Some Up and Comers

SoulRise Sessions 2.5 : Risque Biznast,"sultry, funky, erotic, eclectronica for your mind, body and soul," is definitive of the aesthetic that North House Music espouses. The North House Music crew constantly strives to find rising star producers and bring their music to the masses by presenting them in epic sets with old-guard heavy hitters... This week's set from Möet is a blend of reinterps and originals by the likes of Arion, Bad Robotz!, BasssGhost, Cherokee,  R3hab, and The Hi-Yahs along side Claude Von Stroke, Deftones, Digitalism, Damian Marley, Dr. Dre, Fedde Le Grand, Jack Beats, Kaskade, Laid Back Luke, Method Man, Nas, New Order and Skylar Grey.

Here's the full playlist and a stream/download...



Mambo Jet - Cherokee
As We Enter - Nas and Damian Marley v. Tinnie Tempah
Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club v The Twelves
Just Me and My Music - Danny Dance
Put Your Hands Up For Detroit- Fedde Le Grande v. Claude Von Stroke
Last Friday Night - Katie Perry v. Laidback Luke
Love Will Pull Us Through - Danny Dance
Jetstream - New Order v. Jacques Lu Cont
You've seen The Butcher - Deftones v. Mustard Pimp
Stars Align Tomorrow - Kaskade
Rebound - Agent K & Bella v. Bad Robotz!
Heartbeat - Dabruck & Klein
The Uprising - Hypster
The Bottle Song - R3hab
Bilingual - Jose Nunez
Did You Catch Something - The Hi-Yahs
N.A.S.A. Music - N.A.S.A. ft. Method Man, E40 & DJ Swamp
Out of Body - Jack Beats
2 Hearts - Digitalism
All Night - Jack Beats ft. John B
Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People v. Butch Clancy
I Need A Doctor - Dr. Dre ft. Skylar Grey (Arion Dubstep Remix)
Breathe Me - Sia v. Simon Whitehead
The Funeral - Band of Horse v. Butch Clancy
Put Your Finger In Me - Basss Ghost

And for those that want to get a bit more 411 on the newcomers listed above, keep scrolling...


Arion

Basic Information

Genre	Dubstep/Hip-Hop/R&B/Pop/Techno/Trance/House/Electro
Members	ARION
Hometown	The Cold North
About	[Twitter: @OfficialArion] Contact Email: arionmusic@gmail.com

Current Location	Mississauga, ON
Press Contact	arionmusic@gmail.com
Artists We Also Like	J. Melody

Bad Robotz!
All we know about them is that they hail from Birmingham, Alabama and they make dope remixes!
Now that's uuuuuunderground!

Agent K & Bella - Rebound (Bad Robotz! Remix) Free Download!! by Bad Robotz!

BasssGhost

Hails from Bend, Oregon and is one prolific and zen dude. Self-taught and getting better every year with determination and a little help of his friends!

Biggie vs. Nate Dogg vs. Adina Howard - Would Ya Sing Real Nice? (BasssGhost Blend) by BasssGhost


Cherokee
"CHEROKEE is a french house duo formed by Terence and Dorian. Both are close friends and already worked together through the collective High Night created along with their pal Jesse. They were able to win today's French house scene's confidence with their respective solo projects: Darius and HYKN. Influenced by the legendary labels Roulé and Crydamoure, it didn't take a long time for them to understand they needed to work together on one and the same song."

Onset by Cherokee (Official)


R3hab
Another great Dutch producer on the rise... Keep an eye on this cat, I predict that he will be the next Afrojack in 2012-2013!
Afrojack & R3hab - Prutataaa (Original Mix) by R3HAB

The Hi-Yahs
We've been music-crushing on them since we discovered them two months ago...
Basic Information

Genre	dubstep & electronic electronic music house music rap & hip-hop
Hometown	Dallas,TX
About	http://thehi-yahs.bandcamp.com/

Description	For booking email them at Info@thehi-yahs.com
Biography	A music group that has traveled through space and time and descended from the heavens to make everyone dance.
Current Location	Dallas,TX

Cool Remixing Toys

DeeJays are known for usually being the person who has the version of your favorite song you can’t seem to find anywhere you look for it. That is for several different reasons I am not at liberty to discuss because of the code of ethics a true deejay follows. I will however tell you that most deejays either makes there own remix or follow deejays why do.

Here at North House Music we have producers and deejays we follow separately and alike. I’ve chosen not to start a heated debate as to which the best are, but rather discuss the tools they make to discuss their remixes and re-edits.

First we have the KORG Electribe EMX-1



Next up is the KORG Electribe ESX-1. The main difference here is that this particular version is more of a sampler than synth oscillator, but with both still being groove boxes.



Now on to some of my favorites...Both of the KORG Electribes are considered groove machines or groove boxes meaning they can be used to sequence drums. I feel that for the more unique sounds it is best to buy a few external toys like these KORG Kaoss Pads that follow. I know I am showing alot of KORG products. I mostly bought KORG because of fidelity and compatibility.

Here's the KORG KP3, which is a touch screen dynamic effects processor and sampler.



And of course the KORG Kaossillator Pro...



Here's a great side by side comparison:



There are many other things out there for music creation, but as far as remixing quickly and with high fidelity these are some great products to check out.

Play Something I Can Dance To

Contributing to the evolution of the underground music scene in Southwest Florida presents many challenges including finding a balance between what people are used to hearing and introducing them to styles that are unfamiliar. From time to time me and TREND will get asked if we can "play something that I can dance to" by a member of the audience. This inevitably happens when people around the room are grooving to what we are bumping. Being the type of gent that I am, rather than taking this offensively, I tend to redirect their attention to the people dancing and shrug... My humble indication that if others are dancing to it, maybe you should try that...

But recently I've been reflecting on the fact that perhaps what's being asked of us is instruction. One of my strongest beliefs is that as a human species we are all one family dancing our way into existence. And the music we dance to is the expression of our shared emotional experiences here on Earth. That movement that we are compelled to act out is one of the common threads that weaves us all together into one people with one story.

Although Dubstep has been around in various forms for nearly a decade, this relatively new form of sound vibration made huge surges around the world in the last 3 years. While it has begun to filter into Top 40 tracks, radio and television ads, and even movie scores, one question that stills seems to be daunting people is how to dance to it.

With half-rhythm drum patterns ranging from 66.5 to 71 BPM, dubstep is typically propelled by wobbly basslines that are running at twice the beats per minute. This can cause a disconnect for dancers who are used to keeping pace with the snare, kicks and highs of the beat. The nature and structure of this style calls for more interpretative dance such as some of the examples below:

Cookie Monsta - Optimus Prime
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Cubism - Humans v2.0
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Blue Foundation - Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)
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MiM0SA - Sirius
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Datsik - Southpaw Style
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And for those of you that feel more comfortable in a group, here's an example of some strength in numbers:

La Preuve 4 aka Dubstep Dance France




Even Producers envision what fresh moves to dubstep might look like. Here's two examples of videos synced to nasty wobble:

DS 4 dubSteP Nation - DeeP Relax



Girls v. Guys Dubstep Video



The point is that it doesn't really matter how or where you choose to dance, as long as you are feeling the music and you are brave enough to access how it makes you feel, by giving your body permission to express the emotions, you'll be dancing to whatever's played.

Möet

Dub Whamp Drums and Wobble

Here's the top 5 dank tracks I found on Soundcloud this week. Some of these came by way of introduction and some from exploration, but the common thread between them is that they all expand the familiar aspects of the styles of music expressed into uncharted territory...

First up is "Original Dub" by Klumzy, a producer out of the UK, he brings us a LTJ Bukem inspired deep roller...

"Original Dub" - Klumzy

ORIGINAL DUB MIXDOWN by KLUMZY

Next, hailing from the slopes of Mt. Bachelor in Oregon is BasssGhost, who has been innovating on  the tribal/meditative tip for last 8 years that I've known him and never fails to bring out aspects of the frenetic from the depths of chill... Epitomizes the explosive qualities of fire and ice.

"Aztec Earth Goddess" - BasssGhost

AztecEarthGoddess (Take 4) by BasssGhost

The Hi-Yah's have quickly become one of my favorite production outfits. There interpretation of Martin Solveig and Dragonette's club smasher "Hello" is one of the hardest hitting remixes of what was originally a very pop-oriented song.

Hello (The Hi-Yahs Remix) by The Hi-Yahs

And these Dallas,Texas natives live up to the reputation of everything being bigger, at least when it comes to the bass lines in their dubstep rework of Ace Hood's "Hustle Hard". Naaaaaahsty!

Hustle Hard (The Hi-Yahs remix) by The Hi-Yahs

Speaking of groups that go hard, Germany's digitalism never fails to excel when it comes to their production. On the"2 Hearts (Amazona Boys Remix)" you'll find driving, dance floor friendly beats, progressive, electro atmospherics, indie dance lyrics and vocals, and quality drops wrapped in a blanket of dreamy synths and pads... Think Duran Duran meets Kraftwerk meets Le CastleVania. <===[FREE BONUS MATERIAL at previous link]=== d-_-b

2 Hearts (Amazona Boys Remix) by digitalism_official

BONUS: Some Whamp and Wobble...

Gotta love this isht ;-)

Flux Pavilion - Bass Cannon (SubFiltronik Remix) DOWNLOAD LINK IN DESCRIPTION!!!!!!!! by SUBFILTRONIK!!!™

Rusko-Everyday (Netsky Remix) by maddecent

the backstory and a little treat

Most that know me personally know that I have been a lyricist for many, many years (12 years to be exact). I have always been driven by music, seeing how it's the only thing that gives me a genuine feeling of satisfaction.

So between stints in the Army and college I always had music as my underlying force. I have been in and out of studios, done many shows, and worked with many people. Still I always felt a void at the end of the day. Now to the present; I decided it was time to do something. Since I have been bartending for many years and making great money it was time to stop going out and blowing money on booze and fun and start focusing.

I found my way into mixing records because of the fact that every time I looked through anyone's iPod I would find an artist I loved but never the songs I liked by that artist. Yet people loved what I had on my iPod, so I started mixing records a few months ago on some turntables I bought. I quickly realized vinyl, although classic, was a total drag and expensive. So I decided to go digital. My list of equipment:

-Black Macbook
-Focusrite Saffire 6
-Hercules Steel Controller
-APC40
-MPK25
-Ableton Live 8
-Korg Electribe EMX1
-Korg Kaossilator Pro
-Korg KP3 effects processor
-2 Rokit 5's
-2 Stanton ST150's
-Stanton M203 Mixer

Now my PA is BAD ASS:

-12 channel Soundcraft Mixer
-DBX rack
-4000 Watt Crown Amplifier
-2 JBL Mrx 525's

I am driven to bring my ideal sound to all those who will listen and jam... driven to be my own boss. When DJ Möet and I met, I almost instantaneously started to brainstorm and implement the master plan. As a business partner he is brilliantly intelligent and well thought out, and as a musician he is permanently inspired. Additionally, this guy has put me under his wing and taught me what 12 years of spinning records has taught him...

So with out further ado I am proud to post my first mix. It has a solid mix of artists that break the mold and producers that are creatively incredible.

Stay tuned for re-edits by TREND and DJ Möet.

Download..push play...turn it up...jam to it...spread the word...BE EASY


Set A Trend by trendthedj

1. Gorgeous // Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Notorious BIG (Young Church Beats)
2. Arvenne & Misk // Love & Lust (Tag Terror Edit)
3. The Bomb // Buckethead
4. Chromeo // Night by Night (Smalltowen DJs Remix)
5. Daft Punk // Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
6. The Dream // Walkin' on the Moon (X MIX)
7. Far East Movement ft. Dev, T-Pain // Like a G6 (T Mix)
8. Neyo vs Chromeo // 100% Closer (Pomatic Edit)
9. Beautiful // Brookes Brothers (NAPT Remix)
10. Bell Biv Devoe // Poison (Hype Jones 2011 Remix)
11. Heavy D // Nuttin But Luv (Hype Jones 2011 Remix)
12. Kanye West // Stronger (A-Trak Remix)
13. Lupe Fiasco vs Deadmau5 // Kick Push N Stuff (Touch Face Mash Up)
14. David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi // Memories (Bingo Players Remix)
15. Dev // In The Dark (Hype Jones Remix)
16. Estelle // American Boy (Soul Seekerz Club Mix)
17. Rihanna Feat. Britney Spears // S&M (Remix)
18. Mysto & Pizzi vs Deadmau5 // Ghosts R Watching
19. Kanye West ft. LMFAO // Love Lockdown (Party Rock Remix)
20. Ludacris // One More Drink (Loud Party Remix)
21. Mike Posner ft. Clinton Sparks // Ambiguous (Disco Fries Remix)
22. Klass & The Bodybangers // Freak (Klass Mix)
23. Shaan Saigol // Bite Down
24. Martin Solveig and Dragonette // Hello (Dada Life Remix)
25. David Guetta ft. Akon // Sexy Bitch (Crookers Remix)
26. Chris Brown // Beautiful People (Joe Fresh Remix)
27. Lady Gaga ft. Marilyn Manson // Love Game (Chew Fu Remix)
28. Soft Cell // Tainted Love (Warped Bass x Richard Grey Remix)
29. Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me (Skeet Skeet Remix)
30. Rick Ross // Party Rock Hustlin (KONTROL Mash)
31. Katy Perry // E.T. (Noisia Dubstep Remix)
32. Jay-Z - Big Pimpin (SUBshockers Dubstep Remix)
33. Benny Benassi // Electroman (Dirtyphonics Dubstep Remix)
34. Bare and Datsik // King Kong