Indie | Wesley Wynne returns to FNT: Tribute to guitar player John Fruscainte

Posted by on July 13, 2015

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If you’re a fan of RHCP and especially their guitar player John Frusciante you should check out this project. Wesley commented “I’ve wanted to make my own renditions of John’s solo work for a long time and I couldn’t be happier with how the songs came out. John is an incredibly unique guitar player and has been a huge influence of mine for a long time now. The goal of this project was to give a nod to John in my own way and hopefully expose more people to some of his extraordinary catalog.”

Chill, House | “Hiding” By Kav Verhouzer & The Nicholas Is Now Available On iTunes And Spotify!

Posted by on June 22, 2015

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It’s been a long time coming, but here it is, Kav Verhouzer’s debut major label release of “Hiding” featuring the Nicholas. You may have heard of the future trap influenced tune “Hiding” by San Holo off Point Point’s Filet Mignon II mixtape, which was then remixed into a bootleg melodic house gem from the Dutch producer Kav, and low and behold 7 months later, the bootleg is now an official original, released under Epic Amsterdam, available now on iTunes and Spotify!

iTunes: Kav Verhouzer – Hiding (ft. The Nicholas)

Chill, Trap | Willow Smith feat. SZA – 9 (LMC Remix)

Posted by on November 23, 2014

I’ve been following LMC, or Liam Mcalister, on Soundcloud for a long time now and I’m becoming very impressed with his progress. The young New Zealand native has just gotten smoother and smoother. This remix of Willow Smith feat. SZA’s “9” is outstanding. Grab some quality headphones for this one everyone. The bass line will blow you away. Simple, yet elegant, LMC’s remix is mellow and sophisticated. Trap beats dance over the bass to compliment the beautiful vocals. If this track is your style you can snag it for free right on Soundcloud.

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Albums, Featured, Hip-Hop | Logic – Under Pressure [Album Reflections]

Posted by on October 21, 2014

Where do I begin?

Exactly 1,163 days I received an email.  That email just so happened to be my first official introduction to Maryland hip-hop artist, Logic.  Described as a young, talented MC known for his lyrical prowess – I couldn’t have said it better myself and fortunately for us, that’s still the same Logic we’re looking at today.  Since that introduction, Logic has been my favorite artist, period.  To call out a few – he’s genuine, personable, tenacious, confident, well spoken, and last but certainly not least, one BEAST of a rapper.  Preaching “peace, love & positivity” since the very start, he’s one artist who has stayed true to his message, through and through.  His story has undoubtably changed hundreds if not thousands of people’s lives for the better.  The craziest part is, Under Pressure is still just the beginning.

When asked what “Under Pressure” means to him, Logic responded,

“For me, it’s the duality of who I am. Being Bobby and being Logic, being under pressure personally in all the things that I go through in my life. Just as a regular dude, ’cause outside of music, there’s people who look at me like I’m not shit. I’m just little Bobby, dealing with the pressures from my family, where I come from. All that. Also, being in the rap game and just being under pressure to sell whatever you gotta sell.” [via XXL]

He’s right though – he’s the debonair “Young Sinatra” on the street, then he steps into the booth and all previous conceptions vanish. He embodies some form of legendary lyrical machine.  That to me is what separates Logic from much of his competition.

It’s clearly been a long time coming to deliver the album and as you’ll hear on “Growing Pains III”, he has recorded over 1,700 songs in the past 10 years, only 150+ of which have been released to date.  Under Pressure is far from a grab bag of records.  Carefully crafted, Logic and team have put countless hours into this album and I hope that after listening, you’ll recognize that.  The 12 tracks (15 on the Deluxe version) collectively paint a bigger picture.  As expected, the album is a very raw, personal look into Logic’s life, and more specifically his upbringing.  From family struggles to personal and musical accomplishments, you’ll truly understand the person behind the mic after listening to this album.

As if I haven’t already giving you enough of a reason to go buy the album, legendary producer No I.D. blessed it with his executive production.  I don’t mean to jump the gun, but typically anything he touches turns gold.  Then platinum.

“Conversations with No I.D
Who made hits with Ye, got hits with Jay
Now he wanna fuck around and make hits with me
If it’s meant to be, then it’s meant to be
Can’t express what that meant for me, what it mean to me
Man, I swear the shit like a dream to me, what it seemed to be” – Till The End [Track 12]

Last but not least, I want to once again give a shout out to the whole team at Visionary Music Group.  Logic’s in house producer, 6ix stepped up and destroyed the production on half of the album.  The rest of the team is too humble to take credit, but I thank you all for the work you’ve put in.  VMG is a blueprint for organic growth, keep at it boys (& girls?).

Without further adieu I suggest you GO GRAB BOTH DIGITAL VERSIONS on iTUNES and take a trip to your local record shop (or Best Buy, Walmart, Target, etc.) and clear out the shelves (if you can beat Henry to it)!!!  100k the first week!

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Progressive House | Arias & Greg Cerrone – Foot Steps

Posted by on September 16, 2014

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What was thought to be a Size release for a long time has been released on Ultra Records. First premiered by Steve Angello at UMF, (hear that roar!) the massive “Foot Steps” from Arias and Greg Cerrone is finally here. The tune has parts from both artists, as Greg Cerrone channels the same melodic mastery he displayed on “Nightventure” and Arias adds his equally potent skills crafted melodies and layering. These foot steps are coming towards you and they are loud quite powerful.

Beatport: Arias & Greg Cerrone – Foot Steps

Dubstep, Electro | Nero – Satisfy

Posted by on May 15, 2014

nero - satisfyIt has been too long since we have heard from you Nero. Oh how I have missed the controlled aggression that simply sounds like nobody else’s handiwork. Their ability to combine female vocals, orchestral arrangements and a thunderous dark bass line makes them among dubstep’s elite. “Satisfy” is the first we have heard from them in a long time and bodes well for their upcoming album set for release later this year.

iTunes: Nero – Satisfy

Progressive House | Eric Prydz – Liberate

Posted by on March 21, 2014

Everybody knows that Eric Prydz is awesome and almost every track of his is amazing. Typically, he releases his progressive house songs under the Pryda moniker. His real name is reserved for only the best of the best and this is one of them. My good pal and long time lover Middy has already given you the summertime metaphor when he posted the preview a while back so you should know what the song entails by now. Summertime, pretty much. This is progressive house at its finest.

Beatport: Eric Prydz – Liberate