Here's the teaser of D-Wayne's new release "Ammo" soon to be released on Wall Recordings. D-Wayne is Afrojack's protege: At the beginning of 2013 he signed to Wall Recordings after being selected to join the team by Afrojack himself.
Sounds exactly like a young Afrojack, doesn't it? Let's expect big things from D-Wayne.
~EKS - @Elliotkschwartz
Holy ear murder.... This is my first experience with Far Too Loud, but I can damn well assure you that after hearing this, it will be far from my last. Oli Cash, a.k.a Far Too Loud, is a DJ/Producer from Brighton, Britain. His style is wide reaching, covering everything from Breakbeat to Dirty Eletro/House, with a stop at DnB in between. His newest track, Drop The Bomb, is just ridiculous and it has freaking everything. It is complete with Melodic, piano based synths, some modern talking and a really grimy bassline. Check the track out below, and make sure to stop by his Soundcloud page to learn more.
And here are two bonus tracks just to throw in!
Major Lazer recently took their shot at giving Boing Clash Boom by Dada Life a rework. The end result was out of this world. So far, this is just a preview (although an extended one at that) and the track itself is going to be released "soon" on Dada Life's new label, So Much Dada. This info and more on their Soundcloud
On the heels of every epic release, the remix floodgates open wide. Knife Party just released the Haunted House EP and it was absolutely massive. Two duo's, BMBX CRTL, out of ST. Paul, MN and Candyland, out of Santa Barbara, CA took very little time in remixing my favorite track on the EP, LRAD. They are both rather Trapped out, but each has its own unique elements to keep it from sounding too similar. BMBX CRTL chose to stick with the original tracks Latin flare, while Candyland decided on a heavier Dubstep/Electro influence. Each track is available for free on the groups Soundcloud, and also in the players below.
BMBX CRTL:
Candyland:
PANTyRAID is pleased to invite fans to preview tracks from their upcoming "PillowTalk" album release (5/28/13) through the release of the PillowTalk Mini Mix. The 20-minute mix is accompanied by an official album video tailer directed and produced by Elliott Sellars and debuted through The Glitch Mob's Glass Air Records YouTube channel.
Born of an impromptu tag-team set at a late-night after-party in 2008, electronic musicians Martin Folb aka MartyParty and Josh Mayer aka "Ooah" of The Glitch Mob joined forces as PANTyRAiD to craft multi-tiered arrangements built on booty clap bass music that's infused with southern-minded hip-hop sensibility.
Visit http://pillowtalk.
~EKS - @Elliotkschwartz
Following a historic celebration of its inaugural double-weekend event just two months ago – what was by far the biggest in its 15-year history – the globally renowned ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL has revealed the official ticketing details for its March 2014 festival.
With the 16th edition set to take place once again in Miami from March 28-30, it’s been revealed that tickets for 2014 will go on sale on Tuesday, May 21 2013 at 1pm ET.
Early Bird tickets priced at $149.95 (undoubtedly among the least expensive weekend tickets for any major festival in the world) will be available for purchase by the general public from 1pm ET exclusively at www.ultramusicfestival.com for what is expected to be a very limited time only (Early Bird tickets for last year’s event sold out in less than 5 minutes). General Admission and VIP tickets will also be available from 1pm ET.
In 2013, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL shattered attendance records as approximately 330,000 revelers descended upon Miami’s Bayfront Park and Biscayne Boulevard for two weekends of extraordinary musical talent and an out of this world stage-production. Becoming the first electronic music festival in history to expand to two weekends, ULTRA 15 saw an unprecedented gathering of artists, which reportedly displayed the largest variety of electronic music that North America had ever seen. Featuring Dubstep, Drum & Bass, Trap, Electro, Techno, Deep House, Trance and more, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL conquered practically every facet of EDM, providing a plethora of incredible musical experiences to satisfy virtually every taste and preference.
ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 15 featured the largest and most technically advanced concert stage production and designs ever seen at an outdoor festival, as the latest in staging automation technology, video, set design, and creative LED video systems were combined to form a complete and awe-inspiring audiovisual experience. The massive Main Stage measured in at over 200 ft. wide and 100 ft. high, housing 1050 intelligent lights, 12,000 shots of pyrotechnics, the most dynamic lighting rig to be found at any stage found on earth, and 12 full-color, 32-watt lasers. ULTRA’s iconic Mega Structure once again pushed the boundaries of light and sound production, featuring moving honeycomb-shaped LED screens above, and a powerful Funktion One sound system that more than satisfied all the bass-heads in attendance not to mention the 5 additional state-of-the-art stages located around the festival grounds, including Bayfront Park’s Klipsch Amphitheater, which doubled as the ULTRA Live Stage.
Attendees from more than 95 countries flocked to downtown Miami’s 32-acre Bayfront Park during Miami Music Week for the 2013 edition of ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL. Following on the heels of this landmark event, the 2014 festival is eagerly anticipated by fans worldwide.
For the first time ever, all six days of the world’s premier electronic event were streamed live over the internet via ULTRA’s official YouTube channel UMF TV, in a broadcast which saw over 200 of the world’s leading DJs and electronic musicians watched by an audience of over 10 million unique viewers from all corners of the globe—officially makingULTRA the most viewed festival in North America to date! Arguably the most notable climax of the festival was the last ever show from world-dominating Scandinavian trio Swedish House Mafia, which was watched online by over 200,000concurrent fans worldwide. This figure has now been officially declared by YouTube as the highest concurrent number of views for any US non-sponsored music stream!
The dates for the upcoming ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL are March 28-30, 2014. Dates for the additional weekend are pending the approval of the City of Miami Commission and will be released if they become available.
Will you be going to UMF 2014? ~EKS - @Elliotkschwartz
Big shout out to our friend Modus! A few weeks ago he released a serious banger which was just selected by the EDC Discovery Project. He'll be heading out to NYC next weekend to perform at the festival, so make sure you catch his set there. Believe me, you won't regret it. Right after the announcement he released another great tune, and we can only imagine what he has in store for us this summer. You can hear both tracks as well as his winning mixtape below!
Discovery Project: EDC New York by Modusofficial on Mixcloud
www.modusofficial.com
www.facebook.com/djmodusmusic
www.soundcloud.com/
www.twitter.com/djmodus
www.instagram.com/djmodus
www.mixcloud.com/modusofficial
Last week French electronic dance music quartet DIRTYPHONICS got freaky in the second episode of their “Irreverence Tour” video series, which documents the band on their current North American “Irreverence Tour.” The craziness continues in a special Miami episode released today (May 15) on Dirty TV.
Following DIRTYPHONICS during Winter Music Conference, the special Miami episode gives a behind-the-scenes look at their various performances at some of Miami’s hottest parties this year—the Dim Mak Pool Party at Raleigh Hotel,Stacked: Miami at Finnegan’s River and SMOG vs Basshead at Mekka Nightclub. The video captures their unique stage production: four members working their own set of turntables and live electronics. Also appearing in the video are EDM royalty Steve Aoki, Krewella, Flux Pavilion, Bare Noize, Datsik and 12th Planet.
DIRTYPHONICS will continue to release several episodes of the video series throughout their 30+ date “Irreverence Tour” in support of their debut full-length album IRREVERENCE, out now on Dim Mak Records. On IRREVERENCE, the Paris-based group—Charly, Thomas, Pho and Pitchin—merge heavy bass music, drum n’ bass, dubstep and electro with grimy club energy, supported by collaborations from the likes of Steve Aoki, Modestep, Liela Moss (vocalist of The Duke Spirit) and Foreign Beggars. Fans are already eating up “DIRTY,” the first single from the album, and “Walk In The Fire,” out now as part of a three-song EP package including remixes by Schoolboy and Culprate.
Listen to the “Walk In The Fire” EP here: soundcloud.com/dirtyphonics.
Listen to IRREVERENCE in full on SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/dimmakrecords.
Current dates for DIRTYPHONICS’ “Irreverence Tour” are as follows:
DATE
Wed 5/15 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
Thu 5/16 Daytona Beach, FL Aqua Lounge
Fri 5/17 Morrison, CO Global Dub Festival at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sat 5/18 Atlanta, GA Quad
Sun 5/19 Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee Coliseum
Fri 5/24 Edmonton, AB Encore at WEM
Sat 5/25 Calgary, AB Flames Central
Fri 6/7 St. Louis, MO Cherokee Performing Arts Center
Sat 6/8—Sun 6/9 Detroit, MI Orion Music + More at Belle Isle
Thu 7/11—Sat 7/13 Pattersonville, NY Camp Bisco
~EKS - @Elliotkschwartz
MAKJ has been on a tear lately - bangin' out incredible original mixes and remixes. "Hold Up" is his latest and possibly greatest, getting recognition from top producer DJs like Tiesto, Hardwell, and Bingo Players.
You ready for this one? If so, you can buy it for yourself at BEATPORT
~EKS... Let me know your thoughts: @Elliotkschwartz
We all love Carnage, right? Well here is yet another reason... he took the new Martin Solveig & Catarac song, "Hey Now", and added a rave-all-night punch to it. It's not trap, it's straight house. But it's really good.
Take a listen and get ready for this (as well as other "Hey Now" remixes) to release soon:
P.S. Can't wait to see Carnage at EDC Vegas!
~EKS - @Elliotkschwartz
Purchase on BEATPORT
American DJ & producer Topher Jones is back on remix duty, this time for renowned producer and record label owner Steve Aoki and Angger Dimas on their hit single 'Singularity' featuring My Name Is Kay. The 'Singularity' (Topher Jones Remix) is out now on Beatport through Dim Mak and Ultra Records.
Topher brings the heat in this uplifting but truly Electro remix, injecting his own style into the already stellar original. Upbeat, bouncy, catchy…whatever you want to call it, this remix is sure to leave your ears burning and the soles of your shoes melted to the floor.
Topher's "Hello North America" tour will be coming to a close this June after his performances at the Indy 500 Snake Pit and Chicago's Spring Awakening Festival. But never fear, Topher will be back this Summer on a massive tour with Austin-based duo Tritonal. Keep up with his new tour dates at facebook.com/
Connect:
Facebook: facebook.com/
Twitter: @djtopherjones
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/
~EKS - @Elliotkschwartz
BENNY BENASSI recently launched his “#VIRTUALCHOIR” video campaign in partnership with cutting-edge social media platform Talenthouse. In celebration of his Grammy Award-winning song “Cinema” featuring Gary Go, BENNY BENASSI is inviting fans from every corner of the world to join him in song and submit their best karaoke-style cover video of “Cinema” for the chance to become part of the “BENNY BENASSI #VIRTUALCHOIR,” a global endeavor aimed at launching a creative and interactive community for fans worldwide. All eligible submissions, which follow these guidelines, will be compiled into a video chorus version of “Cinema” that combines fans worldwide into a large-scale, composited “virtual sing-along” and debuted at a major electronic music festival this summer (details TBD).
For details and official contest rules, visit: www.talenthouse.com/join-
BENNY BENASSI’s current tour dates are as follows:
DATE CITY VENUE
Thu 5/16 Gulf Shore, AL Hangout Festival
Fri 5/17 Atlanta, GA Opera Nightclub
Sat 5/18 Las Vegas, NV Marquee Dayclub
Sat 5/18 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
Sun 5/19 Atlantic City, NJ HQ Nightclub
Fri 5/24 Minneapolis, MI Epic
Sat 5/25 Chicago, IL Electric Daisy Carnival Chicago at Chicagoland Speedway
Sun 5/26 Las Vegas, NV Marquee
Fri 6/21-Sun 6/23 Las Vegas, NV Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas at LV Motor Speedway
Sat 6/29 Gibbons, AB Boonstock Music & Arts Festival
Watch the teaser video for “Dance The Pain Away” featuring performance footage of BENNY BENASSI and John Legend at this year’s Coachella here: http://youtu.be/y4kbaVxzX2E.
EKS - @Elliotkschwartz
Recently, Tiesto has serving up some hot remixes that hit harder than ever before. However, with this new single, Take Me, he seems to be returning to his more melodic roots - accompanied by simple yet beautiful lyrics. This one's sure to be a summer anthem so I suggest getting familiar with it so you can sing along at all the summer festivals.
Tiesto's new single, Take Me, comes out today on BEATPORT
For up to date info on your favorite DJs and everything EDM-related, follow me: @Elliotkschwartz
THE WAIT IS OVER! Set to release 21 May, Daft Punk's Random Access Memories was leaked this morning, a full week before its official debut in Australia on the 17. Undoubtedly the most anticipated album of the year, I have to admit that it is not at all what I expected. Fans hoping for another "One More Time" will be a little disappointed, but that doesn't mean that the album hasn't been worth waiting for.
The album reflects a common attitude amongst electronic music lovers: nostalgia for simpler times. With random industrial screeching and top-40 vocalists not so slowly taking over the scene, many EDM fans have been jonesing for some good old-fashioned dance music. And in many ways, Random Access Memories is just that. The mega-funky "Get Lucky," for example, is simple but solid, and "Doin' It Right" will without a doubt soon be your late-night go-to jam. There is only one sample on the entire album and the only electronics featured are some synths and a vocoder. In this respect, we can't help but give the pair mad props for staying true to the sound that made them so ultra-famous in the first place.
On the other hand, I can understand why others are a little confused about all the hype. Tracks like "Game of Love" and "Motherboard" are, yes, groovy, but also somewhat anti-climactic, and there are no fat drops or epic basslines. The pair has never been big-room, but I can't say there's a single track that carries the same energy as "Around The World" and this is something I think I can safely say we were all really hoping for.
All in all, Random Access Memories is good, but I'm glad I didn't jump on that plane ticket to Australia. Though the two have already said they are not touring this year, I am still holding out hope that they will appear on some magical mystery lineup yet to be revealed so I can finally get the Daft Punk fix I have been craving for so many years.
And decide for yourself. I am interested to see what the music community will be saying in the coming days. As always, happy listening! A xx
The head of BBC Radio 1, Pete Tong, recently sat down with everyone's favorite french DJs, Daft Punk. Their discussion includes an array of topics, including their forthcoming album, and affords its listeners a chance to gain a snippet of insight into the mystique of the masked men. enjoyy
This is the newest remix from one of my current favorites, Spaveech. Here, he gives us his take on the Tommy Trash Vs. Aston Shuffle banger, Sunrise (Won't Get Lost). While I absolutely loved the original, this version slows everything way down, and gives it a completely new dynamic. The infusion of other tracks throughout creates a surreal world that the listener gets to float idly through, while the different soundscape's act as a guide. The syths are ethereal, the bass is crunchy, and the flow is epic. What more could you really want?
Take a listen below, and download HERE for free.
Since I have been out of the country the last several days, I was not able to post this on the day of it's release, but I am damn happy to bring it to you now. Signal is the newest release from DJ Carnage, a Trap/Electro mastermind, and it features the duo New & Used out of Cali. I will be more than surprised if this does not become a mainstay festival anthem as the 2013 festival circuit gets into full swing. Signal is a wild, fist in the air type, Electro track that is infused with Carnage's heavy bass and 808's we have come to know and love. It is massive, raw, and will leave you drained by the end.
Check out the track below, and make sure to grab it ASAP. Out now on Beatport
Last night San Francisco deejay Giraffage dropped his remix of the iconic track "Music Sounds Better With You." Almost 15 years after its original release, the track still makes us groove, especially with this new synthy spin on it. Some added drum work under the original vocals make this the perfect sunny day jam. It is available for free download on the up-and-comer's Soundcloud. As always, enjoy! A xx
Epic Track Alert!!
Hey guys, this one's for all the trance heads out there! As you may know, Ferry Corsten and Chicane have recently released One Thousand Suns, an uplifting trance anthem featuring vocals from the one and only Christian Burns. The only thing that could make this track better would be a music video... oh wait, there is one! Check out the video below, and if you like the track (trust me, one listen through and you'll be singing along) please help support the artists by purchasing the track (and the remixes) on Beatport. Click here to purchase.
