The folks at Stereodose have made a website that lets you create a playlist based on the drug you are taking and your mood. Currently, the only drugs to choose from are weed, LSD, ecstasy and shrooms (sorry speedfreaks!). The music is coming from Soundcloud. The site claims that they do not promote illegal drug use, but of course they do have to say that. You can pull it up on your your mobile phone and even register to save your favorites ... if you are not too paranoid!
It's high time someone did a good remix of a Jonsi song. NYC based Andrew Winter and Alex Pall a.k.a. The Chainsmokers have created a four on the floor heater out of one of Jonsi's best tunes. Check out one of their high energy shows at a night club near you.
I've been collecting great sounds and sights of last year's Burning Man.. They just happen to have hot tracks. Be at sunrise. And be at Robot Heart. I wish I had a robot heart. all day.
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I fell in love with a beautiful song. It's name was Charli XCX - You (Ha Ha Ha) (Goldroom Remix). From the first moment I heard it, I was head over heals. This song was everything I wanted and everything I needed. I quickly proposed marriage and eloped to a sunny island in the Bahamas. From then on, we lived happily ever after.
Today started off as a real stinky poop-ball of a day. I could've let it get to me ... I could've cried a river to you guys tonight on here. Rather than do that, I'm just gonna share this awesome dual cover by The Neighbourhood.
I woke up this morning excited. After messing around for too long, I downloaded FL Studio last night and started making my own trap beats. Tunes like Sandro Silva & Quintino - Epic (Luminox Remix) have really given me the itch to start making my own music. What the hell ... I might even start playing out again like I did not too long ago.
Arizona native Luminox is a rising star in the trap world. His remixes have already been played by the likes of Laidback Luke and DJ Craze. Make sure you check out all his stuff on the soundcloud link below.
If there were two names I'd like to see on a song, it would by Kavinsky and Boys Noize. Kavinsky really got noticed after he produced Night Call which was used on the "Drive" soundtrack. Boys Noize has been slowly gaining popularity with his electro-tinged sound. This remix hits hard in all the right places. The original is from Kavinsky's Outrun EP, set to release on Feb. 25.
From the land of insurance companies, Hartford, CT - today we have a great tune by indie / roots rockers Bronze Radio Return.Shake! Shake! Shake! was released in 2011, on the EP of the same name. The song has been licensed for use by many companies including Nissan, who used it in their new Leaf commercial.
Brighton electronic artist William Phelps, better known as Tourist, has been making remixes in the past for bands such as Memory Tapes and HEALTH. In anticipation of his digital EP of the same name, he has released Tonight ... a 2-step inspired, electric drifter. His EP is due out on Feb. 18 on Monday Records.
This guy is a mystery. He's definitely got some talent though to be able to play the foot drums as well as he does. I was expecting some kind of drum machine or computerized setup going into this, but he does it all analog style!
I'm not sure yet how I feel about Danny Brown's voice but his sense of humor is unbeatable. With lyrics like - "Never shave my pubes bitch my nuts stay hairy, All up in your teeth, ya gotta pick it out ... I hit it from the back bitch, she gotta stick it out", Danny comes out with some of the rawest lyrics ever on The Black Brad Pitt. Is he channeling Kony? It's hard to say.
Monkey-man Bonobo a.k.a. Simon Green has released Cirrus from his upcoming album due in April - "The North Borders". This one is delicious and the video is just entrancing ... everything we've come to expect from Bonobo and more.
Baths is the stage name of American electronic musician Will Wiesenfeld. He was born in Tarzana and was raised in Woodland Hills. He currently resides in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. Aminals is from his 2010 album "Cerulean", which was recorded in his bedroom.
It's an incredible feeling when you hear a song and you can remember exactly what you were doing when you heard it for the first time. It was nearly 27 years ago, and I was heading to the beach in Pensacola with family and friends when Simple Minds'Alive and Kicking came on the radio. That's the power of music that you really cannot find anywhere else. This song will always take be back to the summer of 1985, no matter where I am when I hear it. Do you have a song that does that for you?
Vegas based DJ Scene has brought Naughty by Nature'sHip Hop Horray to the future by remixing it with an added intro, sound effects and trap samples. The result is a fun, upbeat tune that will have you raising your hands to "hey ho hey ho hey ho hey ho"!
The folks at http://cyriak.co.uk have created a sweet little video of animated zombie cats. If anymore memes collided here, the internet might implode. Make sure you pick up the T-shirt!
Sanctum.fm is a Detroit based online streaming radio station, pumping out the best in Electronic music. You can tune in anytime at: http://stream.sanctum.fm:8060/listen.m3u
I first met Sanctum.fm's Adam Krikorian at a Burner event in Chicago in 2011. I had the chance to interview him recently about Sanctum.fm and the scene in general.
Check it out below -
Thanks for doing this ... so first of all, how long has Sanctum.fm been on the air? It's my pleasure! We've been on the air since April 20th, 2011.
Cool, what motivated you to start a streaming radio site? and I just noticed the 4/20 reference! Well, for starters my family has worked in radio since before I was born so it was one of those things that always felt really comfortable to be a part of. I've always felt that the future of broadcasting is online and that the real way to bring people what they want is to bypass the standard, over-glamorized nonsense that the existing industry benefits from. So I felt like, considering the immense wealth of talent our Detroit scene has, why not give that scene a voice?
Barrel~dEM started in May 2011, coincidence? Actually, meeting you was an inspiration for me to start blogging. I agree that Detroit has a ton of talent ... have you ever been involved with promoting events in Detroit or elsewhere? Really? That's really great to hear, man. The night we met, I was really blown away by the kindness exhibited to myself and my small band of Detroiters by the local Chi-Town scene. Very cool crowd. To answer your question, I have actually never been involved with promoting or throwing events in the city. Or really anywhere. I've always been a stay-at-home kinda guy, more opting to enjoy the music than the party. But meeting the local Burning Man community in the Metro Detroit area pulled me right out of my shell! I couldn't help but get myself involved!
Yeah, that was a very memorable night for me as well. Who else is involved with running Sanctum.fm? We have three of us that run most of the station. I act as station head (read: first to blame, hehe), we have John Bowman as our web director and we have Jason McCombs as a technical adviser/show planning. Basically the crew is the three of us, plus my lovely girlfriend who we have deemed our "security fairy" (she runs our door and regulates on spunions). It's a small crew.
"Security fairy" eh, I need to get me one of those! I know that your music tastes are all over the map, like myself ... but can you give us a few of your favorite artists / dj's right now? I'm telling you, find yourself a lady with the guts to yell at your show's patrons and you're in business! As for music I'm into right now, I'd say I'm the most taken by the forays into what's being most commonly referred to as "future garage" as well as "turbofunk". If I were to pick specific people, I'd say Birdee, NaZaretH, D3adl1ne, mr. Beeb, Hoodsex, Reset!, Justin Martin, Earsley...man, I could do this all night.
Can I just send you a 50 page list? haha
You can send me music anytime! I crave it like a dope fiend craves heroin. We've both seen dubstep and trap music get popular in a big way. What do you think will be the next big genre to come out of EDM? Well, I HOPE we finally get to that point where we can embrace the collective need for all these sub-genres to blend together! I think as far as emerging genres, we haven't seen the beginning of what the scene is capable of. I don't even want to try and guess where it'll head next. I suspect it'll be an amalgamation of what we all already dig. I'd LOVE to see more drum and bass (I keep hearing rumors that jungle is coming back!) and obviously I'd like to see more 2-step/Garage (because I play the bejesus out of it). But there's really no way to tell and I genuinely love surprises!
Well, it's a fact that dubstep is an amalgamation (love that word, btw) of drum n bass and dub music and trap is a blend of trance and rap. Maybe we'll see the emergence of fechno (folk and techno) or a whole genre of Gaga based music ... lol. I'd like to see Garage music get big again. Who knows where Moombahton or Glitch will lead to? Anything else you want to add before we wrap up here? Definitely! I also highly suggest JPOD the beat chef if you're into that folk-steppy biz. As for closing commentary - I'd like to thank you for giving me this opportunity to share with your readers what we're all about. It's a privilege to be a part of the local scene in Detroit as well as the global scene online. We love what we do and love being able to share it with the world. If you're curious about us and want to learn more, get at us online both at our website (www.sanctum.fm) and/or on the usual social media outlets. Also: remember that we are ALWAYS on at sanctum.fm/listen
Nick Drake was a complicated soul. Born in Rangoon, Burma in 1948 - Drake's parents then moved to Warwickshire, England where Nick was raised to appreciate music by his mother. He learned to play piano at an early age and began to compose his own songs which he recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. In 1965, he formed a band, The Perfumed Gardeners with schoolmates. With Drake on piano and occasional alto sax and vocals, the group performed Pye International R&B covers and jazz standards, as well as Yardbirds and Manfred Mann numbers. In 1966, Drake won a scholarship to study English literature at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. He delayed attendance to spend six months at the University of Aix-Marseille, France, beginning in February 1967. While in Aix, he began to practice guitar in earnest, and to earn money would often busk with friends in the town centre. Drake began to smoke cannabis, and that spring he travelled with friends to Morocco, because, according to travelling companion Richard Charkin, "that was where you got the best pot". Drake most likely began using LSD while in Aix, and lyrics written during this period—in particular for the song "Clothes of Sand"—are suggestive of an interest in hallucinogens.
Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and a student at the University of Cambridge, and released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. By 1972, he had recorded two more albums—Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. Neither sold more than 5,000 copies on initial release. Drake's reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success.
Drake suffered from depression, particularly during the latter part of his life. This was often reflected in his lyrics. On completion of his third album, 1972's Pink Moon, he withdrew from both live performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. There is no known footage of the adult Drake; he was only ever captured in still photographs and in home footage from his childhood. On 25 November 1974, Drake died from an overdose of amitriptyline, a prescribed antidepressant; he was 26 years old. Whether his death was an accident or suicide has never been resolved.
One of the tightest lyricists in the midwest, in my opinion, is J-X a.k.a Julian Lozano. Hailing from Chicago, Julian has been spitting fire for a few years now. I had the pleasure to work with him during a few shows and am grateful to call him a friend. This guy is full of positivity! Check out all his tunes on his soundcloud page.
This one is a feel good song that stays right of the edge of an intense breakdown. Flume's rework makes such an indelible song even better. Within just 4 years of operation in his chosen field, Regan ‘Ta-ku’ Mathews, from Perth, Australia has evolved from a self-taught student of music into a scholar of progressive beat production, cultivating a unique sound that has since resonated to all corners of the globe.
It's been a minute since I've heard some straight up jackin' electro-house this good. Estonian Mord Fustang raises the stakes with Taito. This song is full of chopped up synths, complimenting breakdown and a bouncy bassline that's sure to get you groovin'. He starts his U.S. Tour this weekend in Washington D.C.
This incredible song could easily be mistaken for a James Blake tune, but it's not, although he did live with him in his last year at university. Ifan Dafydd is a welsh producer with a knack for making incredibly ethereal music. His EP Treehouse came out in Feb. 2012.
BONUS: Lil Wayne - A Milli (James Blake Harmonimix)
Los Angeles bas producer Nosaj Thing aka Jason Cheung has partnered with Toro Y Moi aka Chazwick Bundick to create this beautiful, ambient masterpiece. Bundwick has his own projects going as well and has an album - Anything in Return coming out on Jan. 22.
NPR has a great story on the 20th anniversary of Dr. Dre's groundbreaking album The Chronic, the L.A. Riots and how gangster rap went mainstream.
This album played an important role in my own music education. In 1993, I was a young "white boy" in the army stationed in Germany. When this album hit, it was played everywhere ... where I worked and in the barracks. Before then, I wasn't really a fan of rap, but this one grew on me. I eventually bought the album myself and was then turned onto more hip hop like A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, and the Hieroglyphics Crew. 20 Years later the album sounds as fresh as ever. The production on this one is probably the best I've ever heard. Enjoy the full album and studio outtakes below -
0:00 - The Chronic (Intro) (feat. Snoop Dogg), 1:58 - Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') (feat. Snoop Dogg, RBX and Jewell), 6:50 - Let Me Ride (feat. Ruben and Jewell), 11:11 - The Day the Niggaz Took Over (feat. RBX, Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger), 15:44 - Nuthin' but a "G" Thang (feat. Snoop Dogg), 19:42 - Deeez Nuuuts (feat. Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Warren G), 24:48 - Lil' Ghetto Boy (feat. Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger), 30:17 - A Nigga Witta Gun, 34:09 - Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat (feat. RBX, BJ and Snoop Dogg), 37:58 - The $20 Sack Pyramid (feat. Big Tittie Nickie, The D.O.C., Samara and Snoop Dogg), 40:51 - Lyrical Gangbang (feat. Lady of Rage, Kurupt and RBX), 44:55 - High Powered (feat. RBX, Daz Dillinger, and Lady of Rage), 47:39 - The Doctor's Office (feat. Lady of Rage and Jewell), 48:43 - Stranded on Death Row (feat. Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, RBX, Lady of Rage and Snoop Dogg), 53:30 - The Roach (Chronic Outro) (feat. RBX, Daz Dillinger, Lady of Rage, Emmage, Ruben and Jewell), 58:07 - Bitches Ain't Shit (feat. Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt and Jewell),
Moombahton has largely been overshadowed by the popularity of trap music lately. That's unfortunate because, like trap music, Moombahton is also a combination of EDM and music that was already popular. Please enjoy this compilation. From soundcloud:
"This compilation is a snapshot of Moombahton in 2013, nearly three years after Dave Nada slowed dutch house down to reggaeton tempo for a basement full of buckwild Latino kids in Baltimore. All the major players in the nascent genre come together with their A-game on Moombahton Forever, from originators Nadastrom, Sabo and Munchi to early adopters Heartbreak, Tittsworth, Ayres, Sazon Booya, Pickster and Melo to rave superstars Craze, GTA and Dillon Francis. All facets of the movement are represented: wild dutch synths (Deth, How Y'all Feel), huge buildups (Alerta, Dibby Dibby), reggaeton rhythms (Mami Whine It Up, La Brasilena), moombahcore (Gotta Know, Killa), deep vibes (Vibracion, Suenos), weird experimentalism (Savage Beauty, Club 219), and even a tempo tool from Moombahton to house (Eat It)."
Flosstradamus has recently released their Banned 2 mix. A follow-up to their Banned Mixtape, it was named after their banning in Chicago for inciting a near riot at West Fest. They've played clubs there but no fests as far as I know. Hey people, Trap Music is not a crime.
There's a new Tron movie coming out this year - TR3N. Once again, Daft Punk are doing the soundtrack. I came across some of the TR3N songs on the "Daft Punk Official" soundcloud page. It's impossible to say whether it is indeed an official page, with all the rumors and speculation that follow the two men in their robot helmets, but the music is really well done.
It has been reported that the duo is working with Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rogers and Paul Williams on their fourth LP. It is uncertain when that will be released.
Raise your hands if you grew up on 90's music. Now, keep your hands up if you love trap music. For those with your hands up, have I got a treat for you. Team Bayside High delivers this great trap refix of C & C Music Factory'sGonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now). Whatever might have kept you off the floor in the 90's, you have no excuse now.
If you are new to our site, you might not know, but we are big fans of TNGHT. Their futuristic hip hop, trap and juke style is quite infectious. It's no wonder, that when we came across a new remix from Hudson Mohawke and Lunice ... well, we wanted to share it with everyone.
I really respect Bassnectar. He's made a lot of great music from all genres. This remix of Underworld'sRez is a great attempt. I still like the original better, but I would throw this into a dubstep set in a second ... no questions.
Now that EDM and Hip Hop have fully integrated through Trap music and other means, we can get down to listening to some hype ass tracks. Higher is a perfect example. It is an 808-infused Trap banger, featuring bits and pieces of Jay-Z’sU Don’t Know acapella vocals, backed by Dominator-esque hover synths. Rock this one loud wherever you are.
Maybach Music's Gunplay surfaces today with a mixtape , [Cops & Robbers], after laying low for a short period. An incident between MMG and Young Jeezy ; Gunplay and 50 Cent left Gunplay MIA, having received great momentum from [601 & Snort] his previous EP along with MMG as a brand. [Cops & Robbers] is solid overall, Gunplay doing Gunplay, boasting he's beaten his cases, and ready to for his album [Bogata, Medellin] to drop.
His first remix of the year, Orlando Higginbottom aka Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs takes us to a new realm in music. This track is a hypnotic trance inducing joyride. While it bears little resemblance to the original Foals' song, that's ok ... sometimes the remix is better than the original.
When 21-year-old Armond Arabshahi, better known as Unlike Pluto, isn’t busy studying Biology at Emory University, you can find him in the beat lab making music. Today we have a magnificent Mumford & Sons remix for you to check out. If you've heard the original ... you'll see just how incredible this remix is.
Fellow True Family Unit alum Adonis Childs and Brian Wilson have remixed King Krule's - The Noose of Jah City making it a proper Chicago House track. Listening to this, I think back to a 4 am spot on the dance floor of an underground Chicago loft party. Great job fellas!
Someone very special to me posted this one on my Facebook. The lyrics and delivery are incredible.
Lyrics:
50 states
50 lines
50 crying all the time's
50 boys
50 lies
50 I'm gonna change my mind's
I changed my mind
I changed my mind
Now I'm feeling different
We were young
We were young
We were young, we didn't care
Is it gone?
Is it gone?
Is it floating in the air?
I changed my mind
I changed my mind
Now I'm feeling different
All that time wasted
I wish I was a little more delicate
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my name was Clementine
50 states
50 lines
50 crying all the time's
50 boys
50 lies
50 I'm gonna change my mind's
I changed my mind
I changed my mind
Now I'm feeling different
We were young
We were young
We were young, we didn't care
Is it gone?
Is it gone?
Or it's floating in the air?
I changed my mind
I changed my mind
Now I'm feeling different
All that time wasted
I wish I was a little more delicate
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my name was Clementine
All that time wasted
I wish I was a little more delicate
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my
I wish my name was Clementine
Sarah Jaffe is from Denton, Texas. She has released 3 EP's - Even Born Again EP (2008), Suburban Nature (2010), The Way Sound Leaves a Room EP (2011) and has another coming out in April - The Body Wins
It's been mentioned many times that this L.A. based group is "a band with magical powers". Their 2009 debut album, Gorilla Manor appeared on the Billboard 200 and at No. 3 in the New Artist Chart. In 2011, they embarked on a European tour, served as opening act for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and made their debut in Australia at St Jerome's Laneway Festival. Breakers comes from their latest album Hummingbird which comes out on 1/29.
BONUS: Local Natives - Breakers (Superhumanoids Remix) (download)
Barcelona's R▲ndom Tr▲p Crew brings us what could be argued to be the best Thunderstruck remix yet. This one is for dancing hard, driving fast, pumping iron, jumping out of airplanes or killing sharks with your bare hands.
It's tough to make a good stew. You have to have just the right ingredients and the right amounts to keep the overall taste just right. Belanger is a first rate chef with delivery of Midnight Diamond. A mash of Rihanna/SIA's 'Diamonds' vs the Eric Prydz remix of M83's 'Midnight City' makes for a good pot.
My favorite monsieur has done it again. About a month ago we posted the banging track - Don Diablo ft Noonie Bao - M1 Stinger (Monsieur Adi Remix). Now, Monsieur Adi has remixed Bastille's Pompeii and did an excellent job too. This one is hype, beautiful and electric.
This is the best song ever!!! The Beards go on a rant about the importance of beards, or evilness of not having one rather. I say never trust anyone who doesn't have facial hair ... ladies excluded?!?! I don't think so ... hahaha
From their accents, The Beards must be from down under. They all have beards and their music is very hairy. Let's get these guys on the road with ZZ Top stat!
Juelz Santana returns with his first official solo mixtape release since 'Back Like Cooked Crack Pt. 3'. With features by the likes of Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, Future, Wale and more; God Will'n is sure to satisfy those that have been patiently waiting for new Juelz Santana music.
In the 1920's, a guitar player walked down to the crossroads at midnite. There he met the Devil who tuned his guitar so that to give him mastery of the instrument.
This is the core of a legend attributed to Robert Johnson, a blues musician from Mississippi. Little is actually know about him. His records were played on stage at a concert in Carnegie Hall. He was thought to be dead at that time, but there are conflicting stories. One story claimed that he was killed by a jealous husband who had given a bottle of whiskey containing poison. There are so many variations and legends of this guy, there are books and active researchers still trying to find out who he was, perhaps we will never know.
Wikipedia provides a ton of details on the knowns and unknowns of this man. There is a complete Radiolab Podcast covering the legend of Robert Johnson as well.
Whoever this guy was, his influence on popular music is immeasurable.
00:00 - 01. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
02:35 - 02. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
05:36 - 03. Sweet Home Chicago
08:40 - 04. Rambling On My Mind
11:05 - 05. When You Got A Good Friend
14:00 - 06. Come On In My Kitchen
16:40 - 07. Terraplane Blues
19:44 - 08. Phonograph Blues
22:21 - 09. 32-20 Blues
25:17 - 10. They're Red Hot
28:19 - 11. Dead Shrimp Blues
30:54 - 12. Cross Road Blues
33:28 - 13. Walking Blues
36:02 - 14. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Disc 2
38:43 - 01. Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
41:38 - 02. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
44:17 - 03. Stones In My Passway
46:50 - 04. I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
49:30 - 05. From Four Till Late
51:57 - 06. Hellhound On My Trail
54:37 - 07. Little Queen Of Spades (Take 2)
56:56 - 08. Malted Milk
59:18 - 09. Drunken Hearted Man (Take 2)
01:01:42 - 10. Me And The Devil Blues (Take 2)
01:04:16 - 11. Stop Breakin' Down Blues (Take 1)
01:06:37 - 12. Traveling Riverside Blues
01:09:28 - 13. Honeymoon Blues
01:11:49 - 14. Love In Vain (Take 1)
01:14:23 - 15. Milkcow's Calf Blues (Take 3)
I absolutely love this drum heavy Adam & The Ants song. Released in 1980, when some of the best post-punk meets new wave music was being made. The album, of the same title as the song, is definitely recommended if you haven't heard it.
All the best music seems to be coming out of Montreal lately. Miracle Fortress aka Graham Van Pelt is one of those artists. Hold Your Secrets to Your Heart has 4 lines repeated -
Hold your secrets to your heart,
where the love can build its heat,
where it hurts when we're apart.
where I'm hiding in your blood.
It's a beautiful thing to behold. Make sure you check out the one below as well.
BONUS: Miracle Fortress - Have You Seen In Your Dreams
There's not much information out there about this band except that the track is from the album Harlem Pripyat from the Mexican Summer label. I came across this tune while watching the 2011 film "Dragonslayer" ... a film about skater Josh "Skreech" Sandoval. The song itself is a cacophony of wailing guitars and vocals. It's a delight to the ears.
The entire album is pretty eclectic and eccentric. You can preview and purchase it on Amazon.
Do you ever hear a song and you absolutely have to find out what it's called? Of course you do. Well, that was the case with this one. Time passed and I had nothing but a hum from memory. Then today, I heard it in a commercial. I did my research and found it's origin.
Mancunians (people from Manchester U.K.) Martin Fisher and Martin Desai formed J-Walk in 1996 and released this soulful track in 2000. The duo sampled Freda Payne's "How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore".
One of the hardest working bands on the "Jam Band" circuit, Widespread Panic came hot out of Athens, GA in 1986. With 6 core members and 15 additional instrumentalists, the band has been steadily touring for almost 27 years now. Their fans, known affectionately as "Spreadheads sometimes travel from city to city to follow them around, similiar to the "Deadheads" who traveled with the Grateful Dead.
Their live shows are amazing. Known for never playing the same show twice, the band has a show-to-show ritual of choosing the night's setlist. At the beginning of each tour, a member of the band's road crew makes a master list of all the songs the band performs and laminates it. Each night before the show he marks the last 3 nights' set lists in different colors. The band can see what has been played recently and then decide what songs to play during the first set. They return back to the list during setbreak to pick songs for the second set, and likewise, return after the second set for any additional sets if playing more than two, or the encore. as of 2011, they hold the record for number of sold-out performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison, Colorado) at 38 and Philips Arena (Atlanta, Georgia) at 17.
The catchy Walkin' (For Your love) comes from their second self-titled album released in 1991. If you are a fan, I'd recommend the documentary The Earth Will Swallow You.
Where is home anyway? Is it where we were raised ... where we lay our head or wherever we travel? Home is an incredible anthem by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. With an uplifting rhythm, inspirational lyrics and folksy appeal ... this one is sure to garner repeated listening.
There are few bands in the world like Godspeed You Black Emperor. The band started in 1994 in Quebec, Montreal Canada by Efrim Menuck (guitar), Mike Moya (guitar), and Mauro Pezzente (bass). The band initially assembled after being offered a supporting act for another local band named Steak 72. Thereafter, the trio performed live on a few separate occasions, before ultimately deciding to produce an album. The cassette, All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling, was self-released in December 1994 and limited to thirty-three copies.
After the limited release of the cassette, the band quickly expanded and continued to perform live periodically. According to Menuck, joining the group was quite simple: "It was like if anyone knew anybody who played an instrument and seemed like an okay person, they would sort of join up. In short order, the group's numbers ebbed and flowed. Local musicians would often join the band for a handful of performances, then depart. The revolving door nature of the group's membership frequently caused it strain before the release of F♯ A♯ ∞. After that release, the group stabilized around a nine-person lineup with Menuck, Moya and David Bryant on guitars, Pezzente and Thierry Amar on bass guitars, Aidan Girt and Bruce Cawdron on drums, and Sophie Trudeau and Norsola Johnson on violin and cello respectively.
Considered by some to be the best post-rock band ever, their songs are always epic. Storm was released in 2000 on the double album Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven. The album contains 4 tracks, with each track containing continuous songs. Storm is made up off -
1. "Lift Yr. Skinny Fists, Like Antennas to Heaven..." 6:15
2. "Gathering Storm/Il Pleut à Mourir [+Clatters Like Worry]" 11:10
3. "'Welcome to Arco AM/PM...' [L.A.X.; 5/14/00]" 1:15
4. "Cancer Towers on Holy Road Hi-Way" 3:52
The world needs more musicians like this ... defining what music is and what a song should be.
Ah zee germans! Recently, I was turned on to these guys from Hamburg. Kollektiv Turmstrasse translates to Collective Tower Road. The song and the video are amazing. Make sure you watch this video in full screen with the highest HD setting possible.
From his upcoming album Dusk to Dawn, Emancipator brings us the soulful melodic song - Minor Cause. This Portlandian has been making some of the best trip hop since 2006. His music has been used in documentaries and short films. In November 2012 he founded his own label Loci Records.
Released in 2011 for the Soul Assassin's Bass For Your Face album - this "wicked" tune produced by DJ Muggs with assistance from Public Enemy's Chuck D and Hed PE's Jared is proof that good things can happen when such forces collaborate.
What has teeth and will dig into your earholes? This song. Lower East Side or L.E.S. by actor / comedian / rapper Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino takes hip hop back to it's glory days. This slo-mo jam is highlighted by a video shot over several nights N.Y.C.
Sometimes you just hear a song that transcends all for you. It can't be defined by any genre or label. It just is - beautiful. I think you'll agree that Sun Glitters - Tight is one of those songs.
Bone Thugs N Harmony were always light years ahead of their time. For instance, the original song Foe Tha Love Of $$$ originally came out in 1994. That was 19 years ago. Now Boston-based Durkin has dug up and polished this gem. It sounds as fresh as it did back on it's born day.
The midwest kings of disco infused good times are back. This time Hey Champ brings us Cliché. It literally bubbles over with a quick, groovy tempo and uplifting vocals ... a familiar formula for these guys, and it works.
L.A. based artist Jez Dior follows up his successful Candles with an new track - Love Me To Death. This tune has powerful lyrics, a great delivery and good backing music. His use of autotune is pretty minimal comparatively too. Hip hop, it seems, has turned a new chapter.
Bring The Noise shows big talent with their remix of Kaskade's 4 AM. After being deluded with trap remix after trap remix lately, this might be the best trap treatment that I've heard in recent times. Dreamy synths, sexy vocals and trapalicious snares make me a convert.
For better or worse, it sounds very similar to this AraabMuzik rework which uses the same Kaskade sample - check it out for yourself:
Think what you will about Kanye, but the kid's got some talent. Take Runaway for instance, the lyrics are tight ... the music topnotch and the video is a classic. So, I'll keep checking on Kanye West to see what new stuff comes out of his domepiece.
This WGCI mix from Tyree takes me back to a time, before raves, before techno even (at least as we know it)... when dance music could be disco, hip house or acid.
DFA recording artists Holy Ghost! have been busy. They released their first single Hold On in 2007. Afterward, they released other singles and remixes for such artists as Cut Copy, Moby, Phoenix and MGMT. In 2011, they released their self-titled debut EP, which contains this single.
The song and video are incredible. The video highlights the band, their fans and collaborators through a series of still images.
Considered by some to be the greatest Trance / Progressive album of all time, Sasha's Airdrawndagger raised the bar in the EDM world in 2002 and greatly influenced a minimal sound which was becoming very popular during that time. This album builds and builds and builds. "Cloud Cuckoo" and "Bloodlock" might be my favorites here, but each track can stand on it's on merit. Along with original tracks created by Sasha, it featured appearances by Charlie May, Junkie XL and James Holden. The final track - Wavy Gravy reached #64 in the UK Singles Chart and was the basis of a remix contest held by Sasha.
Armed with an MPC drum machine, Abraham Orellana aka AraabMUZIK has been producing beats for years both for his solo projects and for such hip hop notorieties as Cam'ron, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes. In Make It Happen, we can see why in just this short song, he's been receiving the accolades that he so deserves.
The hardest working remixer of our time, Derek Vincent Smith aka Pretty Lights gives us an updated rework of this classic Run DMC track. This song is featured in the newest version of SSX by EA Sports
A-Trak has just released his Tuna Melt EP and one of the most anticipated tunes is a collaboration with Tommy Trash called of course Tuna Melt. This one is a straight up electro-house banger with a breakdown reminiscent of Surkin's glory days. We definitely approve.
John Dozier and DJ Don Cannon have teamed up to bring you Dozier Island vol 1. Don Cannon mans the cruise ship as Dozier takes you through his "island". Sit back and relax as John Dozier takes you all over with his style starting with a cordial welcome, taking you through the island, and sending you off with a strong reminder. Great Charter Records, Black Council and Round Table bring you---Dozier Island x Hosted by Don Cannon.
Youth culture ... what it is ... what it is. There probably no better movie that illustrates this than The Who's Quadropenia. This particular culture is about the mods, but it could easily be punks, or rockers, or skins, or ravers. The story is about a kid named Jimmy. Somewhere along the way, he associates himself with a group of mods ... he runs with them, steals and takes drugs, goes to concerts and then -- the highlight is a trip to the coast with a group of mods ... once there during the height of the tourist season, Jimmy has a grand time, runs riot in the street, falls in love, finds an idol. He later returns to Brighton in the off season after falling out with his parents, only to find that his idol is a hotel doorman. Jimmy loses it and steals, his idol, Ace's prized scooter an drives off a cliff.
Combine the band M83 with Trap music and this is the song that you'd have ... maybe it needs a little more bass, but it's an incredible song overall. Why doesn't it surprise me that this guy is from Canada?
Did you ever want to live on the Moon? I did. It would be so easy to build a mansion there, with very little gravity and plenty of rock. I never gave up on that dream and neither did this band. Mansions on the Moon was formed in 2011 in Virginia Beach, VA. They were comprised of Ted Wendler on guitar and vocals, Ben Hazlegrove on keyboards, and Lane Shaw on drums. Both Shaw and Hazlegrove were also members of Pnuma Trio. Jeff Maccora later joined on bass.
Their first release, Paradise Falls (Presented by Diplo & DJ Benzi), garnered the attention of many prominent blogs and in 2011 hypetrak called them one of the "most interesting recording artists to have emerged this year." Paradise Falls includes collaborations with Xaphoon Jones (of Chiddy Bang), Deadmau5, Washed Out, and Big Gigantic, among others. The trio has worked closely with members of N*E*R*D, and Pharrell Williams served as executive producer on their 2012 EP Lightyears.
The group has produced official remixes for Foster the People and Zee Avi, and produced the Mac Miller track "PA Nights" on the album Blue Slide Park. In 2011 the group joined Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller on the Green Carpet Tour, and also performed at the Snowball Music Festival. In 2012 they played South by Southwest and the Lightyears Tour. Here's some songs for you to enjoy, some from Lightyears and some remixes.
