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Monday Music: D.R.A.M. – Broccoli feat. Lil Yachty (Party Pupils Remix)

by Shane O'Hare

This week on Monday Music we’re bringing you a delicious future house remix of that crazy popular hip-hop song Broccoli. Check out the Party Pupils Remix below.

If you’ve been living under a rock lately, let me bring you up to speed. Broccoli debuted early last year from hiphop artists D.R.A.M. and Lil Yachty. It’s very much in the same boat (HAH!) as Lil Yachty’s Minnesota. In this up-and-coming sub-genre upbeat and lively, lullaby-esque melodies combine with hard hitting trap style sub-bass to bring a surprisingly cohesive song that kicks.  The lyrics that accompany the tune are just as fun and upbeat. Broccoli has hit double platinum since it’s release in April 2016.

That brings us to the track you’ve just listened to. The Party Pupils Remix takes the extremely recognizable lyrics from the original and adds a toe-tapping sidechained beat. This is how to remix a song; music producers take note.

Be sure to check out more of Party Pupils on their Facebook.

So ‘scapists, what do you think? A faithful remix of the original or utter trash? Let us know below!

Monday Music: Under A Pale Moon EP – Marshall Applewhite

by Shane O'Hare

We’re back! That’s right faithful Geekscapists, we are back with another episode of Monday Music. I sincerely apologize for the lack of postings, as your resident “Resident Advisor” here I feel like I’ve failed you. I’ve not brought the beautiful creation that is music to your eyes and ears. Well, that’s about to change.

I was just shown this dark and spooky EP from the “Detroit Sludge” grandfather himself, Marshall Applewhite. Check out Under A Pale Moon below.

Under A Pale Moon is the latest from Late Night Munchies, the Alaska born/Seattle based record label helmed by House producer Tony H. This EP gave me chills.

A very recent sub-genre to the techno family, Detroit Sludge was co-created by Marshall himself. Featuring slower tempos, dark sub-bass frequencies, and oscillating mids, Sludge gives off an uneasy feeling to listeners. Deem’d the “anti-drug” of EDM, this genre is not for the faint of heart.

The titular track really evokes the feeling of dark, desolate space. The album art and the tune are PERFECT for each other. My personal favorite, Lice, feels different than most of what the genre has to offer. It’s very bubbly, and compliments the overall vibe of Under A Pale Moon. One of my criteria for a strong, long lasting song is its ability to be remixed and still retain the essence of the original piece. Sham is a song that should be remixed, it’s probably the best track on the EP.

You can listen to Under A Pale Moon right now on the Late Night Munchies SoundCloud, and pick up the EP yourself on December 19th.

Be sure to follow both Late Night Munchies and Marshall Applewhite on social!

Facebook.com/latenightmunchiesmusic
Twitter.com/lnmmusic
Instagram.com/latenightmunchiesmusic

Facebook.com/marshallapplewhitedetroit
Twitter.com/marshallawhite

 

Monday Music: Dillon Francis & NGHTMRE – Need You

by Shane O'Hare

EDM powerhouse Dillon Francis has just released the music video for his collab with NGHTMRE. Need You video has all of Dillon’s “take the piss” attitude and humor he is known for. Check it out below!

Dillon Francis made his mark on the EDM community with moombahton and moombahcore infused tracks like I.D.G.A.F.O.S.

I really appreciate his take on the stereotypical “mobile DJ” persona. Budget/ancient CD players, full of yourself attitude and going way to hard for a bunch of old people in a garden.

He has gone the whole “trap” scene as of late, but is bringing back what he is known for. Need You features producer NGHTMRE. His signature dark electronic growls and waves fit perfectly with Dillon’s signature vocal sampling.

You can listen to the full track, as well as snag yourself a copy right now! Check out Dillon Francis’ SoundCloud for all the links to purchase it on your favorite platform.

Monday Music: Tony H – Set Me Free (Feat. Sophie)

by Shane O'Hare

We’re back with another Monday Music! This week we’re bringing you an amazing, pounding Tech House track from Tony H. Check out Set Me Free!

Set Me Free really blew me away when I heard it for the first time. I’ve worked with Tony H for the past few years, and he never ceases to amaze me with his music. The deep and vibrant baseline in this track really gets me pumped, and the vocals from Sophie are on point. This song could easily be used as the backdrop for an amazing summer road trip. If they ever remake Easy Rider, then this needs to be the theme song for the film.

Tony H is a DJ and producer from Panama, who now resides in probably the direct antithesis of Panama. Anchorage, Alaska.

He has been producing tracks for years, mostly focusing on House and the myriad of sub genres that go along with it. Late last year he started his own independent record label, Late Night Munchies personifies the Alaskan spirit and brings great musical minds from all over the planet together.

If you want to know more about Tony H and his record label, Late Night Munchies, check out the links below.

Late Night Munchies on SoundCloud.

Late Night Munchies on Beat Port.

Late Night Munchies on Facebook.

Late Night Munchies on Twitter.

Late Night Munchies on Instagram.

Tony H on SoundCloud.

Tony H official website.

Keep an eye out this summer for a second release of Set Me Free, and a remix EP.

 

Monday Music: Star Wars Inspired Album ‘Head Space’ Announced

by Shane O'Hare

This week on Monday Music we have a nice treat for all the geeks out there. Disney has teamed up with record producer Rick Rubin to create a Star Wars inspired compilation album, and what we have seen so far is outstanding.

Head Space features a trove of well known electronic music producers. Most of you will recognize artists like Flying Lotus and Röyksopp right off the bat, but I can tell you that the entire group of people involved are some of the best. Head Space get’s inspiration and elements from all of the Star Wars films. C-3PO’s Plights features samples of the droid lamenting existence, as well as blaster shots from the movies. Baauer’s Cantina Boys gets really dirty with some classic samples you will immediately recognize.

What is very interesting to note is the Rick Rubin/A-Trak Re-Work of the song Jabba Flow from The Force Awakens. The original artist, Shag Kava, is actually J.J. Abrams and Lin-Manuel Miranda!

You will not be disappointed with this release. Check out the track list below.

1. C-3P0’s Plight – Kaskade

2. Help Me! – GTA

3. Force – TroyBoi

4. Cantina Boys – Baauer

5. Jabba Flow: Rick Rubin Re-Work (feat. A-Trak) – Shag Kava

6. R2 Knows (feat. Barry Drift) – Claude VonStroke

7. NR-G7 –  Rick Rubin

8. Ghomrassen – Bonobo

9. Bounty Hunters – Röyksopp

10. Sunset Over Manaan – ATTLAS

11. R2 Where R U? – Flying Lotus

12. Druid Caravan of Smoke – Shlohmo

13. EWOK PUMPP – Rustie

14. Scruffy-Looking Nerfherder – Galantis

15. Star Tripper – Breakbot

The album hits iTunes February 19th, and hits store shelves March 18th. Check out some of the songs below, an interview with Flying Lotus from Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show, and a video of Röyksopp performing Bounty Hunters at their show in Oslo last December!

 

Monday Music: Duke Dumont – Need U (100%) (Jauz X Marshmello Remix)

by Shane O'Hare

This week on Monday Music we’re showing off the highly anticipated team up of two of EDM’s rising stars. Jauz and Marshmellow joined forces to give a funky jersey trap sounding twerk style remix of Duke Dumont’s Need U 100%. Take a listen below!

Both Jauz and Marshmellow have blown up recently making crazy unique new sounds, and getting a lot of attention for their remixes of popular songs. Jauz’s remix of Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz and Marshmellow’s remix of Where Are U Now are two of my favorite tunes to play out when DJing.

I feel ultimately that this collaboration was hyped way to much. Both artists, as well as some of the bigger names likes Skrillex, really talked this track up a lot. It’s GOOD, but it’s not the amazing, world ending banger fans were expecting. Still though, it’s free so give it a download. You can be sure I will be playing it out this weekend at the bar.

Disney & Skrillex Together In ‘Wreck It Ralph’! Check Out His Newest Song!

by Shane O'Hare

So I guess my boy Skrill has finally made it. The EDM and bass junkie producer, Skrillex, has teamed up with Disney to produce a track for the game “Heroes Duty” which the protagonist Ralph ends up in. Take a quick listen below.


 

Now not only will the electronic producer be lending his musical talent to the film, he is also sharing his likeness. That’s right, Skrillex will in fact make a cameo appearance in Wreck It Ralph during a party scene. The Film’s producer, Clark Spencer, said in a recent interview with Rolling Stones that they recreated Skrillex’s likeness and inserted him as a DJ in the film. There is also a rumor going around he lent his voice to the flick as well.

It appears Disney kind of has a thing for EDM artists. With Daft Punk being in Tron, now Skrillex in Wreck It Ralph, what will they do next? Can we see LCD Soundsystem in the Fantasia remake?