Dubstep | MNRS – Arms (Virtual Riot Remix)
Posted by BP on September 9, 2013
I’m sure some of you heard some of the other remixes of “Arms” by MNRS by Olugbenga and Cats Hero many months ago, and now 19 year old German producer Virtual Riot has put out his version for MNRS’s “Arms (Single & Remixes)” EP official release this last week! Virtual Riot was the only one to take a dubstep spin on the track, and his exciting, bass-filled version is such a fun listen. It keeps the cool indie pop vibes of the original while adding the deep bass and growls us dubstep lovers crave. The EP is now available on US, UK, and German iTunes!
iTunes: MNRS – Arms (Virtual Riot Remix)
Dubstep | Mako – Beam ft. Angel Taylor (Skrux Remix)
Posted by BP on September 8, 2013
Skrux is quickly becoming a staple producer in my dubstep collection. Skrux’s lovestep style remix of Mako’s “Beam ft. Angel Taylor” is gorgeous as usual. It’s smooth, classy, and really showcases Angel Taylor’s vocals. It’s quite moving and rises and falls with grace. Dubstep has been slow lately, but Skrux is staying consistent with fire new releases. He’s giving this one out for free!
Free Download: Mako – Beam ft. Angel Taylor (Skrux Remix)
Dubstep, Mainstream Remix | Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail (Wick-it Remix)
Posted by BP on August 29, 2013
Everybody loves a familiar song mixed with some excellent production and growling bass, right? Wick-it’s dubstep remix of “Holy Grail” by Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake still keeps the unique pacing and rhythm of the original, while spicing it up with more bass and and haunting piano notes. The drops hit super hard and it’s hard not to love the smooth intro as well. This one’s free to download!
Albums, Dubstep | Protohype – Fly Remixes
Posted by BP on August 27, 2013
Protohypes’s Fly Remixes EP is incredible. Each remix is hard hitting, but still unique. All the remixes maintain the beautiful vocals by Alina Renae, and lots include the deep growls you’re looking for in a heavy dubstep track. Protohype’s original song “Fly” is great to begin with, and each of the artists did it justice. My personal favorite is Isqa’s remix. Until it comes out on September 3rd, we can listen to it here!
iTunes: Protohype – Fly Remixes
Dubstep, Electro, Trance | Seven Lions with Myon & Shane 54 Ft. Tove Lo – Strangers
Posted by J-Tiffy on August 25, 2013
Seven Lions fans, rejoice! My eyes light up whenever I see Seven Lions’ name, and if you’re like me, you’ll be itching to dig into this tune if you haven’t already. He tackles this project with vocalist Tove Lo and house/trance production duo Myon and Shane 54. The song is part of the original motion picture soundtrack for Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. It is an immensely ambitious track, even for a revolutionary artist like Seven Lions. Not only does it combine his signature cocktail of trance and dubstep, but we can hear a lot of house elements in the mix and, more interestingly, a heavy reliance on a gnarly minimal electro drop.
Events, Review | 5 Things I Learned and Saw At Electric Adventure
Posted by Middy on August 22, 2013
In a little Throwback Thursday edition of event reviews, we have Electric Adventure, the 2-day festival that took place at Six Flags, in New Jersey over the 3rd and 4th of August. It combined a bass and trap heavy lineup, with some of the premier roller coasters on the eastern seaboard, giving you an experience where your adrenaline was always pumping, unless you were waiting in line for rides. The lineup was well rounded with guys like Dillon Francis, Seven Lions, GTA, 12th Planet and Zeds Dead all performing over the 2 days. Click past the jump for a few photos and some things I learned and saw at the festival.
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.