October 1, 2013

From Chicago? Like Music? Like Fun? Here’s Our Top 10 Must See Fall Concerts

by chasgoudie EDM, Funky, Happy, Heavy • Tags: Alesso, Amon Tobin, Atmosphere, Candyland, Chas Goudie, Chicago EDM, Chicago EDM shows, Danny Brown, Destroid, Disclosure, EDM, EDM Blogs, Griz, Kill Paris, Krewella, Pretty Lights, Seven Lions, Sound Remedy, TOKiMONSTA, Tommy Trash, Wolfgang Gartner

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September 11, 2013

Excision | The Shambhala Mixes [FREE]

by Jake Groch EDM, Funky, Happy, Heavy • Tags: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Bassnectar, big room, British Colombia, Canada, Datsik, Destroid, Downlink, Drum and Bass, drumstep, Dubstep, EDM Blogs, Electro House, Excision, hardstyle, Jake Groch, Mix, Moombahcore, Moombahton, Shambhala, Shambhala Music Festival, Spring Awakening Music Festival, Trap

Since 2008, Jeff Abel aka Excision has been revolutionizing the electronic music scene via his epic series of mixes performed at Shambhala Music Festival in British Colombia, Canada. Hailing from The True North himself, Excision has transformed the dubstep scene by compiling these lengthy, top-notch mixes and offering them free of charge for his fans. Not only has he furthered his own career by releasing the Shambhala mixes, but they have also served to increase the popularity of lesser know artists included on each mix as well. After seeing Jeff this summer in Chicago at Spring Awakening Music Festival, I can whole-heartedly attest to the fact that Excision is one of the best live performances in the realm of EDM.

For dub-steppers (including myself), The Shambhala mixes have become a staple in the world of annual, anticipatory releases. With the addition of his brand new 2013 set, Excision has blown our minds once again. Year after year, his ability to compile popular, underground and all around eclectic sounds proves uncanny. No one can do it like Excision does it.

And that’s a fact.

Don’t believe us? Here’s six years of proof.

SHAMBHALA 2013 TRACKLISTING:

01. Excision – Bass Test
02. Excision – Intro Mashup
03. Excision & Space Laces – Destroid 7 Bounce VIP
04. Excision & Ajapai – Destroid 9 Blast Off
05. Sub Focus – Time Warp
06. Cutline – Broken Mirror (Metrik Remix)
07. Sub Focus – Tidal Wave (KillSonik Remix)
08. Coolio – Gangsters Paradise (Candyland Remix)
09. Kill The Noise – Mosh It Up
10. Faithless – Insomnia (Mantis Remix)
11. xKore & Konec – Railgun
12. Trolley Snatcha – Sound Champion
13. KillSonik – Walrus
14. Pegboard Nerds – Razor Sharp VIP
15. Will Bailey – Movement (ft. Messinian)
16. Excision, Downlink, Space Laces – Destroid 1 Raise Your Fist
17. South Central – Jaw Drop
18. Excision & Downlink – Crowd Control
19. Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At (Team Bayside Remix)
20. Valentino Khan – The Dip
21. SkisM – Experts
22. Schoolboy – No Autotune
23. Camo & Krooked – Numbers
24. Downlink – Rubber Bands
25. Jay Z- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Brillz & Z-Trip Remix)
26. Excision & Bassnectar – Destroid 6 Put It Down
27. DJ Oder- 9020
28. Krafty Kuts – Shake Them Hips (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Remix)
29. Martin Solveig & The Cataracs – Hey Now (Schoolboy Remix)
30. Autoerotique – Asphyxiation
31. Far Too Loud – Terminate
32. Excision – Ohhh Nooo
33. Felix Cartal & Auterotique – The Alarm
34. Excision & Far Too Loud – Destroid 8 Annihilate
35. Excision & Datsik – Deviance (Dirtyphonics RMX)
36. Loadstar – Warrior
37. Lets Be Friends – Pull Up Your Finger
38. TC – Get Down Low
39. Major Look – No Hope City (Six Blade RMX)
40. SkisM – Elixir VIP
41. Xilent – Boss Wave (Teddy Killerz Remix)
42. Bro Safari & UFO – The Dealer
43. Excision – X Rated (ft. Messinian)
44. F3tch & xKore – Rancid
45. Tim Ismag & CVPELLV – Bass Trap
46. Mayhem & Antiserum – Bricksquad Anthem
47. Apashe & Snails – Bubble Gun VIP
48. Lil Flip – The Way We Ball (Crizzly RMX)
49. Figure – Beat Mode (ft. Del The Funky Homosapien
50. Zomboy – Terror Squad
51. Eptic – Bust Em Out (ft. Virus Syndicate)
52. Downlink – Raw Power
53. Megalodon – Boom
54. Eptic – Gunn Finga
55. W&W & Ummet Ozcan – The Code (Psychic Type RMX)
56. Lucky Date – Freak
57. Knife Party – Rage Valley
58. Tony Junior – Nobody Beats The Drum
59. Bad Boy Bill & Steve Smooth – Free (DJ Bam Bam RMX)
60. Lil’ Mama – Lip Gloss (Gold Top RMX)
61. High Rankin’ – Still No Money For Guns
62. Bassnectar – Raw Charles
63. Major Look – Heart Attack (Teddy Killerz RMX)
64. Excision & Space Laces – Destroid 10 Funk Hole
65. Flux Pavilion – Blow The Roof Off
66. Lets Be Friends – Best In The West
67. ShockOne – Lazerbeam (SkisM RMX)
68. ShockOne – Lazerbeam
69. Original Sin – Therapy RMX
70. Pegboard Nerds – Pressure Cooker
71. Doctor P & Adam F – The Pit VIP (ft. Method Man)
72. Downlink – The Chopper
73. Eptic – Space Business
74. Sub Focus – Rock It
75. Sub Focus – Let The Story Begin
76. Mediks – Cannibals
77. Exicision & Space Laces – Destroid 7 Bounce
78. Diplo & Lil Jon – U Don’t Like Me (Datsik Remix)
79. Trolley Snatcha – Put You In The Game
80. Dog Blood – Shred Or Die
81. Tim Ismag – Beat Up
82. Protohype & Two Fresh – Hear It Go
83. Spor – Aztec

May 27, 2013

Music Is Wonderful: ‘Lets Be Friends’ Monstrous Monday Mix! This Means War Vol. #1 [Heavy]

by Jake Groch EDM, Heavy • Tags: bass music, Best in the West, Destroid, Dillon Francis, Drum and Bass, drumstep, Dubstep, EP 1, EP 2, Excision, Fireworks, Jonney, Kill the Noise, Knife Party, Laidback Luke, Lets Be Friends, LetsBeFriends, LRAD, Major Lazer, Manslaughter, Monsta, Nero, Oren, Pegboard Nerds, Pendulum, Pull Up Your Finger, Showtek, Skrillex, The Creator, Un Wanted

After a long weekend of raging and attending EDC festivities, this is exactly what we need on a Monday to pick us up off our asses. If your feeling a bit sluggish this afternoon, press play, and crank this.

Lets Be Friends has put together one hell of a banging mix with their first edition of ‘This Means War.’ The DJ duo, who hails from the UK, began to release music at the start of 2013. Their first release titled ‘EP 1’ (clever title, huh?) caught our attention earlier this year. We liked it so much, we did a post on it (HERE). Give a listen to a few of their original tracks, we are particularly partial to Manslaughter, Best in the West, Pull Up Your Finger and The Creator. If you’re feeling lazy don’t worry, each can be heard in this all-star studded mix tape.

If you follow us here at Rager Onions, you will LOVE this hour long mix. It features some of our absolute favorite artists. From Knife Party to Dillon Francis to Excision, Lets Be Friends knows Bass Music. Not only do they drop some absolutely dirty jams, they found a way to transition each onto the other in a perfect fashion. We don’t know what else to say about it other than “WHY HAVEN’T YOU PRESSED PLAY YET???”

Show Jonney & Oren some love and follow them on SoundCloud/Facebook/Twitter. And be sure to watch out for their forthcoming release, cleverly titled ‘EP 2.’ Your gonna like the way they sound, I guarantee it.

Balls.

Set List:

1 • Friends* Intro
2 • Dillon Francis • Fireworks (Lets Be Friends *Re-Amp*)
3 • Excision & Far Too Loud – Destroid 8 Annihilate
4 • Letsbefriendsuk – 1-lets-be-friends-manslaughter
5 • LBF MashUp # 1 • Armin Van Buren/Knife Party/MajorLazer/Flux Pavilion
6 • Knife Party • LRAD
7 • Monsta • Holdin’ On • (Skrillex & Nero Remix)
8 • Dubstep – The-creator-by-lets-be-friends
9 • Knife Party • Bonfire • (Lets Be Friends *Bootleg*)
10• Bro Safari • The Drop (Original + MUST DIE Remix)
11• LBF MashUp # 2 • Porter Robinson/Black Box/Knife Party
12• Showtek & Noisecontrollers • Get Loose
13• The Prodigy • Omen
14• Pegboard Nerds • Self Destruct
15• Kill The Noise • Jokes On You • (Kill The Noise Remix)
16• Letsbefriendsuk – Lets-be-friends-intimidation
17• TNGHT • Higher Ground • (Lets Be Friends *Bootleg*)
18• AN21, Max Vangeli & Steve Angello – H8RS • (Kryder & Tom Staar Remix)
19• Tony Junior, Carnage, New & Used • Nobody Beats The Signal • (Tommie Sunshine Bootleg)
20• Knife Party • Baghdad
21• Laidback Luke • Pogo • (Deorro Remix) ( Build Up Only )
22• Virtual Riot – Energy Drink
23• Letsbefriendsuk – 01-sinner-winner-lets-be
24• Letsbefriendsuk – Lets-be-friends-best-in-the
25• Shockone • Big Bounce
26• Letsbefriendsuk – Lets-be-friends-allow-it
27• Pendulum • Ransom
28• Letsbefriendsuk – Lets-be-friends-pull-up-your
29• Major Lazer • Anything Goes • (Lets Be Friends *Bootleg*)