Chris Lake’s “Sundown” was a sexy, moody progressive house track that, as the best songs often do, transported listeners away from their desks, dance floors, wherever. His first release of 2012, “Build Up,” has that same transcendent power. Vocals from Gita Lake (Chris’ wife!) are deep and hypnotic, and a driving beat only heightens the feeling. The brief post-drop snippet of the song we hear in the preview marks a new direction for Lake: rather than sticking to something more atmospheric, the sound is more chainsaw madness meets Tommy Trash synth. It’s only natural, then, that TT is lending his formidable talents to a “Build Up” remix. Have a listen to the original below, and click past the break to hear Tommy Trash’s remix. Both versions drop February 7th on Ultra Records.
We have to be honest: we had never heard the original “Ass Back Home” when we got wind of this Ken Loi remix. It’s typical Top 40 fare: generic rapping and a sugary-sweet Neon Hitch chorus over a reggae-infused beat. Nothing special, and certainly nothing we’d ever feature on DA. But any track with Ken’s name attached to it deserves a listen, and we’re glad we gave his “Ass Back Home” remix a chance. As usual, the piano melody is flawless, and a big build sets up a euphoric drop. The remix is a perfect way to introduce your musically-challenged friends to Ken’s considerable progressive house talents. Check out the preview below and pick up the full remix on Fueled by Ramen Records February 14th.
Sometimes a track just leaves you completely speechless – and as we sat here desperately trying to come up with some novel way of describing the pure aural sex that is “L’Amour” – we realized that this was one of those times.
Everything the Bingo Players have done in the last year has found a permanent home on our computers and in our heads – their ability to create simple yet infectious beats is unmatched. As die hard Daft Punk fans, the “Robot Rock”-esque beat brings us back to the days when Alive 2007 was the only thing we listened to for months on end.
We think “L’Amour” could be the best Bingo Players track to date. February 20th cannot come soon enough — we need this track now.
Award ceremonies are always polarizing, but for the last 27 years the IDMAs have attempted to accurately represent the beliefs of dance and electronic music fans worldwide. Generating over two million votes from music enthusiasts in over 206 countries, this award ceremony carries a bit more weight than the DJ Mag Top 100. Popularity contests aside, this is the industry highlight at the center of the Winter Music Conference and with 55 categories to vote on, is the most comprehensive awards ceremony to date.
DJs are broken down based on geographic location and experience – and there is also a separate category for Best Producer – a welcomed addition that will surely stifle the DJ/Producer debate.
Fill out your ballot here - and help us solve an age old debate we have here at Dancing Astronaut – which coast has the best clubs.
Budding superstar, Pierce Fulton, is now embarking on a career path that is soon to take off in a big way. With an array of releases under his belt (think: “Pardon My French EP,” “What Happens In Vegas” and his latest tune “Who Wants Spaghetti?“) he has set the foundation to become an excellent producer and contributor to the world of house music for decades to come. At the young age of 19 he has many years to not only develop his skills in the studio, but gain the following that he truly deserves.
Ever since we’ve caught wind of Carl Louis and Martin Danielle’s remix of Max Vangeli’s “Look Into Your Heart” we’ve known they were going to be something special. These Norwegians prefer the piano as their weapon of choice and they wield it extremely well. These guys have put out quality productions for more than a year now and they are primed for an exciting take off in the near future. “Within You” provides us with a rolling bassline fully equipped with Hardwell-esque synths. Their time is now and DA fully supports them in all their efforts.
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The Astronauts were lucky enough to see Trent Cantrelle play a set this New Years Eve at White Wonderland. He played an unbelievable deep tech house set that went longer than initially intended due to the absence of Kaskade. We were fully aware of the remixes that Trent had done for the Manufactured Superstars (“Serious” and “Drunk Text“), however, we heard a bunch of stuff that we couldn’t quite put our fingers on. One of the those previously unheard of tunes was “Night Like This,” which came out today on Beatport. If you love smooth and mesmerizing tech house get yourself accustomed to Trent’s style.
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Arno Cost and Norman Doray have been known to collaborate on many tracks like “Better Days” and “Lady In The Air.” This time around DA favorite, Laidback Luke, joins the crew to create “Trilogy.” While this may be considered ‘soft’ for most Laidback Luke productions it is still an impressive progressive track that is sure to be a favorite with all house music consumers. The chant in the background reminds us of the acapella version of “Blau!” Luke has been known to sample voices and incorporate them into the bassline. We hope this trio continues to produce more tunes, because this amount of talent in one studio session is bound to create multiple gems.
If you’ve been following along with Tiesto’s “In The Booth” series so far, you know that we’ve already spanned multiple continents, been in Breda, Vegas, and Miami, and jetted around the world in the Tijs’ jet. This episode starts off at the monstrous Inox Festival in Paris, where manager Kelly Cobb gives some welcomed advice on the dangers of smoking.
Nearly just as soon as he lands in France, Tiesto’s back on the jet headed to Morocco for round two in the same night. Regardless of a forgotten jacket, he next heads to Ibiza, which is “nothing like [anything] throughout the world.” It shows a good bit of behind-the-scenes at Privilege, which is the largest club in the world and Tiesto’s home on the White Isle. Is it just us, or does mainstream TV desperately need a DJ lives reality TV show?
Avicii’s House for Hunger Tour showed the producer’s charitable side, but anyone can write a check and call it a day (sort of). MTV tagged along with Avicii and his executive producer Ash Pournouri as they paid a visit to a New York City rescue mission to deliver food to some of the people they set out to help. Tim and Ash serve food to the people who come, pack bags to be sent out remotely, and generally participate in the goings-on of the rescue mission. Ash talks about the importance of sharing success, and Avicii implores people to come help out for themselves. If you’d like to donate to House For Hunger, click the link below.
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