Progressive House | Tritonal & Paris Blohm ft. Sterling Fox – Colors
Posted by Middy on January 13, 2014
Protocol Recordings is generally known for a much more aggressive, uptempo sound in the spirit of its founder, Nicky Romero, but that does mean it can’t adjust its original mold to accommodate pure quality. Fellow American producers, Paris Blohm and Tritonal have a short, but strong relationship brewing, after Paris Blohm released an original and a remix on Enhanced Recordings, Tritonal’s parent label and one they are strongly tied to. “Colors” brings them away from their label, continuing along their trend of more melodic progressive house tunes that has angered old school fans, but brought has appealed to a whole new fanbase. The tune starts with tranced out, piano driven builds underneath Sterling Fox’s soaring vocals and crescendoes into an infectious synth-laden drop.
Beatport: Tritonal & Paris Blohm ft. Sterling Fox – Colors
Electro-House | Showtek – We Like To Party
Posted by Middy on December 30, 2013
Just in time for your NYE celebrations, Showtek drop off another massive single, aptly named “We Like To Party”. Like their outrageous stage personality, Showtek’s larger than life productions embody the no holds bar, unbridled raging attitude that comes from listening to Showtek. “We Like To Party” has the power and style you expect from a Showtek production, raising the bar technically and creatively for what big room electro house should be. The first single from their newly launched record label Skink, we can only hope to see stuff like this in the future.
Beatport: Showtek – We Like To Party
Progressive House | Arno Cost & Greg Cerrone – NightVenture
Posted by Middy on December 28, 2013
Wow, just wow. Arno Cost started the year on Size Records with “Head Up“, and finishes off the year on the same label alongside Greg Cerrone. The track was delayed 4 days for some reason or another, but it is here after being premiered by Danny Howard on BBC Radio One and getting heavy play by the label boss over the past several months. The track has both the classic prog sound that Arno Cost is known for, with a furious, fast paced, searing melody that will pierce through any DJ set.
Beatport: Arno Cost & Greg Cerrone – NightVenture
House | Jeremy Olander – Bandersnatch
Posted by Middy on December 23, 2013
After his “Petroleum” remix on Pryda Friends, Jeremy Olander returns home to finish out the year with a thumping new single “Bandersnatch. Referring to the mystical creature in Lewis Carroll’s “Through The Looking Glass”, and later in “Alive In Wonderland”, the track has an ominous, foreboding quality. “Bandersnatch” bridges the gap between some of his more progressive productions and what we have seen in tracks like “Animal Garden” or “Rose Law”, making this something for all of his fans tastes. When Eric Prydz describes your track as “Oh my god, what a banger”, you know there is something special.
Beatport: Jeremy Olander – Bandersnatch
Electro | Eekkoo – Eekkoo EP
Posted by Middy on December 22, 2013
Hailing from Montreal, the Canadian producer releases a three track EP on the only label that seems fit for his music, deadmau5’s mau5trap. Eekkoo provides a wide variety of plucks, piano stabs and distorted synths over a common theme of fat bass lines, creating a hypnotic piece of dance music from start to finish. While it may be considered a bit close to “deadmau5 style”, Eekkoo has his own sound that has earned the praise of the big boss himself.
Beatport: Eekkoo – Eekkoo EP
Electro-House | Wolfgang Garnter – Piranha
Posted by Middy on December 18, 2013
Consistently one of the most innovative minds in electro house, and in dance music in general, Wolfgang Gartner has been a pioneer from the moment he started. Capping off another great year that has seen the resurgence of his label, Kindergarten Recordings, the cat loving American releases his new single “Piranha”. “Piranha” has the unique electro sound you want from Wolfgang, with a foreboding synth lead, a punchy bass line and glitchy, melodic excellence. Like a piranha, this track won’t just come after you once, but rather slowly beat you into submission with each subtle element over the entire duration of the song.
Beatport: Wolfgang Garnter – Piranha
Hip-Hop, Videos | Accent — Just For Tonight (feat. Jitta On The Track) [Lyric Video]
Posted by jeffwbaird on December 15, 2013
We’re all a part of a moment in hip-hop history during which artists who self-identify as “rappers” range drastically in regards to how they define that role, the kind of music they create and label as “hip-hop”, the kind of technical skill they possess. The aesthetic sound of rapping has become a ubiquitous part of pop radio, and with this change most of the rappers who strive for mainstream attention work harder to try to fit the mold of simplicity that generally regulates what becomes a hit or doesn’t. Within such a concentrated industry, there are limited outlets for the fan both of technically skilled rappers and melodicism; rappers who can really spit, but also who’ll experiment with club-ready production (hence the rapid success of artists who occasionally fit this mold: Kendrick, Macklemore, etc.). Tonight we bring you a record striving to do just this—simultaneously satisfy the tastes of both those who love the kind of melodic, synth-heavy trap beats that Judge (who—if you’re a Mike Stud fan—you’ve likely heard the work of on multiple occasions) so expertly crafts, and also appease those who listen to hip-hop for the advanced lyricism; the kind of alliteration, wordplay, and rhyme schemes that have become synonymous with Accent’s work. This is the kind of song that you can enjoy for whatever it is that makes your head bang, though I certainly hope you’re the kind of people who listen to lyrics. Accent’s new mixtape, The Last Lyricist, drops this winter.