Everyone needs to go download "El Baile Diabluma". This new EP by Moombahton Pioneers Nadastrom is phenominal. Munchi, Jen Lasher, Sabo and Tittsworth are all feautured on this EP. Download this Moombahton Epic here. Not convinced? Check out i!! by Nadastrom below.
Lets shift directions and talk about this house track by Firebeatz, its called "Funky Shit" and was released off of Spinnin Records. Talk about massive hard pounding in your face house music. Sounds like a Nicky Romero drop on steriods.
Designer Drugs dropped a new remix of Mission Controls "Innerspace". All around funky track with a nice little drop that will keep a crowd rocking. Great track.
Lets start with some House music. Congorock just released his new track Sirius yesterday. The drop is everything any house enthusiast would expect from Congorock and you guys who've been listening to his productions for awhile, can tell that he his producing skills keep getting better and better.. I actually first heard this track when I attended Hardwell at Fur in DC. It's nuts take a listen.
Continuing with House music, Dirty South and Thomas Gold got together to producer a dirty banger with incredible vocals. The track is called "Alive". Thomas Gold in my opinion doesn't get the recognition he deserves. He is a phenomenal producer and his tracks are played by most major house dj's, one of the most notable being Steve Angello. Well here it is "Alive" by Thomas Gold and Dirty South.
Next up got some house bootlegs for you. Lets start out with Rew!nd's second bootleg this time he takes the Proper One mashup of Swedish House Mafia's massive track "ONE" with vocals by Pink Floyd, and also puts vocals from Steve Angello's "Show me love". It's a great track and we got it first. Enjoy.
Its been awhile but J-trick is back on the Electric Squeeze. This time its not Moombahton, instead he uploaded a massive House bootleg last night. Its called "Take over the Moment" Where he mashes together Tim Mason and Scarlett Quinn. Its been on repeat in my itunes for the past few hours and for good reason.
It's time for my Favorite stuff, MOOMBAHTON. The first track im going to share with you is by KayJay a phenomenal producer out of Wisconsin. He remix's Deadmau5's "I remember" and puts his own Moombahton twist on it. This track has gotten massive support in the Moombahton community, most notable by David Heartbreak. Kayjay is up to great things and It will do you all some good to follow his sound cloud here, Without anymore wait take a listen to this incredible track.
Okay, I know this song is old.....But it's still amazing. Munchi's Remix of Brazzer theme by Dillon Francis. Moombahton banger alert, honestly why did this not make it on an album?
To make up how late I am on finding out about that last song, Check this out Alesso dropped this preview about 20 minutes ago. It's nothing short of incredible. Size Matters will take over House music.
DEVolution – Good Love (Alesso Remix) *Preview* by Alesso
Holy Hell, Idenity Festival in Bristow Virginia was crazy. Unfortunately, because I attended the craziness, I had to miss out on Moombahton Massive at Uhall. This post is dedicated to some brand spanking new moombahton. Oh and im going to add in a little dubstep at the end.
First up, is a track by one of the founding fathers of moombahton. I'm talking about Sabo. Sabo is based out of LA and has been making Moombahton for a while. He's established himself in the Genreand has played venues in DC numerous times. In this remix, he takes the classic latino song "Cuban Queen" and adds his own flair to it.
This song features the talents of the Nadastrom and Sabo. For those of you that don't know, Nadastrom is composed of two people. Grammy Nominated "Matt Nordstrom" and Moombahton Creator "Dave Nada". This song is a complete change of pace from most of the Moombahton I post on here. This song "Far Nearer" features a really incredible use of steel drums. Being from the island of Trinidad, I have a huge soft spot in my heart for any use of that instrument. So here it is Nadastrom and Sabo's Edit of "Far Nearer".
Following the trend of really chill and soft Moombahton, I want you to pay very close attention to a producer called Jon Kwest, who is slowly establishing himself on the moombahton scene. "Cubia" is an easy listen and has a beat that will keep you pressing the repeat button for days to come.
Sazon Booya, a phenomenal moombahton Producer out of NYC, returns to the attention of the electric squeeze with "EL Gato Volader". This moombahton jam goes everywhere, play this with loud speakers and you will not be disappointed by the extreme rifts and the mellow beat.
This next remix was just released by Torro Torro. It remixes the already massive moombahton hit "Que Que" by Diplo and Dillon Francis. Massive track. Fuego
Lastly, I'm going to leave you with a dubstep goodie. The original song "Killer" was produced by Disco Fries fries featuring the pop superstar Clinton Parks. This track was re-done by Qbik and Xsessiv, and turned into a phenomenal dubstep production.
So, I have a couple of fresh tracks I want to share with you guys. There's no particular genre that i'm going to follow, but its pretty much house and moombahton. so enjoy!!
No-body has already established himself on our blog as being a great producer. This time he takes the likes of Steve Angelo "Knas" and mashes it together with Axwell's club hit "I found you". The result is nothing short of brilliance.
Laidback Luke released a track a couple days ago that is just phenomenal. Its called 2.0 and has all the key components of a fantastic house song. It has such a nice feel might I add.
I'm already a huge fan of Swanky Tunes for their incredible production skills. They never stop giving us something to jam to and "I Believe In" is just testimony to that statement. The original track is by Size Matter's artist, Roger Sanchez featuring the incredible voice of Karmen. Swanky Tunes takes this song and transforms it into a masterpiece.
Wall recording artist's, Bassjackers dropped a fantastic remix this week. "Applause for You" already a fantastic song by PettyEtty is given some serious work by these producers. Listening to this you can really see why Afrojack signed them, to produce phenomenal and different electro beats.
Next up is some fresh moombahton by the one and only Dillon Francis! This track has that classy funky vibe that you can only get with a Dillon Francis Production. Enjoy!
Autoerotique needs no introduction. A phenomenal producer,and an amazing DJ, he puts his expertise to work here in his remix of Tiesto's new track "Work Hard Play Hard" You can buy this track on beat port if you so desire! Incredible track enjoy!
Tiesto - Work Hard Play Hard (Autoerotique Club Rmx)
Sorry it has been awhile, but better late then never! I've compiled some new (free!) music from this year from all different genres of electronic music for you guys. First up is some one you are familiar with if you have checked this blog recently: Dillon Francis. Him and Corey Enemy released a free EP featuring this track:
Who the Fuck are You - Corey Enemy & Dillon Francis
IDM (intelligent dance music) and glitch/hip-hop producer Machinedrum is back with a brand new album, Room(s), which will be out soon. Fortunately, we've got the early preview! Check out this James Blake-esque track off the album, Lay Me Down.
I would stop there, but I'm not going to, not before sending some sick-ass summer mixes your way first. This are best played while cruising, drinking poolside/oceanside, or any raging event you go to this summer. I'd want a mojito and I'd be good to go.
For those of you in the SoCal region, I'm sure you've heard the buzz about Pacific Fest 2011 (Aug. 13th) in Orange County, the line-up is not to shabby, ranging from Snoop Dogg to Cut Copy, Calvin Harris, Phantogram, Zeds Dead and over 50 more. I snagged a promo mix to get you stoked for it, courtesy of the talented guys over at GDD.
I'm 38,000 feet in the air right now on a plane going towards Jamaica
So I was thinking and I want to make a Series out of my Sound Cloud finds.
So here's number duex in the series.
New Third Party remix was released today through the Size Matters sound cloud. These gentleman have been partying all over europe and still have managed to find time to make bangers.
It's funny how DC often gets overlooked in term of musical talent because we are so close to New York City, which sometimes seems to have a monopoly on the music scene on the east coast. DC, especially in the last couple of years has burst onto the scene with its unique music tastes such as go-go, and recently the dance phenomenon, Moombahton. With the help of some local DC artist's im going to show you why DC is destined to blow up.
Reason 1: U-street Music Hall
U-street music hall is relatively new to DC, starting up only a couple years ago; it is now the premier electronic venue in the area. A wide variety of acts ranging from Tyler,the Creator, Childish Gambino to electronic acts such as Tittsworth and Treasure Fingers have graced the stage. The sound system is unbelievable, and has often been considered to be one of the top systems in the country. To further understand the effect of U-Hall, I asked some DJ's who are frequent performers the club. Bernard Farley (Outputmessage) had this to say about the venue. " The thing about U Street Music Hall is that t's not just another club with a big sound system. It's a venue started by DC DJs for DC DJs. There is so much talent is in this scene and I'm really glad that there's a place to showcase it now. It's a place that's all about the music where artists and DJs get to play whatever *they* like and hone their tastes. When out of town DJs come through and play there, they can feel and sense that too."Outputmessege is 1/3 of a group called Volta Bureau. The next person I asked was Gavin Holland. Gavin Holland is an up and coming DJ in the DC area who has phenomenal ability when it comes to creating music. He also makes up 1/3 of Noveau Riche. When I asked Nacey to Describe Noveau Riche in three words he used,"Wild Crazy Kids". I think that fair to say about this dance music show held monthly at U-hall. When I asked Gavin what were his opinions on U-hall influence on the Electronic Dance Music Scene in DC he gave me this answer "U Street Music Hall fulfilled DC's need for a world-class mid-size music venue. It's small enough to work for specialty acts with a limited but devoted following, but big enough to accommodate artists that rock major festivals, such as Rusko or Carl Craig. Since it's owned by Will Eastman and Tittsworth, DJs feel comfortable that the club is designed with them in mind. And I'm sure the sound system has caused many a DJ to spend the extra dollar for the WAVE file on Beatport. Personally, U Street Music Hall took Nouveau Riche to another level as far as production. If it doesn't sound good on that system, it won't sound good anywhere!". Without U-Hall in DC, where would people who like EDM go? It's one of the very few clubs that I've been to that has a great appreciation for good music, and not just another club that brings in cash crop dj's.
Reason 2: DC's Cultural effect on Productions
DC is one of the most cultural eclectic cities in the world. We have a wide array of ethnicities represented and because of that we have some of the most diverse music to hit the airwaves. DC first major genre to burst onto the scene was Go-Go back in the early 90's and since then has been an everlasting presence in the music industry with people like Wale taking it to a new level when him and Gucci Mane got on "Pretty Girls". The next major genre to come out of DC only happened about a year and a half ago, when Dave Nada Created "Moombahton" at a house party in DC. I asked Gavin how DC effects his music and he gave me this,"Definitely. It's a small artistic community, pretty much everyone knows everyone, so musical ideas travel quickly, and there's a lot of mutual support. Crowds also tend to follow DC music closely, so you'll see an audience reaction, even if it's a brand new track from me. Some people have a sense of what I sound like and will come up to the booth and be like, ‘is that.... I thought that might be you!’ I also have more time to make music because the rent is low enough to where I don't have to have a dayjob. I'm finally about to get a dedicated studio space up in Manor Park for dirt cheap, which will allow me even more creativity. I'm not sure that would be possible in NYC for me right now". To further understand what I mean when I say DC does not produce your run of the mill artists let's look at a couple local producers and their projects.
Nacey-One DJ that you cannot put in any single genre. He has produced tracks that sound completely different and im going to give you two tracks that show how diverse his production skills are.
When I asked Nacey what the culture in DC meant to him and his music he responded with this, "There's a lot of history here that still affects what goes on musically. Talk to anyone who's been in DC for a while, you'll hear stories about the hardcore and rave days, to the club scene in Baltimore, which are all pretty different and still influential. All of them share a DIY attitude and are pretty high-energy, which resonates with a lot of people."
Outputmessage- He's been in the area for quite a bit and his music is also very individualistic. His group Volta Bureau also continues that theme of being different.
When I asked him what he thinks people want to hear he responded with " People appreciate anything with a good beat and a melody. Whether it's House, Moombahton, or Techno. Groove and melodies are what win people over. It's a universal in any genre."
Gavin Holland- He's a very talented music producer and shows it with his versatility of being able to produce a really good dance music as well as a dirty Moombahton track.
I also asked him what he thought crowds wanted to hear and he gave me this answer, "At this point, I think crowds want to hear something new, personal, and unique from the DJ. There's such open access to music now that people don't need to go to a club or festival to hear "the hits" - but for example, if people want to hear the latest tracks that Steve and Nacey and I have been working on but haven't yet released, they do need to go to Nouveau Riche. People also seem really open to all kinds of genres now, as long as there's some thought or consistency behind what you're playing".
Tittsworth- He's the other co-owner of U-Hall along with Will Eastman, he's one of the front runners on the Moombahton Scene. His tracks have gained popularity with major DJ's such as Diplo and Dillon Francis.
Reason 3: Electronic Dance Music going Mainstream.
The past year has been all about electronic dance music taking over clubs and radio stations. Early last year it would have been ridiculous to saythat Afrojack would ever produce a successful pop song in the US. Earlier this year he got together with Diplo and made the beat for "Look At Me Now" featuring Chris Brown, Busta Ryhmes and Lil Wayne.
The song has over 60 Million views on YouTube and is still climbing. Dance music is taking off and Pop is trying to get hip with it. This trend is visible all over the country with many heads being converted to the EDM cultured with its many sub divisions. Dubstep was successful in taking many kids who listen to metal and introducing them to a new genre. You have Electro for the kids who just want to rave and rage and you have House music for the kids that love vocals on their tracks. This has made it much easier for small electronic artist's to get big. When I asked Gavin about this he responded with a great answer, "Well, there was a time in the early to mid-90s when pop music was often dance music -- I can't think of an 8th grade dance I went to that didn't at some point feature "Another Night". But with Afrojack and Diplo producing pop records, there's definitely a sense that something which was once underground has become mainstream. On the upside, this means that when your average person who isn't particularly knowledgeable about dance music hears my stuff, they're not like "what in the hell is this techno stuff" anymore. They've seen Jersey Shore and have a vague idea of how to handle house music. So there's an openness and interest from mainstream audiences that wasn't there before, which is great. On the downside, it's important to stay ahead of the curve and try new things. If car commercials start to sound like the kind of music you make, that's probably a sign that you need to try something new. It's not the musician's fault, but it's important that the audience doesn't hear my music and think, "I feel like I'm in a Cadillac commercial." Pretty much we both agree that Electronic Music is becoming pretty mainstream. Maria, my co-writer, agrees with Nacey who thinks that this is a cycle,"I think things always go in cycles, but it's a great time for dance music. Even as recent as five years ago the average American music listener might dismiss a dance track because it came off as cheesy at first listen. Nowadays I think people are way more open minded about it, so it's more fun for everyone." He has a good point it's much easier to get your message across successfully when everyone is open for new stuff. Outputmessege says this about electronic music going mainstream." Well first, electronic music is not mainstream right now, dance music is. Artists who make more esoteric electronic music will probably never be in the mainstream here in the US. But Mainstream music is mainstream music. Whether it's hip-hop, alternative, dance or whatever. It just cycles through genres over time. Some of what plays on the radio is good; most of it's bad. I think it'll always be that way. So really it was just a matter of time before people got into dance music again." You decide what is the right answer to that question.
Reason 4: Mad Decents obsession with Moombahton.
For those of you that don't know, Mad Decent is a record label out of Philadelphia headed by Diplo, who is one half of Major Lazer. He has signed a bunch of artists such as Rusko, Dillon Francis and DJ Sega. Right now though, Diplo and Dillon Francis are just straight up obsessed with Moombahton. Earlier this summer Diplo released his first hour long Moombahton mix.
He also got together with major Moombahton artists in our area and has diverted almost all of his attention to promoting their Moombahton projects. Earlier this summer he sponsored "Blow Your Head Volume 2: Dava Nada Presents Moombahton".
Let's think about this: Mad decent is pushing Moombahton on a worldwide scale, and it just so happens that DC is the center for all things that is Moombahton. Nacey embraces Moombahton when I asked what he thought about it, " I think it's great. To me, the best thing about Moombahton is that it showed a lot of producers that you can think differently about how to approach making dance music. Music doesn't need to be up-tempo in order to be able to be dance-able. Breaking down that simple barrier is inspiring people to be less rigid and more experimental, which really is what dance music is all about". That makes us a pretty big deal. The bigger Moombahton gets, the more respect our city is going to gain as a music production center.
Conclusion: Where is the movement going?
DC's Music scene is definitely headed in a great direction, but its fair to say that nobody really know what sound will best represent our city. Whether it will be Moombahton or will it be deep house nobody can really say. What I want is for DC to be recognized as one of the premier music centers on the East Coast and have the prestige that makes even producers in New York City recognize us. Outputmessage has this to say about the direction the music coming out of DC. "Deep House has been around for quite a while and I don't see it disappearing anytime soon. In fact, I think there is a general movement in all dance music to go deep. After a few years of fast bangers, atonal synths, and cut-up vocals, people want music that's more subtle and groovy. Deep House is perfect for that sentiment. Moombahton is part of that movement too I think. It's those bangers slowed down to a love-making pace. Whether Moombahton will still be relevant in 10 years, I have no idea. Genres in electronic are constantly popping up and changing all the time. People seem to love it right now though." For me whatever music comes out of DC I want to do my best to support it and make sure the world knows about it. One thing's for certain though DC is destined to blow up, it's only a question of when.
First thing I want to share is Lazerdisk party sex remix of the Afrojack banger selecta. Personally I like it more then the original afrojack banger. The drop incorporates everything that sets Lazerdisk apart. Take a listen.
Roger Sanchez released his own remix of "Hello" by Martin Solveig. This is a quality electro banger. The drop comes in at 3:10 very lightly.
Dillon Francis makes bangers period. He continues with his new song "hit me like a rock". Like lets all be honest what cant this man produce? This song is a very light moonbahton song and doesnt have any massive drops but its really nice to listen to while driving.
Last, I have a couple remixes of Tara McDonald's Dynamite. Both Nicky Romero and Sidney Samson did one and I imagine there's gonna be a lot more artists that remix this song.
First up, Hardwells Remix of Adrian Lux's "Boy" Feautirng Rebecca and Fiona. This is basically the typical hardwell weve known to love. For those of you that don't know hardwell is an aspring dutch dj who is being trained up by the great Tiesto. To take control of the EDM scene once Tiesto retires which will be in the near future.
Next up some Brand Spanking New Dillion Francis!!. He really does well with moonbahton style. This ones called Turn it on... Its a BBC radio rip but still you can feel the bass. Dont mind the dj host haha. Get your loud headphones this shit get heavy.
Now Lets turn our attention to Bingo Players they just dropped a new remix of Sander Van Doorn's "Koko". Its a house banger. A nice little build followed by a very intreasting drop that will blow anyone with a good sound system away. Seriously this drop is soo fucking funky.
Next up I got a remix of laidback luke smash hit "Time bomb" By Anndyk....shit is straight dutch house and also can be download by clicking on the link under the soundcloud player. You can clearly hear the dutch influence in the drop. Second drop starts around 1:50 and then just gets ridiculous...like holy fuck eargasm.
Now lets move onto the genre of drum and base...Im taking yall back to 2007 yall with this noisia remix of Ram Trilogy-No Reality....Shit gets fucking heavy....All the componets are there the fucking epic build ups...one of Noisia best productions by far...
Last Song im going to leave you guys with is a new remix by R3hab. This song is very different from others that he has put out in the best because its really not electro, Its more house then anything. The drop is dirty though and so are the vocals. Im glad that R3hab is exploring the genre of EDM and not just sticking to dirty dutch electro which tends to happen when one is singed to wall recording. This ones called "In case I fall" featuring Cahill and Joel Edwards on vocals.
Thats directed at all of you motherfuckers that dont have major lazer on your itunes....
MAHJA LAZHA
This post is Strictly Moombahton
Dave Nada one of the fore fathers of Moombahton gives us his take on this house classic. This is one of my favorite moombahton songs that I have downloaded so far.
This ones by J-Trick..Its like a slow grind of NT89 mixed over with some good ol carib sounds..BADMAN...Straight Carib Banger right here.. Personally this makes me want to find the closet girl and just dagger the shit out of her.
This next song is by Maddecent orginal don Diplo and his good friend and partner in crime Dillion Francis..its called QUE QUE...play this at your next party..its got that mahja lazah feel..Crazy Drop...You need speakers to appreciate this shit...
Who remembers banging this good joint by the Big Tymers back in the day haha...Personally I had that shit on blast...This Moombahton song sounds a little dubby tooo....
Next up I got a really good remix to One by Emynd Dale Don Dale....It puts some vocals over it but still is successful at morphing this house banger into the moombahton style, while keeping the goodness of the orginal.
This Next Piece is pretty much your most chill Moombahton song...Its really chill you could actually study to this like I do. It sounds like some brazillian samba music... I am def going to take this to Trinidad when I go this
I had to throw in some Major Lazer in this post, This is my favorite remix off their mixtape "Lazer Proof", which dropped last summer but its still relatively unknown...It futures La Roux and some dank chords..
Continueing on with the major lazer feel, I give you this banger which samples the drum patterns Diplo used in constructing the major lazer album. The original of this song was by Buraka Som Sistema entitled hangover and redone by Ckrono's Rui.
Still seriously considering buying a DJ set up and spinning only Moombahton..If you liked this post go download Blow your Head Volume 2 off the maddecent website...It only gets better...
First off Although its not brand spanking new...Madeons remix of The Island is fire...Provides some quality synths with a little bit of french punk and tops it off with pendulums classic vocals..
Next up I got some funky progressive style house music by Tits and Clits..its called booty swing
New Skrillex and 12th planet...They honestly need to just start a group together. They work so well together and they do amazing live sets. Google their set from ultra it's incredible...
But here it is...WOMP
Okay this next song is absolute FIRE. Seriously this is the grimiest non dub song i've heard in quite some while. The orginal is by Titsworth who was born in Baltimore and now resides in DC as owner of U-street music hall....Remixed by the Mad Decent megastar Dillion Francis. DURTYAlthough the above track is just all around greatness...this last track is gold. It's by my second favorite DJ/Producer NT89. Warning there is a Gigantic Buildup....but also a huge drop....Its incredible stop reading and listen already.
