3 Are Legend (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Steve Aoki) and friends pay homage to Danzel’s house music classic “Pump It Up”
‘Don’t you know pump it up, you’ve got to pump it up’ - one of the most iconic lyrics in recent house music history. The tune, “Pump It Up,” was initially released in 2004 by Belgian producer Danzel and reached the top 10 in more than 10 countries, peaking at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.
Now, the iconic trio, 3 Are Legend (comprised of superstars Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Steve Aoki) teams with Tujamo, Jaxx & Vega, and Black & White Brothers to deliver a fresh rendition of the beloved house track. With layers of punchy drums and hard synths throughout the production, this crew has created the ultimate bouncing, big-room festival anthem. This 2022 version of “Pump It Up” comes right at you with a landslide of synths and a shuffle-ready melody that’s ready for peak time.
"I’m so excited to have this collaboration come to life, three years in the making. The energy was electric when we dropped it at Tomorrowland 2022, looking into the crowd and seeing everyone waving their flags. I'm looking forward to playing it around the world in the years to come." Steve Aoki.
“We’re super happy to be releasing this one finally! This collaboration was about making a colossal festival anthem around one of the most iconic lines in dance music. Although it’s taken us three years to see this collab do its magic on the main stage at Tomorrowland, we’re happy the crowd loved it as much as us!” - Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
“After my single collabs with Steve Aoki (Boneless) and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (Nova) it‘s an honor to have all 3 together on this massive collab which is made for big festivals.” - Tujamo
"Three years ago we had the idea to turn this classic into a modern club banger. Together with Tujamo & 3AreLegend, we found the perfect blend of our styles for this anthem.” - Jaxx & Vega
3 Are Legend, Tujamo, Jaxx & Vega (ft. Black & White Brothers) “Pump It Up” is out now via Smash The House & Dim Mak.
Armin van Buuren might not be banging out future rave tracks on a regular basis, but there's no doubt it will crack dance floors regardless. Armed to the teeth with high-calibre synths, pounding drums and a super-catchy vocal, 'Soundscape' is the hands-in-the-air anthem that will make the crowd roar until their throats are sore.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Armin van Buuren during 2021 has proved his versatility and ability to deliver stunning productions on various styles from deep melodic techno to uplifting and big room. His newest brainchild Soundscape is full on headbanging material with thumping grooves, playful melodies, bouncy basslines and ravey like vocals to sing a long in a super happy mode. If you adore festival style material definitely Soundscape is perfect for Christmas and New Years Eve gatherings. #PureBassPower[/content]
Don't let the track title fool you, this could very well be one of the most slamming cuts you've ever heard. Armed with dark vocals, droning synths and gargantuan bass, 'Party Groovin' is the reason why you won't be able to feel your legs anymore when the morning arrives.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Alex Larichev is moving and shaking with his latest track Party Groovin. It's big room trance but with strong electro and hip house vocals perfect for mainstage sets. The track seems to have a certain appeal but my only reservation is the soulless sound without the warmth and tenderness that I personally enjoy in my trance sound. However I can see that there are DJs who will drop it and get applause for sure. Like IT [/content]
Just in time for the highly-anticipated A State Of Trance 900 spectacle in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Blasterjaxx, Andrew Rayel, Maor Levi and Avao turn in their blistering remixes of Armin van Buuren's ASOT 900 Anthem. Each armed with impactful drums, mind-blowing melodies and slamming drops, these remixes will definitely be 'Lifting You Higher' both on and off the dance floor.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]The sold out event in Utrecht was massive success with 5 areas that represent the most popular subgenres of trance at the moment. With artists coming from all over the world is a gathering that you can not afford to miss. If you add the pre-party on the brilliant Ocean Diva boat then the whole weekend was the absolute must go event for any trancer who respect himself. The remixes of the official anthem translate the original into different styles. Firstly Blasterjaxx add their well known EDM / Prog House full on style with exceptional build up that guarantees mayhem, Andrew Rayel goes full on uplifting on his classic Rayel style that is powerful uncontrollable and just very unique Rayel style, Maor Levi is doing his own progressive electro moody trance take with orchestral breakdown with plenty of violins and big synths leading to the playful climax while Avao goes the psy tech trance direction with sharper bass, thunderous drums and frantic synths for that earthquake sound to crank the floors easily! #PureGold Love IT [/content]
There was a gargantuan wave of musical mayhem emanating from Antwerp’s Sportpalais this December. Belgian DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, in partnership with Tomorrowland, delivered the newest chapter in their annual homecoming shows with the winter edition of ‘Garden Of Madness’.
Scorching the ceiling of the near 20,000 capacity stadium with their roof-raising line-up accompanied by one of the most impressive stage concepts ever seen in the world of electronic music, and perhaps the music industry as a whole. ‘Garden Of Madness’ delivered a spectacle across 4 sold-out nights giving fans, who had traveled from all over the world, a truly mesmerizing audio and visual feast. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, alongside a range of special guests that included Armin van Buuren, Netsky, Nicky Romero, and Lil Kleine, illuminated buzzing music fans throughout the entire weekend’s proceedings with what many were calling the most insane event of the year!
As is ever the case with a show present by Tomorrowland and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, the level of surprises and musical magic was kept and maintained at a constant high ensuring that the atmosphere of each evening never failed to disappoint the up-for-it crowd. The jaw-dropping new ‘Garden of Madness’ mainstage show, built by the award-winning, reality pushing hands of the Tomorrowland production team, was a sight to behold with an array of visuals, Co2 cannons, pyrotechnics, special effects and much much more, wowing the insatiable crowd throughout the entire night.
An integral fixture at the Tomorrowland festival since 2014, ‘Garden Of Madness’ is a long-established concept which to date has also completed to full season-long residency at Ushuaïa Ibiza.
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, who recently won MTV’s ‘Best Belgian Act’ award, returned to Belgium for their annual homecoming show and to close what has been one of their busiest years to date! Cherry-picking talents from a wide spectrum of artists recently, highlighted by their recent offerings in ‘All I need’, alongside trap pioneer Gucci Mane, and the juggernaut anthem of the summer ‘When I Grow Up’ alongside hip-hop galáctico Wiz Khalifa, the brothers have also recently worked with Snoop Dogg (Bounce) on top of previous studio offerings with DJs such as David Guetta and Steve Aoki to Hardwell and Diplo.
Over the last five years, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Tomorrowland have brought together more than 300,000 visitors from all over Europe in the Antwerp concert temple with their unique ‘Bringing the Madness' concerts. Now this partnership closes the latest chapter in history books of the ‘Garden Of Madness’ show and in celebration after the festive season they are giving fans a chance to re-live the madness of December 2018 unfold on screen…
Nicky Romero's ventured into new territory by releasing his country-inspired release "Rise" with Stadiumx featuring Matluck back in August. Now the track has received two huge remixes from dance music legends Afrojack and Thomas Gold. Each version has a unique take on the song's upbeat rhythms and organic instrumentals: Afrojack turns up the heat with his signature driving house basslines and dynamic percussion that turns "Rise" into a hard-hitting club track, while Thomas Gold's melodic approach creates a dancefloor-friendly, uplifting experience reminiscent of festival progressive anthems!
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Nicky Romero & Stadiumx have done their magic tricks along with Matluck for the stunning Rise. Now is the turn of the remixers to add their glory with massive new versions. Afrojack cranks the stereo system with a powerful electro house infused version ready for big room mainstage action. Rough drums, sharp basslines, uplifting synths and great application of the encouraging and truly inspiring vocal. Afrojack has added his well known twisted beats and pieces to turn the track into a real mindstorm. Thomas Gold remix is another example of what he is capable to do as he adds his punchy rocking drums along with that future house basslines along with acid overtones leading to the atmospheric breakdown packed with nice strings, airy pads and uplifting old school piano chords. The climax is euphoric mainstage progressive house with all the right ingredients to keep the crowd interested jumping and shaking while they sing the lyrics loud and proud. #PureGold Love IT [/content]
A downpour of gorgeous vocals, tear-drawing emotion and progressive house-scented magic, 'Waiting For You' sees Neilsan and Feenixpawl cook up something truly amazing. Hooking listeners right off the bat, this song is one of those masterpieces you can't help but fall in love with.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Feenixpawl are great on remixing or editing tracks to make them more effective and infectious for the dancefloor. Waiting For You by Neilsan is what we call Swedish Progressive House with pizzicato piano melodies, uplifting synths and distorted female vocal samples. The result is a very sweet track that can get immediate reactions on mainstage festival arenas but can perform well kn the radio as well. What is missing is originality and real soulful sparkle to elevate it a bit higher! #PureGold Love IT [/content]
While Morgan Page’s ‘Let You Go’ is still fresh in the minds of music lovers across the globe, L.A.-based tastemaker Le Youth emerges with his own rendition of the Grammy-nominated artist’s recent single to further the momentum as his latest release on Amsterdam-based record label Armada Music.
A delicious, summer-scented mash of piano chords, lush vocals and swirling beats, Le Youth’s remix of ‘Let You Go’ can only be described as a peerless pop-dance crossover song with off-the-charts airwave potential. Sliding effortlessly from verse to chorus and back while remaining infectious and easy on the ear, it stakes its claim as a record that draws everyone to the dance floor and allows them to truly let themselves go.
Le Youth: “From the moment I first heard the record, I connected with the vocal and lyrics. After that it was just a matter of turning it into a House track that I can play in the club. This one is already getting lots of spins."
Morgan Page: “Le Youth really knocked this mix out of the park with a chill but radio-friendly mix that has beautiful late summer melancholy vibes. It preserves the integrity of the original, yet bumps up the tempo and tweaks the chord progression for some extra emotion and movement. I'm a big fan of Le Youth's work, and excited to have him on board for this mix!”
Born Wes James, Le Youth is synonymous with one of the most distinct sounds of this decade. His mash of Clinton-era R&B and ‘90s House pulls listeners back to the roots of dance music through its leisurely grooves and airy synthesizers, earning him international acclaim and admirable chart positions in the U.K. As a performer, he indulges his audience with well-crafted live sets full of swinging grooves and hypnotic beats, and the energy and ecstacy found in there is exactly what this colorful remix of ‘Let You Go’ is built on.
Also check Luke Bond remix. Luke Bond, the DJ from the UK, just signed an exclusive deal with Armada Music and Armada Publishing.
As Luke Bond explains: “I love taking music that was intended for one genre and completely changing things up into another. This remix has Pop, Trance, Big Room and PSY all mixed into one!”
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]The excellent pop dance single Let You Go by Morgan Page is remixed perfectly by Le Youth and Luke Bond. Firstly Le Youth adds the current playful chilling tropical house vibe with smooth basslines, funky grooves, uplifting piano chords and excellent application of the nice vocal along with the cool xylophone like melodies. Just very nostalgic and perfect to listen, dance and relax along! On the other hand Luke Bond delivers the very energetic punchy full on big room version that combines wide variety of influences in order to deliver an explosive mainstage banger of sharp psy bass with bouncy drums, big synths and superb pop atmospheric breakdown perfect to sing a long with hands in the air. Luke is flying high for sure. #PureGold Love IT[/content]
The mighty Tiësto comes on with full force as he drops his new single, aptly titled 'WOW'. Released on his own Musical Freedom label, it's a raving piece of music, building up energy from the start with cool kicks and heavy bass. Then, the party ignites with a huge melody, dark and infectious, making sure the crowd will go crazy. Peaktime music, played to bits this summer on festival mainstages by both Tiësto and Hardwell.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Tiësto never stops to impress and his latest single is absolutely explosive and is called WOW. You can expect heavy drums, rough ferocious kicks, distorted basslines and massive dark moody razor blade like synthy riff that drives the track forward. The breakdown is superb with one of the coolest spoken vocal samples that simply works and elevates the audience to the next level. The drop is right and exact to put fires on the dancefloor and bring hysteria in every mainstage that will be played in the coming months. Get ready to literally explode and just say when you jump WOW! #PureGold Love IT [/content]
Allowing Mikayla's emotive vocals to take center stage before adding in club-oriented beats and infectious flute-like melodies, Mokita shows exactly what he can do on remix duty. Overflowing with his own sense of magic, his rendition of Feenixpawl's 'Neon Sky' captures the soul of the moment and makes dance music fans take in every inch of it right here, right now.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]The excellent collaboration between Feenixpawl and Mikayla under Neon Sky gets the Mokita remix treatment and becomes an instant anthem. So unique and different sound with superb bass house version with thumping slamming groove, bouncy raw crunchy basslines, sweet piano chords, warm strings, playful twisted application of the cool vocals and great infectious rhythm that recalls hard style in a house track that sounds bass house to me. Excellent radio friendly track that can stand high on the mainstages as well. #PureGold [/content]
A staple in the many live sets of Armin van Buuren and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano this summer, 'You Are Too' is the next evolution of the Dutchmen's recent Ibiza anthem. Fresh from spoiling the crowd at Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland, Untold Festival, Neversea Festival, and of course HI Ibiza, this cut brings the heat in twofold.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]The very clever and extremely infectious big room anthem You Are by Armin van Buuren and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano returns big time in its You Are Too. Now the track has the signature sound of label heads Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano who know how to build a banging version. Tribal house beats, heavy Latin drums, exhilarating bass, uplifting synthy hook, sexy naughty groove, carefree rhythm and very strong lyrics that simply stuck in your brain for ages. Quality arrangement that keep the dancefloor busy and the mainstages burning without second though! You Are Classy for sure! #PureGold #PureBomb Love iT[/content]
Pummeling through clubs and festivals like a steamroller, John Christian's 'The Trip' exudes power from start to finish. Armed with tremor-like kick drums, colossal synth blasts and pounding bass, this cut is why venues ought to have a replacement sound system nearby.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"] John Christian explodes out of any proportion with The Trip that can easily described as monster size thunderous and cracking big room mainstage smasher. Punchy drums, solid and pumping basslines, rough and raw kicks and superb breakdown with very large melody that will not be easily forgotten followed by an orchestral theme that will elevate you right to the top. The crazy effect will slowly lead to the headbanging and very rough drop that will invite the global crowds to jump like there is no tomorrow and enjoy the bassride! A trip for a life time. #PureGold Love iT[/content]
Showcasing a versatile and expansive range of music, Grammy-winning dance music DJ & producer, Afrojack, has today released a new EP titled “Press Play”. The EP features cross-genre dance music from club bangers to melodic anthems to progressive-house and includes an impressive fourteen tracks. Some of the tracks are already released and others are new today. The EP is also being released on Wall Recordings.
“Press Play” is packed with live set fixtures and many collaborations with artists who are signed to Afrojack’s Wall Recordings such as Chico Rose, Chasner, DISTO and Jewelz & Sparks. Fans will enjoy progressive-House-flavored singles like ‘When You’re Gone’ and ‘2012’ to club-oriented cuts such as ‘Let It Rip’ and ‘Own Game’. As the name says, this EP will make fans ‘Press Play’ in an instant and repeat the process to prolong the magic of this fourteen-track melodic journey.
“For me, this was more of a journey to show a different side of me with the different styles of music I’ve been doing,” Afrojack said. “I’ve been playing a lot of tracks with the new artists I signed to my label in my sets, so it made sense to put out all of the music fans have been hearing since Ultra this year on the EP. You’ll hear familiar and unfamiliar sounds with some great artists and I can’t wait for the fans to hear it all.
Named the #8 DJ in the world by DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll (his seventh consecutive year of appearing in the Top 10) and slated to continue that tradition through this year’s voting, Afrojack is one of the most popular dance music acts of today and a sought-after producer who’s won a Grammy for his and David Guetta’s remix of Madonna’s ‘Revolver’ and worked with everyone from Pitbull to Sting and Chris Brown. Coming from a two-year period that saw him drop an array of hits such as ‘Bad Company’ with Dirtcaps, ‘Helium’ with David Guetta and Sia, and a remix of U2’s iconic ‘Get Out Of Your Own Way’, Afrojack continues to bend genres as a musician with an admirable work ethic, huge output and peerless sense of what makes a record erupt in music scenes across the globe. Add to that the gamut of top-tier festivals he wrecks the mainstages of and you know Afrojack is in it to win it whenever he drops a new crowd favorite, let alone an entire fourteen-track EP.
Tracklist:
1. Afrojack - Bringin it back
2. Afrojack ft. Brohug & Titus - Let It Rip
3. Afrojack & MC Ambush - Step Back
4. Afrojack & Chasner - Own Game
5. Afrojack - Another Level
6. Afrojack ft. Jewelz & Sparkz & Esther Dean - When you're gone.
7. Afrojack x Jewelz & Sparks - One More Day (Nicky Romero Remix)
8. Afrojack - Time
9. Afrojack & Chico Rose – 2012
10. Afrojack - Bassride
11. Afrojack & Disto - My City
12. Afrojack & Disto - Put It Down
13. Afrojack & Ricky Breaker - Flawless Victory
14. Afrojack ft. Oliver Twizt & Angger Dimas & MC Ambush - Pop That
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
[item value="10"]Afrojack - Press Play[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Afrojack continues to impress with his worldwide hits and his album Press Play is jam packed with prime time material that any DJ or fan of big dancing beats will adore straight away. The album includes big room, dubstep, and electro house tracks that will keep dancefloors and car players pretty busy. Bringin it back is a powerful mixture of heavy dubstep beats, electronic melodies, big synthy hooks, clever vocal samples and rough distorted basslines. Let It Rip is banging booming groovy electro house with sharp basslines, stomping drums, strong vocals and playful melodies. Step Back is powerful to the bone like leaving unattended a massive bulldozer on the dancefloor without breaks to stop it. Own Game is an excessive big room monster with piano melody and pitched up vocal while the drop is big fat and ferocious to the max. Another Level makes use of robotic vocals while the drop is packed with distorted crazy basslines, heavy drums and razor sharp synths to cut you deep. When you're gone is more ladies friendly track with playful pizzicato style melody in the drop while the singing in the breakdown is smooth and romantic with piano melody to die for. One More Day is included on the fat future house meets big room and in your head Nicky Romero version that festival crowds super adore and they love to clap and jump along. Time is an excellent rave friendly track with rough stomping beats, smashing wonky basslines, cool vocal samples and very nice breakdown with trancy synthy melody perfect for time travel. 2012 is what festival big room sound is about. In your face no holes barred rough beats with harddance infusions to it. Very sweet breakdown followed by thunderous climax perfect to blow your whistles. Bassride as the track suggests is an unstoppable rough electro house smasher that relentlessly builds and keeps the audience bumping along and riding the bass. My City includes distorted vocals upon the wonky distorted basslines while the breakdown includes trap and dubstep sequences. Put It Down is dubstep with attitude that means fat, fast, furious, unconventional and outrageously gorgeous including an old school drum n bass sequence. Flawless Victory combines big synths, danceable dubstep beats and heavy bass while the drop goes the hard dance direction. Finally Pop That is raging, menacing, trap with heavy swinging rough beats while in the second part big epic synth is added to close the album in style. Afrojack service an album that represents what he plays in his sets without the pressure of delivering a worldwide hit. This is Afrojack back to his roots.[/content]
ATB has sought out two exceptional talents to add their vocals and vibes to the new track – the Nashville-based singer-songwriters Conor Matthews and LAUR.
His new single BODY 2 BODY is guaranteed to thrill ATB fans all over the world as the success story continues.
Playing gigs across the USA, in Asia and Europe, ATB is unquestionably one of the biggest legends in trance music.
Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
[item value="10"]ATB feat. Conor Matthews & LAUR — BODY 2 BODY[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]ATB after his marriage to his beloved soul releases the first single from his forthcoming album feat. Conor Matthews & LAUR called BODY 2 BODY. BODY 2 BODY is a superb slice of modern progressive pop with punchy basslines, chunky drums and superb breakdown with piano chords to calm you along with brilliant vocals by Conor Matthews and LAUR. Truly sweet delivery of engaging lyrics that you will find extremely hooky and impossible not to start singing out loud like I do right now for my neighbours to listen and ejjoy with me. The drop has aggressive rough synthy hook and future house touches perfect to carry along big audiences that will bump around with these very explosive sounds. What is missing maybe is a big euphoric synthy hook to make it even more irresistible before the drop but I guess there is always space for club version and remixes.Classy production that shines! #PureGold #PurePop[/content]
Calvo's smashing rendition of Barthezz's anthemic single is one of those cuts that gets everybody dancing all night long. Spiked with big beats and slightly detuned synths to convey every inch of the song's power, 'On The Move' is catchy, energetic and the perfect tool for everyone who wants to turn a great party into a legendary one.
Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
[item value="10"]Calvo - On the Move[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Calvo is cracking the code with On the Move. His rendition of the well known dance anthem is just brilliant. With tribalish grooves, thumping drums, punchy basslines and excellent feel good uplifting synths with certain future meets big room vibes you know the score. This is classy and effective as well so expect to get infected from this goosebumps melody instantly! We are on the move with this one no doubts. #PureGold Love IT [/content]
Making short work of those reluctant to hit the dancefloor, Vigel's brand-new Armada Trice offering sees star vocalist Eric Lumiere add to the magic. A perfect mixture of Vigel's enchanting melodies and Eric Lumiere's golden vocals, 'Hear The Sound' is what you've been after this entire time.
Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
[item value="10"]Vigel feat. Eric Lumiere - Hear The Sound[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Vigel collaborates with the beloved singer Eric Lumiere for the awesome Hear The Sound. The track can be called big room or even progressive trance too. I believe that is destined to satisfy both house and trance fanatics with superb chunky wobbly grooves, cracking electro basslines and most importantly superb vocal by Eric who once again impress my ear with his very solid performance that sounds incredible for the big rooms. The climax or if you wish the drop is powerful to the maximum with stunning synthy stabs and melody that carry you up and away. It has the right amounts of energy and emotion for the peak time memories. Take a shelfie when you Hear The Sound. #PureGold Love IT [/content]
Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[item value="9"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="9"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
[item value="9"]Funkagenda pres. DGTVL & JVMIE - High When I'm Sober[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Funkagenda pres. DGTVL & JVMIE provide on Magik Muzik the stunning and truly rocking High When I'm Sober. The track comes in two very interesting flavours. The original is superb melodic big room progressive banger with very strong memorable vocals and massive uplifting synths. Au5 remix is quite good attempt to sound dubstep. It has definitely the dubstep sound but the execution is not as powerful as someone would expect from it. Definitely more experimental and more abstract without too much bass distortion and it doesn't sound so rough and aggressive as dubstep and bass music sounds so you can even play it on chill out / electronica sets. Check it out!. [/content]
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's Smash The House imprint not only continues to release the hottest tracks to be found in record boxes & on the hardrives of those in electronic music that matter, but possesses a fanbase that continues to mutate, divulging in a range of diverse genres spanning House, Big-Room, Hardstyle & Electronic-Tinged Pop.
For the latest STH big-hitter, Dutch duo Bassjackers return to the previous home of their releases including Beatport #1 'Sound Barrier' and more recently, big-room chart climber 'Last Fight', their freshest production on the imprint - 'The Riddle' - is set to take on the mainstages with a vengeance and bite to match this Spring. Super-charged with rhythmic snaps and accumulating synths that build above a reverberating line of bass, the track's unique hook is that of a pied-piper-style whistle that teases the melody, before gargantuan synths take over, ready to lead listeners into one insane drop.
As funky and boisterous as what we've come to know Bassjackers music as, make no mistake that the unmistakable creativity of 'The Riddle' helps set it apart from their previous work with finesse and attitude, with Smash The House proving the perfect home.
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
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[item value="10"]Bassjackers - The Riddle[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Bassjackers never fail to impress and deliver mainstage tracks that any festival goer will feel obliged to jump really high. The ultimate party anthem has the word The Riddle written all over it. Pumping heavy basslines, bouncy drums, trap meets bass house drop and superb breakdown with whistling or flute like melody that gives instantly goosebumps followed by huge synths that explode out of any proportion and replay that dreamy but very epic hands in the air anthemic melody. You know already the melody but Bassjackers take on it is truly out of this world turbo charged experience. #PureBassPower Love IT [/content]
Marking quite the uplifting gem from Swedish duo Qulinez, 'Feels Like Gold' has that lovely feel-good vibe you can't say no to. Featuring the priceless vocals of Lost Boy and a range of sounds that prove extremely easy on the ear, this cut is ready to conquer the world both on the airwaves and at the biggest festivals.
Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
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[item value="10"]Qulinez - Feels Like Gold (feat. Lost Boy)[/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Qulinez delivers an exceptional feel good old school melodic progressive big room monster house anthem. Feels Like Gold featuring Lost Boy is an absolutely lovable track with pulsating basslines, powerful drums and excellent euphoric feel good synthy riffs. The breakdown is beautiful with the really emotional and inspiring vocals by Lost Boy that stand out with lyrics that has a great story to tell. The drop is old school melodic Swedish house at its finest. Overall is a wonderful track that deserves festival and radio support. #PureGold Love IT[/content]
