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[Nu-disco] Lenno – Fever (Feat. Benson)

Posted by Hank - November 30, 2015

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Fever (Feat. Benson)

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Lenno is a 20-year-old producer from Finland. In 2015 he released a string of constant hits and played over 20 international shows. In other words, this young artist is breaking through and you don’t want to miss his new release. I love Lenno’s music because he can take serious musical aspects and blend it into an overall fun pop sound. “Fever” is his the single that features nu-disco rhythms and a catchy vocal part from the singer, Benson. Check it out!

[Electronica] Mano Le Tough – Half Closed Eyes

Posted by Jordan Coburn - November 30, 2015

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Half Closed Eyes

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Mano Le Tough, aka Niall Mannion, is a now Berlin based producer who’s been making crazy moves in the European electronic scene, and we’re hoping it’s not long before he’s as big of a hit with the States as he is with TMN. Getting his start in a seaside village close to Dublin, Ireland, Mano Le Tough brings some electronica serenity to the latest track off his newest EP Trails.

“Half Closed Eyes” is a track that hits us a few tunes deep into the album and changes up its pace at just the right time. Beginning with the kind of experimental “off beat” electronic percussions you might have the pleasure of hearing in a Nicolas Jaar track (*pause for a moment of silence for Darkside please*), the song also opens with a sample of some chopped up and looped vocals. Next Mannion brings in a house bass line and this is when the track really gets us going. The tune starts morphing into something you might hear Bonobo spin—-a progression of symbols and bells, all while continuing with the vocal sample, which is now uttering “on and on…” like any good electronica song should. But don’t worry, the track never maintains its normalcy because the off beat percussions come right back along with some Doppler effect synths and industrial noise, and you can feel good about being weird again.

On top of making madly good music, Mano Le Tough also throws this hot dance party in Berlin called Passion Beat where he hosts himself as a resident DJ along with his buddy, The Drifter. Hosting other names like Nicolas Jaar and John Talabot, we’ve made this a must-go destination in our electronic dance party geo-calendar. Because that is definitely a thing.

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[Club/House] Martin Solveig – « +1 » (feat. Sam White) (Blonde Remix)

Posted by Matthew Bloss - November 30, 2015

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« +1 » (feat. Sam White) [Blonde remix]

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We’ve been right in tune with Bristol’s hottest house pair, Blonde, and their steadily expanding slate of releases for over a year now -and for completely good reason. Since the moment they stormed onto the underground dance landscape with the backing of vaunted dance imprint FFRR, we were hooked on their bouncy, future-tipping take on that epic, U.K. club-house sound. Today, the U.K. power-house (get it?) returns with a tasteful remix of Martin Solveig’s most recent single “« +1 »”, and within its first four-bars we knew we were consuming another beautiful Blonde tune. A peanut-buttery thick kick-drum bursts from the shadows immediately while Blonde’s recognizable pad work and carefully cut vocal chops fill in the rest of the intro. Of course, we wouldn’t be writing about this one if there wasn’t more, and oh is there. Blonde wraps a craftily swung deep-house bassline around understated shuffling hi-hats and booming sub-bass for one of the stickiest hooks you’ll have the pleasure of consuming this month, and when the deft duo lets that original vocal out to play, it’s all hands on deck. Kick off the last day of November with another one of Blonde’s wonderfully executed remixes above, and try not to shake your hips.

[Electronic] Sun Glitters – Always the Same

Posted by Jordan Coburn - November 30, 2015

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Always the Same

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Luxembourg-based producer Victor Ferreira, aka Sun Glitters, has given the music community some gold over the years. With a knack for chill wave and side-chain filters, Ferreira always brings us a product that is easy on the ears. Having produced with artists such as Steffaloo and Slow Magic, Sun Glitters always delivers us a good dose of chill with every release, and the chill quotient continues to climb with his latest single “Always The Same” off his newest EP Diving Into Reality.

Given the title of the EP we believe that Diving Into Reality is a successful attempt by Ferreira to explore common themes in reality by manifesting them through sound and that’s exciting to us. “Always the Same” is appropriately driven by a side-chain synth wave that sounds like it’ll go on forever. As the song continues you’ll hear a product that sounds ongoing—like it’ll continue on its same course.

But where we see the beauty in this is that when you listen to every element in the song you’ll find that every little sound entails its own course of action that actually does vary from measure to measure. Just like in life, it seems that Ferreira has found a way to make us aware that there is change in the constant. It is all in the details. And the details are pretty beautiful.

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Filous talks Touring, Musical Roots, and Working with James Hersey [TMN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

Posted by Chris Incident - November 30, 2015

Austrian producer Filous is a reminder that age is not a factor of stardom; now a recurrent theme within the musicsphere. He has an impressive repertoire under his belt, amassing nearly 100,000 Soundcloud followers and well over 6,000,000 plays on his catalog. For anyone, let alone an 18-year-old, that is impressive.

For those of you who haven’t experienced his live show, know that the multi-instrumentalist plays effortlessly on stage mixing a combination of backing tracks with several instruments he taught himself. His first tour ever, with RAC, Big Data, and more, is also his first time playing for the public, with his NYC stop being his 6th live performance ever. We had the chance to catch up with him after just that performance, at the legendary Webster Hall.

TMN: How has tour been going so far? I hear this is your first time both on tour?

It has been very surreal for me. It’s my first time touring and playing in the U.S. Touring in a tour bus has been pretty incredible. I’ve been watching music documentaries and following artists for a really long time so now to be in that position myself is completely surreal. It has been awesome too because I’ve been traveling with so many professional people with so much experience and advice to offer, it’s be a really great opportunity.

’RAC – 3AM ft. Katie Herzig (filous Remix)’

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TMN: Tell me about your roots, how did you shape your particular style?

I’ve been learning instruments since I was 10 years old. The first instrument I [learned] was bass and then after that guitar, keyboard, flute, harmonica etc. We were thinking about how were could do this live, I had the idea of just doing it the way we created the songs, me jamming on the guitar and then creating a beat to it.
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The Chill Dojo #158

Posted by Michael Serratore - November 30, 2015

If there wasn’t enough to be thankful for this week, we’re kicking off the Dojo with two glorious remixes of ‘All My Friends’ in two very different styles. Seeing Wave Racer’s name next to Snakehips brought an instant smile to our faces, and that wide grin remained fixed for every second of this colorful ride. Though this track was already at anthem status, his trademark wavy touch elevates it into another state of euphoria, making it virtually impossible not to belt out the chorus at the top of your lungs. Our second feature from PREP may be just a preview, but the tease of that smooth funk was too good not to include in this week’s proceedings. We know it’s not enough to satisfy, so make sure to head over to Spotify to hear the full thing. You’ll have no such wants with FKJ though, because he once again delivers his stellar brand of feel good groove. He’s never put a foot wrong in his choice of soulful vocals to play with, and this time it’s Selah Sue who receives his vibe-filled remix treatment.

That’s got us in the mood for a beat now, and you can trust Tom Misch to dish up something to ease our cravings. We needed no reassurance of his prolific beat-making skills, but ‘Twinkle Twinkle’ showcases far more than that, with slick sampling, irresistible flow, and a shimmering harp that adds an element of freshness you don’t often hear in the game today. For anyone begging for some Goldlink bars to go with that instrumental, we’ve got the next best thing in the form of an insane ‘Spectrum’ remix from GEOTHEORY. The sweltering groove would get any dance floor sweaty within seconds, but it’s the latter end of this track where things get taken to the next level in an epic procession of chord-slaying.

We’ll give your body a rest eventually, but we just couldn’t resist injecting some energy to start our week off right. Peace out.

’Snakehips – All My Friends (Wave Racer Remix)’

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’Snakehips
All My Friends (PREP Remix)’

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’Selah Sue – Alone (FKJ Remix)’

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’Tom Misch – Twinkle Twinkle’

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’Goldlink
Spectrum (GEOTHEORY Remix)’

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’Hounded – Crazy Love Ft Beau Young Prince’

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’Foals – Give It All (Bondax Remix)’

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’Duke Dumont – Ocean Drive (B.R. Centurion’s Ballad Mix)’

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’Couros – Turning’

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’Ahh ooh x Muzzy Bearr (ft. K.B. Starr) – Call You Up’

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’LoneMoon – Firefly’

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’Dakat – Raindance’

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’Dabin – Hold (feat. Daniela Andrade)’

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’Oliver Nelson Ft. Heir – Found Your Love (Kill Them With Colour Remix)’

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’Saje – Lost Tonight (Saje Rework)’

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’Tennyson – Like What?’

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’Lonemoon – all too well (w/ coze)’

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’anoxia – So Long’

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’The Spacies – Infinity (Far Lands Remix)’

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’Gate – Genesis (Arcien Remix)’

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[Secret Ninja Pass] This Week at Beta 11/25 – 11/28

Posted by Clayton Warwick - November 25, 2015

Alright, ninjas. We’ve been hooking you up with free entry to Beta over two years now. We know you’ve had some epic times, catching some of the most legendary talent EDM has to offer, and we’re on board to keep this thing going. So, we’re once again giving you an opportunity to check out the best night club in North America for free. What all do you have to do to get in? It’s pretty damn easy. Just follow these steps:

– Head to the front door and enter the club before 11 pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Get there before 9PM on Sundays.
– Show this post to the cashier (Valid for 21+ only).
– The deal is valid for Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. Don’t try to head down to the club this Thursday. You’ll find a very dark and quiet building.

See you on the dance floor.