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2012 in Review: Editors’ Choices & Breakout Artists

Without further adieu here are the Co-Founders’/Editors’ favorite 10 songs from 2012. It’s clear we all have varying tastes in electronic music but at the same time there are some tunes that seem to rub us all the right way.

JON

  1. RL Grime – Trap on Acid
  2. Zedd – Codec
  3. Alex Metric – Rave Weapon
  4. Florence & The Machine Vs. Umek & Beltek – Out of Spectrum (Say My Name) (James Frew Boot)
  5. Franky Rizardo ft. Roul & Doors – Blackout
  6. Mat Zo – Bipolar
  7. Diplo – Butters Theme
  8. Martin Solveig – Night Out (A-Trak Remix)
  9. Tommy Trash – Cascade
  10. Fedde le Grand – Raw

Honorable Mention: Zedd – Spectrum (Deniz Koyu Remix)

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BHANNA

  1. Minnesota – Yoga Pants
  2. Overwerk – Daybreak (GoPro HERO3 Edit)
  3. A-Trak & Tommy Trash – Tuna Melt
  4. Netsky – Puppy
  5. Flosstradamus – Total Recall
  6. Major Lazer – Get Free
  7. Valentino Khan – Cigarettes
  8. Griz – Mr. B ft. Dominic Lalli
  9. Lisa Mitchell – Neopolitan Dreams (Sound Remedy Remix)
  10. Dillon Francis – Bootleg Fireworks

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JAKE

  1. Wax Motif & Neoteric – Go Deep (Torro Torro Remix)
  2. Bauuer – Harlem Shake
  3. Clockwork – Titan
  4. Calvin Harris Ft. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing (Diplo & Grandtheft Trapstyle Remix)
  5. Please Don’t Turn Me On (Disclosure Remix) – Artful Dodger
  6. J. Cole – Werk Out (OVERWERK Remix)
  7. Eric Clapton – Cocaine (No Big Deal Remix)
  8. Madeon – The City
  9. Martin Solveig – The Night Out
  10. RAC Ft Penguin Prison – Hollywood

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SOUP

  1. Major Lazer – Jah No Partial ft. Flux Pavilion
  2. Crystal Castles – Baptism (Sound Remedy Remix)
  3. Rell the Soundbender – Ordinary People
  4. Flosstradamus – Fuck a Piss Test
  5. Bro Safari- Scumbag ft. Notorious B.I.G.
  6. Big Gigantic – Colorado Mountain High ft. Lil Wayne
  7. The Wanted – Glad You Came (Clark Kent Remix)
  8. Cypress Hill X Rusko – Can’t Keep Me Down ft. Damian Marley
  9. Redlight – Get Out My Head
  10. Eric Turner vs. Avicii – Dancing In My Head (Avicii’s Been Cursed Remix)

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STORM

  1. TNGHT – Higher Ground
  2. S-Type-Billboard
  3. Bro Safari – That A$$
  4.  Nari & Milani – Atom (Original Mix)
  5. Djemba Djemba – Throwin Dice
  6. Heads Will Roll – [Kid Kamillon Trap Edit]
  7. Alt J [∆] – Tessellate
  8. Chromeo – Bonafied Lovin (RAC Mix)
  9.  Pharoh Monch – Simon Says (ETC!ETC! & Brillz Bootleg)
  10. Hardwell – Spaceman (Carnage Festival Trap Remix)

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Keep reading to see who we think were the breakout artists of 2012! Continue Reading…

2012 In Review: Albums & EP’s

 

For as many singles releases as we see all the time in dance music, there are the artists who still realize the creative advantages to releasing an multi-track release like an album or an EP. 80′s babies will remember the days when you had to buy a CD just to get the song you wanted and can appreciate listening to the whole thing and hearing some pleasant surprises (or sometimes utter disappointment). With the advent of technology came a la carte music, with everyone only buying the songs they wanted and artists no longer feeling compelled to release more than one track at a time. Albums, however, remain a powerful way to convey the full spectrum of an artist’s creative talents and ideas and so we wanted to recap some of our favorites of the past 12 months here. Click through to read all about it!

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New Today: Rusko’s KAPOW EP

KAPOW! British Dubstep (or “Brostep” if you wanna get into a debate about it) producer extraordinaire Christopher Mercer, aka Rusko, is back and as stellar as ever with this four-song EP released today for free to fans on his email list (also being released on iTunes on November 6th). This is Rusko’s first release since he put out his full-length masterpiece Songs back in March of this year and it builds perfectly onto that collection of Reggae-infused, melodic music that sees no shortage of his signature wobbles.

My early vote for favorite of the EP is the opening track “Like This”. This jam has a nice driving beat, plenty of vocal samples including one that goes “Wow” – which is what I said to myself when I first heard it – and sharp crispy wobbles that fall under some layered synths. I think there’s also a DMX sample with him saying “What?!”. What’s interesting to note about “Like This” is it clocks in at 110 BPM which is where Moombahton usually falls, although this track definitely doesn’t have a Moombahton feel to it.

“Booyakasha” is another fun one that has a more traditional Dubstep feel to it, although again this is plenty more melodic than the Rusko of old (thinking of songs like “Mr. Chips“). I can already see Rusko boppin’ around stage and putting his hand up when the “Booyakasha” vocal sample drops in. “Bring It Back” is a song that most closely fits with the Songs LP in that is has more vocal work and could even open up for a crowd singalong.

All in all the EP is a fantastic effort by one of our favorite producers in any genre of dance music but make sure to check out the tracks for yourself and see what your thoughts are. Also be sure to catch Rusko on tour this Fall/Winter because he puts on some of the most fun shows I’ve been to. He’ll be in Boston on December 28.

Rusko – Like This
Rusko – Booyakasha
Rusko – Bring it Back
Rusko – Yeah

***Grab the full Zip file HERE***

Hot Off the Press: Moby – Extreme Ways (Bourne’s Legacy) (PatrickReza Remix)

PatrickReza, a 19 year old bass/dubstep music producer, is at the forefront of the up and coming dubstep spotlight. Based out of Los Angeles, California, he has been producing for only one year and already has made a huge name for himself in the scene. His remixes, all of which have smashed the Hype Machine Popular Chart’s Top 5 spots, have gained him noticeable attention! PatrickReza‘s remix of Moby’s “Extreme Ways” is a wild warp of wubs, wobbles, and epic drops.

Click the link HERE for FREE DOWNLOAD!

PIER OF FEAR featuring KNIFE PARTY

Attention my New Yorkers, last week Knife Party announced that they will be giving us a little Halloween treat. The Haunted House Tour kicks off on October 26th in NYC at the “Pier of Fear,” then journeys its way westward making stops in Chicago, and Colorado on Halloween day where the scary monster himself, Skrillex, will join them. The tour then moves on into Oakland and concludes in L.A. at HARD’s Day of the Dead Music Festival. The Ghoulish duo will have the support of the Australian madman Tommy Trash, L.A.’s own Kill the Noise and Destructo, Swedish based producer/DJ Style of Eye, and the Brooklyn born trap star Baauer.
Tickets are already ON SALE!… see you guys there!

Knife Party – “Internet Friends” (Revolvr Bootleg)

Knife Party - Facebook | Twitter |SoundCloud

 

Check out the other artists on tour with them down below…

Tommy Trash – Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud 

Kill the Noise – Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud

Style of Eye – Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud

Baauer -Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud

Destructo - Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud

JUST ANNOUNCED!!! Pacha has been bringing the big acts for Halloween this year. First, they announced Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso, and Otto Knows at Pier 94 which sold out in days, then they brought us Knife Party and friends at Pier 49 and today they announced the  last act for the weekend, Rusko on Sunday October 28th. Tickets go on sale September 21st at 12 noon, you can get them HERE

Rusko Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud

Mad Decent’s “Jeffrees” Label Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

While you may be very familiar with Diplo’s label Mad Decent, home to favorites like Dillon Francis, Rusko and Zeds Dead (not to mention Diplo and Major Lazer), you may be less so with their offshoot label/Tumblr blog Jeffree’s. We’ve covered some Jeffree’s releases here in the past and, while they are sporadic and hardly promoted or announced, have been consistent with the quality of the artists and tracks. In contrast to Mad Decent, Jeffree’s exists as more of a portal to connect otherwise unknown SoundClouders with a wider audience through which to distribute free music. The blog is unequivocally Mad Decent spawn, with a variety of tunes that would hardly be considered mainstream and a background that looks like it stepped out of Diplo’s dreams. Most recently, Jeffree’s released a 4-track EP featuring two new, previously unheard tracks from SoundCloud trap sensation UZ. Breathing life early on into the trap movement, UZ’s tracks went viral among several blogs, which is where I assume Mad Decent’s people picked up on it. If you are riding the trap movement with the rest of us, start downloading.

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Probably the most notable release from Jeffree’s label has to be the trap anthem from Baauer “Harlem Shake”. Get it now if you don’t have it already.

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