Founder of At Night Management and mastermind behind the Swedish sensation known as Avicii, Ash Pournouri looks to embark on his next venture — a label of his own, PRMD Records. With Cazzette and Morten Breum as the first signees, the inaugural release will be Cazzette’s Eject album, previously exclusive to Spotify in three installments. Based in Sweden, Ash claims “facilities will be ready in June and will include four top-of-the-line recording studios and video production facilities in a historic landmark building.” With a seven figure, multi-year, exclusive partnership with Island Def Jam, Pournouri will expand his empire, beyond his established success, through PRMD. Read past the break to hear more of the announcement from Ash himself.
Denmark legend Morten Breum has been a long time favorite here at Dancing Astronaut. After mixing the 19th episode of Axis and releasing a track for Space Food Vol. 1, Breum is back with two more mashups to keep fans satisfied. “Look Up Universe” combines the soulful lyrics of Carli’s “Look Up” with the slow rolling drum breakdown from David Tort’s remix of Feenixpawl’s “Universe.” “Yes vs Bucky Done Gun” is more of a straightforward mash-up but the two tracks from Deorro and M.I.A really work well together, creating a fun bouncy tune – as Breum calls it, a “hill billy” mash-up. You can listen and download the tracks for free below.
Carli, David Tort, Feenixpawl feat. Quilla – “Look Up Universe” (Morten Breum RocketMash)
Deorro, M.I.A – “Yes vs Bucky Done Gun” (Morten Breum Hill Billy Mash Up)
Well, folks, Dancing Astronaut has come a long way and we have you to thank. In celebration of reaching 40,000 Facebook fans, we’ve compiled a massive bootleg pack featuring exclusives from some of our favorite artists – all free, all yours. With the introduction of Space FoodVol. 1, we aimed to provide a healthy zero gravity diet agreeable to any cosmonaut’s palate. From the impeccable progressive fusions of 3LAU, Ken Loi, and Sultan & Ned Shepard to boisterous electro blends from Paris & Simo and Dannic, there’s no shortage of sustenance. GTA, Morten Breum, Vicetone, and Viceroy also toss their hats in the ring for a genuinely diverse selection of mashups, bootlegs, and remixes. Go on, squelch your appetite, and download the entire compilation for free. Thanks for the continued support and sharing our love for dance music! Download and tracklist after the break.
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Recently dropping a guest mix for BBC Radio 1′s Dance Anthems, Cazzette teased a monstrous new drumstep remix of Morten Breum’s “Changes.” While Cazzette’s penchant for dubstep is more than clear in their signature “dub house” style, rarely have they produced straight dubstep tunes — the exception being their remix of “Ni**as in Paris.” For their newest spin on Morten Breum’s vocal-enhanced original, “Changes,” Cazzette have found a hefty medium between dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass, crafting a vigorously delightful drumstep production. No word on the official release date yet.
We’ve been hearing whispers Morten Breum‘s big new track “Larva” since about March, but the Danish superstar DJ is finally sharing the love. The preview we have for you below is the instrumental, but the full release includes the extended mix with Swedish twins Rebecca & Fiona — well-known for their work with Kaskade on “Turn It Down” and a number of Adrian Lux tracks — on vocals.
Breum avoids gimmicky big room tricks on this track, giving us not only that recognizable top line melody, but also shaking in tightly produced breaks and bridges to make it feel like a real song. Nause, the young duo also straight out of Scandanavia, does not divert too far from the feel of Breum’s original but by reworking the distinct melody into an even bigger room sound make the track their own. Check out the original’s preview and the full stream of Nause’s remix after the break.
Morten Breum continues his run of recent success with his remix of Medina’s “Forever.” Morten gives the poppy original a serious makeover, adding in an acidic bassline and fragmented snare beat. With a major collaboration with Axwell to be released in the near future, expect to be seeing a lot of Morten over the next year. Check out his latest remix below and if you haven’t heard it yet, click after the break for Morten’s special guest mix on Axis!
Denmark’s number one ranked DJ, Morten Breum, gives one of his old tracks a 2012 make over with a big-room electro refresh. The track starts off with punchy drums around an eerie piano line that dives into a minimal electro grudge segment – the end result will be sure to wreak havoc on dance floors everywhere. Breum is slowly making his mark on the dance music world as his arsenal of big-room smashers continues to grow. Be sure to check out a preview to his remix to Medina’s “Forever,” which he debuted in hisDancing AstronautAxis mix from last month, and comes out on October 30th via Ultra Records. (more…)
Big Beat Records’ rising star Betatraxx has made a name for himself with his fantastic heavy-electro remixes. Today he dropped his Mercury EPwhich features four brand new original productions. Not familiar with Betatraxx? Luckily for you he has given us an exclusive minimix of the EP so you can hear what he’s all about in just over three minutes of high-energy music.
Our favorite track on the Mercury EP has to be his collaboration with Morten Breum titled “Get Static.” Some of you will recognize this track from Morten’s special Axis guest mix where he previewed it for Dancing Astronaut readers. Morten also recently gave us an awesome exclusive video of his performance at Avalon Hollywood featuring “Get Static.” Stay tuned for more from both Betatraxx and Morten Breum as they are both artists we are keeping our eyes on.
Click after the break for the full Mercury EP tracklisting.
We’re back with the latest installment of Dancing Astronaut’s Axis! This week we’re bringing you Denmark’s number one ranked DJ, Morten Breum, a name that you’ll probably be seeing a lot more stateside in the coming months. He has several huge tracks coming out in the next few months including his dual effort with BetatraXx on “Get Static” and a massive collaboration with Axwell. His mix for the 19th episode of Axis is packed full of exclusive previews and unreleased tracks. Listen to Morten’s fantastic mix below and click after the break for the full tracklisting.
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