Skrillex

First, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas yesterday! Now on to some new music.

If you read any music blog that even pretends to follow electronic music, you've most likely heard of Skrillex recently. The screamo band frontman turned electronic artist has been taking the EDM world by storm. His rise has been quick; he has just finished opening for Deadmau5 on his latest tour after only releasing his debut EP early this year. At one point in the near past, he held 8 of the top 10 spots on Beatport, a feat no artist had ever before accomplished.

The only way I can describe these next two songs: mind destroyers. Brace yourself.

Scary Monsters & Sprites - Skrillex

In For The Kill (Skrillex Remix) - La Roux

When I Dip (Dillon Francis AIRHORN Remix) - Bingo Players

I've been bumpin' this for days. An amazing dubstep remix of the Bingo Player's "When I Dip", Francis pulled the sample right before the drop from Freak Nasty's "Da Dip", a favorite of mine. Try listening to this and not nodding your head along with the beat. I dare you.

When I Dip (Dillon Francis AIRHORN Remix) - Bingo Players

Thanks to the good people over at Gotta Dance Dirty.

David Guetta

Allthough he's been a well-known house DJ in Europe for almost two decades, David Guetta's first album to make it big in the U.S. was 2009's "One Love". 2009 was good to Guetta; as well as his smash single "Sexy Bitch", he was also the producer on The Black Eyed Peas hit record "I Gotta Feeling" and their newest single "Rock That Body". With EDM (electronic dance music) poised to hit the big time in the States, Guetta is at the forefront of artists bringing the genre into the popular spotlight. Here's some of his best tracks: The first two are off One Love, and "Memories" is not only one of my favorite songs by Guetta, it's one of my favorite songs of the past year. The 3rd song, "50 Degrees" is his newest single off  Fuck Me I'm Famous - Ibiza Mix 2010.

Memories (Feat. KiD CuDi) - David Guetta / Mediafire
Missing You (Feat. Novel) - David Guetta / Mediafire
50 Degrees (Original Mix) - David Guetta / Mediafire

Deadmau5

Having just returned from seeing the Mau5 live at Sasquatch, I feel like I may be a little too into his music right now, but that's ok. For those of you who don't know him, Deadmau5 is a progressive house artist from Toronto. He plays some crazy ass electronic music, and has a ridiculous number of awards under his belt, including multiple electronic artist/DJ of the year awards from various sources. His live shows incorporate the most insane lights show I have ever seen, much in the vein of Daft Punk's Alive 2007 tour (he actually used the same design company to design his set). His show was the most insane thing I have ever seen, and I would absolutely see him again. I don't think I have ever seen a crowd go crazier than at his Squatch set, and on top of that, he played for close to 2 full hours. His monstrous dance tracks have blown minds all across the world, and now, they can blow yours.

Some Chords (Original Mix) - Deadmau5

Ghosts N Stuff - Deadmau5

Strobe (Club Edit) - Deadmau5

*Sorry, no UserShare links today, the site is down*

Oh, and here's a little taste of some of the visuals from his show. Shitty quality, but you'll get the idea.

Gorillaz

Not much needs to be said about the Gorillaz, I'm sure most of you know who they are/have heard their music before. Just in case you haven't, basically they are a rotating collective of artists headed by Blur frontman Damon Alborn. He reperesents this collective through four different virtual band members who appear in all the group's music videos, and often on stage as holographical representations. These are three tracks I feel like a lot of people may not have heard as none of them were singles. Stylo is the first single off their new album Plastic Beach, and although the original is good, I think this Chiddy Bang remix is a lot better; it's much catchier and an easier listen for mainstream listeners. November Has Come has a dope feature from my man DOOM, and All Alone is officially my favorite Gorillaz song, hands down. Enjoy.

All Alone - Gorillaz / Mediafire
Stylo (Feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) [Chiddy Bang Remix] - Gorillaz / Mediafire
November Has Come (Feat. MF Doom) - Gorillaz / Mediafire

Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix) - Blue Foundation

So this post isn't just for Eyes on Fire Remix, the title should actually be something like "Earth-Shattering Speaker-Blowing Brain-Melting Dubstep", but I figured I'd keep it short. These are some of the dopest dubstep tunes I've heard of late, and they are FILTHY. Absolutely, disgustingly filthy. The dirtiest of the dirty, the grimiest of the grimy. These songs will make you want to break shit, dance until you can't dance anymore, and then break some more shit as you continue to dance, even though you're too tired to be dancing longer.

Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead Remix): My roommate showed me this, and this is most certainly a mind-melter. Apparently the original is from the Twilight soundtrack (it almost makes me gag writing that word on my blog), but that doesn't mean you should discount it immediately. I've been slapping this hard, the bass actually shakes my room when I turn my sub on, but it's the female vocals that really make this song as amazing as it is.

Hold On (Sub Focus Remix): Courtesy of The West Coast Leak. This song, off dubstep producer Rusko's first album is nuts. The 808 snares give this song somewhat of a hip-hop feel but then all of a sudden, here comes the break and it's all dubstep all day. This is a sick first single, and I can't wait for the full album to drop May 4th.

Cozza Frenzy: This song's a little older, but not by too much. The title track from Bassnectar's newest album, this was possibly the most insane song I've ever seen performed live. The song alone could probably put you into convulsions, not to mention the lights show that went with it. I'll be putting up the Mega-Bass Remix sometime soon. You better have some quality speakers for that one.

Pro Nails (Rusko Remix): The first dubstep song I ever heard. A lot of people know Kid Sister through her affiliation with Yeezy and her poppy electro-hop album Ultraviolet, but this remix blows away anything on that album. The wobble in this song is out of control, and Kid Sister's sped up vocals compliment the slashing bass perfectly.

Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix) - Blue Foundation / Mediafire

Hold On (Sub Focus Remix) [Feat. Amber Coffman] - Rusko / Mediafire

Cozza Frenzy (Feat. Seasunz) - Bassnectar / Mediafire

Pro Nails (Rusko Remix) - Kid Sister / Mediafire

Daft Punk

I'll be the first one to admit, until Stronger, I hadn't heard of Daft Punk. Once I found out about them though, there was no stopping me. I was a fiend. There music is infectious; it finds its way deep into your brain and stays there for days just bouncing around, making you hum to yourself under your breath. They're most well known to the general public for the samples used by Kanye and Busta in Stronger and Touch It respectively. Once those songs were big hits, more of their music become popular, and some of their better known ones are One More Time and Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. The songs I've posted aren't quite as well known, but they're definitely my favorites from the Daft Punk catalogue. The first two are off their 2005 album Human After All, and the third is an amazing mashup of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger & Outkast's Roses. The finals song is the single from their live album Alive 2007, and is one of my favorite electronic songs of all times. They seamlessly blend a bunch of their hits together to create an epic piece of work. Once you watch this live video of them performing the song, you'll understand why the #1 group I want to see live is Daft Punk. Wish I could embed it, but embedding has been disabled for this particular video, so just check the link.

Human After All - Daft Punk / Mediafire
Make Love - Daft Punk / Mediafire
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007) - Daft Punk / Mediafire
Punkroses- Daft Punk x Outkast / Mediafire

Flufftronix

"Flufftronix (aka Michael Las day) is a Chicago-​born, Philadelphia-​based DJ, pro­ducer and party starter. A master of contrasts, Fluff is adept at dispensing face-​crushing soul melters (quoth Lil Jon on Fluff’s track Filthy Angels, “That shit just make you wanna punch the shit outta some mother fucker!”), sensual luvstep grooves and everything in between."

Normally, I give you a little bit of an intro put together from the various places I hear about music (wikipedia, friends, other blogs etc.), but after reading Flufftronix's About Me page on his website, I didn't think I could really say it any better. I mean really. To have your music described as "face-crushing soul melters" pretty much says it all. This guy goes HARD. Don't sleep.

Check out his other work here, on his Myspace. Give "Filthy Angels" a listen (or two), and then peep the video on his page of Diplo and Lil' Jon mashing heads to the same song.

The Reeling (Flufftronix Remix) - Passion Pit / Mediafire
Infinity (Flufftronix Remix) - The Xx / Mediafire
Feed Me To The Wolves (Flufftronix Remix) - Logan Lynn / Mediafire
Luvstep - Dirty South Joe & Flufftronix / Mediafire
(This last one is an hour long mix released on Valentine's Day. Shit is bananas, with remixes of some of my favorite songs, including M83's "We Own The Sky, as well as a few artists you wouldn't expect to see in a dustep mix (think The Beatles and Britney Spears).

Free Gucci

Not such a big fan of Gucci Mane, but this mixtape is actually sort of cool. It includes some crazy remixes of some of Gucci's songs. From minimalist electronic bleeps and blips, to wild, pulsing electro beats, the mixtape offers very interesting takes on a pretty typical mainstream southern rap artist. Gucci's voice actually complements a fair amount of the production on most of these tracks, and while not every song is a banger, these two most certainly are. If you want the whole thing, you can nab it HERE.

Dope Boys (Bird Peterson Remix) - Gucci Mane / Mediafire
Boi (Zomby Remix) - Gucci Mane / Mediafire (This song is fiiire)


Oh, and as a bonus, here's Gucci on a dope Drake track off his Thank Me Later Mixtape.

Let's Have Fun (Feat. Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne & Keri Hilson) - Drake / Mediafire

Jakwob

A new producer on the dubstep/electronic music scene, Jakwob has already made a name for himself for producing remixes for The Faders, Penguin Prison, Ellie Goulding, and many others. Although he says he doesn't want pigeonholed into one specific genre, most of his work so far tends to lean towards a dubstep sound. I'm actually not such a fan of his non-dubstep stuff, so hopefully he'll realize his niche and stick with it. Here's some of his best work:

Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix) - Ellie Goulding / Mediafire

Animal (Jakwob Remix) - Penguin Prison / Mediafire

Trouble (Jakwob Remix) - Fabio Lendrum / Mediafire

A Life Worth Living (Jakwob Remix) - Alan Pownall / Mediafire
*Removed by Request*

BASSNECTAR

IF YOU LISTEN TO NOTHING ELSE ON THIS BLOG THAT I'VE POSTED SO FAR, PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS. I'm making a playlist of tracks I want to throw up here right now, and I was waiting until I finished that before I made any new posts. However, I can no longer ignore the earth-shattering bass attack that is the new Bassnectar EP. This collection of throbbing, subwoofer-busting tracks is some of the best dubstep I've heard in a long time, and it's guaranteed to blow your mind (and your subs).

Here's two of my favorites, but the whole thing is sick. Get it HERE.

Bass Head (Original Mix) - Bassnectar / Mediafire
Blast Off (Original Mix) - Bassnectar & Jantsen / Mediafire