Been pretty busy and dormant on the new music lately. I had forgotten about an artist by the name of KOAN Sound until I heard he was one of three (along with Porter Robinson, and Alvin Risk) to be signed to Skrillex's new record label OWLSA. You can hate on Skrillex for being mainstream or over the top as much as you want, but he probably couldn't have picked 3 better artists than those to start out with. I mean Alvin Risk's "Diminishing Returns" is absolutely huge! Anyways, you might have heard the song "Trouble in the West" by Koan Sound, but this ones just as good:
And then theres a song from a fairly new-come-er to the scene: Boy Kid Cloud. I haven't heard all that much from him, but his latest single is catchy: Boy Kid Cloud - How It Looks by ScareMusic
You probably heard about the Vans Warp Tour-esque, touring Electronic Festival, by the name of Identity Festival. Though not all artists appeared at each venue, most every city was graced with Nero, Steve Aoki, Kaskade, Disco Biscuit, Datsik and More. Some of the artists appearing at only a few shows were Rusko, Avicii, Skrillex, Pretty Lights and Afrojack. I caught the stop at Michigan, which didn't have any of these special acts sadly, but for 30$ this was a fun chance to get drunk and have some fun without all the hassle of traveling to a full blown festival. Here are some video highlights from the fest.
So Nero's new album, "Welcome to Reality" officially dropped 5 days ago, and after a few days of digesting the album, here are a few sleepers you may not heard of yet.
The 1st real song of the album (not counting 2808) slaps you in the face. I had heard just about the entire album through various releases and leaks but that was definitely not one of them. Doomsday for the win.
Next up on the underrated list is their remix of 1986 pop song "Crush on You" by the Jets. It starts off so poppy and dance-y, and so unexpectedly drops in screechy screechy dub.
Lastly, a song I posted up a while back but the Soundcloud embed got taken down, so here it is again, "My Eyes" Nero - My Eyes by lesoteric
Of course the album is chock-full of essentials from Nero like Innocence, Me & You, Guilt, and the original mix of Promises (which despite its lack of media hype compared to Skrillex's, is pretty-effin good.) Well, if that doesn't convince you to go out and buy the album and support Joe and Steve, well probably just go download if for free somewhere, 'cause its worth it.
What dubstep DJ hasn't dropped this in their set recently? It's a sort of Skrillex-esque remix, with a tinge of DnB and a bit of fidget. Keep an eye on Zomboy, something tells me he'll be amassing a similar crowd to Skrillex's in the upcoming year. Flux Pavilion - Bass Cannon (Zomboy Remix) by 1ReySon
Christian "Minnesota" Bauhofer seems like a pretty down to earth guy. Hailing from SoCal, he studied at UCSC, and still has a somewhat reasonable number of friends on facebook, around 2,500. Why the facebook stats? Well it seems a name like Minnesota makes you somewhat hard to look up info on. Wikipedia defines you only as a state in the Midwest, and most all other results are something to do with Minneapolis Dub. What also makes him chill, is most of his remixes and original songs are up for download, legally, straight from him. Well anyways, he's been on the scene for over 2 years, and I'm looking forward to new tunes from that dude.
I first heard Minnesota's remix of Adele's hit "Rolling in The Deep" at the beginning of the summer. I didn't think to much of it, until Mike Posner released a remix, and it was a "people like this version...they need to heard Minnesota's" moment. Adele - Rolling in the Deep (DeathStar Remix feat MartyParty & Minnesota) by MartyParty
The mainstream media strikes again, this time Nero is the victim. If you remember a few weeks ago, Leona Lewis stole Avicii's Penguin/Fade to Darkness and sang over it, without acknowledging Tim Berg at all. Luckily, I would like to think the crime is not as heinous; Enrique didn't steal the Nero's song, but moreso Nero's video.
"Dirty Dancer"
vs.
"Guilt"
Like I said, could be worse, but annoying nonetheless. Dislike.
1. Let You Go (Feed Me Remix) - Chase & Status - Electro House Chase & Status - Let You Go (Feed Me Remix) by youfeedme
I had listened to feed me for a while, but it wasn't until recently that I decided to really look through everything he's put out. Feed Me has a few great remixes that seem to not really have caught on like his mainstream releases (Feed Me's Big Adventure & To the Stars EP). His remix of Chase & Status' "Let You Go" is probably the best example of one of those songs.
2. Magic Trooper - Mord Fustang - Electro House Mord Fustang - Magic Trooper by Mord Fustang
I'm starting to realize most of Mord Fustang's songs sound pretty damn similar. I've also come to realize that doesn't affect how much I like or listen to them. Magic Trooper was less of a dubstep beat than many of his songs, but retains that sugar-coated funky feel.
3. Save The World (Zedd Remix) - Swedish House Mafia Save The World (Zedd Remix) by Absynth_mx
Yeah, the songs already popular, but for all the wrong reasons. Zedd has a knack for quirky, sometimes nerdy electro-house bangers. This one sounds like 1 pt Swedish House Mafia, 1pt Warp 1.9, and 1pt who knows where this analogy is going, just listen to it.
When I first heard Nero's Innocence over a year ago, I knew they'd be around putting out good music for a good time to come. I also thought innocence was akin to Mau5's "Strobe" and Afrojack's "Take Over Control" in that theyre impossible to remix without ruining the song, and certainly impossible to do better than the original. I'm not going to say Feed Me's mix is better than the original, its just different, and simultaneously insanely good. I dont really know what to classify it as, so once again, please just listen to it.
5. Choose Me Pt. II - Xilent - Dubstep 16 - Xilent - Choose Me II by s3v
This song hit it big around 2 months ago, and its still such a good song. It "goes hard" without sounding crude or chaotic. Very tasteful Mr. Xilent.
