tomohawk. It's a great trance-electro hybrid, but if you're too impatient to enjoy the build of trance, go to the 3:10 mark where the song drops, you won't be dissapointed:
Monday, October 31, 2011
Bannanas and Champagne on a Monday
Dada Life dominates this Monday with the release of their vocal mix to Happy Violence as well as a few remixes of the track. I can't decide which is my favorite but that isn't exactly the worst dilemma to have. Decide for yourself which one is the best mix:
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Gone Skiing
So there is a foot of snow outside and it's not even November? I guess there is nothing else to do than dust off the skis and get my Bode Miller on. But in all seriousness, it's kind of absurd out there today, so grab a bottle and just rock out until this snows melts away in a week or so:
Just a couple of Swedish bros, Darwin and Backwall, to start off this post with a monster remix of Don't Give Up. A real fun club stomper with some good euro house flavor. I say a remix like this puts these guys on the map for sure:
Now to adjust to a softer hitting track, Dirty South's new remix of Skylar Grey's single Invisible is one that definitely shows the versatility Dirty South has. To go from the bumpin jams to something really smooth and simple is a truly impressive characteristic of Dirty South, cool music video too:
It's been a while since I'd heard anything out of Jack Beats, and to be honest I was really was starting to miss them. But nothing to fear, they are back with this new track End of Love. I never thought it was possible to be able to put a deep electro bass, simple keyboards riffs and a Johnny Cash-esque sample together and make a song of it, but I've been proven wrong:
Just a couple of Swedish bros, Darwin and Backwall, to start off this post with a monster remix of Don't Give Up. A real fun club stomper with some good euro house flavor. I say a remix like this puts these guys on the map for sure:
Now to adjust to a softer hitting track, Dirty South's new remix of Skylar Grey's single Invisible is one that definitely shows the versatility Dirty South has. To go from the bumpin jams to something really smooth and simple is a truly impressive characteristic of Dirty South, cool music video too:
It's been a while since I'd heard anything out of Jack Beats, and to be honest I was really was starting to miss them. But nothing to fear, they are back with this new track End of Love. I never thought it was possible to be able to put a deep electro bass, simple keyboards riffs and a Johnny Cash-esque sample together and make a song of it, but I've been proven wrong:
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Halloween Funk
When I talk to the unfortunate population that doesn't listen to house and electronic music, I often get the same response as to why they don't: it's just endless hard hitting rave music. Well on this Halloween weekend I have a rebuttle. Three songs that got a little jazz and funk infused in them. These aren't the kind dance songs you bounce off the walls to, these are the ones that you just want to groove to. So get weird this weekend in some inapropriate costumes but always keep jammin.
Zombie Disco Squad coming with a little scat jazz mixed in with some indie house in Piano Man. I've had this track on repeat this afternoon and I'm completely fine with it. Besides their name is perfect for the theme of this weekend:
Louis La Roche is back at it again with this new track Los Angeles. I love his EP Gimme Gimme/The Wall. He comes back with that same energy in this song that requires you to put some dancing shoes on:
Louis La Roche - Los Angeles by TaKoHANDz
This new jam by The Crystal Method, I'm Not Leaving, is featured in the new pretty sick looking documentary "RE:Genereation" and has Martha Reeves and the Funk Brothers giving us a whole lot of R&B and Soulful music for this weekend. Check this song out then check out the documentary, both are pretty sweet:
Zombie Disco Squad coming with a little scat jazz mixed in with some indie house in Piano Man. I've had this track on repeat this afternoon and I'm completely fine with it. Besides their name is perfect for the theme of this weekend:
Louis La Roche is back at it again with this new track Los Angeles. I love his EP Gimme Gimme/The Wall. He comes back with that same energy in this song that requires you to put some dancing shoes on:
Louis La Roche - Los Angeles by TaKoHANDz
This new jam by The Crystal Method, I'm Not Leaving, is featured in the new pretty sick looking documentary "RE:Genereation" and has Martha Reeves and the Funk Brothers giving us a whole lot of R&B and Soulful music for this weekend. Check this song out then check out the documentary, both are pretty sweet:
Thursday, October 27, 2011
A Maximal Crazy Weekend
I think it is safe to say Halloween weekend has started now. I guess that means it's time to get weird in weird outfits and have very little remorse about it. To get your the weekend going I decided to go strictly electro house. We all need that deep bass energy to get this night going especially when the weather outside has been pretty shitty. With no further adieux, I give you beats:
A couple of killer "Maximal Crazy" remixes got released this week that I'm sure made the great Tiesto very proud. Bassjacker's remix stays true to their sound with a deep aggressive bass and cut samples. Swanky Tunes and R3hab kill it with the synthed keyboards they throw in their remix, it defninitely gives it a classic house sound with a high energy drop. So which remix is superior? You be the judge:
This recent remix by Calvin Harris of the track, "Iced Out" is a diamond in the rough that deserves a little more love. I think you'll agree after a listen:
The other day I posted Duck Sauce's new track "Big Bad Wolf". Well it seems that Dada Life is already hot on making a remix and it sounds like it could even trump the original. I also love how they always just preview their songs in studio, no music video nonsense, just good music. Hopefully it comes out before Halloween cause it sounds horrifyingly jammin:
A couple of killer "Maximal Crazy" remixes got released this week that I'm sure made the great Tiesto very proud. Bassjacker's remix stays true to their sound with a deep aggressive bass and cut samples. Swanky Tunes and R3hab kill it with the synthed keyboards they throw in their remix, it defninitely gives it a classic house sound with a high energy drop. So which remix is superior? You be the judge:
This recent remix by Calvin Harris of the track, "Iced Out" is a diamond in the rough that deserves a little more love. I think you'll agree after a listen:
The other day I posted Duck Sauce's new track "Big Bad Wolf". Well it seems that Dada Life is already hot on making a remix and it sounds like it could even trump the original. I also love how they always just preview their songs in studio, no music video nonsense, just good music. Hopefully it comes out before Halloween cause it sounds horrifyingly jammin:
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