March 4, 2014

Son Lux – Flickers (Zeds Dead Remix) [FREE Download]

by Jake Groch EDM, Heavy • Tags: bass music, Canada, DC, DC & Hooks, Downtempo, Dubstep, EDM, EDM Blogs, electronic, Electronic Dance Music, Flickers, Free, Free Download, Hook, Jake Groch, Rager Onions, Remix, Son Lux, Zeds Dead

Zeds Dead, more like Zeds…

Give me a minute here.

Zeds…uhh, AHEAD!

There it is. Boom, bitches. Jake’s back and he’s badder than ever. Now, onto the main event.

Ah yes, Zeds Dead is notably ahead of the game when it comes to producing quality, dubstep-influenced tunes time and time again. Consistency is a trait to be admired in an artist, especially when speaking of electronic dance music producers. It seems all too often these days I disappointingly find myself unfulfilled when a prospective up-and-coming DJ’s follow-up releases simply cannot hold water in comparison to their former track (which originally caught my ears).

Canadian producers DC and Hooks of Zeds Dead are indeed some of the first artists that come to mind in a discussion regarding the best producers in the electronic dance music game.

Tell me I’m wrong. Do it. I swear to Allah, I will take you out.

June 7, 2013

Chicago’s Very Own EDM Festival: Zeds Dead [SAMF Artist Spotlight]

by Jake Groch EDM, Heavy • Tags: bass music, Basshead Music, Bruce Willis, Chicago, DC, DC and Hooks, Dim Mak, Drum and Bass, drumstep, Dubstep, Dylan Mamid, EDM, EDM Blogs, Electro House, Fresh Beetz, Gltich, Hip-Hop, Hooks, Hypnotic Records, Inspected Records, Jake Groch, Mad Decent, Mad Decent Block Party, Mass Productions, MP Records, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, SAMF, San City Records, Saturday, Spring Awakening Music Festival, Toronto, Ultra Records, XL Recordings, Zach Rapp-Rovan

Names: Dylan Mamid (aka DC) and Zach Rapp-Rovan (aka Hooks)

From: Toronto, Canada

Origin of Artist Name: Zeds Dead is a reference to a line by Bruce Willis in Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece: Pulp Fiction.

Formerly Known As: Mass Productions also known as MP Records (primarily a hip-hop label)

Genres: Bass Music, Dubstep, Drumstep, Drum and Bass, Electro House, Glitch

Labels: San City High Records, XL Recordings, Hypnotic Records, Mad Decent, Dim Mak, Ultra, Basshead Music, Inspected Records

Upcoming Shows: (besides their relentless 35 show tour) Paradiso, Ottowa Bluesfest, Mad Decent Block Party, Mysteryland, Pukkelpop

Spring Awakening Music Festival Info: Saturday (June 15th) 8:30 – 9:30 on Da Equinox Stage 2

DC and Hooks have a long history together. Their friendship was forged over a mutual passion for Hip-Hop and music production when they were merely teenagers. Very early in the duo’s career, they produced an LP of hip-hop influenced instrumentals titled Fresh Beetz, but a stagnancy in the scene left the boys craving from something new and fresh.

In 2009 they began their introduction into electronic dance music. Zeds Dead is the tandem’s effort to coagulate ‘the ecstasy and comradery of house, the heart pummeling thrill of Drum and Bass, the beauty of ambient music, and the heaviness of electro – all in one sound’. Since then, the sky has been the limit for Zeds Dead. With countless releases on many of the leviathan labels in EDM, DC and Hooks have solidified their name among the biggest names in the business. Working on a largely dubstep-influenced platform, Zeds Dead is sure to get your blood pumping next week in Chicago.

They are certainly a group you will regret passing up.

June 6, 2013

Zeds Dead – Altered States EP [A Spectrum of Emotion][Weird Heavy]

by Jake Groch EDM, Heavy • Tags: Altered States EP, bass music, Bootleg, Branchez, DC, DJ Green Lantern, Drum and Bass, drumstep, Dubstep, EDM Blogs, Green Lantern, Heavy, Hooks, Jake Groch, Mad Decent, Open, Paper Diamond, PaperHype, Protohype, Rhye, Splitting Atoms, The Altered States Tour, Toronto, Trap, Ultra Records, Zeds Dead

Zeds Dead is kicking off the announcement of their forthcoming tour with a bang.

This tandem of Canadian grime-masters are serving up a new sound to their listeners, along with a taste of the other artists accompanying them on The Altered States Tour. It would seem that Zeds Dead is in full creative control for this tour, bringing along artists they have hand selected. According to DC and Hooks’ Facebook page, this grueling 35-show tour celebrates the fact that music has the power to make us experience an entire spectrum of emotions – and possesses the ability to alter our perceptions.

The given lineup is meant to ALTER one’s STATE of consciousness throughout the night. Those chosen to support the duo include: Paper Diamond, DJ Green Lantern and Branchez. We think this whole thing sounds pretty dope.

You in?