Don Diablo currently without a doubt is the most producing & blogged dj in the world, but Hostage surely takes the 2nd place. Something else the 2 of them have in common is that they share almost every track for free! They've clearly understood how to get their tracks known in a very short time: 1) make them banging and 2) share them with the blogs. Download > Hostage - Special Brew [...]
Official video for Major Lazer 's first track Hold the Line . Major Lazer is the newest project of Diplo and Switch , in case you hadn't noticed before. The two heads behind M.I.A. 's Paper Planes decided it was time to make a "dancehall record" together. Thumbs up to that! Sound is really fresh, got some Jamaican reggae influences in it mixed with a proper beat and some catchy vocals from the likes of Santigold , Mr. Lexx , Prince Zimboo [...]
Boltan is one of the latest catches of AC Slater 's Party Like Us Records . A production team of 2nd generation Russian Brooklynites that doesn't even has an official bio yet. Instead, they prefer to let their music do the talking. Now, I have to admit that it is working up until now. As long as they continue making music like this they don't even have to write a bio at all. After the release of their first EP, Oscillate , now comes the Remix EP, feat. remixes by Rico [...]
Ryskee is the lastest project of Play Paul , a Frenchman who in the past did several releases on labels such as Gigolo Records, Kitsuné and Defected. The first single, Leave Me Amor , is some nice electro-pop with a beat straight from the eighties, some modern synths and a poppy voice by a Danish singer called Leslie Ming . Original track comes with a version ft. Teki Latex and remixes by PonkRocks , SPA , Poney Poney , Raw Man , Yann Destal , Dro [...]
Download > Sound of Stereo - May Mixtape Kissy Sell Out - This Kiss (Jack Beats Remix) Major Lazer - Pon di Floor Sporty-O Ft. Keith Mac - Guestlist (Rico Tubbs Remix) Gigi Barocco Vs. Blatta & Inesha - Where Is It (Aniki Remix) Bad Men - Rockid (Mightyfools Remix) Sound of Stereo - Jack my Trombone Rico Tubbs - Boom Riddim (Sharkslayer Remix) Will Bailey & Wongo - Cannock Wobble (SOS Remix) [...]
Myspace video premiere of The Presets ' Kicking and Screaming , the fourth single from their hugely successful second album: Apocalypso . The clip shows the band's epic musicianship and ripping live show filled with coloured lights and a devoted crowd that hangs onto every lyric, beat and screech. Loud, sweaty, earth shaking electro at its best.
Few days ago I posted Chewy Chocolate Cookies ' latest mixtape, featuring a snippet of his interpretation of Drlkt Freddie 's track Blood , to be released on July the 14th. Drlkt Freddie is a NYC based production team and live act from dj, producer, songwriter and singer Van Scott and his partner in crime Jad Cooper , both sharing the same love for music that moves people with influences ranging from french pop and ghetto tech to inide and electro. [...]
Take two crazy French gals, a sample of an 80's quirky classic, let the British Karoshi Bros gently rub, grease and twist and this is what you get.. Vive La Difference came out on march the 2nd with remixes from Loose Cannons , Dmerit and House Surgeons .
Download > 2 Many DJ's - live from Blowpop Swindon (BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend) The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Soulwax mix) The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (Soulwax NV) David Guetta - Jack Is Back Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers (Soulwax edit) Hot Chip - It's My Piano (?? mix) Kid Cudi - Day N' Night (vocal) Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Erol Alkan edit) [...]
This wonderful sunny-day-at-the-beach video is the first result of a collaboration between the Kitsuné music label & the famous American photographer Mark Hunter, aka The Cobrasnake . He does about the same in LA as Merlin Bronques does in NYC: capturing hipsters and the underground party culture & documenting the high fashion world. Kitsuné & Mark have worked together with Acid Girls , Frankmusik , Classixx & Jeppe to create the Cobrasnake EP which will consist of two [...]
Uncensored, official video for Don Diablo & Example 's Hooligans , which in fact is an aggregation of DD's Hooligans Never Surrender - of which I have posted a video some time ago - and some vocals by himself and Example. Will be out on June the 29th and comes with remixes by Spor, Noisia, A1 Bassline, Doorly and the man himself. UPDATE : DD was so kind to share all of [...]
The Proxy - Who are you ( The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
Phunk , one of the main French independent promotional agencies for qualitive electronic music, is regularly offering qualitative mixtapes in its blog section from a fine selection of artists. They had podcasts from for example Miss Kittin, The Hacker and Riva Starr. I wanted to share with you all their following superb Zombie Nation mixtape, enjoy! Download > Phrench Phries Podcast 04 - Zombie Nation A-Trak - Shake It Down Mr. Oizo - [...]
Head of the Ed Banger label and former manager of Daft Punk Busy P playing a new SebastiAn track on Dim Mak Tuesdays at Cinespace in LA, few weeks ago. He was celebrating his birthday that night. A whole bunch of electro luminaries showed up at the party like SebastiAn, So Me, Kavinsky, Gaspard Augé and Thomas Bangalter (!), half of Daft Punk, who also played a couple of tracks, without any helmet this time.
The famous Kitsuné label is set to release its 7th Kitsuné Maison compilation. While the label is getting more and more professional, it is also staying fresh and passionate as ever, with a constantly expanding network and a lot of new talents and discoveries. The Maison is not so much a withdrawal, but more of a welcoming space, open to all winds, newcomers and loyals. Some even actually joined the Kitsuné family. Release: 09/06/2009 Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work We Have Band [...]
Felix Da Housecat is back with this big fat kickdrum ! The track is a preview to his brand new electronic opus He Was King , which will be released the 28th of July. He is thereby set to return with a brand new batch of dancefloor bangers. Lead single Kickdrum features vocals of Nese Djouma. The raw and bare track builds around a pounding 808 beat and a bitchslap snare that refuses to relent as Djouma chants a big fat kickdrum make me wanna get some . Already got early support [...]
UK based producer/remixer/dj A1 Bassline aka Christan Sibthorpe dropped some excellent new remixes of Frank Musik 's Better Off As 2 and Little Boots ' New Town Girl . He has also been working hard on remixes for among others The Virgins and Buraka Som Sistema and some new productions of his own. He has been touring a lot and is playing on several places in Europe in the next couple of months. Check his myspace for exact dates and locations. [...]
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