We last saw Vicetone’s remix of “Sparks” featured in Paris & Simo’s Axis Mix, but the Dutch duo is back with a new original. “Hope” features a segment from President Obama’s victory speech but according to the artists “this is not about politics but rather about his inspiring words and how much they can be related into our lives.” Although the words are truly inspiring, fans are clamoring to get their hands on an instrumental. The song builds with a nice chord progression and drops into a pulsating beat, you can download “Hope” from Vicetone’s Soundcloud.
In an effort to satisfy fans until the release of “Time,” Canadian duo Paris & Simo are debuting a remix for download – exclusively on Dancing Astronaut. First previewed in their Axis Mix, Paris & Simo take on Usher‘s “Numb” and transform it into blissful progressive house. We may have grown accustomed to Usher’s dance friendly vocals but with an entirely reworked bassline and added euphoric builds, this track has become something different. This is progressive house that just makes you want to jump to your feet and dance. You can listen to the track below but don’t hesitate to download it, this one is worth adding to your library.
It has been a while since Hardwell has released an original production, but he is finally back with the much anticipated follow-up to “Spaceman.” Named during a show in Houston after the space program, “Apollo” is more of an emotional than your average dance track. Hardwell claims he was going for something “fans could actually feel,” closer in theme to “Three Triangles,”– something listeners could connect to. On “Apollo,” delicate vocals lead way for a grinding, punchy bassline that balance out the track nicely.
Hardwell has a lot more originals coming, and is still working on his collaborations with Porter Robinson and Tiesto. A remix package for “Apollo” is also in the works, and Hardwell is enlisting his fans to select the talent for the remix duties. Before his show at Pacha NYC this past Saturday, Robbert hinted to us that he would personally like to see Dillon Francis work his magic on the track.
Sound off in the comments and let us know who you would like to see remix “Apollo” — Hardwell just might take your suggestion!
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It’s Sunday, and that means another episode of Arty‘s radio show, Together We Are, has hit the internet. This week, Arty steps aside for the young Australian producer, Walden, to grace the decks and deliver a mix that differs from the average set. Walden includes many of his big tracks like “Warmonger” and “Brightness,” along with some songs that you may not recognize, like “Our Metal Heartbeats.” As always, you can download the episode below, and view the tracklist after the break. If you are looking for more Walden, he delivered a killer set for this weeks episode of Dancing Astronuat’s Axis.
Best of the Rest is a daily feature from Dancing Astronaut that recaps the most important posts of the day as well as the stuff we didn’t get to. With the rapidity that dance music news and releases come out it’s difficult for us to hit everything — we hope BOTR serves as a catch-all. Make sure to check it out at the end of each day to ensure you don’t miss anything!
After dropping the radio edit of “Gold” this summer, 15-year-old Erik Arboresis back with the extended club mix.While not straying too far from the original’s melody, the club mix is definitely darker, complete with a heavy helping of grinding electro.The track has already seen support from big names like Steve Aoki, Shermanology and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – we can safely say this teen will be around for a while. The track is now available on Beatport from Oxygen and if you’re looking for more of Erik Arbores check out our stargazer on the young Dutchman.
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After much anticipation, the ultimate Spring Break lineup is here. Prime Social Group is returning in 2013 with Electro Beach Puerto Vallarta, and they plan on making this year even bigger than last. The phase one lineup includes Tiësto, Sander Van Doorn, Nicky Romero, Zedd, Tommy Trash, Pierce Fulton, 3Lau, Krewella, Manufactured Superstars, Danny Avila, The Knocks. More will be announced as well soon, and we hear that major talent will be added to the billing.
Tickets go on sale November 27th, and Dancing Astronaut will be bringing you coverage.
Life in Color’s resident DJ, David Solano, is offering us one of his exclusive mashups from the tour. Combining Axwell’s cut of Michael Calfan’s “Resurrection” with Eva Simon’s “I Don’t Like You” and the drop from Zedd’s “Fall into the Sky,” Solano make a party friendly remix. We can just picture hundreds of screaming fans going hard in the paint for this track. If you’re looking for a great track to pregame to, you can download this mashup below.
Although Afrojack just announced that he would be remixing Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” it seems that work on the remix has already begun. In a video from last night’s show at the Chicago Theatre, the infamous lyrics are present but the over played beat is not. Afrojack has replaced the melody with his signature Dutch bleeps and grinding basslines to create the lasting rework he was going for. We’re not sure if this will be the final version but it is a nice teaser to hold us over until the final remix is released.
