Featured, Interviews, Videos | Radical Something Interview [FNT Exclusive]
Posted by LoffyG on June 21, 2012
As many of you know Radical Something just recently finished off the No Sweat Spring Tour. I was fortunate enough to kick it with the guys for a couple days during their stop in Minneapolis, MN where we filmed this exclusive interview. I talked with the guys about a ton of stuff from how they got the Radical name to the craziest thing a Rad Fan has done. Check out the interview and don’t forget Radical Something is dropping a new song every Monday for the next 10 weeks! If you missed the first two releases you can get those here!
Electro, Featured, Progressive House | Introducing: Mako
Posted by Spice on June 6, 2012
Progressive house, that luminous, frission-inducing genre, is at a bit of a crossroads. While it is as much in flux as everything else occurring under the umbrella of EDM, I’d go as far as to say that it is also approaching critical mass. Progressive hooks once reserved for dance floors and DJ sets have entered the commercial mainstream. Trance heavyweights formerly known for their work at 140 bpm now borrow from it liberally. And not only is the genre one of the more massive and heterogeneous subsets of electronic music, it also happens to boast some of the biggest names in the business (Avicii, Tiesto, Alesso, the Swedish House mafiosos), all of whom cast long shadows and seem almost uniquely positioned to eclipse emergent talent.
But talent is talent, and today it is my pleasure to introduce you to two Los Angeles-based producers who have been quietly churning out breathtaking original progressive anthems and electro bangers while breaking into the performance DJ circuit. Logan Light and Alex Seaver — known together as Mako — bring musical training, practical experience, and abundant talent to their craft….and it shows. The two are a formidable team; Logan performed under the moniker DJ L1ght during his time at the University of Michigan, opening for heavy hitters like Wolfgang Gartner and Afrojack and even taking the decks at Coachella, while Alex attended Julliard, is classically trained in the French horn and wields some impressive compositional skill. Are they the full package? The free download below, “Beam,” would seem to indicate that they are: the top quality production, lush, orchestral synths and uplifting melodies speak to a well-honed musical ear, while the build through the chorus is tailor-made to wind up a crowd.
Read on for my interview with Logan, Mako’s set from Electro Beach Puerto Vallarta, and previews of tracks that are in the works. Be sure to keep an eye on Mako’s Soundcloud for upcoming releases.
Exclusive, Featured, Progressive House, Trance | Adventure Club Ft. Krewella – Rise & Fall (Stars Above Remix) [FNT EXCLUSIVE]
Posted by Mach on June 2, 2012
When Stars Above sent me this track I wasn’t sure what to expect. He has redone his style, as of late, to come off as Trance but at the same time incorporating heavy implications of Progressive House, so far that style blend has worked out. With this new release, you can see that Stars Above has truly found his own way, the blend of House and Trance is beautiful on this remix. The ‘Rise’ of this is massive, building for a long time but in the most excellent of ways. The ‘Fall,’ or drop of this remix, is just as satisfying as the intro leads onto. It is a big room track for sure, meant to be played loud and proud for all to absorb and dance to. Stars Above has made this track his own and has expressed the title “Rise & Fall” through his producing. The future is bright in the Stars Above.
Exclusive, Featured, Interviews, Progressive House, Trance | Mat Zo Interview + Exclusive Superman Download
Posted by Middy on May 31, 2012
When you see a new Mat Zo track, you really have no idea what blissful sounds are going to be cascading into your ears the moment you hit play. You know it will be a superb production from beginning to end and a feeling of joy will linger long after the last note has dissipated into the space around you. He could send you into a primal frenzy with tracks such as “Mozart”, “Rebound” or “It’s Yours” or sooth your soul into a trance with “The Lost”, “Near The End” or my favorite mashup ever “Satellite Dynamics” using the Arty’s remix of his “Synapse Dynamics” and Ocean Lab “Satellite”. Then there are those you cannot really pin down Like “Bipolar”, “Frequency Flyer”, “Superman” (which we have an exclusive free download for you guys) or Tate & Diamond Feat Nicolai (Electrified (Mat Zo Electrofied Dub).
Mat Zo is a known quantity in EDM having been releasing tracks since the young age of 16 and at 17 was tabbed by Tiesto to remix “Driving To Heaven” on the 7th edition of his peerless compilation album “In Search of Sunrise”. Since then, Mat Zo has been steadily growing in fame and as a producer, with releases on Markus Schulz’s Coldharbor Recordings, AVA Records, and most importantly, Anjunabeats. He also has a drum n’ bass moniker MRSA that was quite active on Hospital Records from 2008-2010, but has since gone into a sort of hibernation. This shows the eclectic nature of Mat Zo and how easily he can make any sort of music. I do not want to bore you before the interview so make sure to catch him on the “Language Tour” with Porter Robinson & The M Machine this summer coming to a city near you. Also his latest single “The Sky” has been widely supported and is a great track, so be sure to get that and like him on Facebook and follow him on twitter. Last but VERY much not least we have an exclusive download of his hit single “Superman”, so do not hesitate to download it if you do not already have it.
DOWNLOAD: Mat Zo – Superman
1. FNT: “This whole genres business is like the Berlin wall, and I’m there with a forklift and a wrecking ball” Mat Zo, September 2011. What is your creative process ie do you start with melodies first and work from there and how do you build your sound in each song. How do you decide what to put in your sets because they include music from a variety of genres?
Mat Zo: I always start with the main idea/theme then build around that. When I choose music to play out all I’m really looking for is something that will move a crowd. Genres don’t really play a role in that.
2. FNT: You started as a guitar player at 8 years old and your mom was a professional violinist. How did this influence you to move towards music and how did you shift towards dance music?
Mat Zo: I started liking dance music at an early age so it grew with me as much as coming from a musical family did.
3. FNT: Your half sister Alma Zohar is a successful singer. Who gets more praise from your parents when you guys are all together and who would you say is more talented?
Mat Zo: Haha! She is definitely a better lyricist.
Events, Featured | Avicii LE7ELS Tour Ticket Giveaway
Posted by Middy on May 24, 2012
As Avicii is about to begin his journey across the North American landscape to crush arenas one at at time from Miami to Vancouver, accompanied by some of the best in the business, FreshNewtracks would like to give you the opportunity to enjoy that experience for free. Avicii will be touring with his new live setup premiered at Coachella that he described in a recent interview with Techibeats “It feels like a fucking IMAX experience, it really does”. His team has been improving on it over the past month and a half, so this should be an experience you will remember for a very long time.
We are giving away a pair of tickets (you + a friend) to a show of your choice on the LE7ELS Tour. The contest runs from today until May 31st and the winner will be contacted on June 3rd and will be added to the will call list for the show.
All you have to do is create a Facebook status tagging both “@freshnewtracks” and “@Avicii”, while mentioning the ticket giveaway and the show you would like to attend. Try and be creative.
Dates and support for each show after the jump and a ticket link below.
Apparel, Featured | Apparel Giveaway!
Posted by GMONEY on May 22, 2012
In honor of our new tank design, we are giving away 3 apparel packages consisting of every apparel item we have in stock, including the NEW #Heartstopper Tank. If you want to win one of these coveted prizes simply SHARE this picture below by clicking on it. Winners will be crowned on Friday.
Tanks and other apparel can be purchased at our Store.
Events, Featured | Pulse Music Festival Ticket Giveaway
Posted by BIGLIFE on May 21, 2012
FreshNewTracks is giving away two tickets (you +1) to PULSE Music
Festival in Denver, CO on June 29th! To win the tickets draft up your
most creative Tweet with a link (see “Tweet” button at the bottom of
the post) to this post and make sure to mention (@FreshNewTracks) in
the Tweet! We will pick the winner of the best Tweet on May 24th.
Co-Headlining PULSE is hip-hop legend
LL Cool J (w/ DJ Z-Trip) and Top 10 Global DJ, Dash Berlin. Other
artists include Gabriel and Dresden, Elite Force, Matt Darey, Asher
Roth, 4 Strings, Filo & Peri, Paul Anthony, Chris Willis, and we have
a very special tribute to Beastie Boy MCA from DJ Skribble.
If you don’t win, make sure you purchase tickets HERE.