What’s up with all the dirty drops?

Progressive House , , ,
Ok, this is officially getting out of hand. It seems like there is a new trend in electronic music these days, where most tracks tend to go dirty after the drop. I HATE THAT. Can we please ditch the junky, gimmicky drops and go back to the melodious, anthemic, hands-in-the-air stuff?

Don’t know what I’m talking about? Here is a case in point:

Kaskade, one of the best producers of our generation, puts out this gorgeous collab with Lights. Amazing vocals, vintage Kaskade build up and then….? Swanky Tunes shows up and takes a gigantic dump on the song with his dirty, repetitive drop. Thanks for nothing Swanky Tunes – get the hell out of this song!




Fortunately for us all, Matt Green feels the same way. His bootleg rescues this song by reverting to the gorgeous anthemic drop that this track deserves.
Check it our here

… Read more
Read More »

Pro Raver’s ‘Fly Off The Treadmill’ Top 25

Pro Raver Top Charts, Run To This
Need some fresh new beats to get you amped for your next workout?

Time to ditch that lame hip hop and Billboard Top 40 stuff because Pro Raver’s ‘Fly Off The Treadmill’ Top 25 is back and better than ever:

1. Sultan & Ned Shepard vs Thomas Sagstad feat Dirty Vegas – Somebody To Love (Third Party Mix)
2. Deniz Koyu feat Wynter Gordon – Follow You
3. Burns – Lies (Otto Knows Remix)
4. Florence & The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Extended Mix)
5. The Aston Shuffle vs Tommy Trash – Sunrise (Won’t Get Lost) (Tommy Trash Version)
6. Eric Prydz – Every Day
7. David Guetta feat Taped Rai – Just One Last Time (Hard Rock Sofa Remix)
8. Showtek & Justin Prime – Cannonball
9. Discopolis – Committed To Sparkle Motion (Dubvision Remix)
10. Calvin Harris feat Tinie Tempah – Drinking From The Bottle
11. W&W – Lift Off!
12. Nicky Romero & NERVO – Like Home
13. Calvin Harris feat Ayah Marar – Thinking About You
14. Swedish House Mafia feat John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child (Extended Mix)
15. Steve Aoki feat Wynter Gordon – Ladi Dadi (Tommy Trash Instrumental Mix)
16. 

… Read more
Read More »

Reminiscing 2012: Porter Robinson – Language

Progressive House ,
This sensory explosion masquerading as an EDM track was a ‘mushroom cloud laying mofo’ at festivals in the year 2012. When we look back, with nostalgia, at this excellent year for house music, no song will bring back the memories quite like ‘Language’ by Porter Robinson.

Vocals in electronic music has been a recurring and polarizing issue. And rightly so, because there is a fine fine line between emotive or uplifting and cheesy. It is really easy to mess things up. I believe that meaningful vocals, when lightly sprinkled in, can add a lot of value to a production. Ultimately, however, the electronic melodies, riff and bass need to carry the track. ‘Language’ is an excellent example of vocals done right, as mid track things come a screeching halt, and we are treated to this sublime verse:

Give me release
Let the waves of time and space surround me
Yeah
Cause I need room to breathe
Let me float back to the place you found me
I’ll be ok

*goosebumps*

… Read more
Read More »

Calvin Harris feat Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing

Progressive House , ,
After a couple of sub-par, sell out productions, the Calvin Harris we know and love has returned with a vengeance. His remix of Florence and the Machine’s bedazzling ‘Spectrum’ was a beast of a track, and now he teams up once again with Florence Welch on the magnificent ‘Sweet Nothing’. Florence’s lustrous vocals over Harris’ electric riff makes for one hell of a banger.



… Read more
Read More »

Pro Raver’s "Fly Off The Treadmill" September Special

Progressive House , ,
I have been consumed by Deniz Koyu’s new behemoth of a track lately. When it dropped at Lavo last weekend, I almost jumped through roof. And when it  played on my iPod this evening, I damn near flew off the treadmill! In that spirit, I have decided to create a new series where I will introduce you to hard hitting electro and progressive jams that are perfect for your ‘Running’ playlist. Without further ado, here is Pro Raver’s first “Fly Off The Treadmill” special, Deniz Koyou’s masterful production “Follow You”:

… Read more

Read More »

Pro Raver’s Sizzling Summer Top 25 (2012)

Pro Raver Top Charts, Run To This
We’re about half way through the summer so if you don’t have these tracks on your iPod you are slacking:
1. Zedd – Spectrum
2. Alesso vs Keane – Silenced By The Night
3. Cazzette – Beam Me Up (Kill Mode)
4. Alesso & Dirty South – City Of Dreams
5. Sander van Doorn feat Mayaeni – Nothing Inside
6. Chuckie & Promise Land ft Amanda Wilson – Breaking Up
7. Nero vs Micheal Woods vs Cassius – I Love Bullet Promises (Dirty South Mash Up)
8. Project 46 feat Andrew Allen – Reasons
9. Avicii vs Lenny Kravitz – Superlove
10. Alesso – Years (Project 46 Praise You Edit)
11. Miike Snow – Devil’s Work (Dirty South Remix)
12. Avicii feat Salem Al Fakir – Silhouettes
13. James Egbert – Back To New (3LAU Remix)
14. Miike Snow – The Wave (Thomas Gold Remix)
15. Dada Life – White Noise / Red Meat
16. Avicii vs Nicky Romero – Nicktim
17. Alesso – Clash
18. Sandro Silva & Quintino – Epic
19. Tommy Trash – Cascade
20. Thomas Gold – Sing2Me
21. Above & Beyond feat Zoe Johnston – Love Is Not Enough
22. Laidback Luke feat Chuckie & Martin Solveig – 1234
23.
… Read more
Read More »