Preview | Zeds Dead & Oliver Heldens – You Know
Posted by BIGLIFE on January 9, 2015
Coming as no news to us, Zeds Dead (who confirmed the collaboration at Lights All Night) and Oliver Heldens preview their “You Know” collaboration due out February 2nd on Spinnin’ Records. You know what grinds my gears? We had the scoop two weeks before anyone else. Of course, other blogs get the credit. Doesn’t matter though, we love to get too deep, and we’ll continue to bring the exclusives.
Can you guess the sample? It goes something like this.
Confirmed: "This is our brand new shit with @OliverHeldens" @whoszed re "You Know" set to release on @SpinninRecords. pic.twitter.com/8V82NrQDDE
— Fresh New Tracks (@freshnewtracks) December 28, 2014
Future House | Jack U Recruit Tchami To “Take U There”
Posted by BIGLIFE on December 18, 2014
Diplo and Skrillex recruit enigmatic priest-garb wearing future house purveyor Tchami to put his incredible touch on “Take U There” featuring IDJ’s Kiesza. This remix is so good, it makes me want to pound a million shots of that anti-freeze laced Fireball and throw myself out a high-rise building. Just when I thought he would utilize those Tchami snyths we get an entirely new sound. Just incredible. I can’t wait to go deep with this tune all weekend. Tchami’s “Take U There” drops December 23 via OWSLA / Mad Decent, which can’t come quickly enough. Tchami. I need more Tchami! Tooooo good. [H/T HT]
Future House | Showtek Redies “90s By Nature” Featuring MC Ambush
Posted by BIGLIFE on December 15, 2014
Everyone is making future house tunes, which I can’t be upset about. It’s a new sound (pioneered
largely by Tchami and Oliver Heldens) that artists who previously made generic progressive house nonsense (like Showtek) are now all over. Regardless, this is a fat tune. The only issue I have with it is that a producer named Girls Love DJ’s teamed up with Praia Del Sol to make a “Bigfoot” re-work that was released in September that sounds strangely similar. Of course, all the Soundcloud links are down, however, a Youtube video still exists. Play the two tracks side by side and tell me that isn’t a variation of the same track. I’m not accusing either party of wrong-doing, but something is up. What I find fascinating is that Showtek either scooped the track from these guys or was producing under a new name to avoid detection and criticism from his fan base. “90’s By Nature” drops December 29th.
House | Dante Klein – Ertesuppe (Original Mix)
Posted by BIGLIFE on December 10, 2014
Premiered by Pete Tong, Dante Klein’s “Etersuppe” translated literally as “pea soup” is set to release on Spinnin’ Deep in just a matter of a few days. It’s been teased by just about every important tastemaker in the deep house space, and deservedly so. “Etersuppe” is a departure from the future house sounds we’ve heard of late, combining laid back synths and subtle sounds that makes this original work a pleasure to listen to. Pick up Dante Klein’s “Etersuppe” on December 15th via Spinnin’ Deep.
FYI | Why Krewella’s Billboard Op-Ed Missed The Mark
Posted by BIGLIFE on December 8, 2014
Every blog is talking about it. Earlier today, Jahan of Krewella released an exclusive Op-Ed via Billboard (with an insanely manipulative click-bait title) that addressed the recent lawsuit and breakup of EDM’s crossover supergroup. There real story here isn’t even the personally penned piece. It’s how Jake Udell continues to gain this kind of traction online for his clients, but I digress.
In the beginning of the Op-Ed, Jahan describes Krewella as “the most hated group in the electronic dance music scene” which isn’t far from the truth at the moment. It’s a shame considering their meteoric rise. However, it’s a lesson everyone should understand: perception is reality in the dance space. While the jury is still out on whether the sisters are responsible for pushing Kris out or not (we’re not making any claims either way) they have an image problem and it seems evident Krewella knows this. That’s why they posted this carefully calculated (tone-def) op-ed on Billboard today to quell some of the backlash.
House | Oliver Heldens – Koala (Michael Calfan Remix)
Posted by BIGLIFE on December 6, 2014
I never post previews. It’s almost pointless. When I do, you know it’s something serious. I heard Michael Calfan’s “Koala” remix today and I lost it. Of course, it’s no where to be found on Soundcloud so we’ll be waiting until an official version releases. In the mean time, this will have to suffice. Michael Calfan has been extremely hot as of late with the release of his massive “Prelude” single on Spinnin’ Records. Earlier today he announced his December gigs, which will take him to Italy, Scotland, and South Africa. It’s good to be Michael Calfan right now. Turn this “Koala” remix all the way up. It’s something else.
Featured | FNT Covers Kygo’s Sold-Out Dublin, Ireland Show
Posted by VMan on November 28, 2014
(Photo & Review by Courtney Thornley)
Hot off the heels of his European tour, and less than a few days away from releasing his first ever original track “Firestone” featuring vocals from Conrad which drops December 1st, we had one of our foreign correspondents, Courtney Thornley attend the sold out Kygo x Thomas Jack show in Dublin, Ireland to document the experience, so click on the jump to see what she had to say, and click on the link below for all of Kygo’s European tour dates!