Recently, Apster has been involved in collaborations alongside Nicky Romero (“Bootcamp“) and Quintino (“Music Oh“). If you are a fan of hard rock guitar riffs, then his newest single “Goldcoast” — just released on Afrojack’s Wall Recordings – will likely find itself on your iTunes repeat for quite some time. The drop here is extremely bass heavy and reminiscent of something that the Bassjackers would stamp their name on. “Goldcoast” is one of those tunes that will rattle your headphones while they are in your ears — this track is loaded with some serious Dutch power!
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The Firebeatz take on the daunting task of remaking the Basement Jaxx “Where’s Your Head At.” All of us at DA, think they did a commendable job of making a fist pumping remix. Not only are the lyrics infused with the bassline very well, they also bring the fire right from the get go. The drop is incredibly deep sounding, but doesn’t feature any prominent percussions like most electro based tracks that exhibit this amount of power. We can vouch for the variety that the Firebeatz have because their last few releases have been very different. Compare and contrast “Funky Shit” with “Where’s Your Head At” and you will instantly realize what we are talking about.
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We’ll admit that a world-class DJ like Tiesto never really seemed like the kind of guy to have a residency in a spot called “The Joint,” but thankfully he’s doing things a bit bigger for 2012. Our top EDM act of 2011 has announced that he’s relocating to the Wynn / Encore for exclusive residencies at Encore Beach Club, Surrender, and XS. These are three of Dancing Astronaut’s favorite places to party when in the City of Sin, and we’re excited for all that Tijs has in store for the year. His official debut will take place at XS on Saturday February 4th as part of the Super Bowl weekend festivities. Tickets are available for purchase now; from past experience, you should probably get there early.
These days everyone with a MacBook, a pair of headphones, and a cracked version of Ableton calls themselves a producer. By that logic then, my relatively short career playing soccer in Highschool must mean that I am a soccer player — when in reality I was an un-athletic shlub who rode the bench for 3 years. It’s sad but true that many of dance music’s current fans didn’t know who Jacques Lu Cont was when they saw him at Swedish House Mafia at MSG (chances are they didn’t see him at all because they were too busy pregaming outside the venue.)
Well for those of you who are uninformed, now is your chance to get acquainted with Stuart Price, or Les Rythmes Digitales, or Thin White Duke, or Paper Faces or Jacques Lu Cont. Whatever moniker he chooses to go under, one thing remains the same – the man responsible for producing tracks for the Killers and Madonna (rumor has it he worked on some of her new tracks set to debut this Sunday at the Superbowl) – is a production phenom, in our opinion, second only to Eric Prydz.
If “Reload” and now “Church” are any indication, his 2012 comeback is going to be a thing to behold – long live the Thin White Duke.
Today, Chuckie officially released his newest track “Together.” This catchy tune features pianos, wobbles, and a dash of disco. The last Mr. Dirty Dutch himself incorporated a little dubstep into a track was on his remix of Mohombi’s “Bumpy Ride,” a recording we absolutely loved here at DA. Much like his live sets, Chuckie seamlessly transitions between hard style and progressive. The pianos flow flawlessly into a a more electro-sounding dubby drop. “Together” is very simple in structure, so expect a few mashups to follow this release. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out Chuckie’s previous two releases, “Who Is Ready To Jump?” and “What Happens In Vegas” if you need a little adrenaline rush this morning.
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You’re well on your way to a pretty enjoyable evening. The music has you moving, the vibe has you smiling, and you’ve miraculously managed to make your way through a conversation with someone you actually find attractive. Everything is going well, all things considered.
And then something horrible happens. One of your guests makes his/her way to your laptop, promising to show you the “awesome new song” s/he’s found somewhere on the Internet. The music is turned off. Agonizing moments pass as tracks buffer or download. You’re subjected to 72 seconds of a monotonous, unmixed beat. Then you hear the same cliched four-chord progression you’ve been hearing for the past year. There’s a vague whooshing sound, the beats converge, then a moment of silence followed by the dutiful, monotonous return of the beat. This kind of music is artificially happy. It has no real emotion, no fire, no passion behind it. It’s just an uninspired interpretation of the gorgeous original recipe that Eric Prydz perfected a long time ago. (more…)
Ivan Gough (half of TV Rock) teams up with Aussie up and comers Feenixpawl to create “In My Mind.” Much like with the release of “Resurrection,” Axwell provides us his edit for purchase on his Axtone Records. The original mix will be available later, although no exact date has been given. “In My Mind” follows the same structure as “Walking Alone,” blending sensitive lyrics with a powerful yet not overwhelming drop. Look for this to take over in all of SHM’s live sets in the near future. Is this the biggest release of the year or does “Can’t Stop Me” still reign King?
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Feed Me and fellow Brit Gemini released their latest collaboration, “Whiskers,” on UKF today. Full of big synths and a heavy dubstep drop, this is the first confirmed track off Feed Me’s upcoming unnamed EP which will be released February 6th on Mau5trap records. Give it a listen and be sure to check out Feed Me on his North American tour.
Your expectations should have risen immediately after seeing the producers that are involved with the making of this track. Adrian Lux and Lune (Think: Tiesto’s remix of “Girls With Bangs“) bring out the sensitive side of house music, however, Mikael Weermets complements the sensitivity with sheer progressive power. Initially, when listening to this teaser you will notice that “Fire” is more trance influenced than most of the stuff that Adrian Lux and Mikael Weermets get their hands into. The structure of the tune starts to make sense at 1:30 when Mikael turns up the noise about 12 decibels higher than the rest of the track. This is set to release on Ultra Records sometime in February. Stay tuned for the entire release!
“Winter will never be the same.” That’s the tagline of the coming Winter White Tour, featuring performances by David Guetta, Dada Life, R3hab, Hardwell, Alesso, Chris Lake, Bingo Players, and Dillon Francis. Longtime partners NV Concepts and Mass EDMC are making the rounds along their traditional circuit that brought Avicii to the Northeast last fall – see our review here for a refresher.
To kick things off, we’re raffling away pairs of tickets to the inaugural show at The Armory in Albany. Enter the contest and view more info after the break.
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