Battle of the Beats is a new feature from Dancing Astronaut that pits two tracks that share the same title against one another to determine which production represents the name better. With the dance music community continually growing, producers, mashup artists and DJs alike constantly create new music, often of the same name. Now we are opening it up to our readers to weigh in on who’s rendition takes the proverbial cake.
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Diplo‘s latest effort “Keep It Gully” was previously only available on the Mad Decent Premium club, but now the Keep It Gully EP is available via iTunes and Beatport as well. The two track outing gives listeners two collaborations with the Australian producer Swick and the second cut “Dat A Freak” features vocals from TT & Lewis Cancut. The track, according to Diplo’s SoundCloud, is an “Egyptian twurk anthem” working in more experimental sounds that incorporate the Mad Decent record head’s worldly influences. Keeping an upbeat tempo on both tracks, the two producers continue to follow the dance hall influences Diplo has previously given listeners, while accentuate a love for new dance-worthy sounds.
Purchase: iTunes and Beatport
Sidney Samson previewed his latest pulsing electro production “Go” via SoundCloud yesterday. The track features fellow Amsterdam-based producer Gwise and opens with a synth-driven intro before unloading a grinding beat with penetrating chords. The minute-long snippet sounds like another massive dance floor banger ready to be tested on crowds at MMW. Samson will officially release “Go” through his new record label Rock the Houze on April 8, but expect the track to be heard across the beaches of Miami next week.
UK quartet Rudimental dropped their RnB inspired house production “Hell Could Freeze” last fall. The soulful track featured vocals from rising rapper Angel Haze, creating a blissful beat with vocal conviction. Now with the first weekend of Ultra Music Festival quickly approaching, Skream is ready to preview his rework of the track. Skream’s rendition of “Hell Could Freeze” throws back to a funkier time with a four-on-the-floor dance rhythm, giving fans another disco-flavored product from the dubstep-pioneering producer.
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Last weekend, the legendary Thom Yorke appeared on Pete Tong‘s Essential Mix alongside Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich delivering to listeners a unique Atoms For Peace set. The duo represented the five man supergroup with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Beck/ R.E.M drummer Joey Waronker, and Brazilian instrumentalist Mauro Refosco. Named after Eisenhower’s 1953 speech, the electronic rock band transforms Radiohead’s peaceful emotion into something dance music can digest. The band released their debut album Amok only weeks ago and now they are on album promotion tour after visiting Radio 1′s decks.
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Battle of the Beats is a new feature from Dancing Astronaut that pits two tracks that share the same title against one another to determine which production represents the name better. With the dance music community continually growing, producers, mashup artists and DJs alike constantly create new music, often of the same name. Now we are opening it up to our readers to weigh in on who’s rendition takes the proverbial cake.
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Carnage has conquered trap over the past few months and now the Guatemalan producer is experimenting with the harder sounds of house. He showed his production chops with the electro-house cut, “Incredible,” alongside Borgore, and now Carnage is returning to the punching beat booms with his latest production, “Mr. Lover.”
His latest track is another collaboration, this time with L.A. based KillaGraham. The two producers incorporate grinding bass groans with charging synth dives on “Mr. Lover,” supplying listeners with another electro-driven output. Combing their gritty bass line with soft feminine vocals on the track, Carnage and KillaGraham form a pulsating production ready for the forthcoming festival season.
Dance music revolutionary Junior Sanchez steps back into the limelight with his new imprint, Brobot. The project comes via Steve Angello‘s Size Records, and together the two producers hope to continue extending their brand of electronic music. Not offended by the categorization of the “EDM” acronym, Sanchez believes dance music needs a return to basics, re-aligning itself with art and experimentation once again.
“Brobot Records is a purely art driven project, where if I love it, I’ll release it. I want to empower and showcase fresh new talent and release new and more experimental music from my peers, while also providing a home to release my own material.”
Influenced by Steve Angello himself, Sanchez revealed in his mini-documentary Junior Sanchez – The Past, The Present & The Future that Angello told him that his Size Records imprint was inspired by Cube, Sanchez’s former record label — making the partnership an easy decision. To celebrate the momentous occasion Junior is giving away “Acid Fire” as a free Facebook download, marking the first Brobot release via Size Records.
Junior Sanchez – Acid Fire
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Via: Billboard
Dance music veteran Laidback Luke officially released “Pogo” last month, giving fans an electro house beat with an infectious vocal hook from MC Majestic. A fitting name for the bouncy beat, “Pogo” is a combination of Laidback Luke’s dirty Dutch roots and Majestic’s grime-style vocals creating a hard-hitting production with mass appeal. Fellow Dutch house champion Chuckie gives the track an entirely new feel, allowing Majestic’s lyrics to take center stage. Incorporating a Latin-flavored drum line with cascading synths, Chuckie forms a remake ready for the main stage. The remix package also includes works from Congorock, Deorro and H.P Vince.
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Purchase: Beatport
Rising pop starlet Nikki Williams continues to gain power with help from her most recent song “Glowing.” The 24-year-old singer gives listeners a sprawling vocal hook with an electro-pop beat, but it is the remix EP that is gaining her serious recognition. Fedde Le Grand revealed his rendition of “Glowing” last week, diving straight in with a pulsing production, and now swedish duo Cazzette lend their production skills on the EP, keeping the poppy spirit of the original. Their progressive house rework bounces into a synth-driven beat, giving the song even more force than before and creating another stand-out remix for the South African singer. First heard on Avicii’s Le7els podcast, Cazzette’s take on “Glowing” is set to be released on March 5th.
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