Secret Stash! #2

This unknown duo Dolby Anol is doing it right and doing dancy!

Cold Blank

A group that has really caught my attention lately is Cold Blank. It actually makes me feel silly for being a DJ and not being very familiar with their music earlier. The Los Angeles duo Christopher Gaspar and Manuel Luquin have a whole catalog of tunes to go through, this particular particular remix could ravage any dance floor. Also props to Peacetreaty who made the original track and played here in Honolulu last Wednesday.

Video of the Day! #6

What the fuck is this you might ask? couldn't tell ya haha, but it is the sickest thing since the black plague.

Thanksgiving! Porter! Madeon! and Video of the Day #5!

Happy thanksgiving everyone! today we commemorate the day the settlers came over and killed all the native Americans and now we eat a lot of food. Or something like that. Anyway I wasn't able to make it home for Thanksgiving so last night I saw Porter Robinson at the Aloha Tower in Honolulu. It was a relly good time. The rave was somewhat small, only to stages, and I figure they lost a lot of people to the Afrojack show happening at the same time. I am a little bummed I missed Afrojack because at the last minute they added Peacetreaty to the lineup, and the from the videos it looks like it was MASSIVE. That being said, I am really glad I got to see Porter. While Afrojack might be more popular, in my eyes (or ears) Porter has more talent. I get a little sick of the Dutch house because it seems a little repetitive sometimes. Porter's music has a lot of different flavors and melodies. He also really killed it last night! This guy is not just a producer, he can really mix better than a lot of live DJs I have seen. At no point did I feel like he was just shuffling an Ipod, he was engaged with the crowd and blew all the little raver's brains out.

Now that I have blabbed on about Porter again, I will move on to today's featured artist: Madeon. Madeon is only 17 and he is already becoming one the most respected artists on the scene. He is absolute fire on the Novation pad, and if you don't know what I mean by that watch the video below. I would kill to see Madeon and he would kill me right back, but he frequents the Europe shows and as far as I know he has only made it to New York in terms of the U.S.  
Anyway, if you haven't checked this kid out yet, you better get on it.

Porter Robinson

Looks like I will spending my thanksgiving seeing Porter Robinson live here in Honolulu. I don't have money for a flight home so I will be missing my family, but I am discovering that this should be a pretty sweet replacement. Afrojack is actually playing a show here the same night... but listening to Porter lately has really swayed my vote and I have heard he is incredible live. Coming from sources who have seen both Afrojack and Porter, they have recommended the latter. Here is an example of this guys work, I feel he is definitely on the rise.

Video of the Day! #4

Not many of people have heard of the Swedish electro pop duo Staygold, but they are pretty rad. They only have a few songs that I am aware of and they don't seem all that popular. I love this song though and it even includes Robyn and Spank Rock! This looks like one crazy show.

Pantyraid

Pantyraid is the brainchild of aspiring electronic artists Martin Folb (MartyParty) and Josh Mayer (Ooah). The group met on the West Coast and had an instant bond of electronic style. Their music cannot fully be classified in to one genre, but draws from hiphop, glitch, and dubstep to name a few. I really enjoy the melodic harmony combined with hard hitting beats. The drop in this song is particularly impressive. Pantyraid has only graced us with one album "The Sauce" and a record with the songs "Beba" and this track "Get the Money". We will be paying close attention to the much awaited next release. For now enjoy this!