Albums, Hip-Hop | Skizzy Mars – Phases [album]
Posted by Jess on March 26, 2013
The New York youngin’ Skizzy Mars drops off his debut project Phases, for free download. This is cool kid hip hop with plenty of indy and electronic influences on tracks like 15 & Delusional. Guest appearances and production on the project come from the likes of G-Eazy, Mikey Fresh, Sterling Fox, Conner Youngblood & more.
Download: Skizzy Mars – Phases [album]
Hip-Hop, Indie | Aer – Strangers [Free EP]
Posted by Grubeats on March 25, 2013
I feel guilty for sitting on this for the past week without posting. I’m sure the loyal Fresh Aer breathers have already inhaled this free EP, but for those who haven’t, I highly suggest taking a long deep breath and listening through.
With summer around the corner (hopefully) for us Northerners, Aer decides it’s only right to share some freebies with their fans to honor their continued loyalty. Although these may only be low tide tracks in comparison to what they’re going to hit us with this summer, I’ve looped this in full at least once daily since it dropped. Fire. With features from Mod Sun & Guy Harrison and production from Ratatat, Pete Rock, mattMIGGZ, and of course instrumental work by David and Carter themselves, you’d be foolish to pass on this.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Aer- Strangers EP
Drum & Bass | Billain – Blockfield/Boogie
Posted by Mach on March 25, 2013
Sick two track Neurofunk release from Billain after his awesome remix for Reso. Neurofunk for those that didn’t know, is a sub-genre of Drum & Bass, known for having more stabs over the bassline and sharper backbeats. Leaving you with a fast paced and much more bass infused listen than the usual Drum & Bass. Billain has mastered this very difficult and detailed style of production. “Blockfield” starts out with coastal sounds (water trickles, seagulls, etc), then moves onto a few erie synths that take you into an energy filled drop. “Boogie” has to be my favorite of the two tracks though. It has that Russian warehouse feel, but once it drops my ears felt like they had just been thrown through time and are currently raving in the future with Samurai Jack. Billain did a great job on this two track set and as a bonus I have provided a preview of another one of his upcoming releases for April.
Purchase Vinyl/Digital: Billain – Blockfield/Boogie
Bass, RnB | Atu Ft. Sango – The Duo
Posted by W8 on March 18, 2013
Mmm. So good. Atu being a romantic bass head contrived with Sango can only mean good. ”The Duo” acts as Atu’s first single off ”Pictures on Silence” that is set to release March 22nd, and will surely have a plentiful strain of delicious beats like this one. And lastly a random thought spurred into mind about a post from last year that reminded me of this track, and so if you like what you hear and want to continue feel free to click here and check that also.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Atu Ft. Sango – The Duo
Dubstep, Trap | Hopscotch – Emotion
Posted by Mach on March 12, 2013
“Emotion” is exactly what this new free single from Hopscotch is. It is a melodic blend of purple bass, Trap, and Dubstep, not the usuals we are use to hearing together. With production help from Releece, Hopscotch wrote beauty into this track. Besides how great her voice is, her verses fit perfectly into the “Emotion” that is this tracks instrumental. No date or name set yet, but Hopscotch has announced that she has an EP coming soon.
Free Download: Hopscotch – Emotion
Electro-House | Afrojack – Air Guitar
Posted by Middy on March 12, 2013
After his rather poor attempt at remixing “Gangnam Style”, Afrojack makes up for it with a single “Air Guitar”, designated to be an anthem for this years Ultra Music Festival. Afrojack delivers on this intense track with powerful bursts of electro growls, distorted vocal samples and blistering bleeps with a small interlude to let you catch your breath before getting right back into it. On the heals of Tiesto, Quintino and Alvaro’s somewhat lackluster effort last week and Avicii’s contribution “UMF”, known to many as “ID2” or “Fire” or “Put Your Piano On”, coming next week, Ultra is pulling out all the stops, not only in terms of bookings, production, but also new songs for the two weekend, 15th edition of the world famous festival. With Afrojack’s debut album coming later this year, expect much more to come in 2013 from the towering Dutchman.
Preview, Progressive House | Alesso vs OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself (Alesso Remix) [Preview]
Posted by Middy on March 9, 2013
Less is more, quality over quantity — when Alesso strikes, he makes it count. In his first release of the year, the budding Swedish star remains silent no longer on what he has in store for us in the production front with this remix of One Republic’s “If I Lose Myself”. The remix is vintage Alesso with an easy piano driven build, letting Ryan Tedder’s vocals shine, and an outstanding melody in the break that reminds us why we love Alesso so much. This remix has the potential to be as big, if not bigger than his “Silenced By The Night” remix, so watch out for the April 2nd release on Refune Records.