Dada Boing Life Clash Remix Package BOOM!

This will probably be your face while listening to these remixes. Photo taken by MMIBTY @ Electric Zoo 2012

It’s rare that a remix package comes out these days where I genuinely enjoy all the tracks being featured. Well today is one of those rare days, as the Swedes that are Dada Life released their remix package for the single “Boing Clash Boom”. Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom may not actually have anything to do with the productions behind the remixes, but they did write the original mix that I found to be sub-par in comparison to most of Dada Life’s other songs.

Today’s release, on Dada Life’s So Much Dada label, shines light on three fresh takes of “Boing Clash Boom”. The only good part of the original mix, in my opinion, was the vocals and as expected all three remixes feature them in some way. The Bingo Players really surprised me with their version, as the drop contains an awesome sound I didn’t think they were capable of making. It’s also comforting to know the Bingo Players haven’t completely sold out with a Big Room, festival anthem sound on all their productions. I was really excited to learn Pierce Fulton would also be present on remixing duties. A fellow member of the UVM community, Pierce has really been making a name for himself over the past year and he was even invited to play with Dada Life during their Dada Land Compound parties. Fulton’s remix has a grimy and club-ready sound that reminds me of something new-comers Jewelz & Scott Sparks would produce (check out their banger “Toxic Rush” to hear what I mean). Pierce continues to impress me with his constantly-evolving sound and I can’t wait to hear what’s next from him. Lastly, Major Lazer (Diplo) put their signature touch on “Boing Clash Boom”, turning it into an absolute smash that takes different pieces of Moombahton, Trap, and Drum & Bass and throws it into a blender that comes out at 85bpm. The Major Lazer remix has some real exotic flavor and will surely motivate those ladies to twerk it.

All in all, this remix package is truly fantastic and I highly encourage fans of the tracks to go out and PURCHASE THE RELEASE ON BEATPORT.

Dada Life – Boing Clash Boom (Bingo Players Remix)
Dada Life – Boing Clash Boom (Pierce Fulton Remix)
Dada Life – Boing Clash Boom (Major Lazer Remix)

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Sunday Morning Trap Hour with Cazzette and Spaveech

So I guess I slept on this one. Last night I was listening to the highly underrated podcast Club Sessions with Cato K and he wrapped up episode 56 with the Cazzette Trap remix of Avicii’s “Alcoholic” (the original was a 2009 release, Cazzette’s remix was released on April 19). Not only that, but Cato K gave a shout out to the city of Boston after everything that has happened here with the Marathon bombings, so you know it was a special moment. I had a little “wait, what?!” moment when I heard that it was Cazzette who had Trapped out “Alcoholic”, which is one of my favorite Avicii songs (produced under the moniker Tim Berg). Originally the Dada Life remix had taken the cake for me, but this Trapleg Mix is causing me to reconsider. I had also been starting to lose faith in Cazzette, wondering if they were taking a turn for the mainstream worst, but I don’t think you can ever produce Trap music and become a dance music sellout (ok, maybe “The Harlem Shake” is the exception to the rule but Baauer will likely never chart on the Top 40 lists again, and you can thank viral YouTube videos for that). I don’t really need to say much more here… if you’re at all familiar with any version of “Alcoholic” and you want a fresh take on it, look no further.

Tim Berg – Alcoholic (CAZZETTE’s Trapleg Mix) | Purchase on Beatport

The other song I have for you as part of my Sunday morning haze is the newest remix by New Jersey native Spaveech. I’ve been bringing you his always-on-point remixes for many months now, his previous one being his take on Sander Van Doorn’s “Joyenergizer”. Spaveech always manages to do something special with his remixes: not only does he take House anthems and turn them into thugged-out Trap tunes, but he also adds in elements of other songs. His remix of “Joyenergizer” featured samples of multiple Sander songs beyond “Joyenergizer”, and his remix of todays’ feature “Sunrise” by Tommy Trash & Aston Shuffle contains portions of “Oyster” by Moguai and “Cannonball” by Showtek. There’s even a vocal sample from A-Trak & Tommy Trash’s banger “Tuna Melt”. I really, really like everything about Spaveech’s remix of “Sunrise” and I hope you do too. Make sure to show him some love!

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Dada Life – Boing Clash Boom (Major Lazer Remix) [UNRELEASED]

Compared to the original track, Major Lazer definitely kills it with this trap heavy remix of Dada Life‘s ‘Boing Clash Boom’. This track, redone by ML, plays with some tribal sounds integrated into this electric anthem and is truly a proper remix. It completely changes the electro-house feel of the tune with a heavy build up and a crazy drop. Some snares, ‘pull ups’, and wind up noises give it a reggae vibe and make’s one simply bounce to the beat. The second drop is my personal favorite because after the first one you don’t know what to expect and it comes out of nowhere. I love it when a song catches you off guard and remixes are what usually do it for me. Major Lazer came out with Free The Universe last month and are slowly taking over the world with their dancehall/moombahton/trap and I fucking love it. It’s nice to see the EDM industry evolve into something other than, “A bunch of Dutch DJs with the same haircut” as Major Lazer’s head honcho, Diplo said himself to Huffington Post a few weeks back. Regardless – enjoy this remix of the Dada dudes and get amped for the full version, which will hopefully drop very soon.

The original for those who haven’t heard it, here:

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The Bingo Players Out Of My Mind Remixes

Last week the remix package for the Bingo Players‘ track “Out of My Mind” dropped and it features three new takes on the original (see below), featuring Dada Life, Case & Point, and Caveat. I always find it interesting to hear fresh takes on big anthems - I’m thinking of tracks like Zedd’s “Spectrum” and R3hab & Swanky Tunes’ “Sending My Love”. Since the Bingo Players hold their work to such high standards, it’s no surprise that all three remixes are extremely well-done. What may be a surprise, however, is that I like Dada Life’s version the least. It certainly goes hard but I don’t think it steps outside the creative box. The Caveat remix is another Electro-House take on the original and I found myself loving that one from a four-on-the-floor perspective. Want to hear the biggest surprise of them all? I liked Case & Point’s remix the best. The Boston duo took “Out of My Mind” and turned it into an epic Dubstep banger that reminded me of Nero in their prime. Make sure to support the artists and show them some love for their productions!

***Purchase the whole package on iTunes***

Bingo Players – Out Of My Mind (Dada Life Remix) | Available for Purchase on Beatport
Bingo Players – Out of My Mind (Case & Point Remix)
Bingo Players – Out Of My Mind (Caveat Remix)

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DJ BENZI – Victory Lap Mixtape

I know that all of us over here at MMIBTY get really excited when we get a new mixtape of any kind from good ol’ DJ Benzi. The longtime DJ has most recently been gaining mild fame as the man responsible for the GIRLTRAPZ mixtape series (One & Two) but we know he’s capable of a lot more than just stringing some awesome trap tunes together. After several delays, late last night Benzi dropped his newest mixtape Victory Lap which features an interesting mix of house and trap, amongst other sounds, including exclusives from the likes of Brenmar, JWLS, Keys N Krates, GTA and more. There’s even a new collab from Diplo & Dada Life on there. Grab the free download and take this one to go… The replay value is high.

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2012 In Review: Remixes

Last week as MMIBTY sat down as a team to discuss our picks for the best tracks of 2012 we had a massive list of remixes to sort through. In discussing what makes a good remix we came to a couple of conclusions that we based our 2012 selections on. The first being we wanted remixes that were truly a re-invention of the original track and contained some well thought out production. The second being that the remix was in many ways an improvement on the original track, and in fact made an older or played out track enjoyable again. A great example of this would be No Big Deal’s remix on the Eric Clapton classic Cocaine. While maintaining a few great samples from the original No Big Deal was able to build an epic dance track that has been engaging dance floors everywhere during 2012.

Remixes are an essential part of the EDM scene, they promote a constant state of growth and creativity between the artists as they push each others tracks to be the best that they can possibly be. Not only do remixes advance the EDM scene but they advance the music industry as a whole. Tapping into just about every genre out there, todays remix masters are sampling anything they can get their hands on. Artist’s that may not consider themselves dance music specific such as Adele, Ellie Goulding and Miike Snow have exploded onto the scene and are seemingly stoked on their acceptance to this growing community. EDM as a parent genre of sorts is so amazing because of the all inclusive nature it has maintained during its growth. From remixes on classic tracks such as Clapton’s aforementioned Cocaine, to 2012′s biggest mistake, Call Me Maybe the list below has a fresh take on it all. Listen as Usher and J-Cole break it down with a little help from Diplo and Overwerk, while Dada Life and Reidiculous bring Bieber and Carly Rae up to speed. Remixes will always be at the core of the EDM community and 2012 was no exception, we hope you enjoy these 15 tracks as much as we have and may 2013 bring more progression!