It is hard to believe that jet setting DJ / producer Zedd is only 21 years old. The scale and complexity of his songs brings to mind a veteran producer with a young spirit, but perhaps it is the other way around. I read an interesting interview with Zedd recently in which he described his [...]
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[New] Zedd – Stars Come Out (Datsik Remix)
[New] Sailor & I- Tough Love
Stockholm band Sailor & I have carved a niche for themselves with their thematic indie music. Their first release, John Franklin, paid homage to the late, great, explorer through song while simultaneously putting the band on the map. For their third release, the band has teamed up with Swedish producer Alexander Sjödin, and really let him [...]
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[Fresh] Felix Cartal – Domo (Original Mix)
Vancouver-based Felix Cartal has been making electro, house and afrobeat tracks for a while now and he always seems to come up with unique sounds and production styles. In his latest single, “Domo”, Cartal fuses beautiful major chord progressions and melodic buildups with an unusual machine gun style synth line and afrobeat drums. Whether it [...]
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[Remixes] Foo Fighters – Rope (Deadmau5 Remix)
This year The Grammys marked a significant turning point for electronic dance music. With Skrillex picking up 3 awards and Deadmau5 performing once again during prime time television it seems clear that dance music in general and dubstep music in particular have officially reached acceptance from mainstream society. Dubstep has unquestionably come a long way [...]
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[Hip-Hop] Childish Gambino – Heartbeat (Justin Faust Remix)
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Childish Gambino is one of our fave hip-hop stars, and we loved his new single, ‘Heartbeat’. Packing a punch and great lyrical flow, it seemed near-perfect. That is, until Justin Faust dropped his disco remix. The model/producer has beefed up the synths and added some killer beats, making this version of ‘Heartbeat’ a surefire club [...]
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[New] He’s My Brother She’s My Sister- Can’t See The Stars +Tour
Las Angeles folk/blues band He’s My Brother She’s My Sister have announced a special treat for fans who come out to their shows leading up to their SXSW date: a special preview of their new album. The two song set is said to feature the tracks “Can’t See The Stars” and “Let It Live Free” from [...]
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Jack Back ft. David Guetta, Nicky Romero & Sia – Wild One Two (Original Mix)
Today, beatport brings us an amazing collaboration between two EDM giants and one of the most talented Australian singer. David Guetta and Nicky Romero have come together to produce ‘Wild One Thing’, a melodic progressive electro house track featuring the welcoming vocals of Sia. Soft build ups, simplistic piano chords and yet full of uplifting [...]
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[New] Beat Culture- Belong (ft. Steffaloo) + free download
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Beat Culture's latest track was released on the Dreams compilation for Lyfstyl Music Blog. "Belong" is a song with a winning 1-2 punch; employing the same crisp and intricate beat system we've come to love from Beat Culture while combining it with Steffaloo's dynamite vocal ability and catchy hooks. The track starts off feeling really [...]
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[Event] Global Dance Festival – Lineup Leak
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With summer peeking it's head over the horizon, it's only natural to start thinking about one of the best things about this season - music festivals. One of our personal favorites is Global Dance Festival put on by Triad Dragons out of Denver, Colorado. If you haven't heard of this festival yet, consider this your [...]
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[Introducing] DJ Rex Buchanan
You always have to appreciate the guy in music that has his hand in everything. DJing, producing, writing, blogging, running a recording studio – sounds like a lot to the average person, but for Rex Buchanan – it’s just an average day. Rex is originally from Colorado. In Denver he lit up the nightlife scene [...]
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[Folk] Bowerbirds – The Clearing (mini-documentary)
About “The Clearing” by Bowerbirds from Secretly Jag on Vimeo. After sharing album tracks ‘Tuck the Darkness In’ and ‘In the Yard’, Bowerbirds are giving us another preview of what ‘The Clearing’ is all about with this excellent, six-minute mini documentary. Watch Philip and Beth discuss the making of their forthcoming third album and chat [...]
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Chiddy Bang – By Your Side (Ft. CocoRosie)
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By Your Side, a new CocoRosie remix by Chiddy Bang is the shit. Excuse my language, but it is what it is. I listened to this track five times in a row. Some might consider Chiddy Bang aka Team Swelly a little on the softer side, but the duo put out catchy cuts nonstop. CocoRosie [...]
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[Indie] Meg Myers – After You
American singer-songwriter Meg Myers has been tipped as one of the artists that will own 2012, and previous tracks such as ‘Monster’ have had the blogosphere a-swooning. Now we have ‘After You’, perhaps the best example of a bittersweet love song out there. Meg’s stunning vocals power the haunting lyrics, making ‘After You’ poignant yet [...]
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Stream: Sleigh Bells – Reign Of Terror [Album]
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Indie band Sleigh Bells have been causing uproar with teasers from their upcoming release Reign Of Terror. The new album, set for release February 21st from Mom + Pop records is now being streamed in its entirety via New York Times. The album is an energetic work of indie pop that continues the bands already [...]
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[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo February Round #2
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Just to clarify, this isn’t a Valentine’s Day themed Indie Dojo playlist. Promise. It just happened to fall on the same day. Sure, it may contain some songs that throw the “L” word around here and there, but we honestly didn’t plan for it to work out that way. However, if you happen to be [...]
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[Remixes] Nero – It Must Be The Feeling + Flux Pavilion and Nero + Brookes Brothers + MORE Remix
UK dubstep giant Nero has had a successful string of singles over the past few years due to his quality vocal samples and heavy wobbling bass lines. Although his tracks are good on their own they often take an innovative remixer to elevate them to greatness. Examples of this include Skrillex’s massive remix of “Promises” [...]
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[Album Review] Band Of Skulls- Sweet Sour
On their latest release, Sweet And Sour, Band Of Skulls has found a precarious balance between their already established sound and a mature new direction. While the CD is full of heavy juggernauts, the band accents these harsh points with a new softer side that mixes both psychedelic and alternative grooves. The new twist on [...]
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[New] Bonobo – The Keeper (Banks Remix)
Bonobo‘s “The Keeper” was already a hit song before Banks got ahold of it, so there wasn’t a lot of tweaking that needed to be done. That being the case, Banks was able to have a little bit of fun with the track, which will be part of Bonobo’s rerelease of 2010′s Black Sands. The result [...]
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[Soundtrack] House Season 8 Episode 12 ‘Chase’ ending song
House, the TV Show, is able to incorporate comedy, tragedy and all in between. On last nights episode, there was an incredible track that stood out. The song playing at the very last part of the episode was by English singer-songwriter Ben Howard titled “Promise”. An acoustic, soft and ultimately overwhelming with emotions track from [...]
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[New] The Ting Tings- Soul Killing
Manchester’s The Ting Tings have left the world in a four year waiting period for a followup to their smash hit We Started Nothing. Their sophomore album Songs From Nowheresville is finally making headlines as its release draws nearer… And I can’t help but wonder what the band has in store. What could the band have been up [...]
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