Chill Out Sundays #3

I've got a really special treat for you guys this week. I discovered this mix about a month ago, and it is the most relaxing, calming music I've maybe ever heard. This stuff is perfect for background music while studying, falling asleep to, or meditating to. The first six minutes alone are mindblowing; there are no drums or beats introduced until later. And the intro is just... incredible. You've got to listen to it, I guarantee it'll make you smile. I can't wait to try to listen to this set while on a sound therapy bed, feeling the bass shake my entire body... hellz yes!!

The long mix (clocking in at 1 hr 41 min) is called Forested Enchants, and it's by Therapist. They've categorized the genre as "psychill or downtempo", if that helps. Check it out on their soundcloud where they have a free download.

Flashback Fridays #2

This week I'm bringing back 80's glam metal and "hard rock" (lol) with two dirty electro-house remixes. The first one is a remix by Kids At The Bar, of Quiet Riot's Cum On Feel The Noize. Keep in mind it is a few years old, so it's not the crazy bass heavy stuff I usually like. But hands down, the remix of Mötley Crüe's Girls, Girls, Girls is much better. It's by Haydn Hoffman, and man is the drop nuts! I played it live at my last set and did it ever get people dancing :) How this remix has only 1000 downloads on his soundcloud is beyond me.

Check em out!

Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize (Kids At The Bar Remix)
 

Swedish Fish Mafia

This video just got posted on youtube yesterday, and it's freaking hilarious. An idiot's guide to electronic dance music. And he's wearing a panda hat! How could I not share it?

Thank You! Like Boom!

I wanted to share with everyone something big and... just awesome today, for two reasons: yesterday, my viewcount for this blog surpassed 500 hits, and the Bass Panda fan page on Facebook reached over 200 likes! WOW! Thank you guys so much. I really wasn't sure if this whole blog thing was a good idea from the start. I had doubts if anyone would be coming to check it out - but I've had people from all over the world visit here (even Russia?!) so that's pretty dope :)

So as a big thank you, I've personally uploaded a recent, massive release by Nick Thayer. It's his new EP titled Like Boom. And man, does it have everything. 7 original songs and 3 remixes, ranging in genres from hip-hop to moombahton, dubstep, and drum and bass. But where this album really shines is the moombahton. My two fav tracks are Facepalm (Original Mix) and Like Boom (Nick Thayer Remix).

Oh, and by the way... he's playing in Calgary on St. Paddy's Day, Facebook event here.
Oh... and also, at Act A Fool 2 in Edmonton. Holy!



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Chill Out Sundays #2

A few months back I came across a remix to a track by Linkin Park called The Catalyst. It's off their newest album (A Thousand Suns). The remix is by someone by the name of Coastill, and he's turned it into a sweet chill, mellow dubstep tune that is awesome to listen while relaxing. Free download below!



Another track I wanted to share is a very, very relaxing dubstep remix of Avicii's Drowning, by B Lett. It's definitely the kinda tune you could listen to as you fall asleep. Just follow the link below for a free download. Hope you enjoy it :)

Avicii - Drowning (B Lett Remix)

Flashback Fridays #1

Along with Chill Out Sundays, I'm bringing in another weekly theme - every Friday is Flashback Fridays! I'll basically be sharing some epic new remixes of old songs.

First up: An EP that was released back in December by two djs that you've probably never heard of - 3LAU and Acetronik. It's called Relics of a Dance Attic and has two original remixes and a mashup. Probably my favorite of the three is their remix of Incubus's Drive, which has an awesome "big house" vibe to it. I really like what they do with the vocals at the last drop as well. And then there's a remix of Chumbawamba's Tubthumping (although they incorrectly called it Knocked Down) which is just as fun to sing along to as it was back in my elementary school days... Finally, there's a mashup of Journey's Don't Stop Believing vs David Guetta & Usher's Without You. Nothing special about that one in my opinion.

You can preview the songs with the embedded soundcloud player, and download the EP below:

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Unreleased Knife Party + Beatboxing?!

Knife Party is a name that already needs no introduction. The side project of two members from Pendulum has quickly become one of the fastest growing and most demanded names around the world in just the past half year. Their first and only EP 100% No Modern Talking is just ridiculous, and I can't count the number of times Internet Friends has been remixed!

Back on Feb 15, Knife Party premiered their latest remix of Labrinth’s Last Time on UKF; and damn, is it good. It starts out with a great vocal build up from Labrinth, and then drops into that heavy, fast-paced Knife Party sound that we all know and love. No release date set yet, but expect it in March. In the meantime... here's a leaked version of it - and yes, it is top quality 320kbps. You're welcome. :)

Labrinth - Last Time (Knife Party Remix)

I also wanted to have a quick plug for a friend of mine who frequently shares the stage with me, the up-and-coming beatboxer known as Busy Beatz. I helped him record a 5 minute demo yesterday, and it is seriously sick shit. This demo is his window into potentially performing at big music festivals this summer, so please, check out his demo below, and more importantly: favorite or leave a comment. Keep in mind that the whole 5 minutes is freestyle - improvised! Thanks guys!