Exclusive, House | Marcus Jakes – Up To Me [FNT Premiere]
Posted by Middy on November 27, 2013
Cardiff native, Marcus Jakes is new to the house scene, but he has already made an impression on big names in the UK with releases on Ministry of Sound and Black Butter Recordings. Markus Jakes brings the track together with funky rhythms, poignant synth stabs and an infectious vocal that gives the track a throwback feel to the formative days of house music. “Up To Me” will be out on December 16th with “Stop The Talking” via Jalapeño Records, so stream the track as often as you want here until December 16th. With 2013 almost in the rierview mirror, he looks to use this two track selection to help catapult him to greater heights in the new year.
Albums, Hip-Hop | Sammy Adams – Homecoming EP
Posted by BIGLIFE on November 20, 2013
Yesterday Sammy Adams released his long-awaited Homecoming EP. Immediately shooting to #3 on the iTunes hip-hop charts and #8 overall, and climbing. Out of the 6 tracks on the EP there is one for everybody, from party songs to the ones for the ladies. Although Sammy has yet to announce plans for a full length release, this should hold you over for now. Stream the full album below and purchase it on iTunes!
PURCHASE: Sammy Adams – Homecoming EP [iTunes]
Alternative, Electronic | Flume & Chet Faker – Drop the Game
Posted by yabishcic on November 19, 2013
You may know Chet Faker from their most notable singles “I’m Into You” and “No Diggity” and Flume from his crazy productions known all over the internet, but together they make an amazing music team. “Drop the Game” is their lead track off their upcoming collaborative EP ‘Lockjaw’, and it makes the wait all more worth it. Dropping some intense, high quality visuals for the track was definitely the way to go, making the November 26th EP release hyped up as ever. The stream is up on Future Classic, Flume’s record label, and will be available on iTunes starting Nov. 26 along with the rest of the EP.
Electro-House, Exclusive, Preview | Sgt Slick – POW! (FTampa Remix) [FNT Premiere]
Posted by Middy on November 16, 2013
Felipe Tampa, better known as, FTampa has become a regular on Australian label Vicious Recordings, with his track “Kick it Hard” becoming a late summer favorite by many big name festival DJs, his recent remix of “Remember To Breath” still getting heavy airplay here and “Hero” receiving support from Hardwell, among others. Now he returns to a task familiar to the Brazilian, remixing, setting his sights on fellow label member Sgt Slick’s upcoming single “POW!”. FTampa builds on the character of the original, while adding his own energetic blend of driving saws and punchy kicks. We have the exclusive first preview for you here before it is released on Monday, so stream is in full now and preview the original in full exclusively as well.
Events, Featured, Review | THROWBACK THURSDAY: How Our Lives Have Changed Since Amsterdam Dance Event
Posted by mimada on November 14, 2013
Just one short month after attending the Amsterdam Dance Event in the Netherlands, VMan and I bring you nothing but the best coverage of the event, including a first hand understanding of how the Dutch produce such great DJs and the aftermath of how our lives have changed since the festival. Expect to be ready to purchase a plane ticket to next year’s ADE upon completion.
Annnnnd go!
Hip-Hop, Rap | Dizzy Wright – The Golden Age
Posted by yabishcic on November 10, 2013
I don’t know how I ever overlooked the release of Dizzy Wright’s mixtape The Golden Age, which was dropped on August 19th, but here it is everyone. I’ve been taking a listen over the last couple of days and this is the biggest progression of maturity and production I’ve seen out of Dizzy since he’s been on the come up. With features like SwizZz, Honey Concaine, Kid Ink, Wyclef, Joey Badass, Logic, & more I’m thoroughly impressed. I’ve always respected Dizzy for his too-real raps and his great selection of beats that he’s notoriously rapped over the last couple of years, but The Golden Age has to be my favorite by far. Such a great compilation of mixes from bangers to mellow beats, everyone should hop on the Dizzy Wright train cuz it’s taking off.
Stream the whole mixtape here, or by it on iTunes!
Electronic, Trap | What So Not – Touched
Posted by Spice on November 7, 2013
What So Not, the buzzy duo consisting of Flume and Emoh, are back with a free DL for your Thursday. “Touched” features big 80s-inspired synth pads and a funky, rhythmic trap break — a somewhat unusual combination but one that works (and anyway, these guys do different very well). The chilled out, almost wistful vibe is definitely easy on the ears. Stream below and hop on the free DL.
Free Download: What So Not – Touched