Exclusive, Featured, Interviews | BT Talks Ghost Producing, ASAW, Sharks & More (FNT Exclusive)
Posted by Middy on August 27, 2013
BT has become a standard bearer for innovation and excellence in dance music. He is noted as a creative producer of many different styles and sounds, as well as an acclaimed film scorer and programmer: the mind behind the now necessary stutter edit. His 9th artist album “A Song Across Wires” instantly shot up to number one on the iTunes dance charts and has produced such singles like “Must Be The Love”, “Skylarking”, and “Tomahawk”. We had the chance to chat with him last week before his show at Marquee, and of all the people I have had the chance to interview like Hardwell, Arty, Thomas Gold and Andrew Bayer, BT was probably my favorite guy to talk to.
Later that night we got to catch his set at Marquee that featured a heavy dose of ASAW and more danceable tracks from the lengthy BT discography. There were plenty of avid BT fans in attendance, so this was a party he knew how to play, even at a bottle service club like Marquee. Click past the jump to read our discussion on ghost producing, which he had some very interesting things to say about, the album, his passion for sharks and more.
Hip-Hop | Eminem – Berzerk
Posted by LoffyG on August 26, 2013
As many of you probably know by now, last night during a commercial break of the VMA’s a Beats by Dre commercial announced the title and release date of Eminem’s 8th Studio album. Dubbed “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”, this is the sequel to the fastest-selling studio album by any solo artist in American music history and it’s set to release on 11/5/13. Berzerk is the first single off the album and it has a old school Beastie Boys vibe to it. The Stans are going to love it and the people who are still praying for the old Eminem to return probably wont. Let’s just hope this album will live up to it’s name. Stream the track below.
Chill, Electronic | Kastle – Death From Above ft. JMSN
Posted by BP on August 25, 2013
Kastle has been one of my favorite producers for a few years now. “Death From Above” featuring JMSN (who is also awesome) is a single off of Kastle’s self-titled album for sale on iTunes. The vocals from all different octaves somehow flow together with the off beat rhythm. Kastle keeps his signature sexy, simple style throughout the whole album, and this single is no exception. It’s saucy and smooth and a must-have for chill electronic fans!
Albums, Progressive House, Review, Trance | BT – A Song Across Wires (Album Review)
Posted by Middy on August 22, 2013
BT is not a producer you can put in a box and say he is trance or ambient or glitch, he is all of those things and so much more, so much more. He is one of the pillars of trance with his album “Ima” back in 1994 that helped shape the trance sound that become what so many love and yearn for today. As a classically trained musician, getting his degree from Berklee College of Music, BT when he isn’t producing some of the most critically acclaimed pieces of electronic music, he is scoring movies like Monsters Inc and Fast & Furious (just the first one). His pieces take you on musical journeys, notably his more ambient stuff, like “This Binary Universe”. He is also a great programmer and computer geek that led him to develop the stutter edit that is being used by everybody, and I mean everybody.
One cannot praise BT enough because he does it the right way, has worked incredibly hard to get where he is today, and did not get it cheap, in one case had to sell his car to finish the full project for “This Binary Universe” (2006). He is also a great guy (we got to sit down with him for an interview, coming soon) and he is brilliant.
His 9th artist album is strong departure from the rest of his material, going strictly for music that is accessible in clubs and festivals. It is interesting to hear his interpretation on modern dance music because of BT’s background in music and his strength in composition. With much of mainstream dance music becoming stale, an innovator like BT trying his hat at a more danceable sound is a relief because you know it will be something new and hopefully inspiring to others.
Chill, Hip-Hop | Radical Something – Spraypaint (Video)
Posted by admin on August 22, 2013
Gearing up for what is arguably the biggest release of their career, Radical Something continues on a streak of great music releases. Just mere weeks away from the Ride It Out album premiere, one can only imagine how excited Loggy, Josh and Big Red are. The album is a result of months and months locked away in the studio, and surely anticipation from RadSo and their fans is at its tipping point.
If “Spraypaint” is a taste of the music we can expect on Ride It Out, I cannot wait to get my copy of the album on September 2nd. Light-hearted and fun, “Spraypaint” brings about a positive vibe and deeper underlying message about spreading the love.
So, spread the love and pre-order Radical Something’s album here! And be sure to catch them on their almost-two month tour in a city near you!
Drum & Bass | I Am Legion Ft. Strange U – Dust Descends
Posted by Mach on August 18, 2013
Noisia and Foreign Beggars strike gold, previewing another track from their collaboration group, I Am Legion. This isn’t your typical Drum & Bass tune. If deep Drum & Bass was an actual subgenre, this would be the defining track. We are just weeks away from these collaborator big album release on September 2nd. Bass music is about to have an entirely different face.
Events | BT @ Marquee NY 8/17/13
Posted by Middy on August 16, 2013
Couldn’t take advantage of the weather and get out of town this weekend? No worries, swank up and come to Marquee NY to help BT celebrate the release of his 9th artist album, “A Song Across Wires“, which came out today. Get ready to hear his new, more upbeat tracks, hopefully mixed in with some of his classics. You can grab tickets below for the event and expect an interview with the composing, producer genius soon.