HARD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012 [Line Up]

Hard Summer: Official | Line Up | Tickets

WOW!! After two huge weekends for Destructo at Coachella 2012, he hits us with another boom, this time its the HARD SUMMER line up! I can't wait to get another dose of NERO live, and I definitely can't wait to see Little Dragon, Squarepusher, and Bloc Party's official HARD debut! Of course, the list goes on and there will be much more sprinkled on top of this already great line up. Get your tickets NOW!
See you there!

Excision - Shambhala Mix 2011 [Mix]

For the bass heads out there, if you don't know about the legend that is Excision, let me give you a brief introduction. This Canadian bass producer is mainly known for his aggressive, hip hop and metal influenced dubstep as well as his extremely technical production technique that rivals many producers out there right now. He runs Rottun Records, a label that I've been following for a while now that has launched names like Datsik and Downlink into the upper ranks of the current dubstep scene.

One of the things Excision is infamous for are his Shambhala mixes. The first one I ever heard was his mix from last year. His Shambhala mix from last year was notorious for the insane amount of dubplates that did not see the light of day until this past year, like Downlink's once-elusive and robotic sounding "Factory", and those dubplates that still haven't seen the light of day as of yet, like Excision's...awkward
sounding remix of Insideinfo's "Awkward" (which makes an appearance on this mix as well!). You're in for a treat with this mix because he brings many tracks that have been brought to the mainstream, such as Skrillex and Nero's remix of Nero's "Promises" and The Others and Trolley Snatcha's "Break Your Neck", while dropping the dubplates and unreleased remixes of huge tracks.

Diplo & Datsik feat. Kay - Pick Your Poison [Tour Dates]

Diplo [Mad Decent] : Official + Datsik : Official

Diplo & Datisk team up for the first time to deliver one of the nastiest tracks we've had the pleasure of releasing. Look out for Pick Your Poison feat. Kay out everywhere August 2nd! - Mad Decent

Infrasonics - Volume 12

This week on Infrasonics, featuring new tracks by:

Specimen A, Flux Pavilion, Datsik, and DC Breaks!

Ultra Music Festival 2011 - Phase 2

Ultra Music Festival: Official | Tickets | Facebook | Twitter
Fake Blood - Diesel U Music Show by Fake Blood

Demented by SKREAMIZM

Carte Blanche - Black Billionaires EP by Riton

Don Diablo ft. Dragonette- Animale (Datsik Remix) by Datsik

Funkagenda Live @ The Groove Cruise Closing Party 23rd Jan 2011 by Funkagenda

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Beyond Wonderland 2011 [Caterpillars Garden: Line Up]

Beyond Wonderland : Official | Caterpillars Garden | Tickets

So I've been feeling pretty sick this whole week because of a combination of lack of sleep, long school hours, overpriced food on campus, and being around other sick people, but finding out the drum & bass/dubstep stage line up for Beyond Wonderland 2011 got me stoked (not to mention also feeling a little better about being sick)! For those of you who don't know, Beyond Wonderland is a music festival held in San Bernadino, CA by Insomniac Events, which many people in the electronic music scene in North America would know, are responsible for such events like Nocturnal, Audiotistic, Together As One (on New Year's Eve) and the more well-known and famous Electric Daisy Carnival.

The confirmed line-up for the Caterpillars Garden (dubstep/drum&bass/bass music stage) as of right now is:

Infrasonics - Volume 5

So I decided to make another Infrasonics post for this week just because I’ve been listening to a lot of stuff and I’m in the mood to write another post since I’m kind of tired of studying for this winter class I’m taking right now.

Don Diablo feat. Dragonette – Animale (Datsik Remix) [Purchase: Beatport | Juno – forthcoming on January 31]

Don Diablo ft. Dragonette - Animale (Datsik Dubstep Remix) by dondiablo

I always love the touch that Datsik puts on his tracks, be it an original or a remix. But I especially love what he did with this track because the vocal melody and synths are just as infectious as the gritty basslines he always puts in all of his tracks. This tune is a definite banger and I highly recommend it.

Phillysoundsystem – Sex, Drugs & Hospital EP [Purchase: Beatport]

PhillySoundSystem Ft Jess - Take You Away (Dubstep Mix) by PhillySoundSystem

Just thought I’d throw this release on here because I’m really diggin’ it. This just came out earlier this month on the 3rd on Beatport. I would jump on getting this release, but honestly, I’m just waiting for it to not be a Beatport exclusive so I can pick this up on Juno Download. And going off on a little tangent, I just want to say that I really dislike the fact that Beatport charges $1.00 more for each track if you want it in .wav, which is ridiculous and why I suggest buying tracks off Juno Download or Bleep whenever possible, where you can buy a whole release at a more reasonable price. Also, Beatport doesn’t even include album art with their releases whereas Juno Download gives you the option to.

But anyways, enough ranting from me. Let me start with the title track, “Sex, Drugs & Hospital”. This track has a strong four-on-the-floor beat throughout, which you don’t see often in many dubstep tracks, but this one holds its ground very well. It’s very reminiscent of Noisia’s “Alpha Centauri” with a female vocal sample in the background; the bassline has a lot of grit and filth but also with that quick decaying envelope sound in the synth that complements the hard hitting bass drum.

“Take You Away” (posted above) is a track that was actually in Phillysoundsystem’s last EP, the Memory Lane EP on LU10 Records, but is also included in this release, and I don’t see why not - this track has one catchy melody held up by vocals from Jess along with one fat bassline throughout the track. I love the very low wobble that’s going on underneath everything; it doesn’t overpower the drums nor the vocals and synths. This track would sound awesome in any dubstep set, be it a mellower one or one with harder hitting bangers.

Next, we have “Camel Riddim”, a track I can definitely see being played alongside darker dubstep tracks. This track has a sick wobbling bassline underneath that attacks on the upbeat of every couple of measures. It also has a very simple and effective bass drum and snare pattern backed up with some congas to drive the beat forward. If you’re a fan of Skream, Distance, or Pinch, you’ll like this one.

“Let The Music Play” starts out with some acoustic drums with a pad building up to a vocal part which rises up where it then drops with a dark and fat bassline which progresses with some grungy sounding wobbles every few measures. I’m really diggin’ the drums, especially the snare and the bass – they complement the bassline and the vocals in a way that makes it sound heavy without going too over the top.

Finally, we have “Trench Foot”, the last track on this release. I really enjoy this track because the intro builds up into a drop that keeps you up in the air even when the sub bass comes in. I would highly recommend this track in any filthy dubstep set because I feel the bassline will keep the crowd up on their feet and will have everyone’s hands up in the air. This is probably my favorite track off this release so definitely check it out.

Overall, this release is very versatile in any dubstep DJ’s set and is definitely an awesome listen. I highly recommend checking out other releases on LU10 Records because they put out a broad spectrum of heavy bangers in the dubstep and house departments.

Fenech-Soler – Demons (Sigma Remix) [Pre-order on iTunes]



I’m pretty stoked on this release because this drum & bass producer Sigma’s first proper dubstep release. If you haven’t heard the original version by Fenech-Soler, I highly suggest it because the chorus is just catchy as hell. And if you don’t know Sigma, I highly suggest checking out their tracks “Front To Back” and “Paint It Black” (I just realized these two tracks, right after another, rhyme, kind of.), two very prominent tracks that have been in rotation in many DJs’ sets and mixtapes, namely Sub Focus’ Future Bass mix and more recently, Nero’s Essential Mix, which Nativity got me hooked on since it came out. Overall, this track has a strong drop and a strong bassline while still maintaining the very catchy chorus and vocal parts throughout. I definitely think this remix does justice to the original track.

Bonus: Duck Sauce – Barbara Streisand (Sigma Remix)
This remix is just too sick to ignore, so I’ll post it up right here:

Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand (Sigma Remix) by sigmahq

Example – Last Ones Standing (Doctor P Remix) [Purchase: Beatport]

Example - Last Ones Standing - Doctor P Remix by Ministry of Sound

This track might be a bit older than the last few ones I’ve been posting, but I just thought I’d share this because I ran across an mp3 of it on my hard drive (I really wish this wasn’t territory restricted in the U.S. on all the sites I buy music from because I’d really like to buy a lossless version of this!) while organizing my music and it brought me back to a few months ago when this track was on repeat in my car. I seriously could not get this track out of my head because it’s so damn catchy and fun to sing along to. This remix has a darker twist to the original track (which is equally as awesome). I definitely recommend this track along with the TC remix, which is a drum & bass remix with a heavy sub bass that’ll rattle your brain at high volumes, and if you haven’t checked it out yet, his most recent album Won’t Go Quietly.

Evol Intent – Paradize City [Purchase: Beatport]

If you've followed our blog recently, last month, one of our own, Nightfox, interviewed Treasure Fingers aka The Enemy, one third of Evol Intent, a trio of American producers mostly known for making some of the heaviest drum & bass I've come across so far. Well, they've come out with a new dubstep release including this track and a remix by J. Rabbit of their track "Reality Check". I first heard heard this track a few months ago when Excision played it on his Shambhala 2010 mix and I thought this track was one of the many tracks on that mix that caught my attention. The basslines are filthy, the bridge is chockfull of 808 kicks, and the vocals in this track are just as hard as the other instruments. Highly recommended to fill that void Britney Spears' latest pseudo-dubstep track made in your heart.

-fabricated

Reset Events - Radius [Trailer & Lineup]

Radius Event - San Diego - 2011 Trailer from Radius Event.
Our good friends Reset Events from San Diego have just released their teaser trailer for their upcoming two day festival set to go down on March 4th & 5th of 2011. So far they have the following artists confirmed: Avicii | Alan Braxe | Datsik | Tritonal | David Kim | Brett Nieman. Reset always puts together stellar productions so don't sleep on the special Holiday Pre-Sale 2 day passes which will be available until Jan 3rd 2001.



Radius: Official [Under Construction] | Tickets


JAMIROQUAI "WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE" ALAN BRAXE REMIX by ALAN BRAXE

Don Diablo ft. Dragonette- Animale (Datsik Remix) by Datsik

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