0377 - PROBLEM FIXED, Happy new years!

Sorry everyone.  After dealing with some blogger issues it has finally been resolved, and the issue has been fixed.  So I come to you on the last day of 2014 with a whole lot of stuff.

First, a song i posted a long time ago is now being offered for free. Spaces and Laces - Dungeons and Dragons, you can find the song RIGHT HERE and the free download RIGHT HERE.

Second up is my favorite year long mashup, coming in hot from Dzeko & Torres.  Every year they do the year in a 10 minute long mashup letting them get to 60+ songs without feeling too chaotic and congested.  Its pretty hot this year, featuring some of the best songs of the year and even giving new life to the ones that were overplayed or just downright disappointing.  Overall it sounds really great without feeling overwhelming, and the drop swaps are just sweet.  Including the Demons remix I love by Dzeko and Torres, Hideaway, and so many other tracks.  Give it a listen!

Also I have a tonal Melbourne track for your listening and downloading pleasure.  Reece Low and Trifo present Clissa, a tonal Melbourne track that really gave me hope for the genre again.  Most of the stuff I hear that is Melbourne bounce really has the exact same boring feel to it, but this one mixes in great progression and actual pitching to the bounce. The download button is in the soundcloud box, so pick it up and enjoy it!

Just a heads up!  The monthly thing starts tomorrow and the category is favorite track of 2014, only tracks released in 2014 but I want to hear which ones you guys liked the most!

Dzeko and Torres - 2014 in 10 minutes

0376 - Back at last, Back at last

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and I am very glad to say that the blog is back to its everyday posting!  Relax this week while you still hopefully have some time off and lets get back into the music!

First up today is a free track from Lush and Simon called Stellar.  The track has their signature feel to it, and mixes in great chill moments along with killer tonality and big heavy bass.  This one would kill at parties, as it is extremely dancable with its smooth house feel.  Overall, an extremely solid track from one of my favorite duos, give it a listen and pick up the download!

Lush and Simon - Stellar (Free Download)

0375 - Be My Friend for the Holidays

Tristam returns to us today with a brand new drumstep track, My Friend.  This one has a chilled out feel for most drumstep, and has great levels of tonality throughout the entire track.  The vocals aren't overwhelming and are there just enough to get overshadowed by the rest of the track, not being the dominant part of the song.  Overall, a fabulously chilled out tonal drumstep track that I really enjoy, and I hope you do too!

Tristam - My Friend

0374 - Banger All Festive Like

First up today is a new mashup from the kings of the genre in my humble opinion, The White Panda.  These guys have been on my radar from their start, even having parts of the songs as sayings with best friend when shit goes down (OH SHIT).  Their new one combines ODESZA and Blackstreet into a new mashup called Say No Diggity.  Overall an extremely smooth and well executed mashup, though I would have liked to hear a bit heavier sounds a bit more intensity in the track overall.  One that you shouldn't miss on this final hump day of the year!

Also up today is a combination from two of my favorite artists I have have found this year, Elephante covering Bag Raiders.  This original is amazing and then Elephante got his hands on it and just did his own thing.  It still has the signature sounds tonality of the original, but with a noticeable twist on it that screams Elephante.  Give it a listen and I will see you back here tomorrow!

The White Panda - Say No Diggity (ODESZA // Blackstreet)

Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars (Elephante Cover) (Free Download!)

0373 - Funky Funky Funk Funk Funk

Today I have a really spectacular GRiZ remix that feels very jazzy and smooth funk track, one of the most unique and beautiful tracks I have heard in a long time.  It is very good feeling, very all over the place, and just an overall amazing track.  There are vocals, but they are overpowered massively by the bass and the rhythms that come out of a strange funk/moombah/bounce hybrid.  Give it a listen and Happy Grizmas!

Lettuce - Slippin Into Darkness (GRiZ Remix)

0372 - Monday Funkday

Welcome back everyone!  Hope you had a great weekend and a fabulous week ahead.  I know it is finals week and the last week of work before the holidays, so assuming you haven't cut out the internet lets get you some music to help relax your nerves.

Two songs up for you today, the first comes from Prince.  Well it is a remix of his new song FUNKROLL by Chris Lake.  It has a really phenomenal groove and I can see this one absolutely killing it on the club scene.  Great preservation of the original vocal samples leads into a great dance groove that really sets a very smooth a fabulous vibe.  Give it a listen and pick up the free download if you like it!

Second up is a very driving funk track from 95 Royale called Whatever You Want.  Its just driving, has a few very well placed vocal samples thrown in, and an overall groovy feel.  I hope it helps you groove for a little bit while getting through your last Monday (hopefully) before you start your holiday season!

Prince - FUNKROLL (Chris Lake Edit) (Click the down arrow in the soundcloud for free DL)

95 Royale - Whatever You Want

0371 - 1 Year + 6

So I didnt even realize it but this blog has gone through enough posts to get through every day for a year!  I love doing this blog every day and it is because of the feedback and love that I get from all of you that I am willing to do this.  Keep up the commenting, keep up posting music on the facebook page, keep up the love!

Because today is all about celebrating the wonderful community that you have all created, I figured it was fitting to share a Funky Panda Community Mix.  30 Minutes of nonstop funk and groove, this one outshadows all the previous ones.  Plus it gives the community a unique opportunity to show off some of their art and personal art creations.  Give it a listen, stay funky, and have a wonderful weekend!

Community Mix #3

0370 - Let's Be Kids Again

So today I have a nice 25 minute mix for you from ENM, a channel that has been extremely hit and miss with me lately.  One that releases music pretty frequently, I have found that their chill releases are usually pretty good and their house ones are usually extremely average.  Well today they bring 10 tracks together to form a very solid mix featuring artists like Insan3lik3, Pheeno, and Aether.  Give it a listen and just take today to be childish, be a kid, be amazing!

Adult Kids - ENM Classics Vol. 1

0369 - Sequential Yearly Review

Back on the train of yearly mashups we have the other big one that comes out every year, the mashup from Isosine.  He is responsible for such masterpieces as Psycosocial Baby (Slipknot/Justin Beiber) and Float on Easy (Avenged Sevenfold/Modest Mouse).  A true king of the mashup genre, he has faced issues due to youtube's copyright laws but always seems to come out the other side with stuff that is better than before.  This year's mashup is really good, featuring 43 of the top songs from the year.  Its a little more relaxing and chill then the past installments, but that doesn't mean the mashup isn't flawless.  Give it a listen and let me know in the comments if you like this one or DJ Earworm's year mashup best.

Isosine - Non Stop Pop 2014

0368 - 2nd Place Gets 1st

So recently This Song is Sick hosted a remix contest of ODESZA's track Say My Name and the winners have just been announced and the remixes are amazing.  You can listen to the original below if you have not heard it yet.  Its a very chilled out track that  keeps up with vocal sampling and great mixed tonality.  I am only going to share my favorite remix here but if you want the full list you can find it on this song is sick's website Here.

The winner was the remix from The Geek X Vrv and it really does a great job of keeping the mellow tones, but my favorite was the 2nd place recipient, the Luke Shay Remix.  This one completely transforms the feeling of the track while keeping the same tonality and bumping it up a notch to a more House feel.  I abosolutely love the ideas of these remix contests, no matter if the winner recieves a prize or not, because you really do get some of the most original tracks and artists that emerge.

ODESZA - Say My Name

ODESZA - Say My Name (Luke Shay Remix)

0367 - Monday Means We Didn't Get Enough Sleep

Happy Monday Everyone!  I am sure you are all just as sleepy and exhausted as I am but its time to get back to the grind, be it either work or school so I wish you all the best this week.

Two tracks for you today, the first from Madeon.  Known mostly for Pop Culture, his massive mashup, Madeon has been branching out into some different sounds and this is one I really really like.  Taking a very chill approach, You're On features some very relaxing and driving tones with a great combination of chill vocals.  Its funky in the sense that it moves fluidly, but no where near as funky as song number 2!

Supermans Feinde brings us a really funky track called Shine, filled with all the necessary elements of an amazing funk tracks.  A little dash of vocals, a nice big driving bass, and HORNS!  I LOVE ME SOME HORNS.  But really they bring such a fluid and beautiful sound to funk music and I think that may be why I have been so drawn to Funk the past few years.  Give it a listen and let me know what you think!

Madeon - You're On

Supermans Feinde - Shine

0366 - One Last Day

Today's track comes from Shirobon and is a really cool hybrid between chill and 8-bit.  Its an incredibly smooth track, and I know the 8-bit sound isn't for everyone so if you don't like this one it is totally ok...well I guess if you don't want to be awesome.  The high pitches let the tonality really go above and beyond, along with keeping the bass under control and not letting it overwhelm the rest of the track.  Overall it is very groovy and relaxing, a really fantastic 8-bit song that does it without vocals!

Shirobon - Ralf's Touch

0365 - Mashup of the Year. The Whole Year

SO mashups rarely show up on this blog anymore, mostly because its hard to find consistent ones week to week.  However there is one every year that I look forward to, DJ Earworm's United States of Pop.  This years installment features 25 songs mashed up into one 4 minute masterpiece.  Called Do What You Wanna Do, this mashup is extremely fluid, and though I may not enjoy a handful of the songs used, overall the mix is amazingly done.  Transitions are smooth and seamless, pitch is on point, and the variety is just mind blowing.  The video is also mashed together extremely well, with samples from every song thrown in to give it a chaotic feel.  Give it a listen and see how it compares to other installments!

DJ Earworm Mashup - United States of Pop 2014

0364 - Orchestral Trapstep

Did that title catch your attention because it sounds complete and utterly insane? Yeah that is what I thought too the first time that I read it.  HOWEVER, the track is by TheFatRat so I decided to give it a chance and then immediately fell in love with it!  I have no idea if it is actually orchestral, but it for sure sounds like a good portion of it could be.  Mixed in with some drums and some distortion, this track really caught my ear as unique and cool.  It has a very epic sound to it, like the bad guy has been defeated and this is the walking music as the heroes come down for the celebration.  For sure worth the listen!

TheFatRat - Xenogenesis (Free Download)

0363 - Goodbye to a Great

So some of you may have heard that Krewella is loosing one of its members, Kris Trindi (aka Rainman).  Both Yasmin and Jahan have not commented on the possible split of the group, but instead released a song to help them talk about it.  In a way this makes a whole lot of sense, music is always such a strong medium and sometimes doing what you love may make more sense then having to go in front of a bunch of cameras and microphones to talk about it.  Krewella has been such a phenominal group over the past few years and I hope that the Yousaf sisters find luck in their next musical project, whether that be something new or just a new addition to the group.

The track is kinda pendulum-like with a Drum and Bass and rock feel at the same time, give it a listen and let me know what your favorite Krewella song is!

Krewella - Say Goodbye (Free Download)

0362 - Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and weekend!  So this weekend marked the last home game for Ohio State, and as many of you know they employ me to DJ their dance parties.  Most of the music is not songs I am in love with but it has changed how I view this music.  It doesn't matter that I hate it, what matters is that someone loves it.  Music is all about power, emotion, and standing up on that stage and seeing how people react to big room or top 40 had me in smiles.  It has made me so happy and I am blessed to have had the opportunity.

Lets kick the day off with a just overall good feeling electro track.  Pheeno gives us Open Up, a track that on first listen seems to be all over the place, but after another it all meshes together.  It has very smooth melodic sequences with very glitchy sounds mixed in.  Very happy, very unique, and a phenomenal way to kick off the sad return of Monday.

Numero Dos is a strange Trance/Prog House hybrid track.  From MOGUAI, this one features many aspects of both genres, including classic trance tonality and the progressive house build up structure.  Its a very cool track, one that usually sways entirely toward one genre or another and this one seems to take the best of both to combine them into a really sweet track.  A great way to get this long week underway!

Pheeno - Open Up

MOGUAI - K I X S