Progressive House | Infinite Sole – Hurricane (feat. Raycee & Mills)
Posted by Mel on April 1, 2013
Producing duo Joshua Gilbert and Jose Puente, known together as Infinite Sole are new names to me but they sure made a good first impression. The duo’s first original “Hurricane” is spectacular. The track starts off with an atmospheric pad and slow piano guiding the excellent vocals of Raycee & Mills before hitting a huge build and an energy packed drop. If you like what you hear then prepare yourself because they have another original coming soon.
Free Download: Infinite Sole – Hurricane (feat. Raycee & Mills)
Progressive House | Pryda – Power Drive
Posted by Middy on April 1, 2013
Fitting on a day filled with trickery, deception and tomfoolery, there is a release from one of the few truths in dance music, Eric Prydz. “Power Drive” is one of those tracks that you don’t necessarily know when it is going to hit, but when it does, it smacks you across the face like a backhand from Mr T. In his first release of the year, Eric Prydz delves into the mind of Pryda, slowing building with a super melodic amalgamation of piano, arps and synths that crescendoes into an infectious driving low end, bringing in many of those elements from the build in a display of raw force from the melodic master. If this is any indication after his incredible Essential Mix to start the year and with an Eric Prydz album slated for release this year (we hope), he shows no signs of letting up as one of the best in the game.
Beatport: Pryda – Power Drive
Electro | Rudimental – Feel The Love (Kill Paris Remix)
Posted by Middy on March 28, 2013
Kill Paris makes straight up baby making music. There is no way around it. He may be the Barry White of EDM — if Barry White was small, white and took slightly creepy pictures in sunflower fields, but I digress. Kill Paris’ combinination of funk, soul, grit and electro makes his sound ideal for what Rudimental brings to the table for what was one my favorite tracks in 2012 and one of the biggest dnb tracks of the year commercially. The remix keeps John Newman’s soulful vocals and lets Kill Paris work his magic, giving it the unique flavor of gritty undercurrents and playful piano motifs that create almost an entirely new track.
DJ-Set, Trance | Tritonal – Metamorphic I EP
Posted by Middy on March 28, 2013
American trance duo, Chad Cisneros and Dave Reed who call Austin, Texas home follow up their UMF ASOT 600 performance with the release of their new 3 track “Metamorphic I” EP. The duo have just relaunched their radio show in a new platform “Tritonia” as a tribute to the fans who make it all happen, kickstarting a new beginning in 2013. They have developed much of the same complex we have seen with other trance producers like Ferry Corsten, who produce more traditional, albeit genre pushing trance, however their sets and radio shows encompass everything from big room, to electro, to the more traditional uplifters, like the tracks they produce.
The EP shows the many directions the duo can go with their sound, from a more ambient to trance to some more festival ready, hard hitting electro trance. The EP starts with the single “Bullet That Saved Me” featuring vocals from Underdown. The track starts with a smooth, calming build, featuring the male vocals from Underdown and then vaults you into a pitched lead and a minimal, percussive drop that works outstandingly for Tritonal in the live arena. The next track is a total 180 degree switch in energy — the soothing “Bring Me Down” featuring the angelic vocals from Meredith Call brings together a beautiful instrumental of orchestral strings, subtle piano and atmospheric pads that create this very chilled, relaxing track, totally switching up the mood in the EP. The last track on the EP, “Deep Into Black” follows along a similar vein as “Bring Me Down” with a soothing piano melody and choral vocal bits that slowly develop over the space of the song, but never give you a “drop”, just one smooth ride from start to finish.
Metamorphic I” is the first of three, three track EPs to be released this year, so stay tuned to this space for more info on Tritonal. Check out the latest episode of Tritonia below to get a sample of what is to come, which just so happens to be their live set from Ultra.
Electro-House, Progressive House | Lift Off #010
Posted by Mel on March 23, 2013
Many things are changing now that spring is upon us. Girls are going to start wearing more revealing clothing, the weather is going to transition from cold to slightly less cold (I live in Canada), and Lift Off is no longer monthly. From now on, Lift Off will go up weekly on Saturdays, primarily because we didn’t like how the tracks we posted would end up being weeks old. This way, every track that goes up will be no older than a week. It will also mean that there won’t be as many songs on each edition as there were previously, though we feel this is an acceptable sacrifice for more up to date tracks. We start things off above with Reuben Keeney’s “Good times together” which is carried by a Kaskade like piano and soft vocals before hitting a progressive drop.
Beatport: Reuben Keeney (feat. Katt Niall) – Good Times Together
Candyland released an EP in honor of their Miami debut at WMC. My favorite track of the EP is their festival remix of Timeflies’ “Nothing At All”.
The Plastic People remix of the Imagine Dragons “It’s Time” was my favorite song for quite a while. Markus Cole does a magnificent job of giving the song a progressive refresh that brought the indie-rock song back to life.
No uplifting chords or melodies to be found here, Kevin Drew’s latest “Halogen” is just a massive big room track.
Progressive House | Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko – Stay (Moiez Remix)
Posted by Middy on March 22, 2013
Canadian Moiez is back with another remix coming off of his first batch of shows in Vancouver, this time of Rihanna’s recent single “Stay”. He couples Rihanna’s smooth vocals with an easy piano driven build that crescendoes into a break of a prominent, rolling low end and a pitched synth melody with subtle piano for layering. With possibly his best remix this year, Moiez is showing that his best work still lies ahead of him.
Free Download: Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko – Stay (Moiez Remix)
Hip-Hop, Rap | Von La’Flare – Express (Prod. King Kilo)
Posted by dshaq on March 19, 2013
Let me introduce you to FNT newcomer, Von La’Flare. Hailing from Chicago, Von embraces the Chicago trap sound. La’Flare has a smooth sounding flow added with some quality verses that makes it a must listen. The flow works real well over King Kilo’s heavy hitting beat, which compliments the heavier bass with the softer piano riff. Von’s mixtape “Leaders Never Follow” comes out on Thursday so make sure to look out for that one. Shoutout KP.