While Pance Party hasn’t put out any new material in a while, I think it’s important that you, our beloved readers, take some time to explore their [relatively brief] catalog of unique electro-house goodness. Pance Party’s tracks, characterized by super fat basses, melodic synths, and brain-tingling vocal shots, stand more than a cut above the rest of the increasingly monotonous electro scene.
I wish these guys had stayed together, but if the rumors that The M Machine was born from Pance Party’s ashes are true then I’m more than happy to wait for their LP to drop, whenever that may be […]
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So I guess Francis makes those classic Beastie Boys lines stick out like a charm. The mash needs a few small tweaks on certain voice overs, but damn does it bring the two sounds together also, like a charm. Someone needs to make a mashup album of these two or maybe get them to collab or some shyyt ’cause this makes for some interesting flows.
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Not all that into drum & bass, but when it’s got a melody like this, I’m in. Grifta’s “Kremlin” starts out like any D&B track, but the ride along melody gets better as it goes. It seems to come to a peek @ 1:50 with a melody that’s straight from the movies… I’m just trying to think of what movie it reminds me of. Anyone
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This beat sure as hell doesn’t need Kreayshawn or Gucci Mane, but the original vocals just aren’t powerful enough to do it justice either. Fullhaus does, however, hit the mark by cutting up Kito’s ‘Sweet Talk’ just right, editing the track to progress right up to the end.
Now, we just gotta find proper vocals to highlight it. I’d say possibly keep Kito’s original vocals on there too, if it fits right.
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The mix of electro & indie has sparked my taste since I started this blog, but it’s usually not that experimental, at least comparatively. Gemini Club, however, has broken that barrier with an indie-electro track that gets almost too weird (towards the end). But the vocals are clean and the beats are well laid (for the most part), so I gotta give it up to these three. Glad to see a spark of indie catching on to the weird.
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I get hesitant with remixes that get too electro-weird, but sometimes it can be pulled off like this one. Remixing Michael Jackson’s “Maria,” Hype pulls out all sorts of glitch-steppy goodness. And although, at about 2:37 it gets a little much, this is still a well done, experimental-step song. Plus, I gotta give him props for not remixing the usual MJ material (as much as I love it).
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I gotta show some love for my hometown homie Diplodocus. I was a little late to discover Diplo; it was at the end of my third year of high school, back in 2008. My roommate at boarding school popped his iPod in the dock, and played a mix called ‘I Like Turtles.’ The eclectic mix combined hip-hop, jungle, rock, EDM, pop, and Diplo’s own weird sounds so masterfully and gracefully, I was left aching to find more. Then came your typical rush of music discovery: Hollertronix, Fabriclive, Decent for Work for Decent Pay, and tons of miscellaneous Wesley Pentz productions.
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I feel like this should’ve flooded the blogs a couple months back when it first appeared, but from what I can tell it didn’t – though I’m sure someone will prove me wrong… anyone It’s just that this acoustic version of Florence’s “Shake It Out” is so.damn.lovely, so why no posty I’m guessing it still hasn’t been officially released, but who knows.
Make sure to check out the video of her recording it below and this dubstep remix of “You’ve Got the Love” (Sogood).
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I’ve actually had my ups and downs with this one, it’s not that I ever disliked it, I just didn’t have as strong of a feeling for it. I love that signature Pretty Lights sound, but there’s really nothing new as far as experimenting and that’s why I love the dude so much in the first place.
Still, it takes us back and makes for one hell of a Run-DMC remix… although, it’s still not on the level of his 2010 unreleased remixes (yet).
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Sex Ray Vision tune up the electro in Dirty South’s house banger, “Walking Alone” and I’m honestly just here for those vocals, simply lovely. But I gotta give it to SRV as well, they’re always doin dirty on their remixes.
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