Progressive House | Kara – Dream Catcher (Massive Vibes Remix)
Posted by Mel on June 24, 2013
It takes a special type of song to lure me away from my incognito window just to watch the waveform move along but this song did just that. Massive Vibes are a duo out of Hungary who I’ve been keeping an eye on for a while now and I have always thought they had the potential to make a great song. They recently took to remix duties on Kara’s “Dream Catcher” and they did it wonderfully. They used a simple, yet catchy melody that fits perfectly alongside the excellent vocals. This is their best work yet.
Free Download: Kara – Dream Catcher (Massive Vibes Remix) 4/5 HOTTTTT
Indie, Interviews, Progressive House | ASTR – Operate (The Chainsmokers Remix) + Exclusive Interview
Posted by Mel on June 20, 2013
It has been roughly four months since my hand slightly grazed my sister’s friend’s thigh. Coincidentally, it has also been about four months since I first heard of The Chainsmokers. Since then, my hand has been many places but none as sweet as that. I have also watched The Chainsmokers grow from two decent looking guys to two excellent looking guys who make awesome music. Their first remix that got my attention was of Jonsi’s “Around Us”. That track… it made me feel for the first time. Sara B, the girl who had a crush on me in eleventh grade, I get you now. The Chainsmokers taught me how to love. Since then I’ve learned to take it, roll it up into a ball, toss it in the air and if there’s not a steady current of wind, I smash that into oblivion.
Picture yourself walking through the city late one night when you see a beautiful girl sitting in a coffee shop eating a plum. She is facing outward toward the street and the store’s walls are glass so you two can see each other. You want to go talk to her but you can’t find the door to get in. Not being able to figure out where the entrance is, you go up to the glass and relentlessly stare at her. Upon closer inspection you realize that she is in fact eating an oddly shaped apple not a plum. “Why are you eating an apple?” you mouth to her. You can hear her say through the glass while turning the apple “no no, this is a plum”. After seeing the flesh of the fruit it is indeed a plum. You then turn around to go home and find $20 on the ground.
The combination of slight disappointment, confusion, and joy that night brings is what I think of their latest remix.
We also had a chance to talk to them about life’s most important questions, such as “If you were to suddenly wake up in the middle of the night for seemingly no reason and upon looking to the nearest wall saw a hole that has never been there before the size of the middle, cardboard part of a roll of toilet paper, would you stick stuff in it?”. Click past the break if you want to laugh, cry, and be inspired.
Electro-House | Martin Garrix – Animals
Posted by Middy on June 18, 2013
With his BFAM, Julian Jordan making his way to New York this Saturday, Martin Garrix provides us with his long awaited festival hit. The saga behind the song has helped its fame to this point. It was first IDed by Spinnin Records as Hardwell & GTA track, possibly to get the hype going. Then from there it was IDed as a Sidney Samson & Martin Garrix song, and though it is now just Martin Garrix’s single, one cannot rule out the possibility of Samson providing a little guidance since he has acted a mentor to him.
“Animals” embraces the minimal drops being championed by all ranges of producers in 2013, in part as a quick fix for staying relevant in the festival season, and another because there seems to be an insatiable appetite for it by the fans. With a more innovative style than most coming out today, “Animals” relies on a quick succession of pitched percussion, and a big room build to bring the track together. Look for this to be played often this summer and watch for it on Hardwell’s Revealed Recordings Compilation, releasing this Friday, June 21st.
Beatport: Martin Garrix – Animals
Events | Thump Presents Zedd, Duke Dumont & Tokimonsta on Pier 84 6/20
Posted by Middy on June 14, 2013
Next Thursday, Vice’s music site, Thump will present a free party in NYC on Pier 84 with Zedd, Duke Dumont and Tokimonsta. Sound amazing, well its free. Sound too good to be true? Well there are fireworks. You can sign up here. Need more convincing? It starts at 8. Doors are 7. It is 21+ because there is an open bar from 8-11. Did I mention an open bar? Yeah, sign up. Entry is based on first come, first serve basis for those who sign up, so get there EARLY. If you are not in the area, you can watch it from home here and enter here for a chance to trigger a firework from home.
House, Videos | Disclosure – When A Fire Starts To Burn (Official Video)
Posted by Middy on May 31, 2013
Disclosure’s album “Settle” is finally going to be released on Monday, and the latest single previewed from the album “When A Fire Starts To Burn”, now has its music video to match the track. The video takes you to a church with people feeling the power of god taking over their body and from that, some wild things happen, notably towards the end. The album comes this monday, so pre-order it here, and until then watch this video from the increasingly popular UK garage brother duo.
Electro-House | Bingo Players – Buzzcut
Posted by Middy on May 20, 2013
The Bingo Players have become synonymous with quality. Leading the way for their label, Hysteria Recordings, their singles from “Rattle” to “Out Of My Mind” have remained mainstays of DJ sets all across the spectrum. “Buzzcut” departs from their signature synth that has made their sound so unique and a cut above the pack, going for a grinding low end, with a punchy, hardstyle influenced, alternating bass line and teasing, pitched builds. Is this their strongest effort to date? I would have to say no, since it seems to merge towards the trends in dance music, instead of remaining unique, but it is still a good addition to the Bingo Players discography. Oh, and also if you want there is a video of Melanie Iglesias getting a glove show in almost no clothing with “Buzzcut” as the soundtrack, if you want to watch, up to you.
Beatport: Bingo Players – Buzzcut
Events, Videos | Watch: Above & Beyond’s Incredible Wynn Promo Video
Posted by Middy on May 18, 2013
Normally I don’t even bother to watch these videos or even given them the slightest thought because they are all the same. It is some DJ saying just “how excited” he is to be playing at X club in Vegas, as they pay him some exhorbinant amount of money to schmooze with VIPs wasting thousands on bottle service. Deadmau5 will be making 850,000 dollars per show at Hakkasan over the next 2 years if you want an idea of the money being thrown around. However, Above & Beyond, never one to follow the trend, come up with an innovative and incredible video, taking James Bond influences and apply it to their promo video for their short residency at the Wynn and their various clubs. Watch it all the way through, it is great to see their personalities and decent acting abilities shine through. Dates for their shows are below and you can get more info on the Wynn website here.
May 17 XS Nightclub
May 18 Encore Beach Club
May 26 Surrender Nightclub
June 21 XS Nightclub
June 23 Encore Beach Club
June 26 Surrender Nightclub
July 5 XS Nightclub
July 7 Encore Beach Club