March 30, 2012

S2L Mix #7 Spring 2011 Mix - Part 1: House

Because of UMF, there haven't been as many releases as there usually are. To make up for this, I'm making a two part mix of the many songs that I was listening to last Spring. This part is focused on the house tracks, and the next part will be focused on the trance/progressive tracks. The mixes will now be uploaded to Youtube as a lot of people wanted this as it would be much easier to access. This is also somewhat of an apology as a few technical difficulties have prevented the guest mix from happening. Hopefully, we'll still be able to get a few guests mixes in the future, but for now, enjoy!





4shared link and download: http://www.4shared.com/mp3/76mQtOFX/S2L_Mix7_Part_1.html



Tracklist:
1. DJ Antoine feat. The Beat Shakers - Ma Cherie (Remady Remix)
2. Tiësto feat. CC Sheffield - Escape Me (Avicii's Remix At Night)
3. Marcus Prime & David Marra - Faceplant (Giveaway Mix)
4. Example -- Won't Go Quietly (Wideboys Remix)
5. Nicky Romero Feat. Mitch Crown - Schizophrenic (Original Mix)
6. Don Omar ft. Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro (Gordon & Doyle Love BTHS 3x Bootleg Mix)
7. Example - Stay Awake (Moam Remix)
8. Mick Kastenholt & Andrew Dee - Backstabber (Original Mix) *Top Track*
9. Antoine Clamaran & David Esse - A Deeper Love (Club Mix)
10. Tristan Garner - Overdrive (Original Mix)

Photo by blmiers2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blmiers2/6803496340/

Preview - Hard Rock Sofa & Swanky Tunes - Apogee (Original Mix)

Swanky Tunes & Hard Rock Sofa are already very talented as individual groups, and we have witnessed what they can do if they collaborate with tracks like "Smolengrad" and "United" from last year. Now, the two Russian House groups team up again to produce "Apogee", a huge progressive house track which is mainly based on melodic synths and much softer than the electro stuff we have hear from them before. The track is set to be released on April 2 through Spinnin' Records, but first check out the preview posted by Hard Rock Sofa! (It is unfortunately cut off at the drop)

March 28, 2012

Archie - Leto (Radio Edit)

With the rise of Avicii in the last year or two, the progressive house scene has become one of the biggest in the music industry. Although I am not a big Avicii fan, his popularity has inspired many young producers, such as Archie, to start creating some of their own music. I have actually been listening to Archie for a while and, oddly enough, much of his music is actually My Little Pony themed and frankly, pretty damn good. "Leto" is nothing short of amazing and its these kind of songs that I would be expecting from the old Avicii and other synth-driven progressive house producers.

March 25, 2012

Alesso - BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix

So much things can happen in one year; this time last year, Alesso was still an unknown producer in the world of EDM. After his astonishing remix of Nadia Ali and Alex Kenji's "Pressure", he has been working his way up to the top of the house music scene. Anthems such as "Calling" and "Raise Your Head" have been made and now he debuts his first ever BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. The tracklist of this mix is amazing, giving us the taste of the best of both the past and present in house. Take a listen and enjoy!



Tracklist:
01. Dúné – Heiress Of Valentina (Alesso Remix) [Nero]
02. Deniz Koyu – Hertz [Flamingo] w/ Alesso – Nillionaire [Refune] w/ Porter Robinson – Unison (Knife Party Remix) [Owsla]
03. Swedish House Mafia – Greyhound [EMI] w/ Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote [EMI]
04. Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso – Eclipse (Why Am I Doing This) [White]
05. Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind (Axwell Mix) [Axtone]
06. Alesso – Raise Your Head [Refune] w/ Calvin Harris – Feel So Close [Sony]
07. Alesso – Years (Vocal Mix) [Refune]
08. Nero – Me And You (Dirty South Remix) [MTA]
09. Jonas Törn – Boss [White]
10. David Guetta feat. Sia – Titanium (Alesso Remix) [F*** Me I'm Famous]
11. Arty, Matisse & Sadko – Trio [Axtone]
12. Deadmau5 – Strobe [Mau5trap] w/ Qulinez – Troll [Size] w/ Swanky Tunes – Together [Mixmash]
13. Otto Knows – Million Voices [Refune]
14. Nadia Ali, Alex Kenji & Starkillers – Pressure (Alesso Remix) [Spinnin]
15. Hard Rock Sofa – Quasar [Axtone] w/ Pryda – Muranyi [Pryda]
16. Alesso – ID (1h10min)
17. Alesso – Dynamite [Refune] w/ Sebastian Ingrosso – Laktos [Refune] w/ Avicii – Levels [Le7els / Universal]
18. Pendulum – The Island (Steve Angello, AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix) [Size / One More Tune] w/ R3hab & Swanky Tunes feat. Max C – Sending My Love [Wall] w/ Calvin Harris – Awooga [Fly Eye]
19. Autoerotique – Turn Up The Volume [Dim Mak] w/ Coldplay – Clocks [Virgin] w/ Matt Caseli & Danny Freakazoid – Raise Your Hands [Axtone]
20. Avicii feat. Salem Al Fakir – Silhouettes [Le7els]
21. DEVolution feat. Amy Pearson – Good Love (Alesso Remix) [One More Tune]
22. Avicii – Fade Into Darkness (Instrumental Mix) [Le7els] w/ Florence and the Machine – You’ve Got The Love (Mark Knight Remix) [Toolroom]
23. Michael Brun – Rise (Dirty South Edit) [Phazing] w/ Dirty South & Those Usual Suspects feat. Erik Hecht – Walking Alone (Acappella) [Phazing]
24. Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso feat. Ryan Tedder – Calling (Lose My Mind) [Refune / Universal]
25. Keane – Silenced By The Night (Alesso Remix) [White]

March 24, 2012

Miike Snow - Devil's Work (Dirty South Remix)

Here is a preview of another remix of a Miike Snow song off their second studio album. This time, it's Dirty South's rework of "Devil's Work" and it was chosen as this week's Essential New Tune by Pete Tong on his BBC Radio show last night. The remix heavily relies on the original piano progressions which I already love. The release date for this track is still unknown, however, it is said to be very soon!

March 22, 2012

S2L Mix #6

Here is the new S2L mix. With the exception of a few high energy songs such as "Odessa" and the Hard Rock Sofa remix to "Analogital", the mix is pretty relaxing. Also, be on the look out as we are expecting a guest mix to be done by a close friend, so keep tuned!





Tracklist:

1. Bjornberg - Absolut(Original Mix)
2. Mindset - Yuu(axisONE Remix)
3. Marco V - Analogital(Hard Rock Sofa Remix)
4. StarKillers, Dmitry KO & Smash Box - Odessa(Bigroom Mix)
5. Tony Junior - Anigav(Original Mix)
6. Ummet Ozcan - Cocoon(Original Mix)
7. Chris Reece ft. Jennifer Needles - Never Let Me Go(Luigi Lusini Remix)
8. Ummet Ozcan - Miami Sundown(Original Mix)
9. Nash & Pepper - Ushuaia Memories(Mike Foyle Remix)
10. Bilal El Aly & Brad Ashtar - Stomp(Thruggar Exfiltration Remix) *Top Track*

March 21, 2012

Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Thing Called Love (No Body Remix)

American duo No Body just dropped their electro remix of Above & Beyond's trance anthem "Thing Called Love". This remix maintains the original peaceful captivation Above & Beyond intended but adds a big room drop that all electro fans will love. Get it on their Soundcloud now for free!

Swanky Tunes - Miami Music Week 2012 Mix

For one of the biggest week in EDM, Russian trio Swanky Tunes released their Miami Music Week mix on their Soundcloud yesterday. They have been real hot recently, creating wonderful original tracks, remixes and mixes like this. This set has some great new tunes all EDM fans will love.



Tracklist:
01. Norman Doray – Leo (Original Mix) / Spinnin Records
02. Arty, Matisse & Sadko – Trio (Original Mix) / Axtone
03. Hard Rock Sofa and Swanky Tunes – Apogee (Original Mix) / Spinnin Records
04. M-3ox feat. Heidrun – Beating Of My Heart (Matisse & Sadko Remix) / Heat Recordings
05. Steve Aoki feat. Wynter Gordon – Ladi Dadi (Tommy Trash Remix Instrumental) / Ultra
06. Swedish House Mafia – Greyhound (Original Mix) / Virgin UK
07. Marco V – Analogital (Hard Rock Sofa Remix) / TAO Recordings
08. Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman – Roll The Dice (Original Mix) / Virgin
09. Hard Rock Sofa vs. Diddy-Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey vs. Daft Punk – Quasar / Coming Home / Aerodynamic (Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso Bootleg)
10. Skidka – Crunchy (Original Mix) / White
11. Nari & Milani, Maurizio Gubellini – Up (Original Mix) / CR2
12. Arno Cost & Norman Doray, Laidback Luke – Trilogy (Swanky Tunes Remix) / Mixmash Records
13. Autoerotique – Bring That Beat Back (Tiesto Edit) / Musical Freedom

March 20, 2012

Martin Solveig - The Night Out (Madeon Remix)

The talent Madeon has is remarkable. The young producer is back to amaze us again with his new remix of Martin Solveig's "The Night Out", which was premiered on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 last week. I'm sure this is going to be another huge track for Madeon!

March 19, 2012

Ashley Wallbridge & Andy Moor feat. Gabriela - World To Turn (Inner Me Mix)

Ashley Wallbridge and Andy Moor are two trance names that I am not quite familiar with. Their collaboration, "World To Turn", however, caught my attention on both Trance Around the World episode 416 and Gareth Emery's ASOT 550 live set from LA. This track is featured on Ashley Wallbridge's recently released artist album, "The Inner Me", and I really think he is going to have a great year in 2012.

March 18, 2012

Ummet Ozcan - Miami Sundown (Original Mix)

It's hard to go wrong with Ummet Ozcan. His productions vary from several different sub genres of trance and they always seem to be near perfect. "Miami Sundown" is exactly as it sounds: a beautiful, relaxing, and uplifting trance song that makes it feel like the warmer seasons are coming. This may seem a bit dramatic, but give it a listen and you'll see what I mean.

Miike Snow - Paddling Out (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)

Wolfgang Gartner presents us with the electro remix of Miike Snow's single, "Paddling Out", off the soon to be released Happy to You album. I love how the American producer is able to maintain the unique vocals of Andrew Wyatt from the original indie pop song.

March 17, 2012

Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso - Calling (R3hab & Swanky Tunes Remix)

Although Sherman loved it, I was the never biggest fan of "Calling". I'm also not a big fan of R3hab as most of his remixes are filled with the same grinding electro beats. However, R3hab and Swanky Tunes (who are some of my favorite producers) manage to change my mind about both "Calling" and R3hab. The remix has some nice dark undertones and a great little breakdown while managing to maintain the fantastic synths from the original. I for one cannot wait until this is released.

Gareth Emery feat. Christina Novelli - Concrete Angel (John O'Callaghan Remix)

To be honest, this song was pretty average the first time I listened to it. However, it got better and better as I listened to it more. John O'Callaghan completely changes the more calm and emotional style of Gareth Emery's original mix into a great uplifting tune.

March 15, 2012

Nash & Pepper - Ushuaia Memories (Mike Foyle Remix)

Prior to listening to this, I had never heard of Nash & Pepper or Mike Foyle, but this remix of Ushuaia Dreams has definitely made me a fan. The track was featured on TATW and its a fantastic trance song that manages to feel both complex and minimal. This may sound confusing, but give it a listen as it has plenty of intricacies but a fairy simple and relaxing flow.

S2L Mix #5




Tracklist:

1. Trio - Arty, Matisse & Sadko(Original Mix)
2. Shamballa - Erick Strong vs. Dart Rayne(Original Mix)
3. Fusion - Omia & Ira(Original Mix)
4. Everything In It's Right Place - Evol Waves(Original Mix)
5. Legions - Orjan Nilsen(Original Mix)
6. Rocker Monster - Heatbeat(Original Mix) *Top Track*
7. Arganda- Heatbeat(Original Mix)
8. ID - Leon Bolier
9. Arctic Globe - Orjan Nilsen(W&W Remix)
10. Starships Over Alice - Arctic Moon(Original Mix Edit)

M-3ox feat. Heidrun – Beating Of My Heart (Matisse & Sadko Remix)

I've been wanting to post this song for a while now but never got around to actually doing it. Matisse & Sadko is an amazing house duo from Russia and they are rapidly rising in the global house music scene. Their collaboration with Arty, "Trio", was released a few days ago and this incredible remix has been playing for quite a while on many different radio shows now. The original track was already an awesome tune itself with the vocals of Heidrun, but the Russian duo adds a big room edge to the song that completely lets the music take control with its uplifting chords and melodies.

March 11, 2012

Swedish House Mafia - Greyhound (Original Mix)

Today, Swedish House Mafia finally released their newest single, "Greyhound". They first played this song in their live set at Madison Square Garden and announced the track name in BBC's Swedish House Mafia Takeover radio show about a month ago. Not the greatest track they've made and to be honest they don't live up to their expectations when having three of the greatest Swedish producers creating this group. However, I hope the SHM fans still enjoy this track!

March 9, 2012

Starkillers & Dmitry KO - 'Light It Up' (Michael Woods Remix) [PREVIEW]

Starkillers & Dmitry KO often collaborate to make amazing tracks such as "Odessa". They're not always perfect though, but Michael Woods made sure that "Light It Up" was a fantastic song with a few tweaks. Michael Woods' edit features progressive synths with some Daft Punk sounding robotic voices and electro inspired drop. Be sure to check out the full version as well.

March 8, 2012

A State of Trance 550 Moscow - Dash Berlin

This is by far my favourite set from ASOT 550 so far. Dash Berlin has been making truly amazing mashups recently, which he calls "Dashup"s. One track that really stood out to me was "Man on the Skyfire" where he fitted the vocals of "Man on the Run" onto Shogun's "Skyfire". "Skyfire" has been a song that I absolutely love and the one thing it lacks is good vocals; Dash Berlin fixed that. These "Dashup"s were all played on this live mix as well as some of his recent singles such as "Better Half of Me" and "World Falls Apart". And also, be sure to check out the sets of Armin and many other fantastic DJ's for this massive trance event!



Here is the tracklist:
01: Tiesto vs. tyDi ft. Sarah Howells – Acting Maximal Crazy (Dashup) (Intro Mix)
02: Ost & Meyer – Safari
03: Kyau & Albert vs. John Dahlback ft. Erik Hassle - One Last Love (Dashup)
04: Dash Berlin with ATB (Dash Step Edit) vs. Niki and The Dove - DJ Ease My Apollo Road (Dashup)
05: Kernkraft 400 (Chris Schweizer Remix) vs. Nero - Zombie Promises (Dashup)
06: Norin & Rad vs. Recurve vs. Olive & Cosmic Gate - The You Are Not Alone Gift Theme (Dashup)
07: Dash Berlin ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn – World Falls Apart (Club Mix)
08: Dash Berlin ft. Sarah Howells – Go It Alone (Club Mix)
09: Dash Berlin with Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren vs. Shogun – Man On The Skyfire (Dashup)
10: Victor Dinaire & Bissen ft. Peter Finley - 2nite U R Perfect (Steve Brian Remix)
11: Dash Berlin ft. Band Of Horses – The Funeral
12: Dash Berlin ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Better Half Of Me (Club Mix)
13: Dash Berlin vs. Coldplay – Ticking Clocks (Dash Berlin’s Essential 'Warmplay' Rework)
14: Luke Bond ft. Mark Frisch – The Other Side (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
15: Above&Beyond vs. Gareth Emery & Dash Berlin ft. Solid Sessions - I’ll Be Waiting In Janeiro On A Good Metropolis Day (Dashup)
16: Dash Berlin ft. Emma Hewitt vs. Above & Beyond ft. Richard Bedford - Waiting To Disarm Your Sun & Moon (Dashup) (Outro Mix)

March 6, 2012

Lange feat. Audrey Gallagher - Our Way Home (Original Mix)

There are so many huge releases in the trance scene recently that I could make multiple posts in one day; I just really haven't had the time to do so. However, here's another great tune for you guys. A few days ago, Lange released a new trance track called "Our Way Home". The British producer is one name in trance that has been around for a very long time and he just keeps coming up with new and awesome stuff. This track features the amazing vocals of Audrey Gallagher, which is flawlessly matched with soaring synths and chords.

March 5, 2012

Arctic Moon - Starships Over Alice

Polish producer, Arctic Moon, first caught my attention when he remixed Armin's "Coming Home" last year. After looking him up, I found that he has also made many amazing remixes for other trance big names such as Dash Berlin and Aly & Fila. Four of his productions/remixes were included on Armin's 2011 Yearmix. And recently, his name has been popping up again on many radio shows with his new uplifting trance track, "Starships Over Alice".

Producer(s): Heatbeat

I featured Heatbeat's "Roses Never Cry" on S2L Mix #2. That was the first song that I had actually heard from Heatbeat and I instantly fell in love with it. A bit of research showed me that Heatbeat, an Argentine duo, are most definitely not just a one hit wonder. First is their remix of Parker & Hanson's "Afterthought'. Heatbeat take the quiet, uplifting track into an awesome electro-trance tune that has a great break down. Next, are two of their songs that were featured on their recently released EP. First on the EP is "Rocker Monster". If you like the extreme side of electro-trance, "Rocker Monster" will be your absolute new favorite. It also still has great trance synths though and a faster BPM that allows it to be popular amongst you trance fans as well. However, if you find it to be a bit too aggressive, the other song on the EP, "Arganda", is a fantastic uplifting trance song. Perhaps best of all is that all three of these songs are from the last month or so, which means we have plenty more productions to come from the duo.





March 4, 2012

Dirty South & Thomas Gold ft. Kate Elsworth - Eyes Wide Open (Lenno Remix)

I didn't care much for the original mix of "Eyes Wide Open". It was the typical Dirty South song that we have all heard re-released under a different name over and over again. Lenno manages to keep the progressive build and synths but with a great bit of Nu-Disco/ electro that really gives the song a great positive vibe that is a huge step up from the original. Hopefully we will continue to hear good productions like this out of Lenno.

Marco V - Analogital (Hard Rock Sofa Remix)

I absolutely love Hard Rock Sofa because their collaborations with Swanky Tunes were one of the major contributions to what really got me into listening to EDM music. Despite this, some of their recent releases have disappointed me such as "Quasar" which had a great build up to a rather mediocre drop. However, their remix of Marco V's "Analogital" is a step in the right direction towards their progressive house masterpieces that I had became used to. Also, be on the look out as the aforementioned Hard Rock Sofa and Swanky Tunes collaboration as they have a new production coming out that I cannot wait for.


March 2, 2012

S2L Mix #4

Alright, here is the new S2L mix. This has by far been the hardest mix to select the top track as this mix has tons of absolutely fantastic songs. Enjoy!



(Click on the 4shared logo in the top left of the video for the download)


Tracklist:

1. Madeon - Icarus (Original Mix)
2. Hans Zimmer - Time (Audible Bootleg)
3.  Sebastien Drums ft. Mitch Crown - Fly Again (Original Mix)
4.  Sander Van Doorn - Chasing (Original Mix)
5.  Erik Abrores - On The Move (Original Mix)
6.  Wolfgang Gartner - There and Back (Original Mix)
7. Coldplay - Charlie Brown (Dave Aude Remix) *Top Track*
8. Tom Colontonio - Underboss (3rd Planet Remix)
9. Wezz Devall - The Big Adventure (Original Mix)
10. The Attic ft. Oh Laura - Release Me (Pulser Remix)