L'Étranger (loosely translated "The Stranger") - Ben Thomas has been no stranger to his French touch stylings over the past few years. To commemorate a different slant to his productions, he's launched a new label, Thomorrow . The primary focus will be to showcase some of his one-offs and a slightly deeper side of his daily production routine. So here's the first go - " Don't Ever Change" EP . I took a listen to these tracks last week and was delightfully impressed with the melding of a tropical, deep [...]
It literally seems only yesterday we were first interviewing Alex and Johannes of Qulinez for their debut track ' Troll ' on Size Records . The track was an INSTANT hit, and even received the official bootleg treatment from American DJ, Kaskade ! Now we're back in 2013 to sit down and chat with the guys briefly about what they've been up to and how the last two years have been treating them! We talk on a range of topics from their work with Steve Angello , to being considered [...]
Like a Godsend through the rampant social media outcry, Moon Boots answers my prayer for something to listen to besides the leaked Daft Punk album. Almost as if to remind everyone - "Hey, there's thousands of other new tracks being released on a daily basis as well." But no one likes a cry baby so I'll just drop that point. On to another point, Moon Boots is on point with his latest single Love Strong . Nope, not released yet - this is a preview to French Express 's freebie [...]
It's official, even the most mysterious of artists can slip up here and there....or did they?! This is one of the happiest moments I have had since finding out this album was real! The most anticipated release of the last decade has come to fruition a week early, and we are right there to provide it to all you lovely people. The iTunes stream that was made available today did not have any encryption on the files, so it begs the question: "Is this yet another marketing scheme from the Frenchmen?" I have not had a chance to [...]
Back before French Express had their own BBC Essential Mix spotlight and half the hype surrounding them, Chris Malinchak churned out a soft disco hit that would make him famous, "So Good To Me". Since then Pete Tong went batshit insane for Malinchak and before you knew it, he's playing festivals this summer. I know it's not the most popular stance I've ever taken on a track, but the original version of "So Good To Me" is a piece of garbage. Chris has produced a library of tunes blurring the lines between [...]
Yeah, we usually do five songs but we decided to do six today. The good thing about the underground music scene is that there aren't any rules or regulations. Everything is a guideline. That's why the music is better down here. With that being said we present you Rolling in the Deep Vol. 16 , another sickly batch of disgustingly deep and noisy tunes! Happy Mother's day to all the Mothers out there! The mysterious Matthew Dear lets KiNK take the reigns for this remix. Featuring some amazing modulated synth [...]
See, the first track hooked me in but after giving this a proper full listen through this evening, I can tell you this mix is pure business . 2 Bit Crew are a Danish production duo specializing in the arts of early 90s dance house - some of those early New Jersey soul-vibey house records that most of you and I were mere toddlers to experience. It's a hot sound and they pulled together some obscure and likely forgotten-lost tracks of yesteryears. The result is some impeccable rhythm. Take it from the top and let that [...]
Kaskade has gone back to his deepest roots and DAMN are we excited about this progressive regression! Many people were caught off guard last Friday night when Kaskade played a tracklist that was barely recognizable to the single-minded audience. The It's You It's Me Redux Tour has gone off without a hitch for Ryan Raddon, but the fans might be feeling otherwise if they were expecting a similar experience to last year's Freaks of Nature Tour. As many experts are predicting, this is the next wave of EDM to [...]
If you haven't been following T. Williams radio show on Rinse FM you might want to reevaluate your musical priorities. With previous shows featuring Squarehead and Copy Paste Soul , T. Williams usually bings on unique talent to play jams alongside him. This week the bristolian bass monster, Eats Everything , and the legend, Tom Trago , were featured. The show is always dope but I would definitely suggest listening to this one; Willams, Eats Everything, and Trago rip up the booth for a solid two hours! Sadly, T.Williams [...]
Marc Houle , 1/3 owner of Items & Things , collaborates with Miss Kittin to bring us an EP that will make our heads spin. Houle has been known to take minimal techno and really chauffeur it to the weirder side of things, using live equipment that gives his productions a certain pizzazz - this EP is set to be no different. Miss Kittin leaves a trail of techno legacy with her as well - starting her career off in the early 902s and helping shape it with her projected use of heavily-accented, demonic voices over bass heavy techno beats. As [...]
UPDATE: We're back with the exclusive news that Axwell actually produced the main radio version for Falling (Committed to Sparkle Motion) and you can buy it HERE now! WOW! HOLY SH*T! Never did I expect to ever see this in a million years. Swedish House Mafia legend Axwell has put together a beautiful masterpiece of downtempo, groovy music. After the recent dismantling of their group, each member has begun producing indvidudally again. The man known [...]
In my humble opinion, I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who plays harder and darker than Mr. Chris Libeing. With a wealth of DJ equipment (see here as he explains ALL of his 10 or more pieces of equipment), Liebing is known to remix tracks on the fly and absolutely slay crowds from start to finish with his sets. Thanks to Dance.Here.Now. , He's gonna be at Output , in Brooklyn, New York, the 19th. Needless to say your going to want to be there! Dance.Here.Now will be celebrating [...]
Owner of Leftroom , Matt Tolfrey , finally presents us with another single to Word Of Mouth - an EP that has been stirring up quite the storm. Encanta is set to be the second single to be released, May 15th (vinyl) 29th (digital). Along with the original, DJ Sprinkles and Marco Bernadi will also be releasing their own interpretations. Tolfrey sets the tone and graces us with a simple, yet still hypnotizing tune. Using a jazzy piano chord that settles right in with the bombarding of the (borderline) break [...]
This month’s episode of Klosmania starts out strong with “ Bad Guy ,” Gregori Klosman’s latest collaboration with Tony Romera . The new track features a drop classic of the Dirty-Dutch Parisian. The rest of the track selection features new songs from a multitude of big names out there including John Dahlback , Knife Party , Michael Brun , and even the legend himself, Cirez D . Klosman has a knack for finding heavy electro tracks including [...]
Golf Clap - a pair of Detroit hombres we predicted would achieve incredible accomplishments in the dance and deep house field this year. Now there's no official indicator as to when they will have achieved these incredible accomplishments, especially considering Hugh & Bryan are relative veterans at their skillset; however, they've been pushing out some HUGE productions lately which should catch someone's eye. Hopefully. Eventually. Deftly naming their sophomore EP Membership Dues , Golf Clap rides the country club vibe. At this point, I had written out these elaborate [...]
So we all knew this was going to happen, the legends themselves drop their new track and everyone is going to have a hand at a remix. While I normally shun Daft Punk remixes, every now and then someone seems to have done it right, and Drop Out Orchestra struck that chord this time. This Swedish duo pays homage to the great Frenchmen by leaving the majority of the original track in place, only use the chorus of the vocals, and add their signature subtle disco elements to it. Modestly, Drop Out Orchestra [...]
It always come as such a shock to me when someone like Anja Schneider releases an EP or track and it slips through the cracks. Well, its time to put this EP on the PB&J 's spotlight. This tech-house/techno mogul is talented in more ways than I could count on both hands. Not only is she the label head of the reputable Mobilee (and Leena) Records, but she continuously manages to stay on her toes when it comes to her productions. 'Diagonal' is a three-track EP that has all the makings of dark, deep, yet groovy techno. Commencing [...]
As the official underground music aficionado for PB&J , along with my boy Jackson, nothing makes me more happy then when people true to what dance music is all about. This video provides a small glimpse into what is supposed to drive the dance music scene. NOT THE MDMA. NOT THE NEON FASHION. NOT THE LIGHT SHOWS. THE DANCING IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. Toyboy and Robin deserve a proper big-up for keeping it real and serving up such an awesome little tribute to dance music along with seriously smooth house track. [...]
This Saturday, Mister East is bringing Pryda Friends star talent, Fehrplay to New Jersey for a night of ambient, progressive-house funk. Known for his melodic yet trance tunes, Saturday is set to be a huge night. And to make it even better, local NYC talent Sevag is opening. We're giving away TWO tickets to the event! Enter below for a chance to win and remember: you can enter multiple times ! The post Contest: Win 2 Tickets To See Fehrplay @ Mister East (5.11.13) [...]
![[TheFuture.FM] 5 for the Future: JES](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4940094_lg.jpg)
TheFuture.FM is digging its roots deep into the J, even though after announcing the partnership a few weeks ago, both sides were a bit slow on the uptake. Here is the first Future promotion of many to come, and it is in regards to one of my all time favorite vocalists; Jes Brieden. There is something magical about festivals and shows that cannot be defined in words.. But there is that one moment that captures the magic better than any other. The moment when the beat fades [...]
PB&J | Sick New Music
![Toyboy & Robin - Jaded [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/youtube/Gvyk2-H81-8_130.jpg)
MP3: Daft Punk – “Horizons” (RAM Japanese Bonus Track)
Listen to Daft Punk’s “Horizon”, the Japanese bonus track for Random Access Memories
