Five Four Fridays. #5

Happy Hallo…wait, it falls on a Monday this year doesn’t it. Personally, I don’t know why everyone is complaining about this minute detail. It may be because I have Tuesdays off, but really this just means that partying is necessary on the days leading up to the thirty first. And would you look at that, there’s three nights of opportunity before the big day.

For a weekend filled with substance abuse, very little clothing, and unavoidable frostbite, I’ve got a few treats for you party people; no tricks here (I had to say it). New track from Steve Lade and XspectiV that I’ve been obsessing over all week, the best remix of the new pop club anthem, a preview of Fussy Boy’s turn to remix Mord Fustang, and a rework that surpasses the original from the sixteen year old talent known only as Caveat. Hope these will do you some good tonight.

Be safe, and ladies: don’t worry, jackets are still sexy,

Grant.

Sexy Haus.

Steve Lade & XspectiV – Our World Is Here (Original Mix) [Mediafire]

Calvin Harris & Rihanna – We Found Love (Chuckie Remix) [Mediafire]

Electro House/Electrothrash/Whatever. I hate categorizing stuff.

PREVIEW Mord Fustang – The Electric Dream (Fussy Boy Remix) [PurchaseOnly]

Atari Teenage Riot – Black Flag (Andy’s iLL Remix) [Mediafire]

Dada Life – Happy Violence (Caveat Remix) [Mediafire]

Special Halloween bonus.

PREVIEW Alesso – Raise Your Head (Original Mix) [ListenOnly]

And I actually have a request.

Dillon Francis is a bit of a hit or miss with me. The guy clearly has a musical ear since he’s always got some of the most harmonious melodies out of almost any producer out there, especially in his genre; moombaton. Who the hell made up that name… Anyways, the guy undeniably has talent. His latest release I.D.G.A.F.O.S. has a melody that is straight orgasmic before the insanity kicks in. Great track, but for me the buildup and the drop don’t quite suit each other.

If there are any ambitious producers out there, please, please, PLEASE, use from 0:00 – 1:27 and 2:54 – the end as a sample for a remix or bootlegged track. I will personally mail you two fifty (the going rate for a track on Beatport) and a photocopied image of my hand (to signify a high five) as a token of my gratitude.

Dillon Francis – I.D.G.A.F.O.S. (Original Mix) [Mediafire]

Spotlight Saturdays. #2

It’s Saturday night, and I’m stuck at home chipping away at my now insane pile of work. All of my friends have gone home for Thanksgiving weekend so hopefully I’ll actually get some work done since it’s pretty quiet around here. I think it’s actually a little too quiet now that I think of it. Let’s change that.

Usually I’m not the biggest fan of mashups. Too many times have they simply been noise in my ears because too much is going on. It takes a lot of skill to actually make an entirely song out of a handful of other tracks. Because of this, I have mad respect for the Las Vegas born finance student known by the world as 3LAU. This cat has only been mashing up bangers since last February. How is that even possible? I hope you’re prepared to have your mind obliterated.

In case you’re curious, it’s pronounced ‘Blau’ after his name; Justin Blau,

Grant.

3LAU – Girls Who Save The World [SoundCloud]

3LAU – All Night Long [SoundCloud]

3LAU – Work Hard, Play Hard [SoundCloud]

3LAU – We R Whatever, Clever [SoundCloud]

3LAU – Rave Dirty [SoundCloud]

3LAU & Kap Slap – Turbulent Rock Anthem [SoundCloud]

Yes, it’s all for free on his SoundCloud. What a nice guy.

 

_____ Fridays.

So, for reasons which I cannot comprehend, the typical college/university student’s weekend begins on Thursday here in Ontario. Lucky for me that my only early class is on Friday morning. This morning I woke up at 7:45 to a ringing in my ears, a stomach full of wings and beer, and a full sized bench in my apartment that my roommate and I supposedly brought home the previous night. I honestly thought I just dreamt that part. Anyways, enough chit chat and let’s get on with the music.

I think from now on I might try to keep some sort of consistency with this blog. Fridays will be more focused on bringing you my current favourite electro remixes or originals, whereas Saturdays will be more focused on one single artist’s efforts. I’ll come up with what I’ll consistently be doing midweek at another time. I’ve already got a catchy name for Saturday features, but I need some help with naming Friday night features. Please email me your suggestion and I’ll figure out something cool to do for you. Trust me, it’ll be pretty awesome.

I’m either really lazy or extremely clever,

Grant.

Suggestions can be submitted through internet mail – somesortofmusic@gmail.com

LMFAO – Sexy And I Know It (Mord Fustang Remix) [Mediafire]

LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (Sex Ray Vision Remix) [Soundcloud]

Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream (Kids At The Bar Remix) [Mediafire]

Dada Life – Fight Club Is Closed (Religion Remix) [Soundcloud]

DEVolution – Good Love (Alesso Remix) [Mediafire]

Coldplay – Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (Swedish House Mafia Remix) [Mediafire]

Steve Aoki & Afrojack – No Beef ft. Miss Palmer (Panic City & Supersede Remix) [Mediafire]

Only because it’s Friday.

Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (Dem Slackers Remix) [Mediafire]

…ok, one more rowdy one for the road.

Tim Berg – Seek Bromance (Porter Robinson Remix) [Mediafire]

Can you handle it?

Where are my party people at? I’ve got a handful of new tracks and a few extras from some of my favorite producers for you wonderful internet folk. I’ll stop the chit chat so you can get right down to listening and rocking out.

I like to party,

Grant.

The champagne and banana boys have done it again and dropped a new track that is, as usual, awesome.

Dada Life – Happy Violence [Mediafire]

I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of this banger. Incredible live.

Dada Life – White Noise Red Meat [Mediafire]

This new remix from the young Swede will be massive when it drops, trust me.

DEVolution – Good Love (Alesso Remix) (Preview)

Dune – Heiress Of Valentina (Alesso Remix) [Mediafire]

My second favorite french duo’s new EP is out on Beatport. If you’re a broke student like me, I’ve provided a download link for the preview below. I still highly recommend counting your pennies and getting the entire record.

The Noisy Freaks – God’s Calling EP Minimix Teaser [Mediafire]

And of course a little wobble is always necessary.

Once this track is named by the fans and released, it will be insane as usual. Keep an eye out for my huge feature and interview about Rich on this site within the next month.

Lazy Rich – Untitled (Preview)

Feed me, always a good time.

Feed Me – Cott’s Face [Mediafire]

I never thought I’d see the day that somebody could one up a track as perfect as anything from Mord Fustang.

Mord Fustang – The Electric Dream (Charlie Darker Remix) [Mediafire]

Finally got my hands on the full version of the mysterious Russian duo’s new single. You’re welcome.

Al Bizarre – Desire ft. Alateya [Mediafire]

Last but farthest from least is a new track from my favorite producers at the moment. I swear that these Brazilians cannot crank out a track I don’t like.

Acetronik – Make Me Feel Good (Darth & Vader Remix) [Mediafire]

Hot off the press.

So as it turns out, my entire weekend is shot. For the next two weeks I am to be working early every single day. This means no shows or rowdy times for me. To help me ease the pain, I’ve decided to live vicariously through you lovely internet folk, knowing full well that you’ll take advantage of all the fresh goodies below.

Make me proud,

Grant.

I think Calvin Harris may have topped the Swedish House Mafia for the track of the summer. A couple weeks ago, this track was previewed on BBC Radio 1 and I don’t think that my group of friends have stopped listening to it yet. Definitely a perfect drive-around-in-the-sunshine kind of song. Thanks Calvin.

Calvin Harris – Feel So Close [Mediafire]

Here’s an older Calvin track to take you back a few years.

Calvin Harris – The Rain [Mediafire]

I swear that Sweden must be teaching producing in high school. Alesso is yet another youngin’ outta Stockholm who can’t touch a track without turning it into gold. I’ll admit that this ‘remix’ is hardly that, but that doesn’t make it any less of a banger. What were you doing when you were eighteen?

LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (Alesso Remix) [Mediafire]

Proof that the kid has talent.

Nadia Ali, Starkillers, & Alex Kenji – Pressure (Alesso Remix) [Mediafire]

UK producer Ben Watts, better known as Neo Tokyo, makes some of my favorite songs to drive quickly to. Unfortunately he’s been fairly quiet for quite some time, but about a week ago he gave us a teaser of what is to come in the near future. Brace yourself, it’s going to be an insane ride.

Neo Tokyo – Fear Of The Dark EP (Teaser)

A couple of his past tracks to get you even more pumped.

Edwin Van Cleef – Overtaken (Neo Tokyo Remix)

Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (Neo Tokyo Remix) [Mediafire]

On the topic of perfect driving music, The Glitch Mob have dropped a new EP which contains three absolute masterpieces. Last week I showed you the track Warrior Concerto, but now I will show you my favorite track of the whole collection in case you haven’t heard it yet.

The Glitch Mob – We Can Make The World Stop [Mediafire]

Of course I’ll save the best for last. As usual, the Brazilian duo known only as Darth & Vader cannot crank out a track without it being one of the most technical and rowdy things you’ve ever heard. This last month they were the guest producer on Lazy Rich’s monthly podcast. I highly, highly recommend subscribing to it via Itunes. Once a month, Rich will show you his current top ten favorite tracks, play unreleased tracks on his label, Big Fish Recordings, and a give you an hour long exclusive guest mix. Trust me, he has great taste. Simply go to Itunes and it should be easy enough to find in the Podcast section.

Darth & Vader’s guest mix on The Lazy Rich Show [Mediafire]

Bonus

My buddies over at Rain City Essential put this track up last week and it is an absolute gem. Yes, the intro is long, but please let the song run it’s course. It will all make sense once the drop… well, drops. Be sure to check out their site to keep up to date with the best House music happening all around the world at this very moment.

Avicii – Fade Into Darkness (Aylen & ThatMoment Remix) [Mediafire]