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DJ PUMA - LOVESICK
DJ PUMA's LOVESICK rises above the NCS pile, tight bouncy house with a bassline that struts more than it should for a free download.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestOne email per week with the tracks worth your time. No spam, no Coldplay. -
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Where The Warmth Actually Comes From
Read more . . . →Not the DJ’s transitions — the literal fire coming off the platter. Gather round, it’s the warmest thing in the set.
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Dirtybird Radio 533 - Victoria Rawlins
Victoria Rawlins takes over Dirtybird Radio 533 for an hour of low-slung, slightly ridiculous tech house. Save it for momentum.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestWhat you missed this week, minus the corporate emo. -
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The Defqon.1 anthem is the one tradition hardstyle got right
Read more . . . →We’re under two weeks out from Defqon.1, which means it’s time to talk about the one piece of festival marketing that actually rules: the yearly anthem. Every June, Q-dance hands one artist the job of summing up the whole weekend in five minutes of kicks and screaming synths, and somehow it keeps landing. Most festival anthems are forgettable. These are the ones people still scream back a decade later. Here’s the through-line from 2011 to last summer. 1. Noisecontrollers - Unite The one that set the template. 2011 Noisecontrollers is pure early-Defqon euphoria, back when the kick still had a...
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Chase & Status - BADDADAN (KNOCK2 RMX)
Chase & Status's BADDADAN was already a monster. KNOCK2 strips the UK swing and rebuilds it for American bass festivals. Both hit different.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogMade for people who left the room during Yellow. -
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Don Toliver - Body (AYDO8 Flip)
AYDO8 flips Don Toliver's Body into something heavier. That woozy Toliver croon over real sub-bass is exactly what you needed.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogIf you wear this and someone hugs you, that's a real friend. -
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Ten Days On The Line
Read more . . . →In 2008 the workers at American Axle in Three Rivers, Michigan did the responsible thing. The company said the plant would die unless they gave back wages, so they gave back wages — a lot of them watched their pay get cut nearly in half, from $29 an hour to $14.50. They ate the concession to save their jobs. That’s the deal capital always offers in a downturn: bleed now or we close the doors. And for almost two decades they lived with it. Then this month nearly a thousand of them walked off the job at midnight, held the...
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Hardwell & Dyro - Not Alone (Bass Modulators Remix)
Bass Modulators drag Hardwell and Dyro into hardstyle and it punches you in the sternum. Harder, faster, and better for it.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogThree words. One opinion. Cotton. -
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Born On Road & P Money - Bristol Style
P Money over a Born On Road ragga-jungle cut is a layup. Bristol Style is unbothered, bass-heavy, built for a subwoofer and bad intentions.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
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Hardwell - Encoded (2ACES Remix)
2ACES remixes Hardwell's Encoded with festival fireworks energy turned up another notch. Subtlety left the building years ago.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogShips in 3–5 days. The outrage ships immediately.
