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.