Electronic | iamnobodi – Needs & Wants & Bad Habits
Posted by BP on December 5, 2013
IAMNOBODI dropped a sweet new EP called “Needs & Wants & Bad Habits”. This experimental electronic EP is full of positive vibes. I think my favorite track on this EP is “Recreate”, but they’re all awesome – just take my word for it. You can download this for free on Bandcamp, or support him by picking a price.
Free Download: IAMNOBODI – Needs & Wants & Bad Habits
Pop, Videos | Timeflies – SMFWU [Live]
Posted by Grubeats on December 4, 2013
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After lighting up the country with their Warning Signs tour, Timeflies will be back in the studio, clocking the hours (pun intended) for their debut full length album. I can’t speak first hand on every tour stop, but based on their performance in Boston, it’s without question the level of production going into each and every one of their live shows has skyrocketed since the last time I saw them. Lights, fog, more lights, huge sound, energy, live freestyles, and much more of everything on an even larger scale.
The video above is a compilation, chopped up and blended together by Mike O’Brien Films, of several live performances of their radio ready single, “SMFWU”. Without question a fan favorite anthem off of their recent EP, Warning Signs, but this visual gives you an idea of how live these shows get.
Grab the EP below and check out a few photos from Timeflies homecoming show in Boston.
Purchase on iTunes: Timeflies – Warning Signs EP
Drum & Bass, Glitch | Upscale Recordings – The Collective EP (Ft. Evoke, Frequent, Masq, Audeka, Paurini, & Spectric)
Posted by Mach on December 1, 2013
Damn, the sub-label of Adapted Records, Upscale Recordings with the goal of sharing strictly Neuro-Hop (Blend of Glitch-Hop and Neuro-Funk AKA Drum & Bass), drops this dirty EP of some of the top up and comers in the newly rising twisted genre. The EP kicks off with an original from Evoke. Carrying the title of the EP, “The Collective” thumps in smoothly, only to progress into that deliciously glitched out funk. Next, Spectric remixes Evoke’s original, adding a few more layers to the mix of the glitch to take you on deep stroll of bass. A commoner on FNT with his Neuro/Trap blends, Masq teams up with Frequent. Their collaboration “Firescape” starts out with a calm, slightly glitchy melodic euphoria, leaving you bumping out at a deep multi-bass layered drop. A larger name and personal favorite of Neuro-hop, come Audeka with a funky remix of Dino Safari’s Breakspeed. This remix has to be my favorite on the EP, I love how deep the bass on this track is and how it maintains the funk with the chill throughout it. Something that KOAN Sound and Asa introduced to the majority of the population on their most recent collaboration EP. Last, but certainly not least, Paurini introduces himself with a chilling original, “Lumberjack”. Paurini is a new name for me, and after hearing this original, I’m blown away. I suspect this is just the beginning of his epic Neuro journey. Neuro-Hop is a genre on the rise, while Dubstep introduces new artists by the minute and becomes more and more repetitive by the minute. “The Collective” EP is a must have, and count on Upscale recordings to introduce countless more great tracks in the future.
Evoke | Frequent | Masq | Audeka | Paurini | Spectric
Free Download: Upscale Recordings – The Collective EP
Hip-Hop | Maino – Just Watch (Prod. Reefa & Myles.William)
Posted by VMan on November 26, 2013
Real talk, Maino is one of my favorite rappers, you probably don’t hear that often, but his album If Tomorrow Comes is one of the rawest albums that got me through some tough times a few years back. With that said, if you didn’t know by now, or you don’t follow today’s hip-hop scene, Atlanta rapper Trinidad James while in my city talked smack about New York rappers, and that didn’t sit well for a lot of these NYC rappers. Maino took matters into his own hands and recorded “Just Watch” taking shots at Trinidad, over a Reefa and Myles.William production. Do you guys think Mr. James is going to respond? Let me know, this is a must listen and a must download!
Free Download: Maino – Just Watch (Prod. Reefa & Myles.William)
Hip-Hop, Rap | SoulJAH – BlastPhaMe
Posted by VMan on November 23, 2013
The homie SoulJAH sent over this track “BlastPhaMe” where he raps over Schoolboy Q’s “Grooveline” in anticipation for the release of his debut mixtape “JahBless” out November 28. JAH’s been featuring on a few tracks with the NewLA crew, notably on one of my favorite tracks off Joe Cool’s latest mixtape Driver’s Ed “My Word.” At the look of things the boys from Louisiana are about to be a problem, they always deliver with bars that stand out and rap with meaning. Shout out to Louisiana, this is a must listen!
Deep House | Lissat & Voltaxx, Marc Fisher – Groovejet (Andrey Exx & Fomichev Remix)
Posted by mimada on November 22, 2013
Today our guest writer Rebecca was bed ridden and hungover. You know what that means? Endless hours to explore music on the Internet! Here she brings us one of her favorite findings.
The year was 2000 and I was bouncing around the playground in my red, fake suede platform sandals with a golden Chinese symbol on each foot (mum thought the even taller, more Spice Girls-esque, glittery ones were not age appropriate), my white baggy capri pants made some unidentified crisp material, my printed bright colored mesh t-shirt and my hair in two buns on the head, held up by fluffy scrunchies.
If there would be a soundtrack to this scenery, it would be “Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) – Radio Edit,” by the Italian DJ Spiller. I remember listening to that song in our cool 90’s Volvo, on my cool CD-player, at the cool discos in elementary school serving soda and potato chips. I thought at that time the track was by Kylie Minouge; she was my goddess so all cool stuff just had to have something to do with her, it was pure logic.
In 2000, I’d never heard about the genre “house.” Everything to me was pop, including “Groovejet,” but as it turns out, I actually was a little house lover already back then. Man, now I wished my parents had shipped me to Ibiza during the late 90’s, when the legends were all young and fresh, the lip gloss was too glossy and the sunglasses too tinted. I would take it all in, subconsciously as a 5-year-old, and be imprinted. This would naturally make me a DJ genius today. It’s just psychology and wishful thinking.
It took 13 years before someone brought the nostalgic house hit into the light again and made a remix of it that is EVEN better than the original. Lissat & Voltaxx, Marc Fisher – Groovejet (Andrey Exx & Fomichev Remix) made it to an honorable 3rd place on the Beatport top 10 list, and it’s no. 1 of the list in my neon coloured, hollographic 90’s kid heart.
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Progressive House | Lush & Simon – City Of Lights
Posted by Middy on November 18, 2013
The dance music world is starting to notice Lush & Simon in a big way, especially with “Adrenaline” being the clear favorite of “Talent Revealed Volume 2“, and a mainstay of DJ sets worldwide. We saw this on Tiësto’s club life earlier in the summer and at last Trice Recordings is lucky enough to be releasing this bomb today. There is still some room on the Lush & Simon bus, hop on now while there is still room.
Beatport: Lush & Simon – City Of Lights