So the Mau5meister himself gave us a preview of a new collaboration he’s working on with none other than his bride-to-be Kat Von D. It’s almost a completely new sound for the infamous producer and honestly I feel like its absolutely beautiful. The piano/violin intro coupled with KvD’s vocals are entrancing. Then in comes the deep glitchy bass line which almost seems to whisk you away on some sort of industrial cloud. I’m so amped to hear this sort of cross-genre music, especially coming from such a solid producer as Deadmau5. Definitely need to keep your eyes peeled for whats yet to come. Peep the track below and as always, rage on my friends.
2012 has been a musical awakening for me in so many ways, being introduced to electronic dance music as well as finding a new found passion for the entire art form itself. It has allowed me to meet a multitude of incredible people as well as given me some of the best tracks that an iPod could ever ask for. I was able to attend a bunch of big and small concerts that I never would’ve been to before, as well as opened the doors to many festivals that I have begun to plan for 2013. These 5 tracks can truly define the type of year I had with music and after difficult deliberation I was able to come up with these as my favorite from 2012.
5. “Spectrum” – Zedd feat. Matthew Koma
Possibly one of the biggest breakthrough artists of the year, Zedd was put on the map with his incredible EP of Spectrum that was an anthem in thousands of sets around the globe. Incredible beautiful vocals driven by a crazy electro house drop that stuck with thousands!
4. “Original Don” – Major Lazer (Flosstradamus Remix)
This has to be one of the remixes that brought trap music to the forefront in a mainstream sense and one of the first trap songs I listened to myself. Flosstradamus killed Major Lazer’s Original Don, adding a grimey bassline that would literally get any party raging and had me shouting “RUN THE TRAP” whenever someone was changing a song at a party. Blast this and drop it loooow when we hit the trap.
3. “Arc” – Tritonal vs. Super8 and Tab
Trance has to be the genre that I can truly say I identify with entering into 2013. From countless podcasts and radio shows ranging from A State of Trance to Global DJ Broadcast, “Arc” has gotten a considerable amount of airwave time and for good reason. An incredible uplifting track that’ll bring a smile to anyone’s face guaranteed and one that I wasn’t able to get out of my head all year.
2. “The Veldt” – Deadmau5
Probably one of the most incredible DJ/Producers I’ve ever listened too (and the Dj I’m most excited to see at Ultra Music Festival 15) Deadmau5 has been killing the game for as long as I can remember. The Veldt evokes such raw emotion from anyone who hears it and truly had a special place in my heart from the second I heard it.
1. “Everyday” – Eric Prydz
Probably the production of the year in my opinion is “Everyday” by Eric Prydz. I have heard from multiple sources that the Roseland Ballroom performance may have been the performance of the year with production, sound, and atmosphere to be rivaled by nothing else. I truly hope that progressive house producers have taken what Pryda has done with this song and work to return to the roots of the genre creating unique and uplifting music that can be differentiated between.
We here at Catch My Bass love to bring you great music and this release by electronic producer OVERWERK is great music. He brings a classic electronica feel mixed with a Deadmau5esque vibe to put together 6 awesome tunes. Do your hungover self a favor and listen to his stuff. Support him here or download it here.
Man, do I love this sound from Deadmau5. Such a chill ambient sound with a steady backbeat that’ll reach out to all the groovers. One of the more progressive vibes I’ve gotten from Deadmau5 in a while, check it out for yourself and cop the free download!
When you have the number one DJ in the world Armin van Buuren teaming up with Deadmau5 to make a track together, you know it is going to be big. I cannot wait till the finish product comes out and judging from the preview it is going to be huge.
So, I personally am not a big fan of posting Radio Rips, but this is definitely an exception. This song is just a super funky electro, indie-pop creation. The two acts that have come together in this one is Dubstep God Feed Me and British Indie-Pop band Crystal Fighters.
They both are really high on this song, with Feed Me saying this will definitely make it on to his new album as a part of the mau5trap record label (owned and operated my deadmau5). Crystal Fighters is still trying to gain notoriety stateside, and this might be a good start. They do have a song on the soundtrack for the new FIFA ’13 Game, and that game consistently has the greatest soundtrack of video game, so that bodes well for them.
Again, this is a rip from BBC Radio so I’m not giving you great quality here, but this is a song you just have to hear.
Claiming to have made the most expensive electronic dance music video ever, Deadmau5 lived up to the expectation in this visually stunning production for his latest single “Professional Griefers”! Watch the full length video here and see what you think. Deadmau5′s “album title goes here” drops in September and is sure to be a treat for all
