May 2, 2014

The Top 5 EPs of This (1/3) Year

by Jake Groch EDM • Tags: 10, 2014, 54, alive, Alma, Alumni, and, Apart, April, Artists, Audrey, Barely, Bass, Blogs, Botnek, Casablanca, Castle, Chas, Dance, Deadmau5, Directive, Dirty, Dirtyphonics, Drum, drumstep, Dubstep, EDM, electro, electronic, Ellie, Emperor, EP, EPs, Flinch, Foreplay, funky, Galantis, Glitch, Goudie, Goulding, Groch, happy, Heavy, Hop, house, Jake, Keegan, Kerli, Kill Paris, Late, LAXX, Le, Lions, Marty, Mau5trap, Memtrix, music, Myon, Napoleon, Neosignal, Never Say Die, Nick, Night, of, Original, OWSLA, Records, Remix, Riot, Rod, Seven, Shane, Songs, Splitbreed, Spock, Step One, Ten, Thayer, Top, Trance, Vania, Various, Virtual, Worlds

These are never easy. Besides dealing with the inevitable bickering that occurs between the Rager crew members, I get a lot of shit from my sixty year old mother actually. She likes that super grimy shit, you know? The kind of music you get down and ultra dirty to. She’s really into free love these days. Look her up.

However, I’m probably going to get a frying pan upside the head for this next list…maybe the LAXX will save me.

5. LAXX – Step One [Never Say Die]

Going hard in the paint, err…I mean studio.

4. Various Artists – Prophication Remix EP [Mau5trap]

Giant remixes to an even bigger EP from last year.

3. Kill Paris – Foreplay EP [OWSLA]

Thank you for another awkward music boner KP.

2. Seven Lions – Worlds Apart [Casablanca Records]

You kidding me, Seven Lions? You’re not of this Earth.

1. Galantis – Galantis EP [Big Beat Records]

Christian Karlsson of Miike Snow and Linus Eklow aka Style Of Eye = Galantis

Honorable Mention: Barely Alive – Lost In The Internet EP [Disciple]

Just about every producer and their mother have attempted to remix a piece of Barely Alive’s latest masterpiece.

December 9, 2013

Krewella – Troll Mix Vol. 7: Jingle Troll Rock [FREE DOWNLOAD]

by Jake Groch EDM, Funky, Happy, Heavy • Tags: ak9, Alex Kidd, alive, Amba Shepherd, Anne Savage, Apollo, Barely Alive, Booyah, Cash Cash, Chicago, Dancing With The Devil, Dead Robot, DMNDZ, Dotexe, drumstep, Dubstep, EDM, EDM Blogs, Electro House, Electronic Dance Music, Far Too Loud, FTampa, Jahan Yousaf, Jake Groch, Knife Party, Kove, Krewella, Legacy, Live For The Night, LRAD, Nicky Romero, Noisecontrollers, One Minute, Rain Man, Rebourne, Scatta, Showtek, SKIsM, Skrillex, The Prototypes, The Two Friends, We Are One, Xilent, Yasmine Yousaf

Jingle Troll, Jingle Troll, Jingle Troll Rock…

The Chicago native trifecta known by all as Krewella is back, serving up another fresh edition to their famous “Troll Mix” series. The holidays are just around the corner and the Krew thought it appropriate to title this hour long mix, “Jingle Troll Rock.”

This will be Jahan, Yasmin and the Rain Man’s seventh installment to their mix tape series, and it just may be the best one yet. It all just goes to show why Krewella is one of the most recognizable names in electronic dance music today. With unprecedented releases, engrossing live sets with vocals and a gigantic following in the United States, this trio of producers is sure to be the face of EDM in 2014.

Happy Holidays from our crew here at Rager Onions (see what we did there? subtle.)

TRACK LIST:

Skrillex -‐ Scatta (dead robot’s Drumstep bootleg)
Skism -‐ Rave Review (ak9’s in your face mix)
The Two Friends ft. Jeff Sontag -‐ sedated (barely alive remix)
The Prototypes -‐ Suffocate vip
Knife party -‐ LRAD (The Prototypes Booty Call).
Krewella -‐ One Minute (Dotexe’s dopest dope remix)
Far Too Loud -‐ Trailmixing.
Apollo feat. amba shepherd (Noisecontrollers remix)
Unknown -‐ Cant Control myself.
Showtek -‐ Booyah (Cash Cash remix)
Krewella -‐ Live for the night (xilent remix)
Organ Donors -‐ Mach 2 (shuse & ryoji takahashi remix)
Organ Donors -‐ Devolution (Anne Savage remix)
Krewella -‐ Alive (Rebourne Remix)
FTampa -‐ Hero
Alex Kidd -‐ Tiptoes
John Newman -‐ Love Me Again (kove remix)
Krewella -‐ Dancing With The Devil
Twinz Beatz -‐ Kronos (tb bass so hard remix)
Nicky Romero feat. Krewella -‐ Legacy (Candyland’s OG remix)
Krewella -‐ We Are One (DMNDZ remix)

May 28, 2013

Empire of the Awesome: ‘Alive’ Remixes From Zedd, David Guetta & Mat Zo [HAPPY]

by Jake Groch EDM, Happy • Tags: alive, Alive Remix, Alive Remix EP, Astralwerks, David Guett, EDM, electro, empire of the sun, Ice on the Dune, Jonathan Sloan, Luke Steele, Mat Zo, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Pnau, Remix, Sleepy Jackson, Steven Bach, Zedd

Some of the brightest stars in EDM have shined their creative light onto the most recent single from the dreamy, electro-pop duo known as Empire of the Sun.

It would appear as if their single titled ‘Alive’ has stirred some inspiration into a few of our favorite producers. Subsequent to the release of Zedd‘s remix teaser, the king of EDM himself, David Guetta, has followed suit with his own take on the increasingly popular track. In addition, up-and-coming producer Mat Zo has offered up his version of the remix as well.

There is much to be said about an original track that earns remixes from such colossal names. To begin, the fact that these producers chose to work with the song grants us insight into how talented the original artist truly is. It also gives the listener a chance to understand what kind of sounds or styles the artists themselves draw from. The sheer difference in the sound of each remix leads us to believe that the adaptability of Empire of the Sun’s single is yet another reason why some of EDM’s biggest names hopped on board for this remix.

Give all of them a listen and be sure to watch for the full remix EP, which is set to drop May 28th. If you like these jams, then you are sure to like the original. ‘Alive‘ is the single from their forthcoming album Ice on the Dune, which will be released in June. No rhymes were intended in the making of this post.

And of course, the original.

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