Preview, Trance | Wach Pres. Oussama Mlaouhia – Tunisia (Original Mix)
Posted by Spice on May 24, 2012
Hold the phone. Who tuned into ASOT today? I did, and Armin just dropped the below track as this week’s Future Favorite, and it pretty much blew my mind. Who is Wach, you ask? Great question. His SoundCloud reveals that he’s an up-and-coming 17 year-old producer (real name: Oussama Mlaouhia) from TUNISIA, of all unlikely but amazing places (hence the title, I guess) who is just breaking into the game but clearly has prodigious talent. Awesome. Simply awesome. This track is the definition of top quality trance; it boasts a driving beat, some riveting and intense breakdowns, and a stirring melody that will give you chills. In fact, it’s precisely the kind of thing you’d expect to hear heavy hitters like Gareth Emery, Markus Schulz, Jochen Miller and of course Armin himself drop into their live sets. “Tunisia” will officially be released on Blue Soho Recordings in the near future, but for now you can download the ASOT rip for free below.
Events, Preview | Starscape Festival 2012: Preview
Posted by Spice on May 24, 2012
EDC NY went out with a bang and a bass drop on Sunday night, leaving us to stagger numbly out of MetLife, onto public transit, and back into the bleak, bleak world beyond the gates. Exiting a festival is never a great feeling. But now we’re a few days out and it’s officially time to start looking ahead to the next event — in other words, it’s time to get hyped.
For some of you, that next event will be EDC’s flagship festival. But for those of you who won’t be able to jet off to Vegas in two weeks, pay attention to these next few sentences. On June 9th, Starscape Festival brings the garden of Eden to Baltimore’s Ft. Armistead park for the fourteenth year in a row, and by all accounts it’s going to be bigger and better than ever.
There are two things to take away from the above infographic. First: Sixteen hours of nonstop music. Yes, you read that correctly. Sixteen hours. By the beard of Zeus. And second: Holy facemelt, Batman, that lineup is insane. I don’t even want to run through it because I’ll probably wind up transcribing it in its glorious, dubstep/DnB-heavy entirety. But for the sake of conversation…
Flux Pavilion. Chase and Status. Modestep. Shpongle. Funtcase. Camo & Krooked. Noisia. Cookie Monsta. Zomboy. Dieselboy. Skism. Terravita. Bare. Delta Heavy. Figure. Mimosa. GOODNESS. That is quite literally a litany of filth. Then we’ve got Sazon Booya, Tittsworth, and ETC!ETC! bringing the moombah love. And finally, a few nondescript, under the radar acts you’ve probably never even heard of: Zedd, Dillon Francis, Kill The Noise, and Dada Life. Who are those guys? Yeah, no idea.
If Knife Party’s Rage Valley EP can’t come soon enough, if you find yourself head knocking unabashedly at your desk at work, if you hate it when festivals end at 11 p.m. and you don’t know what to do with yourself, if you enjoy watching the sunrise from a beach….then Starscape has your name on it. Middy and I will be out in full force bringing the FNT party. We hope to see you there!
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Electro-House, Preview | Zedd – Spectrum (feat. Matthew Koma) [PREVIEW]
Posted by Mach on May 22, 2012
Releasing June 6th off of Interscope Records is probably one of the best tracks we have heard from Zedd, which says a lot. The vocals from Matthew Koma really sets the mood of this track. Another one for the favorites list. Zedd is one of the top producers for Electro-House, this might just push him up to that number one spot on the charts again.
House, Preview | Eva Simons – I Don’t Like You (Fred Falke Remix)
Posted by Spice on May 1, 2012
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Fred Falke is one of the great unsung heroes of electronic music. Yes, he has a considerable following and has been in the game for a long time, but for whatever reason I feel like he’s never fully given the spotlight. But perhaps that’s how he likes it. His understated yet musically lush remixes are always in keeping with the best of the French house tradition — melodic, disco-tinged, and eminently danceable. They’re also often so excellent that they quietly eclipse the original tracks (Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own” is a fantastic song, but Fred Falke’s remix has become the platonic ideal for me).
Falke’s latest remix, of the Zedd-produced “I Don’t Like You,” is a perfect example of his ability to fix something that wasn’t technically broken to begin with. He isolates Eva Simons’s powerful vocals and weaves in a new melody with a much more interesting chord progression, which beautifully showcases that almost ecstatic harmony in the chorus. No adrenaline-baiting builds, no airhorn samples or superfluous synthwork; this is just good old fashioned electronic music at its very best. I’m even feeling this over Nicky Romero’s remix, which has been getting heavy airplay on BBC Radio One lately and is sure to see more in the coming weeks. Preview Fred Falke’s remix in full below and look for it to drop on Interscope on May 22.
Preview, Progressive House, Videos | Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman – Russia (Original Mix) [Preview]
Posted by Middy on April 25, 2012
The above video is the second video from Pierce Fulton’s touring taking you behind the scenes with him as he plays his first headlining show at XS Las Vegas with his parents in attendance.
This preview for Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman’s upcoming single to be released on May 21st is something special. The flowing synth melody is simply sublime supported by a steady bass line gives you plenty to know this song will massive for the summer and have you going back and hitting the repeat button.
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Preview, Progressive House, Videos | Tune in Tokyo – Ray of Love (DallasK & Denzal Park Remixes)
Posted by Middy on April 20, 2012
The above video will surely bring back nostalgia for all of you UMF attendees and make any of you who haven’t seen Hardwell live (myself included) feel the need to see him. We posted a radio rip of his remix with Tiesto of The Naked And Famous – Young Blood, and now the official preview is out. Also watch Hardwell’s entire set at UMF after the jump.
Here are two remixes from American DallasK and the Australian duo Denzal Park of Australian pop group Tune in Tokyo’s single Ray of Love. Both remixes make excellent use of the outstanding vocals that mesh perfectly with the progressive melodies provided by the two remixes here. DallasK has gotten his fame for his harder electro house tracks, but he makes a refreshing change here with a smooth progressive build that eases into melodic break with a simple bass line, well timed stops and an uplifting synth melody. Denzal Park gives a track that has more of a big room feel. The build has a bit of a different feel, creating intense anticipation of a huge euphoric, hands in the air drop that will make this track a sleeper festival pick early this summer.
Tune in Tokyo – Ray of Love (DallasK & Denzal Park Remixes) – Beatport Link
Electro-House, Preview | Albin Myers – Bumbaclot
Posted by Middy on April 17, 2012
Above is the video preview for Tiesto’s upcoming mix compilation Tiesto Club Life: Volume 2 Miami, where you see Tiesto destroying dance floors all over the world. Check out “Chasing Summers” and “We Own The Night” and preorder the album HERE.
Albin Myers is another Swede who has been making a name for himself with hard hitting electro / progressive house tracks such as his remix of Avicii – Fade Into Darkness and his widely supported single “Hells Bells”. “Bumbaclot” is a massive track with a build of varying percussive elements and a hard hitting drop of driving synths and bass with rising horn sounds that will create total chaos on a dance floor. The song name is a interesting choice to to say the least, but the track itself makes up for it.