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[Electronic] Whethan – Savage feat. Flux Pavilion & MAX

Posted by Alisha Wieckmann - December 13, 2016

Whethan
Savage (feat. Flux Pavilion & MAX)

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This track was already impressive when looking at the list of producers who added their personal touch, but Chicago based producer, Whethan, alone has had an impressive 2016. With three singles already under his belt including several well done remixes, sets at Electric Forest, HARD Summer and more, this breakout producer has made his mark in the music scene.

“Savage,” released via Big Beat White Label, featuring Flux Pavilion and MAX, incorporates the sensual vocals of MAX, an epic Whethan, future bass, melody and hints of Flux’s hard hitting bass and distorted synths. The three talented producers melded together creates a dance floor ready track sure to be featured the rest of 2016 into 2017’s festival season.

Along with “Savage” Whethan has announced a tour, beginning in Virginia Beach, VA and ending in Vancouver, BC. Check out all the stops here.

[Electronica] Gramatik – Satoshi Nakamoto (Psymbionic Remix)

Posted by Mark McNulty - December 13, 2016

Gramatik
Satoshi Nakamoto (Psymbionic Remix) ft. Adrian Lau & ProbCause

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Gramatik has been a driving force behind the rising popularity of so-called genres like future funk and electro soul in the past few years. As the head of Lowtemp Music he offers a platform for any artist to release music, and on his 2016 album “Epigram” his futuristic, synth-laden, funkadelic sound continued to evolve. Psymbionic is an extremely talented producer who has risen to popularity in the wide swatch of new sonic ground which Gramatik and others helped to break. Although he explicitly steers clear of genre classifications, Psymbionic produces a strain of futuristic funk akin to the material on “Epigram”, so we were stoked hear of his new remix of Gramatik’s “Satoshi Nakamoto”.

Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoins, and Gramatik maintains a thorough interest in tech frontiers. Fittingly, the thematic material in this tune matches the motif of Psymbionic’s current “Biohackers” U.S. tour. As for how the remix sounds, Psymbionic has preserved the most endearing elements of Gramaitk’s sample-collage style, while adding his own razor-sharp basslines and stabbing synthesizers to create a clever new arrangement. As technology continues to pervade every aspect of our lives, banging remixes like this – constructed with the finest musical technology and commenting on technological frontiers like the bitcoin era and “crypto currency” – are tunes to be treasured.

[House Mix] The Aston Shuffle – Only 100’s

Posted by Alisha Wieckmann - December 13, 2016

Only 100s
2016

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2016 has been quite the year for music. We’ve seen a lot of new producers capture our ears as well as continuous bangers from well known artists. So much music has surfaced that it’s almost hard to keep up with, but, The Aston Shuffle, residents of The Magician’s label, Potion, has made finding some of the best music of 2016 a little easier.

While hosting the #1 weekend show on Australia’s ubiquitous Triple J channel, The Aston Shuffle has launched their own mix series called ‘Only 100s’ to showcase their top picks each month from on-air, in clubs, and the road and they’ve hit the nail on the head. The mix features music from Weiss to Karma Kid and even the Magician himself and includes something for everyone’s tastes.

“It dawned on us recently just how much music we filter through every week for radio or our sets…it’s insane. Over time as a DJ you develop your own habits to streamline your workflow, and awhile ago we started our own shared Dropbox folder titled ‘100s’ to shortlist our best of the best, our go-to weapons to prep for our live sets. That’s when it hit us – we need to be sharing this list with the world! ‘Only 100s’ was born.” – The Aston Shuffle

The Mix is available for free download here.

[Drum & Bass] Raw Q – Style feat. T.R.A.C.

Posted by Mark McNulty - December 13, 2016

Liquid V [Official]
Raw Q- Style feat. T.R.A.C. [Liquid V]

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New York, with its historical importance for hip-hop and its manic pace of life, is an appropriate breeding ground for a tune like “Style” produced by the familiar underground face Raw Q and the eclectic MC T.R.A.C. This jazzy liquid DnB beat featuring clean, cool rhymes is a heavenly combination for fans of dance music – two epic styles blended together for the price of one.

The Brooklyn-based lyricist T.R.A.C. (To Rule and Conquer) has been performing at DnB shows for over a decade, finally catching the attention of heads at Liquid V. The label showcases the best in underground liquid DnB as the sister label to the original drum and bass vanguard V Recordings. Raw Q has been diligently DJing parties throughout the five boroughs for years, specializing in high-BPM tunes like this one. “Style” is a particularly epic tune because, as it’s name indicates, it’s pure style in sound – a cut that makes you feel ten feet tall, or as T.R.A.C. says, “gotcha feelin’ like the day you wore your cap and gown.” Indeed it does.

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[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (December 2016 Round #2)

Posted by Allegra Azzopardi - December 13, 2016

If you are a lover of all music like ourselves, you can most likely agree that it’s totally possible to go through genre phases. We pretty much love all types of music (with a few exceptions), but we sometimes get stuck listening to one specific kind for a longer period of time than another. This is not a bad thing at all, but this can cause us forget to step out and continue to explore this vast musical world in front of us. And that’s where the Indie Dojo comes into play. A eclectic concoction of indie tunes that will pull you out of the hole or maybe drill you deeper into the one you are already in. Who knows. Either way, its music. And who cares what we choose to swirl around in. As long as we love it and damnit we do.

’Ama Lou – Not Always’

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’Honor – Over’

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’The Natterjacks – What We’re Told’

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’Errmine – Driver’s Seat’

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’Sunny Pache – A Song Called Garrett County’

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’Racoon Racoon – Our Love’s Funeral’

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’O Little Sister – Cold Feet’

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’EthansRoom – I’m A Believer (Smash Mouth cover)’

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Catching up with The Vryll Society [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

Posted by Clayton Warwick - December 12, 2016

Back in October of last year, we had the massive pleasure of bringing you guys the first full listen to the debut EP from Liverpool-based act The Vryll Society. We’re sure you were instantly hooked, just as we were, by the wide-ranging offerings infused with psychedelic, funk, folk, and classic rock influences. Well, if they happened to fall off your radar since then, we’re here to rope you in once again. With their most recent release coming out just a few weeks ago, we thought it was a good time to get reacquainted.

TMN: Hey fellas! It’s great to sit down and catch up with you. After all, it’s been just over a year since we covered your debut EP. So – tell us. What has life been like since you released Pangea.

TVS: We’ve just been building on it as much as possible to be honest, it’s been the catalyst to spark it all off. It gave people an idea of what an album by ourselves would entail.

TMN: Being on this side of the equation, we don’t think bands know just how excited we get to help break them. Conversely, we probably don’t know what you’re going through. Talk to us about getting early support from blogs, tastemakers, and radio stations.

TVS: Well I think if you’re not getting support from those types of avenues you need to have a good look at yourself! As much as you can pretend you don’t care what people think, if you’re putting music out and no one has got a good word to say about it that’s going to affect you, so having people acknowledging your work as being of a high quality is what’s needed as you embark on your journey.

TMN: Have you had a few “holy shit” moments over the past year? You know – where something so amazing happens you can only manage to utter one thing. Holy shit. Name one:
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mAsis – Skin [TMN Premiere]

Posted by Tyler Trew - December 12, 2016

mAsis
Skin

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Glendale California’s mAsis enters the dojo with a brand new single that you get a first listen to. This Music Ninja Premiere is for “Skin,” a soft, seductive song that the trio is ending the year with. With such a strong record, the trio closes out the year in a big way and sets themselves up for a nice segue into the new year.

mAsis has already received acclaim from such outlets as BBC Radio 1 and Nylon – just to name a couple – but it is safe to say they’re going to be adding a ton of others with “Skin.” Sonically, the single is in between several genres; it is marked as simply under the branch of electronic, however it takes influence from a number of styles. Instead of picking those apart, we’re going to focus in on the incredible vocal performances you’ll come across. Although the instrumental is amazingly dreamy to the point of intoxicating, the vocals are what really make “Skin” what it is.