Shoot the Ghost - So Cold

House music champion Kerri Chandler's Madhouse Records created a new subdivision in 2012 to cater to the darker, techier grooves. Enter MadTech Records. Earlier this year, we heard from Krystal Klear releasing on the label http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/krystal-klear-more-attention.html. In a series of free downloads comes the MTDL tracks, and Shoot the Ghost's "So Cold" is the third instalment. Can't seem to find too much about Shoot the Ghost, but this track should put this artist on everyone's radar.

Shadow Child - 23 EP

If there is one man that has taken an alter ego to another level this year, it is Simon Neale. Known to most as Dave Spoon, the Portsmouth native soared to new heights under the moniker Shadow Child. Allowing him to go in a completely new creative direction, Shadow Child's bass heavy tracks have ruled the dance floor. His debut and perhaps biggest track under the alias, String Thing, was one of the top tunes of 2012 http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/03/shadow-child-aka-dave-spoon.html.

Along with artist Kry Wolf (Bill Francis & Lewis Darvill), Shadow Child has created the label Food Music. Its first release, aptly titled YUM001, comes from the man himself and includes the EP's title track "23" (which is very reminiscent of String Thing), along with "Sensible Haircut" and "The Verdict" with a remix from co-label owners Kry Wolf.

Side note: I've been staying with my sister for the past few months, and I sleep next to her 7 year old daughter. Apparently I was having a dream about dance music and I said "where is the Shadow Child" in my sleep and my niece has not let me live it down ever since. Every so often she asks me "is Shadow Child your favorite DJ?" and laughs at me :/

Dusky - Calling Me EP

Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger-Howell, otherwise known as Dusky, really struck the big time with their track "Flo-Jam." Back with more deep house, the duo presents their EP "Calling Me". The title track is bass heavy with a synthed vocal, and is my favorite of the 3-track EP.

JMX - Give It Up

Belfast's John McIver aka JMX has released his latest on Mark Fanciulli's Deleted Records. Being the label's fourth release, looks like they are making it a point to only put out quality releases:

Chocolate Puma and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano - Stiffness

These boys might be my absolute favorite Dutchmen http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/06/chocolate-puma-go-go-boots.html and they have teamed up with fellow Dutchmen Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano for "Stiffness" which is destined to be released on Steve Angello's SIZE Records. Packed with those famous Dutch drums, they even make a declaration of "drums" in the track! Here's a bit of a preview:

Side note: While Sunnery James is actually married to a Victoria Secret model, I feel like SJ&RM could actually be models themselves. Anyone agree?

Don Rimini - FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) (Treasure Fingers & Malente Remix)

Frenchman Xavier Gassemann aka Don Rimini provides a funky disco track which is remixed by Malente (Christophe Gottshe) and Treasure Fingers (Ashley Jones) and is fit to make your booty shake! And even better, its available for free download. Don't miss out!

Alex Metric - Ammunition Part 2

So OWSLA apparently derives its name from a caste of military rabbits from a legendary children's novel entitled Watership Down. I knew there was more than one reason to finding Skrillex really bizarre! And not that kids can't appreciate literature that precedes them, but we're talking about a book written about 16 years before Sonny Moore graced the Earth with his presence. Ah, digression...

OWSLA's latest comes from Alex Metric, and is the second instalment of "Ammunition." It includes Rave Weapon and its remixes, along with tracks "Prophesies" and Motion Study which features Oliver.

Check out the latter tracks here:
And the teaser trailer here:

I gotta say I'm pretty glad it doesn't resemble Skrillex's brand of dubstep!

Attaque - Blinded By The Moonlight

This one was brought to my attention by Autokratz. Their Bad-Life label mate, Attaque, recently put out this track. Hailing from Essex, UK but harbouring a french name, this producer channels a french electro sound with "Blinded By The Moonlight." The video is exceedingly strange, but the track itself is pretty awesome.

Caspa feat. Mighty High Coup - On It (Dismantle Remix)

I accidentally found Caspa when I saw his clip for Fulham to Waterloo. I then dug a little deeper, happy to unveil that Gary McCann was a talented dubstep producer whose productions date back as far as 2004. He has also collaborated with Mr. Hudson in the past for the lovely "Love Never Dies" record.

This time around, he teams up with Mighty High Coup, an MC collective out of Atlanta, Georgia (A-T-L!). Will Knighton aka Dismantle, probably best known for his track "Computation"and being part of Shy FX's Digital Soundboy crew, goes in for the remix with amazing results. Bass bass bass!

Syron - Waterproof

What a year for songstress Syron! After Spoons http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/04/one-to-watch-rudimental.html, Breaking http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/syron-breaking-tom-flynn-remix.html, Home is Where it Hurts http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/solo-ft-syron-home-is-where-it-hurts.html, and the infectious Mainline http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/tensnake-feat-syron-mainline.html, she is back with Waterproof. I can only describe this track as a combination of breakbeats meets Miami Vice meets sultry yet powerful female vocals.
I was just singing Huxley's praises yesterday http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/12/huxley-no-matter-what-mk-dub.html and he is back to lend his production skills to the record.

Kraak & Smaak - Hit The Club (Sander Kleinenberg Remix)

Its all gone Dutch! Trio Kraak & Smaak get the remix treatment from fellow Dutchman Sander Kleinenberg.

Roger Sanchez and Prok & Fitch - Take You There

I am really loving this! This is not Prok & Fitch's first rodeo into Stealth Records http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/04/prok-fitch-symphony.html, but it is great hearing what they have created with the S-Man himself!

Coyu - Urbasong

Most infamous DJ cat lover since Deadmau5, Coyu is back with his latest tech house release. Coming from Christian Smith's Tronic label, Urbasong brings a bass thumping record to a dance floor near you.

Huxley - No Matter What (MK Dub)

The other day I was going through my blog posts, compiling a "best of 2012" list. Without a doubt Huxley's "Let It Go" makes that list http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/04/huxley-let-it-go.html. I am so thankful to Hypercolour for having brought my attention to this talented producer, who has made a name for himself this year, and it is great to see someone like the legendary Marc Kinchen take notice and remix one of his tracks.
MK is well known for his "chopped and screwed" remixes (no, this isn't meant to be a hip hop reference!). He knows how to take pieces of a track and reverb them into something special. His "No Matter What" dub is no different. Take a listen:

One Republic - Feel Again (Thomas Gold Remix)

He might just be the king of the remix. His official remix of Adele's Set Fire to the Rain was one of my favorite tracks of 2011.

Thomas Gold takes his hand to One Republic's Feel Again, with massive results. Here is a pop-dance crossover anyone can commit to!

Also from Thomas Gold comes his Star 69 remix. I remember playing Fatboy Slim's album "Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars" for months on end while I was in undergrad on my discman (yes, discman. Yes, I am that old!). So happy to see TG do Star 69 justice!
Side note: anyone else want to say "I love Gold" a la Austin Powers: Goldmember every time you hear anything by Thomas Gold?

Nicky Romero & NERVO - Like Home

NERVO are the kind of girls other women could easily be jealous of: beautiful, smart, talented and well-liked by everyone. They have made friends in both the commercial and underground electronic world and beyond. Their careers are really taking off.
Born in Australia, the twin sisters Olivia (Liv) and Miriam (Mim) probably got one of their biggest breaks by penning the track "When Love Takes Over" for Kelly Rowland and David Guetta which is one of the anthems that pretty much launched "EDM". The girls have also worked with Armin Van Burren (on tracks Drowning and Feels So Good) as well as other Guetta tracks, with Steve Aoki and Afrojack, and have even worked with fellow Aussie pop star Kylie Minogue. All summer, I would see the girls interviewing other DJs for various label-sponsored segments. They are songwriters, vocalists and DJs! Most recently, their latest gig has been becoming CoverGirls for the make up brand. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, they are also models! Busy busy, and yet maintain strong heads on their shoulders.
Earlier this year, they released "You're Gonna Love Again" which featured their melodic vocals and a little help with production from Avicii.

Their latest also puts their vocals on display, this time in collaboration with Dutch powerhouse Nicky Romero. There is something so pure about this track that I am (slightly guiltily) addicted.

The track is available now on Romero's label Protocol Recordings.
Update 22/02/13: Here is the official video for the track:

Buzz Buzz Bzzz: Skream feat. Kelis - Copy Cat

I've mentioned before how I hate hipsters. But sadly, even I sometimes act like one when I react with music snobbery. I guess I've always felt possessive of dance music (which is ridiculous, since it is one of the best forms of music that has crossed so many barriers: gender, sexuality, race, age). When I saw celeb blogger Perez Hilton post this song, I felt some kind of impending doom. Not because I don't acknowledge dance music now reaches the masses. Its just that I never fathomed someone like Skream ever being noticed by someone so vacuous as Perez.
So yeah, this track is definitely all the buzz. SPIN's Philip Sherburne calls it the female version of Usher's Climax.
Kelis is no stranger to the dance music world, having collaborated with acts such as Basement Jaxx (Scars), Benny Benassi (Spaceship, as well as Emancipate, Brave), Boys Noize (22nd Century), BURNS (Intro), Calvin Harris (Bounce), Crookers (No Security), David Guetta (Acapella, Scream) and for her latest album, she works once again with BURNS as well as enlists Tom Neville and dubstep producers Caspa and Skream (Oliver Jones).
The latest is called Copy Cat. It definitely has a trap music feel, and I'm not too fond of that style of music. What do you think? I personally really like Sticky.

Jamie Jones - Changes EP

Hot Creations head honcho Jamie Jones has decided to create yet another label (part of the Hot Creations family) which is destined the more "underground" ear. The first HOTTRAX release includes title track "Changes" which features a spoken word lament about going through changes. Deep.
"Road to the Studio" is probably my favorite cut, cause it is by far the funkiest track. "No Rush" unfortunately sounds like every other Hot Creations track out there. I can't say I hear a distinct difference between the sound resonating out of this EP compared to the other Hot Creations material, but I suppose only time will tell what direction Jamie Jones has destined for this new off-shoot.

A-Trak - Tuna Melt EP

This is a much anticipated EP from the co-owner of Fool's Gold Records. Alain Macklovitch has partnered up with a slew of friends to deliver this tasty treat (warning: all food-related puns intended!).
Check out this awesome promo video:

The first collabo brings A-Trak together with Tommy Trash. Earlier this year, Tommy Trash contributed to Fool's Gold with his track "Truffle Pig" http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/10/tommy-trash-truffle-pig.html Seeing how its not really a food reference, I guess it made sense not to necessarily group it together with Tuna Melt. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Next up is Landline, a collaboration with GTA (Van Toth and JWLS). I thought A-Trizzy put in some strange Simpsons reference but it turns out that he uses the laugh of loveable childhood character Woody Woodpecker in the track.
The third track of the EP sees Macklovitch with my other favorite Swedish trio (besides SHM!), Galantis. The boys of Galantis are Bloodshy (from Miike Snow), Style of Eye and Carli. Whatever they are serving up, it's surely in JUMBO size! (Get it, cause the track is called Jumbo?!)

The final collaborative track brings in Oliver (Vaughn Oliver & Oliver Goldstein) for "Disco Nap," a term coined and used by DJs worldwide. I guess after all that eating its time for a nap! Eh, eh? (ugh, I tried to carry the food theme as long as I could).
Check out the sampler here:
Good tunes all round!
Full EP:

wAFF - Eclipse EP

The UK's wAFF returns to Jones & Foss's Hot Creations for his Eclipse EP. The real gem is the track called Ibiza. Its that bass filled track I imagine they would release just as the crowd's momentum peaks on a hot summer's night on the Spanish island (ok, maybe my mind is wandering cause its in the minus degrees Celsius over here in Canada right now....).

Rihanna - Diamonds (Congorock Remix)

Rihanna has been infiltrating dance music producers as of late. and Rocco Rampino aka Congorock has recently joined the starlet on her tour promoting her latest album, Unapologetic.

Here's a case of Kevin Bacon (you know, 7 degrees of separation. Get it?) Sebastian Ingrosso's wife, Kinnda Hammid, helped pen "Who's That Chick" which was produced by David Guetta, and of course, performed by Rihanna.

Rihanna has worked with Guetta on other projects, but there is no doubt that he is the one who led her to young Dutch producer Nicky Romero, who co-produced a track with Guetta on RiRi's latest album. Also on her latest album is a track called Diamonds, penned by Sia Furler (who notably once lent her vocals to alt-dance group Zero 7 back in the day).

Sia has also collaborated with Guetta, with tracks such as She Wolf, and Titanium (She was also featured on Wild Ones, produced by Ingrosso's fellow SHMer Axwell). Did I mention that Congorock's biggest catapult for his career was his remix of Swedish House Mafia's One?!

So, now that you're all caught up, check out how Italy's Rampino got to tag along for the ride:

Duke Dumont - The Giver (Remixes)

Hey kids, its been awhile! Nice to be back, though I don't know for how long. Life is getting more and more busy, and there has been a serious back log of good music that I just can't seem to keep up with. But I will try my best!

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How do you make a great track even greater? Well, sometimes the remix can achieve it. In this case, I'm going to say the ruling is that the original is the one http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/08/duke-dumont-giver.html, but some seriously nice efforts have been put in. Label boss Tiga gives the remix a go, along with fellow Canadians Gingy & Bordello. The Toronto duo's effort may just be my fav of the four remixes. Rounding up the remix friends are Holland's Locked Groove and California's Antaeus Roy (aka Lando Kal).

Stefano Ritteri - The Rules Of Control

Stefano Ritteri formerly known as Solo (was too confusion and hard to search, hence he is now using his proper name) comes back even harder to Defected after his collaboration with Syron http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/solo-ft-syron-home-is-where-it-hurts.html on the label to bring you "The Rules of Control." Its hella good, trust me on this one!

John Dahlback - Panic

Sweden's John Dahlback released a track called Panic on Chris Lake's label Rising Music. The accompanying video clip sees the main character trying to find his way out of a building after he is trapped by the door he created. Wait what?
I kind of like how the video takes on that "lets create panic" approach and fulfill the title's name as much as possible.

Thank you Beat My Day for bringing my attention to this video!
I wonder if the director was inspired by Romain Gavras' interpretation of Justice's "Stress" which, despite its frighteningly realistic portrayal, is a fictional story of the socially deprived outskirts of Paris.

Jus†ice, Stress from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

This video is definitely one of my favorite of all time (even better than their collaboration with Simian for We Are Your Friends that infamously beat Kanye West at the MTV EMAs)

J Paul Getto - Dance With You

California's DJ Mes keeps his Guesthouse Music label without vacancies by enlisting some big names like DJ Sneak, Gramphonedzie, Mastiksoul, and Jorge Watts to name but a few. The latest release from his label comes from J Paul Getto, who just recently released a remix for the likes of Hed Kandi http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/11/treasure-fingers-codes-feat-amy-douglas.html. Known for their funky disco style, Tony Saputo and Maurice Tamraz deliver a disco ditty that channels the 70s for a modern, present-day dancefloor.

Fake Blood - Cells

Last week, Theo Keating aka Fake Blood's debut album Cells was released by Different Recordings. After a long line of great EPs, don't expect to find tracks similar to "I Think I Like It" or "Fix Your Accent." This album ventures outside of exclusively electro beats and takes you through a journey inside Keating's head, which seems to be in a very eclectic place. My favorite record on the album is "Phantom Power" which has a little Justice-esque tinge to it. 

Sigha - Living With Ghosts

While I won't be renaming my blog anytime soon, I can't help but recently gravitate towards a lot more techno instead of house these days. Scuba's Hotflush has released James Shaw's alter ego Sigha's debut album entitled "Living with Ghosts." A mix of minimal and hard bumping beats, the album has something for every techno fan. I'm still trying to decide what my favorite cut of the album is, but it seems that "Puritan" is the frontrunner. You can stream it here at XLR8R: http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2012/11/stream-sighas-debut-lp-hotflush

Side note: I know they were trying to be artsy and all, but I could really do without the side-boob on the album artwork. Bleh

Prodigy - Fat of the Land Reissue

The Prodigy's acclaimed album "Fat of the Land" is landing a reissue December 3, 2012. Included will be a remix package entitled "The Added Fat" which will include remixes from Noisia, Alvin Risk (Firestarter), Zeds Dead (Breathe), Glitch Mob (Breathe), Baauer (Mindfields) and Major Lazer. Check out the dubstepped "Smack My Bitch Up" by Noisia here:

I am disappointed they didn't include Max Vangeli & AN21's version, which I thought was a great remix of the track:

Pretty interested to see what Major Lazer does to the same record.
Here is a preview of Zeds Dead's remix:

In any case, nothing beats the original classics of Prodigy!
Update 24/11/12: Here is the Major Lazer version:

Hot Since 82 - Planes & Trains

When Sasha talks, I listen! And lately he's been touting this track from Hot Since 82. Daley Padley joins the cat loving Suara label to release Planes & Trains (DJ travel method of choice?). I can't help but think this is such a "Sasha" track, sounding very much like something the man himself would produce. The track can be found off of Suara's Kitties Wanna Dance! Vol. 3 compilation album.

Stay+ feat Queenie - Crashed

Stay+ are a duo from Manchester, and their latest release is on the ultra-hot label Black Butter Records, which is also home to artists like Hostage and Rudimental. Their track features the vocals of Queenie (Emily Raiher). (Side note: If you are old like me, when you hear "Queenie" you will think of the made for tv movie starring Mia Sara. But I digress...). Crashed is getting regular spins on MoS Radio, and deservedly so.
It is a bit reminiscent of Kleerup's "Longing for Lullabies" albeit Crashed is a bit more revved up.

Fun fact: the singer in Kleerup's track. Titiyo, is Neneh Cherry's half-sister (of Buffalo Stance fame. "So don't get fresh with me"!)
Spoiler: the video is very "Sixth Sense" esque. Oh how I love imaginative video clips!

Treasure Fingers & Codes feat Amy Douglas - Blowin Up

Brooklyn boys Treasure Fingers and Codes have made a Hed Kandi friendly track called Blowin Up. The record features the vocals of Amy Douglas, and gets remixed by Hed Kandi A&R Carl Hanaghan with My Digital Enemy, J Paul Getto and Amesterdam's Webqueawry. Its a disco house ditty made to make you shake your groove thang.
Check out the version from my friends J Paul Getto:

Lee Foss & MK - Electricity EP

Lee Foss' new EP has been posted for preview from his label, Hot Creations. After Marc Kinchen remixed Forward Motion, Foss and Kinchen teamed up to cook up some deep house giving us Electricity and Goodnight Moon. On the B side, Foss provides Could Be and my favorite of the EP, B5 the Dinks. This track channels smooth RnB vibes, and yet is perfect for an electronic dance floor.

DJ Dan & TJR - Jacked Up Funk

After the desecration of TJR's Funky Vodka by Pitbull (to which TJR was a willing participant), I'm happy to see him team up with fellow American producer DJ Dan. Their track, Jacked Up Funk is filled with pieces of french House and electro samplings catered to make you bounce.

Wiley feat Skepta, JME & Ms D - Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya)

Resident rude boy Wiley has a brand new track featuring fellow Boy Better Know crew Skepta and JME with vocals from Ms D who was also on Wiley's "Heatwave". The UK Grime MC brings some steel drums and banging beats to the track.

DnB/jungle producer Adam F (if you don't know his track Circles check it) remixes Can You Hear Me, and the results are outstanding:

I'm skanking...

The 2 Bears - Be Strong Remixes

The lovely duo of Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell get tracks from their debut album Be Strong remixed. Legendary act X-Press 2 take on "The Birds & The Bees". I'm a big fan of the cheeky track "Bear Hug" and this remix included in the package is a fun rendition.
  The 2 Bears also have a new remix of their own out. They add a house sound to Roc Nation artist Rita Ora's Shine Your Light.

BenZel & Jessie Ware - If You Love Me

So much Jessie Ware, so little time! The UK vocalist teams up with BenZel, a Japanese duo consisting of Umi Takahashi and Yoko Wantanabe. They take on the Brownstone classic "If You Love Me" which showcases the pair's love of old school hip hop and R&B.
Here is the original:

And Jessie Ware's version:

Yolanda Be Cool ft. Arama - Before Midnight (Laidback Luke Remix)

Let's face it. There are some dance tracks you just can't get on board with. Of course, music is a matter of taste. I know Diplo shares a particular disdain for Romanian artist Alexandra Stan's Mr. Saxobeat (as do I!) and Sebastian Ingrosso was pretty vocal about disliking "We No Speak Americano". Its level of annoyance can be likened to a fly that just keeps buzzing around one's head. And of course, Pitbull sampled the track for his own use, renaming his version "Bon Bon". Shudder.
Call me judgemental but after the release of that track, I never gave Yolanda Be Cool a second look. That was until Tom Flynn remixed their track. Even so, I attributed the appeal of the track to Tom Flynn, not Yolanda Be Cool. But then, the Australian duo of Sylvester Martinez and Johnson Peterson did something that earned my respect: a recall of We No Speak Americano!

Of course it was in jest but I think they made the move because they knew it made them more cheesy and less credible in the house music world. If you read their bio on Facebook, they pride themselves on being commercial and underground, and knowing both worlds.
So then what better remixer than Laidback Luke to take the reins and create an old school meets new school remix for their latest track.  The Dutch producer has been in the dance music game for so long, and has lived through the underground and commercial worlds. Take a listen to what he does here:

The Shapeshifters - It's Alright

I've got a couple of "fav tracks of all time." One of them comes from UK duo Shapeshifters. Lola's Theme was such a seminal track for me.

The track introduced me to Positiva records, and their Nocturnal Groove compilation reinforced a long time love I would develop for Axwell when it included his track "Feel the Vibe". That was 2004. Fast forward 8 years later, and Simon Marlin and Max Reich have continued to produce quality house, often which can be found at Defected Records.
Their latest track takes us back to the roots of house, and they are jazzing it up just right. Releasing on their own label, Nocturnal Groove, the track is a bouncy house track sure to make you move.

Hot Natured - Benediction

If you've read my blog before, you would notice I have dubbed a lot of the "underground" house these days as taking on the "hot creations effect." It basically means producers who try to do the exact opposite of what has become the more mainstream house sound attached to guys like David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia, and end up all sounding the same. The Hot Natured crew, Jamie Jones and Lee Foss, are in my opinion, the first to get big on that more subdued, deep house sound. It was fresh and original, but the copycats have made some of the dance music categorized as deep house pretty darn boring.
Anyway, their latest release featuring the vocals of frequent collaborator Ali Love has made the Top 40.

The track is great and deserves to be in that Top chart. The first time I heard it, something about the synth they use reminded me of old Soul II Soul, which can never be a bad thing. Ali Love proves once again how his vocals can literally make a track.

So hey, its kind of nice to see something else from the dance community make a mark, right? Well, Jones felt the need to release a disclaimer:

Funny to see some people completely misunderstanding in the comments and thinking he is going to collaborate with Akon.

I don't know, this rubbed me the wrong way. Obviously the Akon mention is in reference to David Guetta. He pretty much calls Guetta a sell-out and states his music is not taking that direction.  To me, trying to be the antithesis of David Guetta is simply acknowledging the success that Guetta has achieved. I'd be surprised if Jamie Jones did not own a Guetta record pre-2009. And if you are really passionate about house, you will know that Guetta still used soulful vocals in his earlier tracks, and its not like the electro sound he made has changed all that much. He has gained access to "bigger" artists to appear on his records but his sound is not that much different.

I didn't comment on his thread cause I've already pissed one Hot Creations guy off, and one is enough for me http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/06/rant-on-part-2.html. I like Hot Natured, and I'm going to continue to listen to their music. I just don't see how it is necessary to please the "dance hipsters" and be apologetic for achieving success.

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I just went on Twitter two seconds after releasing this post and saw this:

Just to reiterate my point I've talked about throughout this blog, you cannot hate on commercial dance music when you may become it one day. This tweet makes me laugh cause
1) MK has been working with Hot Natured and particularly Lee Foss releasing a new track called Electricity, as well as remixing Forward Motion
2) Marc Kinchen has produced for one of the most hated pop stars to infuse house music into his records: Pitbull! (side note: Pitbull's latest desecration was taking TJR's Funky Vodka and releasing it with his rap vocals on top calling it "Don't Stop The Party." Equipped with horrible video with scantily clad women prancing around and all).
3) LMFAO being Motown legend Berry Gordy's son and grandson, I doubt they are "uneducated" when it comes to good music.
You cannot take away the mark MK has left on House music with tracks like Push the Feeling On and Burning, but I don't understand why everyone is hatin'

Update 06/11/12: Seems like House music is turning into defensive music...for shame! http://www.vibe.com/article/david-guetta-speaks-vibe-never-told-story

The times they are a changin'

National Public Radio has joined the EDM craze and weighed in on the dance music phenomenon. http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/10/26/163722918/dance-music-looks-beyond-edm-and-hopes-the-crowd-will-follow What I want to know is why is Richie Hawtin always mentioned when the author is trying to talk about anti-EDM? Has he become the official spokesperson?

Then this week Hawtin took to Mixmag's inaugural DJ Hangout and preached again about EDM, how it should be renamed EPM (the P standing for Pop) and is on a mission to spread the word about just electronic music. http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/richie-hawtin-edm-should-be-retitled-electronic-pop-music. I think some people are actually starting to come around, and start digging beyond EDM.  I actually even feel the big EDM guys are starting to scale back a little, realizing how saturated and plateaued the sound is becoming. But to think something like minimal techno ever becoming mainstream is something I cannot picture.  Only time will tell...

Mark Fanciulli - Cutoff

Wow, sometimes I can be really slow. It only occurred to me now that Nic Fanciulli's label is Saved, and his brother Mark's label is Deleted. Haha, get it?!  Its even denoted as the sister label! Speaking of sister labels, Mobilee's sister label Leena is releasing Mark Fanciulli's new EP, which includes two tech-house tracks. Body 2 Body is just nuts! An absolute floor killer (in a good way, not the floor clearing kind)!

Side note: Leena's last release was from one of my favs Tom Flynn and included the hot track "Do You Like Bass." Tom Flynn's last release was on Mark's Deleted label http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/10/tom-flynn-shadow-child-phil-collins-ep.html. Maybe its an incestuous coincidence but I think good music breeds good music!

S-Man - Zaha Hadid

What a coincidence that I had Roger Sanchez on the brain just yesterday http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/10/patrick-hagenaar-another-chance.html. The Stealth Records boss has a new Release Yourself compilation coming out, and has previewed a track of his done under the S-Man moniker. I wonder who Zaha Hadid is (besides the one who is a world famous architect, whose birthday was October 31st. Could this track be in honor of her?).  Its a mix of deep and tech house, and its pretty darn great.

letthemusicplay - Good Tonight (Analog People In A Digital World Remix)

I was first introduced to letthemusicplay by their track "So Tired." I can't seem to find any details on who ltmp is/are. I read somewhere that they were a duo but I have nothing to say that for certain. Either way, ltmp has been putting out some great music. They recently had a track remixed by the legend Todd Edwards: More recently, Italy's Analogue People in a Digital World (Matteo Esse & Sant) have taken to the remix of ltmp's latest "Good Tonight." Such a smooth vocal on this track.  
letthemusicplay are quickly becoming one of my favs. I'm so happy Ministry of Sound is backing them. I hope we learn more about them in the near future!

Ejeca - Krunk EP

Waze & Odyssey are on fire these days! http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/waze-odyssey-i-cant-hear-you-dance.html Their vinyl label W&O Street Tracks has a new EP, and its from Irishman Gary McCartney aka Ejeca. File under kick ass deep house.

Jessie Ware - No to Love (George FitzGerald Remix)

Who could not resist a track featuring two extremely buzzed-about artists? The UK's Jessie Ware gets remixed by George FitzGerald http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/10/george-fitzgerald-needs-you.html. I gotta admit, this remix screams Joe Goddard, but it is in fact from George FitzGerald.  FitzGerald's summer hit "Child" has made him one of 2012's breakout underground house stars. Need proof? Listen to this:  Update 20/11/12: Wowsa! Check out Todd Edwards and Ewan Pearson's remixes too. The Pearson one is pretty out of this world!

Clouds - Those Cracks In Your Face, Do They Hurt?

Tiga's label Turbo Recordings has released a "Turbo Secret SoundCloud Preview' on their SC page. I waited a bit to see if the artist would be revealed but we are yet to know it. The track is an awesome techno record, and sounds a lot like something Blawan would do. That is a lot of people's guess. I asked Duke Dumont via Twitter if it was him and he said no. Another popular guess is Turbo duo Clouds. Whoever it is, they made one hell of a track!

Update 05/11/12: So some brilliant SoundCloud user identified the track. It comes from Scottish DJ duo Clouds, and it is from their upcoming Turbo EP called Tannhauser Acid Works I. Clouds are Liam Robertson and Calum Macleod. The pair MySpaced Tiga and were picked up by his label.
Tiga will be releasing a mix compilation entitled Tiga Non Stop which will feature the track, along with other Turbo alum releases.

Patrick Hagenaar - Another Chance

Pretty sure I've done this before http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/04/if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it.html. Posted a track I was NOT in support of. And pretty sure that track was from Dutch label Spinnin' too. Don't get me wrong, I really like Patrick Hagenaar, but NO ONE should touch this Roger Sanchez classic. It is one of my all-time favorite tracks. I even like the video, though I was so obsessed with the song I used to dream up video treatments for it.
Here is the original (and when I say original, I mean best) version:

And here is the "updated" version:

Karenn - Studio 3

Holy mother of the techno Gods! Karenn is the collaborative duo of Pariah and Blawan. They are releasing their track "Studio 3" via the Green series, which is a collaboration between Bleep, graphic designers GiveUpArt and photographer Shaun Bloodworth. The track will be accompanied by The Analogue Cops "OCPLX1." A real techno goodie!

Matthias Zimmermann - Vincente

Parisian pair DJ Orgasmic and Teki Latex's Sound Pellegrino label features Matthias Zimmerman's latest called Vincente. The track is off his new Botanica Dub EP which also features tracks entitled "Quincy" and "Paul." Not sure why they are all male names... Anyway, the label has put a preview of Vincente up for your listening pleasure:
Update 05/11/12: Here is the rest of the EP:

Cherie Lee - Love Me or Leave Me (Oliver $ Remix)

1995 track Love Me or Leave Me is getting an update thanks to Oliver $. Originally produced by Mitchell Dupre, Oliver $'s version leaves us with a much more bouncier beat.

Kevin McPhee - In Circles

More than a month ago, I mentioned WNCL because of the amazing Groove Armada remix http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/groove-armada-pull-up-west-norwood.html. I thought this was a collective but it turns out it is the brainchild of Bob Bhamra. His label is WNCL Recordings, and its latest release comes from Toronto's Kevin McPhee. After sampling the new EP, this track really stood out for me:

You can hear the rest of the EP, which is still without a title, here:

Botnek - Sriracha & Beer EP

I feel kind of dirty every time I post something off of Dim Mak. Steve Aoki is just not one of my favs. With his cake throwing antics, and recent trampoline fail, I have a hard time taking him seriously. Despite that, he and his A&R team have been releasing tracks from some stellar artists as of late, and since I'm a champion of promoting sounds out of my hometown, it wouldn't be right to not mention Botnek's latest EP. Botnek's Erick Muise and Gordon Huntley are based in Montreal (though I don't think either is originally from Quebec) and have remixed the likes of Crookers (RIP!) and Jack Beats.

I'm really feeling "U Don't Get Me" and the Savage Skulls (Sweden's Carli Lof & Mans Glaeser) remix of "Think I Feel It." Check out the EP below:

Side note: I've never tried Sriracha out of fear...haha!

Tommy Trash - Truffle Pig

Australian producer Tommy Trash (aka "The Hair" as I like to call him. Heck, its even got its own Twitter account: twitter.com/TommyTrashsHair) has a new track coming off of Nick Catchdubs + A-Trak's Fool's Gold label. The track samples an oldie by ATFC called Bad Habit (or the original, by Jenny Burton).

The track is called Truffle Pig. When I Googled it, Wiki stated that a truffle pig is a domestic pig that used to extract a type of fungus known as truffles due to its keen sense of smell. I guess that would explain the video, though it looks like the poor pig has been commissioned in the concrete jungle. Despite the description, when I hear that name and all I can think about is food....haha!

Due November 6th, 2012 on Foooool's Gooooold!

Superhero - New York EP

Superhero are Toky (Fabio Petti) and Leon (Ruggero Di Gianvito, brother of Piero Di Gianvito aka Pirupa). Their new EP "New York" was oddly released on the same day the state was hit with a hurricane. I guess if you want to be blown away, you should pick up this EP (you know I had to insert a pun there!). The EP comes off of Nic Fanciulli's Saved Records, and the label head remixes the title track. If you're a tech-house fan, this is a must have!

Nick Curly - Underground (Dennis Ferrer Remix)

I feel like I've let the 2 people who read this blog down. I actually had this in my drafts months ago. Anyway, enough lamenting. Feast your ears on this: the Dennis Ferrer remix of Nick Curly's Underground. Its kind of ironic as both are quite vocal champions of the "underground" house sound. Well, mission accomplished with this remix. Features the vocals of Worthy Davis. 

Santé featuring Lorenzo Hall - Homegirl

Berlin's Philipp Maier aka Sante's new track featuring the vocals of Lorenzo Hall has all the ingredients to a deep house masterpiece. It evokes so much emotion so effortlessly. While I am quickly becoming a Rampa fan, I am partial to the original. I'll let you decide! Its no surprise that Defected picked up this track, which is out now.

Symphony Hall - One Night Stand

Symphony Hall are the UK's Riton and France's Canblaster. Tragically in September 2011, Riton lost his French production mate DJ Mehdi in an accident. The two had produced together as Carte Blanche. I'm glad to see Riton joining forces again with another Frenchman, and the results are fantastic.  They are calling it a "one time" collaboration but I'm hoping that is not true. I mean, why bother to come up with a moniker then? One Night Stand features the vocals of Jay Norton, and Metal Arrives is a nice hommage to the times of UK raves. The release will come from Surkin, Para One and Bobmo's Marble label.

Grand Corporation feat. Jeremy Glenn - Wonder & Amazement

The Classic Music Company is a label headed by House greats Luke Solomon and Derrick Carter. (Side note: Solomon joked on Twitter how everyone was confusing him with Germany's Solomun, and therefore changed his name on Twitter to "Luke" Haha!). Steve Kotey and Andy Meechum, who are ex-members of Chicken Lips, make up Grand Corporation, and offer their track "Wonder & Amazement" in collaboration with Jeremy Glenn. Now I'm not sure if this is the right Glenn, but if it is, then this guy hails from Toronto (Canada what what!) and functions as both a producers and vocalist. Thems some smooth vocals on this track. The release comes with a variety of remixes, and of course, the Deetron remix is my favourite. Check it all out here:

John Dahlback - Get Wild

Trying to think back to the first John Dahlback track I ever heard, Dirty South's remix of Pyramid comes to mind. I wish it was something that dated back earlier cause Sweden's Dahlback has been producing for many years and is among the elite group of Swedish House producers. His latest is forthcoming on Laidback Luke's Mixmash Records and is called "Get Wild." Its got those typical electro "screeching synths" but doesn't include the monotonous kitschy sounds that a lot of producers are mass producing these days. This is what sets Dahlback apart.

Dahlback has also recently partnered up with Greg Cerrone for "Every Breath" which features the vocals of Janice Robinson. American producer Lucky Date tends to the remix making it pretty EDM friendly.

GTA - Booty Bounce/Shake Dem

WARNING: NSFW!
I really thought the new booty bass trend was a West Coast phenomenon, but the Miami duo GTA are repping the sound with their latest "Booty Bounce." Matthew Van Toth (goes by Van Toth) and Julio Mejia (JWLS) will be releasing the 2 track EP through Diplo's label Mad Decent. Jeffrees is a part of the label dedicated to giving free music to fans and showcasing new and upcoming artists. Look out for the tracks which will be available for free download on Volume 6. http://soundcloud.com/maddecent

Guy Gerber feat. Clarian - The Golden Sun and the Silver Moon

Montreal's Clarian North http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/f-o-o-t-p-r-i-n-t-z-fear-of-numbers.html has teamed up with Israeli producer (and known friend to P. Diddy haha!) Guy Gerber for "The Golden Sun and the Silver Moon." North is part of the collective F o o t p r i n t z, a Visionquest staple. The track was apparently creating a lot of buzz at the recent Amsterdam Dance Event, and sounds like something that would be Sasha approved (more Airdrawndagger, less Northern Exposure).

I heard about the track via Beat My Day, so got to give credit where credit is due: http://www.beatmyday.com/2012/10/25/guy-gerber-the-golden-sun-and-the-silver-moon-gg-clarian-edit/#axzz2ASiDRpF0

Daphni - JIAOLONG

Talk about Canadian love! Dan Snaith hails from London, Ontario, Canada. He has gone by Manitoba (a Canadian province), Caribou (lets face it, there are tons in the great white north!) and now Daphni (ok, this one has nothing to do with Canada I think). His latest jaunt takes him deeper into clubland. This by no means resembles EDM but it is a bit of a departure from his more smooth, melodic tracks. Listen & enjoy!
Fun fact: according to his wiki, Snaith has a PhD in math! Wowsa!

Maxxi Soundsystem - Stella's Way

Sam Watts aka Maxxi Soundsystem is churning out the tunes! His latest is Stella's Way, and is featured on Maceo Plex's label Ellum. The release features remixes by Shall Ocin and Huxley. On top of this great release, Maxxi Soundsystem also has a new one on Hypercolour, which features a remix from Matthew Herbert. The track is called Regrets We Have No Use For:

Julio Bashmore - Husk

Julio Bashmore http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/julio-bashmore-au-seve.html shows no signs of slowing down. His latest track from his label, Broadwalk Records, is called Husk. It sounds like a real 90s House throwback but not in a cheap, regurgitated way like many records these days. Its fresh, and sleek, and really just simply awesome. Its no wonder he was picked up by BBC Radio as a guest host. He is one talented bloke!

Update 03/12/2012: Here is the video for Husk, which is exceedingly strange.

And here is the B-side to Husk, entitled Pelican

Aeroplane feat Jamie Principle - In Her Eyes

Vito DeLuca aka Aeroplane has a new track off his newly minted label AeroPop Music. The track features the vocals of House legend Jamie Principle. If you don't know "Your Love" you really do need a House music history lesson.

Despite the old school touch, Aeroplane enlists new school players to tend to the remixes. My favorite comes from Tiger & Woods. Chopstick & JohnJon and Louis LaRoche round off the list.

George FitzGerald - Needs You

Aha! I found it! Well, a remix of it for now. Its the new George FitzGerald release on Hypercolour! If my research serves me correctly, the new EP will be called Needs You and will include the title track and "Every Inch".
Check out this excellent Deetron remix of Every Inch:

Here are the tracks to the EP:

Jack Dixon - E

Scuba's label Hotflush is quite busy releasing these days. One of their latest comes from the main man himself http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/10/scuba-talk-torque.html, but this post is about the new one from Jack Dixon. The London producer gives us "E", a minimal piece of techno goodness. "Find Shelter" rounds up the B side.

Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer - Strobelight

Armed with Dutch bleeps, this collaboration between Laidback Luke and the UK's Lee Mortimer packs quite the punch. In fact, under "genre" on SoundCloud, they dub the track as "ballsy." Haha! The track will be released on Laidback Luke's Mixmash Records.

BareSkin - Eyes

I cannot get enough of this song! I actually stumbled upon it while searching for the latest George FitzGerald release on Hypercolour (which I have yet to find!). This track comes from Josh Thompson under the moniker BareSkin and is from his upcoming EP on Hypercolour called Eyes. It is so crazy, this producer is only 18!
"I know you want me I can see it in your eyes..."

Miguel Campbell - Back in Flight School

Hot Creations mainstay Miguel Campbell http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/miguel-campbell-rockin-beats.html is releasing his new album at the end of October 2012. The album encompasses a wide variety of sounds, including funk, hip hop, 80s pop, electro, and of course, house. It is so refreshing to see an album emerge that does not commit to one sound. Few albums in electronica are doing that these days, and its nice to perhaps see a resurgence of that phenomenon.

Roses Gabor - Stars

The UK's Roses Gabor was first brought to my attention with her collaboration with SBTRKT called Pharaohs, where her delicate yet powerful voice was introduced to a larger scene. She later collaborated with producer Martelo and released a free mixtape entitled The Wonderful World of Roses Gabor http://soundcloud.com/rosesgabor/the-wonderful-world-of-roses. Her latest release is Stars, a beautiful melodic track, and its no wonder I instantly fell in love as it was produced by Redlight. The track comes off of Toddla T's label Girls Music, and is accompanied by a visually simulating clip.

Tom Flynn & Shadow Child - Phil Collins EP

Birmingham's (that's England, not Alabama) Tom Flynn and Portsmouth's Shadow Child are two of my fav producers and they come together to release a new EP on Mark Fanciulli's Deleted label. The 2 track EP is called Phil Collins, and though I don't quite understand why, I approve cause Collins is one of my favorite singers from the 80s!

Green Velvet & Harvard Bass - Lazer Beams

Curtis Jones aka Green Velvet aka Cajmere partners up with Victor Ramos aka Harvard Bass to send out Lazer Beams across the earth! Its Chicago House meets West Coast bass and the result is a tech house ditty that will blind any dance floor.

Daddy's Groove - P.I.M.P.

This has Guetta->Afrojack->Daddy's Groove written all over it! What I mean is, it sounds like an Afrojack track, who was taken under the wing of David Guetta, who has been championing Daddy's Groove as of late (Guetta released "Turn the Lights Down" on his label Jack Back Records. The Italian trio consists of Gianni Romano, Carlo Grieco and Pepe Folliero, and the heavy hitting track is being released on Azuli Records.

Riva Starr - OPA!

An Italian gone Greek! Riva Starr's latest on his Snatch! label is OPA! I gotta admit, the track reminds me of Romanian accordion meets Basement Jaxx! Holy exclamation mark! The B-side is "All Over the Place" featuring French group dOP.

X-Press 2 - Muzik Xpress (Remixes)

I think I have mentioned this before. One of my all-time favorite tracks is Muzik Xpress by X-Press 2 (best use of cowbell ever!). I had a cringe moment when I saw the remix package from Skint. NOTHING will ever compare to the original. This is just one of those cases that no matter how hard they try, they will fail to make the track better. Mission IMPOSSIBLE! If I had to choose I would say the Coyu remix is the winner, but I still think some tracks just simply do not need a remix.

Erick Morillo, Denis The Menace & Sandro Monte feat. Shawnee Taylor - Love In Me

Unless you are living under a rock you will know this House legend's name: Erick Morillo. The Subliminal label boss has been making incredible records for decades, being the producer of Reel 2 Real, dropping tunes under aliases like Lil' Mo' Ying Yang (with Louie Vega), RAW, and others.

One of his latest projects is called Sympho Nympho, with longtime friends Harry Choo Choo Romero and Jose Nunez.
This time around, he's teaming up with Berlin based Denis The Menace and Sweden's Sandro Monte for "Love in Me" with the strong house vocals of Shawnee Taylor. Taylor has worked with Morillo many times in the past, with tracks such as Live Your Life, Stronger, and Colors.
I opted to post this clip instead of the SoundCloud one cause I love the way Morillo gets so into it, lip synching the words!

Sympho Nympho also did a remix of the track:
Fun fact: I read in Mixmag today that they are going to name a street in New Jersey which is where Morillo is from after the DJ! Quite an honour! http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/morillo-gets-a-street-name-in-jersey

Forza Horizon Swedish Tracks

Its no secret that a lot of electronic music producers are nerds. I don't mean nerd in any pejorative way. They are smart and tech savvy and know their way around ever evolving computer software and hardware. So it comes as no surprise that these Swedish producers use the XBox360 game Forza Horizon for inspiration to music making. Not to mention, I've always agreed that electronic music and driving go hand in hand http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/road-trip-mix.html. The energy of the music makes you want to speed down a highway (well, it does for me. So far I'm police ticket free)!
John Dahlback, Style of Eye, Carli and Marcus Price are all on duty for these electro speedway records.

Nero - Won't You (Club Cheval Remix)

UK dubstep duo Nero gave their new single "Won't You" from their upcoming album for free.

But its the remix package that is really getting me excited. France's Club Cheval have given the track their Acid take, and it is incredible! The "group" consists of Sam Tiba, Panteros666, Myd and Canblaster. This remix even has the sound of a horse "neighing" in the background! Haha! Excellent remix!

Eats Everything - Vertigo

This past summer, I was fortunate enough to meet Justin Martin and see him alongside Claude Von Stroke and Nick Monaco for their Dirtybird BBQ in my hometown of Montreal. Missing from the original billing was Bristol based Eats Everything. I was so sad he wasn't coming (turns out he had back issues). He keeps putting out great releases http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/eats-everything-jagged-elbow-ep.html, and his latest comes from the ever-growing-in-popularity label Dirtybird.

Jeremy Olander - Norrsken

Mark Knight's Toolroom is putting out a compilation just in time for the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). Included in this compilation will be Sweden's Jeremy Olander's track Norrsken (which when I googled it was the name of a Swedish rock band and piece of IKEA furniture haha!). Hot off of his new EP http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/jeremy-olander-rose-law-rorschach.html, Olander continues to make true progressive house and I absolutely adore it!
Fun fact: he has another moniker called Dhillon which comes from his part-Indian heritage

Ben Pearce - What I Might Do

Chase & Status' label MTA has a new kid on the block. Ben Pearce's new track "What I Might Do" samples the smooth vocals of Anthony Hamilton from "Cornbread, Fish and Collard Greens". The track will also be released on Under The Shade, and remixes are from MTA regular Harry Wolfman, Adam Shelton, and Bonar Bradberry of PBR Streetgang.

Update 24/11/12: Here is the video to accompany the track

Daniel Avery - Drone Logic

Daniel Avery (who also went by the alias Stopmakingme) has a new EP called Water Jump forthcoming on Phantasy Sound. One of the 4-track EP is Drone Logic.

When I heard it, it reminded me of Underworld's Rez, which can't ever be a bad thing! I tried to make this whole hashtag thing stick at the beginning of the year, and needless to say it didn't, but the hastag was #restorationofhouse. Throughout 2012, there is no doubt that people are going back to the roots of electronic dance music and rejuvenating the sound.

Check out the rest of the EP here:

Avicii - EDOM

Just today I was listening to my iPod (yes I still use one of those. And mine is a really old one, with the track wheel!), and Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso's track "Partouze" came on. If you are unfamiliar with the track, its got this great violin sound. I remember in the earlier days of Twitter (2009), these guys would always tweet about their partying and declare "Partouze" like it was a verb describing debauchery.

Anyways, as I was listening to the violin, it reminded me of Otto Knows' remix of BURNS' Lies. When I heard a snippet of that track, I dismissed it immediately because I only heard the synthy portion. But one day I heard the track in its entirety and loved the use of the violin. I couldn't help but think that Otto Knows (Otto Jettmann) has probably been influenced by the SHM boys, given that he too is from Sweden, and has gone on to release "Million Voices" on Ingrosso's Refune label.

I swear, all of this happened today! I later stumbled upon Avicii's new track, EDOM, which he has apparently been playing lately in his sets. I can't help but wonder what EDOM means, as it looks like the acronym EDM. Could it be Electronic Dance-Opera Music? Ok, probably a poor theory, but the use of the violins again makes it really orchestral. I even checked Google Translate to make sure it wasn't a Swedish word! Swede Tim Bergling has said many times that SHM has been a heavy influence on him, so I wonder if he, like me, is a big fan of Partouze. Whatever the inspiration for the new track, its pretty good, and I can see it is going to be well received by his fans.


Update 10/10/12: Ash, Avicii's manager, confirmed to me on Twitter that EDOM is just MODE backwards. So much for my theory! Haha!

Fire Flowerz - Vision

Italian duo Fire Flowerz consists of Luca D'Angelo (Freon) and Matteo Soru (Yoru). Having dipped themselves into the world of EDM, their latest is all about the French touch, which they know how to do so well. 

Paolo Mojo - Give It Away

The UK's Paolo Mojo has been in the dance scene for quite awhile now. I do think with the emergence of dance music in the form of EDM, the parallel scene that is anti-EDM is also being dominated by the younger crew, digging up the oldies and modifying them and trying to re-create the old school sound under their banner.
I was really impressed to hear "Give It Away" because it just shows that the more mature players in the scene still got their mojo (I'm sorry, I'm a sucker for bad puns). You could easily put this track in a Hot Creations/Crosstown Rebels/Hypercolour/Exploited EP and you wouldn't know it comes from the mind of a veteran.

Oliver $ and Sqim - Hoes

Made to Play regular Oliver $ teams up with Berlin-based Sqim for their take on a DJ Slugo classic. "Hoes" is a version of Slugo's juke track "Wouldn't You Like To Be A Ho Too".

Bringing back the booty funk!