Electro-House | Jacob Van Hage & Oliver Heldens – Thumper
Posted by Middy on February 13, 2013
Fellow Rotterdam natives, Jacob van Hage & newcomer Oliver Heldens collab on the aptly named “Thumper”. The two Dutchmen create a booming track of thunderous bass and bombastic synth play in the style that W&W has perfected with slow building ominous breaks. The track has already gained support from some of the biggest names in the game like W&W, Gareth Emery, Ferry Corsten, Zedd & Thomas Gold. Jacob van Hage looks to follow up a solid 2012 with tracks like “EMP” and releases such as “Thumper” are a promising start to the year for himself and Oliver Heldens. Also check out below “Thumper” intermingled with the vocals from Dj From Mars “Phatt Ass Drop” that fits perfectly, showing them making fun of themselves.
Beatport: Jacob Van Hage & Oliver Heldens – Thumper
Dubstep, Preview | Detzky – I Like Cereal
Posted by Mach on February 3, 2013
I love all the Cartoon Network samples used in this track, brings me back to the days of watching Dexters Lab, Johnny Bravo, and of course Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends. I’m sure Detzky had a lot of fun using these samples. The track is a Dubplate, which means the chance of it ever release is very slim, but it is still worth a listen for the nostalgia.
Featured, FYI | You, Me, and Avicii — The State of EDM in 2013
Posted by Spice on January 24, 2013
January 23, 2013. 12:13 p.m.
Up until five minutes ago I was having an utterly unremarkable day. In fact, had someone asked me about my day five minutes ago, I would have responded with something along the lines of, “well, you know, it’s really cold out.” Or, “I had soup for lunch.” In other words, up until five minutes ago, my day was filled with the mundane but generally inoffensive things that define the 9-to-5 hours.
But then the following tweet happened. And just like that, I became a bitter, angry person with a white-hot axe to grind against the world and everything in it:
Thank you so much for all the GREAT #aviciixyou basslines! Next up is the beat/rhythm! aviciixyou.com for more info! #networkedsociety
— Tim Bergling (@Avicii) January 23, 2013
Ugh.
For those of you who don’t follow the baby-faced Bieber of EDM, the man (boy? guy?) better known as Avicii recently launched a large scale initiative to crowdsource his next “hit single.” AVICII X YOU styles itself rather magnanimously as the first ever “global collaboration” in dance music, inviting You, The Aspiring Producer, to join forces with Tim Bergling in creating his next anthem.
Here’s how it works. You, The Aspiring Producer, dream up a melody and submit it to AVICIIXYOU.com. Then you wait on tenterhooks as everyone votes, but that’s all for show because in the end Avicii’s just going to pick his favorite. Then a bassline follows in the same manner, then percussion, then a break, and finally, on February 7th, “effects” (a truly vague delineation which I’m personally choosing to construe as more cowbell).
Thus, a song is born.
Indie, Pop | Jon Bellion – Dead Man Walking
Posted by Grubeats on January 22, 2013
[do action=”youtube” videoid=”JZoJZddsSfM”/]
If you’re looking for originality, look no further than Jon Bellion. Following up his previous releases of “Paper Planes” and “LIFE“, the Long Island native has some fun with his newest release, reciting a plot similar to an episode of “My Sisters Hot Friend”. Jon’s organic style is what really stuck out to me in this indie-acoustic jam, written, produced, and performed entirely by Jon himself. Although varying from his two previous releases, Jon once again has shown that necessary x-factor in each video thus far, creating a piece of art like nothing we’re accustomed to seeing. The upcoming project Translations Through Speakers is still slated for a release later this winter.
House | 95 Royale – The Neighborhood
Posted by Mach on January 13, 2013
Wow, another incredible Disco-House track from this guy, its like he is pulling rabbits out of a hat. I have been feeling Disco’s come back more than ever recently. It feels like slowly people are starting to pick up on how much fun the genre is. Fun can only lightly describe this awesome original from 95 Royal. It might be Sunday but I don’t see why anyone couldn’t have a dance party with this track today.
Free Download: 95 Royal – The Neighborhood
Dubstep, Glitch, House, Review | Teknian – Sonic EP
Posted by Mach on January 7, 2013
We’re only a week into 2013 and already Teknian has delivered the first quality EP of the year. Having only announced the EP about a few weeks ago, and seeing a tracklist containing all tracks that fans of his have been dying for, I knew this EP was going to be sick to say the least. People in the music forums have been requesting the starter track, “1984,” for some time now. I had never found a clip of it to listen to so I didn’t understand what all the hype was about. Now that I have listened to it, I can see why everyone was dying for the release of this fun 80s style Glitch-Hop track. Next, “Behemoth,” which has to be my favorite on the EP, actually has a cool story. Back when Avicii’s “Fade Into Darkness” remix competition was going on, “Behemoth” was the instrumental to Teknian’s remix. After he realized how awesome his instrumentals were, he pulled the track out of the competition and delivered a heavy bass blow to our eardrums. “Sonic” is another track I have only heard stories about. It starts out like Drum & Bass, leaving you to think it might turn into Neuro-Funk. Like a B0:55, Teknian drops the bass leaving you speechless to this Dubstep fire. The last track on the EP was a complete surprise to all those anticipating its release. Teknian has been known to troll and produce outside his usual styles, but to have a house track like this one just hanging out amongst a sea of bass seemed ridiculous. “You Make Me So” is actually one of the funkiest Deep House tracks I have laid my ears upon and is a lot of fun to listen to. The “Sonic” EP is a great success, and in my opinion, Teknian did an incredible job.
Progressive House, Trance | Middy’s Top 12 of 2012
Posted by Middy on January 5, 2013
2012 was a crazy year. ASOT 550, Sensation, E Zoo, Inox, Prydz, seeing some of the best DJs in the world two, three, four, five times. It was fun. This was not easy at all and I could go back and forth on this at any moment, but these are those tracks that you could go back to at any moment and be more than happy. They are the ones that have a place in the timeline of the year. This is very separate of what is to come in the next few days — the official best and biggest tracks of 2012.