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Kanye Has Blood on the Leaves TNGHT

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:21:00 +0000

I'm still at a bit of a loss trying to wrap my mind around Yeezus. Maybe I'm missing the whole artistry of it because I love Daft Punk and I love me some Hudson Mohawke and they both heavily contributed to the album's sound. After a couple laps, I'm still struggling to pick a favorite and I'm beginning to come to terms with the fact that I'm not a big fan of the abrasive tone of the album. It's clearly written with anger as a driving force, which isn't necessarily a bad thing because emotion can be a driving force behind the creation great music. Kanye sort of backed that up that angry assertion today by posting an American Psycho inspired Yeezus promo on his website today.

So if had to pick a favorite, it would be the Blood on the Leaves, which features Tony Williams and samples Nina Simone's Strange Fruit and TNGHT's R U Ready? Click below for the old school sample..

Whatever happened to the joyful 808 sound and the uplifting music? Maybe the album will grow on me, but for the time being, I'm not as excited as the general populace...#Yeezus

Kanye West feat Tony Williams - Blood on the Leaves (prod by Kanye West, TNGHT & Mike Dean)

"Oh, Luxury, Chidi-Ching-Ching Could Buy Anything"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:57:00 +0000

Now that Kendrick Lamar has asserted himself as the next big, influential Hip Hop artist, it might be time to give his TDE (Top Dawg Ent) labelmate some much deserved attention. ScHoolboy Q is a well-known name around Hip Hop circles, but beyond those circles not a ton of people realize he's released two albums already. His most recent album Habits & Contradictions received really favorable reviews from Pitchfork (8.4/10), Billboard (3.5/5) and XXL (4/5). You might have even heard his track with A$AP Rocky, Hands on the Wheel that sampled Cudi's Pursuit of Happiness?

Even if you haven't the good news is his upcoming album, Oxymoron is scheduled to drop in 2013. Last weekend he debuted his new single, Collard Greens at Bonaroo last weekend...

Pretty cool how he infused a little reggae twist to the live version. At the very least the steady knock of the THC beat with Kendrick's verse should pique your interest enough to nod your head to this one...#BlackHippy

Schoolboy Q feat Kendrick Lamar - Collard Greens (prod by THC)

"You're a Stay At Home Dad and That's Not Gay"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:50:00 +0000

Man what a perfect track to post on Father's Day. Seattle's own Macklemore & Ryan Lewis let us have a freebie today called Stay at Home Dad that does a great job of highlighting a demographic of fathers that generally gets mocked and overlooked. The track was previously released as a bonus track on their 2010 The vs Redux EP, but since it's been a few years they generously gave it away today.

There are too many quoteables to count, but below are a few of my favorites from the track:

"You make the cheese Ill bring the guac"
"Shit is 4 o'clock, time for Oprah (Oprah, The gospel of the Lord, for dads who stay at home"
"Now keep on bringing the green baby, and Ill keep on tossin' salad"

Big fan of the open questioning of gender roles and giving credit when credit is due to an often thankless responsibility. Shout out to all the dads out there, raise a glass for all the say at home dads...#HappyFathersDay

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Stay At Home Dad

Avicii is About to Wake Up the Music Industry

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:03:00 +0000

I know, I know Yeezus leaked last night so you're probably expecting me to have picked out a favorite to post today. I'm leaning toward Blood on the Leaves, but On Sight goes pretty hard. Stay tune for tomorrow, but for today, in light of Kim and Kanye's baby being delivered five weeks before it's due date the day after his album leaked, the internet has jokes. Shout out to P&P for being Johnny on the spot and bringing to light gems like the one below...

Kanye's baby didn't want to get outshined by the Yeezus leak. The baby clearly has his father's sensibility.
— Matt Komar (@KomarKomar) June 15, 2013

Kimye aside, I'm actually a lot more excited about the radio edit of Avicii's long awaited lead single to his upcoming yet to be titled album. For those who weren't at UMF (Ultra Music Festival) and missed my post on Hey Brother, Hey Sister, Tim is making an attempt to combine electronic music and country. While a whole lot of hardcore electronic fans quickly ran to social networks to bash him for his trail blazing efforts, I thought the move was brilliant. Personally, I've never been a fan of the country sound because of it's lack of flair. Sure there are a ton of different types of country songs that have a wide range of styles and tempos, but the genre has always hovered around the same sound and style for decades. It's about time someone like Avicii tried to take the acoustic/banjo with bluegrass elements out of country and apply it to a more dynamic genre of music. According to an anonymous comment on the last Avicii post I had, the new sub-genre is called "Newgrass." Can't confirm whether that's true, but with the soothing vocals of Aloe Blacc and the genius of Avicii, something new is coming to life in the form of Wake Me Up and I really like it...#WakeMeUp

Avicii feat Aloe Blac - Wake Me Up (Radio Edit)

Videos of the Week June 14th

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:54:00 +0000

Whoever thought up the idea to create a cruise experience based on electronic music deserves an award. There's a slim chance I'll attend, but Holy Ship! is a forward thinking idea that I hope more and more cruise companies adopt ~~especially with all the poop cruises and such of late~~. In other news, Drake evidently loves FIFA and plays a lot of it. Oh, and Skylar Grey released another relatively dark video that involves some tent snuggling and playing the piano in the woods...cool right? To round out the top 5, Wiz and Alicia chipped in new videos for recent singles. Solid week overall for music related visuals...
Skylar Grey - Wear Me Out (Video)

Wiz Khalifa - Paperbond (Video)

Holy Ship! Promo Video (EDM Cruise)

Drake Introduces FIFA 14 at E3

Alicia Keys - Tears Always Win (Video)

"My Chevy Hop Scotchin' If You Ask Me"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:10:00 +0000

Unbeknownst to me, there has been a production competition co-hosted by McDonalds and Vibe called "The Big Mix" taking place over the past few weeks. The best decision they made surrounding the competition was to let Big K.R.I.T. select the finalists. Now that K.R.I.T. has unquestionably taken over the reigns as the most influential producer of southern Hip Hop music, his opinion on what's "hot" should be taken with more than a grain of salt...matter of fact it should probably be taken with an entire salt lick.

Long story short, the contest started with ten contestants and those ten contestants were eventually whittled down to five finalists. Out of of those finalists, Foreign Allegiance was eventually crowned the champ and they earned a chance to work with K.R.I.T. on a new track. Check the video below for a quick behind the scenes look of What You Know About It...
Straight up, the track is bangin'. Given, I'm a heavy lean toward the sound of southern Hip Hop (pun intended), but between the keyboard lead in and the sampled screwed hook, K.R.I.T. was given a more than sufficient platform to shine on. Big ups to Mc D's and Vibe for bringing this thing together...#TheBigMix

Big K.R.I.T. - What You Know About It (prod by Foreign Allegiance)

Tiësto & Dyro Make Paradise Together

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:02:00 +0000

With the amount of worthwhile electronic music that gets released on a daily and weekly basis, I'm trying to make a habit out of posting a new favorite EDM track every Wednesday. Partly because it's "Huuuump Daaaaayyy yeeaaaa! (love that) and folks in the working world sometimes need that extra something to help them down the homestretch of the week. What better choice than a fresh new Tiesto collabo with Dyro, which amounts to a crisp, harmonious dose of electronic rhythm. Newly minted visuals below...

There's a certain minimum level of quality that Tiesto always seems to surpass, which makes it difficult sometimes to critique his music. He's got Greg Maddux-like consistency with his music that won't necessarily dazzle, but it always gets the job done. Most people would be surprised to hear that he's 44 years old, especially because of how well he's managed to blend in with the new electronic music movement that is marked by artists that are almost half as old as him. Betcha didn't know that his Club Live Vol 3 album is coming out next week, did you?...#ClubLife

Tiësto & Dyro - Paradise

"Go Stupid, Get Stupid, Because We Said To Do It"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:31:00 +0000

Who is in the mood for some ridiculousness? Good, because The Lonely Island just concocted some f*ckery that not only poke fun at pop music, but does it in a way that's so over the top that you can't help but watch. There's no intro that will do justice to the visuals below...

Putting Diddy and Paul Rudd in the mix definitely amplified the train-wreckness of it. This one is right up Paul Ruud's alley, but seeing Diddy doing choreography that includes the "Indiana Jones", inflating a woman's behind with helium, stepping on broken glass and drawing a dude naked (in that order) was what made the video. The Wack Album just hit iTunes today, so if you're in the mood for some outlandish music that will make you laugh and blush a bit, I'd highly recommend.

The Lonely Island feat Diddy, Paul Rudd & Robyn - Go Kindergarten

"Girl I Miss the Way It Used To Be"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:50:00 +0000

It's been three years since Mike Posner released his debut album, which seems like a really long time ago. Lucky for us, he's loading up for round 2 in the form of his sophomore album Pages. Never short on creativity, Mike put together a two minute promo for his upcoming album due out this fall. It's quick, but full of useful inspirational tidbits like, "I never thought the words in the margins would get me a job and now it feels like my whole life is a margin"...

As far as the lead single to the album (below), The Way It Used To Be is a made for radio, gently electronic pop track. It starts off the way you'd expect a Bruno Mars track, but it eventually morphs into a likeable, sing-along ballad. You may say I'm drinking the pop Kool-Aid, but what's not to like about Midwest boy trying to live out his dreams...#TheWayItUsedToBe

Mike Posner - The Way It Used To Be

"Don't Say a Word, Listen to My Body Talk"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:30:00 +0000

Having just seen Afrojack at the Indy 500, I jumped at his latest assist on Nayer and Jason Derulo's new single Body Talk. Make no mistake about it, it's a pop track, but I've always had soft spot for the talents of JD since the days of when he was keepin' it on the Hush. The duet works well over a synth laden soca track that shows the South Florida influence of the 305 native, Nayer. It's a fun track that will have more than a few ladies singing along to the carefree vocals. In other words, it's coming to a radio station near you...#YouveBeenWarned

Nayer feat Jason Derulo - Body Talk (prod by Afrojack)

"Just Copped a Maroon 5 No Adam Levine"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:32:00 +0000

Now that J Cole's upcoming album Born Sinner has all the sudden become readily available on the internet, it's time to start dissecting it a bit. I'll start tonight by posting his subtly aggressive lyrical assault on Forbidden Fruit. If you can get past the vulgarity and sexual references, there's a lot of lyrical creativity through metaphors and wordplay that will probably get overlooked. If it were up to me, I would have been thrilled to hear Kendrick pitch in more than just a hook, but you can't always get whatcha want.

Born Sinner is scheduled to hit iTunes on June 18th, so if you're on the fence about purchasing, feel free to stream the whole album here. I don't have an informed enough of an opinion to pass judgment, so stay tuned for more to come...#BornSinner

J Cole feat Kendrick Lamar - Forbidden Fruit

Videos of the Week June 7th

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:57:00 +0000

You might ask, why would I post an EDM video of scantily clad women playing dodge ball? Well...now that I've gotten the stupid question out of the way, feel free and also check out Asher Roth's Wayne's World "game on" spoof that he released to promote his upcoming Greenhouse Effect Vol. 2 mixtape. Also, I've said it a few times, I really enjoy the Decoded videos where artists are able to peel back the layers and tell the story about how a track came together and ended up sounding the way it did. Real cool to hear Fabolous share his thoughts on his classic Breathe. If you're in the mood for the more run of the mill music video, One Republic just released a new visual for their Counting Stars single and Kevin Cossom did his own take on Miguel's Power Trip. Overall, I'd like to think there is a solid mix that ranges from salacious to serious this week...#Asphyxiation
Autoerotique - Asphyxiation (Video)

Asher Roth - Game On! (Promo Video)

Fabolous Breaks Down His Hit Breathe on Decoded

One Republic - Counting Stars (Video)

Kevin Cossum - Power Trip (Freestyle) (Video)

Ever Heard of Sam Smith? Dude Can Straight Up Sing!

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:36:00 +0000

Good god almighty! That was about what came out of my mouth after I picked it off the ground shortly after hearing the pipes on your boy Sam Smith. The only other comp I can think of is when I heard Michael Buble's voice for the first time. Before you go thinking he sounds anything like Michael Buble, pump the brakes. Sam is more of a traditional vocalist that you'd hear on say an American Idol or The X Factor. I mention X Factor because he hails from the UK and I'd venture to guess that he'd do quite well if he decided to compete on the show. If you're wondering what he's got, his acoustic version of Lay Me Down is all you need to hear...

Yea that's that type of ballad that gets the ladies all excited. Some might even say it's borderline BMM and I'd second that notion. Even though I've strayed away from posting ballads, I will willingly make an exception for an artist who actually got his big break by being featured on Disclosure's single Latch. Further proof that talented artists always find a way to open doors for other talented artists...#NSACalledToTellMe

Sam Smith - Lay Me Down

"You Really Think You Ready To Fly, Make Some Noise"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:48:00 +0000

In an awesome turn of events, it would appear that Rusko has just signed with Skrillex's OWSLA label. What is OWSLA you ask? None other than the elite rabbit army from the 1978 British animated film Watership Down. Who else is signed on to Skrillex's OWSLA label you ask? None other than my current favorite, Sub Focus.

Yea OWSLA is the becoming the current home of some of the best Dubstep and drum/bass combinations in the game. Using a Jay-Z sample, Rusko goes 100 mph and literally Take(s) Off into an electronically charged drum and bass tantrum. This one isn't for the faint of heart, feel free and left click and drag to the cardio playlist...#OWSLA

Rusko - Take Off

"I Feel Like Old Blue Jeans, 'Cause You Wear Me Out"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:31:00 +0000

It's getting to the point that I'm so confident I'm going to like Skylar Grey's music, I immediately start crafting a post before I listen to her tracks. Sure, it helps that she again has stellar, top notch production from JR Rotem on her new single below, but her talent as a vocalist is undeniable. She continues her edgy storytelling with lyrics like...

"Smartass little girl, always on the run, playin' with fire and daddy's gun"

...but then she reels you back in on the melodic hook that analogizes the act of nagging being like an old pair of jeans. Lost in the shuffle of great singles that she has released recently like C'mon Let Me Ride and Final Warning is that both were preceded two years ago by her debut single off (Invisible) off her upcoming album Don't Look Down. I'm at a loss as far as which one is my favorite, but Wear Me Out ranks up there. Going four solid singles deep before releasing your album is a feat that is going to make it really difficult to resist iTunes on July 9th when her album hits iTunes...#WearMeOut

Skylar Grey - Wear Me Out (prod by JR Rotem)

J Cole Says Be Proud of That Crooked Smile

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:38:00 +0000

The only way to conquer negativity is with never-ending positivity. That opinion may as well be the tag line for J Cole's new single below featuring TLC. In fact, Cole recently sat down with Esteban Serrano of Fuse to talk about the inspiration behind the track...

Money may get you a lot of things in life, but it doesn't always buy you happiness because with money comes envy and scrutiny. The type of scrutiny that would make anyone self-conscious about their looks. The world could use more songs like Crooked Smile that empowered people to be themselves in a world full of hate. Keep the positivity comin' and take'em to church Cole! Only two more weeks til one of the most highly anticipated albums drops...#BornSinner

J Cole feat TLC - Crooked Smile

"When a Fire Starts to Burn and it Starts to Spread"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:22:00 +0000

Earlier this week I was introduced to the UK electronic band Disclosure through Toro y Moi's remix of their You & Me single. Now that they're on my radar, might as well keep the upbeat funk going. Their latest single below reminds me of a lot of the group exercise anthems of the 90s, which is now novel twenty years later. I'm talkin' like Rhythm is a Dancer style heavy synths with repetitive vocal sample.

What prompted me to post the track was their video release for the single, which captures the evangelical vibe of the track and takes it to a zombie-like, WWE level with some of the silly behavior...

If you're eager to cop it because you just loved those jazzercise classes so much back in the day, fear not, their new album Settle is scheduled for a Tuesday, June 4th release. Personally, I'm tickled that gospel and EDM are mixed below and it needs to happen more often because When a Fire Starts to Burn is funk-filled disco madness...#Settle

Disclosure - When a Fire Starts to Burn

Chuck Inglish Does it For the Love

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 02:52:00 +0000

Now that The Cool Kids have parted ways, I feel like a kid who is going through divorce. Now I need to get to know Chuck Inglish and Sir Michael Rocks on their own as individuals, which is a little strange because of how well they worked together. It's as if they're both fighting for the love of fans this week as they both released solo mixtapes. Sir Michael just let dropped his While You Wait mixtape, while Chuck released Droptops via Karmaloop.

Seeing how much I enjoy the production value that The Cool Kids brought to the table, it shouldn't be a surprise that I'm posting a Chuck track first. His new one with Asher Roth is throwback as hell with the repetitive rolling beat clap that lays the foundation for some laid back verses from the dynamic duo. Now that I'm looking at the tracklist, I've already posted the majority of the tracks on Droptops, which speaks to how much of a gift it is to be able to cop it for free. It's heavy, well-produced Hip Hop that will take you back to the 1990s when folks were just starting to harness the power of an 808 drum machine. Go do yourself a favor and cop it...#Droptops

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Chuck Inglish feat Asher Roth - For the Love

Videos of the Week May 31st

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:18:00 +0000

This week's top five videos run the gamut of emotion from depression to thoughtful to downright buckwild. The most real video by far come from J Cole who opened up in a very real and accessible way about depression and the impact it has had on him. Not many rappers would be caught dead keeping it that real about personal struggles, but the ones that do like Cole and Drake make the "hard" rappers look insecure. Kudos for keepin' it 100, I'm infinitely more excited for Born Sinner now that I know how rooted in emotion it will be.

I enjoyed B.O.B.'s characteristically tour clip heavy video for his hope filled track Chandelier with Lauriana Mae. Aside from the two aforementioned videos, it's all about partying and more specifically booty. Wild and Hello have a party feel to them, but the slightly NSFW video for Bubble Butt definitely wins the award for most booty per capita in a video this year. Well...at least we're back to accepting as a culture that curvy behinds are the preferred choice...#BubbleButt
Jessie J feat Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal - Wild (Video)

J.Cole - Born Sinner: From Depression To Happiness #OKNotToBeOK (Interview)

Stafford Brothers feat Lil Wayne & Christina Milian - Hello (Video)

B.O.B. feat Lauriana Mae - Chandelier (Video)

Major Lazer feat Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic - Bubble Butt (Video)

Keys N Krates Will Treat You Right

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Fri, 31 May 2013 03:25:00 +0000

I've written this before, but I'll continue to preach it until it truly becomes reality. Now that Hip Hop has asserted itself over the last decade as a mainstay in pop culture and electronic music is pop culture's new darling, it's only a matter of time before the genres make sweet love and create a beautiful baby. The closest to that baby has been Hudson Mohawke, but the Canadian trio Keys N Krates seem to have the right idea too. They're toying with the winning formula of drums, synths and turntables to create their own mixture of Hip House awesomeness.

Their newest one is a great indication of why I'm so high on them. Treat Me Right is like a slightly more Hip Hop, but equally addicting version of the Bingo Players' Cry (Just a Little). Where the Bingo Players turn left to house, Keys N Krates turns right to Hip Hop...feel me? Below is their storybooks come to life video for Treat Me Right...

I know what you're thinking, that's straight trap music due to it's repetitive nature. Call it what you want, I call it awesome and the only thing I'm going to apologize for is being about three months late on posting this track. Assist to Diplo's Endless Summer playlist for schooling me on Keys N Krates...#TreatMeRight

Keys N Krates - Treat Me Right

Toro Y Moi Mixes Up Disclosure

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Thu, 30 May 2013 00:10:00 +0000

A big reason why I write daily about music is to forecast what is coming in music so that I can somehow influence your opinion of new music that I enjoy. If I didn't have a vested interest in being right, I would probably post any old song that ended up in my mailbox daily. As a result, I pride myself on being on top of new stuff, but there are times when I'm like "man, I know this artist is dope, but I'm behind on his music." Case in point Toro Y Moi who has steadily developed an army of followers that I hope to soon join.

His latest creation is a remix of British electronic group Disclosure's track You & Me featuring Eliza Doolittle. For some context, below is the video for the original...

The original is probably more well suited for radio consumption, but if I was in the mood to cool out and listen to something that is smooth and relaxing, I'd go for the remix. If you aren't up on Toro y Moi, he's an graphic designer turned Indie/electropop singer, song-writer, producer who helped pioneer the Chillwave movement, which is more or less a proper name for looped synthpop. There are plenty of good reason why Toro was listed as one of the top 30 must see acts of 2013 SXSW. I know I'm going to be keeping tabs on him from here moving forward...#ToroYMoi

Disclosure feat Eliza Doolittle - You & Me (Toro y Moi remix)

Ellie Presses Alt-J and Tesselates

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Wed, 29 May 2013 02:13:00 +0000

One thing I really appreciate as a constant consumer of music is when an artist that I follow covers a song from an artist that I've never heard of. For example, I'll always have a special place in my heart for Kid Cudi who randomly sampled LCD Soundsystem's Dance Yrself Clean in his track All That Talk. Little did he or I know that his mash up would lead me to being a devout follower of LCD and a fateful night at Philly Cruise Terminal where I got to witness LCD in what I still regard as the most memorable concert I've ever attended.

I use that example to preface Ellie Goulding's recent cover of Alt-J (∆)'s track Tesselate. Prior to the cover I had no idea Alt-J (∆) existed and now I have an appreciation for the British Rock quartet. Below is the original version of their single that was released last summer...

The original is more of a mellow Indie track that Ellie managed to turn into an even mellower jazz cover. Between Ellie's angelic vocals and the saxophone interlude around the 1:30 mark, it's an extremely well done version. Feel free to cool out to this one or at the very least burn it on a cd for your parents because they'll appreciate that their kid doesn't just listen to noisy music with bad language...#Tesselate

Ellie Goulding - Tesselate (Alt-J (∆) Cover)

"How Can You Dance the Pain Away?"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Mon, 27 May 2013 21:01:00 +0000

On Memorial Day it's all about showing love to the men and women who have served our country over the years. There isn't much that is completely free in the world these days and that couldn't be more evident with the concept of freedom. Everything that is worthwhile comes with sacrifice, so tip of the cap to the service men and women of our country who do a lot of thankless things on a daily basis that don't get recognized.

In an effort to keep the feel good vibe going, below is a new potential summer anthem from two industry heavyweights, Benny Benassi and John Legend. For a quick visual, check out them debuting the track at Coachella about a month ago...

The track is an interesting mix of melancholy vocals and upbeat synth rhythms. The mainstream appeal is undeniable, but beyond that it's really cool to see two artists who are great in their own realm, do it together. Can't say for sure whether this will be on John's upcoming Love in the Future album due out on June 25th, but if I were a betting man I'd put money on it. Regardless, hope y'all have a relaxing day off today...#HappyMemorialDay

Benny Benassi feat. John Legend - Dance the Pain Away

"Day You Can Mess With Me That Would Be Neveruary"

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Mon, 27 May 2013 03:18:00 +0000

I dropped the ball about a month ago when Bobby Ray's newest single hit the internet while I was exploring Europe. Needless to say, the track is now on the radio, which is what reminded me to finally post it because the whistlin' Dixie style snap beat is addicting. Sure the lyrics are borderline trashy, but what did you expect with a 2 Chainz feature?

No firm release date on B.O.B.'s upcoming Underground Luxury album that is due out this summer. What I do know is that you will find the DJ Mustard produced track at your local gentleman's club. Not sure if the track below has anything to do with him calling his new album "the edgiest project to date", but if you take it for what it's worth, you won't be upset when you see some booties shakin' around you...#UndergroundLuxury

B.O.B. feat 2 Chainz - HeadBand (prod by DJ Mustard)

Julian Gets The Chainsmokers Treatment

noreply@blogger.com (GWDJ) — Sun, 26 May 2013 00:34:00 +0000

It seems like there is an underlying secret relationship that electronic DJs are developing with Indie artists. I'm not talking a Facebook official type of relationship, it's more like electronic music calling Indie music when it needs a piece type of relationship. If I were to over-generalize it, I'd say that Indie music brings an element of unique and unabashed creativity, while electronic music brings energy mainstream radio appeal. It's a symbiotic relationship that usually works out because both sides serve to benefit from each others' strengths. Quick disclaimer - that's not to say that both genres can't find their way onto the radio by themselves or that either genre is more creative than the other, in a nutshell they just work well together like nutella and banana.

Supporting what I just said above, the The Chainsmokers just took a really unique, melodic and slightly haunting Indie track by the Swedish/Australian duo Say Lou Lou and took it to another level. Before you give the remix a listen, check out the original video for Julian below...

After listening to the original, I was left with the same feeling that I get when I listen to Lana Del Rey. There's something mystic and soothing about their vocals that makes it difficult to turn away. Still, after hearing the NYC duo's progressive house remix of the original, it's easy to understand why Indie music can benefit from a BPM spike. The best part about it, all they require is a like to their Facebook page to cop the track. You'll realize that after you listen below...#TeamYogaPants

Say Lou Lou - Julian (The Chainsmokers Remix)