Sunday Morning Medicine is a feature from Dancing Astronaut dedicated to the mellower side of electronic music. We bring you our favorite therapeutic selections — old and new — in an attempt to alleviate the agonizing effects of a long weekend of partying.
Inspired by Flight Facilities’ decade mixes, this week’s Sunday Morning Meds is dedicated to classic rock reworks which commemorate generations past. It’s important to take a look back at musical evolution and pay tribute to the bands who revolutionized music into what we hear today. You’ll find Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, The Steve Miller Band and Aerosmith remixes below, each one using modern technology to revamp the classic tune without compromising the original sound.
If you missed any of last week’s more chilled out selections, check out Disclosure’s new single “You & Me,” the Hot Natured take of Phoenix’ “Entertainment,” the Adana remix of Larse’s “Hot,” Goldroom’s The Knock’s remix of “Modern Hearts,” Sepalcure’s “Make You,” Yousef’s “Think Twice” Catz N’ Dogz edit, Justin Jay’s “Static” EP, and Maceo Plex’s “Galactic Cinema.”
Detroit bass music producer Griz has been steadily establishing his niche over the past year as a blend of live instrumentation and dubstep/glitch hop. While his Mad Liberationalbum was an impressive release, Griz’s recent productions have been on a whole new level. “Gettin’ Live” is his latest output, and it’s potentially his best work to date. Sampling legendary rapper Tupac as well as the soundtrack from Tarantino’s latest blockbuster, Django Unchained, Griz crafts a bluesy, cinematic dubstep track worthy of some serious praise. From the live sax to distorted, snaking bass drops, “Gettin’ Live” incorporates the best of Griz’s abilities.
In one of the coolest conspirations of late, glitch-hop/dubstep artist Griz has remixed LA R&B/dubstep producer Kill Paris’s forthcoming track, “Slap Me.” Kill Paris is set to release his debut EP, To a New Earth, on February 26th via OWSLA. The three track EP will feature originals “To a New Earth,” “Slap Me,” and “Catch You,” as well as remixes from Griz, Gramatik, Candyland and more. Ahead of the release, Griz’s remix of “Slap Me” has been aired as a free download. With its funky bassline, retro synths, and high-frequency drop, the combination between Kill Paris and Griz’s styles is a seamless, delightful blend.
After his grungey glitch hop collaboration with Gramatik entitled “Digital Liberation is Mad Freedom,”Griz teams up with fellow Colorado residents Big Gigantic for a thrilling, adrenaline-inducing drumstep production. Initially reminiscent of “Bonfire” by Knife Party for its reggae vibes and drumstep tempo, “Power” progresses from a monstrous bass drop to a jazzy interlude fueled by live saxophone. Between Griz, Big Gigantic, and Gramatik, a new era of glitch hop-driven dubstep is quickly forming, backed by each producer’s impressive live instrumental abilities. Stay tuned for more inter-Colorado collaborations and pick up “Power” for free from SoundCloud.
Sunday Morning Medicine is a feature from Dancing Astronaut dedicated to the mellower side of electronic music. We bring you our favorite therapeutic selections — old and new — in an attempt to alleviate the agonizing effects of a long weekend of partying.
This week features Virgin Magnetic Material’s otherworldly take on Little Dragon’s “Ritual Union,” Griz‘s glitchy remix of “Dream On,” Daniel Dubb’s rework of “I Got Five on It,” Jonas Rathsman’s deep disco tune “Tobago,” and James Zabiela’s celestial original “The Healing.”
If you missed any of DA‘s more mellow posts from the week, make sure to check out Coyote Kisses’ catchy cover of Seven Lions’“Days to Come,”Jack Beats’ mellow new original “Storm,” Culprit One’s DJ Shadow-tribute mixtape, and Tiga’s funky remix of Duke Dumont’s “The Giver.” For five tracks to ease the aching pain of your hungover brain, click past the break.
Glitch hop fans rejoice! Much revered digital freedom fighters Gramatik and Griz have collaborated under the moniker ‘Grizmatik’ to release a groovy, guitar-ridden, glitch hop/dubstep production. “Digital Liberation is Mad Freedom” — a combination of their two most recent album titles — is an impressive showcase of live instrumentalism, well-executed samples, and funky dubstep. It begins with an engrossing guitar riff, before adding layers upon layers of head-bobbing drum work, soulful samples, and glitchy bass. Pretty Lights fans will instantly be infatuated with this collaboration.
As the track title suggests, Gramatik and Griz are two of the biggest proponents of free distribution of music, and thus will be releasing “DLMF” for free in the near future.
Earlier this Fall, Detroit native Griz released his debut album Mad Liberation as a free download. Now he is back with another gift to listeners, this time it’s a remix of Two Fresh’s “Du Du Doo.” Using live instruments and vinyl samples Griz creates tracks that have been described as soul funk and the “Du Du Doo” remix follows suit. The rework features the 21-year-old producer’s signature echoing synths and wobbling bass lines before fading away to hit listeners with a vocal sample. Grab the free release via his website mynameisgriz.com and check out his album, a deflty produced journey through the sounds of dubstep, funk, and soul to create a downtempo output easy on the ears.
