Cover, Pop | PropaneLv – Stay With You (Avicii & Mike Posner Cover)
Posted by Jess on September 25, 2012
Portland’s PropaneLv dives into the electro pop world with the latest installment in his ongoing series of covers/remixes. Assisted by an instrumental rework from Chi Duly, Lv puts his own spin on the upcoming Avicii x Mike Posner single with desirable results. This cover is a welcome departure from his more frequent Hip Hop & RnB covers, which recently hit 1 million views on his YouTube channel.
DOWNLOAD: PropaneLv – Stay With You (Avicii & Mike Posner Cover)
Alternative, Pop | Silver Medallion – Money Can’t Buy [Music Video]
Posted by Jess on September 24, 2012
Last month, Silver Medallion and some his homies helped throw a NYC party inside a Dim Sum restaurant in Chinatown, which turned into the perfecting setting to film the music video for the second single “Money Can’t Buy” off Silver Medallion & DJ Fresh Direct’s upcoming project together, Xanaxland. Ginger Riot filmed the whole night so you can see what a night out in NYC with Silver Medallion and his posse is like while they get sloppy, steal pizzas and generally wild out. If you look closely you can even spot cameos from Cam’ron and Riff Raff in the video. Following up from their genre-bending “Hey Cinderella”, Silver Medallion & DJ Fresh Direct combine elements of Alternative, Trap, Pop to make their ode to the end of summer.
Indie, Pop, RnB | Cris Cab – Paradise (On Earth)
Posted by J_Salzer on September 19, 2012
Cris Cab’s sound has evolved so much. When I first heard him doing covers on youtube, I was impressed by his voice. Now, I’m impressed by his sound. His intonation, tone, and control are all incredible and his sound is becoming much more mainstream(in a good way). When I heard this song, I immediately knew it was Cris, maybe because I know his music so well, or maybe because he has associated such a unique sound with his name. The chorus does get a little repetitive, but Cris does a good job changing it up slightly each time. “Paradise,” is the first leak off Cris’ upcoming EP, Rise. The production was done by Malay (Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange), which explains why it’s so good.
Electronic, Pop | Tesla Boy – Fantasy ft. Dasha Malygina [Music Video]
Posted by Jess on September 16, 2012
Tesla Boy’s new music video for “Fantasy” explores the most modern of problems, when all you want to do is play your computer game and a straight-up ten just want to have some Skype sex. An issue that happens to the best of us. The video is great, song is pretty nice too. Obviously, the video is NSFW. Purchase “Fantasy” on iTunes here.
Albums, House, Pop | David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat 2.0
Posted by Middy on September 12, 2012
David Guetta may be the most hated man in dance music, but he (or his production team) sure knows how to make hit singles. The vast majority of the album are just re-releases of tracks from the original Nothing But The Beat, but there are 5 tracks on here that you should get to know before they become the soundtrack of your nightlife as the world picks up on these new hits. Using the exact cover design as Nothing But The Beat, David Guetta or Giorgio Tuinfort, Frédéric Riesterer and co. spare no shameless sample as they take Alice DJ’s timeless classic, “Alone Tonight” and transcribe it into “Play Hard” with Usher & Akon, a track bound for radio success.
iTunes: David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat 2.0
That is not to say that some of these tracks are not tunes we can all dance to. “Every Chance We Get We Run” tags Alesso to come in to take the production reigns, much like Avicii did on “Sunshine” and at first I was expecting him to mail it in like he did with his work on Usher’s “Numb”, but surprisingly the production work is very good. It sounds like vintage Alesso, dumbed down some to fit a radio audience, while working in tandem with vocals with Tegan Quin & Sara. Guetta’s production team’s mark can be seen with guitar melody in the build, while Alesso elevates the production with a layered melody in the drop.
Nervo joins Guetta and co to give us “In My Head” as they provide the vocals on the track and invariably helped on some of the production. The track provides catchy vocals with a melody that bridges the gap between dance and radio, as Guetta has done countless times before. The track that I find myself coming back to the most, “Just One Last Time” combines excellent vocals that will get stuck in your head from Taped Rai with a superb melody that is begging for an Alesso remix, but still stands tall on its own as well. “What The F***”, David Guetta’s instrumental effort is rather lackluster with a drop that does not separate itself from previous efforts.
Overall the album lacks creativity with the same exact cover art and using the context of a “new album” to rerelease a bunch of old material. That being said the new tracks were surprisingly good, despite the use of a shameless sample. These tracks will inundate party playlists and radios nationwide very soon, so get on these now.
Pop, RnB | Somo- My Life (Mixtape)
Posted by A on September 11, 2012
Just a few weeks ago, I travelled to Allen, Texas to get in the studio with Joseph Somo and Cody Tarpley. Somo and team allowed us to get an early preview of “My Life” in its final stages. We knew from the onset that this project would be something special. I’ve said it before and I’m going to say it again: This is easily one of the strongest debut mixtapes I’ve ever listened to from an up-and-coming artist in all my blog years. There are many that come close, but this one takes the cake. It should be apparent by now that Joseph Somo is the real deal. Download the mixtape below, it’ll be the best decision that you make all week.
Pop | Play-N-Skillz ft. Pitbull – Richest Man (Sidney Samson Remix)
Posted by A on September 7, 2012
“Today is the day you said to me you’re through…” -Skillz
Just a matter of months ago, two-time Grammy award winning production duo Play-N-Skillz released their single, “Richest Man” featuring Pitbull and G4 Muzik artist Shelby Shaw. Perhaps one of their most infectious songs to date, “Richest Man” details the rise and fall of a tumultuous relationship that’s made notable waves across national radio. Building on their momentum, the Grammy boys recruit Dutch DJ Sydney Sampson to remix their single, serving as the first leak off their highly anticipated “Sunglasses + Advil” project coming soon. Be sure to support their “Richest Man” single on iTunes below.
DOWNLOAD: Play-N-Skillz ft. Pitbull- Richest Man (iTunes)