The Glitch Mob Mix for The Hype Machine

This is a 2010 top songs list - of sorts. It features Nelly Furtado's Turn Off The Lights for one, and I wouldn't necessarily say that these are the top ten songs of 2010, and this is far from the musical style seen on their last mixtape, but what the hell. The mix was made for The Hype Machine, the famous music blog aggregator, using a list of 50 of the most blogged/most loved songs of the year. It's a good mix, including the likes of Kanye West, Swedish House Mafia, Deadmau5, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, so you've got a bit of everything. Enjoy. 

  The Glitch Mob vs The Hype Machine - 2010 Music Blog Zeitgeist Top Songs Mix by hypem

Kanye West - Power 

Nelly Furtado - Turn off the light 

Lupe Fiasco - The show goes on 

Edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros - Home (RAC Mix)

Miike Snow - Silvia

Swedish House Mafia - ONE

deadmau5 - Some Chords

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Oh Land - Son of a Gun

La Roux - In for the Kill (Glitch Mob Edit)

Swedish House Mafia - NYE Party sets + downloads

2010 was the year of SHM. Two huge singles as a group, and countless others released individually set the SHM apart from the rest of the music world. Worldwide gigs, their second straight summer headlining Monday nights at Pacha Ibiza, and their feature documentary were all huge factors to their success. And to finish off the end of 2010 for SHM, although a bit late, are the NYE sets. Instead of coming together as a trio, the decided to split and spread the love; Steve Angello taking on NYC, Sebastien Ingrosso joining Mr White, Funkagenda and Fedde Le Grand in Germany for Sensation, and Axwell heading off to Dubai. I can't find the Axwell set anywhere except on random YouTube videos, so instead we've got his end of November set from Liv in Miami, no worries. 
**A few things to notice: Steve Angello track number 8, possibly the preview of a new SHM track. Also, there are five unidentified tracks in the set, which are possibly upcoming releases from Size Records. 

Download links below and Read More for the full tracklists.
Sebastian Ingrosso - NYE - Sensation Dusseldorf - 31-12-2010

Steve Angello - NYE - Roseland Ballroom, New York City - 31-12-2010

Axwell - NYE - Liv, Miami - 26-11-2010

Morgan Page - Best of 2010 Podcasts

I've seen so many end of the year posts, featuring the best tracks, artists, albums, but Morgan Page does the what everyone failed to do, or at least failed to do with this quality. The LA-based DJ mixed a two-part podcast highlighting the best of twenty-ten, and it is phenomenal. Swedish House Mafia dominate, with members featuring on 6 of the 25 tracks, and Page wasn't so modest as to not include himself. He was generous though, and feel free to download it. Enough words, just press play. Tracklists included below.
  Morgan Page Podcast - Episode 30 - Best of 2010 Part 1 by morganpage
1. Wolfgang Gartner - "Space Junk" [Ultra]
2. Axwell - "Nothing But Love" (Axwell vs. Daddy's Groove Remix) [Axtone]
3. Avicii & Sebastian Drums - "My Feelings For You" [Vicious]
4. Steve Angello - "KNAS" [Size]
5. Adrian Lux - "Teenage Crime" (Axwell & Henrik B Remix) [Axtone]
6. Morgan Page - "I've Had Friends" (Jean Elan Remix) [Nettwerk]
7. Nadia Ali - "Rapture" (Avicii Remix) [Smile In Bed]
8. Afrojack feat. Eva Simons - "Take Over Control" [Wall Recordings]
9. Thomas Gold - "AGORa" [Size]
10. Nalin & Kane - "Beachball" (Chris Lake Remix) [Kontor]
11. Wolfgang Gartner & Mark Knight - "Conscindo" [Toolroom]
12. Kaskade & Adam K - "Raining" [Ultra]
  Morgan Page Podcast - Episode 31 - Best of 2010 Part 2 by morganpage
1. Kaskade & Adam K - "Raining" [Ultra]
2. Swedish House Mafia - "Miami 2 Ibiza" [Virgin]
3. Swedish House Mafia - "One" [Virgin]
4. Kaskade - "Dynasty" (Dadalife Remix) [Ultra]
5. Kaskade - "Fire In Your New Shoes" (Sultan & Shepard Remix) [Ultra]
6. Adam K - "Complicated" [Hotbox Digital]
7. Red Carpet feat. Hardwell - "It's Alright 2010" [Revealed]
8. Florence & The Machine - "Cosmic Love" (Morgan Page Bootleg Remix) [White]
9. Sander Van Doorn - "Intro" (XX Booty Mix) [Doorn/Spinnin]
10. Spencer & Hill - "Sunbeam" [Tiger Records]
11. Deadmau5 - "Everything Before" [Mau5trap]
12. Gold/Sausa/Tort - "Areena" (Dirty South Remix) [Phazing]
13. Pendulum - "The Island" (Angello, AN21 & Vangelli Remix) [Size/OMT]

The Essential Christmas Mix!!

Pete Tong brought 2010 to a stunning finish with the final Essential Mix of the year on Christmas morning. On it he features tracks that have all been at one point or another 'Essential New Tunes', so expect some serious old-school nostalgia feeling. In addition, Axwell, Riva Starr, and man of the moment Afrojack all provide mini-mixes on the show. Check out the full tracklisting:

Byron Stingily – Get Up (Manifesto)
Leftfield – Open Up (Hard Hands)
Disco Evangelists – De Niro (Positiva)
David Guetta – Just A Little More (Virgin)
M Factor – Mother (Serious)
The Bucketheads – The Bomb (Positiva)
Lionrock – Packets Of Destruction (Deconstruction)
Trisco – Muzak (Vinyl Addiction)
Brother Brown – Under The Water (FFRR)
Adam F – Circles (F Jams)
Timo Maas & Brian Molko – Pictures (Warners)
Wink – Stay Out All Night (Ovum)
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic (Grand Royale)

Axwell Christmas Mix
Hard Rock Sofa & St. Brothers – Blow Up (Hook N Sling & Goodwill Remix) (Axtone)
2Axwell ft Errol Reid – Nothing But Love (Remode) (Axtone)
Aniki – Lesbian Bondage Fiasco (OMG! Recordings)
Wolfgang Gartner – Space Junk (Ultra)
Swedish House Mafia – One (EMI)
Boys Noize – Yeah (Boysnoize Records)
Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime (Axwell & Henrik B Remode) (Axtone)
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) (Infectious)
Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah – Miami 2 Ibiza (EMI)
Wham! – Last Christmas (Sony)

Kelis – Milkshake (Startrak)
Avicii – Ryu (Cloud 9)

Riva Starr Mix
Jet Project – The Jam (Snatch!)
Shlomi Aber – The Majestic (Objectivity)
Adam Port – Symphony (Snatch!)
Leon – Cause I Love You (Cecille Numbers)
Starr Traxx – Loveboat (Snatch!)

The Avalanches – Stay Another Season (XL)
Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello & Laidback Luke – Get Dumb (Data)
Alter Ego – Rocker (Skint)

Afrojack Mix
The Black Eyed Peas – The Time (Dirty Bit) (Afrojack Remix) (Interscope)
David Guetta ft. Rihanna – Who’s That Chick (Afrojack Remix) (Mercury)
Afrojack – Replica (White Label)

CeCe Peniston – Finally (Virgin)

Stream and download the full Mix here; (right click > save as)

Sampling: the Debate along with some HUGE tracks

While we aim to keep this blog light, sometimes a serious issue comes to my attention that I think should be mentioned. The topic is sampling. California attorney Alan Korn, who specialises in IP, tackled the issue in this brief article. Sampling is illegal due to copyrights, and there are many cases where users have been prosecuted for sampling without the express approval of the owner. Fair Usage doesn't work as a defense because "legal experts agree that for a sample to qualify as fair use, it must be used for purposes such as parody, criticism, teaching, news reporting, research or some non-profit use. Using a sample merely because it sounds good is simply not enough to qualify for protection as fair use."
The issue of sampling is especially relevant when it comes into contact with the genre of electronic music today. So much music is remixed, that it is improbable that the legal permissions for every track are taken. Often, it is mutually accepted that tracks by artists within the genre of electronic music will be remixed by the artists' colleagues and vice versa. So for example, David Guetta releases a new track, and Laidback Luke remixes it, and then Laidback Luke releases a track and David Guetta remixes it. There's no issue, because each remix is distinctive and both artists mutually respect and acknowledge each other. Similarly, so many young producers and DJ's remix well-known tracks. There is a recognition that not so long ago, today's famous producers were in the same position, and so they have no right to try and stop new artists from doing the same.
[upcoming artists like Chris Gaspar of Cold Blank fame sample all the time, and you can especially see this in his new project Fifth Column V]
Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars-Billionaire (Fifth Column V Remix)

The problem arises when DJs start remixing tracks from artists outside the electric music sphere. While some artists opt for official remixes when releasing their singles, the wide majority isn't interested, and that leaves a huge margin for DJs to take their liberties and sample the music. If an artist does this with good enough effect, sometimes it will attract lots of attention and eventually sales, and then this raises the legal question of whether they are making money off of someone else's work. This issue was mentioned by Steve Angello when responding to criticism of the Knas sample he used for the song. The sample, which was from a bit of software and that he had every right to use, wasn't the issue, it was an issue of creativity and that eventually led to a debate about sampling. Angello mentioned that everyone samples, and that no-one cares until you start making money off of it. Then it becomes an issue. See the full article here.
[Knas was posted along with a few remixes in some past posts, but here is the song mixed vs Cream, by Glowtape!, and you can see the level of sampling that could potentially raise legal queries.]
Steve Angello VS Cream - Sunshine Of Knas (GlowTape! Mashup)

I think in some cases sampling actually works to some artists' benefit, and that why they shouldn't, or in fact don't, really mind. For example, only a few hip-hop artists and rappers, in the US especially, have really ventured (with the exception of auto-tune) into the world of electronic music. If their music is sampled and the result gains widespread attention, then listeners will become acquainted with artists they a) did not know, or b) had not previously been interested in. 
[Here are examples of how the XX introduce DMX to the indie music world, and Sidney Sampson brings the house world in touch with Dead Prez]
DMX vs The XX - The XX Gon Give It To Ya

Dead Prez - Its Bigger Than Hip-Hop (Sidney Samson Remix)

At the end of the day, I think sampling is fair. While I appreciate the complexities of the issue with regard to copyright law, I feel that the issue of sampling music allows for Fair Use. Once an artist take a track and does enough to it by way of remixing or restructuring, so that it becomes a separate track in its own right, I see no reason for the original artist to feel hard done by. If an artist just adds a few bits of bass and passes it off as his/her own work, that would be unfair. The problem then arises as to who would determine how much change needs to take place for a track to be distinct of the original. 
And here are a few more tracks that are pretty damn good. 
Black Eyed Peas-Rock That Body (Fifth Column V Remix)

Frank Sinatra vs. Flo-Rida feat. David Guetta - Fly Me To The Club (Envision Remix)

Diddy Dirty Money - Hello Good Morning (Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick Bootleg Mix)

Enjoy!

Swedish House Mafia vs Marvin Gaye

Somethings in life don't make any sense. Like Katy Perry marrying Russel Brand. Like re-electing Bush. But somethings things in life don't make sense, and yet the result is pure greatness. Like pineapple on pizza. Like pissing in snow. This is one of those things. 
Swedish House Mafia vs Marvin Gaye - I Heard it Through ONE (Keven Le Fonque Mash-up)

No comment. 

Hey Eddie!!!

Another German hit-producer, no one quite exemplifies upbeat house made for the dancefloor like Eddie Thoneick. 
Dohr & Mangold - 'Love No Pride' (Eddie Thoneick Thrills n Skills mix)

His latest release:
Eddie Thoneick - I Wanna Freak You (Original Mix)

The most remixed song in the history of electronic music, Sweet Dreams, and I don't know why but every post seems to involve SHM, (which can't be a bad thing) and this is the SHM remix of Sweet Disposition. 
Temper Traps - Eurythmic Disposition (Eddie Thoneick Bootleg)

And another one involving Swedish House Mafia that I found:
Eddie Thoneick vs Swedish House Mafia - Leave The World Under Pressure

and a personal favourite:
Eddie Thoneick Feat. Michael Feiner - Don't Let Me Down (Eddie Thoneick Remix)

Eddie Thoneik collaborated with Erick Morillo on a massive track, check it here.
Stay tuned for a HUGE upcoming release from Eddie!

Arno Cost

Arno Cost is a 25 year old producer from France, and he's been gaining a lot of attention for the past several years. He has performed at such illustrious events like Swedish House Mafia's The Dark Forest and David Guetta's Fuck Me I'm Famous, both at Pacha Ibiza, and his summer hit Cyan was HUGE. I personally took a huge liking to his music when I heard his remix of The End.
Dirty South - The End (Arno Cost Remix)

Arno Cost - Cyan (Original Mix)

He is currently signed on to the same label as Norman Doray, Hoxton Whores, Muttonheads, and co. Norman Doray, often collaborates on his hits:
Arno Cost & Norman Doray - Apocalypse (Original Mix)

Kalle (Arno Cost & Norman Doray Remix)

aaand one for the upcoming weekend:
Michael Feiner - Saturday Night (Arno Cost Remix)

Enjoy.

Swedish House Mafia back again!

So BBC Radio 1 announced the winner of Best Essential Mix for 2010. For those of you who don't listen in on a weekly basis, the Essential Mix is hosted by Pete Tong, and usually provides with an amazing 120-minute set of house. The program holds a legendary role for increasing the popularity of electronic dance music in the UK since its inception in 1993. The Essential Mix goes on the road to major events like Ibiza in the summer and festivals like Creamfields and Sugarbeat, and the live sets from there make up the Essential Mix for that week. This year's Best Essential Mix was no surprise really, but a huge shout anyways to SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA. 

SHM performed live at Creamfields, and you can stream it here:
Radio 1 Essential Mix - Swedish House Mafia Live at Creamfields 2010 by officialswedishhousemafia
and download the full set from a post a couple of weeks back, here. 
Enjoy! 



SHM said this:
"So proud to win this. For us to get this for our live set - especially that Creamfields gig - is amazing. Thanks for voting and thanks to that crowd - it was another level for us! This year has been incredible. See you in 2011 and THANK YOU."

Throwback Thursday: Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso

Some people just cannot stop producing pure gold. And even if its not recent, it still deserves recognition. I feel that so many blogs are always rushing to put out tracks as soon as they hit the scene, and because there is so much music being thrown at us these days, sometimes we forget tracks that were really great and maybe only a couple of years old. This is a prime example. Steve Angello and Ingrosso produced this one two years ago, and it garnered huge acclaim as they played it live in all their SHM sets. Something about violins just never fails to hit the spot. Here's to many more throwback Thursdays.
Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso - Partouze

Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso - Partouze (Funkagenda Remix)

Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso - Partouze (Jean Elan Remix)

Enjoy!

Steve Angello and The House Moguls

So I've been trying to figure out what KNAS means but all I could find is a radio station in Nashville, Tennessee. Whatever. Enjoy
 Steve Angello - Be Knas (Mavee & Paul Richard bootleg 2010) on M2O the best Italian Radio by Paul Richard Official

 Steve Angello - KNAS vs Beastie Boys (REL1 RE-FIX) by REL1

This one makes for such a chilled listen:
 The House Moguls Feat. Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight" by thehousemoguls 

"DJs are the new rockstars."

When writing on Swedish House Mafia, Rolling Stone magazine could not have put it any better. The days when fans used to go watch live performances simply to sing along are dwindling; instead fans want to go to dance and party along. DJs really are the new rockstars, and Swedish House Mafia are at the top of that list. 
Got a few tracks for you today, starting with SHM, but go to the rest of the post for the others!:
Swedish House Mafia - Tomorrowland 2010 (Live) - Sweet Disposition/One More Time/ONE



Afrojack - Amanda (Original Mix)



The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)



Monarchy - Love Get Out of My Way (Benny Benassi Remix)



Swedish House Mafia v Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through ONE (Kevin Le Fonque Mash-up) CRAZY mashup



Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk (Laidback Luke Remix)



Will Smith - Miami (Laidback Luke Bootleg)



Robyn - Indestructible (Laidback Luke Club Mix)

Its Saturday and the Sound is here!

Ahhh I wanted to do a weekend post but I was out last night so I didn't get the chance. Instead, I present TGIS.
 Metric - Gold Guns Girls (BetatraXx Remix) by BetatraXx 
 Rihanna - Rude boy ( Them Jeans Remix ) by Them Jeans 
 Wippenberg Vs Axwell - Watch The Pong Rise (DBN Remix) by Thelove314 
 Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza (Dany Ojeda Dutch Vocal Bootleg) by Dany Ojeda 
 Deborah Cox-Axwell-Leave The World Behing-(Dj Prime Mix) by DJPRIME1 
Miike Snow - Silvia (Felix Da Housecat Remix)

Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Beatwalker Remix) 

Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta - Commander (Sidney Samson Remix)



Aaand a gift from WYLLS: DADA LIFE's exclusive 45 minute November Mix:



Enjoy your Saturday nights yo!

Avicii & Steve Angello

Quick post before class.
I saw this mix of Sweet Dreams, a household name of house, and thought you might like:
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Avicii Bootleg)


Avicii is a crazy producer, and I thought you might like this by him as well:
Kid Massive feat. Elliotte Williams N'Dure - Touch Me (In The Morning) (Avicii's Remix)



It is impossible to mention Sweet Dreams and not mention Stevo Angello. Its the song that launched his career and turned him from an underground name into a world-known DJ.
Kick it old-school: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Steve Angello Mix)

And he hasn't stopped making bangers since! This is a quick post so here are a few:
Steve Angello - KNAS (Original Mix):

Steve Angello, AN21, Max Vangelli - The Island (Remix):

Steve Angello - Rave N Roll (Original Mix):

Steve Angello - Tivoli (Original Mix):

Steve Angello vs TV Rock - Tivoli Long Time (Deniz Koyu Bootleg):

Steve H - Don't Stop Dancin (Steve Angello and Sebastien Ingrosso Remix):



Enjoy WYLSS followers! its off to class for me.

Swedish House Mafia BBC Radio 1

"Goose bumps don't lie" - SHM
Swedish House Mafia ripped the Creamfields stage up this summer, and their live set was featured on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix. Goosebumps really don't lie. 




 Radio 1 Essential Mix - Swedish House Mafia Live at Creamfields 2010 by officialswedishhousemafia 
Tracklisting:
[00:00] 01. Essential Mix – Intro 
[03:18] 02. Swedish House Mafia – Intro 
[05:33] 03. Sander van Doorn vs. Florence & The Machine – Reach Out vs. You’ve Got The Love (Acapella) 
[09:55] 04. Swedish House Mafia & Laidback Luke feat. Deborah Cox – Leave The World Behind 
[12:27] 05. Butch vs. Funkagenda – Tease Me vs. WTF? (Acapella) 
[15:41] 06. The Prodigy – No Good (Da Fresh Bootleg) 
[17:55] 07. Mohombi – Bumpy Ride (Sebastian Ingrosso Remix) 
[22:29] 08. AN21 & Steve Angello vs. Pocket808 feat. Nathan Hudson vs. Eurhytmics – Valodja vs. Ghostship (Hook N Sling Remix) vs. Sweet Dreams 
[26:34] 09. TV Rock feat. Rudy – In The Air (Axwell Remix) 
[28:33] 10. Laidback Luke vs. Basement Jaxx vs. TV Rock feat. Rudy – My G.O.D. (Guns On Demo) vs. Where’s Your Head At (Acapella) vs. In The Air (Axwell Remix) 
[32:02] 11. Swedish House Mafia – Miami 2 Ibiza (Instrumental Mix) 
[37:24] 12. Thomas Gold vs. Junior Jack – Agora vs. My Feelings (Acapella) 
[41:52] 13. ID vs. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S – ID vs. Show Me Love (Acapella) 
[46:45] 14. ID – ID 
[51:51] 15. Swedish House Mafia vs. Rune – One vs. Calabria (Tool) 
[57:21] 16. Marco V – Reaver 
[61:56] 17. ATFC vs. The Bloody Beetroots feat. Steve Aoki – Bad Weed (D-Formation Remix) vs. Warp 1.9 
[67:12] 18. Pendulum – The Island (Steve Angello, AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix) 
[72:09] 19. Axwell – Nothing But Love 4 You (Remode Mix) 
[76:24] 20. Sebastian Ingrosso – Kidsos 
[81:16] 21. Funkerman vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside 2010 
[83:08] 22. Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime (Axwell & Henrik B Remode) 
[87:43] 23. 2000 & One vs. Calvin Harris vs. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke – Spanish Fly (Butch Remix) vs. Flashback vs. Be (Loop) 
[92:14] 24. Oliver Twizt – You’re Not Alone (Bingo Players Remix) 
[93:21] 25. Congorock feat. Mr Lexx vs. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke – Babylon (Dub) vs. Be (Loop) 
[95:35] 26. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke vs. Axwell vs. Steve Angello – Be vs. I Found U vs. KNAS 
[98:58] 27. C-Mos vs. Verve vs. Supermode – 2 Million Ways (Axwell Remix) vs. Bittersweet Symphony vs. Tell Me Why 
[104:55] 28. Booka Shade vs. Steve Angello vs. Temper Trap – Sweet Body Language (MKC Reboot) 
[112:36] 29. Daft Punk – Be More Time (Laidback Luke Bootleg) 
[114:23] 30. Swedish House Mafia – One vs. One (Congorock Remix) vs. One (Your Name) (Vocal Mix)

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Enjoy.