To keep with the theme of artists in a giving mood, Avicii has a free download for his 2 million Facebook fans. This strays away from his usual synth progression in favor of a more bass & dance floor oriented sound that is more closely associated with the Tim Berg moniker and it’s nice to see that variety in my personal opinion.
Avicii – Two Million (Original Mix)
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There’s nothing better than artist’s just making songs and putting them online and Ellie Goulding has teamed up with TNJ favorite Xaphoon Jones for a cover of The Weeknd’s High For This for free download through Ms. Goulding’s SoundCloud. With one of the most captivating voices out there right now, the British songstress lays down an unbelievable vocal performance over what can only be described as pure production perfection from the king of Pineapple St. It’s been a while since we’ve seen much release from either of these two so shouts to Neon Gold for the exclusive download and we can only hope this is a sign of more things to come!
Ellie Goulding & Xaphoon Jones – High For This (The Weeknd Cover)
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This is a bit of an unorthodox post for me but the point of this post is to introduce a genre more than any particular song in general. Trap is an emerging genre of EDM that is the marraige of hip-hop elements with a familiar EDM track. Two of the most varied examples I could find were the remixes of The Veldt by an artist called Drankenstien or Bird Peterson according to his Facebook and Bingo Players‘ Rattle by an artist named Luminox. There’s a ton of variety within the genre and I’m a huge fan of the Rattle remix so get used to seeing more of these kinda tracks in the future!
Bingo Players – Rattle (Luminox Remix) – DOWNLOAD LINK
deadmau5 – The Veldt (Drankenstein Remix)
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DJ/producer duo Adventure Club is a hit machine right now and this newest song is just another great track to add to the resume. The sampling of Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs proves to be the perfect starting point for this euphoric and wobbly cruiser of a release. Grab the free download off their SoundCloud and enjoy!
Adventure Club – Wait
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“No Church In The Wild” continues the trend of outside-the-box music videos for Kanye West. And although this one isn’t exactly abstract, it still aims to story tell and depict an environment rather than stunt and be flashy. I support Kanye in his artistic maturation/exploration. I think it’s important for culture and society (as I think he knows that and accepts the role in challenging the creative limits of others in this ever expanding world). Oh yea, Jay-Z’s verse was tight too.
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Continuing his string of summer anthems, Avicii has unleashed his Ultra-debuted rework of Lenny Kravitz’ “Superlove”. With the rock superstar’s vocals finding a cozy home over the bouncy and building house sythns from Bergling, it’s easy to see why you’re going to be hearing a lot of this track in the coming months. Amateur hour artwork aside, “Superlove” is a must have.
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With the EP 1991 already available in the UK, it only seems fair that something is done to provide it to ALL of our viewers. The EP displays a well executed blend of body shaking dance production and swagger driven lyricism. The marriage of hip hop and dance music has become the young Harlem artists’ claim to fame and signature calling card as she continues to bridge the gap with positive results.
Azealia, who turns 21 this week, is set to drop her highly anticipated mixtape entitled Fantastic on none other than Uncle Sam’s birthday (July 4th). In our opinion, her music (and music like it) is worth supporting as genres continue to evolve and lines begin to grey.
1. 1991
2. Van Vogue
3. 212 ft. Lazy Jay
4. Liquorice
Check out her Coachella performance from this year that, although short, propelled her to the position she’s in now within the industry!
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New leak from Curren$y tonight featuring two extremely “trendy” rappers right now, Big K.R.I.T. and Wiz Khalifa. The track, entitled “Jet Life”, remains constant with previous releases, containing airy synths/pads and laid back rhymes — something only relatable to those living that #JetLife.
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This song sticks a giant middle finger up at the critics as well as the idea of genres; this song blurs the line between a progressive house jump-off and electro house dance floor filler in the most perfect way possible. Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia fame teams up with his label signees AN21 & Max Vangeli for an aggressive bass driven banger sure to beat the haters into submission.
AN21 & Max Vangeli vs. Steve Angello – H8RS – DOWNLOAD LINK
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The accompanying video for Nas‘ heartfelt track “Daughters” serves as a fitting visual narrative of the veteran emcee’s detailed autobiographical ode to fatherhood. Captured from the viewpoint of Nas’ daughter Destiny, the video follows Nas’ daughter from birth, adolescence and the ever-turbulent and formative teenage years.
Watch the Chris Robinson directed video and mark your calendars for the release of Nas’ tenth album, Life Is Good due out July 17 via Def Jam.
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