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Chill, Compilation, Indie | Teen Daze – Lost Songs (30 track compilation)
Posted by Mel on June 30, 2013
I am well aware that progressive house has become generic, overplayed, mainstream, and incredibly formulaic (also stupid and fat), but I still love it. With that said, I also really enjoy slower, chill sounds. Songs that you can play while knitting a sweater for your grandmother or even just while you stand at the stove stirring that damn macaroni and cheese for 8 minutes. Songs like these are very different from house. They also aren’t as mass produced and oversaturated as house is. It is for these reasons that I was very pleased to find Fraser Valley native, Teen Daze giving away 30 of his unfinished, or “lost” songs for free. I have listened to all 30 and, for the most part, they’re all great. I will say though, I’d go with “Lost Songs 3” as my favorite compilation. The download links to the three compilations are below as well as arguably the top songs from each respective pack on Soundcloud, just to give you a taste. If the redundancy of whatever your preferred genre provides has got you looking for a breath of fresh air then this is it.
Lost Songs 1 ||| Lost Songs 2 ||| Lost Songs 3
Progressive House | Paris Blohm feat. Matt Morris – Miracle (Original Mix)
Posted by Mel on June 30, 2013
Paris Blohm is a producer that I only first heard of a few months ago but ever since I did I’ve been impressed with. His latest original “Miracle” features the superb vocals of Matt Morris and, while being rather short, still provides a great listen. “Presence”, the first song of his I heard is still my favorite but this remains an impressive outing by the young LA based up and comer.
Free Download: Paris Blohm feat. Matt Morris – Miracle (Original Mix)
Pop, Progressive House | Maroon 5 – Love Somebody (It’s The Kue Remix!)
Posted by Mel on June 29, 2013
My favorite song of all time is “Payphone” by Maroon 5. It is for that reason that I will always have a soft spot in my heart for them no matter what. I was already a fan of their original “Love Somebody” but DJ Kue made it that much better by adding a touch more energy to it and a great drop. I have had this on repeat since I first heard it.
Indie, Progressive House | Smallpools – Dreaming (The Chainsmokers Remix)
Posted by Mel on June 28, 2013
The Chainsmokers are back with another remix. Surprisingly, I wasn’t that big a fan of their previous remix but I really enjoy this one. It seems they have carved out their own sub genre of progressive house mixed with indie and they do it well. For their latest project they took to remixing Smallpools’ “Dreaming” and they’ve done so in their typical fashion. This may be one of my favorites of theirs.
Chill, Indie | SPIRITANIMAL – Forever Ago (Prod. by DREAMGHOST)
Posted by Mel on June 25, 2013
Tucked deeply away in the depths of my bedside drawer is a box of tissues. I don’t keep them out in the open because, quite frankly, it’s embarrassing. Nobody wants to know what I do when things didn’t go as planned and I’m all alone in my bed at night. Well, the sun hasn’t even set yet but the box is out of the drawer. You see, I like to make paper mache hats out of slightly damp tissues. How it becomes damp is none of my concern. One cannot simply construct these hats with pants on or without music and house is far to frantic for the delicacy and concentration required so it cannot do. It is for that reason I turn to the soothing sounds of chillwave. Chillwave, in a sense, is the shirtless Adam Levine of the music world. Not many search for it, but once in a while you’ll come across a pic and, not bad. A collaboration between SPIRITANIMAL and DREAMGHOST, whose names are in all caps for some reason, was my shirtless pick for the day (I picked it while shirtless). Whether you are driving around the city or just having fun with damp tissues, this song will fit the occasion.
Progressive House | Kara – Dream Catcher (Massive Vibes Remix)
Posted by Mel on June 24, 2013
It takes a special type of song to lure me away from my incognito window just to watch the waveform move along but this song did just that. Massive Vibes are a duo out of Hungary who I’ve been keeping an eye on for a while now and I have always thought they had the potential to make a great song. They recently took to remix duties on Kara’s “Dream Catcher” and they did it wonderfully. They used a simple, yet catchy melody that fits perfectly alongside the excellent vocals. This is their best work yet.
Free Download: Kara – Dream Catcher (Massive Vibes Remix) 4/5 HOTTTTT
Progressive House | Fun. – We Are Young (Culture Code Remix)
Posted by Mel on June 21, 2013
For those of you not going out on a friday night, this is for you. I would totally be out doing something cool, such as couch shopping with my parents or going to the zoo and looking at ostriches but sadly, the zoo and the rest of downtown is flooded. My city has been in a state of emergency for like, ever, so it looks like I’m staying in tonight, as I always do. I was happy to come across this remix of Fun.’s “We Are Young” because, at least in my opinion, it hasn’t had any good remixes. Culture Code has done an awesome job on this remix and is giving it away for free.