Summer Special: 4 Amazing Mixes, One Post.
Summer is upon us, and with it comes an abundance of time for extended music-listening sessions. Be it laying down on the beach, commuting to an exotic weekend locale, relaxing, or partying, add these 4 mixes, each unique and spectacular in their own regard, to your summer rotation.
The first two come from to personal friends of mine. The second two come from remarkable up-and-coming European producers.
1)Not To Be Mistaken for Vodka-EEKO
EEKO, DJ and Dancing Astronaut extraordinaire, absolutely brings it with this mix. Put this on at your pregame or party and have every single demographic pleased. He opens with the tongue-in-cheek pop banger, and proceeds to demolish it with a plethora of dutch, progressive, and electro-house masterpieces. Perhaps the most impressive part, besides the inclusion of some of his own bootlegs, are the incredibly seamless transitions that keep the mix flowing smoother than a Vodka Tonic with lime. Follow EEKO on Twitter and hit him up on his Facebook to give him props.
2) May 2011 Promo Mix-Jay Costa
After hearing this mix I had to pause and ask myself if Jay Costa is half-Swedish. Heritage notwithstanding, Costa brings it with a slew of massive tracks that would sound right at home within the set of an Ultra Main-Stage Headliner. This mix should be called Big Tunes 101. Cue this up at the peak hour of your party and watch people go HAM. I shit you not I’ve listened to if 4 times already and every time I like it more and more. Hit Jay up on his Twitter or his Facebook and show love for blessing your ears with this bad-boy.
3) Tony Senghore DJ Mix 16-Tony Senghore
Is Hard Electro more of your thing? You’re going to love this one then. Tony Senghore, who happens to hail from, funny enough, Sweden, Attacks the mix with reckless abandon, and dark sounds aplenty. This is for that blackout, sweaty, party when things start getting really weird and you need a mix that thoroughly represents how schwasted everyone is.
4) TrailerTrash 7th Birthday Mix-Gesaffelstein (Mediafire Link)
GESAFFELSTEIN TRAILERTRASH 7TH BDAY MIX by Trailertrash on Mixcloud
Gesaffelstein’s sound makes Tony Senghore’s sound seem as dark as an albino. An eerily beautiful 36 minute symphony of Techno, Acid-House, and Electro awaits you upon playing this mix. Listen at your own risk.
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Wolfgang has come and gone, and posting will resume as usual now.
First up, a delectable banger that my homie Anze over at 310Electro played for me the other day.
1)Civilization (Neon Stereo Private Bootleg)-Justice **Dumb Hot**
While Justice will forever be lauded for their contribution to the genre of Electro-House, I can’t help but feel that they’ve grown content with their more vocal/indie-rock electro motive also. Neon Stereo injects this single with the ample serving of dirtiness that it needed.
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Calvin Harris Strikes Back
He’s back. And he’s coming to Miami with a slew of new releases in celebration of his upcoming album.
The first single off the new album dropped today.
1) Awooga (Original Mix)-Calvin Harris ***FUEGO***
Interesting to see Calvin take his sound in a rather Dutch direction. I guess that’s all the rage these days though. His trademark dreamy 8-bit synths which seem to resonate subversively with one’s most innocuous childlike memories of happiness are still there in full force though.
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Diplo @ The Mid
Ah The Mid…Chicago’s premier new EDM venue.
Oh how I continue to give you good press even though you won’t even give me free press passes.
In all seriousness, however, Diplo played an amazing set. He let his caprice flow in the form of Electro-House, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Hip-Hop, and even some Beastie Boys “Sabotage” to finish off his set. Here are some highlights.
THIS KILLED IT. JUST WAIT TIL THE LAST :20 OF THE VIDEO. CRAZY.
You can’t go wrong dropping Congorock’s remix of “One”. International Dancefloor Smasher.
Diplo Dropping what I think was the Kanye edit he teased on Twitter.
Spot the Blogger!
(hint: it’s the douchebag in the bright flannel shirt completely ignoring the show to get good crowd footage)
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Heavenly Tunes
When I die and go to heaven, I want this to be the song I play as I’m flying up to the pearly gates.
1)Empire Ants (Miami Horror Remix)-Gorillaz **Dumb Hot**
Do you like Classixx? Then you’ll love this. Miami Horror is killing it on the Miami Vice tip. Baby-Making Music.
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Familiarize Yourself: Boris Dlugosch
If you’ve been reading this blog long enough you know that I’m obsessed with Boys Noize. Probably because every time I post something related to Boys Noize I preface it with “If you’ve been reading this blog long enough you know that I’m obsessed with Boys Noize.” Well, BN is known for working with two producers rather frequently. One of them is Erol Alkan. The other? Well, award yourself 5 points if you guessed Boris Dlugosch.
Dlugosch posted a new February Mix to his Facebook two days ago, and it is really swell. It may be the perfect “Opening Set”, if that makes sense. Starts from nothing, and slowly intensifies. It’s an aural journey of sorts. First, grab my fav BD/BN collaboration.
1) Sweet Light (Boris Dlugosch Remix)-Boys Noize
Everyone reading this who is going to Ultra, if you don’t see Boys Noize play there, you’re a goddamn fool. Best live set there is. First time I heard this track live, I almost melted like one of the bad guys in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Heavy ish.
Download Dlugosch’s set from his Soundcloud.
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Blog Lovin: Jesse Marco
Funday Sunday Innovator, Open Format Icon.
All of these things come to mind when one thinks of NYC’s own Jesse Marco.
Add “Successful Producer” to the list and chalk up another win for the local legend.
His turntablism and eclecticism has garnered him critical acclaim, and his new Lavo gig has demonstrated his adaptability in playing a 100% House set. His productions are a menagerie of sounds that come together in beautiful, danceable harmony.
1)Radioactive (Jesse Marco & Cool Cat Remix)-Kings of Leon
Think Chromeo meets Classixx with a hint of Wolfgang Gartner.
2) Dancing with the DJ (Jesse Marco Remix)-The Knocks
Jesse turns up the funk for this guy, manufacturing a club-ready remix that captures essence of the late nights that make our youth so memorable.
The second track is a remix of another local NYC group, The Knocks, one of whose members, B-Roc, I used to witness killing it at The Box back in the day. Happy to see all these talented young NYC artists on the production come-up. Keep doin’ your thing homies.
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Unleash the CHRONZ
Dada Life does it again. These guys are on a tear right now. Updated rip of a new CHRONIC banger posted below along with 2 remixes I can’t get out of my head. Killing it…
#1) White Noise Red Meat (Original Mix) – Dada Life
UPDATE: track was released today via Dim Mak records – the drop, the cowbell, let’s just say the Dada has been unleashed once again… *CRACK*
#2) Red Meat (BassJackers Remix) – Dada Life
Super electro-housy remix of the new Dada Life banger. Pretty vicious.
#3) Dynasty (Dada Life Remix) – Kaskade feat. Haley
Download immediately if you haven’t heard it yet, this remix is FIRE.
#4) Damascus (Dada Life Remix) – Young Rebels & Francesco Diaz
The DOPE show… progressive feel as the drop hits. The impressive Swedish electro house duo crushes another remix.
DP-CRACK…
Jack Mulqueen Winter Mix 2011
Here it is.
A re-recording of the first hour of my opening set for Skrillex from last thursday. Enjoy 🙂
1)Winter Mix 2011-Jack Mulqueen ***Fuego***
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Interview: Skeet Skeet
My Los Angeles Odyssey had many highlights, but one of them had to be bumping into the unmistakeable Trevor “Skeet Skeet” McFedries in the VIP room of Trousdale.
Skeet is posed for big things in 2011. His productions are so complex and ragetacular that you can only imagine my excitement when he told me he’d be down to do an interview for B10.
But first, Skeet Skeet’s newest production, an SHM-inspired remix of the Black Eyed Peas’ “The Time”
1)The Time (Skeet Skeet’s “Silverlake House Mafia” Remix)-The Black Eyed Peas ***Fuego***
B10: Describe your sound in a run-on sentence with a lot of made-up adjectives
Skeet: Ummm fun party music that makes ur ears ring sometimes and sometimes not so much depending on what mood im in cuz i dont really have a sound i just make whatever the fuck i feel like at the moment.
B10: Last year, you worked with PeaceTreaty on the Blah Blah Blah (Rave Rave Rave Remix). The final product yields a sound that is both Skeet Skeet-ish and PeaceTreatyish at the same time. What was the dynamic collaborating on a track with three other dudes?
Skeet: At that time it was only Josh as “peacetreaty.” We had talked online for a couple weeks then we went to lunch one day and he told me he was goin to spain for engineering school and was just messing around making beats. I basically told him to take that shit serious cuz he has a lot of gifts in production and then we went back to my pad and banged it out pretty quick. I had my poppier version done and got to kinda let him run the FL studio rig and do his thing.
B10: Are there any other producers in particular that you would love to collaborate with?
Skeet: Bangladesh, Justin Martin, 40 (Drake’s producer).
B10: Speaking of production, what kind of equipment and software are you using to make all of these filthy beats?
Skeet: I’m 99% in the box i work in ableton live and barely use a midi keyboard. Do almost all of my programming with a mouse or with my computer keyboard. Soft synths i use mostly are albino, nexus, predator and circle.
B10: The blogosphere has undoubtedly played an integral part in bringing electronic music back into the mainstream in the US. As Dance music has now seemingly cemented itself into our culture, what role do you see the blogosphere playing going forward as a medium?
Skeet: Blogs have become an integral part of all media, blogs have been huge in my success so I can only see them gaining momentum but becoming more filtered as people become more savvy with them.
B10: You yourself are an avid blogger, with a whimsical site whose topics span far beyond music. What is the mission of Eatskeet.com?
Skeet: Just a little inside into what im checking out on the web. Lots of dumb videos and music I dig etc.
B10: LA seems to be a perfect breeding ground for young electronic music producers, with two world-renowned weekly parties (Dim Mak Tuesdays and Control @ Avalon), an abundance of blogs, amongst them GDD, and a plethora of up-and-coming producers such as yourself, Dillon Francis, and Religion. What would you say to the fledgling producer who just bought his first synth and has no idea where to go from there?
Skeet: I always say find what makes you different, when I started making dance music noone I knew was. I think that was what pushed me into some notoriety there just werent many dudes making the kind of music I liked. If you’re into polka and dubstep go there polkastep fuck it who knows where it may go for ya. But music has to be an extension of you.
B10: You have gained critical acclaim for your remixes. As your popularity swells and soars into 2011 can we expect a lot more original mixes from you as well? What can we look forward to from Skeet Skeet in 2011?
Skeet: Skeet ALBUM! About 12 songs into it so far, been working with some amazing songwriters and friends all over to just kind of go in and see what happens. The whole idea for the album is just to call my friends get in a studio and make a song and see what happens. No real theme, i have stuff with Bonde Do Role thats 145 bpm and stuff with Donnis thats 87 bpm. A lot like my dj sets i guess all over.
B10: Speaking of your tunes, what is your favorite Skeet Skeet track?
Skeet: I didnt think anyone would dig my Broken Social Scene remix but thats probably my favorite remix ever. Also really like the tune I did with DZ
1) All To All (Skeet Skeet’s Trap House Remix)-Broken Social Scene
2)Bizarro Funk– DZ & Skeet
B10: You have played at SBE Hot-spots like Hyde, as well as festivals such as Lollapalooza and Coachella. What is your ideal gig and why?
Skeet: Man i dont know probably somewhere in australia those kids are so mental I love playing there. Ya big day out australia with 12th Planet and 3oh!3 and nadastrom and diplo annnnnd rage against the machine my favorite dudes to dj with and my fav band ever.
B10: Lastly, You’ve got the Main Stage at Ultra, with thousands of hungry electro-house heads waiting for you to drop some dope beats on their heads. What three non-Skeet Skeet bangers do you play?
Skeet:
1) Flex- Schlachtofbronx
2)Those Dancing Days (Cassian Remix)-Monkey Safari
3) Chicken Run (Max Le Daron Ravecumbiaton Refix)-Canblaster
B10: Thanks for your time!
Follow Skeet Skeet on Twitter. He’s hilarious
Show your support for all the free tunes he bangs out by Liking him on Facebook
Download all of his remixes for free on his Soundcloud!
Get inside Skeet Skeet’s head on his website, EatSkeet.com
Also, Big ups to all the BHHS homies, Kope, Bru, Kerman, Gleitman, Trevor, doin big things.
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Black N Yellow
I’m a little slow on the uptake right here, as this nugget of joy has been on 310 Electro and The Fresh Beat already, but why not?
1)Black N Yellow (DJ Kue Remix)-Wiz Khalifa
Love this Complextro Dubstep mixed with Electro mid-song thangggg
Bonus: Black N Yellow (Cookin’ Soul Remix)-Wiz Khalifa
GASP! Hip-Hop on Big10!?! Cookin Soul, my favorite Producer trio from Valencia, Spain. Bodies this track. Smokers rejoice. This is your anthem.
ps. Speaking of Espana, your boy may be flying out to Barca this coming semester for a DJ gig courtesy of the homie Kyke Navarro. stay tuned.
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Eff You Blizzard/Sunlight!
NYC is about to become one giant dirty snowball.
Thankfully I’m dipsetting to LaLa land for the Rosebowl
1)Sunlight-Bag Raiders *Hot*
If this isn’t feel-good music, I don’t know what is. Ps. @OMGLifeHacks taught me something interesting yesterday. If you smile, you’ll immediately become happy. Try it. Not while listening to this song though, because your head may explode.
2)The Promise (12″ O.N. Mix)-When in Rome
A slightly tweaked edit, modernizing a timeless classic.
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Dirty Dirty Terrible Electro
I drank A bunch of 4Lokos and started mixing.
1) Dirty Dirty Terrible Electro- Jack Mulqueen
(Right-Click To Download) ***Fuego***
Enjoy
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I HATE FINALS…
But I love great electronic vocals. I’m currently studying for my finance exam, which is tomorrow morning…THIS BLOW. However, I did just stumbled across this great Kat Deluna track – felt compelled to post.
Push Push (Electro Club Mix) – by Kat Deluna
This track has a nice intro, but my favorite part comes out of NOWHERE. These Kat Deluna vocals make me tingley inside. Don’t you just love piano? FYI – B10 has had over 160k views, increasing per month since June 2010. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONSTANT SUPPORT!
I will be releasing a mix soon…just got a new mixer 😉
Love,
Stark “your favorite infrequent poster” Nak3d
Christmas House Music?
‘Tis the season.
1) Rockin Around The Christmas Tree– Lorcan Mak
Irish protege Lorcan Mak busted this track out when he was only 19 years old. The kid is an animal.
2) The Piper’s Song (Aeroplane Remix)-Gypsy and the Cat
I’ve come to expect nothing but amazingness from Aeroplane. This one doesn’t disappoint. Indie Electro Feel-Good Amazingness.
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Hospital Megapost
Lucky you, I’m stuck in this Hospital Room with nothing to do but post amazing tunes for your enjoyment.
1) Mumba (G Thomas & Jake Shanahan Remix)-Sebastian Lintz
If you like “No Americano” then you’re going to like this.
2)Me & Madonna (Twelves Remix)-Black Strobe
So good to hear some new stuff from the Brazilian production duo. Literally The Twelves are fucking amazing. Go on SeekAndDownload and download their whole catalog right now. Especially “Seven (Twelves Remix)-Fever Ray”
3)Seven (Twelves Remix)-Fever Ray ***Fuego***
Gosh I spoil you guys so much.
UPDATE: Listen to the awful original track in the video before, then listen to the Twelves Remix, just to truly capture how awesome The Twelves production is.
4)Into The Night (Prince Language Remix)– Azari & III
I love that every Azari & III Remix maintains a feeling of what made the original track so appealing.
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Gli Collaborati: Sterling Edition
Do you ever check out our Meet The Mob page and wonder who that mysterious collaborator is at the bottom?
Ladies and Gentlemen, familiarize yourself with Matty Sterling. The modern-day Renaissance Man who also designed all of the graphics for our website, etching his indelible spot in Big10 lore. Sterling has recently entered the realm of production, and each of his tracks shows adaptation and evolution at and alarming rate. Stay tuned as we keep you updated on this Big10 darling’s progression as a producer, musician, and all of the other endeavors he embarks on.
Did I mention he makes for an excellent follow on Twitter?
1)Champagne (Original Mix)-Matty Sterling feat. Jacomino
The samples of this track embody the smoothness, the luxury, of Champagne. Wait for the “Pop” at 3:00. Sterling also informs me that he is working on a dirtier, electro-ier edit as we speak. I can’t wait.
Bonus Throwback: 1980 (Sterling Edit)-Dirt Nasty *Hot*
Nasty Electro-House with a Dubstep breakdown. To think that this was Sterling’s first forray into Ableton, I am so impressed. I still bump this track on the reg.
Check out Matty’s Youtube Channel for more.
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Pa Pa Americano
Americano party tonight at DU. Can’t effing wait.
1)We No Speak Americano (Porter Robinson Bootleg)-Yolanda be Cool feat. DCup
Porter comes with it. One of the most solid remixes I’ve heard of this track.
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Oldies But Goodies
1) I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim Remix)-Groove Armada feat. Gram’ma Funk
(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD) *B10 IMPLORES YOU TO DOWNLOAD*
UPDATE: This song has even more significance because I have just become privy to the fact that Groove Armada disbanded this past weekend. Thank them for leaving an indelible mark on the house music Zeitgeist with the above track.
You know this song already. You may even already have it in your library. But if you are like me, you never knew the name of it. You can imagine how content I was when I found this guy in an Ibiza Classics CD that my friend Matt brought me back from Belgium. This is timeless. Certified club epic shit. I drop it at every gig now.
BLOG LOVING!
Music-Blogging. It’s a very precarious business.
There are so many sources by which to get your music these days, so let me start by saying how honored I am that you include Big10 in your daily music regimen.
That said, you may wonder where I get my music from weekly. The breakdown goes like this:
20% Pete Tong’s Radio 1 Broadcast
15% Alex Koplin
10% You, my friends.
5% Artist Submissions
50% Other Blogs.
So that’s a lot of re-posting going on. Now, obviously, the end-game of every blogger is to spread good music to our friends, So we’re all in this together. But there are a lot of blogs which I have found music on, and shared with you, that deserve the Big10 Spotlight, and that you should be checking out regularly.
I have added a blogroll on the right side-bar. Check out these amazing sites and download from them regularly!
When you follow a blog for a long time you begin to catch the evolving musical tastes and preferences of its contributors. When speaking to the strengths of GDD, one must laud them for their consistency in delivering massive, epic track-after-track on a weekly basis. These guys are unwavering. They stay ahead of the curve, their site constantly churns out amazing posts, and they are sponsored by Avalon for fucks sakes. It is a testament to GDD That I would need more than two hands to count the amount of songs that I have posted on this blog, that I originally procured from GDD.
Whoever says DJing isn’t a woman’s game clearly has never met Dani Deahl. This fiery, outspoken, incredibly charming Chicago native delivers massive posts on a weekly basis, abundant with amazing remixes and powerful tunes. There is a reason that Dani finds her inbox flooded consistently with artist submissions. Her knowledge of production styles is scientific, her descriptions are spot-on, and the website’s layout is extremely easy on the eyes. Her knowledge of how to get the party started ensures that there’s something for everyone on this website, week-in and week-out, making her another frequently re-posted Big10 silent contributor.
Couldn’t do this list without giving props to my homie/next-door neighbor Anze “Alex Koplin” Kopitar. Since switching over from Blogspot to WordPress, Kope and S.Co have added a pristine, minimalistic aesthetics, embedded tracks, and, the key ingredient, their unwavering impeccable taste in all things progressive and electro-house. 1 out of every 2 times I walk into Kope’s room he is scouring Beatport diligently, breaking his bank to bring you the hottest new releases in stunning 320kbps, but that’s why we love him. Follow their site regularly and you will find your Itunes Library replete with incredible tracks in n0-time.
I can’t understand a word that they write, but isn’t that the beautiful thing about music? Being able to scour a website written in eastern-european characters and procure amazing tunes from there? Music transcends all barriers, and HouseGuiden is a prime example. With a more house-centric taste, favoring club epics from the likes of Morillo, Angello, Axwell and the lot as opposed to electro-house artists, this site has quickly risen to be a personal favorite of mine. Don’t let the language barrier throw you off, just download everything and you’ll find something you like.
When TooManySebastians.Blogspot.com shut down, I almost had an aneurism. Where else would I procure all of my amazing Electronic/Electro-Pop/Nu-Disco amazingness? Thankfully, They quickly resurfaced with a dazzling new website in tow. You know the term Miami Vice that I use on occasion to describe a track with that South-Beach feel? More likely than not it came from these guys. A wonderful change of pace from your usual 128BPM ragetacular beats, these guys are the Felix Jones to House Music’s Marion Barber.
SHOW THESE SITES SOME FUCKING LOVE.
CHECK THEM OUT FREQUENTLY SO YOU CAN CALL ME OUT FOR RE-POSTING THEIR SHIT.
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You Gonna Want Me
I’m a big Tiga fan. As such, you can imagine how content I was to see this release finally dropped, So I could stop listening to the crappy Erol Alkan set-rip that had a million BBC Radio1 Tags all over it still.
1) You Gonna Want Me (Hey Today! Remix)-Tiga
(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD) *B10 Highly Recommends*
To be honest this track could have sampled the original more…I mean, it’s pretty much a stand-alone track with some vocal sampling which you would never know was “You Gonna Want Me” unless it was in the title, sans the break at the 3:20 mark. That said, it’s not a bad thing that this track diverges so much from the original, because it is a banger.
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ps. In the vein of one of my music idols, Pete Tong, I will probably be dropping one of my weekly gigs, and instead do a 30 minute downloadable set every week. More details to come.
Hello!
Ah…Posting in class, how I missed thee.
Killer music video depicting a tennis match between Martin Solveig and Bob Sinclar
Set to this wonderful new tune which I can now bequeath upon you.
1) Hello (Original Mix)-Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette
Kope put it the best, Dragonette kills it on every single track she’s on. You can bet your life on that. This one is no difference. The track has a lot of bounce to it, lots of pop influences. If this is the modern incarnation of 80s pop music I’m so down with that.
BONUS: Jealousy-Martin Solveig
(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD) *B10 Highly Recommends*
I’m aware many of you may be unfamiliar with Martin Solveig, so here is a history lesson, an amazing track from the summer of 2003. This was my first Solveig track. Michael Lolli-Ghetti was nice enough to hit me with it, and I still listen to it to this day.
Calvin Harris/Laidback Luke = Winning Combination
First heard this track from the Swedish House Mafia’s Creamfield set from last week. Had to share.
1) You Used to Hold Me (Laidback Luke Remix)-Calvin Harris
(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD) (Boxstr.net is still being wonky, so hit the jump for Mediafire link)
Massive tune. Download it.
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The Big 10 House Mafia 