Brand New!!!

Sailing to nowhere (Broken Bells),

We got that knock that'll make you rock, so today brand new shit from Frisco's electro-dubstep-wobble master Bassnectar and the electro-glitch-hop DJ wrecking crew Glitch Mob come and drop some new nastiness for y'all to enjoy. Bassnectar's drop Magical World featuring Nelly Furtado is some serious squelch and WILL blow your speaks out. Glitch Mob's new drop captures their famous glitch-hop sound and makes some serious cruising music. Check it out, listen, download, yaaaaw.

Bassnectar - Magical World ft. Nelly Furtado
The Glitch Mob - Drive It Like You Stole It

[Just right-click the song titles and click "Save Link As" to directly download the mp3s]

Peace,
20thetruth

City's tight with PRETTY LIGHTS.

Another week another dollar,

This is one of the posts where I get real condescending and tell you to immediately listen to Pretty Lights and call you a loser who lives under a rock if you haven't heard. Pretty Lights is the creation of Derek Vincent Smith and drummer Cory Eberhard, and these guys womp out every show they go to. I first heard them from my homie Bluntmann who's from Colorado, and lo and behold so is Pretty Lights. It's hard to really describe their sound... they cover so many bases, but I guess if I had to verbalize their music it would be glitchy-electro-hip-hop with wompy synths that sprinkle in vintage/soul samples. (Elaborate I know, and my constant usage of the words womp and wobble don't help). Either way, these guys are A-MA-ZiiiNG and you MUST check them out. If you don't, kill yourself.

Pretty Lights - Hot Like Sauce
Pretty Lights - More Important Than Michael Jordan
Pretty Lights - Can't Stop Me Now

[Just right-click the song titles and click "Save Link As" to directly download the mp3s]

PS: Pretty Lights is one of the rare artists who has fully embraced the internet and file sharing revolution and has all of his songs up for download off his site, prettylightsmusic.com.

Peace,
20thetruth

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize.

Call on me,

I know, I know... whatsup with these long ass hiatuses? Well let me say spring break x took a little too much out of me and Lake Havasu, AZ, is the shiznit. But back to the blog, boy genius Erol Alkan and German electro-master Boys Noize has teamed up before but they just recently put out the Lemonade EP, and oh boy there are some fiya ass tracks. Take a listen to the first two and tell me what you think.

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Lemonade
Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Avalanche

BONUS BLAP: Here's an older track from this dynamic duo that's sure to keep those heads nodding and fists pumping.

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Waves

[Just right-click the song titles and click "Save Link As" to directly download the mp3s]

Peace,
20thetruth

Ok Nerdz... Let's go to COMPUTER CLUB.

I said ayyyyyyy yo,

Whatsup folks. So today we got this chubby guy with the Rusko mohawk, and at first glance he isn't the most attractive guy but goddamnit does he make some blaps. So if you didn't know, now you know, Computer Club, is a one man wrecking crew; producing, DJing, composing.His sound is agressive, loud, in-your-face hard house splashed with some electro funk. Losing Streak is an amazing song and the hook is catchy as shet, betch, and I got hooked from my first listen. Wired All Wrong is an electronic rock group from Cali, haven't heard much from them, but this remix is supersonic. Listen, download, whatever, just keep fighting the good fight.

Computer Club ft. Frankmusik - Losing Streak
Wired All Wrong - Elevatin' (Computer Club Remix)

BONUS BLAP OF THE DAY: (this is due to my infrequent posting... sorry I had 3 midterms this week, but now they're all over it's time for SPRING BREAK 2010 a.k.a. Lake fuckin' Havasu, AZ; time to binge drink, be irresposible, and make a few mistakes I'll regret later.)

Oh Em Gee. Da mau5 is the shit and this song is just another reason why, this is an oldie but sweet, and this is definitely one of the best songs Deadmau5 has made in my humble opinion (my homie A-Stack would argue Arguru is the dopest shit ever), but then again what song hasn't he made that is just ridiculously good?... that's right couldn't name one. Just thee most outstanding electro house ever. Bold statement, I know, but I'm gonna stick with it. So if you haven't heard already, get on your electro-grind and get these tracks.

Deadmau5 - Arguru (Original Mix)

[Just right-click the song titles and click "Save Link As" to directly download the mp3s]

Peace,
20thetruth

BREAKin' it down with the BOT

I said (deadmau5),

My precious (macbook) got effed in the A this weekend and crashed harder than Tara Reid's acting career. But it's new-er, so hopefully the good people at Apple won't try to eff me in my A and fix it, quick and free. It's been a while and I wanted to drop some chill tunes that got a soul-vibe that'll have your feet movin' in no time. Ed Banger's new signee Breakbot has been blazin' the charts and heatin' up the dancefloor with his original mixes and remixes, here's a couple for you to check out for yourself. Baby I'm Yours is an insta-hit for me and should be HUGE. I like this guy's style, no homo. Listen, download, yaw.

Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours ft. Irfane
Breakbot - Make You Mine ft. Irfane
PNAU - Baby (Breakbot Remix)

Peace,

20thetruth

Who Loves Random Remixes? Everyone. Duh. (3)

We are from venice (The Bloody Beetroots),

I know you need that funk for you trunk to shake that ba-dunk-a-dunk all weekend long, so we're back again for the third installment of Who Loves Random Remixes? Everyone. Duh. It seems to be pretty popular with you guys and I ensure that these week's random remixes are extra funky. So listen and download and keep the bottles flowin' and party goin' all night long, till the break of dawn. Yaaaw.

So y'all remember Eiffel 65's smash techno-y song Blue? [da ba dee da <-- that was my best e-rendition] This kid J.Rabbit smashes the original into dub-steppy electro madness. It's hard to capture in words, just listen.

Eiffel 65 - Blue (J.Rabbit Remix)

Cut Copy is an amazing alternative-electro-dreamwave-pop [if that's a genre] group from da land down unda [Australia for you dummies]. One of my absolute favorite non-electro groups, and I don't know much about Midnight Juggernauts but they made Cut Copy's hit-song Hearts on Fire into a sweet ass remix. Check it out.

Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire (Midnight Juggernauts remix)

Kaskade is an amazing, and I heard his live set from Electric Zoo 200o in NYC, NY and there was this one song that just had a killer drop and I had to have it. So after some web hunting and help from my homie A-Stack, I finally found the song in the mix, Sgt. Slick's Right In The Night remixed by Mind Electric. It's just an awesome song with an even awesomer drop.

Sgt. Slick - Right In The Night (Mind Electric Remix)

During 2009 La Roux became one of the biggest music blog stars on the net, with breakout hits like Bulletproof, In For The Kill, and I'm Not Your Toy. And dubstep wizard Skream has been one of the guys who's been bringing dupstep into the spotlight, and this remix of La Roux's In For The Kill is massive, must download.

La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey Remix)

Daft Punk's Voyager was already a great song and Revolte's remix just makes it better... I'm usually a fan of original mixes but this one is definitely an exception. Plus Daft Punk is legendary so hear this shit.

Daft Punk - Voyager (Revolte Remix)

Peace,
20thetruth

I Wanna Rave till THE SUBS Blow Out

In for the kill (La Roux),

It's THURSDAY! What time is it? Party time. This Friday I'm going to go see STS9 (a sick ass jam band, but so much more) @ the Wiltern and I've heard great things about the venue, and I frankly think STS9 is super dank, so I can't wait to see these dudes live in action just rock out. But back to this electro shiet, these Belgian DJs known as The Subs have been putting out hard hitting electro-techno that's so rave friendly you'll just want to just keep movin' to the beat. Their original mix From Dusk Till Dawn is a rave favorite and for sure gets the crowd riled up. And their new release Mistubitchi has been blazin' the charts, and Bobermann's [a.k.a Bob Rifo of The Bloody Beetroots] remix makes the original go THAT MUCH harder... like that was possible, but it is. Listen, download, just soak it in.

The Subs - From Dusk Till Dawn
The Subs - Mitsubitchi (Bobermann Remix)

Peace,

20thetruth

Birdy. Nam. Nam.

Baby i'm yours (Breakbot),

Birdy Nam Nam is a 4-man French DJ wrecking crew that rips their turntables to shred on stage. I've heard great things about this DJ crew that flawlessly combines aspects of electro and hip-hop into some outrageously good dance music. They cover a fairly wide array of sounds and some songs are more electronic than hip hop and vise versa, either way it's tight as shit, so you should check 'em out. Listen, download, you know the drill. I recommend checking out their latest release Manual for Successful Rioting, it'll make your neck snap from the raucous supersonic sounds these frenchmen produce.

Birdy Nam Nam - Trans Bolougne Express
Birdy Nam Nam - The Parachute Ending
Birdy Nam Nam - Love Your Enemy (Kill Your Friend)

Peace,

20thetruth

Da Mau5 Iz In Da Hou5e

[the] West Coast Rocks (Matty G),

You know what I hate? When people throw a rager the one night of the middle of the week that you can't drink because you have a midterm the following day. Shibby. But back to business, you all know I worship da mau5 and this remix done by Michael Woods is electro house bliss, not to mention the song incorporates one of mau5's best songs Arguru. This song has been rippin' up the beatport charts so you now it'll keep you movin'. So throw this one and enjoy, listen, download, you know the deal, just keep it real.

Deadmau5 & Chris Lake - I Said (Michael Woods Remix)

Here's a bonus track from Simian Mobile Disco, this DJ duo from London, UK makes some of the best electro house there is, and this track Hustler is probably my favorite SMD song.

Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler

Peace,
20thetruth

Dub-STEP, Dub-STEP, Dub-STEP

Hey boy, hey girl (The Chemical Brothers),

Alright, alright you dubsteppin' maniacs, I'm bringing more wobbley womp for the masses. Here are a few random dubstep remixes from Chrispy, Wire, & Sukh Knight, that are harder than the next one and to compare is unfair because they have mad wompage. I recommend Chrispy's Cockney Dream is a blend of Rusko's Cockney Thug and the theme song from Darren Aronofsky's awesome drug movie Requiem for a Dream and it's an awesome combination of dubstep glory.

Chrispy - Cockney Dream
Don Diablo & Example - Hooligans (Wire Remix)
La Roux - Bulletproof (Chrispy Remix)
Sukh Knight - Ganja Dub

Peace,
20thetruth

Why Crookers, Why?

I want your soul (Armand Van Helden),

So is it just me or does anyone else in the electronic music blogosphere or fans who think that Crookers' album Tons of Friends is going to be wiggity-wiggity-whack? I mean don't get me wrong, I will be one of the loudest proponents of Crookers and their original works and remixes they have produced. However, while listening to some leaked tracks off Tons of Friends it seems as if they've taken everything that makes them good and thrown it straight down the trash chute for this album, and instead, have decided to take the most pop and sell-out approach in making an album where they provide the instrumentals and have countless other vocalists sing over their beats (to be more exact they provide semi-decent electro house beats over some repetitive ass vocals).

I loved "sbombers", "knobbers", "what up yall", "we love animals", and their countless sick remixes (Thunderstruck, Salmon Dance, Summertime, Business Man, Day n Nite, etc.) So someone in this vast world of ours PLEASE tell me what the hell these Italians are thinking and tell them to release an album full of fidget house anthems like "we love animals". Maybe I'm the one on the crazy pills and their new stuff is amazing and I just can't see it, either way take a listen and tell me what y'all think.

Crookers - Transilvania ft. Steed Lord
Crookers - Cooler Couler ft. Yelle
Crookers - Remedy ft. Miike Snow
Crookers - Jump Up ft. Major Lazer, Leftside and Supahypa

Even the usually oustanding Miike Snow failed to sound ethusiastic on this track. And Major Lazer SUCKS so I hated Jump Up before I even heard it.

Peace,
20thetruth

MODESELEKTOR.

Rock it out (AC Slater),

I say let there be BASS, and MODSELEKTOR dropped the nastiness. This eclectic duo from Berlin, Germany pumps out the hardest hitting, bass buzzing, electro glitch house... I think that's what you would classify these guys. There bass synth driven melodies well have your head noddin' so hard it'll fall off your effin' neck. I saw these crazy dudes at Hard Haunted Mansion and their stage show is pretty fuckin' weird.... one of the guys was holding his hand above a lighter with a demonic look in his face, while a troop of their roadies were dissecting what appeared to be an alien on stage and playing with its fake guts... WHAT THE FUCK, yeah, that's what I said. Either way, these guys BANG super hard with their blaps so turn your subs up and blast off. Here's a couple tracks by these guys to get your tongues wet, listen, download, just remember to fist pump.

Modeselektor - Cash
Modeselektor - Hyper Hyper
Modeselektor - Sucker Pin

PS) Cash is my personal favorite.

Peace,
20thetruth

DESIGNER. DRUGS.

HI Friend! (Deadmau5),

It's THURSDAY!!! I know some of you might not be that excited by that fact, but no classes on Friday means it's the weekend, tonight, and "Let's fuckin' Raaaage" (said in the voice of Nick Swardson's character in pothead classic, Grandma's Boy). Tonight I'll probably be spinning some tracks by this hard hitting electro duo from NYC, Designer Drugs. Their drugs might be designer but there's nothing posh or pompous about the hard thumping electro hard house these guys are putting out. Massive synths, massive wompage and overall dankness, we go hard, but they go reeeeeal hard. (Zombies is the shiiit bteedub) Here's a couple original mixes and remixes by these guys, listen, download, don't hate the player, hate the game.

Avian X - Dark Circles (Designer Drugs Remix)
Designer Drugs - Zombies (Original Mix)
Fake Shark-Real Zombie - Designer Drugs (Designer Drugs Remix)
Thieves Like Us - Drugs In My Body (Designer Drugs Remix)

Peace,
20thetruth

Yummy GRUMmy Goodness

You've got the love (Florence + The Machine),

So I thought y'all would like the extra mid-week electro and I would like to introduce GRUM. Some of you might know him and if you don't well that's cool too, and hopefully you'll hear a couple hidden gems you haven't caught yet. This kid represents the original, machine 8-bit beeping electronic. You won't hear any other DJ pumpin' out pure robot-lovin' techno. I recommend the VERY hard remix of Kings of Leon's On Call. (KoL one of my favorite non-electro artists bteedub). And also, Friendly Fires is a great alternative-dance group from the UK and GRUM's remix is PURE DISCO awesomeness. Listen, download, do what it what you will just don't forget where you got those blaps. (slang for great song)

GRUM - Heartbeats (Original Extended Mix)
Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy (GRUM Remix)
Kings of Leon - On Call (GRUM Remix)
Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come (GRUM Remix)

Peace,
20thetruth

I. Am Not. Techno. (But I really am)

To protect AND entertain (Busy P),

Middle of the week, so I know you need your electronic fix to keep trudging on till the weekend. Boys Noize is one of the HUGEST DJs in the electronic genre right now and I've had the pleasure seeing him twice at Hard Haunted Mansion in Los Angeles, CA and Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL. The first time I heard this song I knew it was going to massive, tell me what y'all think.

Boys Noize - Nott

Here's a bonus track from the mau5, he's personally one of my favorite DJs and this song Strobe is probably one of the greatest songs I have ever heard and if you haven't heard it that's a fuckin' shame, so download and experience this electronic greatness.

Deadmau5 - Strobe

Peace,
20thetruth

Watch yo BEATS... or they'll get JACKed

Kontact me (Boys Noize),

So it's Monday, which blows, because that means you got to go back to work/school and fulfill all of the other obligatory duties you have to tend to. But with bad news there's good news, and the good news is we got that bump for your trunk and more bounce by the ounce that any other blog site and especially with these songs from the London duo, Jack Beats.

These guys have been pounding out songs with the most massive synths and drops that you beg them to stop the build up before they just murder it with their womp. Here are a couple original songs and remixes by Jack Beats (I recommend the Passion Pit remix). Remember it's only 4 more days till Friday, till the next time...

AC Slater - Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix)
Jack Beats - Get Down
Passion Pit - Little Secrets (Jack Beats Remix)
Project Bassline - Drop The Pressure (Jack Beats Remix)

Peace,

20thetruth

When in Rome...

Where's my money? (Caaaaspa)

Sorry for the late posting mis amigos, I've pretty busy AND hungover from last night's festivities which were indeed debaucherous. Another day, another dollar and we just keep moving to the beat. Now, John. Roman. Wow. This kid makes the hardest most aggressive hitting dance music I have yet to hear and these original songs by this teen prodigy are ludicrously good. Remember the name, John Roman, he is going to be HUGE in 2010 and hope to see him at some major rave events especially in SoCal. Listen to these hard hitters...

John Roman - Carnivores
John Roman - Martyr
John Roman - Ready For This
John Roman - Who's Afraid of Cornelius
John Roman - Warp It Down (Bloody Beetroots v. Laidback Luke v. A-Trak)

Peace,
20thetruth

Who loves Random Remixes? Everyone. Duh.

Let your love grow tall (Passion Pit),

Enough is enough, thus I've decided to curtail the dubstep posts (sorry dubsteppers, it's only for a while) and show some awesome remixes to some random songs. We got a remix from 2009's breakthrough band and on top of everyone's album of the year list (Merriweather Post Pavillion), ANIMAL COLLECTIVE. Awesome band, if you didn't catch their album I recommend definitely picking it up and giving it a listen.

Animal Collective - Daily Routine (Phaseone Remix)

Another remix that I decided to post is a golden oldie with a hard new twist. Robin S.'s Show Me Love was an absolute ginormous hit and Afrojack's remix makes a great song that much better with a much needed electro-hard house feel.

Robin S. - Show Me Love (Afrojack Remix)

John. Roman. This kid from T-Dot (Toronto) has made pulsing electro-hard house for the past year or so and every song and remix he has put out has such a edge to them that you can tell it's a John Roman song. Here's a remix he did of Boys Noize's Kontact Me.

Boys Noize - Kontact Me (John Roman Remix)

Kid Cudi's "Man On The Moon: The End Of The Day" was one of the biggest albums of 2009, and Steve Aoki's remix of Pursuit of Happiness has got to be one of the most massive synth heavy party tunes that I have ever heard. Play this song at full volume and tell me you and your homies won't be dancing.

Kid Cudi ft. Rat-a-Tat & MGMT - Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)

Royksopp is a Norwegian electronic duo that burst onto the scene during 2009 as well with their acclaimed drop "Junior". This remix is paralyzing with its driving bass, and Boys Noize is one of the dirtiest DJs out there right now and this remix shows why...

Royksopp - Happy Up Here (Boys Noize Remix)

And last but not least, yet another break out band of 2009 was The XX and this remix of their song Shelter by little known Death to the Throne is an absolute dance hit. Sounds nothing like the original and but still captures the essence of the original while putting an electronic twist on it.

The XX - Shelter (Death To The Throne Remix)

Peace,

20thetruth

Saved By The Bell.

In the flowers... (Animal Collective),

I know the wobble streak has to come to a stop soon but AC Slater's wobble is danceable and better yet just makes you bend over backwards with the mega bass in your face. This guy is from Brooklyn, NY and these original songs he's made has crunch by the bunch and has mind-warping wobble. (These are original terms I have coined to describe dubstep music). It's more an experience than just a song, tune in and check it out for yourself and get ready to have your spine broke.

AC Slater - Hello
AC Slater - Calm Down
AC Slater - Rock It Out

Peace,

20thetruth

We got da BASS. and he's got the NECTAR.

Jump UP!! (Crookers),

Seems like my obsession with dubstep and wobble and spine crunchers isn't going to stop... so I'm going to re-introduce Bassnectar. Introduce him to the people who haven't heard him and I'm giving you three fiery tracks that you fans haven't heard yet. Bassnectar is a DJ from the Yay Area that has been spinning mega bass wobbley funk for a while now. Take a listen and enjoy.

Pixies - Where Is My Mind (Bassnectar Remix)
Fever Ray - When I Grow Old (Bassnectar Remix)
Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy (Bassnectar's Mega Bass Remix)

You can now directly DL the songs by right clicking on the title and clicking "save as"

Peace,
20thetruth