D.a.N.’s “Don’t Stop” mashup runs through quite a few samples with ease, but at times feels off. One listen I’ll be feeling it all the way through, while another I’ll catch a few transitions that sound more like two songs than a harmonious one. D.a.N.’s biggest strength is his diversity in sounds, but at the same time that makes it all the more tricky to get just right. There’s a lot of potential here, but keeping it all fluid & flowing well will be D.a.N.’s biggest challenge.
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“Written Emotions” by MitiS is more melodic dubstep to add to the collection. With a bass to coast off of and some fine placed synths to bring us ever higher, this a perfect tune to reminisce to. If you’re feelin this, make sure to check out Blackmill, as well.
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First thing that hooked in my head were JMSN’s ghostly highs similar to The Weeknd. Dude’s got quite an angelic voice and with this supporting remix by Kno, it makes his vocals all the more elegant & neo-soulfulish.
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Gambino may back up his raps with pristine beats, but Bahler brings on a whole new perspective to his Childish words. In this mash, Gambino’s “Heartbeat” gets a disco fresh take with beats sampled from Midnight Conspiracy’s remix of “Crimewave,” originally by Crystal Castles & HEALTH. Definitely an upbeat, dance worthy hell of a time!
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Klashin up Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica with dubstep breaks all around was just meant to be. I’ve always thought dubstep was made for heavy metal, as I’m sure many others have, and although it’s only getting play in the mashup/remix art, right now, it’s slowly creeping into the mainstream.
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Other than this being the longest damn name and barely fitting on this post, Fytch & Jaysty’s “Lose Yourself Till I Collapse Patiently Waiting” is a healthy dubstep wrangler with ever higher-state synths. And as much as I can’t find any clear criticisms, I still feel like something needs tweaking. I have a feeling it’s to do with those synthy snths, but who knows. See for yourself.
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In this week’s dose of mashup from The White Panda, we get an ectrofied “Testify” mashed with Skrillex & Kaskade. I’ve heard quite a few electrofied remixes of RATM tracks and there still not getting old. I like how The White Panda put it, “this is how Rage would sound if they were to delve into this era of electronic dance music” today.
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When Deadmau5 isn’t going around making his original awe-inspiring shiit, he takes to creating completely unsampled versions of other legendary works. This time ’round Deadmau5 covers Radiohead’s “Codex” in an almost mind-numbing, hypnotic kind of way (I know there’s a better word to describe it, though). I have a feeling this next year is going to be a prolific one for this mau5!
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Ever since I heard Little Dragon on the Gorillaz’ track “Empire Ants,” I’ve had a spin-tingling love obsession with lead singer Yukimi Nagano’s voice. However, in every track since, I haven’t found the instrumental backings that made her voice soar like the Gorillaz did… until now.
Finally, we get something that backs up her voice like a charm, and no doubt it would be from the master mixer Party Ben. I’ve been following PB ever since Adam Sandler gave his approval, featuring a few mashups of his on the Just Go With It soundtrack […]
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What a creative little mash. The vocals match up oh so well with that Deadmau5 backdrop (well, Special Features remix of Deadmau5) and the transitions are seamless. However, near the end it all seems to fall apart – I like the Chromeo cuts, but it feels like it gets out of sync with the beat after Luda’s bit. But other than that, I love what Musicmatician did with this, blending vocals and beats into a quite comical mashup.
“That tonight I’m fucking you.” “Not romantic, too dramatic.”
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