Electro-House | Zedd – Slam The Door
Posted by Middy on January 3, 2012
Zedd is back with yet another single that is bound to be a big hit with a great vocal sample and a great bass line that will surely have you moving. The build starts with some pitched synths and piano and then crescendos into some heavy electro to create this fine work from Zedd. Get it on BEATPORT.
DOWNLOAD: Zedd – Slam The Door (Original Mix)
Hip-Hop, Videos | Gabe Thompson – Redefinition (ft. Blizzy Wru)
Posted by dshaq on December 30, 2011
Let me introduce you to Boston rapper, Gabe Thompson. Taking a phenomenal piano riff, produced by Philly D, Gabe and his feature partner, Blizzy Wru, hop on it and deliver quality lyrics. Download Gabe’s latest project Here and Now, and support the man on Facebook by liking his page.
Progressive House, Videos | Sander van Doorn vs. Kele feat. Lucy Taylor – What Did I Do
Posted by Middy on December 26, 2011
Sander van Doorn has gone with Tiesto from his traditional uplifting trance sound into the realm of progressive house and has been incredibly successful. Though he still holds on to his roots in trance and you can hear a strong influence of trance in many of his songs, especially on his latest CD “Eleve11”, his foray into progressive house has been a huge success with songs such as “Koko”, “Who’s Wearing The Cap”, “Drink To Get Drink” and others. This song features a strong bassline, a sensitive piano melody in the build and a great synth breakdown, with some quality female vocals. Definitely a must have for all fans of house. Get it on BEATPORT.
DOWNLOAD: Sander van Doorn vs. Kele feat. Lucy Taylor – What Did I Do (Original Mix)
Electro-House | Michael Canitrot – White Escape + Blue Collision
Posted by Middy on December 26, 2011
Michael Canitrot, the up and coming French Dj, known for his summer smash, “When You Got Love” is back again with another single, “White Escape”, just released today out on his own label Aime Music that is sure to be played by many this winter. It has a grungy synth line with a hard bass with some spacey synths in the break and good piano motif in the build. Get it on BEATPORT.
DOWNLOAD: Michael Canitrot – White Escape (Original Mix)
Blue Collision came out a few weeks ago and is picking up steam in popularity. Each time I listen it gets better. It has a hard electro synth undertone with a guitar riff over it and a driving bass with a sensitive piano in the build for a great contrast. Get it on BEATPORT.
DOWNLOAD: Michael Canitrot – Blue Collision (Original Mix)
Electro-House, House, Progressive House, Videos | Dinka, Kim Fai, Moguai, R3hab
Posted by Middy on December 25, 2011
The holiday season means spending time with family, being thankful for what you have, but more importantly, artists give out free stuff, which will be a theme this week. All of the songs in this post were freebees from artists for the holiday season and you can be sure that there will be more. Dinka makes this smooth piano trance house song that is perfect for a relaxing Christmas morning or evening sitting by the fire, sipping on some eggnog. The Braveheart sample is genius and shows how good a producer this female Dj is.
DOWNLOAD: Dinka – White Christmas (Original Mix)
Kim Fai gives out this freebee after a successful year on Steve Angello led Size Records and is set to have an even better 2012. With varying synths and a great piano line, this is a quality song you will want to have.
DOWNLOAD: Kim Fai – L.I.C.
Moguai goes back to his old ways with this song with a more mellow house song that sounds like the stuff that got him signed to mau5strap in the first place such as “Optinuum“. It is a great relaxing song from the German EDM vet.
DOWNLOAD: Moguai – I CEE
R3hab gives out this free remix of Steve Aoki’s classic song “I’m In The House” as thanks for the absolutely massive year he has had with successful remix after remix and touring the world becoming one of the world’s hottest Djs overnight. This does not have the signature chainsaw madness and may not be his best remix to date, but it is definitely worth a listen from the dutch star.
DOWNLOAD: Steve Aoki & Zuper Blahq – Im In The House (R3hab’s Surrender Remix)
Electro-House, Progressive House | Gregori Klosman, Matisse & Sadko, Nicky Romero, John De Sohn
Posted by Middy on December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas everybody, I am feeling generous and giving you guys 4 excellent house songs. Gregori Klosman takes this song to a whole new level as it finally gets its release with smooth synth chords in the build and a great electro drop. Get it on BEATPORT.
DOWNLOAD: Jochen Miller – Flashback (Gregori Klosman Remix)
Matisse and Sadko are yet another pair of Russian Djs who are making waves on the EDM scene. “Amulet” is a change of pace from their very piano, synthey singles, “Svenska“, and “Hi Scandinavia” and they go with a more low key, deep house type of song that shows their production capabilities and mastery of multiple styles. Their single with Arty, “Trio”, coming out next year is going to be huge, so beware of these guys in 2012. Get it on BEATPORT.
DOWNLOAD: Matisse & Sadko – Amulet (Original Mix)
Nicky Romero takes this average song and turns it into a big electro house song by throwing in a massive electro drop. Get it on BEATPORT.
DOWNLOAD: Tonight Only – Haters Gonna Hate (Nicky Romero ‘Out Of Space’ Remix)
This song just has something about that makes you happy with its uplifting piano melody. It is not overly complex in its structure, but it is uplifting progressive house, with some quality vocals laid down by the vocalist Andreas Moe, from Avicii’s “Fade Into Darkness“. Get it on BEATPORT.
DOWNLOAD: John De Sohn – Long Time feat. Andreas Moe (Original Mix)
Progressive House, Videos | Addict DJs
Posted by Middy on December 22, 2011
Such a refreshing surprise with these guys. Submissions is usually a morass of garbage (I mean really guys), it was so refreshing to here these two French DJs with some quality, uplifting progressive house. They have played big clubs all over the world including playing Miami Music Week, the biggest week in EDM. They use melodic synths, piano melodies, studders and cuts with a great control of the vocals in the songs as well as a good builds leading into euphoric, synth, piano laden drops with a strong steady bass throughout their songs to create that uplifting house feeling that has become so popular with some creativity that gives them a somewhat unique sound. Below are a few free tracks they have made including a great remix of the anthemic single from Dirty South and Thomas Gold “Alive” as well as a free remix they just released for Christmas and the New Year. Also I was given a full preview of their song that just released today that is a bomb and you can get on Beatport as well as their other songs and remixes. Also check them out on Soundcloud, Facebook and Twitter.
Listen: Sugarstarr – Get up (Addict Djs Remix)
DOWNLOAD: Thomas Gold & Dirty South – Alive (Addict Djs Remix)
DOWNLOAD: Dido – Thank You (Addict Djs NYE Mix)