It's been a pretty interesting week reading all the Daft Punk album reviews that have been floating around. Some are calling it epic and "the new style of dance music" and others are calling it awful and a fall from grace for our beloved robots. I haven't had the opportunity to listen to the album as of yet, but I know from previous experience (audio, video, disco) that I shouldn't get my hopes up for something of old. We already know that this album doesn't have a single sample in it, so when I hear the album for the first [...]
♫ "Global Concepts" - Robert DeLong ♫ "Closer (The Knocks Remix)" - Tegan and Sara ♫ "Digital Love (Panic City Remix)" - Daft Punk ♫ "We Are In Love (DVBBS & LOVEHAUS Remix)" - Cider Sky ♫ "Bright Diamonds (Rihanna vs The Knocks)" - DOSVEC ♫ "Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)" - Lana Del Rey ♫ "Taito (Original Mix)" - Mord Fustang ♫ "Clarity (Starkillers Believe Bootleg)" – Zedd ♫ "UMF (Ultra Music Festival Anthem)" - Avicii
Intricate acoustic guitar, Ellie's whimsically graceful voice, and Madeon's upbeat, synth-ridden leads provide for a beautiful ballad. Certainly mainstream, pop ready and with the Madeon electro influences, this track is an EDM specialty. Cheers. -lev Stay Awake (Original Mix) - Ellie Goulding & Madeon Bonus: Not your typical Avicii edit, but very down-tempo, sexy track nonetheless... Get Free (Avicii Edit) - Major Lazer ft. Amber Of Dirty Projectors
In honor of the greatest electronic music festival to grace the land, this cut from Avicii (produced awhile back) is set to play. Classic Avicii style, no frills. Cheers. -lev UMF (Ultra Music Festival Anthem) - Avicii
I wasn't kidding when I said The Knocks were on fire. You put just about any vibin' electronic ensemble behind Tegan & Sara and you'll have yourself a nice dose of success. Super catchy. Cheers. -lev Closer (The Knocks Remix) - Tegan & Sara
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Another has come and gone, and another Friday has peeked it's pretty lil' face around the corner. Yes, it's that time again. It's time to relentlessly make fun of your friends until they get up off the couch and go out with you. If you need some help convincing them, press play and watch them magically feel the need to get up and start partying. #danceirresponsibly Download zip [...]
Hey Nikki you so fine, you so fine you blow my mind. I like your tat, but I like your vocals more. This piece is getting tossed around the decks of late, with remixes from a handful of these DJ studs. Cazzette's happens to be my favorite. The foundation sounds like it would be a popular radio song but I haven't really turned on pop radio in ages so we'll have to get an enthusiast like Lev to confirm. Nonetheless, I think you'll get your progressive fix out of this one. If you're an avid podcast follower, expect to see [...]
If you were a fan of Drive's famous electro-pop soundtrack that was masterfully compiled by none other than Cliff Martinez, the drummer of RHCP, then this cut is for you. Sonny Wharton gave "A Real Hero" a little more umph while keeping the majority of the track intact. Cheers. -lev A Real Hero (Sonny Wharton Roadtrip Re-Edit) - College feat. Electric Youth
♫ "Sight Of The Sun" - fun. "keep me close to you..." ♫ "Little Black Submarines" - The Black Keys "a broken heart is blind..." ♫ "Dance With Me" - Ra Ra Riot "pretty sweet fool..." ♫ "Clarity (Starkillers Believe Bootleg)" - Zedd Feat. Foxes "makes us forget all common sense..." ♫ "Feed Me Diamonds (RAC Mix)" - MNDR "what's the [...]
After quite the hiatus, my itch has led me to lace em up again and get back in the game. I apologize for the absence, but it is clear that Lev and Co. have been around to do what chubby does best: bring the heat that's not topping the charts. While I've been gone, practically every big gun has released a new tune. I've been keeping up to the best of my ability, and while it still brings a smile to my face, let's just say I haven't been wowed. One of my A-listers of the recent releases is Zedd's [...]
01. "The Night Out (Madeon Remix)" - Martin Solveig 02. "Blue Jeans (RAC Mix)" - Lana Del Rey 03. "The Fear (Moonlight Matters Rework)" - Ben Howard 04. "Llove (Dada Life Remix)" - Kaskade Feat. Haley 05. "Some Nights (Jakob Liedholm Arena Mix)" - fun. 06. "Still With Me (Seven Lions Remix)" - Tritonal ft. Cristina Soto 07. "In My Mind feat. Georgi Kay (Axwell Mix)" - Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl 08. "Youth (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)" - Foxes 09. "High For This (Monsieur [...]
Very well mastered house track from Angel Stoxx. Vangelis Kostoxenakis (awesome fucking name) was born in Greece and you can clearly here the Mediterranean, beachy influence in all of his productions. Also take note of the ubiquitous sample. For your listening pleasure, also accompanied a deeper rendition of the track. Cheers. -lev Separate Ways (Original Mix) - Angel Stoxx Separate Ways (DJ Dep Remix) - Angel Stoxx
Haven't seen a Sunloverz track in some time. Beachy, proggy, and female vocals. Next we got some Felguk, and as always, they brings electro but with that wildly unique flair. As with every other media outlet (if you consider this one...ehh) CB's thoughts and prayers go out to those lost at Sandy Hook. Maybe we can find some solace in music. It's time for a change. Cheers. -lev The End Is Near, Pt. 1 (Felguk Remix) - 12th Planet & Flinch Rain 2013 (Extended Mix) - Sunloverz & [...]
Little jazzy cut with a seemingly vintage vocal sample to provide you with that loungey, velvety feel. And CLMD are always consistent, so can't ever go wrong here. Cheers. -lev Warm (Original Mix) - Loaded Dice Falling Like Angels (Original Mix) - CLMD
Leading up to about the minute and thirty mark, you would have never guessed this was a collab from Porter Robinson and Mat Zo, but then again, who were you too judge a song that quick. Absolutely stellar production from these two. Clean, well-mastered, refreshing, up-beat vocals, introduction of some new elements, and very likeable. What else can you ask for? Cheers. -lev Easy (Original Mix) - Porter Robinson & Mat Zo
This funky little nugget from the seasoned-vet and remixing aficionado Cassian offers some sexy, filtered vocals, hints of disco, and a mildly futuristic lead. Known for his remixing abilities, this original departs from the norm and should take you down a dreamy little yellow-brick road. No clue what the latter means. Cheers. -lev On & On (Original Mix) - Cassian
Ever since Tiesto exploded to the mainstream, departing from what once made him so famous, trance, to some amalgamation of electro/pop-house I began to pay much less attention. However, to my disbelief, it seems that Tiesto has redeemed himself with this one. Last time I heard a solid U2 remix was when "Magnificent" was released. "Pride" is easily my most coveted U2 track of all time. Been listening to this one since I was just a little teeny-bopper. And it takes big cojones to venture into the realm of U2. Tiesto effortlessly pulls off a nearly perfect electronic rendition of this famous [...]
Quite a sample. Somewhere deep in the Arabian desert, Morillo and friends chilled on a magic carpet with a couple of cobra snakes and sooner or a later, had a bangin' new house track. Big room capability, this thing bumps. Cheers. -lev Flamenco (Original Mix) - Harry Romero, Alex Kenji & Erick Morillo feat. Mati
I'll cover both ends of the spectrum with some sexy, groovin' tech and your run-of-the-mill Koyu big room, feel good proggy facelift of the one and only, Miike Snow. Hope everyone isn't too fat from the last few days. Cheers. -lev Loverboy (Vocal Club Mix) - Lissat & Voltaxx Pretender (Deniz Koyu Remix) - Miike Snow
The young, energized, mixed Russian-German phenom Zedd offers yet another monster to his arsenal that proves his continued growth and dominating presence in the electro house market. "Lost at Sea", featuring Ryan Tedder, who has collab'd with nearly all the greats in the industry to this point, is a bit of a stray from Zedd's traditional productions, but that's what gives it the character it has. Anton Zaslavski (Zedd) drops a new twist in every song, making it all the more exciting to follow his work as it hits the shelves. In this instance, a duo with Tedder [...]
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