Pretty Lights just released a brand new song and music video. The track is called "We Must Go On" and it is a laid back hip-hop tune that samples the song "You Can't Blame Me" by the 70's group Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr. "We Must Go On" showcases more of the relaxed side of Pretty Lights, as opposed to the bass fueled "I Know The Truth" he released last summer. The video was shot by PL's creative director and girlfriend Krystle Blackburn and is a compilation of different places they visited during 2011 in cities such as Detroit, Warsaw, NYC, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Paris, Prague, New Orleans, Auckland, Sydney, Denver and many more. Below you can watch the video, and download the new single.
Glassnote Records recently released two official remixes for the song "Heartbeat" by Childish Gambino. The remix duties were given to Oliver and Treasure Fingers, and the final products were released earlier this week. You may or may not know that Gambino is, in fact, the hip-hop stage name of Donald Glover from the TV show Community. Since 2008, Gambino has had almost as much success on stage as he has had on screen. He released his first studio album back in Novemeber called Camp, also on Glassnote Records. As for the remixes, both are extremely funky yet different. Oliver takes on a slower loungey tempo, while Treasure Fingers gives it a house vibe. You may find it interesting to know that 1/2 of Oliver is Canadian producer U-Tern who, as it turns out, will be DJ'ing in Dallas tonight at Rio Room. Be sure to go check him out. You can listen to both remixes below.
Jantsen and Dirt Monkey have a new moombahton collaboration out now called "Sand Man". The track is featured on the Dreamchaser EP from Play Me Records, which also features tracks from Dark Elixir, and Metaphase & Kimie Miner. So far, "Sand Man" has reached #7 on the Beatport Glitch Hop chart and it has only been out for 3 days. Jantsen and Dirt Monkey are both from Boulder, CO and have both made quite a name for themselves individually with support from big name producers such as Bassnectar, Excision, PropaTingz, and Downlink just to name a few. Today, they put up an additional track for free download called "Ziggy" that heavily samples female rapper Ak'Sent. Both of these tunes are certified moombah bangers. Below you can listen to a preview of "Sand Man", and download "Ziggy" for free.
Break Science have a new full length album coming out titled Monolith Code on January 31st via Pretty Lights Music. Today, they have released a new single off the upcoming album called "Victory". It is a great bass track with elements of both hip-hop and dubstep. Break Science consists of Brooklyn residents Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee, who met in the NYC hip hop scene during the early 2000s. Since then, they have teamed up to create an electronic sound that draws influences from hip hop, glitch, trip hop, drum and bass, and dubstep. While they both program the actual music, when playing live shows you will find Adam improvising on a live drum kit while Borahm handles the digital aspect of the music. Break Science were just announced to be a part of this year's Wakarusa Festival in Ozark, Arkansas on May 31st-June 3rd. You can get tickets here. Below you can listen and download the new single. Be sure to grab the full album when it comes out January 31st on Pretty Lights Music.
Legendary record prodcer and Def Jam Records co-founder Rick Rubin just released a remix for the new Justice single "On'n'on". Although the official title sarcastically says "Ruined by Rick Rubin", he did a great job on this remix as would be expected. Rubin put a nice funk flavor on the track that gives it a bit more kick than the spacey original version. Justice just released the video for "On'n'on" last week in anticipation for the official release of the single on Ed Banger Records. The single will come with remixes from not only Rick Rubin, but also by Brodinski, Erol Alkan, and Tiga. Be sure to grab it when it comes out on January 30th. Below you can listen to the new remix, and you can also watch the NSFW music video for the original tune.
German nu-disco producer Justin Faust has a new remix out of Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver's single "Diamonda". This particular remix has reached the #13 spot on the Beatport Indie Dance/Nu Disco chart as of today, and has been getting major support from the likes of Treasure Fingers, Punks Jump Up, Edwin van Cleef, Moullinex, and many others. The full single was released this month on Discotexas, and comes with remixes from Xinobi and Bright Shades. Besides creating this great remix, Justin Faust recently gave some of his fellow DJs a ribbing with a hysterical series of "Twitter tips" for DJs that is good for a few laughs. You can listen to his latest remix, and read his "tips" below.
New single from Atlanta's Le Castle Vania. The tune is called "The Light" and was released today on his own Always Never Records. This track is more on the nu-disco side of the dance music spectrum, as opposed to the heavy electro he usually puts out. Although the tune is a bit more funky than usual, it still has that pumping drum sound and dirty bassline that LCV is known for. "The Light" was previously only available on the Bulletproof Tiger Vol. 2 mixtape. Now it is available in its full glory. In its first day it reached #1 on Hype Machine's Twitter chart. You can listen to the new single below.
Dance Your Face Off is a music blog based in Dallas, TX that was founded by Mikey Rodge in 2008. DYFO also organizes DJ parties and live music showcases. Stay tuned for future projects from DYFO all over Texas and beyond!
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