Madeon, the extremely skillful 18 year old producer from France, has been blowing up with his music recently. “Finale” was featured in an Olympic commercial and his remix to “Raise Your Weapon” by Deadmau5 when he was just 16 years old was acclaimed by Deadmau5 himself. Now, Madeon releases a new track featuring singing from Zak Waters (if you haven’t heard him before listen to “Skinny Dipping in the Deep End” because he’s a talented artist as well). Madeon’s new track “The City” has his signature style to it — ever since I found him 2 years ago, I have not once been disappointed by one of his tracks. This is definitely going to become one of Madeon’s breakthrough songs, with both passionate singing and stellar production from the maestro.
The A$AP Mob drop off their new mixtape Lords Never Die to tide us over until Rocky‘s highly anticipated debut album drops on Halloween. Not only is the album artwork completely awesome, but we get a chance to sample more music from the lesser known members of the extremely talented group. The best part though? They all take turns over fantastic production from the likes of AraabMuzik and Clams Casino, while also bringing along Danny Brown and Gunplay for the ride.
Lords Never Die Tracklisting:
01 Thuggin’ Noise [prod. Silky Johnson]
02 Full Metal Jacket [prod. 183rd]
03 Bangin On Waxx [prod. A$AP Ty Beats]
04 Coke & White Bitches: Chapter 2 [ft. Danny Brown, Fat Trel, Gunplay; prod. P on the Boards]
05 Bath Salt [ft. Flatbush Zombies; prod. P on the Boards]
06 Persian Wine [prod. Electro Beats]
07 Black Man [prod. Electro Beats]
08 Dope, Money, and Hoes [prod. AraabMuzik]
09 Work [prod. Chinza & Fly]
10 Y.N.R.E. [prod. AraabMuzik]
11 Purple Kisses [prod. VERYRVRE]
12 The Way It Go [prod. Milo]
13 Freeze [ft. Jim Jones; prod. Clams Casino]
14 Told Ya [ft. Bodega Bamz; prod. DJ Carnage]
15 Underground Killa$ [ft. Raekwon; prod. Simon]
16 Jay Reed [prod. P on the Boards]
17 Gotham City [prod. A$AP Ty Beats]
18 Choppas On Deck [prod. E-Smitty]
It was revealed earlier last week that Animal Collective would premier Centipede Hz today during Geology’s radio mix. Geology’s set featured songs supposedly given to Ben Allen as a reference during the mixing process of the album. After the hour-long set, fans were treated to the eleven tracks they were promised. For those of you that missed the monumental stream of Animal Collective’s 10th LP earlier today, you can still catch the stream of the here. Centipede Hz will be out September 4th; watch band member Geologist talk about the radio show and album below.
PrototypeRaptor is a relatively unknown producer who has been making HUGE beats recently. Today, he gives us a free bootleg track; on his Soundcloud he claims it is a quick remix for reaching the 3000 likes milestone on Facebook. Regardless of what he says, this is much more than just a “quick” remix and I am absolutely loving this so far. The song is upbeat and instantly puts you in a happy mood. Enya‘s vocals are catchy and goes perfect with the funky electro sound in the background. If you like Prototype Raptor, be sure to check out his Soundcloud where there are many more songs and also be ready for his new EP that is coming out.
The identity of TheFatRat is still a bit of a mystery, but as a producer, he has made some of the best remixes I’ve ever heard, from remixing “Brightside” to “Somebody I Used To Know” to “Levels”. On his remix to Static Revenger‘s“Turn The World On”, TheFatRat includes vocals from Dev that will for sure become stuck in your head. The remix has the hard bass and TheFatRat’s unique electro sound, making it full of energy and sure shot to make his crowds dance along. If you haven’t heard any other material from TheFatRat I would suggest checking his Soundcloud out because he has at least 5 more hits just like this.
Lazerdisk Party Sex, the electro/moombahton duo best known for their comedic songs “Tiger Blood” and “Lemonade Is Still Popular” as well as their Storm Trooper helmets, are back with a new remix of Robotic Pirate Monkey‘s “Front Range Feeling” for the group’s Colors In Disguise: Remixed. Lazerdisk Party Sex have been known for their dubstep sound but in this song, they produce an electro-funk feel that stands out from the rest of the Lazerdisk Party Sex catalog. You can check out the “Front Range Feeling” remix below and if you like what you hear, you can also listen to the fully-remixed Robotic Pirate Monkey album on Soundcloud.
Jack Beats has released an album called Careless under Skrillex‘s label OSWLA. Careless is currently number 4 on Beatport right now and is a distinctive album, not one of your typical dubstep albums. This song is one of the best on the album and it gives you a pretty decent preview of the entire record’s sound. Jack Beats and Dillon Francis definitely make a bouncy track for their audience when they play it live. My personal favorite part of the song is the piano at the start transitioning to the drop and the outcome is brilliant. Have fun listening to it, because it is already becoming one of my favorite songs so far!
This year, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has been busy. She contributed two songs to TheHunger Games Soundtrack, had a voice role in The Lorax, and is preparing to release her fourth album. The album is called Red and is scheduled for release on October 22, 2012. She had to narrow down the 16 songs for the album from a selection of 35 songs. She has also just released the album art which is shown above. She has recently released the album’s lead single, “We Are Never Getting Back Together”. The new single is a classic, catchy Taylor Swift song that is sure to be blasting repeatedly on the radio for months. You can watch a lyric video for the song below.
ANTHM, also known as Mr. No Cosign, flips a sample from Little Dragon‘s “Precious” for the woozy “Late Night Tithes”. The former Duke grad and Wall Streeter takes a bit off his usual flow for this one, giving it a more laid back feel compared to his more hard-spitting material on Joy & Pain(grab that on his website here). This time though, he kicks some rhymes for the ladies and has a little bit of fun. You can stream and download from the player below.
Dog Blood, the new duo of Skrillex and Boys Noize, have released a new two song EP called Middle Finger through Boysnoize Records. Fresh off his new pair of remixes for four-man DJ group Birdy Nam Nam, Skrillex and his hard-hitting bass blends perfectly with Boyz Noize’s distinct sound, giving us two new songs to get pumped to. From the group’s Twitter page, it sounds like more material will be on the way, but nothing has been confirmed yet and if there is, I want to hear more! Put on your headphones and turn up the bass for this!
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