0385 - Breaking Free

Just a heads up to everyone who follows this blog, or anyone that gets it from the facebook group.  I have taken a break from Facebook for a while, nothing happened I just felt it was not a positive influence on my life where it is right now and need a break from it.  I have left it in the trusting hands of two of my best friends who are also musically controlled in life.  It should still get posted daily through the group from one of them, and until I return, that is how it will go from now on.  The music will continue, just feel free to bookmark or remember the homepage of this blog for the daily music you love.

I personally love that feeling of when someone remixes a song into an entirely different genre without taking away from the energy and power of the original, and that is just Empia did with their remix of Five Hours by Deorro.  Bringing it into the Future Bass genre while still maintaining what made the original so great.  Still keeps the tonality and vocals from the vocal edit, as well as bringing new elements to give it a completely new spin!  Give it a listen and let me know what you think!

Deorro - Five Hours (Empia Remix)

0193 - Bonafide Surprises

There are three things that people who continually read this blog.

1.  I am a huge fan of funk.  Funk is just such a versatile genre as compared to electro house or other house music that seems to be very similar over all the tracks and artists that it covers.  One of my favorite funk duos is Chromeo, because they just make feel good and incredible emotional music that makes you want to move.  Their new track Jealous is hot as ever, with great funk, a really great upbeat feel, and a killer video to boot.  Check it out below and let me know if you think it stacks up to their past work!

Chromeo - Jealous

2.  Trap is not my favorite genre.  It does have its high points, but overall the genre just really doesn't appeal to me.  I cant really pinpoint it but I know I am more attracted to melodic stuff like prog. house, funk, and chill.  Like I always say thought, music can be surprising.  I did find a trap song the other day that I found myself enjoying, then did a double take and realized "THIS IS TRAP WAHT".  It surprised me and if you don't like trap then it may surprise you as well.

R3HAB & Deorro - Flashlight (Atik Trap Remix) (Free Download)

3.  Chill and Relaxing music hits me in a place that just carries me away from the stress and chaos.  Something about chill music helps me to escape, and I can't really explain it any more.  I hope you have all heard the new Porter Robinson track Sea of Voices, If you haven't then STOP.  LISTEN HERE (Sea of Voices - Original).  This remix from LEVI is great and helps to bridge the gap between the chill and electro house.  Is this better then the original?  You tell me!

Porter Robinson - Sea of Voices (LEVI Remix) (Free Download)

093 - Beatport Has Failed Me

So this morning, like I do every few days, I went to Beatport to listen to the top 10 tracks in my favorite genres: House, Prog. House, Electronic House, and Deep House.  I could not be more frustrated with teh results that I found today.  Ok, I know that I have already taken a Soap Box here about Big Room but this is getting a bit out of hand.  They all seem great, have a nice build up, and then just seems to stop trying entirely.  There are maybe a handful of Big Room that I can tolerate, let alone play and share with other people.  In order to find good music though, you have to sift through all of this crap until you find the one song that makes it all worth it.  Today I found two such songs.

First is a song that I had a bit of an eargasm the first time I listened to it.  Just the prime example of how Progressive House can be done correctly, as opposed to Big Room Progressive which seems to be becoming a thing.  True, the drop is simplistic, but it has melodic tones and progression that really caught me off guard.  This track from Deorro is not to be missed, especially if you are a big Progressive fan.  (this has been added to the list for my first mix methinks)

Deorro - Yee

The second track is a song that I can not really pinpoint why I like it.  Its strange in so many ways.  It has a house feel, a moomba feel, and a slow DnB feel all kinda mixed into one eclectic song, but it hits me in a very good way.  Its not a Banger in the sense that it would be on the Radio and loved by everyone who hears it, this track is obviously not going to be loved by everyone who hears it.  The first time I did, it sounded like way too much in one space, but the more I have listened to it, the more it makes sense.  Spinnin' Records is usually very hit or miss with my tastes, and this one by Showtek is a big hit.

Showtek - Booyah feat. Sunny WIlson & We Are Loud

078 - Full Album Funk

Banger Wednesday!  Today I have two very exciting things to share with you all!

The first is a truly incredible track shared by my good friend DJ XMFD, who I have mentioned and never introduced (sorry dude).  For those of you that don't know him, he is an incredibly talented DJ out of my former home town in Cleveland Ohio.  He has incredible talent mixing music, and is a regular on the Convention-Rave circut.  I know he is a frequent reader of this bog (sorry for sharing so much music you gave me, but its all too good!), and you should check him out on soundcloud (Check DJ XMFD's Soundcloud Here!).  He shared a track the other day that quite literally blew my mind, and I can not think of a better example of what a perfect Banger is.  Deorro is fairly new on the scene, and most things I have heard from him have been pretty good, everything has at least been above the average.  THIS ONE THOUGH, is seriously one of the best tracks I have heard in months.  From the first note, the track is different, and hooks intrigue with a surprising initial build.  Progressive has been my favorite sub-genre since I heard Nicky Romero's track Camorra some years ago, and this does the genre DAMN proud.  Take a listen and prepare yourself, because there is no way you are ready for this.

078 - Deorro - Five Hours

The second piece of music I bring you today is straight from one of the funkiest artists around today, GRiZ.  Today he dropped his new LP which is full of tracks that get your blood flowing with a voracity that is rarely seen in music today.  The amount of soul and funk that he infuses into this album is seriously mind-blowing.  The album is a nice combination, covering all ends of the spectrum for funk, soul, and electro as a whole.  The best part?  You can pick it up right now. FOR FREE.  Seriously, even if you aren't a fan of these genres in electro music, or you have never heard of Future Funk or Electro Soul, give this album a try because I have been listening to it pretty much non stop ever since I woke up about 3 hours ago (even quietly at work because I can't bring myself to turn it off) and I could listen to it all day.  It looks like the download will only be for about a week until the album is released SO PICK IT UP ASAP.  My favorite song so far off the album is either Gettin' Live that was release about 6 months ago, or Simple feat. Floozies.  What do you think of the album?  Let me know in the comments!

Stream the entire album and Download it Here! (LIMITED DOWNLOAD)

075 - Super Free Friday (X3 edition)

Hooray for friday!  Thank god, this week has been so long and I am so thankful that in just a few short hours it will finally be over.  For those who work full time, you know exactly what I am talking about.  Well lets start things off right!  Here are 3 songs that you can download right now to get the weekend started!  ALSO: Quick little question for everyone.  Looking to incorporate a little more discussion into my videos and trying to figure out how everyone gets to this blog (I personally would like to do it through this blog but thats just me).  So here is a question: What is your favorite electronic album (any sub genre) of all time?  Either post here or on the facebook group and based on responses we will go from there!
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Deorro is a magician.  Lets just start off by saying that.  His track has a hook-line that is catchy and lets be honest, who doesn't love a bootie in their face.  Not to mention the track has very nice progression, with great little additions (4 bar/8 bar).  Not to mention the drop is filthy dirty, and I mean that in the best way possible.  I can for sure see this one making it a bit further and showing up in mixes, clubs, and who knows where else.

075 - Deorro - Bootie in Your Face (Download button at the bottom of the player)

Flaxo's remix of Cash Cash's track "Take Me Home" gives us our chill remix of the day.  This sounds a lot like the music that my friends at Carousel release, with a little different direction on the vocals.  Still, this song is very relaxing and hits hard in all the right places.  Not to mention a very cool build around 1:45, and a very surprising moomba-esk/big room drop.  Enjoy this one in a small group of friends or as the build up to later and bigger things.  You know you want this song, and you want it now!

075.5 - Cash Cash - Take Me Home (Flaxo Remix) (Download button at bottom of player)

Finally, for our last song of Super Free Friday, comes from Jay Cosmic.  I have been following his stuff for a bit and he never seems to disappoint.  To show you how awesome he is, he has said the label of this song is "Fire Breathing Unicorn" style......what.  This electro house song is clearly one of my favorites due to the awesome synth before the huge drop that hits hard as they come.  Set in with nice melodic interludes that bring it back down only to bring it right back into your face with the synth.  The song as a whole is masterfully done, and I can't wait to hear more from him.

075.9001 - Jay Cosmic - To the Rhythm (Download button at bottom of player)