Category: Music

Santé – Awake feat. J.U.D.G.E. (Agoria Remix) [Avotre]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175030369″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Is Agoria’s remix of Santé’s “Awake” the next deep house anthem? Catchy vocal hook- check. Relatable lyrics about partying? Check. Slightly moody synth bits countering the uplifting, feel-good vibe, check. The anthem potential is certainly there. The subtly harmonizing, layered vocals beginning with the second chorus […]

November 15, 2014
Livio & Roby – Ananda (Luca Bacchetti Endless Remix) [ViVa Music]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/172741488″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] After being heard in Adriatique’s October Diynamic Radioshow podcast, this startlingly enchanting track instantly made my jaw drop in awe, scrambling to find an ID on it. It came as no surprise to subsequently find this gorgeous work was a Luca Bacchetti creation- his aptitude for […]

November 15, 2014
Moderat – Bad Kingdom (Forrest ‘Robag Wruhme’ Botanical Re-Edit)

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/161107201″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] With the various remixes of Moderat’s “Bad Kingdom” we have come to know and love, this one is on the complete opposite of the mood spectrum compared to its more aggressive-sounding counterparts. Forrest has taken a unique and vastly different perspective on the popular track, adding […]

November 15, 2014
Kiasmos – Looped (Original Mix) [HFN Music]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/168996604″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Icelandic duo Kiasmos is comprised of award-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds and electro-pop mastermind Janus Rasmussen of Bloodgroup, who discovered their common love of minimal, experimental music, and went on to create such works of refined beauty as “Looped.” This lovely, serene track features peaceful layered piano […]

November 15, 2014
#TBT: Maher Daniel and Jon Charnis – Lonely Stars In Open Skies [All Day I Dream]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/129814854″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Just barely missing the release date cut-off to be one of my favourite tracks of 2014, “Lonely Stars in Open Skies” and its equally incredible Endless remix have a special place in the audio archive of my heart. Jon Charnis, known for melodically magical creations like […]

November 15, 2014
#TBT: Rone – Nakt (Original Mix) [InFine]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/18263243″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] “Nakt” is a really pretty melodic techno track by French producer Rone. I’m a very big fan of bell-type sounds personally, and this dreamy tune has cheery chimes over a deep, humming bassline. The melody is uplifting and rather lovely, though a rather short track at […]

November 15, 2014
Rodriguez Jr. – Mistral (Original Mix) [Systematic]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/170217073″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] It’s no secret that DeeplyMoved loves pretty melodies with bell-type sounds. Nor is it any secret that Rodriguez Jr. is really awesome at creating addictive moodscapes. “Mistral” is an especially lovely piece, with layered chime melodies over a deep, humming bassline. It’s a really beautiful track […]

November 15, 2014
VIMES – Celestial (Gardens Of God Remix) [Needwant]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/169157666″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Lithuanian producer Gardens of God has been prolific over the past few months, with the fire “Glük” EP and the more recent darker “Jurassic” EP. Somewhere in there, he squeezed in a lovely remix of VIMES’ killer male vocal indie-pop track “Celestial.” Gardens of God takes […]

November 15, 2014
Roman Fluegel – Wilkie (Original Mix) [Dial Records]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/168924414″ params=”color=ff4200&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Heard in sets such as Adriatique’s October Diynamic Radioshow, Roman Fluegal’s “Wilkie” is a tune with an indie/nu disco feel. Tinkling arpeggiated synths rise and fall over a strumming deep bassline, concluding with the robotic-sounding snippet lyrics, “save me, because I am lonely, I thought you […]

November 15, 2014
#TBT: A. Balter – You’re a Fish (Original Mix) [Digital Structures]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15357990″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] I first heard this oddly unique deep techno track in 2011 on Hybrid Soundsystem’s Nocturnal Radio May 2011 mix, and it immediately became special to me. I had all but forgotten about it until 2013, when wandering around Budapest alone at night, I happened upon a […]

November 15, 2014