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L.A. native Dillon Francis continuing his moombahton crusade with this remix of Flux Pavilion’s new song “Daydreamer.” Appropriately funky song for one of Flux Pavilion’s more restrained outings. Other remixes of the song include renditions by Jack Beats and Danny Byrd (available here and here, respectively). Vocals on the track are provided by British singer/rapper Example.
Flux Pavilion – “Daydreamer (Dillon Francis Remix)”
Cryptocracy is the debut album from Finnish producer Aku Raski, and it’s about as hard and ruthless a bit of trashy, bass-heavy electro house as I’ve heard in quite a while. Raski’s roots are in the Scandinavian heavy metal scene, and it’s apparent from driving, industrial-esque tracks like “A699F” that things like church-burning looms heavy in his work. Filthy, yet strangely danceable. RIYL: SebastiAn, Boys Noize, trash compactors, Bloody Beetroots.
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I’ve mentioned Candyland on the blog before, but fellow SoCal native (Palos Verdes) DirtyRock aka Alexandre Williams is another burgeoning electro house banger savant a la Porter Robinson, Dirtyloud, and Madeon. “Four Loko” is not only a fair representation of what the two do so well but is a rather accurate musical recreation of the infamous original Four Loko – energy in spades and a blackout promise later that night.
Candyland & DirtyRock – “Four Loko”
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Plasmapool flagship artist Mord Fustang recently released yet another killer EP of new material entitled Welcome to the Future, and if there’s a DJ out there looking to claim the crown of fastest up-and-coming star, they’re going to have a hard time wresting it away from the Estonian Ecstasy. Each of his singles has gotten progressively more airplay while building on and refining his sound. That sound is a nice mixture of wobbly low-end bass and a whirling-dervish of space-age synths, with an overarching emphasis on melody and that essential groove that makes this fit in just as well in the club as it does on headphones. This guy’s gonna be headlining bigger and bigger electronic music events soon – with Welcome to the Future and, in particular, “Windwaker” (which is a fine example of everything Fustang does well), 2012 is already shaping up to be his year.
Vandalism is an electro house duo from Australia that has been around since well before this whole electronic music craze – Andy Van Dorsselaer was in ’90s house project Madison Avenue, and along with his wife, vocalist Cassie Van Dorsselaer, the pair have been making music under the Vandalism moniker since the mid ’00s. Cold Blank, on the other hand, is a fast rising, homegrown Los Angeles production pair (who you’ve seen here before) who put an appropriately filthy spin on “Insane.” I saw them a couple of weeks ago at the Avalon in Hollywood and they absolutely brought the house down, which has become par for the course with them.
Vandalism – “Insane (Cold Blank Remix)”
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This German duo out of Berlin released probably my favorite electro house track of 2011 – frankly, it’s criminal they aren’t more popular. “Some Beats” is more of the same (read: nasty, groovy hard electro), with a little less hectic drop than that 2011 banger. I dig the driving bassline and the general clubbier feel – “sehr sexy” as they would say. Support up-and-coming electro artists and check out some more Electrixx below if you dig it (which you will).
http://www.beatport.com/artist/electrixx/17316
Another Beatport hit for the Estonian Ecstasy. The flagship artist of Plasmapool’s dominating melodic electro-house lineup, Mord Fustang still remains one of the best at striking a nice balance between spacey melodies and the kind of fist-pumping womp that goes down well in clubs. “We Are Now Connected” is a fine example indeed. Have an epic Super Bowl everyone.
Mord Fustang – “We Are Now Connected”
Plasmapool, a German-based electronic label, has really been killing it with new discoveries lately, as exemplified by Estonian sensation Mord Fustang, who blew up last year with his melodic take on electro and dubstep sounds. Now they have a fresh-faced duo from Finland blowing up the Beatport charts. Trampboat are originally from Helsinki and focus mainly on dubstep, but “Ah!” is about as hard an electro house song as you’ll find these days. The drop and resulting fist-pumping chorus reminds me a bit of a Lazy Rich production. Definitely the most relentless song I’ve heard in the new year so far. Buy it on Beatport if you like it!
http://www.beatport.com/track/ah!-original-mix/3133529
Brazilian producers unite! Felguk is a duo from Rio de Janeiro who specialize in some grinding, bass-heavy electro. Dirtyloud is another Brazilian duo that I’ve posted on this site before. Together, they make beautiful music. Happy weekend everybody.
New electro house feast from Canadian stars Zeds Dead. No one works harder than these guys, I feel like they release a new track every month. And they never suck.
Fantastic electro house remix of a classic Kanye West track. GRiZ is a Detroit-based producer who has been beat-making since he was fourteen, with an emphasis on electro and dubstep sounds. What really stands out on his tracks, particularly in this remix, is his use of jazzy inflections (check out the sexy sax on this one) and a preference for funk and melody rather than just blasting you with filth. One of the better remixes of the year.
Kanye West – “Can’t Tell Me Nothing (GRiZ Remix)”
Happy belated Thanksgiving! To get the party started right after the tryptophan wears off, I have two upcoming acts in the electro house/blog house scene for you: Candyland is an electro/dubstep duo from Santa Barbara with an innovative live show (see photo), and MitiS is a classically-trained pianist from the Pennsylvanian heartland who describes his blend of electro as the “new age Classical.” Not sure how Mozart would feel about that given the filthy sounds emanating from this remix, but who knows? Check out their Facebooks and show some emerging artists the love.
Candyland – “Pirates (MitiS Remix)”
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