Electro-House | Walden – Machine Land EP
Posted by Middy on April 29, 2013
Aussie youngster, Walden has become a hot pick lately as an up and comer with several releases thus far this year on New York based Big Beat Records and already touring stateside, playing the esteemed Ultra Music Festival. This time he returns with three new originals (one is an 2013 update) to cultivate a three track EP, exploring new sounds and styles for the burgeoning talent from down under.
The EP starts with the title track “Machine Land”, which starts immediately with an onslaught of echoing, electro beats that pound at you until the very last second of the track. It is downloadable for free for the next 48 hours below. The next two tracks continue the trend of hard hitting electro with the new original “Only Invader” that starts with an ominous build and then cascades into a fast paced, pitched synth laden drop with a growling low end and then finishes with an update of his previously free single “Mono World”, tweaking the grungy track to fit the EP. Walden has been slowly creating his niche with euphoric, big room house tracks and with this EP, he flips the script completely and shows his capacity to create hard hitting electro tracks, much like others on his label. It is an interesting direction to see him and go and it will be worth watching in the future.
Free Download: Walden – Machine Land
Beatport: Walden – Machine Land EP
Electronic, Hip-Hop, Preview | JayLotus – TRON LEGACY
Posted by Mach on April 22, 2013
Damn, JayLotus really knows how to make a fly beat. I felt the Tron bike was best suited for this, it feels like a song that you would listen to riding off into the distance on a super fast motorcycle. JayLotus has been releasing so many cool tunes recently it’s almost too hard to keep up with it all. His new EP, “Thrust” is releasing on April 29th.
Free Download snippet from JayLotus’ “Thrust” EP
Electro, Progressive House | Lift Off #011
Posted by Mel on April 20, 2013
You know how I said Lift Off would be a weekly thing on the last edition which was a month ago? Yeah I was kidding about that. A couple of things have gone down since the last edition. One being I saw two attractive girls holding hands which was pretty cool, the other being we have decided to end Lift Off. As well as us finding this series no longer necessary, we were also not too happy with the quality of tracks that were going up. I know you’re on the edge of tears regarding the end of this series and for that I don’t apologize because nothing is going to really change. The songs that would normally appear on Lift Off will still be posted, just not on Lift Off and when they actually come out. That’s better isn’t it? There has been a bit of a drought of good, free house music for the past couple of weeks so this should satisfy you for at least a day or so and if not you can at least have solace in the fact that you don’t drive a van.
We start things off with dBerrie who puts his own upbeat spin on Kaskade’s classic “Angel On My Shoulder”.
I’m not a huge fan of Bruno Mars. His songs are generally really sappy and sad I just can’t handle it. Luckily though, NYC based duo Filtercrush has made his “When I Was Your Man” into something worth listening to.
Included in Tjernberg’s two track EP, “Watch Then World End” is a fun and catchy song that could easily be on the radio. It can also be enjoyed while sitting on a public bench and crying.
Dubstep | R Rated #67
Posted by Sev on April 17, 2013
This weeks R Rated is filled with amazing free downloads, but to start it off we have a aggressive yet melodic mix for you guys. Konec has been an artist we have been keeping an eye on for quite some time now and seeing him on Darkstep’s channel came to us as quite a shock. Darkstep is known for his heavy hitting, less melodic uploads, but he saw something in this mix that made him post it. The whole mix is full of amazing tracks released and unreleased that Konec threw together in preparation for his EP release that is still TBA. This mix features the four tracks that are going to be on the Futures EP and they are all quality.
We haven’t had a free download from xKore in quite some time now, but we finally got one. Not any of his own material yet, but this remix will do until we hear about his next EP. Having already had one remix for Modestep released on their album, this one was just a complementary gift. The track keeps xKore’s highly known aggressive style intact and provides some great vocals to go along from Modestep.
This next track was kind of hard to categorize, for two reasons. One reason is that it sounds nothing like a trap track, yet thats what Cazzette decided to label it as. The second reason is because this isn’t Cazzette’s usual style, so using my best judgement I felt R rated was the best fit for it. The title might throw you off being that everyone is sick of the Harlem Shake already, but Cazzette don’t really use much of the original and created a pretty heavy drop as a replacement.
Looks like Terravita are a little too excited for 4/20. They couldn’t wait a few more days to release this banger, but I’m not really complaining about having this track early. This awesome reggae influenced dubstep remix is the perfect tune for everyone’s 4/20 celebrations no matter what you are doing.
We have already posted our favorite remix of Getter’s – Fallout by Masq, but Nato Feelz put out this amazing close second so we thought it deserved a post. Besides some of the vocal samples, Nato Feelz doesn’t use much more in this remix which made the track stand out even more.
Hip-Hop, House | Funky Friday #6
Posted by Mach on April 12, 2013
Sorry about the absence of Funky Friday last week, but here we go. This is such a great freebie from Marvel Years on Gravitas Recordings. I wasn’t expecting this to be so mellow and include a little Hip-Hop soul. Once the beat takes off you will fall in love with song. The track is part of a free 5 track EP from Marvel Years, “Nowhere But Up,” available below. After listening to the whole EP, I highly recommend it. It’s funk-tastic. Happy downloading.
Free Download: Marvel Years – Nowhere But Up EP
I wish Louis La Roche was more popular, I love almost everything he has done. I am sick of hearing Ellie Goulding at this point, but this remix is more than enough to be able to bare her. In fact, Louis did an exceptional job with the instrumentals of this remix.
This last artist is someone I literally just came across. Cee-Roo is Funk and Soul. Most of his music is a few months old but that wont stop from sharing a few favorites from him.
Dubstep, Electronic | Crywolf – Ghosts EP
Posted by Mel on April 10, 2013
Aside from the rather lackluster Brazzers update, today was a pretty good day. Not only did my mom buy me Abercrombie cologne for some reason, but Crywolf’s new EP finally dropped. I should preface this by saying I am not a huge fan of dubstep. In fact, the last dubstep song I remember downloading was two years ago and it was from the master of dubstep, the one true god, Skrillex. Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites was it. Now just because I don’t download any doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a good dubstep song. Luckily though, Crywolf’s EP spans multiple genres which range from dubstep to chill electronic. Justin Phillips, aka Crywolf, does his own vocals which for me is the highlight of the EP. My favorite track is easily “Ghosts”, primarily because his vocals are really put on display here and is complimented perfectly by a chill instrumental. “The Moon Is Falling Down” and “The Home We Made Pt. II” are available as free downloads on his Facebook. Be sure to grab the rest of the EP on iTunes.
iTunes: Ghosts EP
Hip-Hop | Terence Ryan — See About A Dream [EP]
Posted by jeffwbaird on April 6, 2013
For a genre in which so much music is produced daily, there are far, far too few innovators involved. Far too few artists who still use it as a means of expressing genuine emotion and ideas, like the way it was conceived. As Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine once put it (I know, odd reference), “there’s a corner of the human experience neglected in pop music,” and I see this becoming more consistently true as hip-hop and pop integrate. I first was introduced to Terence Ryan’s music through his last EP, Skeleton, which drew my attention primarily because of the absorbing, downtempo production, but also because there was something so authentic and distinctive about his rapping on songs like “Alan’s Right” that I was immediately hooked. It’s almost unfair to his talent, though, to just list him here as just a rapper. On this new record he produces every track (which encapsulates his ability to play the drums, piano, and guitar), sings, raps, and even serves as the engineer. What I find most captivating about listening to the project, though, is hearing the array of moods and styles that all contribute to his polished sound. He’s extremely well versed in different genres, which allows him to simply set out to make songs, and the influences arise organically. This is one of my favorite releases of the year thus far, and even though it’s only 8 songs, they are each so powerful and unique that it bears the weight and depth of an album. Take a listen below and get lost in his sound like I have been for the past few days. “Disappearing” is one of the best songs I’ve heard from any unsigned artist in recent memory.
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