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Electro-House, Progressive House | Steve Aoki ft. Polina – Come With Me (Remixes)

Posted by Middy on February 19, 2013

The traveling entertainer / aspiring Olympic trampolinist / raver rafter / cake sniper, Steve Aoki has finally released the remix package for single with Polina “Come With Me”. The Pierce Fulton remix that was previewed a long time ago at last gets its release by Steve Aoki and the gang at Ultra Records with its quick electro bursts and driving bass line. The Jidax remix gets a rerelease from the Wonderland remix album and it is my favorite of the bunch with its blistering synths and punchy low end. Both Lazy Rich and up and comer Deorro put their own unique electro spin on the track with powerful grinding low ends. Doorly comes in with the heaviest interpretation of the track with bass heavy, growling dubstep remix.

Beatport: Steve Aoki – Come With Me (Remixes)

Compilation, Electro-House, Featured, Progressive House | FNT’s Top 25 Big Room & Electro Tracks of 2012

Posted by Middy on January 9, 2013

2012 was a year of explosive growth for dance music worldwide. We have seen increasing influence from the United States in dance culture, with the “bigger is better” ethos evident in everything from sound and visual production to the massive convergence of electronic music with pop music (a charge led by top-40 radio stars like Rihanna, Chris Brown, Usher, and even Taylor Swift, who made a brief but notable foray into dubstep this year). In other words, dance music has literally and figuratively blown up. Of course, with the “mainstream-ization” of dance music comes the inevitable backlash from traditionalists who’d prefer it to remain as it was in the 80s and 90s — confined to small clubs and warehouses with little attention from the general public. This rift is notably present in the trance community, where purists who prefer the higher BPMs of the 90s and early 2000s often look down upon newer listeners who have quickly latched on to what Above & Beyond famously described as “trance 2.0.”

While there are valid arguments to be made for both sides of this growing dance music debate, at the end of the day we think you should listen to what you like, and that producers should be free to evolve artistically without fear of being branded sellouts. Of course, it is important to acknowledge and respect the long (and occasionally troubled) road that electronic music has taken to get to where it is today, just as it is undeniable that 2013 has very exciting things in store for the genre — regardless of whether you’ve been a fan for twenty years or twenty minutes.

In keeping with this theme, we bring you this list in addition to our own personal lists — a list which we think sums up the year in dance music, from the clubs to the festivals to what you played on your car speakers. We all have our own tastes, but we still must pay our respects to the EDM anthems that dominated the year. So without further adieu, a few words on how this list was decided. First and foremost, this is our list, not the definitive list from the dance music gods, so no matter how hard we try to be objective we’re sure there will be some debate. Secondly, we are talking about the biggest and best tracks of the year — so tracks that were absolutely dynamite but which failed to garner support and playtime from other DJs will not make the cut. Third, remember the genres we’re covering. No hard feelings to Sasha’s remixes of “Flutes” and “Benediction” — both crushed 2012 — but this isn’t the time or the place. We also must note that we are American, so our list will mainly represent the tracks we heard at US festivals and clubs (even though some of us spent substantial time in Europe). Finally, we must give a quick nod to all of the amazing songs that were released just before 2012 but which still had an enormous impact on the year — like Nicky Romero’s “Toulouse“, Knife Party’s “Internet Friends”, Bingo Players’ “Rattle”, Swedish House Mafia & Knife Party’s “Antidote” and the ever-enduring “Epic”. At the end of 2013, we’ll give the same acknowledgment to tracks released in December 2012, like “Easy“, “I Could Be The One“, “Like Home“, “Clash” and possibly “Rift“.

Whew. Now that we’re done with that, let’s get on to The Top 25 Big Room & Electro Tracks of 2012.

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DJ-Set, Events, House | Electric Zoo Sets: Day 2

Posted by Middy on September 5, 2012

Here are sets from day two with some outstanding stuff from the Bingo Players, Mord Fustang, Axwell and more. This is selection of not only the MainStage, but also Riverside and Hilltop, though it is a bit disappointing that none of the Sunday School sets were recorded. Anyway there a lot of these sets so get to listening if you haven’t finished up on Day 1 yet.

Electro-House | Girls’ Generation – Mr. Taxi (Steve Aoki Remix)

Posted by Mach on June 16, 2012

Just as promised, Steve Aoki delivers with this freebie. I got to hear this banger during Aoki’s live set at I Love This City in San Francisco and it murdered the crowd. This remix bumps to a whole new level for Aoki. Turn up the volume and the bass, thank me later.

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Events, Review | I Love This City (Day 1 Recap, San Francisco)

Posted by Mach on May 26, 2012

I Love This City may be one of my most favorite events I have been to, with the one negative being that having a huge festival in an amphitheater with seats may not be the best idea. Even with that said I had a great time on day 1. The day over, sore feet, and a camera packed with awesome photos, I would say the day was very successful. We managed to catch the following artists in order, Fareoh, Nervo, Araabmuzik, Cookie Monsta, Tenderloin (Chuckies replacement due to missed flight), Steve Aoki, Sebastian ingrosso, and Afrojack.

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Dubstep | R Rated #16

Posted by Mach on February 15, 2012

Jesus, this weeks R Rated is crazy. Sev and I could not stop finding sick tracks, just an overflow of filth. Kicking off this week is an epic remix of Antidote that Schoolboy just dropped. Prepare for your ears to bleed.

Svyable just missed the deadline for Steve Aoki’s remix contest…good for us haha. Since he missed the deadline we don’t have to wait to download this beautiful remix.

Damn, Labrat has some tasty wobbles on this drop. I’m not one for a lame wobble wednesday, but I think I can make an exception with this filthy remix.

The filth just keep rolling out in this post. I can feel the bass bullets pounding into my chest, K2 did an epic job on this.

What would an R Rated post be without a dope original. I love the synths used in the drop. I’m not sure if I’m hearing Sonic jump sound effects, but I like it.

I couldn’t decide whether or not to leave out this funky remix. So I listened to the track again, then it dropped…decision made.

This last track we just had to throw in. Flux Pavilion & Nero’s remix is good and all, but lets be serious, Kill The Noise kills it. Once this beast drops there will be no place to hide. Must Be The Feeling and it’s remixes drop March 4th.

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