Best Coast

The Giants have won the World Series and Hurricane Sandy is makin' it rain in the East. Sounds like the time to be on the West Coast. But if like me, you are not, here are some songs to make you feel better about it.

Berlin Sunrise (Lee Jones Remix) - Fink

Soulful vocals over an acid house baseline. Subtle but tasty.

So Good To Me - Chris Malinchak

Feel good deep house. If you like this check out some of his other tracks.

Love Is All I've Got - Feed Me & Crystal Fighters

Feel good electro house, pretty unique sound.

Cheyenne - Tom Staar

Classic big room electro house. Wolfgang Gartner turned me on to this one.

What I Might Do (Club Edit) - Ben Pearce

Reader request by a reader with very good taste!

Bonus Slaptop Remix:

-Slaptop

Hate is the Killer

After meandering through the latest Porter Robinson sets, I have stumbled upon some swanky new tunes. Unfortunately, I don't have any new tracks by the man himself so these will have to suffice for the meantime. Enjoy. 

Reach Out (Thomas Gold Remix) - Sander Van Doorn

A classic big-house chune with an interesting breakdown. 

Believe Me (Botnek Remix) - Ac Slater and Xaphoon Jones

Bass heavy. Oooooof. 

Hate is the Killer (Arty Remix) - Moonbeam ft. Avis Vox

No Arty, No Party. 

- Shake 

Bonus: 

Alive (Maor Levi Remix) - Krewella 

The Maor man adds some character to an otherwise uninteresting track. 

Some Friday Tunes

I have some groovy new tracks for all the humans that just happen to be on the deeper side of the spectrum. Cheers. 

Giulia (Arapaima X-Mix) - Liar

Super catchy. Can't get this one out of my head.

No Sympathy (Original Mix) - Maya Jane Coles 

The deep house maestra herself returns. 

Dont You Worry Child (Tom Staar & Kryder Remix) - Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin 

A wonderful tech house remix of SHM's newest track. A must download.


-Shake

Mat Zo & shit

 

As you may or may not know, I have a love for all things Mat Zo. He recently released a couple of mixes, an India-inspired mix for Trance Around the World 450 and the last hour of the Anjunabeats Worldwide 300 mix. I have compiled some of my favorite tracks, both old and new, from both. They are phenomenal. Cheers. 

Utopia (Take Me Away) (Arty Remix) - Tritonal

An older remix, but beautiful and melodic nonetheless. 

Beauty Of Silence (Inpetto Full Mix) - Andrea Doria Vs. LXR

A classic house tune. 

Dushi (Slap In The Bass Remix) - Crookers 

Durty. 

Go Deep (Extended Mix) - Neoteric & Wax Motif

Got that deep house feel. 

No Matter What They  Say (Original Mix) - Alex Kenji 

A staple in Mat Zo sets. 

Madagascar (Richard Durand Remix) - Art of Trance

A wonderful, slightly spastic track. 

Dear New York - Firebeatz, Schella

Gotta have some electro-house in the mix. 

City Nights (Mat Zo Remix) - Judge Jules 

And I leave you with the master himself. 

- Shake 

Different Phases

The weekend is here! And these songs are designed to guide you through the many phases of your friday evening.

The Pregame:

Little Man (Clancy's Deep Haze Remix) - Little Dragon
This track should warm things up with the irresistible vocals of Little Dragon given the deep house treatment by Clancy.

The Dance Floor:

Ran Tam Tam (Main Mix) - Alex Gueasto & Stefano Pain
You are jumpin and jivin on the dance floor as this big room house banger lets you show off some of your wilder moves. Things are getting weird and you don't know where your friends are. Maybe indulge the random dude who has been awkwardly dancing next to you for the last hour with a kiss, or maybe you try to befriend the bouncer who bears an odd resemblance to you favorite childhood cartoon character. Who's to say?

The Late Night:

All That Matters - Kolsch
Either way, you are now ready for my favorite track of the bunch. You have sobered up and are entering the late night phase. If you download only one song from the post is the one. I have had it on repeat for days since hearing it in a live set by our buddy Ill Emitter.


Happy Friday,

-Slaptop

That Good Good 2

Here are some really great songs that I think you will enjoy as you move through the week. Whether you are tappng your foot in the library, or shredding up the dance floor, these tracks oughta do the trick.

Phunk Investigation - Elvis Was A DJ
Driving big house groove.

Fuck U All The Time (Shlohmo) - Jeremih
Promised more Jeremih so here it is, this time in Shlohmo :)

Cheers,

-Slaptop

Rules Of Dada

Dada Life's new album came out this week. A lot of the songs have really awful vocals and a lot of them sound pretty similar. But some of them are pretty awesome. See for yourself. Here are all the songs that haven't been released as singles already.

Dada Life - You Will Do What We Do

Dada Life - So Young So High

Dada Life - Don't Stop

Dada Life - Everything Is Free

Dada Life - Arrive Beautiful Leave Ugly

Dada Life - Bass Don't Cry

This one's my favorite.

Dada Life - Boing Clash Boom

-Tank

Moar Trance

What's a weekend without some new trance songs to get down and dirty with? These three remixes were tackled by three of the best trance teams in the game. Enjoy.

Paul van Dyk - I Don't Deserve You (Maor Levi & Bluestone Remix)

Armin van Buuren feat. Ana Criado - I'll Listen (Super8 & Tab Remix)

Suncatcher - Welcome Home (Ost & Meyer Remix)

-Tank

Trance Fix

Trance is my healthiest binge.

Rater - Imagine (Original Mix)

This one is probably my favorite of the bunch.

Oldfix - Thoughts (Sunny Lax Remix)

Sunny Lax has been killing it for me lately. He's got a couple new tracks coming out soon, but this one should hold you until we can get our hands on those.

Mike Shiver & Iris Kjaernested - Song For Doter (When You Let Go) (Johan Malmgren Remix)

I'm a sucker for trancey female vocals. And Johan Malmgren knows how to throw down a good remix.

-Tank

That Good Good

Here are some really great songs that I think you will enjoy as you move through the week. Whether you are tappng your foot in the library, or shredding up the dance floor, these tracks oughta do the trick.

Fake Love - Blende
I posted a remix of this a while back, but have realized that the original is far superior so check it out.

Over - Fantastic Mr. Fox
Like the name, and the song.

Latch (feat. Sam Smith) - Disclosure
This song has been all over the internet as a preview. However it is finally out and, in case you somehow missed it, do not miss this excellent track by Disclosure

773 Love (Cashmere Cat Remix) - Jeremih
Showin a lot of love to soulful house music lately and what could be more soulful than R&B singer Jeremih?

Cheers,

-Slaptop

Do the Dirty

After the longest of long weeks, Friday is here. It's time to do the dirty, get after it, joda onwards, etc. Here are some tracks to help. Cheers. 

The Joker (Heatbeat Remix) - Paul Webster

My favorite Argentine duo at it again. The breakdown at 2:45 is especially swanky. 

Set To Go To Star 69 (Chris Schweizer Mashup) - Chris Schweizer vs Fatboy Slim 

Showing some more Argie love with up-and-comer Chris Schweizer. 

Switching Gears: 

Boa Sorte (sia yaraghi & ozgur can edit) - Vanessa da Mata 

I love anything with lyrics in Portuguese. And, this just happens to be a nifty little tech house track. 

Outro Lugar (Prok & Fitch 2012 Festival Mix) - Salome De Bahia 

More groovy tech house. 

The Kids (Albert Neve Private Rework) - MGMT

I know what you're thinking. Really? Give it a shot. It's worth your while. 

- Shake 

Bonus: 

Flutes (Sasha Remix) - Hot Chip

Can't get this one out of my head. 

Stuck In The Box

It's not very often that I get to post A&B songs, as their label goes super fucking hard and takes everything down almost instantly. But this song is from 2004, so I've got my hopes up that it'll last. It was A&B's "Stuck In The Box" selection from last week's TATW. It's still awesome.

Dido - Sand In My Shoes (A&B UV Remix)

-Tank

Did You Know?

Free Mat Zo Track.

I Never Knew - Mat Zo


-Slaptop

Clarity

Anton Zaslavski of Germany, better known as Zedd, is an extremely talented electro-house producer. Today he released his debut album entitled "Clarity". It features 10 tracks and each one of them bring a little something different to the table. Listeners will recognize two previously released tracks, "Shave It Up" and "Spectrum", however, several of the remaining new release overpower those oldies by a considerable margin. Here are three of my favorites after an initial listen.

Epos - Zedd

Solid and intriguing progressive house.

Codec - Zedd

I am a sucker for anything that hints at french electro.

Follow You Down (feat. Bright Lights) - Zedd

Mainstream vocal progressive track with some interesting twists and turns which give it a unique harmonic edge.

Fall Into The Sky (feat. Ellie Goulding) - Zedd & Lucky Date

Heavier vocal track, might be a little too heavy but if you can play it, you are sure to smash the dancefloor with this one. On a side note I swear he samples 50 cent at 2:26. Does anyone else here that?

Overall you can expect a few tracks that fall flat in the style of "Spectrum". However, in between those duds, you will find some real gems that are- pleasing to both the ears and the dance floor.

-Slaptop

Reload

Well here we are. It's Monday. Another week has officially begun and what better way to start it off than with some swanky new tunes. The new Tommy Trash and Sebastian Ingrosso collab, Reload, is exactly what you would expect from the two progressive house gurus. SHM likes it, I like it. Worth the download. 

Reload (Original Mix) - Tommy Trash & Sebastian Ingrosso 

The next track is a Mark Knight remix of the TEED track Your Love. It is a classic. I can't get enough of it. 

Your Love (Mark Knight Remix) - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs 

It wouldn't be a week without some of that Dirtybird. Slaptop recently posted the Dusky remix of Justin Martin's Don't Go from the recently released remix compilation of Ghettos & Gardens. You should definitely give it a listen. I have included two of my other favorites. Ooooof. 

Molokini (French Fries Remix) - Justin Martin 

Butterflies (Catz 'n Dogz Remix) - Justin Martin 

Cheers, 

Shake