Sound Remedy - Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (Sound Remedy Remix)

I love remixes of classical music especially when they're well done. A quality remix of classical music combines the beauty of the classical music with the power that electronic music allows. Also, both electronic music and classical music are commonly void of vocals and so both genres rely on the listeners imagination as they take listeners through an audible journey that moves listener's physically as well as mentally.

Today I found an amazing remix of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata by Sound Remedy. It is long and slow burning, dark, enchanting, intriguing, and somehow relaxing at the same time. Definitely worth a listen.

 Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (Sound Remedy Remix) by Sound Remedy

Also, here's one of my favorite classical music remixes by Wolfgang Gartner:

 Wolfgang Gartner - Wolfgang's 5th Symphony (Original Mix) by burningyang

And here are some other cool remixes by Sound Remedy:

 Mumford And Sons - The Cave (Sound Remedy Remix) by Sound Remedy

 Del Shannon - Runaway (Sound Remedy Remix) by Sound Remedy

Nero - Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)

This original to this song, Promises, was a cleverly constructed dubstep/drum&bass collaboration with Nero and Subfocus. It hit hard with dubby womps, but moved along with quick dnb pace. The catchy and dramatic vocals combined together with the beat to make an incredible song.

Then,  a remix was released this week by Nero and the almighty Skrillex. It is UNREAL. Of course, the intensity of the song has been increased exponentially. It goes from moments where the vocals sing out acoustically with subtle piano notes in the background, and then it slowly builds until heavy face-melting bass drops. This is an epic remix, perhaps even the dubstep anthem of the summer.

 Nero -Promises (Skrillex Remix) by Lipstoniix

 Nero & Sub Focus - Promises by The Kollection

Pretty Lights Does DUBSTEP

Yes sir, Pretty Lights does dubstep in a big way with this new song, I Know The Truth. To accompany is an amazingly sick video of their Bonnaroo performance. AMAZING STUFF. I wish I was there!

Butch Clancy - Pumped Up Kicks Remix

Butch Clancy has a knack for turning amazing indie songs into even more amazing dubstep remixes. His remix of Band of Horses - The Funeral was probably one of my favorite remixes ever. He just released a pretty incredible remix of Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks. I love the original to this song -- its incredibly catchy and I never thought it would be remixable, but Butch Clancy made it happen:

Foster The People--Pumped Up Kicks (Butch Clancy RMX) by Butch Clancy

Turbulence Are Your Friends

HOT DAMN! Two of my favorite songs in one dank mashup...Justice vs. Laidback Luke vs. Steve Aoki........THANK YOU Revolvr!

 Laidback Luke/Steve Aoki vs. Justice -Turbulence Are Your Friends [Free Download - See Details] by Revolvr

Skrillex ft. 12th Planet - Needed Change

   It's been a while since I've blogged anything! But, since I've graduated college, I'm going to start blogging a lot more often.
    The new song by Skrillex and 12th Planet, "Needed Change", is chaotically brilliant. It juxtaposes this ethereal yearn for a needed change in the chorus with a womp that sounds like something that should have been in the sound effects of an Exorcist sequel. It's horrifying and beautiful at the same time. This is an ability that only Skrillex has the ability to accomplish. Thematically it works to because he both yearns for the needed change and then with the womp recognizes the pain and difficulty of such a change whatever it may be.

 Skrillex - Needed Change feat. 12th Planet by JustDoHits

Also, here are some more recent Skrillex dank bits:

 Skrillex - Disco Rangers by Sellex

 Skrillex-Hey Sexy Lady by EKIM1406

 Skrillex - Equinox by Sellex

Slim Thugz - Living Dreams EP

This EP takes chill electro to another level. Its got the mood of chill jazz, with all of the interesting fluctuations and beats of electro. Imagine if Pretty Lights and Ratatat had a baby and then gave it a little bit of Valium: you'd have Slim Thugz. This music just grooves and grooves with a sultry flow. It's chill but its underlined with a powerful energy that keeps you movin' and groovin'. It's  the perfect jam for studying or a long car ride.

Check it out:

  Slim Thugz - Living Dreams EP by Thissongissick.com

Childish Gambino

If you haven't heard of Childish Gambino, you should check him out. His rhymes are creatively hilarious and you can tell he puts his all into every rhyme. He's got more personality than any rapper I've heard in a long time. The first song he released "Freaks and Geeks" is by far the best. From the beginning it hooks you in and it never lets go as it pounds you with dank rhyme after dank rhyme. O yeah and did I mention that he is the black guy from Bro Rape and other Derick Comedy skits?

  Childish Gambino - Freaks and Geeks by P3WBZ

Download the rest of his EP here.

Star Slinger released a remix of Freaks and Geeks recently and its pretty tight.

  Childish Gambino - Freaks and Geeks (Star Slinger Remix) by Star Slinger

Band of Horses- The Funeral (Butch Clancy Dubstep Remix)

This dubstep remix of Band of Horses' epically sad, The Funeral, is one of the best remixes remixes I've heard in a long time. He is able to change the song for the better by giving it more intensity with powerful dub beats. But, at the same time, he still preserves the beauty and the tone of the original song. The emotional ache of the original vocals is untampered and the chords of the original guitar chords are still present. His womps never go over the top--which is extremely rare with dubstep remixes.

I first heard this song a few years ago and it was the first I had ever heard of Band of Horses. It is one of those songs that moves you emotionally and gives you goosebumps right away. I would have never thought a successful remix could be done of this song. This remix is sure to impress even though most adamant of dubstep haters. So--here's to Butch Clancy.....

  Band Of Horses- The Funeral (Butch Clancy Remix) *New Version* DL link in description by Butch clancy

And the original:

  Band of Horses - The Funeral by dancarr1981

New Deadmau5

Earlier this week, Deadmau5 released two new tracks on his Soundcloud. Since they are on his Soundcloud, they are probably not going to appear on any of his albums, but they are still quality tracks worth listening two. The first track HR 8938 Cephei is an epic 10 minute slow burner. It has the heavy kick drum that you would expect from a 10 minute rager, but it never quite breaks out--it just keeps you going with dynamic synths. The second song, Bleed, is extremely chill and ambient. It definitely is not a typical Deadmau5 sounding song, but for what it is, its really quality. You are not going to put this on to get a party started, but it has great vibes for extreme chillin--possibly napping. It kind of has the mood of Explosions In The Sky (my favorite music to nap to). Enjoy!

  Deadmau5 - HR 8938 Cephei by fuckmylife

  Deadmau5 - Bleed by fuckmylife 

The Dubstep Power Hour

Happy weekend everybody! To start off the weekend right, listen to my Dubstep Power Hour......Cheers!

let the BASS CANNON KICK IT

Flux Pavilion. Probably my favorite dubstep producer of all. This song certainty does not disappoint. Bass Cannon--womp anthem of year thus far. The drop is one of those moments when your whole body fills with wompy delight. I don't know how he does it, but Flux's music always fills the soul with a delicously deep wobble. Word on the street is that he is coming out with an album sometime this year. I can't wait.

Steve Aoki & Laidback Luke feat. Lil Jon - Turbulence

This song is the ULTIMATE RAVER. The video is amazing, the beat makes you want to jump and Lil Jon is tight. EPIC ALL AROUND. 

NEW BRITNEY SONG IS TIGHT

 
The new Britney Spears song--Till The World Ends--surprisingly is amazing. It's got a dub-influenced dance beat, catchy chorus, and a euphoric autotune. This is the perfect track to get people up and dancing and I now have respect for Britney Spears. This is future of pop music.

Audiodax - Let It Fly

Audiodax is at it again with an amazing new sound. Let It Fly is a lot less pop-oriented than the material from The Annexation, but instead is much more serious. Temble sings with a dramatic falsetto and K-Flo raps with steady energy throughout this new beat. The different sound of this song is definitely a testament to these guys talent and shows that they are capable of making all kinds of different music and sounds across the board.
     Look for more soon from Audiodax....rumor has it they are working on a dubsteppy new song.

  Let It Fly (NEW) by audiodax

Live Life Once

    Back senior year in high school, two of my really good friends had this hip hop electronic duo called LLO or  Live Life Once. They were awesome back in the day, and it sucks that they stopped making music, because I'm sure their sound would've matured and become something great if they had three more years of music making experience. They actually remind me a lot of Audiodax. I was motivated to put this out because Corey Mitchell, the singer of LLO, texted me last night saying he had lost all of his old LLO music from a hard drive crash. So hopefully this post revives their legacy in a way.  Check it out:


  LLO - Benmoore by manny24

   LLO - Promise by manny24

  LLO - Best Days by manny24

  LLO - Gravity by manny24

Luvstep 2

Happy Valentine's Day....The best part about today is that Mad Decent (Diplo's label) released Luvstep 2. It is an epic follow-up to the original which was released this summer. It's got 34 songs with music from Flux Pavilion, Skream, Starkey and many more. The best description of it is on the Mad Decent website: "Luvstep 2 is the sound of electronic gruv glide inside lazer guided lullabies. It's a return to innocence through experience, best expressed with headphones or in bedrooms. It's melody for the mess we're in - the love, the lust, the loss, the lies, the light & the life!"
    The mix is 76 minutes of all of the loving wompiness you need for a ravey Valentine's--So blast it and feel the love.

http://luvstep.com/

  Dirty South Joe & Flufftronix - Luvstep 2 by flufftronix

Also, here is some of my favorite Love N' Bass music (yeah I just created a new genre name) that isn't on either of the Luvstep albums:

  Cassius - I Love You So (Skream remix) by sssharf

  Better Off Alone(DJ Philistine Dubstep Remix) by DJ Philistine

  Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Doorly's Dubstep Remix) by doorly

  Cinema Skrillex Remix by user4435247

Pretty Lights

So, there's a ton of epic music and news surrounding Pretty Lights that I've meaning to write about for a bit, so here we go.

UNRELEASED 2010 REMIXES

Last week, Pretty Lights released a mixtape "Unreleased 2010 Remixes" that is unbelievably amazing. First song one the mixtape is a remix of the classic Chicago Bulls introduction music which turns it into quite the raver and it is the perfect way to start off the mix. Next is a trippy remix of Pink Floyd's "Time" that when it hits, will put you into another world. As soon as the drop hits you'll know what I'm talking about. Also on the tape, is a remix of All of The Lights, Empire State of Mind, and Steve Miller Band's Fly Like An Eagle. Like all Pretty Lights music its all free and you can download it at prettylightsmusic.com.

  Pretty Lights Pink Floyd Time Remix by lghtmyfr71

  NYE Chicago Bulls Intro [Remix]- Pretty Lights by bigosmusic

  Kanye West - All Of The Lights Remix (Pretty Lights) by The Untz

PRETTY LIGHTS MUSIC RECORD LABEL

      In late January, Pretty Lights announced the creation of their own record label. This is extremely exciting news because there is definitely not enough quality, chill and trippy electronic music out there and Pretty Lights music will certainly deliver some awesome music. I also really like their philosophy of supplying all of the music free. I think that in the future all music will be free and all artists will make their money by performing live. So far there are three releases on the record label and each one of them are awesome in their own unique way. 

BREAK SCIENCE

Further Than Our Eyes Can See

    Break Science has some really chill, dub influenced trip hop that is awesome to sit back and listen to its jazzy grooves. He has a few rapper cameos including one from Talib Kweli. Break Science is probably my favorite artist on PLM so far.

  Break Science - The Alliance (feat. Talib Kweli) by SizeMcMusicProductions

PAPER DIAMONDS

Levitate

     This release is full of  super spacy, synth heavy tunes that at times can melt into your mind. It reminds me a lot of Flying Lotus but not as bizarre. 

  02 Levitate by PaperDiamond

MICHAEL MENERT

 Dreaming of a Bigger Life

     Michael Menert sounds most closely to Pretty Lights of any of these other artists except that he is more influenced by random Eastern European music and very chill-jazzy. Its pretty legit stuff. 

  Michal Menert - In The Morning by therabble1

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NY Times will.i.am Interview

In a recent NY Times interview, will.i.am speaks the truth about electro music in today's music:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/magazine/23FOB-Q4-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=will.i.am&st=cse

The Black Eyed Peas’ latest album, “The Beginning,” sheds the political sermonizingof its predecessor, “The E.N.D.,” in favorof a let’s-party hedonism. How would you describe its sound?


It’s electro. Electro is today’s disco — making electronic musicnot for the sake of selling it but for sharingit and touring around the world D.J.-ing.
A friend of mine says that nightlife represents the greatest waste of human energy inthe history of mankind.

Your friend probably doesn’t go to clubs. Right now in the world, clubbing is needed. It’s a time when people want to rub shoulders against people theydon’t know and share, even if the sharing is expressing your like over a beat.
O.K., but clubbing seems to invite a lot of drinking and drug use.

So do restaurants. I could go to a restaurant and get drunk. I could go to a restaurant and eat all the wrong food and get freaking diabetes and high cholesterol.

That's all, I just thought it was interesting....

Deadmau5 vs. Lil Wayne - Some Lollipops

Here's a mashup I've been working on during my daily train commute into NYC. It's not completely done yet, but its getting there. Check it out and let me know what you think so far! Let me know of any fixes you think it needs.

 Lil Wayne vs. Deadmau5- Some Lollipops by manny24

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Yo! It's been a minute since I blogged last, I've certaintly been busy and haven't really found much material worth blogging about. But, now I'm back to give you the good, bad, and ugly of 2011 so far.

The Good: Skream & Example- Shot Yourself in The Foot Again.
   This song is unsurprisingly epic- of course the pairing of British hip hop star Example and dubstep heavyweight Skream is going to end in positive things. I heard that there is more material to come from these two. 

Skream & Example - Shot Yourself In The Foot Again by jonathan90

The Bad: Drake- Let's Call It Off
   Ok, this song isn't the worst, but when compared to the Peter, Bjorn, and John original it is quite a bastardization. Worse yet, is the blog Trials and Tribulations calling Drake an indie rapper. Really?

Drake - Let's Call It Off by ItalianSpadalian

The Ugly: Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me

This is probably one of the best Britney Spears song ever, but it is a sad day for dubstep. The word on the street is that Britney's producers enlisted the help of some high profile dubsteppers including Rusko to make some beats for her new album. Of course, most of the material they made didn't make it on the album and the result is a 20 second dubsteppish moment. The reason why this is such a lascivious disaster is because it is the beginning of the complete mainstreaming of dubstep and subsequent downfall. Although it was always inevitable, it is certainly cause to weep.

Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me by djraize