Dutch progressive house duo, Vicetone, has only been on the EDM radar for about a year, but their resume is already far superior to most industry stalwarts. When I first stumbled upon their remix of Zedd’s ‘Clarity’, I was blown away, and immediately pegged them as a name to watch out for in the future. Nine months later, here we are, with Vicetone already garnering support from the likes of Nicky Romero, and quickly getting penciled into main stage line-ups across the festival circuit. It might already be too late, but if Vicetone were a stock, I’d say “buy buy buy… and hold!”. These guys are here to stay.
So what is it about their sound? It’s probably really hard to capture in a paragraph, but as far as progressive house is concerned, these guys just ‘get it’. Gritty, unrelenting bass lines, pulsating chords, scintillating melodies and euphoric top lines all weave together to form a rich tapestry of sonic perfection. Throw in their penchant for thunderous drops and it’s no wonder that they’ve been churning out an assembly line of quality, peak-time anthems. Trust me, this is ‘fist through the roof’ stuff! Note: If you like to hit the gym, put Vicetone on your ‘Running’ playlist and watch your treadmill morph into a jetpack!
Here are a few of my favorite Vicetone tracks (in no particular order):
Nicky Romero vs Krewella – Legacy (Vicetone Remix):
Vicetone – Tremble:
Zedd feat Foxes – Clarity (Vicetone Remix):
Youngblood Hawke – We Come Running (Vicetone Remix):
Vicetone feat Collin McLoughlin – Heartbeat:
Vicetone feat Johnny Rose – Stars:
Fedde Le Grande & Nicky Romero feat Matthew Koma – Sparks (Vicetone Remix):
Morgan Page feat Lissie – The Longest Road (Vicetone 2012 Bootleg Remix):
Vicetone feat Barack Obama – Hope:
Dr P feat Eva Simons – Bulletproof (Vicetone Remix):
Vicetone – Harmony:
Vicetone – Twenty:
Cazzette – Weapon (Vicetone Remix):
NERVO – Hold On (Vicetone Remix):
There’s several other tracks that you can check out on their official SoundCloud page. Best of all, several of these tracks can be downloaded for free off their Facebook page! There’s other tracks in the pipeline too, such as ‘White Lie’ with Chloe Angelides, and their remix of Cash Cash’s ‘Overtime’, so brace yourself for more progressive goodness in the near future.
Enjoy!