Live The Fast Life

Life in the fast lane. Enough said.

What you need to be listening to:

Bonkers (Club Mix) - Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden
After collabing with Calvin Harris on Dance Wiv Me, Dizzee's back with New York's own AvH (above on the left with A-Trak). Definitely full of Armand's gritty, unique house sound, it's a bassy track.
Bonkers - YouTube

No More - Boaz
Soul sampling with a tight beat and some good word work (now it's the rap era, era rap era) + that 70's soul feel in a hip hop track. The download link is up because it was actually available for free on iTunes. Go figure.
No More - YouTube

Swag Surfin' - Fast Life Yungstaz
Monster club smash and huge in ATL.



NEXT POST: Some tight up and coming hip-hop.

All Around The World

Even more Villains this time around, it seems like you can't check out a music blog without running into a new, great remix from them. This post has some of the real highlights of my latest blog crawl (holler at NME and Buzz en Direkt). Also included, one of the best songs from Phoenix lately; namely the one they put out for free in advance of their record in late march. Enjoy.

My genre of the day: Villains Remixes

What you need to be listening to:

Little Bit (Villains Remix) - Lykke Li
To anyone keeping track, it's obvious I'm a sucker for the original Little Bit and all its remixes. Villains put its signature touches on the song with a tight bassline.
Little Bit - YouTube

Boom Boom Pow (Boys Noize Remix) - Black Eyed Peas feat. 50 Cent & Ciroc Obama
At first, I wasn't sure how I felt about this track, especially because I wasn't the biggest fan of the original. The grittiness of it has grown on me though, and 50's flow is a sharp addition. The download doesn't have the Youtube's shout outs.
Boom Boom Pow - YouTube

Quicksand (Joe and Will Ask? Remix) - La Roux
Another stand-up La Roux remix following in the tracks of Skream, Hostage, etc. Adds some good melodic, electro energy to make it flow better than the original.
Quicksand - YouTube

And now for some Phoenix:

1901 - Phoenix



NEXT POST: Coming super soon. New Dizzee Rascal, for sure and some new hip-hop fire.

Back In The Day Joint

The days of less frequent posting has begun, but I am planning on picking up the pace again as I get the time to check out a bunch of new songs. This post has a bit of retro-theme with some of the songs being true throwbacks, and the rest part of the new wave or retro sounding songs, courtesy of Aeroplane's mix CD for Mixmag.

Also, I just dropped a new track as BPM called "Next" check it out here: onlydjbpm

My genre of the day: Italo-disco

What you need to be listening to:

I'll Be Around - Rappin' 4-Tay
True old-school making use of the Spinners' "I'll Be Around." It sounds like something Lupe would put out now, but a little more real.
I'll Be Around - YouTube

Kilometer (Aeroplane 'Italo 84' Mix) - Sebastien Tellier
This is the first of two songs off of Aeroplane's ill mix CD: it is the well-hyped Kilometer mix that I mentioned on my post of the A-Trak remix. After hearing it in the mix, I couldn't resist putting it up. Definitely has the retro feel with a modern edge. Aeroplane does it again.
Kilometer - YouTube

Lion (Bag Raiders Remix) - zZz
The second of the songs off of the mix CD, this is a feel good remix from yet another great Australian electro act. Imagine the guitars from their Fun Punch replaced with a piano.
Lion - YouTube

And a true throwback:

Buddy - De La Soul + Native Tongues
De La Soul with Q-Tip, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, and Monie Love. It doesn't get much more back in the day than that.



NEXT POST: The results of my latest blog crawl.

Can You Feel It?

Remember when Britney Spears was hot? Really hot (I couldn't resist the pic)? Even though those days are over, her new songs have really been picked up by the top remixers out there (see Bring The House Down post in April). Case in point, check out the Villains remix later in this post. Also, sorry about the lack of consistency in posting, I've just had a lot to do lately and a few gigs to keep me busy. I think I am going to move to a less frequent posting schedule (twice a week? weekly?) and just try to stuff each post; subscribe by e-mail to hear about a new post as soon as it drops. Also, I'm running out of good genres, so my genre of day is going to be on a break for a bit.

What you need to be listening to:

Circus (Villains Remix) - Britney Spears
Another solid remix from Villains, these guys get it done. It adds some catchy thump to the over-the-top original.
Circus - YouTube

Leave The World Behind (Barletta Edit) - Swedish House Mafia & Laidback Luke
I would move to Sweden to join these guys (definitely a requirement as they quasi-booted out the stellar Eric Prydz/Pryda for moving to London); it's hard to match their knack for monster house hits that they just keep pumping out, along with great remixes. This is a nice edit, that's been circulating the blogs (Hypemachine stream, look for the play button at the bottom right).
Leave The World Behind - Stream

Feel It - DJ Felli Fel Feat. T-Pain, Sean Paul, Flo Rida & Pitbull
This is just one of those thumping mainstream club songs that got me amped.
Feel It - YouTube

Also...

Holler at my boy Kemmik out of Cali who finally got a blog going. Check it out for his own beats; there's some good stuff there and I can see some fire from him once he gets going.

Speaking of fire from local peeps, ZP Boy Wonder dropped a new one for 4/20, check it out.

NEXT POST: Nope, no idea.

Bring The House Down

I'm going for a more multimedia feel (if you can't tell) to keep up the pace of the postings, given that I can't put up as many songs as before. That and making posts a little shorter (though apparently not this one). Still should be good though.

First up, something different and completely unrelated to the feel of the post:

Ministry of Sound - Clubbers Guide to 2009 (Australian Version?)
I normally don't get entire CD's but the Ministry of Sound series always seem to be worth it even if I get rid of over half the songs. Kind of a guilty pleasure? The songs are too big already to post, but here are some of the highlights for me on the CD (YouTube links). Huge range of style even outside of the ones included here (Fake Blood, Inpetto, Bag Raiders, etc.), check it out for yourself even if its just to see a few songs you missed out on (every song is definitely not going to be for everyone).
Human (Ocelot Remix) - The Killers
Everytime We Touch (Extended Mix) - David Guetta, Steve Angello, Jaochim Garraud, Sebastian Ingrosso, Chris Willis
Everything (Magik Johnson Vocal Mix) - P-Money feat. Vince Harder
Come Fly Away (Soha & Adam K Remix) - Benny Benassi
Need Me To Stay - Tommy Trash feat. Mr. Wilson

My genre of the day: D-Town Boogie (not a wiki)

On to the tracks.

What you need to be listening to:

If U Seek Amy (Crookers Toy Soldier Remix) - Britney Spears
This is the Milan boys' (see pic above) re-tool of Ms. Spears' new jam. Big bass and kicks add up to a slower version of the original.

If U Seek Amy - YouTube

Throwbackkk:

Promised Land - Joe Smooth

Classic, classic house tune. All the hallmarks of early house, it's straight up happy. 'Nuff said.

Promised Land - YouTube

NEXT POST: Another Britney remix?

Destroy This Trak

Sorry about the delay in the post, I've been kind of busy as of late (new, kind of cheesy track in the works). That said, I've come across a few good tunes casually over the past week. For whatever reason, all but one of the items happen to involve A-Trak (the brother of one of Chromeo's members, Kanye's personal DJ, and one of the hottest DJ's right now) in some way. Definitely check out his blog, and his A-Trak TV vids.

Also, again, links are in the song title.

My genre of the day: Whatever it is exactly that A-Trak makes

What you need to be listening to:

I Poke Her Face (feat. Kanye West, Common, Lady GaGa & A-Trak) - Kid Cudi
This is a funny track from Cudi with a lot of good people laying it down for him. He'll be playing in Hanover, NH at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in May; check him out (I will probably be there; dates and confirmation coming).
I Poke Her Face - YouTube

Kilometer (A-Trak Dub Mix) - Sebastien Tellier
This mix has been getting almost as much hype as the Aeroplane (check out their remix of Friendly Fires; see Ca C'est Paris post in March) remix of the song. Throws in some high strings and energy into the mix.
Kilometer - YouTube

I Found You / Get Money Kids (Axwell vs. Pase Rock) - Emynd
Came to me by way of my boy DJ Straus (holler, check out his new contest mash-up of Love Song with Ratatat), it adds Pase Rock's flow to an upbeat house riff from the Swedish House Mafia's Axwell. Unfortunately, the only listen link is through Hype Machine of all places. Just look for the play button.
I Found You - Hype Machine

Finally,

One of A-Traks vids with Steve Angello (also of the Swedish House Mafia) where they make gypsy techno wedding music. I thought it was kind of funny.



NEXT POST: Who knows? But definitely a new Crookers remix.

Guess Who's Back

Sorry for the delay: It's been a while, but I wanted to make sure that when I came back I would be able to keep this blog in the green. On that note, I am going to try a couple of new things. First, download links will be up at the top of the bit about a song as the title without the word download next to them. I will also be discriminating about what songs I put up in the hopes that whole posts don't get taken down. That said, I will still post YouTube links for all songs, even if I don't feel I can put up the download. Still, I hope that the majority of the songs I put up will be downloadable. Posting will probably be a little less frequent too.

In short, I'm back.

Oh and as for the count of how many different countries visited, it kind of blew up so I stopped counting. Tight.

My genre of the day (for no real reason): Electroclash

What you need to be listening to:

Snoop Dogg Millionaire (Feat. Tanvi Shah) - Snoop Dogg

Whoa. Snoop Dogg jumps into Dubstep by laying down his flow over Eastern Jam by drums 'n' bass duo Chase & Status (check out Against All Odds from them: see Barney Rubble, Mar. post). Rap over dubstep by drums 'n' bass guys? Oh, and it has the girl from Slumdog Millionaire singing too. Kind of a crazy mix up there, but Snoop's flow does fit well with the tune with a darker feel. Hear it for yourself.
Snoop Dogg Millionaire - YouTube

I'm Not Alone (Deadmau5 Remix) - Calvin Harris

The original is one of my favorite songs of the year and Deadmau5 always does solid work, so this seemed like a no-brainer. Much more laid back feeling than the original, it goes on at a relaxed pace.
I'm Not Alone - YouTube

And...

She's So Fly (I'm So High) - Grind Mode

No way I could get away with posting a download for this. This is just a great party hip-hop song that I liked a lot when I heard, for whatever reason.
She's So Fly - YouTube

Also, I just dropped a new song, 3mm. It's a quick bit I threw together that uses a sample from The Whispers' And The Beat Goes On.
Check it out/download here: Onlydjbpm

NEXT POST: Absolutely no idea.

IFPA

The mystery behind the disappearing posts has been solved. I have just received some e-mails from Blogger support about the Digital Millenium Copyright Act in relation to some posts. Given this, I may have to only put YouTube videos up for more popular songs. Please continue to check these songs out. Additionally, feel free to contact me about any of them. I will continue to post some download links for older songs and new, hard to find songs that are good to post. Definitely support the artists by buying their ish.

That's The Beat

This is going to be a short post, because I did promise trance part 2 would be coming soon and this is not trance part 2. Just a random sampling of some really good songs I've picked up in the last couple of days that I thought I'd get out there.

Also, if anyone knows why a lot of my posts keep disappearing, let me know.

My genre of the day: Dubstep

What you need to be listening to:

In For The Kill (Louis Philippe DnB Mix) - La Roux
This is actually a re-fix of the Skream (pic above; he's the Croydon boy wonder who made that It's Not Over Yet remix that I never got around to posting) Let's Get Ravey remix. Takes the deep bass and adds a drum 'n' bass beat and a spacey arp at the end for some energy. Listen with some good headphones.
In For The Kill - YouTube
In For The Kill - Download

Your Love - Rob Threezy
This tune starts out a bit slow but kicks in with the housey piano and a bit of a ghettotech beat a minute in. Sounds a bit like Crookers without their wobbly basslines. No streaming anywhere to be found unfortunately, but check it out and give it a listen.
Your Love - Download

Broken (Demo) - Gorillaz
One of the three demos that could make it onto the next album. Pretty hard to explain, it has a rolling bass and organ bit. Hear it for yourself.
Broken - YouTube
Broken - Download

NEXT POST: Trance part 2?

Boogie Nights

No trance part 2 yet; this post is going to have a disco/new disco bent. House music started out essentially as disco that was accidentally sped up, so this is a bit of a throw back to the beginning of a lot of electronic music. That said, only one song in the post is actual disco; the rest are from the new wave of disco-y house music that's been coming out of late. Interesting fact: the reason almost all disco songs have that shh-shh-shh hi-hat bit is because somebody figured out that those really high frequencies are attenuated when you're on cocaine. Learn something new everyday.

Also, holler at Greece, yet another new country for the blog.

My genre of the day: Nu-Disco

Hold On - Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost! comes from DFA, the label out of Brooklyn with some good disco-tinged artists on their list (and some completely different ones like LCD Soundsystem). This song has a funky beat, a piano bit that feels a bit disco, and a wobbly synth that adds the kick.
Hold On - YouTube
Hold On - Download

Slip Away (Steve Angello & The Young Punx Remix) - Howard Jones & Mohito
Even more from the Swedish House Mafia, this is admittedly more of a house song than anything else. But, it does have that happy disco feel to it.
Slip Away - YouTube
Slip Away - Download (Rapidshare)

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester
Actual disco finally. This has all the main bits of a disco song: the strings, funky bass, piano riff, old-school synths, and, of course, the hi-hat. That and it's probably the best disco song ever made by a transvestite. I mean what? Oh and Surkin likes it too. Note: Ignore the first and last 10 seconds of the YouTube video.
You Make Me Feel - YouTube
You Make Me Feel - Download

Young Folks (Punks Jump Up Special Disco Mix) - Peter, Bjorn & John feat. Victoria Bergsman
The super popular alternative song with a disco remix. Not all too different, the remix has a funkier bass and a new beat.
Young Folks - YouTube
Young Folks - Download

And, a song with nothing to do with disco:

Put It On You - Missy Elliot feat. Pharell and Teyana Taylor
This is the newest leak off of Missy's new album. Starts off with a straight up B-more sound with the pumping kicks, but drops into the more melodic jazzy feel you expect from Pharell (about a minute in). The pig latin rhymes aren't great, but luckily there aren't many of them.
Put It On You - YouTube
Put It On You - Download

NEXT POST: Most likely trance part 2. And, one of the new Gorillaz demos.

Re: Don't Worry, Be Happy

Ugh. I just realized that this post was missing today, so it was too late to recover most of the links. I did manage to pull up the download links, so just google for the YouTube videos.

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Word. The theme of this post is kind of beachy and happy, and a bit like Ibiza. For the record, if anyone can get me to Ibiza, that would be ridiculously tight. My goal when I'm 85? Spend my last years in Ibiza. But, I still have to go there at least once before that, so if you can hook that up, holler at me. Also, this post is even longer than the last.

My genre of the day: Balearic Beat

What you need to be listening to:
I Shall Overcome (Axwell Remix) - Hard-Fi
A member of the Swedish House Mafia remixing Hard-Fi? No way (see Re: Sweden post in Mar.). Definitely a good feeling kind of song, exactly what you'd want to hear if you were kicking back on the sand, but also a pretty decent club track. Really picks up after about the 2 minute mark (DJ club mix intros are a bit long).
I Shall Overcome - YouTube

Music Sounds Better With You - Stardust
One of the songs mixed in Daft Punk's Encore (see Ca, C'est Paris post in Mar.), this is from one of Thomas Bangalter's (half of Daft Punk) side projects. More of the kicking back on an island vibe.
Music Sounds Better With You - YouTube

The Sun Is Shining (Darren Tate Remix) - DT8 Project
A bit over the top, but definitely happy and energetic. This remix is less cheesy than the original release (and its remixed by DT8, anyway). Unfortunately, this particular mix isn't on YouTube and the best I could find was a 2 minute preview of it.
The Sun Is Shining - Streaming Preview
Need To Feel Loved (12" Club Mix) / (Seb Fontaine & Jay P's Type Remix) - Reflekt feat. Delline Bass
I couldn't choose which version I liked more, so I decided to put both up. The club mix has a softer, island at sunset feel to it, while the remix has a sightly harder and more energetic guitar feel to it. They were actually both featured in It's All Gone Pete Tong, a mockumentary about a deaf DJ. But yeah, be your own judge on the songs.
Need To Feel Loved (Club Mix) - YouTube
Need To Feel Loved (Seb Fontaine & Jay P) - YouTube

White Lies (feat. Jessica Sutta) - Paul Van Dyk
Paul Van Dyk. I'm not even going to begin to get into him until I do a full blown post on trance. Back to this song, though; it alternates between energetic and a laid back atmosphere. Plus, it has a Pussycat Doll on vocals.
White Lies - YouTube

NEXT POST: May not come for a bit (I just gave you six songs). But, it should be good.

Bish Bash Bosh

Trance. I don't even know where to start. Trance was my first inroad to electronic music and is definitely one of my favorite types. This post is going to look kind of like a Know Your Genre post, and I guess it is, but this is definitely only part one. If you guys end up liking it, holler at me and let me know, because I probably know more about trance than any other genre. All the songs are pretty popular, but I thought they would serve as a decent starting point; ideally, I'll move on to slightly lesser known stuff in the future parts. Just a bit of a warning: all trance songs have long-ish intros.

Also, holler at the UK and Tunisia, two more countries this blog has hit. Update: Switzerland and Spain too.

My genre of the day: Trance

What you need to be listening to:

ATB and Paul van Dyk Mix
A good short mix (only 12 minutes: short for a mix) that was given to me years ago by my Russian friend (holler) and jumpstarted my interest in trance and electronic music. It has ATB's 9PM followed by his Dont Stop, the For Love remix of Paul van Dyk's Words, and then Another Way by PvD. All solid songs in their own right. I like ATB, but I have to say I love Paul van Dyk (pic above); I've seen him in concert in NYC a couple of times and each time was nuts. He's also one of the good guys in the industry and does a ton of good things for the world (charity programs and what not). More of him to come I'm guessing. Note: I was really surprised to find a YouTube of this.
ATB PvD Mix - YouTube
ATB PvD Mix - Download

Your Loving Arms (Club Mix) - Karen Overton
A pretty popular song and one that really embodies good vocal trance. A classic for sure.
Your Loving Arms - YouTube
Your Loving Arms - Download

I Feel Love (R.A.F. Zone Remix) - CRW
One of my favorite songs ever. Has a catchy riff, a great bass drop, and an incredible bassline. Pretty much set for any club night.
I Feel Love - YouTube
I Feel Love - Download

Twilight - Adam K & Soha
Pure trance at its best and a good example of where trance is going. Melodic, laid back and with a great riff. Can't really ask for more. The YouTube video is shorter than the download, but I figured I'd get straight to the good part.
Twilight - YouTube
Twilight - Download

Children (Dream Version) - Robert Miles
Super popular trance classic. Probably one of the most beautiful piano riffs in electronic music, there was no way I could do a bit on trance without putting this up.
Children - YouTube
Children - Download

Next Post: Maybe part 2, maybe a normal post.

Re: Down To Earth

I have no idea why this keeps happening, but the Down To Earth, Yeah? post just plain old disappeared. Again, I have the e-mail thing set up so I have all the info to re-post it, enjoy (again). UPDATE: I've also fixed the Zshare downloads that weren't working.

Down To Earth, Yeah?

Another super diverse post (I lied apparently; no trance here), there's some house, some different hip hop, a synth pop song, and an electro-house remix. I promise I'll get my head on straight eventually. If you want a post on a particular genre, just drop a comment or let me know. Also, if you get into any of these artists, definitely check them out and buy their stuff. It's hard out here for a pimp. And music producers too; they need the support.

And, in unrelated news, holler at my boy DJ Movimiento out of NYC who just started up his ish.

My genre of the day: Synth Pop

Every Little Earthquake (Clap Mike Amour Remix) - Little Boots
This is a super housey remix of the Little Boots (see above pic) tune (with a little bit of a ghetto-tech beat thrown in there). The original sounds really different; it's more of an electronic alternative song with Little Boots' great voice over it, check it out for sure. Also, check out Little Boots on YouTube if you're bored; she has a bunch of videos of her just messing around on a keyboard doing very low-fi covers of songs like What Is Love. No YouTube link for this one; the only stream I could find was off another blog. Download is MediaFire instead of Zshare.
Every Little Earthquake - Streaming
Every Little Earthquake - Download

Money (feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, and Z-Trip) - N.A.S.A.
Another from N.A.S.A., this one is a bit more funky than Gifted (see Kick The Speakers in Mar.) and a lot less electronic sounding. Loaded with guest talent, as per the M.O. of N.A.S.A.
Money - YouTube

Visitors (Stephen Hague Remix) - frYars
A bit of synth pop with Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode on vocals; there are definitely some hints of the 80's in it. The remix adds a touch of energy. Also no YouTube, the best I could do was a short preview.
Visitors - Streaming Preview
Visitors - Download

Walking On A Dream (Sam La More Remix) - Empire Of The Sun
Sam La More throws on the electro-house in this remix. Catchy and a bit upbeat. If you like stuff like MGMT, definitely check out the original as well.
Walking On A Dream - YouTube
Walking On A Dream - Download

And a bonus song:
Stuck On Repeat (Fake Blood Remix) - Little Boots
A remix from Fake Blood (recently revealed to be Touche). Rough and a bit gritty, it adds an edge to the Little Boots tune (and a tight little piano bit). Listen to it all the way through, and maybe even a few times before you make your call. Fun note: Fake Blood/Touche inserts "fake blood" in all his remixes by chopping up the original vocals. The "fake blood" you hear in Stuck On Repeat? Not actually sung by Little Boots. Unfortunately, the download link no longer works.
Stuck On Repeat - YouTube


NEXT POST: Part 1 of trance.

Kick The Speakers

This is going to be a pretty diverse post. A little bit of alternative, a little bit of different hip hop, and a little bit of Ed Banger. Oh and there's even a trance song thrown in. Also this blog apparently has readers in the U.S., Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, and France. Keep spreading it around, it's working out.
(And happy birthday to a certain someone. Holler).

My genre of the day: Nu-Rave

Lights Out - Santigold
This song sounds like it could be by the Killers: it definitely has that alternative feel and is different from anything else I've put up. Santigold herself (previously known as Santogold, for whatever reason) sounds like M.I.A., if M.I.A. sang for the Killers.
Lights Out - YouTube
Lights Out - Download

Gifted (feat. Kanye West, Santigold, and Lykke Li) - N.A.S.A.
Gifted is a leak from N.A.S.A. who seem to acquire current stars to put on their tracks like they're baseball cards. A bit hard to explain but it's sort of like dirty, very electronic hip-hop.
Gifted - YouTube
Gifted - Download

It's Not Over Yet - Klaxons / Not Over Yet - Grace
The first song is a cover of the second. From Klaxons (see above pic; it's hard finding a pic of them that's not been overused) this has the Nu-Rave vibe (which is basically any alternative that you can dance to). I've included the original trance version, which is a classic song in it's own right... and a lot better and modern sounding then the video would suggest. Note: there is also a dubstep remix of the Klaxons song from Skream which I may put up later (so many remixes).
It's Not Over Yet - YouTube
It's Not Over Yet - Download
Not Over Yet - YouTube
Not Over Yet - Download

Fool For Love (Sebastian Remix) - Das Pop
The beginning is a great bit, with right-on piano and strings. It quickly turns into Ed Banger fare with all the chops and energy. Ironically, the original sounds nothing like the remix; even the beginning is completely different (and a lot better). The download is shorter than the video.
Fool For Love - YouTube
Fool For Love - Download

NEXT POST: No idea. Maybe trance?

Barney Rubble

Rubble? Trouble? Get it? Moving on, this post is going to have a little bit of an urban vibe. Also, sorry for not putting up brand-spanking new songs lately (with the exception of the new Calvin Harris which will be put up in this post too), but my music crawls of late haven't really turned up anything great. That said, all of the songs included in the post are relatively new. UPDATE: I just realized this post is a little longer than most, no worries.

Also, after the mishap with the last post, I'm going to try to back up all my posts (so it hopefully won't be such a pain to find all the old links). And subscribe by e-mail, become a follower, or drop comments. Holler at support.

My genre of the day: Grime

What you need to be listening to:

Dance Wiv Me (feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome) - Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal's (see pic) signature Grime flow over a Calvin Harris beat. A party track, if not quite a club tune.
Dance Wiv Me - YouTube
Dance Wiv Me - Download

Thrilla - Villians
So not really all that urban, but a remix of Thriller, electro-style. Came to me by way of a mass e-mail for a party (holler?).
Thrilla - YouTube
Thrilla - Download

Against All Odds (feat. Kano) - Chase & Status
Chase & Status are actually a drums 'n' bass duo, but this track has a funky, fast hip-hop feel to it. Kano (another Grime mainstay) drops the fitting rhymes. I've included the official video as the YouTube link because it's a cool video, but you do have to wait about 40 seconds until the actual song drops in.
Against All Odds - YouTube
Against All Odds - Download

Embrace The Martian - Crookers
Kid Cudi actually lays it down on this Crookers track. If you liked Day 'N' Nite from the Kid (or the Crookers remix: see More T-Pain... post in Feb.), you'll probably like this.
Embrace The Martian - YouTube
Embrace The Martian - Download

Green Light (Remix) - Rick Ross
Pretty much the same as the original from Andre 3000, but with Rick Ross rapping in the beginning. I thought the original was missing some rap, and this fills it in nicely (another rapping remix of it: ZP Boy Wonder's "Touch You." Holler).
Green Light - YouTube
Green Light - Download

And (in case you missed it in the last post), the extended mix of Calvin Harris' latest:

I'm Not Alone (Extended Mix) - Calvin Harris
Definitely not urban, but ill all the same.
I'm Not Alone - Download

NEXT POST: Hopefully not an Re: Barney Rubble post; probably just a regular one. Also, a new Hard-Fi remix by... Axwell.

Re: Sweden Post

So my previous post on the Swedish House Mafia disappeared, and I have no idea why. If anyone knows anything about this, please let me know. UPDATE: I was able to recover all of the links, so enjoy. Sorry that the formatting is not as nice as usual.

-Chris BP

TEXT OF POST (thanks to the e-mail subscription):

Vlkomnande till... Sweden

A little bit of explanation: the Swedish House Mafia is not post-minimal-breakbeat music from Sweden. I promise. It's actually a group of Swedish house DJ's: Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, and Axwell. It also used to include Eric Prydz (AKA Pryda. Don't worry, he's also going to be in this post) until he moved to London. All of their productions are upbeat house tracks - Eric Prydz was the one who dropped Call On Me - and they all have a similar style. Oh and they also love to get together in pairs and name themselves something else.

Also, keep up spreading the word. Interest in the blog is definitely picking up thanks to you guys. UPDATE: I fixed commenting so you don't need to be registered somehow to leave one.

My genre of the day: Swedish House Mafia

What you need to be listening to:

I have to admit, this might as well be a Know Your Genre because all of these songs are older, but whatever, it's all good.

Tell Me Why - Supermode
A remix of Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat by Steve Angello and Axwell (Supermode). No way I could do a post on these guys and not include it, this song is huge. Think Call On Me with 80's vocals.
Tell Me Why - YouTube

Breathe (Instrumental) - Mode Hookers
A tune from Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso (Mode Hookers). Starts off with a repetitive beat, but quickly drops off into sweeping strings. Worth it just for that bit.
Breathe - YouTube
Breathe - Download

Nice (Eric Prydz Radio Mix) - Duran Duran
A great remix from Prydz that injects a ton of energy into Duran Duran's original. Another note: all four of the Mafia are amazing remixers (just check out Axwell's remix of Hard-Fi's Hard To Beat or Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso's remix of Hard-Fi's Suburban Knights).
Nice - YouTube

Feel The Vibe (Instrumental Mix) - Axwell
Super house tune from Axwell, who probably makes the brightest sounding songs of the four. Made for clubbing on a beach.
Feel The Vibe - YouTube

AND

Nothing to do with the Swedish House Mafia, but...

I'm Not Alone (Extended Mix) - Calvin Harris
The real version of I'm Not Alone finally dropped. If you haven't heard it or downloaded it yet (see Fancy Some Euphoric? post in Feb.), do it now.
I'm Not Alone - Download


NEXT POST: May be a little more of a wait then usual. Maybe a normal post?

Ça, C'est Paris

France. The land of good food, and, surprisingly, good electro and house. The best example? It's home to Ed Banger records, the guys behind Justice and Daft Punk, as well as others like SebastiAn, DJ Mehdi, Mr. Oizo, Feadz, and Uffie. This post has a couple of songs from Ed Banger, but there are also a few from other labels as well.

By the way, If you're becoming a fan of the blog, spread the good word to your people. And if you have anything you want/like/dislike, drop a comment.

My genre of the day: Ed Banger

Okay. Not a genre. But it might as well be as the artists on their roll have a pretty distinct sound.

What you need to be listening to:

Encore (Human After All / Together/ Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You) - Daft Punk
I was planning on putting a Daft Punk remix of a song that's a lot less known, but there was no way I could resist putting this on. Off of the Alive 2007 CD (their live album from that trippy Coachella performance), it builds from Human After All into the other songs (Together and the Stardust song are both from projects of Thomas Bangalter, who is one half of Daft Punk). Crazy, crazy drop; the second half is better, but it all builds into itself. Sound quality is a lot better than on the YouTube version, just download it.
Encore - YouTube
Encore - Download

Paris (ft. Au Revoir Simone) (Aeroplane Remix) - Friendly Fires
Aeroplane is actually from Belgium but the songs called Paris and Belgium is really close to France, so cut me some slack. Plus, it's a legit song. Pretty laid back, but catchy and summery.
Paris - YouTube
Paris - Download

Discobitch (C'est Beau La Bourgeoisie) - Kylian Mash & Laurent Conrad
Super popular house track in the land of the French that came to me by way of my mate in Switzerland who actually got me into electronic music in the first place (BIG holler). The song's a lot of fun and would definitely make a party go nuts. Don't judge the tune on it's video though.
Discobitch - YouTube
Discobitch - Download

Pop The Glock - Uffie
Has Uffie (pic above) laying down vocals over a Feadz beat, straight out of Ed Banger. Ill use of a vocoder in the background and solid bass make for a just chilling kind of feel.
Pop The Glock - YouTube
Pop The Glock - Download

Classic song:

(Classic being used lightly here; it's from 2005)

La Ritournelle - Sebastien Tellier
A classic and chillout at it's best. A little emotional, kind of romantic, and pretty French sounding. It changes up a little with a vocal towards the middle, so listen through. YouTube quality is off, but I had to use this video because it matched my version (the video itself is not great either. I just haven't had good luck with YouTube in this post).
La Ritournelle - YouTube
La Ritournelle - Download


Next Post: The Swedish House Mafia... and the extended mix (non-radio rip) of Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone. I'm looking at you Otega.

Ride The Groove

So I finally got around to it: Know Your Genre. This is going to be a feature where I give a few tunes that really sum up a lesser known genre (here at least) that's still ill. Still, as it's only a few songs, there will be a ton of others out there that you may like even more.

This post's theme? Drums 'n' Bass, which is a bit soulful with a fast backbeat. As the name suggests, it has a lot of bass, so listen with good speakers or headphones.

DRUMS 'N' BASS

Machine - Logistics
With a monster bassline, this is an adrenaline pumping song from Nu:Tone's little brother that Paul Oakenfold would probably approve of. The first of the offerings from Hospital Records in this post.
Machine - YouTube
Machine - Download

Brief Encounter - High Contrast
Tight strings and an etheral short vocal from another of Hosptial Records' best.
Brief Encounter - YouTube
Brief Encounter - Download

Hanging Rock - London Elektricity
One of the best bass drops ever, period. London Elektricity rounds out the top 3 at Hospital Records.
Hanging Rock - YouTube
Hanging Rock - Download

Hold Your Colour - Pendulum
The most recent big hit from one of the only live acts in drums 'n' bass. A bit of a rock feel combined with a good vocal. Not from Hospital Records, believe it or not.
Hold Your Colour - YouTube
Hold Your Colour - Download

And that random Calvin Harris remix I promised?

See The Light (Calvin Harris Vocal Mix) - The Hours
Absolutely nothing to do with drums 'n' bass, but just a feel good kind of song. Starts off a little slow, but picks up a bit once the vocal kicks in (listen through the song). As usual, Calvin Harris ends up making some wierd bits sound good.
See The Light - YouTube
See The Light - Download

NEXT POST: A normal post - French house and electro.

This Is... The Remix

So I thought I would try something a little bit different with this post and give you all some good hip hop remixes and mash-ups. Also, I'll try to get back to putting in newer songs (with the exception of Know Your Genre); I've just been trying to spread some good older stuff.

And, now the blog is the third most popular google entry under "run-bpm" too. Score.

My genre of the day: Electro-House

Because there is no wikipedia article for hip hop remixes.

What you need to be listening to:

The Mule - Z-Ro, Devin The Dude, Juvenile
The remix by Ratatat off their second mixtape (which I'm told you can get for free online somewhere). Has the guitars and organs anyone who knows Ratatat would recognize, plus hip hop beats. Other notables off the mixtape: Stomp, Glock Nines, Alright. UPDATE: I've posted a link to download the entire album.
The Mule - YouTube
The Mule - Download
Ratatat Remixes Vol. II - Mixtape

W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E. - Wale
A remix of Justice's D.A.N.C.E., with Wale spitting over a re-fix of the song. Fun and catchy.
W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E. - YouTube
W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E. - Download

Falling In Shadows - Mick Boogie & Terry Urban
Off of the Viva La Hova mixtape, this is a mash-up of Jay-Z and Coldplay. A bunch of producers collaborated on the mixtape, and almost every song on it is great. I've included the link to the main site for the mixtape, hit it up (it's free too). Other good ones include the mash-ups of Clocks and Trouble.
Falling In Shadows - YouTube
Falling In Shadows - Download
Viva La Hova - Mixtape

Lose Yourself In The Shook Ones - Eminem vs. Mobb Deep
A mash-up of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" over the beat of Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones, pt. II", from KonTempt who makes a lot of these (google him). There's no YouTube of the song, but trust me, the mix is right on and if you like either song, you'll probably like this one.
Lose Yourself In The Shook Ones - Download

Also, holler (again) at my boy ZP Boy Wonder. There are a lot of tight remixes on his new mixtape (think "Touch You," a remix of Andre 3000's "Green Light," etc.).

NEXT POST: Know Your Genre, finally. The genre? Drums 'n' Bass. Also, a random Calvin Harris remix.

Ach Ja or Nicht Nicht?

Eurodance. It's kind of a guilty pleasure, but hey some of it's actually good.

A perfect example from Gunther and the Sunshine Girls (pic above, trust me he needs the huge pic):
The Ding Dong Song - YouTube

Just kidding, though it's great in it's own way.

On a completely unrelated note, I figured out more stuff about subscribing. If you do it by e-mail, you'll get an e-mail at the end of the day if and only if, there's a new post/are new posts. So it won't spam you up. Ballin'. In related news, you can actually find this by googling "runbpm" as one word. My next goal? Getting "run-bpm" to turn it up too. UPDATE: Google links to the latest post, so you actually need to click on the archive to get to the rest if you come through google.

My genre of the day: Eurodance

What you need to be listening to:

Just a disclaimer, none of these songs are as ridiculous as actual Eurodance, and are actually more housey than anything else. In fact, they are house. I promise they don't suck.

But they are very energetic and European club. And not very new.

Show Me Love (Club Mix feat. Robin S) - Mobin Masters
A good club remix of the Show Me Love, which is also a great song in it's own right. Keeps the same ridiculously catchy riff and adds some piano and strings.
Show Me Love - YouTube
Show Me Love - Download

Redlight (Club Mix) - Ian Carey
Sounds like it could come from Eric Prydz (the Call On Me guy; there will definitely be some of him in future posts). The club mix is a bit long, but clubby.
Redlight - YouTube
Redlight - Download

Arabian Adventure 2 - DJ Antoine
An older song from the Swiss DJ with a thick Arabian (don't hold me to that) string bit over a banging beat. Starts off slow, but speeds up when the beat drops.
Arabian Adventure 2 - YouTube
Arabian Adventure 2 - Download

Love Shy (Paul Emanuel Remix) - Platnum
A song that's been remixed a million and one times, this is the best electro-house version out there from one half of remix dons Haji & Emanuel. Catchy melody over a sharp beat.
Love Shy - YouTube
Love Shy - Download

Also, you should be listening to:

The Boogie That Be - The Black Eyed Peas
Absolutely nothing to do with anything but it's tight and stuck in my head right now. Plus, I think it's a pretty popular song.
The Boogie That Be - YouTube

NEXT POST: Hip hop remixes.

More T-Pain and Nigerians In The Basement

So this post has absolutely nothing to do with T-Pain, or Nigerians (Nigeria! Brrratt) for that matter. But hey, who's counting - I can make inside jokes too. Just a heads up to everyone, since I hop around genres so much, there will definitely be some times the songs won't be your thing, but that doesn't mean they'll suck in the next post too, right?

Also, if you subscribe, you'll know when I update and can get yourself some new songs that much faster. The e-mail one works too, I tried it.

And nope, no Know Your Genre. Yet.

My genre of the day: Remixes

What you need to be listening to:

Womanizer (Benny Benassi Club Mix) - Britney Spears
The remix isn't all that different from the original, but it throws in some tight Benassi club energy. Plus, you can delude yourself into thinking you're not actually listening to Britney Spears. I know I do.
Womanizer - YouTube
Womanizer - Download

Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix) - Kid Cudi
A remix from the boys out of Milan, Crookers bring their signature ghettotech touch. If you liked the original, you'll probably like this, it's just a bit more energetic and fun.
Day 'N' Nite - YouTube
Day 'N' Nite - Download

Paper Planes (Diplo Street Remix) - M.I.A.
Pretty much the same as the original with some other rappers laying down their rhymes on the track for variety. Noticing a theme? UPDATE: Check out the DFA remix (YouTube link included here) that was featured in Slumdog Millionaire.
Paper Planes - YouTube
Paper Planes - Download
Paper Planes (DFA) - YouTube

Love Can't Turn Around (D-Troy Mix) - D-Troy and Herbick
And now for something completely different. The original was a huge, huge hit way back in 1986 (it being a remix of an Isaac Hayes song from even more back in the day). This is a very, very euro-dancey remix from '07. UPDATE: Download link fixed.
Love Can't Turn Around - Streaming Audio Sample
Love Can't Turn Around - Download


My first post is also full of great remixes, hit that up if you need another fix.

NEXT POST: Know Your Genre?

Fancy Some Euphoric?

I just figured how to use zshare. What that means is that I'll be able to upload my own copies of the songs instead of hunting around for download links for you guys. Hoo-ray for consistency! Unfortunately, I already hunted down some of the links for this post's songs, so suck it up.

Also, there are apparently a million and one ways to subscribe to the blog, not all of them requiring a Gmail account. Nah baby nah, just do it.

I'm Not Alone (Radio Rip) - Calvin Harris
So I got excited and put this one up before I even got halfway through with the post. Calvin Harris is back. This tune is "euphoric," "large," and "happy" according to the Radio 1 DJ who broke it (a bit ago, but bear with me I just started this blog). Sounds like my kind of woman. Or song. Whatever, this is a great, energetic, house-y song.
I'm Not Alone - Not YouTube, but Streaming Sound
I'm Not Alone - Download

In other news,

My genre of the day: I don't actually know what to call it. It's like indie rock with electronic stuff in it? I think it's called Electronica. Don't quote me on that.
Also, unlike last post, the tunes posted will actually have something to do with the genre of the day.

Oh and Know Your Genre? I promise I'll get around to that eventually.

What you need to be listening to:

Remember Love - Noze
If it's good enough for French electro wunderkind Surkin, it's good enough for me (he likes it). With a ridiculously catchy piano riff and french guys trying to speak english, how can you lose? Unfortunately my version is protected and the only other link I could find was to download the entire EP (all two songs). The one you want isn't the remix. UPDATE: The download link may or may not work. My b. Check it out on itunes.
Remember Love - YouTube
Remember Love EP - Download
Remember Love - itunes

Golden Cage - The Whitest Boy Alive
Kind of like a summery Franz Ferdinand, but better. The video is almost as sick as the song; gather some drunk buddies, put it on, and let the freak out begin. "Where'd the box go, bro??"
My version of this is also protected (what are the odds), so I put the link to the song in itunes.
Golden Cage - YouTube
Golden Cage - itunes

She Loves Everybody - Chester French
Sounds like... I don't know, catchy indie rock? It's good, just take my word for it. I came across it on late, late, late night MTV of all places.
She Loves Everybody - YouTube
She Loves Everybody - Download

NEXT POST: Remixes, plus maybe Know Your Genre.

On The Wheels Of Steel

To kick off this blog:

I'm gonna use this blog to spread new music/stuff you may not have heard of (probably a lot of the stuff), holler at friends with stuff coming out, and most importantly, hype myself up. I'm going to try to keep it to stuff you should listen to, and keep out stuff that's just there because it's weird and shows that I know more about post-minimal-breakbeat music from Sweden than you do (less art house music in the basement). That said, I'm gonna try to find fresh stuff you won't find on itunes top 100 and bring you the best of other blogs. When I can, I'm gonna try to give you a youtube link, and a download link.

I'm DJ Chris BP, BPM, or BP on the wheels of steel (please hire me). Check out some tracks on the myspace page (new one in the works): http://www.myspace.com/onlydjbpm

But who really cares. More music.

My genre of the day: 2-Step Garage

What you need to be listening to:

Meddle (AC Slater & DJ Skeet Skeet Remix feat. GoldieLocks) - Little Boots
This has been circulating the blogs, but since I'm just kicking it off, I figured I'd include it in mine. Tight electro-grime beat with GoldieLocks (see pic) dropping her signature flow on the track.
Meddle - YouTube
Meddle - Download

Little Bit (AutoErotique Bootleg Remix) - Lykke Li
If you don't have the original though, get it. I went searching for a remix with a little more energy and came up with this electro mix of the song.
Little Bit - YouTube
Little Bit - Download

What You Think About It (DJ Pyro Mix) - Lil Wayne ft. Kayne West
I got this little mashup by way of my boy Otega (holler). Adds some house electro flair to weezy and kanyeezy.
What You Think About It - YouTube
What You Think About It - Download

Provider (GoldieLocks N.E.R.D. Refix) - GoldieLocks
More of the girl from Croydon laying it down over this N.E.R.D. tune. Couldn't find a YouTube link, but just imagine Provider by N.E.R.D. as sung by GoldieLocks. Or you could just not be lazy, take my word for it, and download it.
Provider - Download

Also, holler at my boy ZP Boy Wonder out of NYC who just dropped his first mixtape. Check out his facebook/myspace for some info and some funny vids.
You can get the mixtape here: ZP Boy Wonder Mixtape

NEXT POST: Some rock-ier stuff. And the beginning of the Know Your Genre feature.