Hip-Hop | I.O.U. – B.O.M.B. (Mixtape) | Hip-Hop
Posted by GMONEY on July 10, 2011
A few weeks ago we introduced you to I.O.U (Inside Our Universe). After generating a local buzz at Rutgers’ University by making songs boosting school spirit, the duo decided to bring their talents to a bigger stage with their new mixtape Breaking Our Mind Barriers. There is a variety of genres on the tape’, from hip-hop, to pop, to electro. Below are some of my favorite tracks off the mixtape. What do you think of I.O.U.? Sound off in the comments section.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIXTAPE – B.O.M.B.
DOWNLOAD: I.O.U. – Insomniacs
DOWNLOAD: I.O.U. – Popular
DOWNLOAD: I.O.U. ft. Evangelia – Live 2 Dance
Hip-Hop | Fast Five, Enrique, New Linen and more | Hip-Hop
Posted by GMONEY on May 5, 2011
This song, featured in the movie “Fast Five”, features the Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2. The beat features old-school samples, horns, piano riffs – it’s legit. 4.5/5
DOWNLOAD: Marcelo D2 – Desabafo & Deixa Eu Dizer
I hate myself for posting this but Enrique was doing his thing on the official remix of “Dirty Dancer” with Lil Wayne, Usher, and Nayer. Dance song. 4/5
DOWNLOAD: Enrique Iglesias – Dirty Dancer Remix (feat. Lil Wayne, Usher, and Nayer)
Penn State group New Linen dropped “What You Love” last week. Uplifting beat, smooth flow. Check their facebook here. 4.5/5
DOWNLOAD: New Linen – What You Love
Elzhi comes out with a flow reminiscent of the old Mobb Deep. Classic Hip-Hop. 4.5/5
DOWNLOAD: Elzhi – Halftime
Ty$’s new mixtape, “Hou$e on the Hill” samples a ton of electro songs. One of his best cuts off the album, “All Star”, samples SHM’s “One”. Check it out. 4/5
DOWNLOAD: Ty$ – All Star (feat. Joe Moses)
When the original “Cat Daddy” dropped, I thought the beat was sick, but the Rej3ctz flow was mediocre. Audio Push hopped on the remix and came out with a dirrty flow. 4/5
DOWNLOAD: Audio Push – Cat Daddy (Remix)
Mashups | Kaskade Mashup – Angel On My Shoulder Reaver 76 | Mashups
Posted by BIGLIFE on March 31, 2011
Kaskade isn’t one of my favorite DJ’s just because he was born and raised in the US (Illinois). While it’s easy to fall for someone you can relate to but it’s even easier to fall for an artist who has mastered the art of blending original vocals with progressive electronic beats. If I didn’t know any better I’d guess that Kaskade was from across the pond – kicking back with several other legends that grace The Ultra Top 100 DJ list. Mr. Dance.Love (purchase that linked album) dropped these mashes on his soundcloud within the last two weeks so enjoy them while they’re hot, they’re filthy.
DOWNLOAD: Kaskade vs. Tiesto, Hardwell, EDX & Marco V. – Angel On My Shoulder Reaver 76 (Kaskade Mash Up)
DOWNLOAD: Kaskade & Deadmau5 VS. Michael Woods – Move For First Aid – Kaskade Mash Up — Banger
BONUS:
It’s been a minute since I’ve heard Global Deejays on a track – shouts to Jonah for the tip
DOWNLOAD: Far East Movement, Global Deejays, Niels Van Gogh – Bring it like a G6 (Raq Mashup)
Events | UMass Amherst Winter White Dance Party ft. DJ Khaled | PARTY
Posted by BIGLIFE on January 28, 2011
Tonight is the night, FNT will be bringing “Mr. All I Do Is Win” DJ KHALED to the Mullins Center for the first White Out Party of the season. There’s not much to say other than this is going to be off the hook. And if you don’t believe me just check out the video above, it’s like the american winter version of Yacht week. Purchase your White Party tickets here they’re only $28 or grab them on campus from a promoter for just $22 – you can find the reps on the event page. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
Electro, House | Electro House
Posted by Juicebox on October 25, 2010
Fresh New Tracks helped throw a little party this weekend, more pictures to come.
Duffy – Well, Well, Well (Dan Clare Remix) — (4.5 stars) Dance club song, GET IT
Spencer Hill ft Lil Jon – Less Go! (Porter Robinson Remix) — (4.5 stars) Heaaavvyy electro, party song
Katy Perry vs OMD – Teenage Gay (DJ’s From Mars Bootleg) — (4 stars) Cool mashup, not as good as the kaskade one
Get Far – The Radio (Radio Edit) feat. H-Boogie — (4 stars) Another anthem, a little slower
Cristian Marchi and Nari & Milani feat. Max C – I Got You (Antillas & Dankann Inda House Rework) — (4 stars) Feel good anthem
Nicola Fasano ft Pitbull – Oye Baby (Simon De Jano Mix) — (3.5 stars) Electro with Pitbull, future radio song
Compilation, House | Top 50 Dance Tracks Of 2013: 10-1
Posted by Middy on January 13, 2010
10. Alesso vs OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself (Alesso Remix)
Alesso’s seminal work this year, his remix for OneRepublic has gone global and then some. Ryan Tedder’s vocals are highly sought after, and meshed with Alesso’s ability to create melodies, the result was magical.
9. Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E* – Need U 100%
The Grammy nominated Duke Dumont had an amazing year with the release of this timeless deep house record. Straight from the UK, it doesn’t seem that Mr. Dumont will be stopping anytime soon with his latest release “I Got You.” Also shout out to Dave Edwards who gave “Need U” a second wind with his fun remix of the track.
8. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Moguai – Mammoth
Possibly the most played and popular big room / progressive track of the first 6 months of the year, Moguai’s collab with Dimitri Vegas & LIke Mike showed that complex melodies can be popular when amelodic festival drops were more and more common. It was played by everyone from your standards like Hardwell and Tiësto to guys like Ferry Corsten and Cosmic Gate.
7. Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais)
The original became very popular on its own, but Cedric Gervais’ rendition not only elevated his own career, but took this track to new heights across the dance and general music landscapes. It became a hit across radio stations and landed him a grammy nomination, something that matters this year now that there aren’t any scheming Rothscilds in the mix.
6. Breach – Jack
Iwantyourbodyeverybodywantsyourbodysoletsjack, let’s jack. Those vocals became inescapable this year from a more expected DJ set like Duke Dumont, to someone more surprising in Avicii, this tune was everywhere. Ben Westbreach’s single catapulted his career to the next level and became the marquee signing for Claude von Stroke’s Dirtybird Recordings. Creative genius Riff Raff directed the video. Enough said.
5. Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr ft. Beardyman – Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Incl. Calvin Harris Remix)
It started a movement. “Eat Sleep Rave Repeat” became the Motto of dance music in 2013. Born from a wacked out man in Brooklyn, this has been Fatboy Slim’s return to production prominence. The Calvin Harris remix brought it to festivals everywhere with its powerful acid bassline.
4. Disclosure ft. AlunaGeorge – White Noise
Deep house went mainstream in 2013 and the main drivers of this trend were the super young British brothers, Guy & Howard Lawrence. The most blogged about artists of the first half of the year, edging out even the French robots, Disclosure had nearly unrivaled hype of any artist in any genre. “Settle” was one of the triumphs in dance music this year, but “White Noise” stood out as the biggest this year, though really every one of them deserves a spot on here.
3. Martin Garrix – Animals
You could not escape “Animals” this year a festival for better or worse. There are tracks that change the direction of dance music and this was one of them. That “Martin Garrix” sound become copied, imitated and generally abused by producers professional and amateur alike once they saw the popularity of “Animals”.
2. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up
The flagship single from Avicii’s debut album “True”, Avicii’s “Wake Me Up” has become the symbol for his year of breaking boundaries, starting at Ultra and then with his album “True”. It has sold millions of copies around the world and has remained one of the most popular tracks, of any genre, throughout the whole year.
1. Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky
“Animals” may have been the ubiquitous festival favorite this year, but dance music has gone far beyond the festival and club stage in the past few years. The hipster backlash against RAM was palpable, but the mastery and creative genius at work not only with Pharrell and Nile Rogers on “Get Lucky”, but throughout the whole album showed the robots were still the most innovative duo in dance. “Get Lucky” immediately found its way to every radio station, wedding, and DJ set, as a favorite of everyone from kids to grandparents. It is arguably not just the dance song of the year, but the song of the year, as denoted by its grammy nomination in the same category.
Compilation, House | Top 50 Dance Tracks Of 2013: 20-11
Posted by Middy on January 13, 2010
20. Audien – Wayfarer
Released in January, “Wayfarer” stayed in the Beatport trance top 100 until December. Beatport sales are not always the best indication of a song’s success, but in this case, it can be used to prove just how successful this song was having been used in the sets of Knife Party, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, Cosmic Gate and so many more for the majority of the year.
19. Just Blaze vs Baauer ft. Jay Z – Higher
Baauer got famous, because the internet, for the spazed out version of the Harlem Shake, but while that was happening, he was making this heater with hip hop producer mainstay Just Blaze, with a few contributing lyrics from a guy who is used to being in the spotlight, Jay Z.
18. Diplo & GTA – Boy Oh Boy
Generally artists save their best releases for big label tracks, but here Diplo & GTA, perhaps unwittingly, delivered what was their most popular track of the year. It is simplistic, but outstanding, taking Missy Elliot’s lyrics from “Lose Control” and meshing them in perfectly. This vine embodies the attitude in this song.
17. Armin van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie This Is What It Feels Like (Original + Remixes)
Armin’s crossover single, “This Is It What it Feels Like” became not only a hit with dance music fans (though he took flak from the traditional trancers), but also saw major radio play across the US and the world. The track seemed to only become more popular as the year wore on. The W&W remix brought this track to the festival stage.
16. Mark Knight – Your Love
Quietly, Mark Knight went about his business leading one of the finest dance music labels in the world, Toolroom Knights and had himself a smashing year production-wise. “Your Love” brings together an intoxicating groove with an addictive vocal that as it says “I just can’t get you out of my head”. Nobody has been able to get “Your Love” out of their heads either.
15. W&W & Ummet Ozcan – The Code
You cannot underestimate the impact W&W have had on 2013. The imitators have come from everywhere and their sound has become another overdone aspect of festival house. Ummet Ozcan has followed in their footsteps, moving from trance to a electro-trance sound that has become more and more popular lately, culminating in “Revolution”. “The Code” was the track that really exploded from them this year, taking over WMC and lasted all the way until NYE.
14. TJR – Whats Up Suckaz
Another sub genre getting love, Melbourne Bounce has gone global with its ambassadors Will Sparks and its bald American friend, TJR. “What’s Up Suckaz” brings the bounce to DJ sets all across the world in a way that is palatable to all fans.
13. Sander van Doorn & Mark Knight vs Underworld – Ten
“Your Love” was an individual triumph for Mark Knight, but he found a way to top that with his collab alongside Sander van Doorn and Underworld. Underworld’s floats across the upbeat house grooves and melodies that show the strength of each dynamic producer.
12. Pryda – Power Drive
For what has been another incredible year for the melodic master, “Power Drive” brought out a tougher side of him that we normally see with Cirez D. Power Drive thumps like a 350 foot drive from a sex addicted Tiger Woods and has the grace of Michelle Kwan. Pryda does it best, and he proves that once again.
11. Nicky Romero & Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano ft Fast Eddie – S.O.T.U.
One of the tracks that has appealed to all crowds this year, S.O.T.U. has been played by DJs of all genres on all stages. With an impossibly punchy kick, the simple yet potent track shows the power when percussion is used right. Nicky Romero has taken a wide variety of styles this year from “Symphonica” to “Still The Same Man” to this, but “S.O.T.U.” has to be his crowning achievement this year.