FYI | Diplo & Skrillex form Jack U duo
Posted by Middy on May 2, 2013
2 of the three creators of the Potato Will Eat You project, Diplo and Skrillex have decided to join forces and form a duo named Jack U. The name first came up on the lineup for the San Diego Mad Decent Block Party and caused a lot confusion, but Diplo cleared it up on twitter saying “Jack u… Means skrillex+diplo together..”. This is not their first time working together — their collaboration “Amplifire” gained buzz back in the summer of 2011, but nothing has come of it, possibly due to sample clearing issues, a hot button topic these days. They will be releasing music on the Potato Will Eat You Youtube channel and will do the occasional live show. The only show that is currently scheduled is for the San Diego edition of the Mad Decent Block Parties.
It is hard to imagine they will have the time to release that much music together since each of them have their own very busy solo careers, are already members of duos, Skrillex in Dog Blood and Diplo in Major Lazer, and tour 300+ days a year. It will be interesting to see what comes of this, but if their past innovative style is any indication, we should expect some really cool, unique music from Jack U.
DJ-Set | Ultra Music Festival 2013 Weekend 1 Live Sets
Posted by Middy on March 19, 2013
Ultra always brings some of the best sets from the biggest Djs with a whole host premiers on every stage. Here are the best sets from weekend one that will get you through the week to the second weekend. If you have any requests for more sets, put them in the comments. There were a lot of incomplete sets like Above & Beyond and Tiesto that I did not include, so if you want them just say so, but they are only about 20-30 minutes. Below is Hardwell’s outstanding mainstage set that includes 10 brand new tracks from himself & his label. The rest are after the jump.
DJ-Set, Progressive House, Trance | Weekend Mixes 3/9/13
Posted by Middy on March 9, 2013
It is that time again and you need these mixes to push through the weekend and to get you through spring break. We start off with Avicii’s much talked about Diplo & Friends mix that is more funk and old school than what you would expect from the Swedish superstar. In celebration of Anjunabeats Volume 10, The Drop has put together an all Anjunabeats episode with tracks old and new in the mix. Listen at 3pm on Tiesto Club Life’s channel on Siruis XM for their entry in the College Invasion radio contest. Next up we have the March edition of Hysteria Radio from the Bingo players that includes an exclusive first play of the Dada Life remix of “Out Of My Mind”. Forging on we have a mix from Cazzette for Liquified Radio and Magnetic Festival that includes a host of their own tracks from their recent three part “Eject” album. After the jump are more mixes from Walden, Avicii, Arty and Armin.
Dubstep | Major Lazer ft Flux Pavilion – Jah No Partial
Posted by Sev on October 22, 2012
Major Lazer’s reign of influencing the EDM scene with their Island/Reggae style continues with their latest release and collaboration with the one and only, Flux Pavilion. We first got a real glimpse of this outstanding tune through Skrillex and 12th Planet’s back to back set at UMF, when this tune took the internet by storm. After sorting out all the details and figuring out this was a collabortion between the two heavy hitters, all we could do was wait for some sort of release date and more audio of the track. Diplo is one of those artist who likes to relay a message into his tracks through whatever method possible and in the video provided below, he gives us a little overview as to why he chose the acapella for this Johnny Osbourne classic. This bouncy track definitely exhibits styles from both artists and turned out to be an amazing tune. Grab this track off of Beatport HERE.
Hip-Hop, Reggae | J Cole & Major Lazer – Get Free ColeWorld
Posted by Mach on September 27, 2012
Though Switch dropped from the duo that was Major Lazer, Diplo has kept the reggae vibed project going, adding the likes of ‘Snoop Lion, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire. “Get Free” was released earlier this year and the feed back has been worldly positive. J Cole and Diplo went to work together to retrofit this track for J Cole to drop a few sweet verses. This wouldn’t be the first time J Cole rapped over island vibes and again he shows he isn’t like any other rapper out there. “Get Free” compliments him perfectly as he owns the mic throughout the track. This is a must have for the J Cole collection.
Dubstep | Major Lazer – Original Don ft. The Partysquad (Helicopter Showdown Remix)
Posted by Sev on June 20, 2012
Helicopter Showdown has become a staple in my dubstep playlist with there heavy screeching drops and bass thumping beats. They previewed their latest remix of Major Lazer’s Original Don about a month ago, and decided it was time for the world to have this aggressive remix. If you are thinking this track is going to be similar to Flosstradamus’s you are completely incorrect, so don’t even bother thinking what it is going to sound like and just hit play.
Electro | Major Lazer – Get Free
Posted by Middy on April 21, 2012
Major Lazer are kind enough to give away this track with a upbeat remix with disco & reggae influences from Bonde do Role. The video fits perfectly with the track with an incredibly chill instrumental with quick, spacey synths, soft percussion and emotive vocals that help carry the melody. Download this gem from Major Lazer at their website below.