Awooga (Original Mix) - Calvin Harris
Progressive House. Not as good as I'm Not Alone in my opinion, he trie to be more straight up ravey. I think he does a better pop hook.
Jay Fay Riddim - Jay Fay
Strictly percussion House. Could easily fit into a Tech, Dutch, Baltimore, or UK Funky set.
Solar Sailer (Pretty Lights Remix) - Daft Punk
One of the other take away tracks from the Tron remix album. Glitch Hopy. This would work perfect with the acapella from I <3 U So - Cassius, someone make that bootleg, I'll post it.
The Biscuit (Original Mix) - Uppermost (GOLDEN FUCKING BANANA)
Jesus christ. Electro House at it's best. This is what I wish more complextro stuff sounded like. It's not just a giant barrage of shit in your face for the entire song, it's got fucking swagger. It has life. It also slows down to hip hop tempo and speeds up again.
Riots (Original Mix) - Jeremy Olander (Silver Banana)
This is Eric Prydz's protege, and I fucking love Eric Prydz in a obsessive schoool girl kind of way. Progressive House seriously bordering Tech.
Buzz Me (Rework 2011 Master) - Felguk
An update on one of their awesome tracks. I'll still always love this kind of Electro House more than the wave of Complextro happening right now, which got way too stale way too fast.
Kids (Original Club Mix) - Stefano Noferini (Golden Banana)
Great house track, very standard formula but the line is super catchy and danceable. Heard this dropped by Gary at HARD Weekend.
HR 8938 D Cephei (Original Extended Mix) - Deadmau5
New sweeping/epic over 10 min Progressive House track from the Mau5. Not too special, but he's great at what he does. Held #1 one Beatport for a while, last I checked it's fallen to #2 under the new Tiesto/Mark Knight collab.
Swastika Eyes (Spectre Mix) - Primal Scream
Not to be confused with Spektre. This is some old school EDM. I labeled it Trance due to the fast tempo, but it probably isn't. Could be Techno, any thoughts? I'm all for open genre debates.
I've been getting a lot of DMCA complaints. Just a reminder that if this blog disappears into the oblivion, we've got a back up blog at apeswithbarrels.wordpress.com, so check there for updates.
P.P.S
I accidentally labeled a lot of tracks as Progessive House rather than Progressive House for a long time. Check your iTunes and please fix it for everyone's sake, especially if you're trying to reblog.
Eargasm (Daddy's Groove Re-Edit) - Black Raw (GOLDEN BANANA)
If at least one DJ doesn't play this at Ultra, something's wrong. Awesome Progressive House, sort of reminds me of Open Your Eyes.
Winter (Original Mix) - John Dahlback (GOLDEN BANANA)
I know I'm a bit late on this one, but if anyone has figured out how I post, I throw every track I enjoy into one playlist. Then everyday I put it on shuffle and grab ten track at random. I'm happy this one finally made it. Progressive House.
Stars (Hardwell Remix) - Gareth Emery & Jerome Isma-Ae (Silver Banana)
This is going to be a Prog heavy post. This one is of course on the Techy side. This track will be played out at Ultra for sure. Gonna give a shout out to my boys Jack and David there right now, can't wait to hear all about it.
Sleep No More (Vocal Mix) - Noir & Chris Minus
Some sick Deep House. Some people are arguing that this will be the next thing after this Techno ressurgence. Maybe? But I think that it'll never have the explosive factor that the blog world craves. Probably why my beloved French House will never come back like it was.
New Philosophy (Original Mix) - Hard Rock Sofa
Big Room explosive Progressive House. These guys came out of nowhere it seems like, but when Axwell makes a killer remix of your track, your bound to be famous, right?
Pour Te (Original Mix) - John Dahlback (Silver Banana)
The B-side to his above track. More Progressive House from one of the gods, the second buildup is so uplifting Rave perfect. I really think that this track would have benefited from a Pryda remix.
End Of Line (Boys Noize Remix) - Daft Punk (GOLDEN BANANA)
It's surprisingly underwhelming in your headphones compared to the carnage it causes on a proper system. This is one of those tracks that gets the crowd jumping. Unfortunately, really the only keeper from the Tron remix album, which I was super excited to post until I listened to it. Oh well.
I uploaded all the tracks and zip for this post about a week ago, which would explain the name. However, I started to feel like the puppsters up here, and so I took a blog break. However, it's time to raise the sails and pirate my ass off for yall. In theory, other people also post on this blog and should be making up those absences, but I've come to understand that it doesn't actually work like that.
Also, I think it's time for a new post theme. If anyone has any ideas, post em in the comments please. But right now, I'm leaning towards great mustaches in the history of men, but I'm definitely open to other ideas.
Heart Beating (Original Mix) - Agoria feat. Kid A
NOT dance music, not really sure how to classify this one. Sounds Swedish, like Bjork or Knife like. Super beautiful, this should definitely be remixed. I could TOTALLY see Prog or Dubstep remixes, so producers, GET ON IT.
Well, that's at least what they should have called HARD Weekend. It seems like Gary Richards (I refuse to use his DJ name), has heard the call from Boys Noize loud and clear for all DJs far and wide to get into the Techno. And that was most certainly the theme of the night, as EVERY DJ dropped a serious amount Techno / Tech House. That said, when they DID drop housier stuff, the crowd responded better as a whole, including myself. While the Techno is awesome, it didn't translate as well to this smaller venue, whereas House has a quality that you can't help but move to.
-M
Ok, now begin.
Club Nokia
First a few words on the venue. The bar looks straight out of Tron, and I like that. The one word that would really describe this place is clean. Ultra clean. It's a much smaller venue too, which is why it sold out rather quickly, stranding some poor souls on the balcony. And while the smaller crowd at times was nice, it really did make the even much more show and far less rave. While there are OBVIOUS downsides to massives, there's something about an ocean of bodies in an outdoor tent or football stadium with the most giant sound system you've ever laid eyes on. HARD is becoming the "safe" rave that kids can go to. Not safer in terms of drugs of course, just in terms of crowd.
Mumbai Science
I arrived at the time I did because I wanted to make sure to see these guys. Awesome Tech House producers from Belgium, these guys didn't disappoint. They had the disadvantage of an opening slot, so the lights weren't going as crazy and thus the crowd was mellower, but they seemed to be having a great time, which I always like to see. They also went computer-less, which means that they're ballers. I expect big things from these guys. Definite highlights of their set were hearing their own tracks.
Rockin the Ableton set. While I definitely enjoyed his song selection (Tech / Dutch / Electro), he just tries to hard as a DJ. He failed when he tried to mix into Mumbai Science, which was funny. He cracked a few jokes that were awkward and called out to the crowd way too much. Yes, I'm excited for the next DJ. No, you don't need to remind us 5 times that he's coming up. I think he just wants everyone to know that he's throwing the events. He opened with what I have now confirmed is the unreleased Boys Noize Remix of Daft Punk's End Of The Line, so that was pretty awesome. He also played one of my favorite Umek tracks. But let's move on.
My boy Gojira said that Fake Blood is a DJ that plays tracks that you wonder if they exist. I have to agree with this statement. Being the serious EDM obsessed nerd that I am, I'm used to recognizing a serious chunk of the music that I hear. I could only identify about 3 of the tracks he played in the first hour, and all of them were his own. The last halfhour saw some more variation in tracks, including some Afrojack. Is it possible that he's just got a shit ton of unreleased bombs? I hope so, but we'll see. He also showed off his turntablist chops, doing manual delays, scratching, and creating his own buildups. Like a boss.
Ignore what I said earlier about Techno vs. House. Being the 3rd time I've seen their live show, I knew what to expect, and it was rad. First things first, they always have such a sick light show that it doesn't matter how you happened to "prepared" for their show, you will have an awesome experience. Their music is just so original that it blows my mind, especially when you're making Techno, as it's such a hard genre to create a unique/identifiable sound with. This is a live show that EVERY dance music fan should see at least once. They blended material from all 3 of their albums exquisitely, so their was a brilliant mix of their pop sounds with bangin instrumental Techno. They also had I Believe as their encore. I had forgotten how good that song is.
No Way Out (David Tort Remix) - Spirit Catcher (GOLDEN BANANA)
Definitely one of the greatest Tech House tracks you can get right now. Difficult to describe, all I can say is that it's incredible.
Roger More (Phonat Re-Edit) - LL Ton J (Silver Banana)
Disco House rules. I also happen to be on a huge Bond movie kick (literally just finished Thunderballs before this post, how sick is that underwater fight), so the title makes me happy.
Clockworks - Canblaster
Some Funky flavors from France, of all places. Canblaster doesn't really stick to a genre, he just sticks to consistently killing it.
Dynamite (Original Mix) - Alesso
Another BIG House track from this guy (he was the Golden Banana of yesterday's post), another Big Room House smasher that is getting played out by the Swedes.
Rolling In The Deep (Tom Buster & Kidzoy Remix) - Adele (Golden Banana)
Adele has a great voice. This House track almost feels like something Moby could have made with the heavy reliance on the vocal sample. This is Diva House.
If you read Apes With Barrels, you'll know that we have an unhealthy a proud obsession with French House. Anything with that disco flavor gets us more excited than the first time gLAdiator laid eyes on Mila Kunis. That's why when we discovered J Paul Getto, we just had to lock them down for an interview. We're on a mission to expose the underground scene of disco house producers to the world, so without further ado, we are proud to present our interview with J Paul Getto.
Apes with Barrels: It's Friday night, so, naturally, you're gonna start it off at your trusty discount liquor store. What do you buy?
Tony: Hennessy and a bottle of OJ.
Maurice: I normally just look at Tony's bottle of Hennessy and get drunk.
AwB: Are you satisfied with your purchase on Saturday morning?
T: You mean Saturday afternoon?
M: Since I really don't drink, I am a light weight, the glare at the Hennessy doesn't give me a rough morning. So I am pretty satisfied.
AwB: Tell us about how you guys discovered electronic music. At what point did you guys fall in love with Disco House?
T: I lived in Italy in the early 90s so I was easily exposed to early House, it was all over the radio and was very hard to get away from. I was just starting to DJ and was hooked instantly. I was listening to early NY hip hop as well and I was very intrigued by how the beats were made and how they were using old music and re-presenting it in a new form. I was especially into De La Soul. Their producer at the time (Prince Paul) used samples for every element in his tracks. When I started hearing sampled based House music, it became my favorite type of music to play out and I probably spent every dollar I had on those type of records.
M: I really don't know if there was a time I discovered it. As far as I can remember I have always loved music. My earliest memory of it was when my cousin was playing house music he got from England when he used to travel. That was in the early 90’s. Most of the music I liked, I had come to find, that it was sampled.
AwB: Favorite DJ you've ever seen live?
T: That's a tough one. The first that comes to mind is Ian Pooley. Amazing producer and great live DJ.
Maurice: I don’t think I really have one. Each DJ has his/her place in my world. But I certainly consider Tiesto as being in one of my top 5. ;)
T: Oh man...
AwB: It seems that Disco House is popular among smaller producers with very few, like a Louis La Roche, breaking out. Do you think that the genre has any hope of gaining more prominence, especially with the arrival of Duck Sauce?
T: As you know, there is always trends in electronic music. Trends come and go. As of right now, smaller producers are making this music and the bigger ones that were once doing it, are digging through their crates again. We think that this genre will never go away. We all got distracted a bit! We are just doing what we love most.
M: I concur.
AwB: What do you guys use to produce and DJ?
T: We produce with Ableton Live 8 Suite along with various plug-ins. DJ with Serato and Technics 1200s. I'm still trying to convince Maurice to switch from CDJs...
AwB: How and where do you dig for samples?
T: Digging for samples has become a lot easier with YouTube! When we find something we like, we order the vinyl and sample it. The low end on vinyl using Shure needles is pretty amazing. We also just go to random vinyl shops (not many left) and buy $1/$2 records and go through them. We also use voicemails that are insanely funny.
AwB: Tell us about Swivel Hips.
T: The Swivel Hips project was something that was started around 2003 with another person I use to make music with. We made two white label 12s with it. We started using the name again in late 2009 the Shorties EP and Headlines EP. We got a lot of attention from a bunch of big name producers like MSTRKRFT and Armand Van Helden. Unfortunately, I had separate myself from the Swivel Hips name due to some issues with my old label even though I made 95% of the tracks!
M: For those who are starting out as a duo, I strongly recommend that you fill out paperwork. Don’t go into a business without that. It could save a friendship and your end of the deal. Now see, if Tony screws me over, I get his house.
T: I get his girlfriend.
AwB: What 3 other artists out there right now would you like to collaborate with?
T: (this won't come as a big surprise) Alan Braxe, Fred Falke and Stuart Price. We actually want to just watch them work!
AwB: 5 tracks everyone should listen to right now?
Nightriders - Hey
Geisha Twins - Love Situation (Go Go Bizkitt! Remix)
Ridney, Ghost of Venice & The Phantom's Revenge - Looking For You
His Majesty Andre - Diamonds
Armand Van Helden - Gandhi Khan
AwB: What can we expect in the near future from J Paul Getto?
T: We are in the process of setting up a new label "Fogbank Recordings" and our first release should be ready in late March. We have at least a dozen tracks ready to go and some amazing collabs coming up!
