Radio (Bastille Edit) - Duck Sauce

It's here.  Thank you all so much for your support.  We're really tryna make moves this summer, and thus the blogging has taken the backseat.  In the meantime, enjoy:

-M

Radio (Bastille Edit) by Bastille

Ledley King

OLESDOIT

Spurs for Champions League '11

-M

Breathless - Moonbeam (GOLDEN BANANA)
I love Moonbeam with a passion, any regular reader probably knows this.  It's where Techno meets Trance, and it's glorious.


Sunlight (Armand Van Helden Remix) - Bag Raiders (Silver Banana)
Feel good house music.  Crank the summer jams for Winter?

Autonomy (Original Mix) - Zedd
The chords in this track are absolutely incredible.  I wonder if they are sampled, but his solo over them lets me know that he at least understands them.  Electro House.

Stoli (Original Version) - Djuma Soundsystem & One Brother
Very relaxed, dark Progressive House.  Beautiful, but could only work at a Massive.

Going Back (Les Patrons Remix) - Bee4
Tech House, feels a lot like Deep House.

The 1st (Far Too Loud Re-fix) - X-Dream
These guys are one of my favorite recent discoveries that make BANGING Electro House.  This track is Breakbeat though.  They know the way to my heart for sure.

Tunnel Vision - Orbital
Speaking of breakbeat, here's some old school for you.  Not THAT old school, this is from 2004, just a mere 2 years before Justice hit the scene.

Tormenta Electronica (Original Mix) - Koen Groeneveld
Tech House, HUGH kick.  Also some 8bity sounds.

Cool (Original Mix) - Paul Thomas & Da Fresh
Progressive House on the major Tech side.  Also a sampled I've heard used several times already.

Feel Good - Modestep
I really like this sample.  Dubstep.

Ledley King Zipped

Obscure Video Game Character #10

Two characters this time, but if you know one of them, pretty solid chance you know both.  They're brothers, after all.  HINT:  They love pizza.  +300 Bastille Love and Admiration Points to the first correct answer in the comments.  This is a particularly Housey post.

-M

Fan Out - Surkin (GOLDEN BANANA)
It's been a while, but this track rules.  Very different for him too.  House, slower tempo, funky as hell.  Also, first time this blog has posted a track by him.  Strange...

You Needed Me (Fred Falke Remix) - The Playin' Stars feat. Romanthony
The vocals are super cheese, sure, but it is House music after all, right?  Anyways, this is that classic Falke sound that we love.

Squeek (Bart B More Remix) - Zombie Nation (Silver Banana)
Some Electro Techno, and massive track.  I can see this being played out by so many DJs on big stages.

Marsch Marsch (Original Club Mix) - Thomas Gold
Great intro track, used this to start off my gig at FLUX two nights ago (shit was crazy, big thanks to the readers that made it out).  Progressive House.  Toolroom Records has been killing it recently.

Show You A Life (Adam K Remix) - A-Luv ft Tamara
Tech House, groooooooooooovy

Brrrat! (His Majesty Andre Remix) - Armand Van Helden / Steve Aoki
Haven't heard from this dude in a while, nice to see that his still makin some banging House.

Don't Hold Back (Out Of Office Remix) - The Potbelleez
Big Room Electro House.  Commercial stuff.  But like, this would DESTROY a Big Room, it's just not for the 'that shit is gay' readers.  You know who you are, and I say fuck the haters.

ALSO

Hypnotize U (Prod. by Daft Punk) - N.E.R.D.
Not sure how I missed this one, probably during the period when I was ignoring all things music and instead producing / playing mad Fifa.  Don't get too excited though, this is not exactly the Daft Punk sound you're yearning for, but they made it.

Obscure Video Game Character #10 Zipped

DA BRAG BE FIXED

SEWABWAYSHUN TIME!

Barbara Streisand (Original Mix) - Duck Sauce (Golden Banana)
This is the party jam.


Pacha On Acid (Original Mix) - Afrojack (Golden Banana)
Not new by any means, but this was an anthem of the summer.

Brrrap (Enigma VIP Remix) - Tom Piper & Blaze Tripp
Not to be confused with the Bart B More track, this here be some filthy ass Dubstep.

EEDEESEE

I feel like I either defeat EDC, or am defeated by it.  This year was probably the latter.  Not that it wasn't awesome, just damn was it a night.  Here's our review for the 2010 Electric Daisy Carnival.

-M

BEST

Wolfgang Gartner

I mean, he's the second fucking coming of christ.  And he played Yin.  Also heard what most certainly were unreleased tracks that sounded sick as fuck.  Man's really the best.

Yin (Original Club Mix) - Francis Preve and Wolfgang Gartner

Boys Noize

This will be the 4th time I've seen this dude.  Hopefully you've all already had the pleasure as well.  His stage presence is always top notch.  But if that's not enough, check out the first 3 songs in his setlist:

Kontact Me (Rynecologist Turbine Remix) - Boys Noize
Lyposuct (Original) - D.I.M. & TAI
Yeah, Techno! (Soulwax Mix) - Paul Chambers

Felix Cartal

J liked his set more than Boys Noize, and it was definitely a competitor.  Boys Noize had the advantage of bigger stage, better lights, headlining slot, and well, just being Boys Noize.  That said, Felix managed to get his daytime crowd jumping, and was dropping some awesome fucking tracks.  He also just looked dope on stage.  He's come a long way since I first saw him for free at Vassar.

Beyond God To Elvis (Felix Cartal Remix) - From Monument To Masses
THIS MACHINE DON'T GIVE A SHIT

GOOD

Fedde Le Grand

Caught the end of his set before Boys Noize.  Good stuff, not as stand out as the above stuff, but definitely enjoyable.  Some songs were too minimal and just got boring and you could see it in the crowd, but he's redeem himself with the next song.  He played this Hardwell bootleg that I'm not too crazy about, but I love the song underneath it:

P.O.V. (Steve Angello Remix) - Kim Fai

P.O.V. (Steve Angello Remix) (Hardwell Edit) - Kim Fai

Laidback Luke

I'm sure he would have been in the best list, but we couldn't get onto the floor for the main stage.  We saw the end of his set from the stands where the sound was really shitty.  Then he dropped some Dubstep and Drum & Bass.  Hearing that at the Main Stage at EDC was nice.

Groove Armada

We didn't catch much of their set either, but it sounded dope.  We were just pretty tired then and their stuff was sort of trancier than we needed to get us hyped.  But I'll put em here.

WORST

Duck Sauce

This was such a disappointment to me.  When we got there, it just wasn't going over well.  I heard them drop one of their originals called Grand Steppin which is like the homage to Daft Punk's Homework, and the crowd was not having it really.  Don't get me wrong, I fucking love it, but it wasn't what I wanted to hear at a rave.  As we were leaving to catch Fedde, they dropped a dope House track, so maybe it was just the tiny amount of time we were there, but we weren't willing to wait around for it to get better.

Grand Steppin' (Original Mix) - Duck Sauce

Will.I.Am

Since when is playing a pop song, stopping it to say things, and then playing another pop song considered DJing?  We only saw him because we wanted to get into the main stage to see Laidback Luke, but it was impossible.  Hearing songs like Thriller mixed in is awesome, but when you're just playing these types of songs to be a crowd pleaser, you're a bitch, especially when you're not even mixing them.  Fuck you, Will.I.Am, I got a feeling you should stick to the studio.

Crysteena Got A Feeling (Bastille Bootleg) - Fear Of Tigers vs. David Guetta

Dusty Kid

The Dusty Kid rules. This kid (he can't be more than 21) from Italy has already risen as one of the top Techno producers right now. Since Minimal is 'so in' right now, then all y'all shall love these jams. He's in the same vain as a Popof or Noob.

-M

Lynchesque (Original Mix) - Dusty Kid
CRAZY fucking bomb. Really easy to mix as well, perfect tool for any Minimal/Tech DJ.

I Want Your Soul (Dusty Kid Sensational Gia Dub Mix) - Armand Van Helden
Really really awesome. Just flawlessly produced. And the Dub mix is much better than the original, in which he's got an a capella from the original Armand that just doesn't need to be there.

Disco Lies (The Dusty Kid's Fears Remix) - Moby
At 3:32, the coolest line comes in. This would drive every person in your rave crowd NUTS.

The Cat - Dusty Kid
His most famous track, really Electro. Everytime, Everyday, Anyway, Acid.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
The Riot - Dusty Kid
First person to figure out which giant Electro act samples this song (to much greater effect in my opinion) and write it in the comments will receive +10 Bastille Love and Admiration Points. Those will really get you far in life, so do your best. And the answer will shock you all, I guarantee it.

Dusty Kid Collection
By Track // Zipped

ALSO, just discovered a gem. Check out Funkagenda's blog. The latest entry is hilarious. You can see it HERE.

House Batch #1

House time.

-M

Alright Together (Goodwill Bootleg) - Martijn Ten Velden Vs. Red Carpet
Super feel good Progressive track with an epic buildup and great vocals (when they come in that is).

It's On You - Le Babar
Lovely Disco House track. So incredibly catchy.

Why Dont You - Gramophonedzie
Amazing remake of a classic Jazz track. I couldn't even wait for this batch to post it, which is why I posted it HERE.

Rock With You (Hook N Sling & Goodwill Remix) - Michael Jackson
PROGRESSIVE BOMB, and a crowd pleaser to boot.

Wedding Bells - Matt Hughes
So beautiful, this one's for French/Disco House fans. Really slow/funky/groovy.

Malibu (Dirty Funker Vocal Mix) - Andy J
Really fun Electro House track.

Love You More feat. Ashya (Club Mix) - Coolfamily
Good mix between Electro and Progressive House (ELECTROGRESSIVE, if somebody can make up a name like Electroclash, then I can coin a genre too).

Funk Phenomena (Starkillers Re-Edit) - Armand Van Helden
Ravey ass drums.

AA247 (Nacey Remix) - Dance Area
It's got some organs and some piano chords, but it's surprisingly original even with those.

Another Step (Mark Simmons Remix) - Oliver Twizt
This track is funny in how inconsistent the sample/beat are.

Waiting For A Star To Fall - Cabin Crew
French Filter House.

Automatic (Douster Africa Remix) - Monsieur Monsieur
This shit's weird. Kinda in between House, Electro, and Minimal.

BSOD

Guess who's getting a Pioneer cdj 1000 mk3 tomorrow (I guess today now that it's 6 47 in the morning), well it's me. Found a used one in great condition and for a great price, and I'm so pumped.

But on to the main attraction:



BSOD (Better Sounding on Drugs) is the combination of Deadmau5 and Steve Duda. That should already tell anybody one thing: this stuff is awesome. I mean Deadmau5 doesn't really make anything bad, so why would this be different? I have yet to find a track that I don't like. BSOD has that Deadmau5 touch and sound but definitely with a more hardcore electro house feel (especially with the bass). I don't know if that's from Duda or if basically Deadmau5 has decided here is the side project where he makes harder hitting stuff (don't take that the wrong way, I love all of Deadmau5's stuff). At the same time, you can tell though the music is serious, they're definitely having a good time (the titles and the lyrics). Basically if you like Deadmau5: I have no idea why you would even consider passing this up. If you're ok with Deadmau5/like electro-house/like electro: download everything you possibly can.

Highly Highly Highly Recommended

That poster up there is funny, Deadmau5, BSOD Deadmau5 side project, Chris Lake who Deadmau5 works with, Sydney Blu his girlfriend, WTF? (Expect a post soon on WTF?) another Deadmau5 side project, I guess Tommy Lee sings over Dj Aero's djing?, and i'm not sure what Uniform is, but the whole lineup is definitely a mautrap.

EDIT: After a bit more research I figured out that Tommy Lee and DJ Aero are the other members of WTF?.

Not everything is 320, but this stuff was also relatively hard to find. I'm actually surprised I found so many 320s. I have one request for anybody/everybody to find, the song saws and squares. I really want it and have failed in my quest to find it, but I swear I will have it.

One more time: GET THIS SHIT.

-J

Originals:

Lollercoaster (*EDIT: IT'S JUST* Outright hilarious mix) by BSOD, This is phenomenal, my favorite track of the stuff, and definitely one of the more electro ones. If this track doesn't get you wanting everything else, I don't know what to say.

Roflcopter (Original Mix) by BSOD Second favorite, but not by far. SO fuckin cool. Still on the more electro side.

BSOD (Original Mix) by BSOD Bass, bass, bass, bass, bass, bass. Deadmau5 just has that bass sound which can carry like any song. Amazing, it's not their title track for no reason.

This is the Hook by BSOD, the first song I ever got by them, it's both funny and good.

Last Life (Original mix) by BSOD The most deadmau5 of what i've posted so far, kinda reminds me of final fantasty 7.

Choplifted (Original Mix) by BSOD I really like that kinda squeeky sound, ITS ALL FUCKING GOOD.

Sinistar by BSOD I'm gonna stop describing, they're all so fucking good.

Milton (Original mix) by BSOD

Milton (Steve Duda remix) by BSOD

A Bit Sketchy by BSOD RIght click save as

Remixes, just as good.

To the point (BSOD remix) by Chris Lake

Witch Doktor (BSOD Remix) by Armand Van Helden

Hurt (JP and BSOD Electro Mix) by Christina Aguilera

Leave me loney (BSOD Remix) by Seth Vaga feat. Maraya, for some reason i didn't notice that the aritst on this was fucked up so you're going to have to change it yourself.

Ooh La La (BSOD Remix) by Static Revenger

P.S. I'm Really Liking This Blog for House. Post a lot of shit I like/ am searching for.

An Ode To Fake Blood

Fake Blood just burst onto the scene so suddenly with an arsenal of kick ass productions. He's definitely the best Fidget House producer. He'll be at EDC Friday night, boys and girls. You love him, I love him, so let's make sure we're all on the same page track wise.

-M

Mars - Fake Blood
If you don't already have this, just download it real quick and pretend like you always did. Quite possibly THE track of 2008.

I Want Your Soul (Fake Blood Remix) - Armand Van Helden
Try and find a better example of masterfully cut up vocals than this song, I dare you. My personal favorite track of his. One of the songs I'd show to someone if they asked me why I love house music. Oh yeah, and an awesome build up to boot.

Restless (Fake Blood Mix) - Unkle
One of the most DJ friendly tracks: it's easy to mix and it kills.

Touch Too Much (Fake Blood Remix) - Hot Chip
I must admit, I was disappointed with this track when I first heard it, but its really grown on me, like a lot. Pretty sure this is his most recent track. He also played this in his Essential Mix.

Blood Splashing (Fake Blood Theme) (Original Mix) - Fake Blood
Lots of fun.

Any Way (Fake Blood Mix) - The Black Ghosts
Remixing his own band here, another great example of his amazing ability to chop vocals.

Stuck on Repeat (Fake Blood Remix) - Little Boots
No, that is not Little Boots saying "Fake Blood." That's him actually chopping up her voice to make her say his name, same as every other song. It's just extremely hard to believe in this one.

Gasolina (Fake Blood Mix) - Bonde Do Role
I love the bass sound in this one so much.

Beeper (Fake Blood Remix) - The Count & Sinden
Remixing some of the kings of Fidget here. Wonder if this remix came before or after Hervé signed him to Cheap Thrills.

Look For The Woman (Fake Blood Remix) - Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip

South Rakkas Crew (Fake Blood Remix) - South Rakkas Crew

Ring Road (Fake Blood Remix) - Underworld
He played this in his essential mix as well. Why, I'm not so sure, I think most all of his other tracks are better than this one, to be honest.


P.S. If I happen to be missing a track, please let me know, but I'm pretty sure I've got em all.

I've been watching a lot of Tv Lately,

So it only makes sense to do a TV Rock post.



Havn't posted in a while, I've been working on songs, playing resident evil 4, and sleeping. But I should be doing at least 2 more posts in the very near future, so be ready.

I first got introduced to TV Rock by their productions with Dirty South (their skitzo dancer remix). TV Rock are in no way new, and have always had great stuff I've loved. So I decided to do a huge search and find more stuff by them. TV Rock are definitely some of the best electro house producers out there, with a very similar style to Dirty South, but not as hardcore as Dirty South, much calmer, yet his songs still kill. If anybody doesn't know who TV Rock are (and that seems like such a doubtful thing), it's worth getting all of this stuff, it's incredible.

So I've uploaded all 25 TV Rock songs I have. There are obviously a bunch I don't have (M or Jumpman if you have more please add em to the post), but my collection is pretty good. But I'm obviously not gonna post all 25 songs right now, instead I'll post a few and give the link to the mediafire link where you can get the rest if you so choose.

-J

Alamo (TV Rock Remix) by Dirty South, Really adding amazing flavor to this already amazing song.

Reach For Me ( TV Rock and Dirty south Remix) by Funky Green Dogs, Fuckin Bomb, destroyed everyone and everything. Can definitely hear what dirty south added.

I Want Your Soul (Tv Rock Remix) by Armand Van Helden, the fake blood remix is incredible, and I will say that it beats this remix, but this one is still pretty great. I mostly posted this one because of the fake blood remix we all know.

Hey Boys and Girls (TV Rock Remix) by Evermore, one of TV Rock's more electro remixes, I wonder what it would sound like if TV Rock tried to make electro.

The Other (TV Rock Main Room Mix) by TV Rock vs Dukes of Windsor, I think this is a seldone mashup by TV Rock, but the bass line in the song kinda sounds like a ravier Justice, it's awesome.

Happiness (TV Rock mix) by TV Rock and Luke Chable, the breakdown in the song is so fucking cool. I'm hurting inside.

My TV Rock collection. Enjoy

Wut Is F1dget Hou$e?

If you are an avid electro fan and blog reader, then you've definitely stumbled upon the term "Fidget House." Well, I'm here to explain what the hell this genre, that I used to fervently deny the existence of, is all about, or at least what I understand it to be. This sort of music has been the shit, if you will, for about a year now and seems to be in somewhat of a decline as the viscious blog audience is already hungry for something new (here's a discussion on this topic via Discodust (LINK)). Well, as far as I have observed, Fidget House tends to have these characteristics:

Fidget House
1. A busy/bouncey house beat that likes to play with snare rhythms and sample breakbeats
2. Bass synths with heavy use of LFO or filter envelopes to give it a fidgety/wobbly/wonky/other commonly used yet horribly undescriptive word (It's almost like a cry baby pedal effect) sound
3. Common use of cut up vocal samples (often from old school tracks) that act almost like percussion
4. The majority of it comes out of the UK. If you are listening to British electro, there's a very good chance that it's fidget house.

I'm still going to tag fidget tracks as electro since they appeal to electro fans more anyways. And if you're one of those people that is wondering what the next thing is, look to house, its been around for a while and still running strong and continuing to innovate/reinvent itself. Here is a selection of genre defining tracks and artists, starting with a excellent mock track:

Is This Fidget? A Musical Commentary - Brabe
Awesomely sarcastic track. He's got the sound down to a tee. However, this is NOT a Fidget Track to play live, but rather to simply enjoy and laugh with.

Restless (Fake Blood Remix) - UNKLE
Probably my favorite fidget house artists is Fake Blood (EDC BITCHES). He's the shit. He made one of the best dance tracks of 2008 with Mars, but here's something you might not have and definitely should. There was a good month when he was my favorite producer.

Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden
It makes sense that Armand would start making fidget house, as it was probably a very easy transistion for him and he does it very well. This is one of the songs that made me finally admit the existence of this genre.

Half In Love With Elizabeth (Foamo Remix) - Mystery Jets
One of the best tracks of 2008 and one of the best dance tracks out there. It's amazing. Can't wait to see Foamo at EDC. Also very jealous that the kids as UCSB got his first US performance EVER.

Licky (Herve Gets Low Remix) - Larry T & Princess Superstar
Herve is one of, if not THE giant of this genre and scene. He's got a ton of material which should all go and get, or I might just do a big post at some point. Can't stress enough how important Herve is to this music.

Protect & Entertain (Crookers Remix) - Busy P
Believe it or not, this is definitely fidget house. Crookers are said to be one of the first artists to create this genre, and I definitely see it. If you don't believe me, listen to this track again and you'll hear it.

The Kiss (Jack Beats Remix) - Kissy Sell Out
The goal of Jack Beats in this song seems to just show off the fact that they can make their synths make crazy ass sounds, and I love it. They're one of my favorite fidgeters for sure, as their better songs are incredible, overshadowing their iffy songs. Refer to earlier post on them (LINK).

Meddle (AC Slater & DJ Skeet Skeet Remix featuring Goldielocks) - Little Boots
I'm not a big fan of AC Slater, but he's one of the champions of the fidget sound. This remix is pretty good, and the last two tracks I've gotten from him have been a huge improvement. Maybe my opinion will significantly change about him in the future, I'm definitely open to it.

It Ain't Love (Bird Peterson Remix / JFK Edit) - MSTRKRFT
Probably the best thing to come from the new MSTRKRFT album is this remix. Bird Peterson is also playing EDC, in case you forgot.

Apologies for not posting any Sinden, but he's another Fidget House producer that's made a name for himself and worth checking out. He's does a lot of collaborations with The Count Of Monte Cristal (aka Herve), which should tell you almost everything you need to know about him.

Pass Around That J Pop

By now I know you guys are familiar with Ayumi Hamasaki, J Pop sensation. Here's her most recent remix album, and I know you've got a few of the tracks on here but there are other remixers that you're going to want, including Armand Van Helden. The remixes cross tons of genres too, and the copies are at 256 kbps and I'm pretty sure are equal to or better quality than the ones you've already got. Anyways, enjoy, I'm about to look for its silver sister CD which has got a High Contrast remix.

Ayu-mi-x 6: GOLD - Ayumi Hamasaki
The Para One Remix has become my favorite, even over the MSTRKRFT one.

Found it:
Ayu-mi-x: SILVER - Ayumi Hamasaki
This one is more pop.

P.S. I couldn't include the album art in the zip because it made the file 100.1 MB and thus too big for mediafire, so just grab it from this post.

P.P.S. They took down the U2 remix post and sent me a very stern email about it. So if you happened to miss any tracks on that post that you wanted, let me know and I'll send you the links, or just go here for some of them. Why did they take ours away but not his...

BONUS:
Laser Laser (Nightbreaker Remix) - Neo Tokyo (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
This track is AWESOME. Very happy to see that good electro is still being made. Can't wait for the 320.

Klaasic

Have I ever mentioned how much I love fucking hard ass hitting Electro House? That shit that makes you want to vomit every time it drops because the bass is fucking killer? Well, Klaas makes music that's just like that. Unfortunately, all of his songs are VERY similar, kind of like Benassi, which isnt a terrible thing since his style is very effective. He's from Germany, which means our little Swedish fetish has come to a break, but we had a request for him in particular. I'm pretty sure I here a Klaas song at almost every rave I go to (which really hasn't been too many yet but still makes a point for how popular his productions are in the professional circle).

Make You Feel (Klaas Stomp Mix) - Klaas
This is probably my favorite of his, it's a perfect example of his style.

Make You Feel (Original Mix) - Klaas
Not nearly as good as the Stomp Mix, but I figured I'd include it anyways.

Infinity (Klaas Remix) - Guru Josh Project
This is a rave anthem. I'm pretty sure DJ Reza plays it in every set.

It's Like That (Klaas Remix) - Run DMC
I can't wait to play this one live.

Space (Klaas Club Remix) - Micha Moor
I like this one a lot.

Where's Your Head At (Klaas Remix) - Jean Elan
A remake of a remake of Basement Jaxx, it's ok but I'd rather here the original.

Work It Out (2008 Klaas Remix) - DJ Disciple

Goodbye To Yesterday (Klaas Remix) - No Angels
This one's cool too.

And finally, the first song of his that I got, and still one of the best
My My My (Klaas Remix) - Armand Van Helden

And the original
My My My - Armand Van Helden
Sorry for the horrible quality, but at least it doesn't take up your valuable space

BONUS:
Touch Me (Bart B More Remix) - Bing Players Vs Chocolate Puma

Tocadisco

Tocadisco's album is a pop piece of shit, not worth your time, even for the 1/2 songs that were enoyableish.  Still, hugely popular and helped get him to where he is today.  His remixes, on the other hand are pretty great.  Here's my favorite, not really dance party material.

Minimal (Tocadisco's Sunday At Space Remix) - Pet Shop Boys

BONUS: ARMAND USES LFO

Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix) - Bloc Party