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Funky, Fresh, and Soulful: VOODOO FARM – Hitsville U.S.A. EP

Our boy Liam Dirlam, aka VOODOO FARM, is back at it again – this time in the form of a four-song EP titled Hitsville U.S.A. Upon searching the term ‘Hitsville USA’ – I discovered it was the nickname given to Motown’s first headquarters in Detroit starting in 1959. For those of you candy ravers not familiar with Motown, it was a record label that saw mainstream success in the 1960s and 1970s, home to artists who wrote and performed Soul/R&B music; between 1961 and 1971 the label gave birth to 110 top-ten hits. It’s easy to see why Liam named his newest EP after one of the biggest Soul labels to ever exist: there ain’t no shortage of Soul sounds and samples in his tracks!

VOODOO FARM prides himself on a style of music he calls Moombahglitchtrohop. The first record of Liam’s I heard was his remix of Marvin Gaye’s “Grapevine” which we posted back in August of 2011. Since then I’ve had the pleasure of seeing him perform live (kills it) as well as listen to his consistently hyphy original tracks and remixes. If I had heard the Hitsville EP without having known who produced it, I would have thought a member of the Pretty Lights Music family put it out – maybe Gramatik or Griz, and “Rain” reminds me of a Paper Diamond track. As I said before, this is a funky and soulful release with three out of the four tracks coming in under 100BPM – that swerve-and-lean swag. “Cocaine” is a great tribute to the legendary Eric Clapton but I bet the guitarist never pictured his song with wobbles the way VOODOO FARM did. And how about that horn section? I thoroughly love each of these tracks and I think the vocal samples work perfectly for this style of music.

If you’ve been a supporter of Liam in the past, continue to do so. And if this is your first time hearing his work, make sure you show him some love over on SoundCloud and Facebook and dig through his crates a little deeper.

Download the full EP for free HERE

Check out the video for “I Don’t Know Why”:

Check out a recap of his performance at Webster Hall NYC:

Show Preview & Ticket Giveaway: Robotic Pirate Monkey & VOODOO FARM 4.12.12 Boston

Thursday night Robotic Pirate Monkey (RPM), VOODOO FARM, and Richard Fraioli will be tearing up the Middle East basement in Cambridge Massachusetts as part of their Northeast tour. Thanks to promoters The Royal Edge Experience (T.R.E.E.), there will be a massive light show to go along with the hard beats and deafening drops only these guys can bring to you. For your chance to win FREE tickets, Like MMIBTY on Facebook and fill out the form – winner will be selected at random tomorrow.

Headliner RPM is a trio of bass music producers and DJs by the names of Matt Berryhill, Matt Flesher, and Andrew Hathaway, otherwise known on SoundCloud as Captain FlesheHathaBerry. The crew hails from Boulder, Colorado and began producing tracks in the Spring of 2010. Since that time they’ve managed to rack up a huge following and just under 10,000 fans on Facebook. According to The Untz, “Robotic Pirate Monkey in its truest essence is the holy trinity of electronic music. Their robotic nature of using computers to their fullest musical potential, combined with their ruthless habit of pirating and manipulating musical samples as they see fit creates an atmosphere where “monkeying around” seems to be the only appropriate behavior.” Since their foundation they have “put every waking effort into bringing people the music that makes them go bananas“.

Gotye ft. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know (RPM Remix)
Dolly Parton – Joleen (RPM Remix)

Download all their songs for free on SoundCloud
RPM Facebook (Like them!)
RoboticPirateMonkey.com


VOODOO FARM is the music project of NYC-based DJ/producer/filmmaker Liam Dirlam. By infusing sounds of Electro House/Dubstep/Glitch-Hop/Moomba, and releasing self-made music videos for each track, VOODOO FARM sets himself apart both musically and visually. If you’ve read this blog over the past year, you know that VOODOO FARM is one of our favorites and we even selected his remix of Marvin Gaye’s “Grapevine” as one of the Top-20 remixes of 2011. After seeing him in Rhode Island in front of a PACKED house, we quickly realized Liam can THROW DOWN. If your body isn’t moving during his set you may want to go to the hospital because you are probably pulse-less. VOODOO FARM’s debut album “The Weird Circle EP” is slated to drop this month.

Marvin Gaye – Grapevine (VOODOO FARM Remix)
VOODOO FARM – Smoke That Fool (Original Mix)

VOODOO FARM SoundCloud
VOODOO FARM Facebook
VOODOO FARM’s YouTube (original videos)
VOODOOFARM.com

2011 In Review: Top 20 Best Remixes

What’s so special about remixes? Well, everything. As music connoisseurs, there is nothing more interesting than hearing a song that you already know being taken to new heights. As musicians, remixing another’s song is one of the highest forms of respect you can pay to a fellow artist. Remixes give producers the chance to take what they liked about a song and make it better, change what they didn’t like about it, or completely throw away most of the original to only to make it their own. Some remixes crash and burn as they remain outshined by the original (i.e. almost every “Levels” remix) and others replace the original as the definitive mix to know (i.e. any of the songs below).  No matter how you look at it, remixes are some of the most popular to produce and tend to be the most sought after amongst the EDM community.

This category is a list of the remixes that made the biggest impact to us over the past year as music bloggers, as music lovers, as show junkies and as mix masters. These are not just good songs that happen to be remixes. These songs were chosen because they happen to be an amazing interpretation that improved or made different the original. Most of these remixes exemplify everything a good remix should be: they include just enough of the original to make you know what you’re listening to but contributes a whole new dimension of awesomeness.  You should recognize a couple…

  1. Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon (Madeon Remix)
  2. Flight Facilities – Crave You (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)
  3. Daft Punk – Aerodynamic (Specimen A & James D’ley Re-fix)
  4. Skrillex – Drop Dead (Blende Remix)
  5. Bingo Players – Cry (Just a Little) [Kids at the Bar Bootleg]
  6. Marvin Gaye – Grapevine (Voodoo Farm Remix)
  7. Grant Smillie ft. Zoe Badwi – Carry Me Home (Tommy Trash Remix)
  8. Kaskade – Eyes (Mistermike Remix)
  9. Steve Aoki – Earthquakey People (Dillon Francis Remix)
  10. Deadmau5 – Strobe (Special Features Remix)
  11. Katy Perry – E.T. (Black Matter Remix)
  12. Chase & Status – Time (Karetus Remix)
  13. The Heavy – How You Like Me Now (Wick-it Moombahton Remix)
  14. Zedd – Shave It (Kaskade Remix)
  15. Green Velvet – Flash (Nicky Romero Remix)
  16. Lucky Date – Hos and Discos (Space Laces Remix)
  17. Nero – Guilt (DallasK Remix)
  18. Swedish House Mafia – Save the Word (Zedd Remix)
  19. Fatboy Slim – Ya Mama (Push the Tempo) (Moguai Remix)
  20. Wynter Gordon – Dirty Talk (Laidback Luke Remix)

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Marvin Gaye – Grapevine (VOODOO FARM Remix)

Woah!! It seems like everyone is going old school by bringing back the classics of the legend himself, Marvin Gaye. Today it’s NYC’s Liam Dirlams’ turn to put his “dancerock” style of producing on what our parents would call an “oldie”. Well let me tell ya, this is some brand new music that I really can say I have never heard before. By mixing dubstep, electro, and those sensual lyrics of Mr. Gaye we are given nothing short of an anthem that would work perfectly in just about anyone’s set. Be sure to play this at the next pool party, pregame gathering, or even on the way to work to get you pumped up and feeling good! Be sure to go to his Facebook page to listen to many more tracks that will surely blow your mind.

Marvin Gaye – Grapevine (VOODOO FARM Remix)

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (Nit Grit Remix)

Big ups to good friend Ross Imburgia for making sure I was aware that Nit Grit finally dropped the full version of this song which I had previously posted the preview for in our Artist Spotlight on Nit Grit a month or two ago.  Either way here is Nit Grit’s official remix to the Classic Marvin Gaye track What’s Going On, this track is loaded with great drops and cool new sounds, I would be stoked to hear more stuff like this out of Nit Grit. I also attached another new track from Nit Grit entitled Euthanizing a Dream, this track also has some amazing new sounds and melodies that are real fresh, crisp, and heavy.  Without further ado, enjoy these BANGERS!

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (Nit Grit Remix)

Bonus Track:

Nit Grit – Euthanizing a Dream

Artist Spotlight: NiT GriT

Hailing from San Jose California DJ Danny Bealle is making moves under his stage name NiT GriT and quickly becoming a prominent name in the dubstep, grime, and glitch type scene. NiTGriT is currently playing a few shows in California, no official tour dates have been set but he usually makes his way from coast to coast at least once a year and I know that he played at Coachella this summer and will be in Denver and Snowmass on September 2nd and 3rd. NiT GriT has really managed to make his way to the head of the dubstep scene by creating new sounds that add to his overall sound as an artist. Any dubstep song can knock the speakers out of your car but it is the addition of another element whether its vocals, a certain sound, or some outrageous mixing. It is the addition of this something extra that really keeps me coming back for more and more NiT GriT. So enjoy these couple tracks, one is just a sample of a track he has not finished but the vocals are by Marvin Gaye and when the beat drops it is an extremely progressive and fucking awesome sound! Thats all for this M.A.S.(Monday Artist Spotlight).

Nit-Grit-This Old Heart

Nit-Grit-The Awakening

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (NiT GriT clip) by NiT GriT