Coyote Kisses New EP Thundercolor is available for purchase todaaayyy. Have a listen on their soundcloud.
Im quite pleased that these tunes really can’t be put in a box–the EP as a whole is diverse with the upbeat “This is How You Know” balanced by the mellow “Driving at Night,” and every track literally defies genre. “Stay With You” and “Changing Guard” are the standout songs for me.
In the same vein as their self-described “glitterpunk” cover of Seven Lions’ “Days to Come”–which I’m pretty certain won his much-hyped remix competition– “Changing Guard” also features that melodic electric guitar-on-helium sound.
If CK’s cover of “Days to Come ” and “Changing Guard” do it for ya definitely check out Ronald Jenkee’s “Guitar Sound” :
19 year old Swedish producer Gatzby is tearin it up. Can’t wait to see more from this kid.
PRESS PLAY. This is masterful remixing at its best–Gatzby turned Matisyahu’s alternative reggae sound into a dance jam. Easily one of my favorite remixes.
Say what you will about Xtina, she’s got chops. I dont know why her stuff doesnt get remixed more, she has the voice to carry strong progressive house tracks.
Hey hey all, thanks for waiting out the finals interruption of posts. Welcome to winter break and all its holiday glory. In honor of the fact that we have made it home or will be home soon, Ive got a whole batch of “Home” themed songs for ya.
I also like the original by Nicky Romero and NERVO, but Dillon Francis always knows how to add that extra dance-punch sound.
Home (Whole-Z Remix): I don’t necessarily think this remix is better than Edward Sharpe’s original, but it retains the track’s fun tune and unforgettable whistle while mixing it up a bit.
04 Hometown Glory [Urban Noize Remix]-Kanye West and Jay Z lyrics added to Adele’s very first single, “Hometown Glory.” The remix picks up the tempo of the original and adds some nice kick drum.
Back Home- House pop mashup feat The Wanted, Neon Trees, etc., remixed by Dotcom.
To round out your “Home” playlist from just EDM (and to prove it is not the only genre I listen to haha) you might consider the following tracks:
-“Back Home”-Pepper
-“Coming Home”-John Legend
-“First Train Home”-Imogen Heap
-“Homecoming”-Kanye West
-“Home Sweet Home”-Nujabes feat. Substantial
-“Welcome Home”-Radical Face
-“Home”-Great Northern
-“Back Home”-Blue Scholars
-“Comin’ Home” and/or “Sweet Home Alabama”- Lynyrd Skynyrd
-“Visionz of Home”-J Cole
-“Homeward Bound”-Simon and Garfunkel
-“Who Says You Cant Go Home”-Bon Jovi hahaha
-“A Face to Call Home”- John Mayor
-“Halfway Home”-Jason Mraz
-”Come Back Home”-Two Door Cinema Club
I could go on all day but thats probably more home-related songs than you ever wanted to know. Happy listening.
New track recently posted on R3hab’s soundcloud, and its a fun number. It’s grinding synthy goodness and an aggressive party sound. Maybe its the title’s proximity to the similarly-named “Skyfall,” but I could totally see this in an action movie trailer. Have a listen.
This post is about a duo of 20 year olds from the Netherlands who are rapidly becoming one of my favorite house artists: Vicetone. I’ve already posted about their great remixes of Fedde le Grand and Nicky Romero’s “Sparks” and Flo Rida’s “Whistle”, but I just can’t get enough. They recently released an original, “Hope,” so I’m revisiting their work.
GOOD LORD THIS IS AWESOME. If you’re of a conservative American persuasion, you will likely not stomach this, but if you’re an Obama fan, you’ll probably fall on the floor. It mixes the end of President Obama’s re-election speech with some friggin great progressive house production. They made a point to express that the song is not about politics, but the uplifting message of Obama’s statement.
I know, I know, Usher’s ultrapopular single “Climax” is old news. But Diplo (music mastermind and producer of the song) shared a STUNNING cover of the track a couple weeks ago and it still hasnt gotten the attention it deserves, so I thought I’d write a whole post on Climax remixes. The cover-see video below-is achingly beautiful. Mt. Wolf shows us what a cover can and should be-maintaining the seductive sorrow of the original but also making the song completely their own. Disclaimer: obviously its not EDM (Mt. Wolf is self-described as “DreamFolk”), but its still amazing music.
Climax (Kaskade Remix)-Undisputedly glorious progressive house remix from veteran producer Kaskade.
Usher_-_Climax_(Vaski_Remix) Another remix you’ve probably heard, because its one of the best. Probably my favorite, other than Mt. Wolf’s cover. Dupstep banger, and somehow it totally works despite how at odds dubstep is with the sound of the original. Vaski’s a genius.
Climax (Diplo Bouncier Climactic Remix) Diplo remixes his own stuff to be “bouncier” haha. I dont think adding a drum machine inherently makes songs better, so I was hesitant to include this remix, but its got other things going for it. Still worth a listen.
I don’t even care if thats not quite a baby chinchilla, how can you resist that??
Ive recently discovered D.veloped, a producer/remixer who specializes in random as hell but fun. His facebook page (where, by the way, you can get free downloads) says “D.veloped has created his own formula for a different style of mashup remix. With key influences ranging from soulful 70′s, nostalgic 90′s, and decades of hip hop, you are guaranteed to hear a wheel of musical compositions.” Thats for sure. You need to get an earful of his stuff to understand the crazy range of ground he manages to cover. D.composed Vol. 1 is jam packed with hip hop anthems you’ll remember from the middle-school dance floor, including Lil Jon, Dre, and Snoop, mixed with trap and dubstep staples (Flosstradamus, Skrillex, etc) and pleasant surprises (sampling MGMT, Kid Cudi, “Sweet Dreams”–although it sounds nothing like Marilyn Manson). It finishes off with Blink 182 for Christ’s sake. But for me, the ultimate win: a single line from the Space Jam theme-song “everybody get up its time to slam now.” Brought me straight back to the 90′s.
His genre? “Websters is still trying to define this ish”. Check it out.
Stadium Love (Grandtheft Remix) Grandtheft gets rid of the dominating distortion, electric guitars and heavy drums in Metric’s alt rock original and strips it down to a fun bopping electro track. The upbeat “ooh ooh ooh” vocals are much clearer in his version, perfect for singing along and skipping down the street.
Cockiness (Hedspin & Grandtheft Remix) Bursts out the gate with fat bass and strong claps. This is thuggin trap at its finest, although perhaps we could have done away with Rihanna’s vocals altogether haha. The “come at me” woof sound throughout is sure to get ya worked up before a big game, etc.
Sweet Nothing (Diplo & Grandtheft Remix)[feat. Florence Welch] This one’s at the top of the Hype Machine charts yesterday and today, and for good reason. “Sweet Nothing” and a lot of other Florence songs are getting remixed like crazy these days, and the market gets a bit diluted. Its nice to find standout remixes like a trap take that adds bangin bass and drumwork but preserves Florence’s stunning vocals. Well done fellas.
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‘Retro City (Bronze Whale Remix)-Not the dubstep beast of Adventure Club’s original, but a low-tempo glitch version of it that also works really well. That steadier vibrating (rather than the all over the place and crazy drops) bass reminds me more of the kind Ive heard in “chillstep” tracks.
‘RISE AND FALL FINAL (KEYS N KRATES RMX)- Keys and Krates glitches and adds some trap elements to this Adventure Club and Krewella collaboration. It becomes a consistently faster tunw with a better beat but loses the signature drawn-out vocals and dubstep crunch of the original. Expect a full post on Keys N Krates soon!
Lullabies – Yuna (Adventure Club Remix)-Exemplifies Adventure Club’s specialty–taking indie artists’ tracks (remember their remix of Foxes’ “Youth”? its stellar) and transforming them into their own brand of chill dubstep. I love the way AC manipulates and uses voice in their work.
I didnt even know what Trap music was until after I’d already started listening to it–I just thought “oh, electronic gettin all gangsta and shit…” cool, I’m into it. Now tons of blogs and artists are blowing up with this new sound. It just makes you wanna get nasty. The definition of trap music on urbandictionary is actually superb:
Trap music is based on use of the 808 Roland drum machine, pitched and re-sampled hiphop/rap vocals, pipe flutes, gangsta synth leads, and various FX. Similar to rap without the main vocal, Trap music has been gaining lots of attention from major DJ’s and labels. Although, the style originated many years ago, Trap music has recently been making a new school comeback in many new forms such as “Trap”, “Chirp”, “SeaPunk”, “PsyTrap”, and “TrapStep”. Earliest known examples can be found by artists such as Triple Six Mafia, UGK, Swisha House, and Gucci Mane. Tempos range widely from 135-175bpm which is uncommon for most major genres of electronic dance music (EDM).
In laymen’s terms, Trap music would be best described as a recipe:
1/3 hip hop (tempo and song structure similar) – however vocals are usually pitched lower or higher
1/3 dubstep (similar drum arrangements, different builds and drops)
1/3 dub (Low frequency focus and strong emphasis on repetitiveness throughout a song)
The result is the best of both worlds, and some really good tracks. Ive already posted some of my favorite trap remixes: Adventure Club’s “Retro City (LOUDPVCK Remix)” and Crystal Castles’ “Baptism (Sound Remedy Trap Remix)”. If you haven’t heard them yet, get on it. The following are also worth checking out:
Annies Theme (Carnage Festival Trap Remix)-Afrojack… I have legit almost started dancing on the subway to this. Definitely like a Halloween vibe, but you’ll bounce to that bass, guaranteed.
Reaching Out (Udachi Edit)-Nero…you could say the bass in this song sounds like a microwave is about to explode, but I dig it anyway. Love that drumwork too.
Rollup (Baauer Remix)-Flosstradamus. Thudding bass, sirens, whistles, a cough (?!), all put to good use in this thuggin track.
This doesnt even scratch the surface, so get get your hands on some more Baauer (Harlem Shake EP, for example), Flosstradamus’ XO EP, and LOUDPVCK’s work. Trap is basically the next big thing in EDM, and you’ll definitely be seeing more of it here in the future.
