Once more unto the breach, dear friends...

The current stage of our lives is a whirlwind of activity, and in a great way. But it comes at the bitter cost of our dedication to this most superior of blogs. That being said, we are always discovering more music, and you can count on our ultimately unavoidable need to share it with whoever cares to listen.

So in the spirit of celebrating damn good music, I've got some entrancing singers that have recently occupied my obsession. The first is the seductive Lana Del Rey, casually known as Lizzy Grant, whose self described style is that of a "gangsta Nancy Sinatra." She hasn't released a full debut album as of yet, but supposedly that will be rectified in the coming year. For these links, I almost caution against watching the music videos the first time and instead just wrap yourself in her voice. The videos are pretty artsy, which can be distracting while listening to a novel song.

Diet Mtn Dew

Video Games

Blue Jeans

The next artist is Woodkid, born Yoann Lemoine of that teased country we call France. He is actually primarily a film and music video director, having on his resume such works as Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and T-Swift's "Back to December." I personally can't comment on his directing prowess, but his recently released singles reveal a seriously soulful voice possessing a rare richness.

Iron (the music for the Assassain's Creed Revelations trailer, for those who care)

Baltimore's Fireflies

Someone Like You (Cover of Adele)

Brooklyn

Wasteland

Happy listening.

Dedications - New Look

I want to start by explaining some changes to the way the site is organized. As you can see, at the bottom of the screen, an embedded music player has popped up! This way you guys can listen to all the songs on here without having to leave the page, with the ability to chose which songs you want to listen to, pop out the music player, etc. To get it started, just click "Click to play all audio posts," and a playlist will pop up. Please leave your impressions in the comments; any feedback is very crucial and greatly appreciated. Furthermore, any links that you see will be download links. You can listen to songs on the player, and then if you like one, right click it and say "Save As" to download.


When yesterday's post came out, I, very rudely, forgot to mention some people. So, to make up for that, I wanted to dedicate a couple of songs to each of them.


Mike Tseng.

Not to be confused with Mike Tzeng. Who happen to have the same birthday. Crazy. This man goes hard, in pretty much everything that he does except Super Smash Bros. I wanna start off with some pretty sick trance, which I've posted before, but I think is worth bringing up again. Not as intense as Krater of Peak 1.1, but then again, nothing is. Still pretty good.

W & W - Alpha

Second, this man really knows how to dance. And he can head iso like no other. So I wanted to give him something to dance to. Here's to him.

Kap Slap - Illamerica Blow




Audrey Stano.

Raised in the hood of Silver Spring with Matt Sartucci, that neighborhood was rough and you can definitely see it in her attitude. She is one badass girl, and don't tolerate no foolishness from anyone. You can find her on the corner thuggin, chillin with the bad-boy rappers. Most of them are named Max. Essentially, she looks and acts like Kreayshawn. So to her I dedicate this remix of Gucci Gucci.

Kreashawn - Gucci Gucci (Rock-It! Scientist Remix)

Also, joking aside, she has a pretty damn good voice. I hope she goes all out singing to this version of a timeless classic.

Yuna Ito - My Heart Will Go On




Annie Jeng.

Probably the most musically gifted person I had the pleasure to meet, she's a great friend and a really nice person in general. If you haven't you should meet her. She's also in love with cute things. She'll squeal when she sees a puppy on the street, etc. So here's a song for you Annie; it features a kid with the cutest voice I can imagine. Now it may or may not be about tripping on copious doses of hallucinogens, but that's irrelevant. I think. In any case, the accompanying music is also very good.

M83 - Raconte-Moi Une Histoire

Now, choosing this second song for Annie was pretty damn hard. She loves classical, but she knows way more about that than I ever will, so I don't have anything to offer in that domain. I also send her a lot of music before posting it anywhere, so she also knows a lot of my library. In the end, I ended up with this song, a mashup between Leona Lewis's Collide and Avicii's Fade into Darkness, the later of which I will be posting on its own at a later time due to it's awesomitude.

Kap Slap - Penguins Collide Into Darkness

Thanks, Kyle

Wow. It has been quite a while. Like Kyle said, we've been busy, but that's no excuse. We'll always be busy. Just have to be less lazy and make time for this. Much love to him for getting up off his ass and pulling the chair from under the rest of us.

Without further ado, some songs. I've listened to A LOT of music while I've been inactive. I do understand, however, that posting lots of songs per post can be overwhelming and that it would be best to limit it. SO. I'll keep it to 5 songs, try to vary the genre's and see what happens.



I'm gonna start off with one of my favorite songs, Seek Bromance. This song features music from one of my favorite artists, Avicii (aka Tim Berg), but it is not his song per say. Italian DJ Samuele Sartini's Love You Seek ft. Amanda Wilson had it's vocals overlayed and this feel good monster (in my opinion) was born. Enjoy.

Avicii (Tim Berg) - Seek Bromance



While we're listening to female vocals, I just wanted to continue on that track. Tiesto recently made the switch over from trance to almost exclusively house, and even though it's only been a couple of months, he's already shows a lot of promise, and I'm really excited. Featuring Kay, this is definitely a good song to get you in the mood for the weekend.

Tiesto - Work Hard Play Hard (ft. Kay)



For a chance of pace, we go to a mellow, semi-depressing yet beautiful song by Florence and the Machine. It's a single that will also be on the upcoming album on November 7th. Don't quite know what it's about, but I'm guessing some sort of drowning/suicide thing. A very emotionally charged song.

Florence and the Machine - What the Water Gave Me



Speaking of mellow, here's an awesome song that many of you probably already heard, but that never gets old. Doing what he does best, Deadmau5 (pronounced dead-mouse, ahem) starts off this song with an ambient, minimalist vibe, and proceeds to evolve it into a relaxing trance piece with a great beat and melody.

Deadmau5 - Strobe



Finally, a super exciting song. This DJ has some of the best mashups I have ever heard. He's amazing. And surprisingly, every song he makes is free to download at kapslap.com. He also features hour+ continuous mixes of his mashups, which are perfect from leaving on during parties and forgetting about them. This is probably my favorite by him.

Kap Slap - Paper Towels




As always, email us or comment with any suggestions, complaints, etc. We're working on getting music to you in a better way than just youtube links. It'll be done within the next month AT THE LATEST.

K3

We've been busy, lame, and ultimately, lazy.

I apologize, but lets hope these tracks make up for it, at least a little.

Music is important to me because it can directly change my mood. These tracks should hopefully be in an order that goes from a more mellow mood to one that will energize you, and bring a little involuntary dance into your life. I'm going to try and use 8tracks for this, so it's going to be an 8 track minimum post. Here goes.

First up, we have Skylar Grey's Invisible. I love her voice, and the track is beautiful. Nothing more to be said here.

Next we have Howlin' For You by The Black Keys. You've instantly become a smooth operator. You're wearing a nice suit. You're probably playing poker. You're almost certainly winning. There's obviously an attractive person of the opposite sex hanging around you. You're ordering a drink. It's definitely hard liquor.

Moving on is almost a step backwards. It's Invisible again, but this time Miss Grey's song has been amped up by John Dahlback; I don't think it ruins it like some remixes do, just kind of turns a sad observation into a realization that a lot of people feel the same way (happier, too).

Next is a song that takes a while to build up (as do a lot of electro/house songs) but I think it's worth it. Written for his girl Kate, Arty brings us an instrumental song called Kate, showing us that he is, in fact, the cleverest. Can't bash him, though, the song is uplifting, and big.

Nervo. Afrojack. Steve Aoki. Hook N Sling remixed We're All No One and this song maintains that "big" feeling that I love so much. It's those big, synths? I guess that make me just love certain house songs.

We are now at the first of the last 3 songs, all of which I believe should definitely lift your spirits. The first shot of happiness is another John Dahlback remix, specifically of the song Big by Sneaky Sound System (alliteration, anyone? Or is it consonance?)

Tim Berg, also known as Avicii, keeps you floating right on up with his Three Chord Revolution. If you're the type of person who gets simple, yet catchy riffs stuck in your head... You're screwed. Avicii loves messing with those people.

Obviously, I've saved what I view as the best, for last. I loved Coldplay's Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. I've also always been complaining that Swedish House Mafia don't release enough songs. Behold the current mother of all uplifiting house songs, in my humble opinion: SHM's remix of Every Teardrop is a Waterfall.

You better be in a damned good mood. Hell, it's 3 am and I'm basically dancing in my seat.

Let me know what you guys think of the 8track thing. Just fyi, on the second play of the playlist, it will randomize the songs, so make sure you listen to it in order while reading this post on the first try.

The Playlist

K2

Coyote Kisses are a duo who have been friends since childhood, both from Lakeland, Florida. They started producing music during the summer of 2008, but then took a break at the end of the summer since they were both heading off to separate colleges. This means that they are almost exactly our ages, and they have produced some of the best electro that I've heard in a while.

This first track is what I *expected* the Daft Punk soundtrack to Tron to sound like. Daft Punk instead turned Hans Zimmer-ish. Coyote Kisses, however, fulfilled my desire with LazerSwag

Coyote Kisses - LazerSwag


This second track is their most popular one, although they don't seem to be too popular yet. If they keep coming out with tracks like s(star)chaser, they're not going to be unknown for long.

Coyote Kisses - Starchaser

Hip Hop Joints

Hey guys my first post so be nice

Nujabes,

During his lifetime, Japanese hip hop producer and all-around baller. Beautiful music that's also featured on the anime Samurai Champloo.

Down tempo, catchy riffs and droning rhythms. When I feel stressed this is what I listen to.

Highs 2 Lows

Luv Sic Part 3

Aruarian Dance

Links are part of a Nujabes playlist I found on youtube, check out more dope tunes by him by just letting it keep playing when the music finishes :)

Joe Beats,

Rhode Island native producer. Not much to say besides awesome. Heavy beats, slow and fun to listen to, great stuff.

Narcissist

Not sure exactly what you guys want, lemme know what you like/dislike

Daily Post #19 (Concert alerts)

Concerts = awesome, I will list some in this post. If you're not interested to even look at them (shame) scroll down for today's music.

So. Starscape aside, there are many many sick concerts going on this summer in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area that I would highly recommend going to if you're a fan of electo/dub. Here is a list:

5/30 - Dub Nation Hartford w/Borgore @ WebsterGet Tickets

6/01 - Dub Nation Philly Feat. FEED ME @ The TLA 

6/04 - Starscape Festival 2011 - SOLD OUT

6/05 - Dub Nation Mass feat. Skrillex w/ Paper Diamond & J. Rabbit @ The Palladium in Worcester SOLD OUT

6/06 - 

Dub Nation Hartford feat. Skrillex w/ Paper Diamond & J. Rabbit @ Webster Theater in Hartford- SOLD OUT

6/09 - Dub Nation PHX w/Flux & Doctor P - Buy Tickets

6/14 - AEG Live & Dub Nation Present Borgore w/Special Guest Bare @ The Trocadero in Philadelphia - Buy Tickets

6/16 - Dub Nation Norfolk feat FLUX & DOCTOR P @ The Norva - Get Tickets

6/17 - MEGA @ IBIZA featuring FLUX PAVILION, DOCTOR P, PORTER ROBINSON, DJ ICEY AND MORE - WWW.DCMEGA.COM - 

6/23 - Dub Nation PHX feat Skrillex @ The Venue of Scottsdale - Buy Tickets

7/01 - MSTRKRFT @ The Norva - Get Tickets

7/02 - SUMMER MASSIVE: THE MELTDOWN@ Bourbon Street www.Summer-Massive.com 

7/03 - Dub Nation FTL @ Revolution Live 

7/07 - DUB NATION DC feat Mt Eden @ Uhall - Get Tickets

7/16 - Dub Nation RVA ft. Figure, Liquid Stranger, & DZ @ The National - Get Tickets

7/23 - Conspirator @ Bourbon Street - Get Tickets 

7/29 - Drop It Hard feat. ENDYMION w/Special Guest Milo @ Bourbon Street - On Sale June 2nd

7/30 - Drop It Hard feat. ENDYMION w/Special Guest S-Factor @ Starlight Ballroom - On Sale June 2nd

8/04 - Flux & Doctor P @ The Trocadero - Get Tickets

8/17 - Hard Summer Tour feat. DIGITALISM (live), CASPA, SWITCH, DESTRUCTO, & DILLON FRANCIS @ Bourbon Street - Get Tickets

8/19 - Hard Summer Tour feat. DIGITALISM (live), CASPA, SWITCH, DESTRUCTO, & DILLON FRANCIS @ 9:30 Club - Get Tickets

The White Panda is also performing in Baltimore on the 23rd of July, and Ellie Goulding is performing at the 9:30 club in DC on the 25th of July. Something you guys may want to check out.

Now, music.

I have invited a good friend Russell to also start posting on here; he has excellent music taste and I'm positive that you'll enjoy the style of music that he puts up. But for a sneak peak, I found a couple of songs that are very Russell-esque so you can get an idea of the joys that are to come. If you've had a rough day and just want to relax, there's nothing better than this to mellow you out.

Air - La Femme D'Argent
Skream - Summer Dreams

Daily Post #18

1,000 VIEWS WOOOT WOOT

Thanks to Matt for covering my daily post yesterday. He did a much better job than I usually do, so maybe I'll have to "be really really busy" more often.

The thing about music is that there is an insane amount of it, and there are many good artists/songs out there that, unless you pull in information from others, you will never have the pleasure to hear. AS SUCH if you have any songs that you really like, please email me at cdfrantzis@gmail.com and we will share it with the world. Between me Kyle and Matt we listen to a fair bit of music but by no means all of it.


That said, I was recently, uh, collaborating, I guess, with a friend and she reminded me of a song that I had listened to long ago. It's the kind of a song that you listen to and immediately start craving the dance floor; so basically, it's awesome. Also, it's by Steve Aoki, another artist that will be featured at Starscape. If you haven't gotten tickets for Starscape yet, and wanna go.... well you're boned. Tickets are sold out, sorry. Heh.

Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Dance Remix)


I realize that a lot of the music that I've been posting has been electro/dub etc. It's NOT all that I listen to, we actually have a quite diverse taste in music, as Kyle and Matt have shown.

On that note, I have a rock song for you! Coming out of Kentucky, but moving to London with their first record deal, they have a very lovely, distinct rasp to their songs that I love. It's a sad song, so be prepared, but I think you'll enjoy it.

Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down

K1

Here's an indie song that I recently stumbled across that I get more and more addicted to each time I hear it. In typical indie fashion it deals with what I believe is two kids who have an unplanned pregnancy, and the deep emotional repercussions. Hey, someone has to do a little of the indie thing.

The Antlers - Bear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YESdx5AHyJc&hd=1


Here is a more upbeat song that I found recently, I loved it instantly because it reminded me of a few Muse songs. It's epic, ethereal, and moving. Meet Klaxons.

Klaxons - Echoes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJgOLu5iAFs

And after I got bored of that, Designer Drugs went and remixed the song in a way that blew my mind. A lot of the remixes that I see are just drums or some extra bass / electro added to a song, or a remix that completely destroy's the songs intended purpose. This remix does what every remix should strive to do, that is keep the aim of the song the same, yet while adding a new take.

Klaxons - Echoes (Designer Drugs Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPpTSOGmXQA&hd=1

Daily Post #17

Hey everyone, I'm taking over the daily post this evening, and so I thought I'd come up with a few songs for that time of night when we're either falling asleep or should be falling asleep.

First up, for the lonely hearts, we have a song by The Gaslight Anthem, a punk rock group out of New Jersey, called "Here's Looking At You Kid". Not the most upbeat song, but man does it get in my head.

The Gaslight Anthem - Here's Looking At You Kid

Next is a much more heartwarming song called "First Day Of My Life" by Bright Eyes. My life plan is actually centered around learning this on guitar and winning over the heart of an heiress.

I've had worse plans.

Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life

And lastly, one of my all time favorite songs, "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, with a little help from Hansard's band The Frames. This song was written for the film Once which starred Hansard and Irglova.

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly

Oh, by the way, this won an Oscar.

And with that, goodnight.

Daily Post #15 & #16

I know, I know, it's late. I'm trying though. So I'll just make this a double post to catch up.

As always, turn up the youtube quality as much as possible for the best sound quality.

Been in a bit of a music slump the past couple of days, I haven't been able to find anything that appealing to me. Luckily, I've had so much good music in the past that I can just take some off from that bank.

This song is featured in my Sexstep playlist, but because I like it so much I decided to give it a bit of limelight as well. Very upbeat and dirty at the same time, Tinie comes through for us again. Remixed by TC for that extra bass-kick.

Tinie Tempah - Frisky (TC Remix)


Next up, some sweet dubstep / electro house from Mord Fustang.

Mord Fustang - Lick The Rainbow


Finally, some Starscape thrown in (at least partly); this next song is interesting because it's house with some drum'n'bass. Then, the remix by Flux Pavilion and Doctor P (appearing at Starscape June 4th) for some dubstep added as well. I don't have a preference to either, so I'm putting them both out there and you decide which you like better.

DJ Fresh - Louder (Ft Sian Evans)
DJ Fresh - Louder (Flux Pavilion & Doctor P Remix)

You done yet? K good.

Alright y'all, once your heads have exploded from Tino's baller playlist, I've got some music that'll help you cool down and relax. I'm jumping all over the place today, touching on folk again, soft rock, and some blues, so sit back, reflect on your accomplishments, and chill out.

First up is a band that the man-among-men Tino suggested to me, and as usual it turned out to be an excellent find. The band's name is Mount Moriah, they're an indie folk group out of North Carolina that's got a strong Appalachian folk feel. They formed in the past couple years, and just released their first album this past April. Tino's favorite song is Lament, excellent, though mine may be Old Gowns. Here's a few of their best:

Mount Moriah - Lament

Mount Moriah - Old Gowns

Mount Moriah - The Letting Go

One of my favorite artists at the moment is Bon Iver, who I think takes a masterful mix of folk and a blues feeling, and creates some really soulful music. His two favorite songs of mine are "Skinny Love" and "Creature Fear", though in his recordings he abruptly cuts off the end of creature fear. He improvises the end in concert, which makes for an awesome ending. Here are some of his songs, I highly recommend you check out the rest of his stuff.

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

Bon Iver = Creature Fear (recorded)

Bon Iver - Creature Fear (live) I personally really like this version

Bon Iver - The Wolves (Acts I & II)

There's also a really good cover of "Skinny Love" by an artist named Birdy, just came out this past winter. She keeps the excellence of the original song and gives it her own powerful touch.

Birdy - Skinny Love

Kyle first introduced me to John Butler a few years ago, so this next section is courtesy of him. John Butler Trio is a group headed by John Butler, who's been in the music scene for a while now. By far the most important thing to hear from him is "Ocean", a purely instrumental piece that is simply amazing. Take a look at the video below and just watch his hands once he gets going. Plus, he has sweet dreds.

John Butler - Ocean

John Butler Trio - Better Than

John Butler - Losing You The last minute of this video is just him talking, skip that.

Daily Post #14

It's gonna be a reaaally quick post today because I am still tired from the lack of sleep due to the creation of the Sexstep playlist (which you should check out below)

Sweet Mashup

Mitch Mash - Might Light You Better


And some dirty Tinie Tempah ringing for Chase & Status

Chase & Status - Hitz (ft. Tinie Tempah)

Sexstep

Sexstep: Dubstep or dubstep-esque music that is catered towards and ideal for doing the deed, bumping uglies, *insert other term for sex here*

Photo courtesy of Kyle Pires

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's's the playlist. It has taken a lot of work, but there was more enjoyment in it than work. Every single song there is there for a reason, trust me; a lot of thought went into it. There's a lot of filthy dub, and what isn't really dubstep has very deep basslines that can keep you going slowly while you take a breather (heh :-P)

All you have to do is click on play all, then select shuffle as an option in the bottom right, scroll to the front of the playlist (by clicking on the arrow in the bottom left repeatedly until you cant anymore) and then click on the first song. After that, just sit back and listen.

It's almost 4 hours long, so if you run out of music, you're getting close to the viagra limit and you should take yourself to see a doctor, because either you're inhuman or something very bad is about to happen.

For this playlist in particular, it's very important to listen on something that has very good bass. Just good bass won't cut it. If you have a speaker system with a subwoofer, that is preferable. Most headphones will not do the trick, even if they're pretty good. Also, try to listen to the songs on HD, it makes a huge difference. I will have a folder with all the HD mp3's soon so that you can import them into your music library and turn them into a playlist, but until then, youtube is all we've got.

Enjoy!

Superiorest - SEXSTEP (Youtube Playlist Edition)

Daily Post #13

Today has been an awesome day. Lot's of work that I had to do, but there's something about filtering through hundreds of sweet songs that really makes your day. I'm talking of course of the dubstep playlist going up in the near future. I've got some "power followers" giving it a listen, and based on their feedback, I'll post it soon.

But first, I've got some treats for you.

Those of you who know me know that I LOVE KE$HA. And dubstep. So what on this planet could possible by better than some dirty dirty Ke$ha dubstep remixes? I'm not sure. Probably nothing


Ke$ha - Blow (Cirkut Remix)
Ke$ha - Take It Off (DJ Kue Remix)

Just for the record - whenever you listen to a youtube video, make sure it's in HD. Because the sound quality definitely makes a difference. Especially with these super bass-intensive songs. And if you have a sub-woofer - even better.

Daily Post #12

BIG NEWS. Later today, or maybe tomorrow, I plan on releasing a playlist (maybe two) of some sex music. And by sex music I mean music that is good to do the deed to. Should be fun.

All of us have that one Disney Movie that we love. One of my favorites has to be the Jungle Book, just because of the sick music. And here is a cover of one of those epic tunes:

The Morning Benders - I Wanna Be Like You


Furthermore, some of what I can only classify as electro-folk. Which is cool, and quite appropriate for this blog, in my opinion.


Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers

Daily Post #11

SO. Number 11. Which should have gone out yesterday. But oh well, here it goes.

MOAR ELECTRICITY IN THE MUSIC PLEASE? K.

IMA JUST SPURT THEM OUT, NO EXPLANATIONS NECESSARY, IT'S LATE

Funky House
David Putenez - Melodrama

Chill Dub - wait out the weird intro, it gets real good
Crookers - Remedy (ft Miike Snow) Magik Johnson Vocal Remix

SICK RAP TINIE TEMPAH AND WIZ KALIFA
Tinie Tempah - Til I'm Gone (Ft. Wiz Kalifa)

Daily Post #10

I want to start off by apologizing for my lack of a daily post on Friday, but Matt's post more than made up for it in my opinion. Some really good stuff there, you should all check it out right below this.

Following up on Matt's post, I wanted to share some more acoustic music with you. Don't worry, some electro-y more upbeat stuff will come out in post #11. And so much hardcore dub that I can't wait to unleash upon you, but I'm trying to save it for the mix that I'm gonna make.

First, we've got Ellie Goulding doing an acoustic cover of Heartbeats by The Knife (aka Jose Gonzalez) I know we're used to Goulding being remixed to heavy bass and wobble and such, but this is a very very pretty song. I like it.

Ellie Goulding - Heartbeats


Furthermore, another cover coming up. This time, a folk cover of an artist not so folky. Enjoy.

Barbara - Pursuit of Happiness (Kid Cudi Acoustic Cover)

A little twang for the soul

As some of you may know, I have a soft spot for folk-rock. I've come up with a bit of an overview of some of my favorite bands, all of which are worth checking out in depth.

First up is Mumford and Sons, an English group who's received a fair amount of attention for their song "Little Lion Man", which Tino posted a while ago. But I can honestly tell you that I like every single one of their songs. I don't think I can say that about any other band. Here are some of my favorites from their album "Sigh No More":

Sigh No More - Mumford and Sons

Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford and Sons

Winter Winds - Mumford and Sons

The Cave - Mumford and Sons (I don't understand this video, but I like it)

I could keep going, but if you want more check out the rest of the album.

Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic group that is planning on releasing their first album this summer. From the singles they've released, they're definitely a group to keep your eye on.

Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men

Love Love Love - Of Monsters and Men

Deer Tick is an American east coast band, with a little more blues mixed in with the folk. They have two songs in particular that I really like:

Ashamed - Deer Tick

These Old Shoes - Deer Tick

The Band Perry is made up of three siblings from Tennessee, and they just released their first album recently. The most noteworthy song is "If I Die Young", very well written, though I enjoy most of their other stuff. One of us may have a crush on the lead singer, though I would never betray his Greek secret.

If I Die Young - The Band Perry

Hip To My Heart - The Band Perry

Sugarland. Something about them is just...really good. They are closer to the country-rock genre, but I bet you'll enjoy their stuff. I'll admit, I myself have a small crush on the singer of this band.

Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland (Great video, weird but fun)

Stay - Sugarland (Also a good video, but definitely not fun)

Want To - Sugarland

Ok, that's enough for one post. I'll put up another installment with more of my favorites for those of you who are interested in these styles.

Daily Post #9

Whoa. Coming to two full weeks of daily posts.

I want to give a shoutout to Rob Dunn who, through awesomeness, managed to almost double our popularity on his own. Very impressive, and we thank him greatly.

Now, music wise, today's post will be much more mainstream. But good nonetheless.

Rihanna has been doing very well for herself for several years now. Not many artists can continue to dominate the charts like she can. Unfortunately, one of her best songs (in my humble opinion) did not receive the attention that it deserved. With a kickin' Guetta baseline, I think it's a pretty pretty good song. And an interesting music video too.

Rihanna - Who's That Chick (Ft. David Guetta)


Next, electo-pop monster Robyn. If you decide to check out her official music video, be sure to be alone in the room. It is definitely not safe for work. As Matt put it, "Did you detect any sexual undertones there? No. None. Just overtones." I'm really not sure how that's allowed to be on youtube at all.

Robyn - Indestructible


Again, if anyone has any particular style of music that they want new songs for, send me an email at cdfrantzis@gmail.com and one of our experts will have a post up for you within a week.

Daily Post #8

Im gonna space out the Starscape posts, because we do have like 20 days till then, and I want the last 5 days before the concert to be just Starscape (at least from my end, Matt and Kyle have free rein)

In this post, I'm gonna have 3 variations of the same song. That song, which I think is probably one of my top 5 ever (easily) is a collaboration from DJ Morgan Page and folk-rock singer Lissie. The song is called The Longest Road and it has been remixed by a bunch of people, but I'm gonna give you the original and two remixes: one by Deadmau5 and one by Iacabone, who mixed the song with house powerhouse (heh, see what I did there?) Avicii. Personally, I like the original better than any of the two mixes, but they all have their place.

Morgan Page ft Lissie - The Longest Road
(I realize the youtube title says Deadmau5 remix, but it's not)
Morgan Page ft Lissie - The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)
Avicii vs. Morgan Page ft Lissie - The Longest Bromance (Iacabone Edit)

Daily Post #7 (Starscape!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

I want to start off by congratulating both Matt and Kyle on their first posts. Hopefully we'll see a lot more from them soon.

Second, I want to apologize for my semi-weak last post.

Third, STARSCAPE STARSCAPE STARSCAPE. Crazy festival going on in Baltimore on June 4th, 5 stages, tons of sicknasty DJ's, 16 hours or festivities, taking place on a fort overlooking the chesapeake... pretty much a wet dream. In light of this upcoming event, I will try to post music from some of the artists that will be performing at said event.

The artist list is enormous, but I'm gonna start off with a couple of DJ's that I personally love.

First off, is Skrillex. If any of you know me, you know that I LOVE Skrillex. As an added bonus, a track his track has been remixed by Dirtyphonics, another sick DJ that will be appearing at Starscape. (Raw Dirtyphonics to come at a later time)

Skrillex - Slats Slats Slats
Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (Dirtyphonics Remix)


Next, good ol' Flux Pavillion. Many of you may know them as "Manitee not stopping and compressing into glass" Well, here's the track that it was based off of. And again, as a bonus, a track by DJ Fresh that has been remixed by both Flux and Doctor P, another dubmaster that will be appearing at Starscape.

Flux Pavillion - I Can't Stop
Flux Pavillion - Got 2 Know
DJ Fresh - Louder (Doctor P and Flux Pavillion Remix)


I know I said that these posts would be smaller, and they will! But I couldn't help it with these artists. :-)

Add some flavors

Hi. I'm Matt. As you've heard, Tino has decided to be a baller and let me post some music on the most superiorest of blogs, so I'm gonna start off with some excellent chill-out songs.

Freelance Whales is a band I stumbled upon (without the help of stumbleupon, oddly) that has a beautiful, mostly acoustic sound using an variety of interesting instruments (alliteration!) that effectively create a hypnotizing overflow of sound. Good stuff.

"Generator 1st Floor" is one of those subdued acoustic songs that will swallow you whole. The instruments work together in undulating harmony, but the vocals of this particular song really grab at me. Their throaty expressions remind me of the avant-garde jazz movement's emulation of raw emotion, though the sentiments of the Freelance Whales music are nowhere near as jarring. This link is a live version of the song, which I personally prefer but isn't the exact same as the album track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpvQXovrzyQ

"Generator 2nd Floor" is a more upbeat song, a good follow up to "1st Floor" because it gently pulls you back out of the mental stupor that can come from listening to the latter and lifts you up to a more energetic mood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSkjibDu8kM

When I played "1st Floor" for Kyle, he mentioned that it reminded him of "Wake Up" from Arcade Fire's album Funeral. Which led me to listen to this awesome album. It's one of the best albums as a whole that I've ever heard. Think of something Pink Floyd would turn out in terms of coherence between tracks. Here is a link for the album as a playlist on youtube; if you want to just hear "Wake Up", it's track 7, but I seriously recommend listening to the whole album, in one sitting if possible (it's only 47min55sec).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b_IHjWXbuM&feature=BFa&list=PLC12F685485FFD45A&index=1

Tino, what a man.

Daily Post #6

I wanna start off by giving a shoutout to Kyle and Matt. They have graciously agreed to help me put out some music on here. I know that a lot of time my music spectrum is limited but hopefully these two will help me spice things up and cover for me during my eventual relapse into non-posting.

Some nice hip-hop for you today. First off is a collaboration between Big Sean and Chiddy Bang which I personally really like.

Big Sean - Too Fake


Also, gotta keep it classy. And punny.

Classified - That Ain't Classy

Study... Study... Study... Study... RAAGE

With finals wrecking my normally lazy college life, 2 songs have been the theme of the last week.

The first is an excellent one if you want some great classical piano / orchestra to study to. Ludovico Einaudi is also one of the first modern composers who I have found to be extremely captivating; probably because his compositions all sound like movie soundtracks. What I've heard so far of his work seems to indicate that his pieces tend to be simple theme that builds on itself. Without further ado, Ludovico Einaudi with Primavera.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4fO-f33K0
(Apologies for the weird video)


And after you're done studying, when you want to hear some music that should be played at the end of a long, successful day of studying... you want a song that'll make you inevitably do a victory dance. And what better to do that than a song from the good old 90's... remixed to add some bass awesomeness.

Remix your childhood.

The Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Prime Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPq4r7bSap4&hd=1
(Output to awesome speakers or headphones. Turned up)


Special thanks to Tino for letting me post on here whenever I feel like it. I'll leave most of the hard work to him.

Daily Post #5

Some mellow electronica coming your way. It won't make you happy, just a warning.

Tron : Legacy was the worlds longest music video. The movie itself? Meh. The soundtrack? I thought it was excellent. It was very different from Daft Punk's other music, but that may have been due to the darkness of the movie itself. If the whole plot takes place in a world of black with lines of light, the music is bound to follow the same path. Tron Legacy : R3CONFIGUR3D was a bit of a disappointed as well. I expected much better remixes in an album that used 3's for E's. However, this next song was one that I particularly liked.

Daft Punk - Adagio For Tron (Teddybears Remix)



Every once in a while, you'll come across a song that puts you into a literal trance, where your thoughts start disappearing and your subconscious takes you on a pretty weird ride. Listen to them while you sleep and you will wake up going "WTF JUST HAPPENED" These include Highlander by The Cosmic Traveler (shoutout to Russell for introducing me to it's glory) and Space Mountain by Fuck Buttons. And now there's this: an extremely trippy, creepy, eerie, peculiarly named piece of awesome by Deadmau5.

Deadmau5 - HR 8938 Cephei

Daily Post #4

I've come across some SICK NASTY dub recently - it's all a little heavy, which I like.
However, since it has come to my attention that long posts get boring and hard to sort through, I don't want to include these in a daily post. I'm planning on adding them all to a single track with transitions and posting them in a special post sometime within the next couple of weeks or so.

That being said, here are a couple of mashups that I really like.

This next song is very reminiscent of DJ Earworm's mixes, but I like this one better. Mochi has lots of other excellent mashups as well, which I may be posting some other time.

Mochi Beats - Friends Till The End


The Hood Internet is very hit and miss. Don't like them too much, they generally do not have enough melody or beat in their songs. But this is different.

The Hood Internet - Nuthin' But A Journal Thang (Dr. Dre Vs. Class Actress)

Daily Post #3

Woot. 3 times in a row.

I'm really just trying to catch up on new stuff now so that I can have some space to get you guys all of the songs that have been out in the past couple of months that I want to share. (These past two months have been AMAZING)

Got some heavy dub for you first off. It's not an original track, but then again most dubstep/electro isn't. Pretty heavy stuff, so if you have pity for your ears I would not play this as it's meant to be played, with the volume up until the bass gives your diaphragm a massage.

Chase & Status ft. Delilah - Time (Rocket Pimp Remix)


Next is some drum and dub... I can't really call it drum and bass because it's has too much dubstep in it, but I can't call it dubstep because its beat is too similar to drum and bass. Sounds a lot like something pendulum would put out.

Al Bizzare - Fresh Scream


Finally, SHM (Swedish House Mafia for those who don't like acronyms) has come out with a new track semi-recently. Like all of their (few, unfortunately) songs, it's quite good, although not quite "One" or "Ibiza" caliber. Also, there's a pause in the middle that sounds like the song is done for; it's not. Some nice vocals, too.

Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin - Save The World



Out of the last 8 song's I've posted, 6 are original mixes. Suck on that Matt. :-)

Daily Post #2

ON TIME TWICE IN A ROW. UNHEARD OF.

Anyways, a couple more good songs for you guys.

First off, Calvin Harris - Bounce.
I'm generally not a fan of Calvin Harris, his stuff is good, but usually lacking in the bass sector, and well, you know, need bass. I really like this one though, a very feel-good song.

I recently came across a Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel. Her stuff is quite mellow, very pretty, and very piano heavy. Basically, it's just piano. But that's always nice. I also have a remix here that I personally do not like as much as the original, but I thought I'd add it just for kicks.

Agnes Obel - Riverside
Agnes Obel - Riverside (Lulu Rouge Remix)

Daily Post #1

So.  A couple of friends had the idea that because I cannot keep this blog going on a weekly basis that I post 1-2 songs daily for your enjoyment. I approve.

Lets get some trance going today.

First off, let me just say that W&W is someone who you should all definitely look out for; Personally I'm expecting them to get really big very quickly, rising up to Tiesto levels in the trance circles.
Word on the street is that they absolutely destroyed Ibiza a couple months ago, and, if you can do that, you're pretty sicknasty.

That said, here's a track of theirs called Alpha


I recently came across a song by a Spanish band called Newton. It's a very unique style of music called Makina, which was a genre that fathered modern trance and electro in general and was very popular in Spain in the 90's. This song came out in 1994, and I think it's really cool to look at this and compare it to new artists and see how the electonica scene has evolved.

Newton - Streamline

Refresh

It's been a long, long time, again.
I don't know why, but it always seems to go in spurts. A couple of weeks with a lot of music, a couple of months with none. Hopefully I can keep it up this time. Not that I haven't said that before too haha.

Anyways, I'm really excited to share these next tracks with you. The youtube playlist that I had made before worked really well, in my opinion, and I will try to create another one for this next post. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to put download links up this time; last time I did, I basically got a cease and desist letter saying, "yo, that music you're putting up? take it down, or else. kthxbye" So, no more downloads. But definitely yes to streams, they cannot stop that.



First up is a song that I had heard in the past, but I'll give credit to Lauren for reminding me of this awesomeness: We have Swedish House Mafia teaming up with Tinie Tempah for this awesome song. This song has been mixed the $%@! out, but I think this one is at the top with Miike Snow's mix coming close behind.

Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza ft (Tinie Tempah)

Fun Fact: Ibiza is a tiny island off the coast of Spain, known for it's clubs.



Skrillex... how should I describe them. They (he) goes HARD. As in, all the way in super dirty hard. I, for one, am a huge fan. It's just something that you listen to and surrender all your emotions and movement to. And you are left confused at the end of the track because you have no idea what just happened. They have a new album that came out last month, if you like these, get it. It's awesome.

Also, just a warning, Kill Everybody is creepy. Very creepy.


Skrillex - Kill Everybody
Skrillex - Slats Slats Slats




Wiz Kalifa is basically made of weed. I cannot think of a song of his that doesn't mention weed. And this is the same. But, it's really dirty. And everyone knows dirty = good. Also, who's Too Short?

Wiz Kalifa - On My Level ft. Too Short




The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, now updated to 2011 standards. Very chill.

Ennio Morricone - L'Estasi Dell'Oro (Bandini Remix)




If I had to say who my favorite mashup artist is, I would definitely have to say The White Panda. I think there's been one or two songs of there's that I haven't really enjoyed. They didn't disappoint me this time either. Shooting Superstars is one of my favorite songs of all time, and the other two are pretty good too. Have to say that I think they expected too much from their slant syncopation they were trying to get going with Roscoe Dash's part at the end of Stereo Hands, but other than that, top notch.

The White Panda - Shooting Superstars
The White Panda - Infinite Dream
The White Panda - Stereo Hands




Usually good mixes come from really good music. Except with Monarchy. I've listened to all of their original songs, have not liked a single one. This one is the same. Pretty bad. But Benny Benassi saved it, thank god.

Monarchy - Love Get Out of My Way (Benny Benassi Remix)




Taking a short break from all this electro-oriented music, here's a couple of non-remixed ( :-O ) songs that are some of my favorites. Especially Little Lion Man. God, it's a good song. Don't know much about either of them though.

Erin McCarley - Pony, It's OK
Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man




I heard a couple of rappers lately that I really like that I want to get to know better. Doesn't hurt to have a couple of superstars like Kanye and Robyn to back you up to help you get noticed. Also, this way has a pretty damn good music video.

Dilated Peoples - This Way
Robyn - Cobrastyle Remix (Ft. Ish)





While we're on Kanye, here's a song I really really like. It's a Pretty Light's mix of his All of the Lights. And a mix of Pink Floyd's Time. Pretty Lights is soooo good. They definitely make the songs less lyrical, but the music makes it all worth it. Not happy songs, but it's Valentine's day. Screw happy.

Kanye West - All of the Lights (Pretty Lights Remix)
Pink Floyd - Time (Pretty Lights Remix)




I have to admit, most of the songs that I like I like because of the music, not because of the lyrics. That's partially because most songs that come out don't have particularly good lyrics. For example, I love Train, but all their songs that are good are about love and how it's great and how you're great blah blah blah. Lame. Plain White T's. LAME. Good, catchy tunes sometimes. But no real depth. Or meaning. I guess you don't need that for 12 year old girl audiences. Here's a song though, that's really just a form of expression. With really good music.


Lupe Fiasco - Words I Never Said (Ft. Skylar Grey)




Enjoy!