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Mad Decent :: 2013 Summer Block Party Announcements Summer definitely cannot come soon enough.  Following the recent schedule announcement of Mad Decent's 2013 Summer Block Parties, they have given fans an even better reason to celebrate.  Before we get into the nitty-gritty details, check out the goods:Full Artist Line-up:3Ball MTY, A Tribe Called Red, Baauer, Big Gigantic, Clockwork, Danny Brown, Destructo, Dillon Francis, Diplo, Dirty ...

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The Best Dancers :: "Blue Money pt 2" Our good friends in Up Until Now are lighting up TheUntz.com with a couple of exclusive premieres, swapping remixes with Portland duo The Best Dancers.  Who are The Best Dancers?  I mean, aside fromthis crew?  I had no idea.  How UUN linked up with these guys is beyond me.  But it made me curious enough to do some research that I bel ...

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Big K.R.I.T. :: "King Remembered in Time" [Mixtape] It has been a while since Big K.R.I.T. released a full length project, but as one of my favorite MC's right now I wanted to give the project the thought it deserved.  Earlier this month I posted "REM" and "Shine On", two tracks that display Krizzle's soulful production and lyrical ability.  King Remembered In Time continues to prove that K.R.I.T is one of the most consistent when it ...

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Electric Forest :: Line-up Phase 2 Announcement Reassuring us why it is one of our favorite summer destinations, Electric Forest has announced their second phase line-up with almost thirty additions to their already stellar festival.  Some of the bigger names that made headlines yesterday include Above & Beyond, GRiZmatik with Special Guests, Morgan Page, Eskmo and many more.  I'd go into more depth here, but the video publis ...

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Zombie Disco Squad :: Kicks, Cats & Hi Hats EP The new Kicks, Cats & Hi-Hats EP from Zombie Disco Squad is the cat's titties.  Three bass-heavy yet diverse tracks explore the realms of deep house, UK bass and spooky club hypnosis.  I can't deny I'm still pretty twacked on straight house beats, so "Late Night London Loefer" is an early favorite for me, but "Drink" is a far more creative club approach and remind ...

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Conspirator :: Raging the Mountains, Raising the Band, and The Essence of Bangers Take the melodic arm of The Disco Biscuits and forge it in raw electronic power, and you get Conspirator -- not simply a side project but a force to be reckoned with that has well-established its place in the scene.  Their new album Unleashed has hit the internet hard and now the group is "spreading the gospel", as Aron Magner tells us from the tour bus.  I' ...

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Global Dance Festival :: Initial Artist Line-up Announced! Global Dance Festival will be returning once again to Red Rocks this summer.  We all knew that was coming, right?  Well, of course we did, GDF kicks ass. The real question is, did YOU think you were going to see some of the names that popped up today from their first round of line-up announcements?  I don't think so.  I must say that I am impressed because this year is offering ...

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ULTRA Music Festival 2013 Official Compilation As if all the set recordings and Youtube videos from the first weekend of Ultra Music Festival weren't enough to get you ready for the rest of WMC and the second weekend of the festival, Ultra Music has released a compilation in conjunction with the festival, titled Ultra Music Festival 2013.  In honor of this being the 15th edition of Ultra, the mix contains 15 tracks from the ...

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Big K.R.I.T. :: "R.E.M." [Video] The last time we heard from Big K.R.I.T. he gave us a new single featuring Bun B called "Shine On." Today he released "R.E.M." - the last leak from King Remembered In Time before the project gets released in its entirety. "R.E.M." continues to showcase K.R.I.T.'s ear for dope samples chopping up "The Wilhelm Scream" from James Blake. This track comes accompanied by a dope visual directed by L ...

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Big K.R.I.T. ft Bun B :: "Shine On" One of the most soulful artist in hip-hop drops his latest single "Shine On" featuring Bun B.  This track is slated to appear on Big K.R.I.T.'s next project entitled King Remembered In Time.  The Mississippi representative had me waiting on the edge of my seat the past few days in anticipation for this track.  Nobody does the classic old school samples the way K.R.I.T. can!* * * LIN ...

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Bingo Players @ The Gothic Theater, Denver :: 2.16.13 :: Ticket Giveaway! Our friends over at GlobalDanceMusic.com are proud to present Bingo Players this Saturday, February 16th at the Gothic Theater in Denver, CO.  This weekend is, as usual, packed with talent all over Denver making it hard for any EDM lover to pick and choose which show to attend. However, all I have to hear are my favorite tracks "When I Dip" and "Rattle," and I am there.  I've never ...

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EDC New York :: Road to Las Vegas :: Dates Announced! Electric Daisy Carnival has announced the dates for the New York stop of their carnival EDM tour.  In preparation for their final stop in Las Vegas, Nevada, Insomniac has announced that New Yorkers will be going hard on May 17th and 18th at Citi Field.  Last year's bonanza actually took place in New Jersey at Giants Stadium, but I'd assume that relocating the festival to an actual New Yo ...

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Oliver :: "Mechanical" EP Three weeks of waiting paid off and Oliver delivers.  Ladies and gentlemen, it is dance party time.  Permit me to present the Mechanical EP as your righteous anthem.  From deep house to straight old-school disco, this EP is a legitimate electronic clinic.  Since the day I pounced upon Oliver's last mega hit "Dirty Talk," I have been grooving to the dynamic duo's beats ...

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SAVOY :: Personal Legend EP The time has finally come.  The awaited EP "Personal Legend" of the famed Boulder trio SAVOY has arrived.  Game on.Just as I mentioned last week in my sneak peak review of "AfterShock" featuring Big Gigantic, this EP delivers.  With a wide variety of sound that brings back that old school SAVOY feel, I cannot wait to hear some of this goodness accompanied by the ever-so le ...

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SAVOY :: "AfterShock" featuring Big Gigantic :: Sneak Preview This past Thursday night, Boulder famed trio SAVOY gave eager listeners some free previews of their new upcoming tracks on Turntable.fm, sharing the goods that we have all been waiting for.  Since the successful release of their previous EP Supertrail, it seems the guys have been putting in work in the studio, dropping a huge selection of hard crunchy tracks.  Their new EP Personal Legen ...

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Moti:: Navigation EP If there were ever a paradigm of futuristic trip-hop beats, Moti’s debut EP, Navigation fits that bill.  The combined efforts of Pittsburg producers Durtysneakz and Slopes, Moti features familiar sounds in an enchanting blend of other-worldly psychedelic musings.  Trip-hop is a place where lots of artists have skillfully innovated new sounds and textures, and though Navigatio ...

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Kendrick Lamar :: "Swimming Pools" (BMB SPACEKID Remix) Kendrick Lamar's "Swimming Pools" is still going strong, and though I'm getting closer to the edge of "enough remixes already" I'm really thinking that BMB a.k.a. Spacekid's sexy dubbed-out juke remix is a sound this track deserves.  This is a pool with plenty of room to swim... or float, as the case may be.  Pass out at your own risk, though!  No lifeguard on duty here.* * * L ...

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Trinidad James :: "All Gold Everything" (Protohype & Carnage Festival Dub Remix) By now, you have probably heard Trinidad James' hit song "All Gold Everything" as it has been doing work on the charts.  Now Protohype and DJ Carnage release their remix to take things to a new level of dub.  As a pioneer of dub-hop, Protohype is most certainly an artist to be on the look out for in 2013.  This trap track is sure to have you SWEATIN'!* * * LINKS * * * ...

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Chris Webby & OnCue :: "Home" The events that unfolded in Newtown, CT last week were tragic and left the nation searching for answers.  Chris Webby & OnCue, two Connecticut-bred emcees, were able to muster up some positive and uplifting words despite the tragedy that took place in their home state.  Chris Webby's aunt is actually a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and so he felt it was only right he lend ...

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Lotus :: "Massif" Good news and bad news.  First, the good -- one of my all-time favorites, Lotus, is beginning to leak tracks from their upcoming album Build, beginning with this one, "Massif".  Now, the bad -- all the pissing and moaning from my friends who are longtime Lotus fans and jamtronic purists begging for Lotus to return to jazzy instrumentalism.  This one is straight r ...

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Robotic Pirate Monkey:: "Chain Blaster" Oh, how glorious is the union of heavy electronic music with a classic grunge ballad like Alice in Chains’ “Rooster”.  Boulder trio Robotic Pirate Monkey gives us a track that brings us back to the heady days of waving lighters in the air at a rock concert, and the “Dude, this song totally gets me” mentality.  Oh, and there’s ...

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Fedde le Grand @ Beta Nightclub :: Denver, CO :: 11.29.12 “Hey man, you going to Fedde?”  These words seemed to echo throughout my week to the point where I couldn’t avoid answering “of course!”  Fedde le Grand -- one of Holland’s most successful DJs and one of Beatport’s top featured producers -- has engraved his stamp in the house and electro industries, headlining major festivals and world tours, drawing a ...

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Long Arm :: "After 4 AM" Few things are more irritating to me than when a blogger incorrectly calls something "jazzy."  It's one of the most misused phrases in the blogging world, very much an insult to jazz and how capably it fucked with modern musical convention.  Things like wickedly smart improvisation, virtuosic technique, and reckless spite for traditional music theory are values that simply don't exist in ...

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BLEEP BLOOP - "WVLSS CRNK" (QUARRY x DV$T Remix) Been a while since I've checked in with STYLSS (the Hood Shit EP was actually one of my first posts here) and it turns out Portland hasn't yet chewed them to pieces.  Seems to be the opposite, as I'm proud to see QUARRY is opening for NastyNasty tonight and The Polish Ambassador last May.  He and DV$T collectively reinterpret  BLEEP BLOOP's "WVLSS CRNK" ...

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Two Fingers :: "Vengeance Rhythm" (KOAN Sound Remix) Two Fingers used to be the duo of the legendary Amon Tobin and Doubleclick, but now Tobin holds the reigns of the projct himself.  With this project, Tobin is bringing heavy dub and techno sounds, especially with this track "Vengeance Rhythm".  To make things even bassier and heavier, KOAN Sound has been given the honor to remix this track.  The UK duo furthers their ...

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Muneshine :: "There Is Only Today" (Go Go Bizkitt! Disco Edit) Disco was at one time the most viciously hated art form on Earth, but I'm glad to live in an age where disco tracks pop up in a friendly and non-confrontational way, almost as if to check in and make sure I'm still happy with the general state of the universe.  This one comes from British producer Go Go Bizkitt! who reworks Canadian rapper Muneshine into a rapid-fire crowdpleaser. & ...

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Kreayshawn :: "Go Hard" (Valentino Khan Remix) Valentino Khan is probably best known for his moombahton productions (this was my introduction, at least), but he's racked up a very impressive resume since then, releasing material through the heaviest of heavyweights such as Ultra Records and Mad Decent and adding some surprising hip-hop credentials on his resume including B.o.B., T.I. and 2 Chainz.  Now white gurl phenom&nbs ...

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Lafa Taylor ft. Goapele :: "Play" Got a new one for the makeout playlist -- "Play", a smooth maneuver from Portland's Lafa Taylor.  Gotta admit that I LOL'ed  in solidarity at the line "PANTyRAID on Pandora maybe and some reefer."  But the real defining moments of this song happen early on, induced by an incredibly sexy set of vocals that set the stage for Lafa's rhymes.  "Play" comes from the Mixed E ...

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Various Artists :: Dusty Milk Crates Vol. 2 I came across this compilation the other day, a very heady slice of beat music compiled under Melbourne's Condensed Milk collective.  From their Bandcamp: "Condensed Milk has carefully selected a number of beat makers that we feel embody the essence of creativity outside of the status quo and represent a part of their city’s involvement in the beat movement."  Oisima&nbs ...

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Hardwell :: "Spaceman" (Carnage Festival Trap Remix) The mere title of this song may make some people's eyes roll so far backwards they can see down through their own ass cheeks, but... the trap train clearly isn't slowing down for anyone.  And aside from that it wouldn't be fair to all the other bangers to not post this, since I don't think there's any way you'll be able to avoid this one.  EDM is swallowing up trap music (or is it the ot ...

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Onego :: Bukhanka Dreams LP I just caught the scent of a very interesting glitch project through Russian collective Fuselab.  From the first five seconds of their teaser for the upcoming LP Bukhanka Dreams, I can already tell this album is a mystical transport vehicle to the land of ice and snow.  Onego ("The Onego Project") is a collaboration is between two duos from Russia and Norway -- ADD (apparently also known ...

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Skylab 2012 w/ Porter Robinson, Gareth Emery, Zedd and more @ Denver Coliseum :: 9.22.12 It's that time of year when Triad Dragons and Beta are going in on one of the biggest indoor dance parties in Colorado.  Fedde le Grand andBT threw it down last year with Avicii from the Launch Pad, and this year we're looking at big names like Porter Robinson, Zedd, and one of our favorites from Ultra, Gareth Emery.  D&b big shot&nbs ...

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Wiz Khalifa :: "Work Hard Play Hard" (ill-Mannered Remix) Boulder based electro-trio ill-Mannered released their remix of Wiz Khalifa's "Work Hard Play Hard"  today just in time for Wiz's visit to Red Rocks this weekend.  ill-Mannered have been experiencing a fair amount of success as of late and their latest remix seems to be a tighter production than previous efforts and much more polished.  "Work Hard Play Hard" ...

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Zombie Disco Squad :: "Be Down" (Monkey Safari Remix) At the rate in which Germany is pumping out incredible house music, it will be what the Netherlands is to trance or progressive but with worse names. Despite Monkey Safari sounding like a terrible name for some eco-tourism organization, the German brothers of a duo make some dope ass music. Their remix of Zombie Disco Squad's track "Be Down" is infectiously smooth and groovy, deliveri ...

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Nina Kraviz :: "Ghetto Kraviz" So one of my favorite producers lately has been Nina Kraviz.  This Russian producer is one of the newest additions to the Decibel Festival lineup, and definitely one of the most exciting as well.  I can't remember any producers that have blown up in terms of popularity quite as fast Nina Kraviz has in the past couple years, and what's great is that she's got the talent to ...

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Marsbeing :: "Breaking Down" (Alex Drayling Remix) Pick up some Stoli vodka and celebrate this weekend with a new remix from Alex Drayling.  The Russian producer was featured here with his melodic track "Air" and now he's out with a slamming electro-tinged remix of Marsbeing's "Breaking Down".  With the original taking the more deep progressive approach, Alex Drayling seems to have taken the track and shook it at its foundations giving i ...

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Outlook :: "Gravity" (PhuturePhil's Deep In Space Remix) Bringing the tech house/progressive scene to a thirsty and deprived Boulder audience, PhuturePhil makes another appearance on UFO with his Deep In Space Remix of "Gravity".  Although our Boulder native didn't win (tough competition up against producers likeAquareef, also featured here on UFO), Phil kindly enough shares the smooth, sensual, and clean sounds of the phuture with us in ...

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?uestlove x The Beastie Boys :: "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Demo Mix" The answer to the question, "What do you do on your lunch break?" isn't complicated for most people.  "Eat my lunch and try not to let work drive me insane" would suffice in most occasions.  ?uestolve isn't "most people," and he made a demo tape for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame faculty, The Beastie Boys (more specifically as a birthday present for the late Adam "MCA" Y ...

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Trentemoller :: "Moan" (Radio Slave Remix) Chances are you're already familiar with Trentemoller's track, "Moan," or at least you'd recognize it if you heard it.  After all, "Moan" was a huge track around the time it came out -- and for good reason.  What's got me excited about it again is UK producer Radio Slave's remix of it.  Radio Slave is a huge name these days in the underground electronic scene (perhaps you were lucky ...

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Chiddy Bang :: "Paper and Plastic" I have mixed feelings about Chiddy Bang.  While the focus of their recordings can be too mainstream from time to time, their live performances are dominated by Chiddy and his world-record flow as he seamlessly incorporates an audience inspired freestyle into every set.  Xaphoon Jones's production serves as a rudder for Chiddy's winging lyrical delivery.  Suc ...

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Rufus :: "This Summer" (Parachute Youth Remix) Parachute Youth killed it with "Can't Get Better Than This", a brightly burning pop track that seemed to reignite that warbly, half-stoned magic of MGMT.  Unfortunately, the timing wasn't great and the track dropped in the dead of winter, but for those who are only now hearing it (or managed to keep it alive until now), it has undeniable summery appeal.So it seems like it was meant to be ...

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Bryan Zentz :: "D-Clash" (Matador (IE) Remix) So I've been on a bit of a techno kick lately.  More of a binge, actually, and if you saw the track I featured earlier this week that Portland producer Bryan Zentz helped remix then you may see this one coming.  Now I've got a track for you from Bryan Zentz that is remixed by Matador (pictured above) from a while back.  I'm very stoked on things Zentz-r ...

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Nelver :: "Wave of Passion" (Original Mix) Good drum & bass can be extremely elusive, especially melodic DnB.  "Waves of Passion" embodies a wonderful balance of upbeat DnB percussion with an exquisite melody.  This native Russian producer developed a passion for the piano through six years of studying music in school, and mesmerizing piano lines are a thankfully recurring theme in his music.  Every once in a while, it's ...

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Animal Kingdom :: "Strange Attractor" (Dzeko and Torres Remix) After a progressive rendition of Chuckie's "Who Is Ready To Jump" (released for free via our friends at Dancing Astronaut), Toronto natives Dzeko and Torres (Luis Torres and Julian Dzeko) release a distinguished and contemporary remix of Animal Kingdom's second studio album track, "Strange Attractor".  The remix's strident indie vocals compliments Dzeko and Torres' melodic, pro ...

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Above and Beyond :: Group Therapy Tour @ Warfield Theatre :: San Francisco, CA :: 6.22.12 Unprepared and naive: two words that described me perfectly when I walked into the historic Warfield Theatre on Friday night to catch Above and Beyond.  I had no idea what vibe to expect, or if I would be satisfied with the show, but after it was over I only wanted more. For those unfamiliar with Above and Beyond, I will do my best to paint a picture of what transpired during their Group The ...

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Calvin Harris :: "Flashback" (Hazery Remix) Ever since the weather warmed up I've been looking for that one summer track that will forever remind me of what went down during the summer of 2012 and I think I might of just found that track thanks to Hazery.  This 16 year-old producer from up north in Canada takes Calvin Harris' classic tune "Flashback" and totally revamps the track's aura.  Its simple piano rifts and light synt ...

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Mikael Weermets vs. Axel Bauer and Lanford :: "Out of Control" Sweden does it again with a track appropriately titled  “Out of Control” which will hit digital stores June 25th on none other than Tiësto’s imprint, Musical Freedom.  European production mogul, Mikael Weermets, in conjunction with young Swedish duo, Axel Bauer and Lanford, amalgamate musical forces to ignite what is sure to be a dance floor anthem. Mikael Weermets, wh ...

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Phuture Phil :: Phuture Sessions Mini Mix 05/2012 As the EDM scene continues to lurch forward into the mainstream and allow the influence of popular demand to sterilize and 'pop-ify' its sound for mass consumption, (Source: WSJ... I know, right?) I find an ever-deepening urge to both: a) find the guy who requested Calvin Harris play 'Call Me Maybe' at Tryst, and kick him square in the balls, because he represents all that is evil and wrong with ...

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Synkro :: Memories of Love I told you a little while ago that I'd be posting more things from Synkro when I posted about him and Jack Dixon, and what can I say?  I'm no liar.  If you haven't heard of Synkro, you're seriously missing out.  Burial's little brother has been pumping out flawless music for quite a while, and I'm rather shocked given the quality of this track from earlier this year that it didn't blow up on al ...

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Turing Machine :: What Is The Meaning Of What After years of silence and holdbacks, Turing Machine is finally back with a new album.  What Is The Meaning Of What - out 5/8 via Temporary Residence - is seven tracks of hypnotic dance rock that challenge to keep their dance rock buzz as alive as ever. Not only is this the first release since their critically acclaimed album Zwei released eight years ago, but it's also the last m ...

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Far Arden Recordings :: 200 Likes EP Manhattan-based Far Arden Recordings is celebrating a milestone, albeit a very small one.  The 200 Likes EP celebrates exactly that.  Some bloganistas and industry types may sniff at it, like "I go out for sushi and 200 people like it on Facebook" kind of style, but Far Arden is popping the cork on this purple skweee bottle of champagne. <a href="http://farardenrecordings.bandcam ...

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Sub Focus at Beta Last night, Unified Funk Option came down to Denver to get busy with Nick Douwma, better known as the legendary drum-n-bass producer, Sub Focus.  I've been very excited about getting to see Sub Focus live; his BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix is one of my all-time favorites and his self-titled album is a masterpiece of electronic music production.  Leaving behind the giant, mesmerizing, LED warp-hole ...

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Space Junk :: Anaglyph Mix UFO's very own SPACE JUNK released his latest 30-minute mind-warp today: the Anaglyph Mix.  The mix begins with slower French techno beats from Daft Punk as well as an original track by SPACE JUNK.  Then it progresses into a high-energy moombahton section featuring Dillon Francis and Nadastrom.  Finally, the mix speeds up into its final electro-astronaut-space-party-rave section with tracks by ...

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Manila Killa :: The Kick ((Swedish House Mafia, Dirty South, Hans Zimmer, Coldplay Bootleg)) Washington D.C.-based producer Manila Killa provides us with an unexpectedly emotional bootleg -- first, we give him props for using “Time” from Hans Zimmer’s score for Inception, then blending it with SHM's “Greyhound," “Fix You” by Coldplay, and “Walking Alone” by Dirty South. Manila Killa :: The Kick (Manila Killa Bootleg) [audio http://unifiedfunkoption.files.wordpress.com ...

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Electric Zoo Announces Phase 1 Lineup Just this morning Made Event announced Phase 1 of the Electric Zoo (Aug 31- Sept 2) lineup.  Already we are seeing world class talent like Above & Beyond, Guetta, Pretty Lights, Dada Life, and Sander Van Doorn just to name a few.  This year looks more promising then any of the previous ones so get you tickets quick before they sell out! ...

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Gemini :: Fire Inside EP If you are even remotely familiar with Gemini, you already know that the 21-year old producer from Leeds knows how to go hard.  Right now he's on tour with KOAN Sound, and that, if anything, is indicative that Thomas Slinger (awesome last name) has his sights set on the horizion. Slinger has done amazing things within the span of a year, ever since his Blue EP took the dubstep worl ...

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Justice "Justice for Annie Mac Mini-Mix" Ed Banger Records just posted the 5 minute Mini-Mix that Justice did for Annie Mac's show last Friday on BBC Radio 1.  Justice put together a soulful mix of classic rock, disco, electro, funk, and hip-hop, giving us a break from the usual assault of double-sub wobble bass we get on a day-to-day basis.  The mix features songs from the likes of AC/DC, Black Sabbath, White Stripes, Run-DMC, Buffalo ...

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Bass Science :: "HyperLove" Just a few hours ago, 1320 Records artists Bass Science released a new track that we knew we had to share with you. For lack of better words to describe the sound of this song, we just encourage you to listen... there are so many funked out melodies and heavy-hitting beats throughout its entirety that quite frankly, we don't know what to call it besides another Bass Science BANGER!! Be sure ...

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Quarry :: Hood Shit EP The Hood Shit EP is the debut release from STYLSS, a brand-new Portland-based label that is hitting that future sound HARD.  By "hard", we mean this five-track EP is packed with almost SIX TIMES as many remixes.  For someone who seemingly dropped out of space yesterday, that in itself is impressive. The length of the 33-track mix is a little daunting, and while many of the cuts are experimen ...

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Dubious Ventures ((Omega, David Starfire, Sir CharLes, Of Porcelain)) We strive out once again into a musical journey; a road trip with no concrete direction, but an agreed goal that happiness is not a destination to arrive, but a means of traveling. First I'd like to introduce you to Sir CharLes, a kid on Old Tacoma (along with Eliot Lipp and Samples).  We're also really digging Kastle, a side project from B. Rich that turned out some deep 2-step tunes.  And spe ...