Electro, Interviews | Twibak: On The Rise
Posted by W8 on November 14, 2011
Coming from across the pond in Sweden, Twibak is set to carve out his unique path in the world of house music. Here is a brief interview with Twibak:
With so many genres to choose from, why electronic music?
I first was introduced to electronic music when I went off to study at university. I found Armin van Buuren’s ASOT and that helped me concentrate on studying. As time went on, I became more passionate about music.
The future looks bright for you, what do you envision?
Right now, the goal is to create remixes for other more established artists, and later release records under my own name. I’ve got a lot of passion for music. It’s more than just a hobby for me, so if I can continue making music, I’ll be happy to do so.
Earlier this year american magazine Joonbug gave Twibak and Avicii a shared first prize in a list of artists likely to watch out for.
”This will be Avicii’s other half, because this artist does not even have a track up on Beatport, but his recent mix of friend Martin Lundblad’s ID has exploded to popularity on internet blogs. Mainly progressive, Twibak’s catchy, swooning build ups are broken by a nicely harmonized electro bit, the kind popularized by Bob Sinclair, Dirty South, and David Guetta. Twibak is someone to watch for 2011, particularly with the number of superstar DJs coming out of Sweden.”
Twibak says he is inspired and appreciative of the recognition, and now works even harder thanks to it. The track below is a symbol of his talent and makes you ponder what his future may hold. I predict big things from this guy – you now know. (Martysounds also deserves credit on this track as well.)
Mashups | Middy’s Mashups
Posted by Middy on November 9, 2011
This song is so hot, it is going to be melting ice caps, Greenland beware.
Here is a mix done by eEQUIRE, a British producer & DJ from Liverpool, best known or unknown for his mashup that became the standard Adele “Rolling In The Deep” remix after being mistaken for an Avicii fake by just about everyone, even me for about a day. This song is simply quality with a thumping bass line, female vocals and driving synths.
DOWNLOAD: Switch – I Still Love You (eSQUIRE vs OFFBeat Remix)
Here is a great bootleg from Lee Wells of Franz Novotny’s “Crunch”, who I have been posting recently and Hardwell’s excellent remix of Taio Cruz’s “Hangover”. It has just enough of each to create the perfect blend and the transitions are flawless.
DOWNLOAD: Hardwell vs Franz Novonty – Crunch My Hangover (LEE WELLS Mash-up)
Kaskade releases yet another one of his fine festival mashes, combining Tommy Trash’s “The End”, Nicky Romero’s “Solar” and puts the vocals from his “Empty Streets” on top. This was a standard at ID fest this summer.
DOWNLOAD: Kaskade vs. Nicky Romero & Tommy Trash – Empty Streets Solar End – Kaskade Mash Up
DJ-Set, Preview | Escape From Wonderland Live Sets, Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso – Calling (R3hab & Swanky Tunes Remix) Live Preview
Posted by Middy on October 31, 2011
“Calling” is one of the best songs of the year and an EDM anthem. Those types of songs are very difficult to remix because they are so good, but R3hab and Swanky Tunes change it almost entirely and make this absolute beast of a song with driving synth and a heavy bassline. These are the sets from Escape Wonderland over the weekend in San Bernadino, California. The lineup was ridiculous and the Size matters tour was on hand with some great sets. Tracklists after the jump.
DOWNLOAD: Steve Angello @ Escape from Wonderland – 29-10-2011
DOWNLOAD: Thomas Gold @ Escape from Wonderland – 29-10-2011
DOWNLOAD: R3hab @ Escape from Wonderland – 29-10-2011
DOWNLOAD: AN21 & Max Vangeli @ Escape from Wonderland – 29-10-2011
DOWNLOAD: Markus Schulz @ Escape from Wonderland – 29-10-2011
House, Preview | Adam Björnberg
Posted by Middy on October 10, 2011
Adam Björnberg a 17 year old Swedish DJ born in Northern Sweden, living in Stockholm grew up playing piano and guitar, but EDM was his true love and thankfully for us he stuck with it. The songs vary in structure and style a bit but he generally uses piano driven leads with synth cords to compliment and a bassline that builds from one drop to the next. He is a name to on the look out on Armada Records for with his production capabilities and his infectious sound.
DOWNLOAD: Adam Björnberg – Öfvre (Original Mix)
Adam Björnberg – Absolut Out October 24th
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Adam Björnberg – ID
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Hip-Hop | Flo-Rida ft Taoi Cruz – Hangover (Snippet) [Avicii Controversy]
Posted by Juicebox on July 26, 2011
This controversy is old news, but with what looks like a soon to be official release of this track, here’s a brief explanation of what happened. Flo-Rida dropped a song featuring him rapping over Avicii’s “Levels” or “ID” which left people confused to say the least. Had everyone’s favorite new comer Avicii already sold out? Did Flo-Rida see the rising potential and amazing melodies found in Avicii and decide to seize the opportunity before someone else did? Thankfully, Avicii hadn’t sold out and Flo-Rida had used the track without permission. To take control of the situation, Avicii took matters to Twitter. He fired back with a few different tweets explaining that he did not in fact give Flo-Rida permission to use the track and there was not a collaboration in the works.
However, this snippet of Flo-Rida & Taio Cruz just leaked which features the same key as Avicii’s “Levels/ID” with different synths, but fades into Avicii’s track at one point. The transition is awful which is clearly why this is a snippet and still not the final cut, but it leaves the possibility of them sampling Avicii’s track. Hopefully before the song is officially released they’ve figured out the instrumental or cleared things with Avicii’s camp this time, unlike the Leona Lewis case.
Regardless looks like we’ve got a huggeee radio banger in the works from two of the premier hit makers, Flo-Rida & Taio Cruz.
DJ-Set, House, Videos | Alesso & Sebastian Ingrosso – Calling
Posted by Middy on July 22, 2011
This is the Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso colab that everyone has been waiting for. The name was just confirmed to be “Calling” a few hours ago by Sebastien Ingrosso via twitter. This is a video of the song from their iTunes festival performance, which I sadly missed. This song is just too damn good, showing off the skills of these guys and highlighting just how fast Alesso is becoming one of the world’s top DJs. If you missed the show (like me), lucky for you I have a set right here for you to listen to or watch it here. The first song, as confirmed (by Axwell himself), is a new Swedish House Mafia single with no name or release date yet, but it is massive.
UPDATE: Soundcloud took down the set, so I uploaded it again though it only seems to be working as a download for the time being and I put up the tracklist, which you can view after the jump.
DOWNLOAD: Swedish House Mafia – Swedish House Mafia Live London 2011
Electro, House | Avicii & Afrojack | Electro-House
Posted by GMONEY on May 4, 2011
Legendary producer / DJ, AVICII, has finally dropped “Levels”, which has been known as “ID” up to this point. INCREDIBLE TRACK. Seriously, don’t sleep on this, FIRE. 5/5
DONWLOAD: Avicii – Levels (Original Mix)
So R3hab confirmed this is a fake today. However, still a legit track. SICK DROP AT 1:45. 4.5/5
DONWLOAD: Afrojack & R3hab – Aces High (Ex Prutata)
Another “unofficial” drop from Afrojack. Epicness starts at 2:11. 4/5 Soundoff in the comment section.
DONWLOAD: Afrojack – Pop On Acid