Blog: Blisspop

Blisspop Inauguration Party w/ MOBY (DJ Set) & Will Eastman at U Street Music Hall!

Dec 10, 2012, 9:30am Blisspop
Blisspop Inauguration party with Moby and Will Eastman, 1 18 09
Mark your calendars, folks. Saturday, 1/19 Blisspop hosts an inauguration party at U Street Music Hall featuring MOBY (DJ Set) and our very own Will Eastman ! This will be Blisspop's second inauguration party with Moby! The first time around Moby and Eastman performed together at the 9:30 Club, in 2009.  If you were there, then you know about the insanity that ensued; the packed house and the power outage that lead to an impromptu drum performance by Moby and Eastman, banging on nothing but plastic garbage cans, beer kegs and metal sheets [...]
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Jack Dixon – 1 EP

Dec 7, 2012, 1:15pm Blisspop
Following a positively pumping release on Leftroom Limited, Jack Dixon graced us with a lovely three track EP for free via his soundcloud. A lush, yet irreverent blend of house and UK percussive influence, this release evokes a contemporary urban landscape wrought with emotion. And it confirms what we already knew: if Jack Dixon can give away an EP of this quality on his day off, then the talented young producer has clearly got quite a back catalog of productions at his disposal. The EP's title, 1, is telling insofar as it evokes simplicity and  signifies [...]
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Him_Self_Her

Nov 27, 2012, 11:16am Blisspop
Him Self Her - Gone Too Long (Original Mix)
If you've caught on to the wave of deep house tracks for 2012, Him_Self_Her should be a name to add to your list. The rising work from the Midlands, UK act was dropped by Pete Tong's Radio 1 show last week. Only recently signing onto Cream Coture records, and having released singles onto Bubba's Running Wild this fall. They've risen quickly to becoming one of the labels most played songs on Cream Coture's Resident Advisor page . The likability of Him_Self_Her comes with bold bass tones and a monotone diegetic, whose demanding presence calls for attention in the most [...]
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Lindsay Lowend

Nov 21, 2012, 3:11pm Blisspop
As of late, DC-local Lindsay Lowend has been making quite a stir with his lazy sound.  A quick run-through of his SoundCloud reveals a young producer making well-polished, codeine-fueled tracks you might find on Flying Lotus' personal "sex" playlist. Emotional, introspective, and oft accompanied by throbbing bass, these stuttering beats are perfect for a rainy day with your lover. And if you wanna catch some Lowend live, he DJ's too, so keep an eye on his Facebook for upcoming gigs. Lindsay Lowend [...]
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Artist:Lindsay Lowend
Title:Infomercial
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Lowend
Artist:Lindsay Lowend
Title:Room Enough
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Lowend
Artist:Seven Lions
Title:Days To Come Feat. Fiora (Lindsay Lowend Remix)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Lowend

Clicks & Whistles – Fumando/Southern Slaw Single

Nov 19, 2012, 3:09pm Blisspop
Having already known for their tremendous reputation in bass music, Frite Nite provides yet another profound 2-track single by North Carolina natives, Clicks & Whistles. Jorge Hernandez and Petey Evans always provide an aesthetic form of dance music that can be taken across any kind of dance floor. With having a recent release, their 2 Much Higher EP, C&W brings a groovy-funk, garage vibe that is available through Symbols Recordings. Now, Clicks and Whistles invite us to join them on a different level of forward-thinking bass music. This 19th release from Frite Nite blends big room, exciting sounds [...]
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Artist:Clicks & Whistles
Title:Fumando (FTNT019)
File Name:SoundCloud
Artist:Clicks & Whistles
Title:Southern Slaw (FTNT019)
File Name:SoundCloud

aLamont – Buckles

Nov 16, 2012, 2:14pm Blisspop
DC-based house production duo  aLamont , a collaboration between Sami Y. and Dawit, was formed earlier this year in a basement apartment along Lamont St. in Northwest; where the Wild North DJs have been spending time gradually modifying their sound from high-energy progressive and electro into deep, funky house grooves. Their latest track "Buckles" features strange, dark sirens paired with underlying meditative beats that pump below the vocals of first generation Detroit techno don Juan Atkins , recalling the first time he heard Kraftwerk. "...it was unlike anything I had ever heard...it was totally [...]
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Ted Alexander – XXX (Ultrasone Remix) [Stem Records]

Nov 15, 2012, 4:28pm Blisspop
While individually they may be industry veterans, Igor Vicente and Vernon Bara of Ultrasone have certainly gotten on well together, and fast. In just two years time, the Belgian duo have crafted a wealth of tracks for vaunted labels such as Visionquest, Hot Creations, and Supplement Facts. With a sound that is both atmospheric and electrifying, these fellows make music that's as appropriate for casual listening as it is for a packed dancefloor. Don't get me wrong, their tunes belong in a club: a dark, sweaty club located somewhere below ground. But Ultrasone's tunes are a bit more thought-provoking than [...]
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Artist:Plastikman
Title:Ethnik (Ultrasone Dance Under The Sun Edit)
File Name:SoundCloud
Artist:Ultrasone
Title:Ted Alexander - XXX (Ultrasone Remix) very very very veeeeeery little snippet
File Name:SoundCloud

Timbre Woods – Wild Autumn Edits

Nov 14, 2012, 2:40pm Blisspop
Yesterday saw the second release from Baltimore-based label Better on Foot .  Wild Autumn Edits , a collection of remixes of indie duo Timbre Woods, features rerubs by Lomez, Andrew Grant, Montauke and Dim Neon Sum. Grab the release on Beatport and preview two of the tracks below. We had a chance to catch up with Better on Foot label head Lomez about the release as well as what's next for himself, his Dim Neon Sum project and the label. Tell us a bit about [...]
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Artist:Better on Foot
Title:Timbre Woods - Ghosts of Alcudia (Andrew Grant & Lomez Dub)
File Name:SoundCloud
Artist:Cake
Title:Timbre Woods
File Name:SoundCloud

Interview with Black Light Smoke

Nov 14, 2012, 8:09am Blisspop
In an interview, Francis Harris (Adultnapper), head of Brooklyn-based label Scissor & Thread, once described his DJ sets as composed of “grooving cuts for dark rooms.” No phrase better exemplifies the music of Black Light Smoke, whose sound is as raw and analog as it is fresh and sexy. Born Jordan Lieb, this Chicago native has been making music for years, but entered the house game as recently as two years ago. As far as we can tell, this guy is the next big thing. Honestly, Black Light Smoke sounds like the jazzy lovechild of “Mirror Conspiracy”-era Thievery Corporation and [...]
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Artist:Black Light Smoke
Title:Lovework (DJ T. Remix)
File Name:SoundCloud

Artist to watch: Druid Cloak

Nov 12, 2012, 11:42am Blisspop
"I make what the earth tells me,” is what drives this up and coming innovative musician. Inspired by "otherworldly and unexplainable things," Druid Cloak takes us through a mystical, yet emotional journey through his forward-thinking sounds. Already being respected by some of the most profound international bass scene musicians, Druid Cloak uses soulful R&B beats, precise percussion and organic basslines and blends them into colorful-fluid melodies. With having his debut EP, The Grove , released by Symbols Recordings, he has already caused a stir across the dancefloor with his futuristic vibes. The Grove EP [...]
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Artist:Druid Cloak
Title:The Grove
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Moonstone Funk
Year:2012
Artist:We Sink
Title:Blackspot (Druid Cloak Remix)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:RPGRNB

This Sunday – DISCREET COLUMBIA at Backbar

Nov 8, 2012, 11:25am Blisspop
This Sunday night Output Noise Records hosts "Discreet Columbia"; a night of deep, pulsating techno with Output Noise label-head Outputmessage , PENTAMON, Jubilee and Lxsx Frxnk . 10pm/$5/21+ 9:30 Club Backbar RSVP on Facebook Established in 2009 by DC artist Bernard Farley (Volta Bureau/Outputmessage), Output Noise Records is an electronic music label with a roster including Outputmessage, Dream Cop, Dmerit, Musique Pour Des Montagnes and City Rain. For more information on Output Noise Records, check out  http://www.outputnoiserecords. com/  [...]
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Cherokee – American Spirit EP

Nov 2, 2012, 9:08am Blisspop
We introduced you to French electronic duo Cherokee just over a year ago with some of their initial slow disco work. Since then, they’ve been on top of the game with new releases, collaborations, as well as their U.S. debut in New York this past September. Along with this build up of new experiences, they just set loose their first EP titled American Spirit on Monday. Listening to the 4-track EP, you'll hear recollections of their past funky, synth-stretched work mixed within some new and heavier features that have drawn a serious [...]
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Artist:Cherokee
Title:American Spirit EP
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronic House
Year:2012

Roosevelt

Oct 31, 2012, 1:44pm Blisspop
Cologne-based Marius Lauber has been an all-around musician since the age of 7 - from experimenting with piano and guitar, as well as producing indie pop under his own name and German pop band Beat! Beat! Beat! . However, nowadays he seems to be looking at music from a more adaptive perspective as he's now masked as electronic pop producer Roosevelt . Roosevelt - Sea Since his first appearance with the track "Sea" earlier this year, Roosevelt has been gearing up for its official debut with [...]
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Artist:Roosevelt
Title:Sea
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronica
Artist:Roosevelt
Title:Soleil
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronica

Tiiiza – July EP

Oct 18, 2012, 2:01pm Blisspop
Music can definitely be perceived as attractive in many ways but I believe the most appreciated perspective comes visually - that moment when you listen to a song and unconsciously begin seeing film scripts and photographs skim by or maybe abstractions of colors and patterns. Well, Kherson (Ukrainian and Russian) producer Tiiiza has created just that. Despite being a newly formed artist, Tiiiza brings more than just music production talent. As you listen to the instrumental, dream-like tracks you’ll simply find yourself drifting into an unforeseen world. His recently released 3-track debut EP titled July [...]
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Artist:tiiiza
Title:02.June
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Chillwave
Artist:tiiiza
Title:03.July
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Chillwave
Artist:tiiiza
Title:04.August
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Chillwave

The Von Duesz – Garant LP

Oct 17, 2012, 1:25pm Blisspop
The Von Duesz – Garant LP I first came across The Von Duesz while attending Feta De La Musique in Berlin this past summer, they were playing outside in a vacant lot with the help of wurst stands and mini bars. It was a great turnout that evening, as the sun was setting they jumped on stage to withstand headliner of the show. From attending shows earlier that day for the festival, I didn’t know quite what to expect, I felt like I had already been around the world in music up until that moment. They lined up under the canopy with [...]
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Artist:the von duesz
Title:garant (album preview)
File Name:SoundCloud
Year:2012

Sabo & David Heartbreak Announce Moombahsoul Remixes Competition

Oct 9, 2012, 5:23pm Blisspop
Calling all music producers!  Want to be involved in something huge? Moombahton has become one of the fastest growing and most highly demanded genres within the EDM world, so here’s your chance to really become involved within this music evolution.  Moombahsoul pioneers Sabo & David Heartbreak will be releasing Moombahsoul Remixes : Volume 1 & 2 featuring tracks from themselves as well as other notable Moombahton producers.  And so now, they are looking to help share your work. This 108 bpm subgenre is covered with R&B samples, soul, and hip hop, with one main objective: to bring [...]
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Funkdamentalist – Exposed EP/Video

Oct 8, 2012, 4:39pm Blisspop
Funkdamentalist - Exposed
DC's own Funkdamentalist is gearing up to release his forthcoming 3-track EP Exposed  tomorrow on Something Different Records . Appealing to house heads, purists and vinyl lovers alike with its old school sampled house feel, Exposed (especially the title track) provides a soundtrack to what 902s dreams are made of. The second track, appropriately titled "The Grind," is a deep house burner built around 90s piano chord stabs and quirky vocals. U.K.'s Werner Niedermeier is on remix duty for title track "Exposed" adding an infectious climbing bassline rendering a [...]
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Artist:funkdamentalist
Title:Exposed EP [Something Different Records]
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Deep House
Year:2012

Hnny – LT015

Oct 3, 2012, 9:02am Blisspop
From Stockholm, HNNY brings us some amazing house tracks right off his recent digital and 123 releases this past summer titled LT015 . Scooped up by Swedish label Local Talk, HNNY embeds two summery, dance floor tracks into Side A and leaves Side B entirely for 10 minute drum beat solo, completing a consistent, cultural atmosphere throughout. Check out Side A below then head on over to Local Talk for Side B - and get familiar with his quality remixes as well!
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Artist:HNNY
Title:Apricots (LT015, Side A2)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:House
Artist:HNNY
Title:For The Very First Time (LT015, Side A)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:House

Outputmessage – Quantum Love EP

Oct 2, 2012, 9:28am Blisspop
Bernard Farley's (aka Outputmessage) latest release, the  Quantum Love EP, is out today on Output Noise Records . Member of Volta Bureau and self-described math nerd, the DC-based producer has put together a five tracks which ruminate over the connection between love and physics. R&B ballad "Tachyons" is a highlight (named after theorized particles that bend the rules of time). Farley sings of a love that once was and how "nothing's gonna bring it back" despite his stubborn attempts. The result never appears forced. Instead, the track feels simple and earnest. And [...]
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Artist:Outputmessage
Title:Tachyons
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronic Pop
Year:2012

Interview with John Roman

Sep 11, 2012, 3:35pm Blisspop
With his track “Petrified” landing #18 on the Beatport Tech-House Charts and Tiesto recently playing his remix of “Plex” on Club Life 282, there is now doubt that the sounds of John Roman will soon be noticed on every dancefloor across the globe. This 23 year old producer from Toronto, Canada has been compared to some profound artists such as Proxy, Crookers, Sinden, and Harvard Bass. Pitchfork claimed “Petrified” as a “footwork siren” and Sinden describing it as “an absolute techno monster." We were excited to learn a little bit more about him. [...]
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