Electro-House, Preview | The Aston Shuffle vs Tommy Trash – Sunrise (Won’t Get Lost) [Preview]
Posted by Middy on October 7, 2012
A track that has been staple of Axwell’s sets for some time now plus getting play from Thomas Gold, David Guetta, Arty among others, this Tommy Trash mix of The Aston Shuffle’s number one single on Australian radio “Sunrise” is a song that is going to continue the pedigree of outstanding Axtone releases this year. While it does have a similar bass line as his remix of Ladi Dadi, it is his signature bass line and there are still marked differences in the lead and overall melody of the track. No release date yet, but if the past serves as any indication with Axtone, we should see it released this month. UPDATE: It will be released October 12th.
Progressive House | Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash – Reload
Posted by Middy on September 28, 2012
Despite Tommy Trash’s misleading Facebook post about the release date of “Reload”, we are finally able to get our hands on the finished product of this massive collaboration between Sebastian Ingrosso, who is probably popping bottles with the money he just made today and Tommy Trash. “Reload” combines the best of both worlds with these producers, giving us the grungy, playful, pitched synths that Tommy Trash has become known for, while Sebastian Ingrosso adds a euphoric topline over the growling swells that prevail during much of the track. This track was a big track at the end of the summer, despite not being released, so expect it to get much more airtime this fall with its official release.
House | Lift Off #001
Posted by Middy on June 29, 2012
There are a lot of great house tracks that slip between the cracks during the weeks as we try and post the best stuff that comes out. Lift Off is a new segment that will help to amend those crevasses and give us a chance to post a lot more submissions that showcase more upcoming talent from here in the US and around the world. The name “Lift Off” is that euphoric feeling you get at a festival having the greatest time of your life; it is the peak of celebration. In this there will be previews from time to time, songs on Beatport, lots of free tracks and maybe support for a Beatport contest if it is really good. This is not necessarily a weekly thing, it all depends on the rate at which the music collects. Enough talk, as the legend Pete Tong says “Welcome to the weekend”.
Tommy Trash starts us off with his club mix of his collaboration with Moguai on his latest album Mpire that takes the great original track with a Daft Punk flare and gives the drop a much needed boost to it. Listen above and get it on Beatport or iTunes.
John de Sohn provides a superb progressive house remix utilizing Max C’s signature vocals dextrously. With a chopped uplifting melody and a rising synth and quick moving piano melody in the interlude you will want to hit play. Get it on Beatport.
Under appreciated Adrien Mezsi teams with Italian duo Rayven & Valexx to give us “Domynos”, another uplifting progressive track (you see the theme developing here). A melodic, clap driven build crescendos into a euphoric synth driven drop with a growling underlayer and thumping bass. Get it on Beatport.
Moguai is getting some heavy work in this first edition of Lift Off with the Tommy Trash remix of “In N Out” and now his remix of Wally Lopez – Keep Running The Melody. He brings in a big room melody in the build and interludes with a simple yet effective percussive drop ready to make clubs and festivals ignite. Get it on Beatport.
Continuing his great 2012, Feenixpawl contributes a lively drop to his take on the infinitely remixed “Lights” by Ellie Goulding. More free tracks after the jump.
Events, Review | Nervo & Norman Doray @ Pacha NYC 6/16
Posted by Middy on June 26, 2012
Though this was 10 days ago, the memory is still quite vivid at the Nervo sister’s ability to manipulate the crowd and Norman Doray’s mastery behind the decks. I was unable to head into the area behind the dj booth as I was 96 hours away from my 21st birthday, but sometimes being in the crowd is just as good being able to share all the energy of the music with your fellow music lovers. Nervo stepped onto the decks at around 1pm after a solid opening tech set from the resident Dj at Pacha getting the crowd at a fever pitch of anticipation for the Aussie twins. They started off their set with some different tracks than your typical top 40 beatport rotation, which was very interesting and refreshing to hear. They then transitioned from these tracks as the clock moved towards 1:45 with their upcoming hit single with Hook N Sling – Reason (video below) that is a going to be huge when it releases.
Then they started to pick up the pace with their set, getting into their progressive sound with their tracks the Hook N Sling remix of “We’re All No One” and their collaboration with Steve Aoki and Afrojack on the Tomorrowland Anthem. Tommy Trash made a surprise visit to support his compatriots, which brought the crowd to a frenzy and the Nervo twins obliged by dropping his remix of “Wicked Woman”. Tommy Trash was a ball of energy in the Dj booth, but let the Nervo twins have their night as they continued to churn out hits with tracks like “Trio” and then more unreleased tracks such as “Like Home” with Nicky Romero (video below) and their famed song with Omarion “Army” (video at end in 2 parts). They finally relinquished the decks at around 3am, leaving the crowd sweating and wanting more, but it was time for the French up and comer, Norman Doray to show us what he was made of. Check out the rest after the jump.
Progressive House | Deadmau5 – The Veldt EP
Posted by Middy on June 25, 2012
After having listened to the famed 8:42 radio mix of the magical single from deadmau5, we now have the lengthier version of the song with the capable Tommy Trash remix and deadmau5’s track with Cyprus Hill “Failbait”. The original mix opens with some interesting percussion with some tambourines, shakers and congas with a slowly moving synth to lead into the melodic masterpiece that we have come to know in “The Veldt”. Tommy Trash provides a more upbeat alternative that does not lose all of the melodic attractiveness of the original, but rather plays on it and makes the track more friendly for a club or a festival. He does not enter into this track as heavy as he might normally do, but rather gives airs on the lighter side, showing respect to the original. Also included in the EP is his rather interesting track with Cyrpus Hill. Not your vintage mau5, but still a decent effort.
Electro-House | Tommy Trash – Unite Kids (Private Bootleg)
Posted by Spice on June 20, 2012
In celebration of reaching 60,000 fans on Facebook, electro house maestro Tommy Trash gives us a “private bootleg” he frequently drops during shows. “Unite Kids” combines a manipulated (but no less recognizable) version of the theme from the MGMT mainstay with the banging riffs from Tommy Trash’s own remix of “Unite Us.” Cop the free DL below.
Electro-House, Mashups | Kaskade vs. Steve Aoki & Tommy Trash – Be Still Ladi Dadi (Kaskade’s Freaks of Nature Mashup)
Posted by Spice on May 30, 2012
I’ve always been a big fan of Kaskade, but ever since “Fire & Ice” established itself during EDC weekend as our de facto car soundtrack he and I have been undergoing a serious renaissance. As we know, the 41 year-old loves treating his fans to free mashups (which usually involve the juxtaposition of soaring female vocals and unlikely backdrops); here, he layers the vocals from his own “Be Still” on top of Tommy Trash’s remix of “Ladi Dadi.” I’m personally more partial to “Be Still Big Bang”, as I find that Franz Novotny’s instrumental offers a particularly stirring context for the vocals, but this is wonderfully done and a great listen.