066 - Naughty Naughty Monday

I hope you all had a great weekend!  I know that I did for sure, but it went way too fast as always.  Back to monday, and back to the grind.  OK.  Mashup Monday is here to help with a chill track from Mashup-Germany.  The group who is behind that ridiculous mashup I love to play all the time (the one with backstreet boys/phantom of the opera/Benni Benassi/Everybody Speaks Americano).  This one is a much more chilled out track that combines the work of Krewella, Bastille, and Naughty Boy.  A nice drop in the background and very chill vocals make for a really incredible piece of music.  Enjoy it and I will see you tomorrow!

066 - Mashup Germany Naughty Pompeii

065 - Free Stuff All Over the Walls

Today I have decided to go a little off the walls and share two huge free musical opportunities that I have discovered in the last few days.  It is the least I can do for all of the support and love reflected in the following of this blog.

First up!  I hope you have heard of 3LAU (pronounced Blau) by this point, but even if you haven't, you will enjoy this mix.  Since the last day of Electric Zoo in New York got cancelled, 3LAU had a big list of all the stuff he wanted to play but never got a chance to.  So he mixed it anyway and is now releasing it for a free download.  The set is roughly an hour with 48 songs mixed into a set that is just over an hour.  For sure worth you time!  I love stuff like this because when you look at the music breakdown by song, you can discover awesome tracks that you know already mix well together!

Download the mix and get the tracklist here! 

Second, we have an incredible house remix offered to listeners from ThisSongisSick, and they give away a lot of free music so following them is a no-brainer.  This remix is a real dirty remix of what I would guess to be an indie dance song, and the whole thing is really incredible.  Tchami does a really exceptional job and the song keeps things moving from start to finish and has a pretty unique drop. Check it out below!

065.5 - AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like (Tchami Remix)

064 - The World is Our Playground

If you listened to radio show frequently, you know that I am a sucker for progressive house.  The build really speaks to me musically, and adding layer by layer really helps me to break down the song and really get completely enveloped by it.  I stumbled on this song while catching up on at least of month of activity from This Song is Sick (a great website for new up-and-comers in hip hop and electronic), and I haven't been able to stop listening to it since.  The lyrics are very well written, and the message they send is one of grave importance to the people of our generation: You can do anything you want, the world is your playground.  This song really speaks to me and I honestly can not wait to mix with it when I have the money saved up for my mixer (hopefully in the next few weeks!).  DJVice is for sure a DJ that I will be looking into for both his future and past work as I hope this song is reflective of his musical talent.  I can easily see this making it to clubs and to raves, and if not then live sets that I perform in the near future! (none are set up yet but stay posted!)

064 - Vice - The World is Our Playground

BONUS
Also, due to a request from a friend I have been asked to find the best remix of Ylvis "What does the Fox Say?".  First of all let me applaud Ylvis, because the song did exactly what they wanted it to.  Not only did they write the song as something horrible that they knew was horrible, but they produced it in a way that caught the attention of EVERYONE.  The guys of Ylvis have a talk show in Sweden and this video and song were done in order to promote the song.  Based on all the publicity the song has been getting, I would say that they did exactly what they set out to do.  But let me say, I hate this song now.  After listening to painful remix after painful remix, I finally stumbled upon one that was decent (mainly because it didn't have those damn noises in the chorus/drop).  So Chris, you are welcome, but this song is forever removed from life after this.  The remix is nothing spectacular, but its halfway decent (and apparently done in a very short period of time).

064.5- Ylvis - The Fox (Endjui Remix)

063 - Banger Don't Quit

I did have a rant planned for today, but I am going to save it for a more applicable song, but today I will talk about Big Room (and thank you Adin for mentioning it).

Roughly once a week I like to go to Beatport and listen to the top few songs on the charts.  Over the summer I was sitting with my good friend (DJ XMFD) in his house doing just this.  When we found the top tracks we were blown away.  Don't get me wrong, the majority of the tracks were pretty good.  Nice build up, somewhat decent progression, but then the drop came.  GOOD LORD.  Words can not describe my surprise to hear such a simplistic and lazy drop.  My first though was, "this has to be a joke".  There are different ways of mixing and performing for an audience based on the venue and the amount of people present and I was familiar with the genre of Big Room, but still, I looked at my friend like "what is this shit".  We continued through the top 10 to find that at least 6 of the songs were Big Room.  As we continued talking about it, we presented the idea that if you just replaced the drop with the drop from another song, then the entire track would be fixed.  Sitting in a room with one other person and a speaker set, I was talking the truth.  I did not even consider that this would be much better at a large venue with thousands of people surrounding me.

Since then I have a bit more respect for Big Room, because I have found a few songs that are good on the more individual level (such as "Epic").  However, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and though I don't like to mix or listen to these songs now, I am guessing it is because my mind and performance experience (what little I have) is not fitting of this style.  That doesn't at all mean that I condemn the entire genre, I have hope for it as I do with all electronic music.

I love being surprised by a song, hearing the first few seconds of it with my finger on the "skip" button, and then pulling my hand away with my jaw dropped at how dumb I was for almost missing such an incredible song.  Drum and Bass really got me started into electro (Pendulum was the first group I knew by name), and this song reminds me of my beginnings so much that I honestly got a little nostalgic.  Nice build and quite a surprising turn around after the introduction to the song, this is quickly becoming one my favorite songs, and one of my favorites to drive to.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

063- Roksonix - Madness

062 - Rant About Going Wrong

So I guess this is rant week.

Big songs can really come in all shapes and sizes.  A huge bass isn’t necessary to make a song a massive club banger that is necessary to make it popular.  But then again on the other side, you cant just throw an electro beat behind crappy vocals and bad lyrics and expect it to be a number one track.  Sadly that is how top 40 seems to be going.  They assume that Miley Cyrus can be popular by making a song with the lyrical intelligence of a dead horse.  The sad thing is, PEOPLE EAT IT UP.  True, there are some exceptions to this (I like Rihanna and Calvin Harris together), but most are pure ear torture.  It does depend on the electro artist as well, some seem to get sucked into the game and will do music for anyone, People like Madeon are doing it right.  Overall, loving the influx of electronic into pop and top 40, but it needs to be done the right way. 

ON THAT NOTE, this song is incredible.  The stinger for me is the set of vocals that send chills down your spine (which if you haven’t noticed is one of my favorite aspects of house songs and electronic music).  Armin Van Buuren is a big name and a big player in this genre, yet it surprises me how many people haven’t heard of him, or hear his name and instantly discount him as a nobody.  He is a extremely gifted artist and this remix of one of his own songs really speaks to me in the way that even if a song isn’t perfect, you can always mix it again the second time around.

062-Going wrong (Armin’s Universal Religion Remix) – Armin VanBuuren & DJ Shah ft. Chris Jones

061 - Don't Ever Stop

Mondays are rough, for real.  Before into today's song, I want to talk about something.

Over the weekend, my friend Chris challenged me to find a tolerable remix of "What the Fox Say" by Ylvis, which slowly caused me to loose both my sanity and my threshold for that song.  I will likely post the song as an add on to either Tuesday's or Thursday's song because I would never subject you all to just that song, but that is not the point that I am looking to make.  In my search, it blew me away how many people had taken one particular remix, and reposted it as their own, generally with few ( the only one that had a change was a small change in speed) to no changes.  Are people really that desperate for attention that they are willing to steal someone's remix and claim it as their own?  Say it gets big, and the community wants more...what then? steal more remixes from little known DJs?  Lie your way to the top only to get called out by such an insignificant community that it doesn't matter?  No one that I know has performed music theft to this degree (thank god) but this kind of activity really makes me sick.  Music is all about taking your own twist on a song through a remix, not stealing another person's work.  Thankfully the people of youtube and soundcloud have been putting these stolen remixes out in open through comments and the posters remain silent.  I hope that this continues and that people who steal music and put their own name on it get weeded out and put on public display.

I may start a rant like this once a week, not sure when though.  I have one about rap music too, not sure when I can get it down though.

OK.  Onto the music!  Today's mashup comes to us from J Flash with a very good remix of Calling by Sebastian Ingrosso and Don't Stop Believing by Journey.  They are mixed very well together and flow with the significance of an original song.  I hope you enjoy it, and see you back here tomorrow for the next track!

061 - Don't Stop Calling (J Flash Mashup) - Sebastian Ingrosso 

 

060 - A Funky Way to the Weekend

Funky music is the best, it just makes you want to get up and dance (even if you have no moves, its ok, I don't have any either).  In honor of the milestone this week, I decided to share one of my favorite funky/swing tracks.  If you have ever heard of Goldfish, you know the kind of music that just gets something moving through your veins that cant really be explained.  Its just a rush of good feelings, happiness, and a desire to do something, anything!  This track is called One Million Views and is truly one of my favorite songs of this genre, also the video is pretty funny!  Also it bashes just about every big/mainstream electronic artist (Deadmau5, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Daft Punk, and countless more).  Enjoy it everyone, and I will see you back here on Monday!  Have a great weekend, and don't do anything I wouldn't do (which means do whatever the hell you want).

 060 - Goldfish - One Million Views

059 - So Much Love

Before I post today's track, I just want to say something to everyone.  As this blog has hit just about 1,000 views in just around two months I want to say thank you.  When I made this blog after moving from live radio to online, I never imagined that it would be this much fun, become as successful as it has been, and have this big of an impact on both my lives and all of yours.  I appreciate every single one of you for coming back day after day in order to share in the love that we all have in electronic music of all different types and styles.  I hope you continue to come back and share your love of music (no matter what music it is) with those around you that have similar taste, or introduce something brand new to someone who is brand new to the genre.  In order to say thank you to you all, I have some news.  I should have enough money saved up to get a mixer in the next 2 weeks.  Right when I get it, my first task with it is going to be to make a free mix especially for all of you.  It will be posted on my soundcloud and will be an entirely free download.  In terms of length, I am unsure, but it will hopefully be at least 30min.  Please post below or in the facebook group if there is a specific song that you have heard that you would love to hear in the mix and I will do my best to include it.  I love you all so much, and cant wait to see what the next 1,000 views will bring this blog, everyone listening, and myself as well!

Ok, off my soapbox now and onto the music.  So Much Love by Freede Le Grand is honestly one of my favorite songs to hear in a mix.  It has such high energy and reflects the views of everyone playing and sharing the music, that they have so much love to give, and it is given in the form of music.  This remix is one of my favorites coming to you from Deniz Koyu.  I hope you all enjoy it and I will see you tomorrow for Funky Friday!

059 - Freede Le Grand - So Much Love (Deniz Koyu Remix)

058 - Become the Beast

Today I bring you a big track that has been in a playlist un-noticed by me for some time, but I am bringing it out of retirement and straight back to the main stage.  I got this song from Techibeats.com, a website that I honestly haven't been to in a long time.  It puts out some good things, but it seems to produce a lot of exact same sounding music in my opinion.  Don't get me wrong, sometimes a little tweak can make all the difference and produce a totally unique and new sound, not hating on that at all.  Beast on Beats is not extremely heavy, very melodic, and has great surprises throughout the progression of the track.  Lulls that have purpose and then build back into the song is one of my favorite aspects of electronic music, you can't just throw it back in and expect it to work.  The build needs to happen so the drop seems bigger than it actually is and blows people away.  PrototypeRaptor's remix of Beast on Beats delivers in a big way, a different type of banger in my eyes, but a banger none the less. 

058 - Adrien Aubrun & Stan Anderson - Beast on Beats (PrototypeRaptor Remix)

057 - Isn't Music Amazing

Today's collaboration comes to you live from the "Newt is an idiot and should have shared this song sooner but didn't realize the actual name and title of it until a few weeks ago".  When I finally found out who sang this song I was very confused because it is featuring John Williams....wait....no, not that John Williams.  This is a track by Chris Reece and John Williams and is a very high energy and happy house song that I love.  The tonality is one of a song that seems like it shouldn't be in this genre, and vocals are different and a bit out there, but I think that only helps the song's unique flavor.  Really, this one is one I want to mix, and can hear over and over and never get tired of it.  Enjoy it, because music really is amazing!

057 - Chris Reece feat. John Williams - Life is Amazing

056 - Mashup Throwback

Today I bring you the track that introduced me to mashups, the first one I heard that got me hooked into the genre permanently.  It is a more of a relaxed one, nothing too intense, but a good relaxing and unique combination.  It takes Snow by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fire by Joe Budden and mixes them together in one of the best mashups I have heard to date.  Bob your head, relax, and kick it with this awesome combination.

056- Mother Earth Remixes - Five vs. Snow

055 - $10 Says You Thought I Forgot

What are fridays? Free, funky.......KAWAII!  I havent done one of these in a damn long time but it came on in the car last night and honestly it was all I could think about! Haha, its japanese, its obscure, its obnoxious, its fantastic.  The Ryu Remix of CaramellDansen.

Also, because I know this post has been silly (and that song above is rediculous, I figured I would share a cool song that isnt excellent, but if you are a fan of Doctor Who, it will be greatly appreciated.  It is a remix of the Song that was sung in The Rings of Akhaten.  Wake up!  Have a great weekend everyone and I will see you on monday!

054 - Cant See It Coming

Today's track comes to you courtesy of shuffle on iTunes, which seems to be bringing me some awesome songs that have been sitting in my library for months, even years, and never been listened to.  Quickscope is continuous, staying heavy and really never letting up throughout the whole track.  The bass is massive, and the melodic tonality is really catchy, it has literally been stuck in my head for the last 4-5 days.  I haven't heard that much of Joe Garston, but I am for sure going to check out more of his material after loving this one so much.  It was tough to find on the internet, so sadly no full song in the embedded video, but the link below it links to the full version.  Enjoy and see you tomorrow!

054 - Joe Garston - Quickscope

053 - Lets Go, Amen

Songs with samples in them are really cool, especially when its stuff that would think has no place in electronic music.  Also, drums are kinda my favorite thing, if you all don't know, I was on the drumline in high school, so they hold a special place in my heart.  The Amen break is a drum break that pops up everywhere, usually inconspicuously, but this song is grounded in that break and takes off with it to a whole new plane.  This song is beautifully done, has fantastic flow, great interjections, and is a banger in every sense of the word.  Enjoy this one with the bass turned way up (and look for a possible repeat performance because i really want to mix with this song). 
Sidenote: Its fun to listen to this, then go to other songs and see if you can recognize the Amen break in other music.

053 - Chrizz Luvly - Amen

052 - Love this Town

A lot of people assume that just because I was an electronic music dj and run a blog regarding the same music, that this is all I like to listen to.  YOU WOULD BE WRONG GOOD SIR.  I enjoy alternative rock, punk rock, electronic (of course), and a few dashes of rap.  Not the crap that you hear on the radio, but mostly rap that resembles the origins of the genre.  Songs and rappers that talk about issues and actual things that are interesting to me, not the crap about women, cars, and money.  Macklemore is the perfect popular representation of this ideal, he talks about where he grew up, his childhood, and everything that matters in his life.  If you all you have heard is his stuff on the radio, check out his other songs, he really is a very talented artist.  The Town is an excellent song, and you should check out the original if you have time, and this remix by Sabzi provides a very nice acoustic sounding electronic back to the lyrics.  Sit back, put on some headphones, shut your eyes, and let the song take you away.  Also, thanks to my sister Mary for showing me this song.

051 - Listen. Then Judge. It will not disappoint, you have my word.

Mashups can be both exciting and terrifying.  Its awesome to hear someone do a great combination of two songs that shouldn't work but do in a fantastic way, but then its horrible to hear someone ruin one of your favorite songs buy sloppily putting it together with something that sounds like a dying animal.  I will be honest, upon seeing Isosine's new mashup I was concerned.  Disturbed and Of Monsters and Men? Scary to say the least.  But trust in Isosine, the same guy who gave us the great combinations of Slipknot/Justin Beiber and Avenged Sevenfold/Modest Mouse.  It really shouldnt work, but it does and it will blow you away.  Enjoy!
(sorry everyone, couldn't find video in the embedder, so its just a link today.)
051 - Isosine - Little Sickness (Disturbed and Of Monsters and Men)

050 - Special Request: Workout Free Friday

Free is Awesome, Everyone knows that.  I have had a special request for today's post, so I will fulfill it with pleasure.  Electronic music keeps me going, keeps my heart racing, my head bobbing, and want to share it with everyone.  So by this logic it makes sense that the kind of music shared here on this blog is great workout music.  One of my friends has asked for a list of songs that are great to work out to and can also be found and downloaded for free.  I have done my best to come up with a solid list, even tested a few of them out on a run.  Hope you enjoy them and let me know if you have recomendations for more lists like this! Also I inserted what type of workout I would use the song for (cardio, weights, etc.) Links are for download and streaming.
(Songs are listed in no particular order/ranking)
1. Zedd - Into the Lair - Though pretty short, this is one of my favorites to run to.  Keeps your heartbeat up, feet in motion, just feels natural to power through this one and push up the tempo.
2. Mord Fustang - If You Want - This just feels like a song to lift weights to.  Constant tempo that keeps the confidence up and doesn't overwhelm.
3. Grant Lazlo - Jericho - Honestly not sure where I would put this song, all depends on your view on electro swing.  Could work anywhere
4. Pegboard Nerds - Disconnected - Perfect for anything and everything.  One of my favorite songs right now (very likely to show up in the mix I am working on fyi!)
5. Madeon - The City - I like this song for lifting, its got a great small break in the middle and then picks right back up.  Great for your rest and then go straight into the next set!
All of these are just my opinions and all are actually on my list of songs that I work out to.  Hope you enjoy your weekend, see you right back here on Monday!

049 - That Noise is Happiness

Tiesto is the man.  I know it, you know it, everyone does.  Sadly they forget this from time to time as he is the old timer of the genre, constantly being overshadowed by the new youngsters (like Skrillex).  He really is the big name and face of the genre as a whole though, like myself, I am sure many people heard him first and Tiesto is the reason they listen to the music they do today.  This song has been on my favorites list for far too long, so I figured I would finally release it to you all.  Dyro really takes this song, and puts an awesome spin on it, leaving us wanting more.....but nobody has the key....(listen to the song).  Enjoy, and get ready for a very special BONUS free Friday tomorrow for all my people head nodding in the gym.

049 - Tiesto & Swanky Tunes ft. Ben McInerney - Make Some Noise (Dyro Remix)

048 - A Change in Momentum

Electronic does not alway have to up front and really in your face, today for banger Wednesday we are going to take it in a different direction.  Sometimes it is nice to just find a track that is mellow and you can relax to with your eyes shut in a dark room, because banger can have so many meanings, and I don't see why this can not be one of them.  This song is the perfect example of that.  I found it while going through a YouTube playlist I made a long time ago with sons from TechiBeats, but found that so many of the songs sounded exactly the same.  Then I found this song  by Dimitri Vegas/Like Mike/Regi and I was in awe.  Its very hard to find songs like this, and the title fits the track all too well.  Momentum will bring you down after a tough day at work, class, or just a bad day in general.  Turn the volume up, shut your eyes, and kick up your shoes for today's mellow track.

048 - Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Regi - Momentum

047 - Walk into that Rift

I hope that everyone had a nice day off yesterday (If you didn't I hope you celebrated like you had one off anyway).  Let me just say how much I love doing this, without you all, I honestly wouldn't be here.  I appreciate every single one of you, for real.  Ok, enough lovey dovey, lets get to the music.  Today's song is the new one from Bustre, an upcoming BIG BOI in the Monstercat DnB circut.  Riftwalk does not disappoint.  Right up the drum and bass alley, which to me is continually surprising.  Enjoy!

047 - Bustre - Riftwalk

045 - We all Need Boney Love

Today is free friday!  An awesome song that is available for you to download for free, right now!  I Need Your Love by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding is an incredible song by itself, so when I saw this remix I had nothing but high expectations.  I was not disappointed with this hidden jem, and neither will you.  Its still very electro, although the track behind the vocals has been altered to resemble an entirely different song.  They work so well together, making a new track that blew me out of the water.  And horns, they added horns, so yea.  Enjoy and have a great weekend!

045 - Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (Boney Remix)