[Festie Review] Snowball – Winter Park, CO

As fireworks reflected off the snow covered grounds of Winter Park, as insane light shows reflected off the neighboring mountains, as music goers covered from head-to-toe in snow gear jumped up and down continuously as incredible artist after artist took to the stages, Snowball 2013 can rate itself up there as one of Colorado’s best winter time festivals.

The layout was set up perfect with one main stage and two tents, each far enough away from one another that you could hear each artist clearly but close enough you could dance your way from set to set without freezing your buns off. There were plenty of great vendors, lots of delicious warm food and heating areas so when the toes and fingers needed a quick warm-up people had a place to go.

The festival started off with a bang Friday with the musical talents of Zion I, Porter Robinson, Krewella, Kendrick Lamar and ending the night was none other than a Rado favorite, Big Gigantic. Kendrick Lamar gave the crowd poetic justice and a hell of a lot more. He took that stage and showed just what a true rap artist he was; his vocals crystal clear, his words flowing with the rhythms and his stage presence captivating. Then Big G got on the stage and lit it up, literally and figuratively. Their light show is one for the books and their live musical instrument set is what ranks them up there with one of the best live performances to see. It takes a true artist to be able to go on stage and play their instrument live and these boys do it with such ease.

Saturday Winter Park saw a down pour of snow but that did not stop any of the festival goers from making their way to see the shows. More layers, hand warmers and a nice hot beverage got this day off to a great start. I have to give a shout out to Luminox. During his set, his computer screen was distorted and he couldn’t see what he was playing. But instead of throwing in the towel, he busted out a desktop screen, plugged in his laptop, and kept dropping some unbelievable trap. Kudos Lum, huge kudos. Portugal the Man and Datsik brought amazing energy to the day and the night was finished with Colorado’s favorite man of lights, Pretty Lights. Derek Vincent Smith, the name given by his mother who is always in the crowd supporting, has never failed to put on a captivating and memorable show. Between the light show and PL’s choice of tunes, from his new hits all the way back to some old favorites like Radiohead’s “Everything in its Right Place”, PL shut down the night leaving everyone’s bodies in a state of music euphoria.

Sunday was no day for rest for this festival with huge artists still stacked. K Theory, Ishi, Grizmatik and Flosstradamus were just a few names who threw down the dub, the jazz and the dirty trap. Then the perfect closer for the ultimate snow weekend, STS9 took to the main stage. This instrumental band mixes the sounds of rock, funk, hip-hop, drum and bass and a little jazz to capture every form of music that was present at Snowball this weekend. As the final fireworks lit the sky, every face in that crowd was smiling with the ultimate love for all the amazing music that had taken place over the weekend.

To all the artists who were at Snowball, thank you for coming to Colorado and making us fall in love with your music all over again. For the day dancing shows to the night thumping after parties. To the Snowball staff, you all did an amazing job and I can’t wait to see what you have in store for next year. And of course, to all the festival goers, keep fuckin rocking.

’Zion I – ShadowBoxing’

’One Minute
Available Now on iTunes’

’Porter Robinson & Mat Zo – Easy’

’Kicking And Screaming’

’Colorado Mountain High’

’Who’s Gonna Stop Us (Luminox Trap VIP)’

’Datsik – Bonafide Hustler (Trap VIP)’

’Portugal. The Man – I’d Rather Go Blind (Etta James cover)’

’Pretty Lights – Finally Moving’

’Flosstradamus – ☮☮☮ Lana’s Theme ☮☮☮’

’Grizmatik – Digital Liberation Is Mad Freedom’

’When The Dust Settles’
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[Dubstep/Drumstep] Colin Monroe feat. K Flay – Your Eyes (Datsik Remix) + Linkin Park Remix + Juicebox (Original Mix)

BOOM. Three face melting tunes from none other then Datsik. First off we got a heavy remix of Colin Monroe and K Flay’s track “Your Eyes”. The intro features some amazing vocals from Colin mixed with a hard rumbling synth, that builds into a classic Datsik drop. He chops the vocals perfectly while adding some relentless wobbles that hit at all the right times. Finishing it out with the sexy vocals from K Flay that complete this filthy remix. Next is an unexpected remix of none other then Linkin Park that Datsik did for their next album. Giving their track “Until It Breaks” a nasty Drumstep makeover, and once again Datsik nails it. The last track is an Original Mix titled, “Juicebox” and it starts off with some funky synths that reminded me of alot Doctor P’s style. The build has a dark feel to it right before you get smacked in the face with more unforgiving filth from this Dubstep heavyweight. We will keep you posted on the releases of the massive tunes! Cheers.

’Colin Munroe ft. K Flay – Your Eyes (Datsik Remix)’
’Linkin Park – Until it Breaks (Datsik Remix)’
’Datsik – Juicebox’
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Big Sean/Nicki Minaj/Kill The Noise/Datsik – Lightspeed A$$ (Tommie Sunshine Bootleg)

Tommie Sunshine is getting ready for Miami in a very big way. While we may not always post mash ups, this track is an absolute must listen with the influences of Big Sean, Nicki Minaj, Kill The Noise and Datsik, all coming together at the mercy of producer Tommie Sunshine in a cohesive and utterly mental party anthem.

Make sure you catch Tommie Sunshine @ Ultra in Miami this weekend and check out his facebook and soundcloud for more updates.

Download: Big Sean/Nicki Minaj/Kill The Noise/Datsik – Lightspeed A$$ (Tommie Sunshine Bootleg)

’Lightspeed Ass (Tommie Sunshine Bootleg).mp3′
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[New] Zedd – Stars Come Out (Datsik Remix)

It is hard to believe that jet setting DJ / producer Zedd is only 21 years old. The scale and complexity of his songs brings to mind a veteran producer with a young spirit, but perhaps it is the other way around. I read an interesting interview with Zedd recently in which he described his sound as “complextro”, a new style of production where at least 9 oscillators are layered harmoniously to achieve the big room sound. In any case he is certainly one of the brightest rising stars in the EDM scene today and his electro tunes should keep getting better and better as time goes on.

Today we depart from the typical Zedd style and bring you an unusual rendition of his song “Stars Come Out” by Canadian dubstep giant Datsik. Through utilizing hype man stabs and lighting fast, siren-style dubstep basslines, Datsik takes this track into exciting new places while maintaing a relatively uplifting, happy vibe, which I would consider to be a departure for him. This is definitely one of the most unique dubstep tracks I’ve heard in a while and I hope you enjoy it.

Zedd – Stars Come Out (Datsik Remix)

’Zedd – Stars Come Out (Datsik Remix)’
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[Catch-UP Playlist] What we missed late June 2011

June was a difficult month as I was traveling for personal reasons and at times it was hard to really hammer out some posts. With that said, all that is behind me and I dedicate this post to everyone that didn’t quite have the time to catch up on some new music. Not all songs below were released just on June but I have added others that I think we should have discovered sooner. ZIP Coming soon. Enjoy!

Indie/Electronic

SBTRKT – Never Never

’SBTRKT – Never Never’

[Website]

Bon Iver – I Can’t Make You Love Me

’02
I

Class Actress – Keep You

[facebook]

VHS Or Beta – I Found A Reason

’I_Found_A_Reason.mp3′

CSS — Hits Me Like A Rock by hidenoriiiii

Wilco – I Might [website]

’Wilco – I Might’

Gold Panda – “MPB”

’13ke.mp3′

Future Islands – Before The Bridge

’Future Islands – Before The Bridge.mp3′

Zola Jesus – Vessel [website]

’Zola
Jesus

Hip/Hop

The Weeknd – “Trust Issues” (Remix)

’141d.mp3′

T.I. – We Don’t Get Down Like Y’all (Feat. B.o.B.)

’TI
We_Dont_Get_Down_Like_Yall_f_BoB.mp3′

Chiddy Bang – Mind Your Manners

’yb1h0xa2ouzy0rgckirm.mp3′

[Myspace] [Website]

Drake x The Weeknd – Trust Issues (Gizzle Mashup)

’Drake_x_The_Weeknd
Trust_Issues_(Gizzle_Mix).mp3′

Wale – “Bait”

’13xr.mp3′

Dane/Electro/House

Frankmusik – Do It In The AM ft. Far East Movement (Lucky Date & Eli Smith Remix)

’Frankmusik
Do

Timetakers – She Blows (Whistle Tune) (Dillon Francis Remix)

’She Blows (Whistle Tune) (Dillon Francis Remix).mp3′

Avicii – Fade Into Darkness (Vocal Mix) (Alex Prigenzi Edit)

’Avicii
Fade

Bart B More & Tommie Sunshine – Bodywork by Bart B More

Mastiksoul & Dada – Bang It All feat. Akon & Paul G (Sidney Samson Remix)

’Mastiksoul
Dada

Crookers – Dr. Gonzo Anthem

’14ud.mp3′

Dubstep

Flight Facilities – Crave You (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)

’Flight
Facilities

Nero – Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)

’nero
promises

DJ Russ P feat. MK – Monster (DWB Remix)

’DJ
Russ

Datsik – Overdose

’Datsik
Overdose.mp3′

Feed Me – Strange Behaviour Feat. Tasha Baxter

’Feed
Me

Swedish House Mafia – Save The World (Cazzette DubbySteppy Bootleg)

’Swedish
House

Toxic (16 Bit Dubstep Remix).mp3

’Toxic (16 Bit Dubstep Remix).mp3′

Shout outs to GDD, The Chemical Jump and The Burning Ear for helping me with some of the mp3’s here.

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