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Disclosure – F For You (TEED Remix)

Posted by iMesh • August 05, 2013 at 12:58 PM
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Last week we announced that The Techno Kittens had won iMesh’s Guest Blogging Competition, “So You Think You Can Blog”. We loved the blog, which reviews the latest techno tracks, accompanied by kitten inspired artwork. Leigh and Nicola from The Techno Kittens have written  the below post, a review of the track  “F For You (TEED Remix)”. Check it out and let us know what you think.

 

Disclosure – F For You (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)

Two of the hottest electronic music exports to come out of the UK recently have been the almighty Disclosure duo and the absurdly but brilliantly named Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (or TEED for short). These two acts have been big influences on the electronic music scene for the past couple of years… Disclosure have been tearing up the UK singles charts, most notably with their tracks ‘White Noise‘ and ‘Latch‘ and have also secured themselves a number one album with their debut Settle, bringing electronic music back into the heart of the UK charts. TEED has brought attention to the scene with his beautifully composed, feel good tracks ‘Garden‘ and ‘Waulking Song‘ that feature on his debut album Trouble. There’s also his BBC Radio 1 Essential mix that aired last August which serves as a great introduction to the DJ wizadry of TEED and the eclectic sounds (you’ll hear bass, garage, deep house and electro influences) that he manages to jump between so well.
 
So it’s fair to say that the remix treatment doesn’t get much sweeter than this – a TEED remix of Disclosure’s F For You. The dino loving producer brings a darker, underground feel to the track by stripping out the warm pad sounds and the clear cut vocals of the original, replacing them with a grittier bass melody and hashing up the vocals. He’s upped the tempo and added depth to the track with a delicate balance of twinkling sounds and menacing roars (that we can’t get enough of). A well placed drop breaks up the track nicely and the melody develops a progressive feel towards the back end as those warm pad sounds subtly sneak back in.
 
This isn’t the first Disclosure remix to have caught our attention – Australian producer Flume had a bash with ‘You & Me‘. As did one of our favourite production duo’s and fellow bloggers, Bicep. Both of which are two Disclosure remixes you should check out. Finally let’s not forget that the Disclosure boys themselves catapulted into the limelight with their remix of UK female vocalist Jessie Ware’s single ‘Running‘. It all goes to show you that a remix can be a powerful thing…
 

“Magna Carta” Debuts at #1 but Not Everyone Is Happy

Posted by Nadine Segal • July 17, 2013 at 02:04 PM
Jay-Z in The Studio

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Jay-Z’s new album, “Magna Carta Holy Grail” has debuted at #1 this week selling over 527,000 copies. Jay- Z however, sold more than that before the album was even released. Jay-Z made a 5 million dollar deal with Samsung selling 1 million copies of his album for the company to give away to users via a free app which was available on July 4th, 3 days prior to the album’s release. The deal ensured his album “Magna Carta” was a huge success even before its official release. Not everyone was thrilled about it though. Here were a few complaints.

“Magna Carta Holy Grail” was trending on Twitter the moment the app was released.  Not all of the attention was positive though. There were many users complaining that their download was not properly working, due to some sort of bug. Users complained of apps displaying a white screen after loading. Some even claimed they were so disappointed with Samsung they would make the switch to Apple.

If the app did work for you, you had to give away a lot of personal details to get it. At a time when people are growing more and more concerned about who is collecting information online, Samsung requested an extensive amount of personal information when users downloaded the app.

 

Privacy groups have asked that Samsung be investigated by the FTC.

Many are concerned about the fact that the RIAA changed their rules to count the 1 million downloads bought by Samsung. Some say that the rules needed to be updated, as the way people get music has changed. Others felt it unfair that the rules were changed specifically to count Jay-Z’s deal with Samsung.

Most complaints about the album were not addressing the music, merely its distribution methods. which his fans seemed quite pleased with.

 

Nadine Segal

About Nadine Segal

I am a writer and editor from New York with a passion for music. I write predominately about music, musical artists and the issues they face.

Most Memorable Songs from Movies

Posted by Nadine Segal • June 30, 2013 at 01:02 PM

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Movies would not be the same without soundtracks. The right song at the right moment in a film can truly make the scene. Music can make a scene more suspenseful or more emotional.  Imagine the shower scene in Psycho without the music…not so scary. Here the list of most memorable movie songs, the songs that when you hear you think of the movie scene they were featured in and these movie scenes would have never been the same without them.

“Time of My Life” – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes from Dirty Dancing. When you hear this song and the first thing you think of is Baby running down the auditorium aisle to Johnny and nailing the lift. The song would go on inspire wedding dances for many years to come.

“Gonna Fly Now” – Bill Conti from Rocky. Play this song and you are sure to imagine Rocky Balboa running up the stairs in his sweats as he trains for his big fight. If you are looking for the perfect song to give you a boost at the end of your workout, this is a great one and it captures the feeling of perseverance.

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Nadine Segal

About Nadine Segal

I am a writer and editor from New York with a passion for music. I write predominately about music, musical artists and the issues they face.

Finally playing at my house

Posted by DJ • May 24, 2013 at 12:28 PM

It’s been a long wait, but it’s finally over. The new Daft Punk album is playing at my house. The french humanoids have swept the world with their album pre-launch campaign. Ads on SNL, mysterious messages, audio snippets of songs floating, celebrity guest stars videos… you name it.

So far, there isn’t an official video for any of the album songs, but here we are giving you a playlist of 2 videos – the first is one of those teasers, where you see Daft Punk unboxing their own new album, followed by the audio for the first single, and probably the biggest hit of the summer, Get Lucky. Featuring Pharrell of the Neptunes, and Nile Rodgers of disco gods, Chic.

Grab the album over at iMesh

Royalty

Posted by DJ • May 20, 2013 at 12:16 PM

So good to have Queens of the Stone Age back. Arguably, the best rock band on the planet is delivering a new album early next month, called Like Clockwork.

The band has released a series of bloody animated videos for songs from the album, here’s the latest one – My God is the Sun, which is actually the first single as well. All hail the kings of rock and the Queens of the Stone Age..

 

The priest who fell to earth

Posted by DJ • May 17, 2013 at 09:17 AM

David Bowie could have taken the safe route. Release a new album, do a couple of interviews, shoot a few mild videos, and be back home in time for his afternoon tea. But no – even in his 60′s, Bowie likes a bit of a good old controversy. In the video for the title track of his last album, The Next Day, he summons the actors Gary Oldman and Academy winner, Marion Cotillard.

In the video, which has been removed from Youtube, and then brought back, Bowie acts as a sort of Christ and Oldman is christian priest who condemns him. There’s also quite a bit of blood in the chapel. Take a look, and then head over to iMesh to download the entire album.

The board of directors

Posted by DJ • May 13, 2013 at 09:03 AM

Pusha T delivers one of the greatest hip hop tracks we heard in a long time. The Clipse rapper is rhyming over seriously sick beats, which sounds old school as much as it sounds like something totally fresh and futuristic.

The production here is also credited to Kanye West, who proves his heart still beats in the right place.

Check out the track on iMesh too

Never being boring

Posted by DJ • May 10, 2013 at 07:27 AM

30 years in the business, and it looks like the Pet Shop Boys are laughing at the face of laws of physics. The duo has a new album coming out in July, and this track, Axis, sounds totally vibrant and up to date, while drawing from a rich tradition of electronic dance music.

The surprising factor is that we can’t really hear the familiar voice of Neil Tennant, as the track is a pure adrenaline rush of pulsating synthesizers and drum machines. Press play and lose yourself in the music.

Empire state of mind

Posted by DJ • May 06, 2013 at 07:08 AM

Australian pop maestros, Empire of the Sun, are back. 5 years after We Are the People, that timeless slice of pop perfection, they return with Alive, a flamboyant slice of positivity. Check out the song and the video – probably a great way to kick start your week :)

 

 

Ciara Party

Posted by DJ • May 03, 2013 at 08:56 AM

We’re loving this new song by Ciara. There’s something effortless and unpretentious about it. It references the 90′s track, My Boo by Ghostdown DJ’s, which became an often quoted song (Pitbull and Maria Carey for instance).

Check this out, the song is hot!