Hip-Hop, Review | Grubeats’ Top 12 of ’12
Posted by Grubeats on January 14, 2013
Grubeats; fashionably tardy as always. I can’t promise I’ve saved the best for last, but hopefully this eclectic mix of tracks tickle’s at least party of your fancy. I’d enjoy hearing from you in the comments section if you have opinions on any of these songs!
12.) Skizzy Mars – Sirens
This young star didn’t sound my radar until late spring of ’12. I had heard the name and few scattered verses, but overlooked the true talent Skizzy Mars was bringing to the table until I first heard “Sirens”. With sounds similar to a young Cudi, Skizzy himself only recently graduated high school and has only begun to lie the brick and mortar for long, prosperous career.
11.) Skrillex & Damian Marley – Make It Bun Dem
As you probably know, I’m not a die heard EDM head like many writers and followers of this site. No kandi for this kid. I do however, enjoy just about anything Skrillex lays his hands on. Couple the addictive production with Damian Marley’s rasta raps and you have pure gold. If and when hip-hop and EDM cross paths, this is the type of execution I expect. [Watch video HERE]
Continue reading for Top 10!
Electro, Trap | Tommy Trash – Cascade (Tim Gunter Trap Remix)
Posted by dshaq on January 10, 2013
Versatile is Tim Gunter’s middle name. Beginning with hip hop beats, moving to electro, and now tackling the trap genre, Tim has proven that his production game is on point in all areas. Sampling Tommy Trash’s amazing track Cascade, Tim uses the great synths and throws in a bass line and some heavy hitting drums to get the great trap elements. Be on the lookout for more Tim Gunter drops, this is only the beginning for him.
Hip-Hop, Videos | Huey Mack – Dreams (Prod. Big Jerm) [Music Video]
Posted by LoffyG on January 7, 2013
Huey Mack sent over his latest music video release shot and edited by Ben Foley of Swaggernaut Productions. This song is a dedication to those that have been supporting Huey and helping him get to the point he’s at today. Produced by ID Lab’s Big Jerm, it samples “Dreams” by an Aussie group named Cadillac. I really dig the production on this one, very catchy. Be sure to check out Huey in a city near you with OCD: Moosh & Twist on their Up To No Good Tour!
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | The Suns of Society — Do What You Love + Mixtape Release
Posted by jeffwbaird on January 1, 2013
DOWNLOAD: The Suns of Society — LongboardmusicHD
Exclusive, Featured, Interviews | Dzeko & Torres Talk Food, Beginnings, Dance Music in Canada & more in an Interview with FNT
Posted by Middy on December 29, 2012
Canadian duo, Julian Dzeko & Luis Torres, better known as Dzeko & Torres have come a very long way since their single “Confronted” was released on Chuckie’s Dirty Dutch Digital Vol. 4 just a year and a half ago. The long time friends quickly found that working with each other would be the ideal working situation and from there it was only a matter of time before it took off. They were able to grow their profile with free remixes of Monsters and Men “King and Lionheart” and Animal Kingdom “Strange Attractor” that promptly spread like wildfire. They had a track signed to Michael Woods’ Diffused Records, a remix of Trey Songz “Heart Attack” on Atlantic Records, their collab with ANSOL, “Yeah” on Mixmash, and their most recent release, their “Hey EP” on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak imprint.
However, their biggest success was with their remix of Chuckie’s “Who Is Ready To Jump” that even as they said half jokingly “literally I think Afrojack’s mom dropped it”. They were able to get gigs on both sides of the Atlantic, expanding their growing influence outside of the confines of Toronto into London, Miami and elsewhere. Having just signed to AM Only and with consistent support from some of the biggest names in the game like Tiesto, Steve Aoki, Chuckie and others, the sky is the limit for these guys. Start the interview below and check out the rest after the jump as we discuss advise they were given from another DJ, future plans and their love for food. I was talking to both of them at the same time, but it is mainly Luis Torres who was communicating during the interview.
FNT: When did you guys decide that you wanted to work together and make this official?
D&T: It actually started pretty soon after we met. We used to promote and frequent all ages club events in Toronto and we both had a love for house music (i guess people call it EDM now) and then i remember Julian went to a Tiesto show and pretty much as soon as he got home, he was convincing his parents to help him buy some CDJs. I had already been fooling around in FL Studio for a year or 2 and so we decided to start working with eachother and learn off eachother. Took about 2 years of goofing around for us to finally take it seriously though.
FNT: When, if at all did it hit you that doing this could really work?
D&T: I think originally we were just having fun, just doing it because we truly enjoyed it. I never really felt like my goofing around in FL would ever take me anywhere and im sure that Julian didnt think that buying CDJs would get him anywhere either. It took a while, but i think the breakthough point for us was when we started talking to Chuckie and he gave us a release on Dirty Dutch, which at the time was one of our favourite labels and we felt like it was massive for us.
Progressive House | Lift Off #007
Posted by Middy on December 27, 2012
We are back for a special holiday edition of Lift Off with free tracks to keep you satiated until next year. If you are looking for an infusion of fresh tracks for your holiday playlists, we have you covered. We start things off with Australian Kaz James bringing us his latest single “Drums” that gives you a mix of both big room house and tough electro with a well placed dubstep interlude. Also included are some quality remixes from the likes of Ivan Gough & Maison & Dragen.
Beatport: Kaz James – Drums (Incl. Remixes)
Syn Cole, a new name in 2012 and one of the surefire breakout stars in 2013 recently released his remix of Kerli’s “The Lucky Ones” that combines both melodic and tough electro elements into this superb track.
Beatport: Kerli – The Lucky Ones (Syn Cole vs Kerli Remix)
Lift Off veterans, Primacy Funk return with a bootleg of their new piano driven single “Rain” with the vocals of Avidan “One Day”.
My (w8’s) favorite pick of the bunch. Seriously, try to resist the urge to blast this out of your speakers right now. Grab your copy through Facebook.
Richello amalgamates some eclectic club fuel into this candy pop. The best of both worlds. Continue on after the jump for a dozen more free tracks.
Hip-Hop | Skizzy Mars – Pay For You ft. G-Eazy & Devon Baldwin
Posted by Grubeats on December 20, 2012
Einstein once said, “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.” In layman’s terms; quality > quantity. I wont go as far as saying Skizzy took a page from Einstein’s book (yet), but he certainly understands the principles. As I’ve said before, Skizzy doesn’t strike as often as some artists, but he consistently delivers quality music. The latest single, “Pay For You”, features O-Towns debonair rapper, G-Eazy, who lends both production as well as a verse on this track along with American Idol contestant, Devon Baldwin. You can catch Skizzy on the road with G on his 2013 Must Be Nice tour. Phases coming soon!