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Indie, Interviews, Progressive House | ASTR – Operate (The Chainsmokers Remix) + Exclusive Interview
Posted by Mel on June 20, 2013
It has been roughly four months since my hand slightly grazed my sister’s friend’s thigh. Coincidentally, it has also been about four months since I first heard of The Chainsmokers. Since then, my hand has been many places but none as sweet as that. I have also watched The Chainsmokers grow from two decent looking guys to two excellent looking guys who make awesome music. Their first remix that got my attention was of Jonsi’s “Around Us”. That track… it made me feel for the first time. Sara B, the girl who had a crush on me in eleventh grade, I get you now. The Chainsmokers taught me how to love. Since then I’ve learned to take it, roll it up into a ball, toss it in the air and if there’s not a steady current of wind, I smash that into oblivion.
Picture yourself walking through the city late one night when you see a beautiful girl sitting in a coffee shop eating a plum. She is facing outward toward the street and the store’s walls are glass so you two can see each other. You want to go talk to her but you can’t find the door to get in. Not being able to figure out where the entrance is, you go up to the glass and relentlessly stare at her. Upon closer inspection you realize that she is in fact eating an oddly shaped apple not a plum. “Why are you eating an apple?” you mouth to her. You can hear her say through the glass while turning the apple “no no, this is a plum”. After seeing the flesh of the fruit it is indeed a plum. You then turn around to go home and find $20 on the ground.
The combination of slight disappointment, confusion, and joy that night brings is what I think of their latest remix.
We also had a chance to talk to them about life’s most important questions, such as “If you were to suddenly wake up in the middle of the night for seemingly no reason and upon looking to the nearest wall saw a hole that has never been there before the size of the middle, cardboard part of a roll of toilet paper, would you stick stuff in it?”. Click past the break if you want to laugh, cry, and be inspired.
Progressive House | Hey Ocean – Big Blue Wave (Swanson Remix)
Posted by Mel on June 19, 2013
Along with my homeboy Marcus Santoro, Adam McCoy, producing under the name Swanson, is one of the top up and coming producers out of Australia. He made this a while back for a remix contest that he ended up winning popular vote in and is now giving it away for free. His rendition of Hey Ocean’s “Big Blue Wave” is not only atmospheric but also, as much as one can be these days in progressive, unique.
Free Download: Hey Ocean – Big Blue Wave (Swanson Remix)
Progressive House | Marcus Santoro – Touch (Instrumental Mix) + Picking Up All The Pieces (Marcus Santoro Remix) (Preview)
Posted by Mel on June 13, 2013
My good buddy, long time pal, best friend and fellow Vaseline enthusiast, Marcus Santoro, has just released for free another instrumental. If you are familiar with “Emporium”, his first instrumental he gave away exclusively with us, then you know what to expect from “Touch”. A nice, uplifting six minutes that, even though is devoid of vocals, is definitely worth a listen. It would be better with vocals but it is still a good track on its own.
Free Download: Marcus Santoro – Touch (Instrumental Mix)
He has also remixed Strange Talk’s “Picking Up All The Pieces” brilliantly. There is no release date yet, because of Avicii and stuff, but it’s coming soon. Below is a little teaser to hold you over until then.
Progressive House | Steerner – Waves (Radio Edit)
Posted by Mel on June 13, 2013
It is not often that I am taken near or to the edge of climax just from a song, but I was sure close after listening to this. Steerner is a producer that doesn’t release tracks all too often but when he does they are something to look out for. “Waves” is his latest original and I think his best. Even though it has no vocals, it is incredibly catchy. Without getting too cliché, this is the definition of a summertime house track.
iTunes: Steerner – Waves (Radio Edit)
Progressive House | Blondfire – Where The Kids Are (Madera Remix)
Posted by Mel on June 12, 2013
When I’m reading Harry Potter alone in the bathroom and crying there is only one thing I need, a glass of water and my favorite Taylor Swift CD. Once I calm down, I typically clean myself up at the sink and go back to class. Upon my arrival in class, to a huge standing ovation of course, it’s not out of the ordinary for me to sit there taking notes, never participate in group discussion, and ponder why the hell the small asian girl sitting next to me thought it was a good idea to bring thai food to class. The reason I am telling you this is because, among other things, I’m pretty lonely. Jk I’m not. What I am though, is a fan of indie and Math Bishop’s remix to Blondfire’s “Where The Kids Are”. After all, it was my first post for this site. It may be because of that I find this remix of that very song so infectious. It is not the best produced song and the intro is equivalent to the feeling you get after realizing that it won’t get any bigger, yet I still really like this remix.
Free Download: Blondfire – Where The Kids Are (Madera Remix)
Progressive House | Johnny Stimson – Human Man (The Dirty Tees Mix)
Posted by Mel on June 12, 2013
You know, I probably should have told you guys a while ago but I might as well do it now. I AM attracted to females. You may have thought because I often call guys beautiful and good looking that I was into that sort of thing but no way! There’s nothing I enjoy more than meeting a nice girl, hanging out with her a bit, then never talking to her again. It’s times like this that I am pleased to find an excellent house remix to the song “Human Man” by Johnny Stimson, which is essentially about what every song is about these days, a guy and a girl falling in love. The Dirty Tees are the duo responsible for this great remix so, if you feel like it, go hold a girls hand or something. Make her feel special. Take her to an amusement park or mini golf or whatever, then never talk to her again. It’s the only way.
Progressive House | De’lacy – Hideaway (Disfunktion Bootleg)
Posted by Mel on June 8, 2013
In celebration of 6k likes on facebook, Dutch duo Disfunktion are giving away their latest bootleg for free. One thing I like about these guys in particular is the fact that they almost exclusively remix older and somewhat obscure tracks. They provide a unique energy in their productions so you can always tell when you’re listening to a Disfunktion song.