Progressive House | Sander van Doorn & Mayaeni – Nothing Inside
Posted by Middy on May 7, 2012
Sander van Doorn really does not get the credit he really deserves for making consistently some of the best tracks out there. He may get hate for leaving trance behind for progressive house, but he still makes amazing music, so what does it matter what genre it is? “Nothing Inside” is his latest song with blissful vocals from Mayaeni. This emotional track uses a simple guitar riff to carry the melody with supporting synths and a steady bass line and piano and violin with the vocals to build into the euphoric drop. When Sander van Doorn played this at Sensation Belgium, I thought the heavens were opening above me, this song has that affect on you. After the jump check out Sander van Doorn’s Miami after movie featuring “Nothing Inside”.
Sander van Doorn & Mayaeni – Nothing Inside – Beatport Link
FYI | An Open Letter To… The Weeknd
Posted by A on April 15, 2012
Dear Weeknd,
I watched you perform in the desert as the sun set on Coachella tonight. What you’ve done for music as of late has been notable to say the least. With a matter of three projects and no radio play, you’ve single handedly brought credibility back to genre marred with bubble gum hooks and general foolishness. Your music is nothing short of genius, but I have a bone to pick. Actually, it’s quite a big bone. Your live performance just plain sucks.
I sat at my computer watching the live stream of your performance in absolute shock. The whole blogosphere and Twitterverse was in shock. Even the fans watching the show were shocked. They stood there just as bewildered as I was watching from home. They couldn’t even muster enough enthusiasm for an encore. You ran off the stage awkwardly with your hands to your side like something out of Jon Heder’s “Napoleon Dynamite.” It was that bad.
Look, I get it. That’s a huge stage. They threw you in the deep end and forced you to swim. You’re a new artist. You’re still developing your stage presence. It’s like anything else, it just takes practice. Even Frank Ocean’s stage performance was poor at best. That I’ll let you slide on. What I won’t let you get away with was your vocal performance. Half of your songs weren’t even in the right key. Drake should have bought you some floaties because you sank miserably.
Despite your slopping showing, I’m still a fan. I’ll still come to your shows, listen to your music all by myself in a dark room, and buy your debut album when it comes out. You’re making music that nobody else has the ability to make, and we celebrate you for that. However, tonight we all learned that you were less invincible than previously thought. And in a strange way, makes you more likable.
Sincerely,
Hip-Hop | Ryan Leslie ft. Fabolous- Beautiful Lie (Remix)
Posted by A on March 17, 2012
The big homey, Ryan Leslie, is back at it again. This time, he’s recruited Fabolous to add a verse to his first single, “Beautiful Lie” off his forthcoming “Les Is More” album dropping this summer. Uncharacteristically, Ryan recently opted to shed his previous Harvard pedigree for a more impetuous one, throwing caution to the wind with his new persona despite speaking to disadvantaged chillens’ in Harlem above.
In his newest “Swiss Francs”, which he premiered in the clip above, he raps with Ryan-Leslie-esque brovado: “My passport is stamped out, I need some pages. When I die they gon’ act out my life on movie stages. Got a hired gun motto is protect the chief, keep these haters from schemin’ on this patek philippe.” Hopefully, he won’t be needing to use his newly acquired fire power anytime soon. “Les Is More” is coming soon.
Electro-House | Autoerotique – Bring That Beat Back (Tiesto Edit)
Posted by Middy on March 13, 2012
Tiesto is simply unstoppable as he continues his dominance of EDM regardless of the genre he decides to tackle. Though this is simply an edit from Tiesto on the track from Autoerotique, who deserves most of the credit for song, Tiesto brings it to new heights. This song hits hard with a big electro drop, pounding bass, and pulsing synths. Musical Freedom is a label that is on the up and up under the leadership of Tiesto and will be making some serious noise this year.
Autoerotique – Bring That Beat Back (Tiesto Edit) – Beatport Link
Electro-House | Major Lazer Ft. The Partysquad – Original Don (Kid Kaio Remix)
Posted by Mach on February 10, 2012
There have been tons of remixes of this track, but in my opinion none top this one. This electro-house banger of Original Don is crazy. Friday night or Saturday night, this track should be played. It will get the room bumping no matter where you are. I can see why it was released as a freebie under Mad Decent.
MUST DOWNLOAD: Major Lazer Ft. The Partysquad – Original Don (Kid Kaio Remix)
Videos | Exclusive: Jay Fresh- The Motto Freestyle
Posted by GMONEY on February 6, 2012
“Blowing on that doja/still losing my composure/and I’m still gettin’ wiser as these n*ggas gettin’ older.”
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Living that maxim, Jay Fresh linked up with Taylin Draper Media to put his own spin on Drake’s famed “Motto” single. With SXSW quickly approaching, Conception Crafters and Jay Fresh have been hard at work with SuperVison, DVS, and Jus-Stone (just to name a select few), aiming to release another project before the masses converge on Austin. In addition to his own project, the rising internet sensation will also be featured on Gramatik’s forthcoming release as well. Talk about Y.O.L.O. It’s only a matter of time until I’ll be asking Jay for a photo, but you already know doe. Be sure to follow Jay on his journey via Twitter and Facebook. *Insert conspicuous delta symbol here*
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Electro, Electro-House | John Dahlback, Cazzette, & Trampboat
Posted by Sev on January 23, 2012
John Dahlback taking his build and up transition game to the next level with this track. Dahlback uses Kirsty Hawkshaw’s vocals in all the right ways here to climax into a dope electro house drop. This is definitely a tune that will get the crowd going no matter what the occasion.
DOWNLOAD: Liquid Kaos & Kirsty Hawkshaw – Back In Time (John Dahlback Remix)
Our favorite Swedes Cazzette cranking out tracks like second nature. Here we go with another dub electro house remix with their signature modern talking “Yo” sound included of course. Let me know if you guys are getting tired of this new energy packed style of electro because I know I’m not. Grab it on Beatport HERE.
DOWNLOAD: Ian Carey & Rosette feat. Timbaland & Brasco – Amnesia (CAZZETTE Another Sugar Hunt Mix)
Trampboat goes a little bit heavier on the electro in this track then you saw in the first two, but don’t let that discourage you from listening. The use of electro in this track is tasteful enough to keep it from ruining the track and thats what keeps me listening to it over and over. Be sure to check out some of his other material on SOUNDCLOUD.
DOWNLOAD: Wolfgang Gartner – The Way It Was (Trampboat Remix)