EDM and free labels will never cease to amaze me. It's astounding how much free content is released, especially with the quality of some of it. Clubhouse Vol. 2 is phenomenal. The only artists I knew prior to downloading it was Flosstradamus and Baauer, two trap artists who are bubbling (or more appropriately boiling) under the radar. While these two artists will be making big moves for sure, every other artist on this mixtape produces amazing tracks in their own respective genre.
Today's DL is Fool's Gold Records Clubhouse Vol. 2. The worst part about it is that you have to download each song separately. Shame. Enjoy!
Fool's Gold Records > Clubhouse Vol. 2
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Let's Talk About DJ-ing, Turntablism, Controllerism, & DJ Shiftee
A huge argument in the EDM community, spear-headed by Deadmau5, is that most major "DJ's" and artists just "push buttons." Here's a great link if you want to read more on the beef.
DJ Tech Tools > Deadmau5 "Just Hit Play"
Although the two have come closer and closer together due to technological advances DJ-ing/Turntablism and Controllerism are still very different. Traditional DJ's who still scratch vinyl records and use 1 or more turntables and a mixer can be referred to as "DJ's" or Turntablists. DJ's who use Digital DJ tables, MIDI controllers, etc, in conjunction with an electronic music source, can be referred to as Controllerists.
The term DJ (aka Disc Jockey) has been thrown around a lot in the EDM community. Although my opinion does not hold as much value as other's might, I would like to keep a separation of performance styles. Think of it this way. Using a film camera allows you to get the highest quality pictures possible, but relies on the operators skills. You can adjust aperture and shutter speed, and change lenses and filters, but your options are slim in comparison to a digital camera. With a digital camera you can adjust many more options than just aperture and shutter speed. You can edit on the fly and modify the picture. You can take hundreds if not thousands of pictures versus only taking thirty or so on a film camera. However, using a digital camera limits your quality level.
I respect both performance styles though. Those artists which can manipulate the vinyl and make it do crazy things are amazing. On the same token, artists who can simultaneously mix four songs together, taking a bass from one, a synth from another, the a capella track from another, and a fourth to mix in later also warrants my respect.
I bring this up because I recently discovered DJ Shiftee, who touring right now. He has been involved in DJ culture for years; he has participated in DMC (Disco Mix Club) DJ Championship since 2004 and was crowned World Champion in 2009. He actually teaches how to DJ at both Tisch School of Arts and Music Production and DJ School, Dubspot. He has ventured across both performance styles and holds an impressive resume with both. If you don't believe me, check out his Grownstep mixtape. Enjoy!
DJShiftee.com > DJ Shiftee Grownstep (download from the soundcloud embed)
DJ Tech Tools > Deadmau5 "Just Hit Play"
Although the two have come closer and closer together due to technological advances DJ-ing/Turntablism and Controllerism are still very different. Traditional DJ's who still scratch vinyl records and use 1 or more turntables and a mixer can be referred to as "DJ's" or Turntablists. DJ's who use Digital DJ tables, MIDI controllers, etc, in conjunction with an electronic music source, can be referred to as Controllerists.
The term DJ (aka Disc Jockey) has been thrown around a lot in the EDM community. Although my opinion does not hold as much value as other's might, I would like to keep a separation of performance styles. Think of it this way. Using a film camera allows you to get the highest quality pictures possible, but relies on the operators skills. You can adjust aperture and shutter speed, and change lenses and filters, but your options are slim in comparison to a digital camera. With a digital camera you can adjust many more options than just aperture and shutter speed. You can edit on the fly and modify the picture. You can take hundreds if not thousands of pictures versus only taking thirty or so on a film camera. However, using a digital camera limits your quality level.
I respect both performance styles though. Those artists which can manipulate the vinyl and make it do crazy things are amazing. On the same token, artists who can simultaneously mix four songs together, taking a bass from one, a synth from another, the a capella track from another, and a fourth to mix in later also warrants my respect.
I bring this up because I recently discovered DJ Shiftee, who touring right now. He has been involved in DJ culture for years; he has participated in DMC (Disco Mix Club) DJ Championship since 2004 and was crowned World Champion in 2009. He actually teaches how to DJ at both Tisch School of Arts and Music Production and DJ School, Dubspot. He has ventured across both performance styles and holds an impressive resume with both. If you don't believe me, check out his Grownstep mixtape. Enjoy!
DJShiftee.com > DJ Shiftee Grownstep (download from the soundcloud embed)
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Some Rap Mash-Ups
So my new favorite site for awhile has been Earmilk.com. They have been phenomenal at discovering undiscovered talent and spreading their productions to the far corners of the web. The link I'll post has multiple free DL's but the two I think are the best would have to be Outkast vs Dean Coleman & The Partysquad feat. Mic - I'm Back With Roses (g4gorilla Mash) & Usher Vs Mary J Blige & Drake - Wrong Climax (Robin Skouteris Mix). Check them out and Enjoy!
Earmilk > Mashup Monday Week 68
Earmilk > Mashup Monday Week 68
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Analogue Monsta: the Suzi Analogue/TOKiMONSTA Project
Fantastic find today folks! Suzi Analogue and TOKiMONSTA have come together to create the beast that is Analogue Monsta. AM's sound is a mix of Hip-Hop/R&B influence infused with some electric vibes and psychedelic synths. With promotion from Scion A/V, they have released their Boom EP. I have no more words to describe it. Well, one. Free. Get at it!
Also, beautiful thing came in the night last night. And by beautiful, I mean a compilation of nasty filthy tracks from White Folks Get Crunk's July 25th Record Pool. Its very Mash-up and Moombahton oriented with tracks remixed by Nadastrom, an Ellie Goulding x Michael Woods mash-up and many other fantastic things for you to indulge in. Enjoy!
Scion A/V > Analogue Monsta - Boom
Facebook > White Folks Get Crunk - July 25th Record Pool *
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Also, beautiful thing came in the night last night. And by beautiful, I mean a compilation of nasty filthy tracks from White Folks Get Crunk's July 25th Record Pool. Its very Mash-up and Moombahton oriented with tracks remixed by Nadastrom, an Ellie Goulding x Michael Woods mash-up and many other fantastic things for you to indulge in. Enjoy!
Scion A/V > Analogue Monsta - Boom
Facebook > White Folks Get Crunk - July 25th Record Pool *
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Playlist of the Week + Zeds Dead & Omar LinX
If you're anything like me, you would love to have a soundtrack set to your life, to mimic your moods, and get you feeling like the most B.A.M.F. kid on campus. So I got a small playlist to share with you, with a few DL links to the free tracks.
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(I also know I have some repeats on there, but they are totally worth a repeat post)
...and in other breaking news...
In addition to the playlist, earlier this week Zeds Dead & Omar LinX have released their first official collaborative mixtape titled Victor. I must say that I haven't been this excited for a mixtape in a long time. With mega-hits like "Out For Blood" and "Rudeboy" as well as some new content such as a brand new version of "Jackie Boy," "Jackie Boy 2.0." Every track has a unique tone and flow as expected of both Zeds Dead and Omar LinX. All of this available to you for free DL.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Let's Get Crunk with Crizzly and Bird Peterson
For the longest time everyone I knew, including myself, believed "Crunk" meant "CRazy & drUNK." A more accurate definition of the word according to UrbanDictionary.com would be "smoking ChRonic and getting drUNK at the same damn time!" Regardless of how you choose to live out your Crunk lifestyle, I have two free mixes for you. The first is Crizzly's Crizzly Presents Crunkstep and the second is Bird Peterson's Drankenstein 2.
As you can probably infer, Crizzly's mix is a combination of dubstep and crunk-music. To be a little more realistic, the tracks are a little less crunk and a little more hip-hop, but he does borrow Bird Peterson's "Pimp Storm" which mixes dirty south rap with everyone's favorite trance song, Sandstorm. Be prepared for mixes like "Kreayshawn x Exponaut - Gucci E621" and "Nero vs. Big Sean - Crush On Your Ass (Knife Party Remix) (Mike Manfready Mix)" along with plenty of Crizzly's own tracks.
Often when you refer to crunk-music, you think of dirty south rap. Bird Peterson does a better job of incorporating true crunk into his mix with an extensive array trance to accompany it. I really can't speak too much on this mix because I just downloaded it today. What I can say is its ravey freakin' awesome. If you need a justification to download it, all I can say is that it was released by Mad Decent. And its free. Enjoy!
Monday, July 23, 2012
Habstrakt Never Said Die... Never Say Die Artist Mix Vol. 24
Ok, so when you have an artist mix, you are obviously gonna be geared in one direction, whether it be chill tunes, heavy wobbles, more trap, more jungle, what have you. Habstrakt's mix, which I can only describe as future funk, is one of the better mixes I've heard in awhile. Plus with the zip file you also get front and back album art, including a track list! Big ups for the list because If I had to repeatedly hold your hand and tell you how to find the song and point out exactly which song it was, I'd probably lose it.
p.s. if you haven't heard the Roksonix remix of "Me & You" by Nero, you need to get on that ASAP. Enjoy!
12th Planet's The End Is Near, courtesy of Skrillex and the North American Mothership Tour
You always remember that moment or reason why an artist ascends into the ranks of the permanent replay list. On November 9th, 2011, at the LC Pavilion was the first time I saw Nadastrom, Two Fresh, 12th Planet, and Skrillex on the Mothership Tour. Coincidentally it was also the first time I saw Machine Gun Kelly, the first time I went to an EDM set, and it was when I discovered Moombahton (via Nadastrom's El Baile Diabluma EP). Nadastrom was super intense with the heavy beats; Two Fresh has a great concept, but it wasn't in my taste. 12th Planet came out like a god-send from planet party. Regardless of skill as a DJ, his ability to read the crowd and his minimix with MGK on stage created a once in a life time event for me. Skrillex's show was great too, but it was what I expected: The Cell, mainly Skrillex's own tracks, heavy bass and bright lights.
If you couldn't tell yet, I was geeked through the entirety of 12th Planet's set. Opening with "Niggas In Paris" and following with some of his own tracks plus others by Flux Pavilion, Doctor P, and a whole slew of artists I loved. After the concert ended (some five and a half hours later) I couldn't hear right for three days. At that point, I went back to my hobby of discovering new music. And discover I did. Through 12th Planet's partnership with Scion and his The End Is Near Tour, he released Scion A/V Presents: The End Is Near EP for free. Five tracks of American-made wobble for the masses to enjoy. This EP includes two of his bigger tracks including Burst ft. GMCFOSHO (with Skrillex & Kill The Noise) and one of my favorite tracks of all time The End Is Near pt. 1 (with Flinch). Enjoy!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Some Free Moombahton
Just found this group off of WFGC DJ board called Secret Sauce and they are releasing their new tune "Dancey Dancey" for free. Interesting new sound, not the typical Moombahton I've been hearing but its pretty damn catchy and its a successful attempt at adding a personal spin to a genre. Check em out!
Soundcloud > Secret Sauce KC - Dancey Dancey
Soundcloud > Secret Sauce KC - Dancey Dancey
Friday, July 20, 2012
Urban Noize & some Logic aka Young Sinatra
Earlier today while I was cruising through the blogs I follow, I came across some fantastic mixes from Urban Noize. Never really heard of them before, but they made a great first impression. Direct from EARMILK, Urban Noize provides 3 remixes of Kanye West's tracks "Touch The Sky," "Heavy Hitters," & "Brand New" off of their new EP Mr. West.
Another hip-hop artist you might like to know about is Logic aka Young Sinatra. A friend once referenced me to Logic's mixtape Young Sinatra: Unbelievable and I was sold. Songs like "The Spotlight" which samples "D.A.N.C.E." by Justice and tracks like "Numbers" and "Tic Tac Toe" which couple mean beats and crisp lyrics. Its a great investment of $0 from DatPiff. Enjoy!
Spoken Reasons, because you need some comedy in your life.
I've followed Spoken Reasons on YouTube for a little over a year now. His posts mostly consist of him addressing an issue (often regarding relationships) and mixing it with his own sense of humor and style. Recently he released a mixtape on DatPiff.com called "The New _ _ _ _ Of Comedy" which included some older and remastered tracks which he released on YouTube as well as some previously unreleased content.
If you don't want to take my word for it, watch this video, and see if it changes your mind.
Spoken Reasons - Electric Wheel Chair
If you laughed at this video at all, you should download his mixtape (FO' FREE)!
What's sicker: Hopsin's Ill Mind or the truth behind the lyrics?
ATTENTION: THIS POST CONTAINS GRATUITOUS EXPLICIT MATERIAL.
Tyler the Creator - Yonkers
Hopsin - Ill Mind of Hopsin 4
More recently however, Hopsin has seemingly dissed the entirety of Generation Y with his track "Ill Mind of Hopsin 5." This single (sadly not available for free download) can be purchased off of iTunes for $1.29, which I thoroughly encourage you doing. He starts by addressing his own negative influence on our generation, takes a small shot at parents for not being strict enough, and then goes on to identify how useless young males are these days...
"Do you even have any goals,
Aside from bagging these hoes and packing the bowl,
Well lemme guess.. NO!!
You’re only in school, because you’re parents made you go,
and all you do is play beer pong and hang out with your bro’s."
And if that wasn't real enough for you he's still got 2/3 of the song left. Next he calls out the girls of Gen Y.
"You want romeo?,
you’re not worthy.
You’re cock thirsty, nasty and probably got herpes.
Sometimes the secret to find,
is to stop searching.
Try a new formula, Because your last ones not working"
Lastly he attacks men who adopt the term "real nigga."
"A real nigga don’t brag about being real as long as he knows it.
And his future doesn’t seem hopeless,
A real nigga stays out of jail, handle shit and he keeps focused.
So all you rappers who soul is out in the wrong, you inspired the issue I wrote about in this song."
Hopsin - Ill Mind Of Hopsin 5
So to move from interpretation to analysis, this video hit 1,000,000 views in under a day. And it knocked out 2 million views in less than two. Right before I posted this entry, the video had over 2,115,000 views. I'm one of the last people who will spend money on music anymore, but I went out and bought this track. If you want to get a fix of Hopsin for free, you can follow this link. All you have to do is create a profile on DatPiff.com (which I encourage if you follow this blog because many later posts will require you to do the same thing).
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Rusko, Brostep, and Remixes
Rusko, aka Christopher Mercer, is a common name among dubstep enthusiasts, especially in America. Self-proclaimed catalyst of brostep, he has come a far way from his earlier sounds with Caspa. Signed to Mad Decent, a prominent label sporting artists such as Diplo, Crookers, and Zeds Dead, he just released a collaborative album Cypress X Rusko with the hip-hop group Cypress Hill (yes that Cypress Hill).
Around Christmas 2011, Rusko released Rusko Remix Collection 2006-2010 which contains "all official and released remixes, along with some original un-mastered raw mixes." Remixes range from Prodigy's "Take Me To The Hospital" and Kid Cudi's "Day N Night." Enjoy!
RuskoOnFire.com > The Remix Collection 2006-2010
Around Christmas 2011, Rusko released Rusko Remix Collection 2006-2010 which contains "all official and released remixes, along with some original un-mastered raw mixes." Remixes range from Prodigy's "Take Me To The Hospital" and Kid Cudi's "Day N Night." Enjoy!
RuskoOnFire.com > The Remix Collection 2006-2010
3LAU's #SweatSexRage Pays Off With DFF2
For those who don't know who don't know who Justin Blau is, aka 3LAU, you will soon. 3LAU is a full-time student at Washington University in St. Louis and a touring DJ/Producer. In the last year he has quickly risen to fame after finding a calling to electronic music on a trip to Sweden. Since then he has become a prominent figure in the mash-up genre, infusing Top 40 hits with massive House tracks.
3LAU just recently completed his second mash-up album, appropriately titled Dance Floor Filth 2 and is supporting it with the hashtag "#SweatSexRage. Tweet it up, because this link features both his most recent release, and the original Dance Floor Filth.
3LAU > DFF & DFF2
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
White Folks Get Crunk, Fo' Sho
I honestly have no clue how I stumbled across this website. Absolutely no clue. Regardless, it has become one of my favorite sites in respects to topics, genres, and content. To me, it seems the majority of content is free and downloadable through soundcloud pages. whitefolksgetcrunk.com 's So What Is This? (about me) page states:
"Welcome to the dopest site on the internet! White Folks Get Crunk is a site dedicated to the remix/mashup culture that seems to have consumed a portion of our generation. From B’more club tracks to 80′s/Rap mashups this site was built to showcase the talents of DJs and Remixers from across the globe and bring their work to the forefront. WFGC has evolved during the past 2 years from an idea to a slogan to a music blog and now an online user community."
The user's typically stay up to date with the newest and freshest genres as well as provide numerous hours of club mixes, mash-ups, and original content for the world to enjoy. A great place to find all of this is through the site's "DJ Boards" page, where artists drop their tracks for the rest of the world to enjoy.
I bring two free DL's in the post. First, WFGC's July 16th Record Pool mixtape with various artists (Koan Sound, 12th Planet, Porter Robinson, Crizzly as well as new up and comers).
Facebook > WFGC July 16th Record Pool
I also bring one of my more recent favorite songs. If you remember Darude, you remember their more famous hit Sandstorm. Producer OH SNAP!! recently release a Trap remix of Sandstorm which he posted on his soundcloud and I discovered through WFGC, hope you enjoy.
Soundcloud > OH SNAP!! - Trapstorm
"Welcome to the dopest site on the internet! White Folks Get Crunk is a site dedicated to the remix/mashup culture that seems to have consumed a portion of our generation. From B’more club tracks to 80′s/Rap mashups this site was built to showcase the talents of DJs and Remixers from across the globe and bring their work to the forefront. WFGC has evolved during the past 2 years from an idea to a slogan to a music blog and now an online user community."
The user's typically stay up to date with the newest and freshest genres as well as provide numerous hours of club mixes, mash-ups, and original content for the world to enjoy. A great place to find all of this is through the site's "DJ Boards" page, where artists drop their tracks for the rest of the world to enjoy.
I bring two free DL's in the post. First, WFGC's July 16th Record Pool mixtape with various artists (Koan Sound, 12th Planet, Porter Robinson, Crizzly as well as new up and comers).
Facebook > WFGC July 16th Record Pool
I also bring one of my more recent favorite songs. If you remember Darude, you remember their more famous hit Sandstorm. Producer OH SNAP!! recently release a Trap remix of Sandstorm which he posted on his soundcloud and I discovered through WFGC, hope you enjoy.
Soundcloud > OH SNAP!! - Trapstorm
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Call Me Maybe
Sorry I'm not sorry. I like this song. I turn it up when it comes on the radio. Its catchy, its pop-y, and no I won't give you my man card 'cuz dammit Carly Rae Jepson is still better than Justin Bieber. Once I build up my confidence, I will even support and defend why it is OKAY to like J.Biebs (GQ thinks its okay and you should too!). But that is besides the point.
Call Me Maybe. Possibly THE "It Song" of the 2012 summer season. Quite honestly, it hasn't been remixed as much as I though it would, especially compared to Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" and Fun.'s "We Are Young." However I have just discovered (literally in the last 10 minutes) a Trap remix of Call Me Maybe which I LOVE!. For those of you who don't know what Trap is, its one of the more recent developments in the EDM community, and a tried and true production method for rap music. At its core its snares, high hats and kick drum beats around the 140 beats per minute (bpm) mark. Then its infused with electronic staples like synth loops etc. Artists who are becoming prominent in the scene are Flosstradamus, OH SNAP!, and some other artists such as Dillon Francis have tried their hands at and have been quite successful.
Speaking of Call Me Maybe and Trap, I have another free download for you brought to you by DJ Double0. http://www.djdouble0.com/
Soundcloud > Call Me Cray (Live remix)
Call Me Maybe. Possibly THE "It Song" of the 2012 summer season. Quite honestly, it hasn't been remixed as much as I though it would, especially compared to Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" and Fun.'s "We Are Young." However I have just discovered (literally in the last 10 minutes) a Trap remix of Call Me Maybe which I LOVE!. For those of you who don't know what Trap is, its one of the more recent developments in the EDM community, and a tried and true production method for rap music. At its core its snares, high hats and kick drum beats around the 140 beats per minute (bpm) mark. Then its infused with electronic staples like synth loops etc. Artists who are becoming prominent in the scene are Flosstradamus, OH SNAP!, and some other artists such as Dillon Francis have tried their hands at and have been quite successful.
Speaking of Call Me Maybe and Trap, I have another free download for you brought to you by DJ Double0. http://www.djdouble0.com/
Soundcloud > Call Me Cray (Live remix)
Background Info, My Influences Pt. 1
Just so you can have a small idea of where I am coming from, I want to give you a brief introduction to my music tastes over the years.
Towards the end of grade school (circa 2004-2006) I discovered Limewire (RIP). Prior to that, my music tastes had been generally pop music, punk rock, and gangster rap. My CD collection (you do remember CD's right?) consisted of Get Rich or Die Trying by 50 Cent, Collision Course by Jay-z & Linkin Park, The Rising Tied by Fort Minor, Red Light District by Ludacris, Elephunk by the Black Eyed Peas, Tha Carter 2 by Lil Wayne (arguably the best Wayne album), Thug Motivation 101 by Young Jeezy, From Under The Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy, Sublime by Sublime, Greatest Hits by blink-182 & numerous NOW! CDs (live and learn).
Through high school I continued to dabble in rap & hip-hop and focused more on alternative rock, punk rock, and then called emo & hardcore. Band names like Taking Back Sunday, Mayday Parade, and All Time Low were the soundtrack of the bus ride to school. Slowly, I changed from pop-punk to more metal and hardcore oriented bands such as Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, and Velvet Revolver (Contraband is still one of my favorite albums of all time). Through this time I also started to develop my tastes in a wider variety of music. Deftones and Nine Inch Nails became a huge influence over my tastes do to their heavy distortions and effects, combined with synth effects. I also became a huge fan of Amy Winehouse (RIP) and explored similar bands to Sublime such as Goldfinger and No Doubt. This began a short lived and highly enjoyable Ska phase of my life.
Along the way I discovered little bits and pieces which formed by love for electronic music. 3OH!3's second studio album Want, Attack Attack!'s album Someday Came Suddenly, and smaller bits and pieces of bands such as Mindless Self Indulgence began to stir my interest in this new style of music that was emerging which consisted of electronic beats, synth loops, and the actual use of synthesizers and keyboards (Only later did I realize Linkin Park's incorporation of a DJ in the band would have a deep subconscious influence over my love of turntablism &controllerism). Then came a huge breakthrough. MGMT's Oracular Spectacular. If you've never heard Kids, Electric Feel, or Time To Pretend, you need to look it up ASAP.
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Call me a hipster, but I started searching for bands no one had heard of. I enjoyed discovering my own music and finding out what else was out there that fit my preferences. When friends gave me suggestions such as Russian Circles and Black Moth Super Rainbow, I was ecstatic. This began my love of discovery (fueled by the Legos that my parents bought me when I was a kid). BMSR turned into a personal favorite with the crazy synth-y auto-tuning and psychedelic melodies.
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Forever Heavy
Then in 2009 something amazing happened. (Hint: I've Got A Feeling he had something to do with Sexy Bitch ft. Akon).
As for free downloads, I will leave you with Fort Minor's Mixtape We Major produced by DJ Green Lantern. This mixtape includes many of the tracks Fort Minor is known for like Remember The Name and Petrefied as well as previously unreleased tracks and remixes.
DatPiff.com > Fort Minor "We Major"
Towards the end of grade school (circa 2004-2006) I discovered Limewire (RIP). Prior to that, my music tastes had been generally pop music, punk rock, and gangster rap. My CD collection (you do remember CD's right?) consisted of Get Rich or Die Trying by 50 Cent, Collision Course by Jay-z & Linkin Park, The Rising Tied by Fort Minor, Red Light District by Ludacris, Elephunk by the Black Eyed Peas, Tha Carter 2 by Lil Wayne (arguably the best Wayne album), Thug Motivation 101 by Young Jeezy, From Under The Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy, Sublime by Sublime, Greatest Hits by blink-182 & numerous NOW! CDs (live and learn).
Through high school I continued to dabble in rap & hip-hop and focused more on alternative rock, punk rock, and then called emo & hardcore. Band names like Taking Back Sunday, Mayday Parade, and All Time Low were the soundtrack of the bus ride to school. Slowly, I changed from pop-punk to more metal and hardcore oriented bands such as Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, and Velvet Revolver (Contraband is still one of my favorite albums of all time). Through this time I also started to develop my tastes in a wider variety of music. Deftones and Nine Inch Nails became a huge influence over my tastes do to their heavy distortions and effects, combined with synth effects. I also became a huge fan of Amy Winehouse (RIP) and explored similar bands to Sublime such as Goldfinger and No Doubt. This began a short lived and highly enjoyable Ska phase of my life.
Along the way I discovered little bits and pieces which formed by love for electronic music. 3OH!3's second studio album Want, Attack Attack!'s album Someday Came Suddenly, and smaller bits and pieces of bands such as Mindless Self Indulgence began to stir my interest in this new style of music that was emerging which consisted of electronic beats, synth loops, and the actual use of synthesizers and keyboards (Only later did I realize Linkin Park's incorporation of a DJ in the band would have a deep subconscious influence over my love of turntablism &controllerism). Then came a huge breakthrough. MGMT's Oracular Spectacular. If you've never heard Kids, Electric Feel, or Time To Pretend, you need to look it up ASAP.
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Call me a hipster, but I started searching for bands no one had heard of. I enjoyed discovering my own music and finding out what else was out there that fit my preferences. When friends gave me suggestions such as Russian Circles and Black Moth Super Rainbow, I was ecstatic. This began my love of discovery (fueled by the Legos that my parents bought me when I was a kid). BMSR turned into a personal favorite with the crazy synth-y auto-tuning and psychedelic melodies.
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Forever Heavy
Then in 2009 something amazing happened. (Hint: I've Got A Feeling he had something to do with Sexy Bitch ft. Akon).
As for free downloads, I will leave you with Fort Minor's Mixtape We Major produced by DJ Green Lantern. This mixtape includes many of the tracks Fort Minor is known for like Remember The Name and Petrefied as well as previously unreleased tracks and remixes.
DatPiff.com > Fort Minor "We Major"
The Influencer
Let me talk a little bit about Girl Talk. Gregg Gillis may not have invented mash-ups, he might not be the best mash-up artist, shoot, you might not even like him. Here's what you need to know, though. 2007 he received Wired's Rave Award and Feed The Animals was ranked #4 album of the year by Time magazine. (fact-checked via Wikipedia reference links, for convenience's sake)
Illegal-Art.net > Girl Talk
First, Mid-Summer, Coincidence
I never really thought about writing a blog. It really just dawned on me until today. Friends fed up with me sharing eleventy-seven pictures, videos, quotes, etc on their walls brought it to my attention that my interests don't exactly coincide with everyone else's. That being said let me tell you a little bit about myself.
Name: Drew
Age: early 20's
Studying: Business Finance & Marketing
Occupation: working on it
Location: central Ohio
Interests: bowling, music (generally Electronic Dance Music (EDM), hip-hop, alternative rock), nightlife, the culture that goes along with nightlife, partying all night long... you get the idea.
I've been sold on the American dream, that everyone is special, that your potential is directly proportional to the effort that you put in. Sadly, its not always true, and to get the Swiss bank account, sometimes you just have to be in the right spot at the right time. I didn't get the memo about the spot, nor the time, so I'm currently living paycheck to paycheck. Now, I must ask you to refer to the "Interests" identified above. Bowling, purchasing music (legally), and nightlife are all decently pricey things to be interested. Especially the nightlife if you are of age. Bowling is also relatively expensive if you bowl competitively and/or regularly.
So how about music? Well, since the last thing I need is to have some government agents banging on my door about illegally downloading music, I find ways to acquire music the new-fashioned way. Luckily for me, EDM and hip-hop (and rap) are genres of music which provide gratuitous amounts of free content, even from big names such as Skrillex, girltalk, Lil Wayne, Mike Posner, etc. (ok so Mike Posner might not be a big name, but I like him... *insert leave Britney alone*)
So here's my plan. As often as I can, I will come back to this thread and update it with as many free downloads as I can. Fair warning, the majority of my posts will probably be oriented towards EDM, dubstep, and mash-ups. I will however suggest sites that I find that consistently offer quality in other areas.
Feedback is totally welcome and I am always game for new content myself! So feel free to message me with links and I'll make sure to post/promote!
-Po' Boy
Name: Drew
Age: early 20's
Studying: Business Finance & Marketing
Occupation: working on it
Location: central Ohio
Interests: bowling, music (generally Electronic Dance Music (EDM), hip-hop, alternative rock), nightlife, the culture that goes along with nightlife, partying all night long... you get the idea.
I've been sold on the American dream, that everyone is special, that your potential is directly proportional to the effort that you put in. Sadly, its not always true, and to get the Swiss bank account, sometimes you just have to be in the right spot at the right time. I didn't get the memo about the spot, nor the time, so I'm currently living paycheck to paycheck. Now, I must ask you to refer to the "Interests" identified above. Bowling, purchasing music (legally), and nightlife are all decently pricey things to be interested. Especially the nightlife if you are of age. Bowling is also relatively expensive if you bowl competitively and/or regularly.
So how about music? Well, since the last thing I need is to have some government agents banging on my door about illegally downloading music, I find ways to acquire music the new-fashioned way. Luckily for me, EDM and hip-hop (and rap) are genres of music which provide gratuitous amounts of free content, even from big names such as Skrillex, girltalk, Lil Wayne, Mike Posner, etc. (ok so Mike Posner might not be a big name, but I like him... *insert leave Britney alone*)
So here's my plan. As often as I can, I will come back to this thread and update it with as many free downloads as I can. Fair warning, the majority of my posts will probably be oriented towards EDM, dubstep, and mash-ups. I will however suggest sites that I find that consistently offer quality in other areas.
Feedback is totally welcome and I am always game for new content myself! So feel free to message me with links and I'll make sure to post/promote!
-Po' Boy
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