A couple years ago I was introduced to a sub genre of electronic called trance, I had all but forgotten about it until my new roommate decided to start experimenting and now I remember why I now hate it. For one the potential of the music remains largely untapped, all of the tracks you here have the same BPM and not one artist decided that maybe having hundreds of songs with the same beat would decrease the shelf life of any actual fresh tunes. On top of that the name is unfortunately ironic, good luck falling into a trance while listening to it unless you're pounding back LSD like a champ.
So I introduce to you my replacement to trance, chillstep, which as it so happens is scientifically proven to relax you to a trance like state, and the sheer amount of variety and skill is immense across this genre. My first real foray into chillstep was Azedia, then I moved to Vital and from there, Owsey.
Owsey, real name Owen Ferguson, is an electronic producer from Northern Ireland, and is quite possibly the best chillstep producer I've ever heard, at least in the top three. Although he doesn't have an album, all of his free downloads are arrayed in a convenient manner on his soundcloud. I recommend starting with his Skinny Love remix then moving slowly into his original tracks, from there well, life is a mystery, and that can't be portrayed in a better way than music.
So I was going to review one of the new EP's by french producer Pyramid today but that may have to wait indefinitely as I'm not sure how I got it without paying three euros, short term memory isn't my forte. So in continuation lets take a look at the Walking Televisions EP from Pittsburgh producer Mr Fijiwiji. No joke this guy is 16 years old, which blows my mind, and yes I say that every time but seriously why can't I have some crazy hidden talent like maybe the ability to share music with the world... oh wait. Those two links above will take you to the mediafire of his album and the bandpage app on his Facebook so that's six tracks of pure musical bliss ranging from borderline drum and bass to chillstep and glitchy electronica. Fun for the whole family, grab it up and spread the word.
So again while you have the time to read all this take a second to support the artists or at least spread the word to someone with money and please take a second to like our Facebook page here, bigger numbers mean maybe a justification of all the time I spend researching and draining the colleges bandwidth.
This is quite the monumental occasion. Our tenth Toxic Tuesday, and truthfully I'm annoyed I don't have time to do anything really special. Its again Monday when I am writing this, my mom had a great idea that just so happens to destroy any hope of publishing on time for the next couple days, she wants me to renew my first aid training. So Tuesdays post is going to be written quickly on Monday and Wednesday may not happen at all unless someone lets me know they want to write it. So before my mind is fried by whiskey and Minecraft videos lets get on with the bass!
Our first artist today grabbed my attention on one of my favourite blogs simply by combining the words remix and Marilyn Manson in one sentence.This is completely unprecedented, never in all of my internet adventures have I stumbled across a Manson remix, or at least a good one. And let me tell you this is the ultimate banger, with just enough of the original song to make me think liking Marilyn doesn't make me a homicidal artist.
Dom Kardashian, you have my ultimate respect for making this track, and Austria? Really? I'm a giant fan of all the talent these days, that is young talent. I mean this cat is 21, most of the rappers and Mashup DJs I listen to are still in college/university. It makes me think that we, the youth, can take over the music scene, no more classic rock in my car ladies and gents.
Let me pass on to you guys a little knowledge as it were. Drum and Bass, a combination of everything juicy about electronic music, and when I think DnB. I think Mt Eden, Chase & Status, Pendulum, and Spor. Jon Gooch, what a name, but considering you might as well be a Drum and Bass pioneer... your name might as well be Midas. Starting way back when Jon was introduced to electronic music by a friend, and from there started designing his own programs to create his own intensly creative music. This guy is even under Mau5trap with his electro house name, Feed Me. Not stopping there he's released music under the names, Unicorn, and Final Reckoning. This is who all us music junkies wish we could be like.
This is completely unlike me I know, but that album is only four tracks of electric goodness. A small amount I know, but damn, give this guy money. Its amazing really because way back when I only knew him as Feed Me, and it took me a long time to discover his DnB side, and I'm sad it took me this long. With as much fast paced snare breaking, bass filled, sub bouncing music as you can handle this is no artist to take lightly. Check him out, heck, check out everything he has done, now.
No intro today I thought it best to just jump right into the music and hasten the day. Our first artist today is Shem, a name unto itself. Shem completely blew my mind last week when I stumbled onto his/their work after some cruising on youtube.
The first track is a remix of In Heaven by Helios, a song I never heard before this and I'm sure that I won't be able to listen to the original now. With all this crazy rapture nonsense going on its the perfect song, and again Shem is one of those crazy talented dubstep artists that somehow manages to make soft dubstep, and powerful dubstep at that. Hit the album and turn it up.
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As far as I remember we've never had a female dubstep artist here on the daily beats, well here to break that dry spell is The Luna Sequence.
(Click for albums: They Follow You Home and Underneath)
The amazing part about the work of Kaia Young, is the range of musical possiblity. Not only dubstep, but drum and bass, metal and industrial. A plethora of amazingness too good to pass up. One thing that sparked my interest as well, is she the fact that her current project is to create an album completely with free software. Makes me want to start producing. Hit the link above for two full length albums entirely for free.
Our last artist today is Traxx Project. Kaine Shutler is a DnB producer from Cullompton, United Kingdom, and as always, how do the British make such amazing music? Not that my being British has anything to do with the whole amazing part...
Traxx Project tends to be more into Drum and Bass, which is never a problem. I love the blend of remixes and original creations that great artist like this produce. The best part is when you know some of the songs being remixed, and somehow they manage to improve on them.
Hit one of the links above depending on whether you want to pick songs before you download them. The website has all of his music either for free or sale, and all of it is extremely worth it.
Sorry about the lack of overall consciousness today, and the lack of a post yesterday. I'm starting to think the post everyday thing is a bit much. Maybe we will cut Monday and/or Thursday out of the mix to give me time to rest and finish up these course. Once I get my co-op posts may be even slower. But do not lose faith just yet, there is always more amazing music on the internet, and we will continue to show our support. Speaking of support w hit 1400 views today, which is amazing even with the recent downward slope. Spread the word and the music.
This dictionary that I'm looking at for inspiration defines "serene" as the calm in the midst of trouble. To me thats what serenity is, the place of calm that you can find even during your times of stress and worry. Many people have different ways of calming down, to me its to either shut down completely and unplug, or plug in and focus on a task, get out and do something that I want to do. So today I went and had a browse around at a few items that I have had lined up for a while, some pretty dangerous but fun stuff. I also took some time to volunteer at the local museum and help them with some tech problems in their theatre. All the while I had my headphones in and nothing helps me focus more than drum and bass. So whether speed helps you focus, or not, read on for some of my favourite fast paced saturday music.
To lead us on todays adventure we first call upon Belgium's finest, 21 year old Boris Daenen, A.K.A Netsky. Drawing his inspiration from the computer virus by the same name Netsky has been dominating the drum and bass scene for years, signing with many major labels and touring the world. Netsky earned a nomination as "Best Upcoming Producer" at the Drum and Bass Arena Awards in 2008 and fulfilled this ambition two years later with "Best Newcomer Producer" award in 2010. His self-titled album confirmed his midas touch to the world and earned him the limelight he deserves. Delivering a sucker punch of fast paced beats, hard hitting synthesizers and varying vocals his album is well worth the listen and the dig for more.
Our second band today is from Perth, Australia, Pendulum. Starting off as a three piece unit and over time upgrading to six members and dropping an album that conquered the world of drum and bass.
"We want our music to be an escape. While technology continues to constantly advance production techniques and (arguably) sound quality, something has been lost in the process - that original sense of self-escape, the idea of leaving yourself open to experience something you don't necessarily find in every-day life. That was the energy we picked up on and liked about electronic music when we first got
into it."
That energy has most assuredly been transfered to their album Immersion and their latest tour. They toured with great bands such as Hadouken! and Does it Offend you? Yeah! Their album not only showcases their skills with drum and bass but with breakbeat and even metal, when they feature In Flames. So grab it here thanks to the beauty of mediafire and turn it up.
Our last artist is Sub Focus, a drum and bass, house and dubstep artist from London, England. His music is infectious and judging from his live shows, is capable of shaking the floor and everyone on it. The self tilted album....
...is a tough one to find links for. Originally I had to run a torrent for it, and with my horrible internet, torrents are an occasion. In fact a lot of the songs from this album made their way onto multiple mixtapes and playlists for my friends and parties. The amazing part about electronic music these days is the ability to shape your own music and create your own sub-genres. Nick Douwma's Sub Focus definitely combines his roots in house music with the popularity of dubstep and the pace of drum + bass. So set your sights and run, this will get your blood pumping.
*Thanks again everyone for the massive amount of views we have been getting. It will have been a month of posting on the 14th of this month, so we will keep up the posts if you keep reading.Keep in mind that we have no rights to this music and only use free domain links from mediafire, thanks to our sponsor google. As always, I don't post everything that an artist has to offer, so don't forget to like them on facebook, follow them on twitter, and support the artists by buying their albums and all that jazz. Also we have t-shirts coming out soon and there may be a contest for a free one soon enough. Keep it bouncing and check back tomorrow for another post from the blogs saviour, Elenaxmarie.
