Markus Binapfl lives up to his nickname BIG WORLD with his latest creation “Wild Side.” His last moderately big release (“SAGA”) came out right before Miami Music week last year and did well at the box office. Markus is best known for his work alongside Erick Morillo – you may remember his track “Alive” which features vocals from the lovely Fiora Cutler. “Wild Side” has a bassline that eerily reminds us of Thomas Gold’s remix of Lady GaGa’s “Judas.” Keep on the look out for what Binapfl has in store for us in 2012!
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After reaching 200,000 followers on Twitter (@LaidbackLuke), Laidback Luke released a new track for us to download called “Do The Robot.” The name of the song says it all – it is very robotic in nature. It’s almost as if Laidback Luke took a bunch of machines and made them grind on each other in some random club. Luke’s SoundCloud has been rather busy these days – he released the full version of “Dancin” yesterday and soon after (approximately 10 hours) gave us “Do The Robot.” If you need some craziness in your life – do yourself a favor and click play. If you aren’t crazy, but can appreciate good music – do yourself a favor and click play.
NOTE: In order to get the track go to Luke’s facebook page and click ‘like.’
Aaron Smith’s “Dancin” was one of the best summer tracks of 2005. For those of you that remember “Dancin” you are either old, have a good memory, or remember the acapella in a recent live set (or all of the above). Laidback Luke has an uncanny ability of reviving older tunes and creating them into energetic masterpieces. The trumpet is used very well during the build up and sounds similar to his bootleg of Rihanna and Kanye’s “All Of The Lights.” Needless to say, we are big fans of this track and we can’t wait to get our paws on this once it is released on Beatport. Till then the full version on SoundCloud will have to do.
Fedde Le Grand and Nicky Romero have released a gift to all their fans for the new year. Their “2012 Gift” includes two tracks – “Freaky” and “Slacking,” both of which are simple in structure and high energy. In order to obtain both of these visit either Nicky or Fedde’s facebook page (look on the left hand column for the tab “2012 Gift”). Let’s get into the nitty gritty of each free tune.
“Freaky” has vocals similar to Daft Punk’s “Technologic.” The distortion heavy bassline is made for the dancefloor and will do well in a club setting. The drumline in the background is heavy and hits you hard every time the drop occurs, look for this to be played by both Fedde and Nicky in the near future. This is Dancing Astronaut’s favorite track out of both offerings.
Fedde le Grand & Nicky Romero – Freaky (Original Mix)
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Fedde le Grand & Nicky Romero ft. MC Gee – Slacking (Original Mix)
MC Gee gets the crowd going with “Slacking,” his voice just emits over this powerful tune. “Freaky” may have been fast paced, but it sure as hell doesn’t hit as hard as the secondary track in the free giveaway. The build up sounds a bit like Tommy Trash, due to the decent amount of grunge that is incorporated. If you like hardstyle – look no farther than “Slacking.”
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After going on tour with Avicii, Cazzette has been going on an onslaught, much like R3hab last summer. The duo’s remixes of “Believe It” and “Levels” have been unbelievable to say the least. This time around they come up with a bootleg that creatively uses Fatboy Slim’s classic “Right Here Right Now” vocals. Avicii featured this bootleg on his “Le7els” podcast which has quietly been rising up the iTunes ranks. Cazzette is primed for a huge blow up this year as they bring together elements of dubstep and electro – keep your eyes peeled for new remixes. You can download the individual booty below, which is part of our Dancing Astronaut 10K Facebook Like bootleg give away. Like us and get the whole package!
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“Airbuzz” is a funky tune from the King of funk – Koen Groeneveld. His last recent success was “Ditsjz,” which featured a wild drop along with a tech oriented bassline. This time around “Airbuzz” is a lot smoother than his previous productions, we envision this being used in more than a few opening sets. Let’s dive into the details below.
Stefano Noferini is the ultimate tech DJ, he rarely meanders outside the realm of that genre and has created numerous great tunes. His remix of “Airbuzz” is our favorite out of the package, and provides a thick bassline to get lost in. While there isn’t a big build up or a big drop, you can see how this is the perfect track to relax to.
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When compared with Stefano’s rendition, Koen’s remix of his own tune is indefinitely darker. The bassline is juicy – you can liken it to a build up along the wavelength of Dada Life’s. This is borderline deep house.
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Tiesto’s imprint Musical Freedom releases their Best Of 2011 compilation which features the biggest productions of this past year. You can see a few big names scattered throughout the album and some tracks that you may not have listened to in a while. After looking through the tracklisting you can see that Musical Freedom definitely had a year to remember and has the stage set to do brilliant things looking forward. Dancing Astronaut favorite Tommy Trash has definitely made his mark – many of his tunes are featured on this album. Listen to all of the tunes after the jump and purchase your copy on Beatport.
Michael Woods comes out with an acidic remix of Ostbahnhof and Ugo Platana’s “Evensong.” This is much harder than what we have normally come to hear from Michael, but it should do well in a club setting. The slow build up at around 3:25 gets you primed for another great drop, which has been Michael’s go to move recently – he used a similar type of transition period in “Last Day On Earth.” We can’t wait until the UK based DJ makes another US swing so we can see his crowd engaging ways yet again.
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The original mix is definitely a very chill tune when compared to Michael Woods’ crazy rendition. The progressive chords are great for lounging around and enjoying sounds rather than melodies. This is very Deadmau5-esque – slow and elegant. We are partial towards Michael’s remix, however, we can definitely see people bobbing to the original mix.
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Looks like Avicii has all the intentions of kicking ass in 2012 as well. His latest track that is yet to be released is his remix of Eric Turner’s “Dancing In My Head.” This tune was featured in both his Pier 94 set and his Warfield set in San Francisco. Go ahead and add this to the (long) list of unreleased Avicii hits that we have been waiting for. “Silhouettes,” “Derezzed (Vocal),” his track alongside Nicky Romero, and a few others will dominate the charts soon enough. His sensitive style has won over the masses and helped bring house music to the forefront of entertainment. What else can this guy do?
Tony Junior was put on the map with his release of “Appeletroen,” he easily tops that with “Anigav” a track that reminds us of Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso’s “Calling.” We like to refer to these type of productions as ‘rising melody’ tracks – progressive house DJs are creating more and more stuff similar to this. “Tung,” and “Hertz” are both tunes that did really well at the box office that fall under this umbrella term. Tony Junior makes his splash on Spinnin Records and will be on DA’s radar for a long time to come.
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