Jamz

oh hot damn.

So we can still claim to be a blog that posts at least ONCE a week, here are some jamz for y'all. As to be expected from us, there's something here for everybody...but we really really like electronic music. (patkins is on a classic american folk binge, so hopefully he'll share some of that with us soon if that's more your thing)

ENJOY!

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Levels - Avicii

If you know the name Avicii, you're probably a fan of ANTHEMIC HOUSE MUSIC. Well, this one's getting a lot of love lately, so I figured it was worth a repost. Nice to see progressive house getting attention, despite its often..."flamboyant" nature. Grabbed this from Crescendo and Drop, go "Like" those guys if you've got facebook, they pump baller music straight to your newsfeed on the daily.

Cathode Drama - Exeter

This one's a neck-breaker. Absolutely killer beat from Exeter, found this one over at Unholy Rhythms, who import quality music into your tumblr feed on the semi-daily. See, we've got something for everybody!

Hold It Against Me (Radiex Remix) - Britney Spears

Trippy, sonically colorful dubstep in the vein of Skrillex. Interestingly, all of Radiex's album artwork (and his name, in fact) seems pretty similar to Skrillex. But he's a damn good producer, so I'll let it slide.

Stylo (Labrinth Remix ft. Tinie Tempah) - Gorillaz

Gah. Incredible remix. The intro is a bit meh, but that drop just slays you with pure swagger. And lord knows I love me my Gorillaz. Also found this at Crescendo and Drop.

Da Art Of Storytellin (Asura Remix) - OutKast

Really neat experimental hip-hop remix of OutKast by Asura. Go grab his FREE album Unreleasables, and then go buy the new EP he released under his own name (Ryan York), Zipperlegs. One of my favorite producers, he just crafts such gorgeous soundscapes.

{ whole post in a .zip for youse }

Lobster out.

DANCE MUSIC TIME

not really though.

i have so much stuff to post that i'm trying to spread it out and not flood anybody with music - hence this nice little post of bangers..

Mord Fustang - Electric Dream
Progressive Electro house? YES PLEASE. Bang city.

Fuck The Police (Figure Bootleg) - NWA
The drop is like wtf? but then its like WTF!

Pretty Boy Swag (Diplo & Munchi Moombahton Edit) - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
Because everyone needs some moombahton now and again

Blame Game (Calvertron Booty) - Kanye West
I can only stand him when his music has been converted into dubstep

Call My Name (Spencer & Hill Remix) - Sultan & Ned Shepherd
More prog house heheh

Untightled - Kasrave vs. Joy Orbison
Bass-heavy tech house? why the hell not?

Disregard Everything.piz

///patkins///


BONUS: this isn't in the zip, but...
Call Your Girlfriend (Feed Me Remix) - Robyn
Nothing wrong with bonus dubstep. Especially from the pantheon of EDM gods

Cause I Feel Like It #$

if you haven't inferred from our AWESEOM MIXES, El Langosta (pictured) and I dj. 

we will dj your party!

hi there. i am avoiding my homework.

Cause I Feel Like It #$, le zip

House/Club

Canblaster - Clockworks
SO GOOD. Canblaster is someone to watch. Get this for sure.

Wobble (Original Mix) - Albin Myers
Prog meets fidget house. insane. thanks apes with barrels

Pop Remixes

My Neck, My Back, My Animal Rights (2deadbeatz Mashup) - Mau5 and Gartner

YEP!

Party in the USA (Frederik Olufsen Remix) - Miley Cyrus

Eh, okay. Nice shotgun sample

Party And Bullshit (In the USA Remix) - Miley Cyrus vs Notorious BIG
GET THIS if you don't have it already. play it at parties, people will be your friend

Power (Paper Diamond Remix) - Kanye West

I've already posted this but think it needs to be posted again - Alex B goes apeshit on Kanye W

Nguzunguzu

These guys, from LA, are pretty much their own genre. Describing Nguzunguzu's sound is about as easy as saying their name (its not). Suffice to say it is clubby, hot, tropical, heavy electro. Its very odd in many ways and you need to be in the mood for it.. but they are fascinating. Watch out for them for SURE (along with Canblaster).

Drugs (Nguzunguzu Remix) - Ratatat

CARESSS$ - Nguzunguzu

Deuces (Nguzunguzu Remix) - Ciara

Got U - Nguzunguzu

Strut - Nguzunguzu

Bonus Tracks

Walking With A Ghost (Tegan And Sara Cover) - The White Stripes (Removed)

Now that they broke up we have to celebrate them!

Avantcore - Busdriver (Removed)

This is mostly here for El Langosta, because we both love indie rap. Busdriver is a member of the Nobody/Nocando cadre. that means its awesome. i mean, the track in this is essentially a piano jig with clever and light lyrics on top. loveeeeeeee

Cause I Feel Like It #$, le zip

///patkins///

Cause I Feel Like It #!

prolly write an  interblog post

the only reason i numbered this post is because i realize that when i have no thematic purpose to a post, its basically a random dump of things that are all worth your while. i think numbering them makes it sound more serious so you'll be more likely to listen. the only difference is that im starting the numbering system as the corresponding symbol rather than the number, !, @, #, and so on. lets see how many i can accomplish before i give up (or langosta kills me)! If you are a brave soul, look for the zip at the bottom.

beat music
Other Side (Nosaj Thing Remix) - Pollyn
This was in the No Such Mix. Its ALL in the bass. use good headphones for this one.

Coat Of Arms (Daedelus Remix) - Nosaj Thing
This isn't typical Daedelus - its more in the vein of Shlohmo and the WEDIDIT crew, but the chap knows what he is doing. Gold star.

Us (Jon Hopkins Remix) - Nosaj Thing
OKAY SO ITS ALL NOSAJ-RELATED, WHATEVER. this is an amazing remix off of Drift Remixed. Got me right from the intro.

Drop It Like Its Not (James Blake Harmonimix Remix) - Snoop Dogg
Okay, not beat music but de stijl in terms of its minimalism and blatant hip-hop influences. and its awesome factor, of course. (also used in No Such Mix)

PROG!!!
Won't Let You Down (Original Club Mix) - Hagenaar and Albrecht
If you don't know what clubby Progressive House sounds like, this will inform you. Make sure you can hear the bass line though! [insert yet another douche comment about headphones here]

Heiress of Valentina (Alesso Radio Edit) - Dune
If you don't know what Progressive Electro House sounds like, this will inform you (with vocals in the style of Jean Valjean). Am i being a genre whore? sorry! DIS IZ AWESEOM

{Token} Dubstep
Make Our Day (VIP) - Funtcase
His name is Cuntfase if you switch the letters around, and he definitely stole the idea for the intro from Caspa. But if you want ridiculous wobble (reference?) with a tasteful amount of grime... delivered. (ps this was in the Bam Bang Bam mix)

Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix) - Skrillex
Maybe i'm late on this, but god DAMN this is hot. It seems that when a dubstep producer remixes an original dubstep track, the result is probably the going to be one of the crazier things you have heard to date. I am thinking about Downlink's version of Swagga as corroborating evidence...

Novelty Track!
Office Musik (Clockwork Edit) - Dwight K. Schrute vs Weezy
if you like The Office. And, of course, RAP.

for teh indie kids
Hannah - Freelance Whales
If you haven't heard of these guys yet, i need to fix that. right now. 

Dandelion River Run - Mimi And Richard Fariña
APPALACHIAN FOLK JAM. And besides, there is nothing better than a married couple that produces music (cf The Long Lost for corroborating evidence). 

I Want You - The Tallest Man On Earth
From his recent Daytrotter session. Because i'm in Tallest Man-land.

CAUSE I FEEL LIKE ZIPPING IT.zip

notes
for teh indie kids: i'll be doing a proper, long-overdue indie/folk/whatev post soon. probably the next one. stay with me!

for brave souls: if you like every single song in that zip, you officially have eclectic taste. Crustacean Cognition commends you.


///patkins///

This Is What Happens When Patkins Out-Does Himself

Well, I'm sure that my co-crustacean's recent tsunami of posts has kept you all very busy for the past couple days. The man had a lot of music to share, and BOY did he share it. But, given the outcome of the latest midterm election, I think it's about time for a change in leadership. So here's my first new contribution. Think of it as me overturning Obamacare, or something along those lines.

I made this mix during a campus-wide lockdown due to a murderer being on the loose nearby. Only way that relates at all to the actual content of the mix is the pun with the first track. Otherwise, it's a good-sized mix, half beat stuff, half electro house with a prog bent. I like it. Let's hope you do too.

The "Campus-Wide Lockdown" Mix - DJmus ∆

1) Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix) - Kanye West
2) After The Rain (Floating Points Remix) - Little Dragon
3) Quartz For Amber - Take
4) And We Gonna (Samiyam's Chopsticks Remix) - Shigeto
5) Maximalist - Baths
6) Talamak - Toro y Moi
7) Silent Alarm - Dntel
8) Flares - Dntel
9) Need To Feel Loved (Adam K & Soha Remix) - Reflect ft. Deline Bass
10) Move For Me (Extended Mix) - Kaskade & Deadmau5
11) Sasha Don't Sleep (Pance Party Remix) - The Dance Party
12) Seek Bromance (Porter Robinson Remix) - Tim Berg
13) Sofi Needs A Ladder (Original Mix) - Deadmau5
14) [Secret Track That Will Really Piss Patkins Off The Moment He Hears It]

Tim Berg and some trim Beats

bad visual puns ftw!

hi there. so its tuesday, which means... absolutely nothing related to the mission of this blog. Anyway, this is a two part post; the first three tracks are all Tim Berg, or Tim Berg remixes (note that Avicii = Tim Berg...). All really awesome prog house or prog electro house or prog-whatever. 

The last four tracks are some fresh beats for you.. look for descriptions. thus the iceberg with speakers embedded ... i couldn't resist.

BERGS

Bromance (Avicii's Arena Mix) - Tim Berg

Awesome progressive house track... wish it had vocals, but hey. its awesome.

Seek Bromance (Porter Robinson Remix) - Tim Berg

Porter Robinson takes Bromance, turns it into electro house, adds vocals, and makes it a fucking JAM.

Alcoholic (Niklas Gustavsson, Ludvig Holm & Jonas Sellberg Remix) - Tim Berg

With that many northern european names remixing this track, it better be good. and it is. The original version of Alcoholic came out with a TON of remixes, and i found this to be the best one. Heavy prog house banger... bedroom rave status!

BEATS

B L U R - BAHWEE

This is from a new beat tape by Bahwee - definitely some interesting stuff. It was posted at WEDIDIT (link here) Its really chill and very hip-hoppy - but I definitely can't not move when i play this track. soo sweet. The whole EP is $7, but check out the link i gave you and the comments below it....

Anchor Steam - Teebs

This is from the Teebs/Daedelus album from the Los Angeles series. Its only available if you buy it from them on tour (which i plan to do when the come to Boston 11/3 with the Gaslamp Killer). Anyway, i found this on XLR8R. Cool shit.

Psycles - 0. 

I found this one by combing his SoundCloud - i suggest you do the same. Theres lots of good stuff that artists post on their soundclouds (especially beat producers) that you can just straight up download. This is one of those tracks. It's a treat - syncopated, heavy beats with 0. rapping on top of em. Download this.

<3 (Daedelus' Snorelaxed Remix) - Baths

I found this on FMLY, i think. Essentially <3, slowed down and with interesting bleeps and bloops dropped in. Good homework music.

Bergs and Beats batch, zipped

LOVE
PATKINS

A To-Do List For You Readers.

1) listen to this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcv4Gcto4Sw)

2) listen to this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXmKBQ0NJps)

3) listen to this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IWiMBmQXTE)

4) acknowledge Wolfgang Gartner as the Lord and Savior of dance music. and deadmau5 too for that third track (a collab I am BEYOND pumped for).

A Mix My Other Half Made

This mix is the work of my other half, DJMUS *, who mixed this shit on a PLANE!! I believe it's his first, so download and show the man some love.

Surprisingly Awesome Airplane Mix - DJMUS *

1) im not your toy (jack beats remix) - la roux
2) reward is cheese - deadmau5
3) reward is more cheese - mau5
4) soma - mau5
5) everything in its right place (gigamesh remix) - radiohead
6) undertaker - wolfgang gartner
7) reward is cheese - mau5
8) some chords - mau5
9) ready for the floor (hot chip)
10) too many dicks - fotc
11) hello seattle (remix) - owl city

Oh yeah, and he apologizes for the mau5-heaviness. Though that's obviously a good thing.

Another Mix I Made

^ That's some gnarly shit. You know what that bear probably listens to? Bangin-ass House music. Not like his disembodied friend there. He listened to Lady Gaga. I think we can all learn something from this.

The "Untamed Polar Bears" Mix
by DJMUS ∆

1) Don't Let Me Down (David Tort Mix) - Eddie Thoneick feat. Michael Feiner
2) Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) - Temper Trap
3) I Stand Alone (Jean Elan Remix) - Voodoo & Serano feat. Plastic Inc.
4) One 2.3 Four (Auditiv Remix) - Martin Solveig
5) Do It (Ian Carey Mix) - Prom feat. Katherine Ellis
6) 3 (Wolfgang Gartner Remix) - Britney Spears
7) Are U Ready? (Laidback Luke Remix) - Joachim Garraud
8) Set Me Free (Aviici Remix) - Phonat

I'm particularly proud of the *EPIC-ASS TRANSITION* about 15 minutes in. You'll know the one. It's like those two buildups were made to be together...
Also, there's one buildup in there that literally just cuts out for four counts. You'll notice. It might even ruin your day. Sorry.

Enjoy!
-Langosta

"Remember how it was with you..."

I was talking with a friend at prom last night, and dance music was brought up. She said that she doesn't love techno, although she does like house. It's the vocals, she said, and the lyrics. I'm inclined to agree.
House vocals get ripped on a lot, but I think they're the shit. ESPECIALLY Progressive House/Trance vocals. Nothing makes me feel the way I do when listening to an ethereal, layered voice singing absurdly dreamy lyrics while accompanied by the most beautiful, synthesized chords imaginable. So here are some Vocal tracks for y'all, mostly progressive with a bit of Electro House in there for kicks.
HUGE shout out to Apes With Barrels, the blog where I got most of this stuff. Those dudes (aka electro house duo Bastille) went to my high school, and their blog is pretty much what got me into EDM (electronic dance music) in the first place. AMAZING archives, they have everything.
They also have a post on vocal tracks, and although I tried not to plagarize it completely, I couldn't avoid posting the first two songs here...they exemplify house vocals.

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I Remember (Vocal Mix) - Deadmau5 & Kaskade

Probably one of my favorite tracks ever, such gorgeous vocals. You probably have it, but if you're new to house music/EDM in general then GET IT. Deadmau5 is a god among producers, nailing everything from gorgeous Progressive House to heavy-ass bangers. Go buy Random Album Title if you don't have it already, it's worth it (Beatport//iTunes). Kaskade is a beast too, though I know much less of his work.

Move For Me (Extended Mix) - Kaskade & Deadmau5

Love this one too, such great chords and vocals. And the lyrics, of course ("where do we come from/do I know your name?/doesn't really matter/in this life we're all the same"). Don't ask me why the artist names are switched here. I think it's because the mau5 released "I Remember" on Random Album Title, while Kaskade got to have this track on his album, Strobelight Seduction. (btw the vocals on both these tracks are by Haley Gibbey, who has a collab with Kaskade called Summer of Space.)

Out There (Original Mix) - John Dahlback feat. Basto!

Really weird buildup, not gonna lie, but this track DROPS. Gotta love Dahlback, and those vocals..."I need you in my life/I need you in my life..." I like his tracks a lot, it's hard to pin him down with one genre.

Do It (Ian Carey Mix) - PROM feat. Katherine Ellis

LOVE this song (I love em all, in case you haven't noticed). More Electro House, with GLORIOUS vocals. So raw and soulful, definitely contrasts with the more heavily-produced style of the above tracks. Ian Carey is freakin' awesome, another master of genre flexibility (though it's all House, as a rule), definitely do a search for him on AwB.

Day By Day (Vocal Mix) - Paul Anthony & ZZX

Really neat Prog track...the chords shift quickly and in interesting ways, definitely a cool change from the usual Progressive House fare of four bars Cmaj7, four bars Am9, etc (though it's still tried and true). Great vocals, awesome synths.

I Will Be Here (Wolfgang Gartner Remix) - Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System

A good note to end on. More Progressive vocal goodness. Wolfgang Gartner, aside from being a total fucking G, is another one of those producers capable of making a badass track in pretty much every dance genre (Electro, Electro House, Dutch House, Progressive)...he is indeed, as the good chaps at AwB have been propounding for a while now, the Holy Saviour of dance music. Amen.