Substation from Phoenix, Arizona has been creating and spinning various styles of electronic music for two decades all across the Southwest and his live sets are some of the last “Truly Live” sets in dance music. His sound is the sound of Desert Trance when playing live and a little bit of everything when DJing.
This rare recorded set from the live act Substation gives a glimpse of his groovier side with some Electro and Tech House.
This week our featured artist is Bangloose from LA with their single “Smell Like”. We’ve also got some great remixes of Scissor Sisters’ new tracks and new track from Willem.
For Los Angeles recording artist Bangloose, staying ahead of the musical curve has always involved taking risks and exploring his creativity. Coming from Watts, he could have easily cast himself into the stereotype of another gangsta rapper flexing their street ties and toughness through their music, but instead he chose a different route.
Having seen the ups and downs of that lifestyle, he decided to use his artistic talents to pursue a style of music that would have his fans pumping their fists for much better reasons – fun and partying.
Embracing his versatility, he teamed up with producer DJ Urkel Dee to work on a new style of electronic and hip hop that they call “Electro from the Ghetto”, which combines his urban roots with the dance music scene. His latest single “Smell Like” personifies his signature style with fast rhythms, catchy samples and an infectious sound sure to keep listeners dancing.
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Scissor Sisters’ latest “Invisible Light” remixes by Siriusimo courtesy of Downtown Records. These remixes feature some wicked synth action for some Techno ElectroPop Summertime fun. Also the Digital Dogs remix for some Trancey action. Finally check out the “Fire With Fire” video and MySpace page for more info.
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Willem’s new album “Caffeine” was recorded in London and Paris, released in France in 2009, and has already gone double platinum. Check out his MTV Profile or Official Website for more info.
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Plump DJs are London based production and DJ duo Lee Rous and Andy Gardner whose energetic, quirky productions and skilful, pounding DJ sets have acquired a loyal and admiring fan base the world over. The Plump DJs sound is revered for its blurring of the boundries between electronic musical styles taking in Breakbeat, House and Techno.
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Kye Gibbon aka Foamo, the 22 year old DJ/Producer from High Wycombe, UK has quickly risen to superstar status with his remixes and productions for some of the top artists in Dance Music. Foamo can be found all over the UK and Europe, and has toured Australia, America & Canada along with many guest mixes on BBC Radio 1, Kiss FM and other stations around the world. His residency at the Chew The Fat! club in London and at We Love Sundays at Space in Ibiza have created quite the stir with his legendary sets.
his productions and remixes have been supported by many DJs such as MSTRKRFT, Armand Van Helden, Diplo, Kissy Sell Out, Annie Mac, Rob Da Bank, Pete Tong, DJ Zinc, DJ Craze, Bloody Beetroots, Crookers, Drop The Lime, Steve Aoki, Zinc, & many more…
We’re excited to have this DJ set from Foamo rocking out the Hard ElectroHouse, Fidget, Nu Disco madness!
We’ve got a bit of variety this week with some ElectroHouse, Indie Dance, Trance, IDM, Electropop.
From their beginnings in South London, The Loose Cannons have risen to fame with their show on world-famous dance music radio station Kiss in the UK with lots of new tracks and remixes in the works.
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Aeonism sent us this version of their Trance track “Rule the World” which is available on Beatport and Trackitdown and supported by DJs such as Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Matt Darey and more. This version features a vocal track from Empire of the Sun.
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Christoph Caominh, aka DJ Caltrop continues to release excellent music on Nude Photo Music. “Good To See You” draws heavily from Caltrop’s influences – Italo, Synthpop, Kraftwerk, Moroder – but manages to put it all together in something that sounds new and relevant. From sweeping resonant strings, Juno squelches, and a solid analog bass, the driving rhythms coupled with lush melodies make this track suitable for the ipod as well as the dancefloor.
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Le Castle Vania, featured on this week’s podcast, delivers a banging remix of “Rave is King” by Fukkk Offf for some peak time mayhem.
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Atlanta based and internationally known, Le Castle Vania, commonly known as Dylan Eiland, quickly escaped the local trappings of his hometown in Georgia to play music around the world. Atlanta’s burgeoning music scene allowed him to develop his passion for music and nightlife, and he soon gained notoriety with his riotous DJ sets and penchant for production, which made him a household name in the dirty and distorted, indie-electro scene. He has DJed along side some of today’s hottest acts, such as Justice, MSTRKRFT, Simian Mobile Disco, Busy P, Uffie & Feadz, Kavinsky, Soulwax, Surkin, Para One, The Presets, Steve Aoki and Crystal Castles. However, Dylan prides himself on more than simply pushing vinyl for the masses. He’s also an avid producer and engineer; when not on the road he’s locked in the studio writing tracks from scratch and remixing his favorite bands. The attention he received from his remix of “Black Eyes” by Indie darlings Snowden (Jade Tree Records), quickly put Dylan on the map, the track continues to rock dance floors worldwide.
His signature sound blends grinding disco punk with strong electronic beats and catchy synth leads, resulting in banging electro music that is dark and dirty but somehow equally uplifting and dancey.
Two weeks in a row of great mixes coming from Atlanta boys. This week it’s a dirty filthy ElectroHouse Indie Dance monster!
The Infesticons return to battle with some heavy armaments on “Bombs Anthem.” Featuring Creature, Seraphim and Juice Aleem on vox and Mike Ladd on the beats. Kraddy, formerly of the Glitch Mob, on the remix. Single available from Big Dada at the end of May.
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DJ and Producer Andres Ripoll from Miami sent us this pretty melodic Trance track to share with our readers. Also check out his music on Youtube, Facebook, and his Official Website for more.
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Courtesy of Elite Force via this widget. Delivering his take on Simian Mobile Disco’s brilliant Cruel Intentions feat. Beth Ditto the man like Oli Cash aka Far Too Loud is back up in your face, bluring all the boundaries, mashing up breaks, UK funky, electro house & bassline into one bass heavy refix.
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Hailing from Atlanta, transplanted to NYC, DJ and producer Ashley Jones aka Treasure Fingers has been making it rain in the Disco with innovative remixes and original tracks. Jones is far from a new jack, having racked up over a decade of international club experience and studio chops as part of the legendary drum & bass group, Evol Intent. As Treasure Fingers, he’s found a way to merge his diverse influences and deep history into a signature sound, packed with intricate basslines, chopped-up, gritty synth melodies, and party-ready drum breaks. It’s already captured the ears of everyone from rock groups Snowden and Miike Snow to house legends Romanthony and Roy Davis JR.
‘Cross The Dancefloor’ was Treasure Fingers debut, an inescapably catchy, vocoder-laced dance gem that two-steps over genre boundaries. Treasure Fingers has kept the momentum going with official remixes for numerous artists including Little Boots (I Am Sound), Chromeo (Vice/Atlantic), Estelle (Atlantic), Empire of the Sun (EMI), Kid Sister (Downtown), Kid Cudi (G.O.O.D/Sony), N.A.S.A (Epitaph), and James Curd (Om) (remix went to #1 on the Beatport Club Chart).
We are super excited to have this funky Nu Disco Indie Dance mix from Treasure Fingers for you this week!
Torin Schmitt from Los Angeles, California and Berlin, Germany has become the DJ that LA goes to when it needs a Top 100 caliber DJ for a lineup. In addition to supporting all of the World’s top DJs when in town he also holds many club nights on his own in LA and around the world for his performances. Most recently Torin has had tracks and remixes featured on compilation CDs from Markus Schulz, Paul Oakenfold, and Will Holland on labels such as Perfecto, System, Peak Hour, and MixMag.
A live performance from Torin is different than most DJ sets as he is known for using abstract tools like Jazzmutant’s Lemur, Korg’s Kaossilator and the Akai APC40 while he transforms Techno, Tech House and Progressive to move the dancefloor. The energy is what it’s about and his mashups, remixes, edits and originals are built to speak a common language on the dance floor.
Get your shoelaces tied tight for 2 hours of Torin’s Progressive Tech House mix.
It’s a Dubstep kind of week with 3 Dubstep tracks and a Housey Electro one to keep things moving. We’ve got tracks and remixes from: Foamo, Warrior One, Excision, DK, Boogaloo Crew, Sharam Jey, and Dirty Disco Youth.
With lots of great remixes and tracks already under his belt at the age of 22 , Foamo (aka Kye Gibbon) has firmly planted himself amongst other great names such as Fake Blood and Wolfgang Gartner to name a few with his big growling basslines and unrelenting beats. His latest release “Jookie” on Side A and “Centavo” on the flip can be previewed at SoundCloud and is set for a near release on the newly formed Fat! Records. He has kindly provided us with a Dubstep remix of “Centavo” by Warrior One.
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Amon Tobin has posted up some free tracks for download. One of the is from Excision, who happens to hold the title for the most downloads on our podcast, working with DZ on the track “Round 2″. Stop by Amon Tobin’s site and grab the other Free tracks.
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Boogaloo Crew, one half of the Dubstep outfit 16 Bit, remixes “Rising Sun” by DRT which samples from Ratatat’s “Seventeen Years”. Courtesy of the Fat! Records blog.
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Finally we wind out this week’s Free Music Fridays with a great Electro Housey remix of Sharam Jey’s “Army of Men” by Dirty Disco Youth. Army of Men is off of Sharam Jey’s latest artist album entitled “In My Blood” on King Kong Records available now.
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Starting out throwing parties in east London in 2004, they quickly moved on to making music because there weren’t enough tunes around that sounded like what they wanted to hear at the time. Their first 12” came out in 2004 “Be You (Beep Beep)” on their own label Cassette Records which built up a great reputation & released a handful of 12”s by Simian Mobile Disco, Meatboys (now Jackpot), Elektrofant & Zongamin. All releases amazingly packaged with hand screen printed sleeves. Soon the releases and remixes started flowing including remixes for: Digitalism, Peter Bjorn & John, Yelle, Lykke Li, Robyn, Tiga, and Miike Snow.
PJU are currently in their studio in London, W10, working most of the time when they’re not touring, and finishing off new material for their first album and working on their Tshirt label Stiff Couture.
” on King Kong Records available now.
