Hip-Hop | Matisyahu – Sunshine
Posted by J_Salzer on May 9, 2012
Everyone’s favorite rapping Hasidic Jew is back. Matisyahu drops off Sunshine for our listening(studying) pleasure. It’s almost finals time, and there’s nothing like studying with some Matisyahu. The beat on this is more synthesized than most Matisyahu songs, and we get less of an “instrumental” feel. But with those petty issues away, it’s a great song. You have 48 hours to download this LEGALLY for free if you go here. If you’re reading this post after your 48 hours is up, then no worries, just grab it on iTunes or stream it from YouTube above.
Drum & Bass | Drum & Bass Friday
Posted by Mach on May 4, 2012
The last two Drum & Bass Friday posts may have been on Saturday, but I am really excited about doing this Drum & Bass post this Friday. This first track is a preview of Fred V & Grafix’s upcoming remix of ‘Feel The Love,’ and it is absolutely breath taking. The duo has been burning up Drum & Bass as of late, remixes like this I am hoping will reflect originals they will drop in the future. This remix drops May 28th, I will make sure we post it up that day to keep everyone on top of things.
Last track you can’t download in this post, I promise the rest is free. InsideInfo has been producing Drum & Bass jams for quite some time now. This most recent preview of his really caught my eye. It is set for release on his upcoming EP, ‘Grow,’ and once the Didgeridoo effects break in you are sold. Very cool and creative, a must have when it drops May 28th.
Taking a stand for women of the industry, AivaSound produced and sang on this beautiful original of her’s. I love the bass in the beginning that sounds and feels like a beating heart. The rest of the track stays completely true to the name, it is a great ‘Melody.’
This next track is a contribution from my boy W8 (pronounced ‘wait’). This is an awesome Liquid Drum & Bass track. Pretty Lights had already created an incredible tune when he made this original. The Drum & Bass just feels like a little extra something for the fans.
SizzleBird…haha it is a funny name, but this track is no joke. This is a sick original work, I love finding the no name people. You know when they post something their heart, soul, and life were put into it. Some people don’t have it in them to make art, but SizzleBird did just that.
This last track is a very smooth instrumental. The piano composition sounds great with the Drum & Bass beat that it is built off of. I do not know much about the artist, but another nobody I look forward to a future of music from.
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Chance The Rapper – 10 Day
Posted by dshaq on April 24, 2012
Now I’m a little late with this, but this is too good to not post. Chance The Rapper, a fellow Chicago native, delivers a masterful mixtape combining beautiful piano riffs, great rhymes, and clean vocals. Chance has been creating a great buzz not only in Chicago but also across the internet, and this tape is the reason why. I’m blown away by this production, it’s top notch, even sampling one of my favorite indie bands Beirut. This will be on repeat for quite some time, which is perfect with Summer around the corner because there are some great cruisin’ songs on it. This is definitely a MUST DOWNLOAD and look out for more Chance in the near future.
Progressive House, Review | Morgan Page — In The Air (2012) + Leave The Lights On (Morgan Page Remix)
Posted by Sev on April 24, 2012
Apologies on taking so long to post this great album from Morgan Page, but with such a high influx of music these past weeks it has been hard getting everything posted. But there was no way I wasn’t going give this progressive album a post, especially by such an underrated producer, in my perspective. We have seen two of the tracks released as singles before the album was released so we were given a good taste of what was to come, and he delivered. I can honestly say I favor each track on this album equally because they all provide the same euphoric feelings and mind set after listening to them. The progressions, basslines, melodies, and quality of production on all of these tracks is amazing. Top notch house music on this album and a definite recommendation for all House music fans. You can grab this album on Beatport HERE. After the jump is Morgan Page’s latest remix that is a little more electro feeling than what is seen on the album.
Rap, Videos | Riff Raff- You Never Know (Video)
Posted by A on April 20, 2012
“Gucci mittens help. Chain looks like O’rion’s belt. Pull up in the chariot with a glow-in-the-dark Bart Simpson haircut. When my day begins, flawless women friends with tactical airbrushed golden skin.“
Going hard on a soft canvas, rap game’s herman cain takes the viewer back in time to a post apocalyptic world, where credit cards are useless and the topography of the desert reigns supreme. Surrounded by two women, Riff Raff spits a verse as conceptual as it is “genuise”, once again claiming his spot as the world’s most interesting rapper. Be on the look out for an upcoming Riff Raff x Chief Keef collaboration. RAP GAME DAWSON’S CREEK. RAP GAME JUMPING OUT OF HOLES. RAP GAME DISTRICT 9.
Drum & Bass | Drum & Bass Friday
Posted by Mach on April 6, 2012
I know someone had said not to make this post all UKF stuff and besides this track it’s not. Just bare through this one Drum & Bass/Drumstep UKF track. Drumsound and Bassline Smith are animals in Drum & Bass, I have been a huge fan since their single release last year ‘Freak.’ I would consider this new freebie of theirs a boarder-line Drum & Bass track, many would argue it is strong Drumstep. Either way it made this post and it is awesome.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FROM DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SMITH’S WEBSITE
Now that we got the UKF track out of the way we can move on to some true Drum & Bass. ‘Gold Dust’ is one of my favorite tracks to hear remixed, there are just so many different sounds I have heard this track morphed into. This remix from Lewd Behavior is a tasty treat, it’s upbeat and uses the vocals perfectly.
This is a gorgeous track. Liquid Drum & Bass is some of finest melodic electronic tunage out there. This is an incredible VIP of a track. It makes me wish it would rain just so I can sit out in it to this track.
There isn’t a full Drum & Bass post unless some Russian Warehouse D&B is thrown in the mix. Strictly instrumental, this remix is sick. I can imagine a room of a sweat soaked crowd just busting out to the lasers that light the room.
This next track is Name Your Own Price, so don’t be shy to give it a listen. Rostik just dropped his new EP ‘Symmetry,’ today. This one of the tracks off the EP and the rest are just as good as this one. The entire 4 track EP is nothing but the finest chill Drum & Bass.
Omega is big with Dubstep, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t allowed to destroy with Drum & Bass. He does sway a little more to the Drumstep sound which is expected, but he can still lay a mean drop over his beat.
This last track was drained of all its downloads and I was not able to obtain a copy myself. I still thought it was worth the listen and figured the Drum & Bass lovers would enjoy it just as much as I did. If I do happen to come across a download, no doubt I will supply it. This is in Japanese, including the vocals, still a great remix.
DJ-Set, Events | Ultra Music Festival 2012: Sets (Continued)
Posted by Spice on April 3, 2012
My Ultra recap is quite literally too massive to edit, so I’m starting a new post dedicated to adding new sets as they come in. Check back here every now and then for updates — there are more sets that I’m on the hunt for. After the jump: Pretty Lights, Datsik, Flux Pavilion & Doctor P, and more…