May 12, 2014

Jantsen & Dirt Monkey – Ice Cream Sound [Dub Summer Anthem]

by Jake Groch EDM • Tags: Amorphous, Anthem, Blogs, Boulder, Chas, Chop, Chopped, Clinton, Colorado, Cream, Dance, Dirt, Dirty, Doctor, drumstep, Dub, Dubanimals, Dubstep, EDM, EH!DE, electronic, Filthy, Fools, Gold, Goudie, Groch, Heddy, Ice, Jake, Jantsen, Kairos, Karetus, Keegan, Me, Megeath, Monkey, Movement, music, No, Old, Onions, Other, P, Patrick, Play, Rager, Records, Reggae, Robertson, Rottun, School, Slightly, Sly, Sound, Spag, Step, Stoopid, Sublime, Summer, True, Vocals, Wicked

Personally, for this Rager, this next jam has been an unabashed pleasure of mine over the past week.

Capturing an unbelievably catchy tune in a four and a half minute track seems entirely effortless for musicians Jantsen and Dirt Monkey, two of the most promising up-and-coming American dubstep producers. Setting aside my unhealthy obsession with two other dub production masterminds (Spag Heddy and EH!DE), Boulder residents Patrick Megeath of Dirt Monkey and Jantsen Robertson additionally possess the rare ability to produce the filthiest, nastiest of beats while still managing to keep their chord progression unique and extremely melodic. I fear that as of late, simple qualities such as these are far too often ignored in an narrow-minded attempt to synthesize the ultimate “drop.”

Utilizing a classic rolling bass melody, which to us, sounds a lot like old-school Doctor P, and a unfathomably catchy reggae hook, this tandem of Colorado DJs have struck gold with “Ice Cream Sound.” Pay special attention to the way these two have incorporated the vocal chops as an instrument and how it elegantly intertwines with the original, “Slightly Stoopid-reminiscent” vocals.

The perfect song for the perfect summer playlist.

Enjoy.

Another from Jantsen…

Another from Dirt Monkey…

April 14, 2014

Pyramyth – Pharaoh EP [DUSTLA]

by Jake Groch EDM, Funky, Happy, Heavy • Tags: ak9, Alex Mind, Artist, Banger, Bass, Beatport, Blogs, Borderline, Chip Tune, Dance, Dirty, Dubstep, DUSTLA, EDM, electro, Electro House, electronic, EP, Facebook, Filthy, funky, Future, Glitch Hop, Gravity, Groch, Guadalajara, Gun, happy, Heavy, Hip-Hop, house, I.Y.F.F.E., iTunes, Jacob, Jake, Karetus, Massive, Maxime Gérard, Mexico, Miami, Moore, music, Musician, New, Onions, OWSLA, Pace, Pharaoh, Producer, Pyramyth, R&B, Rager, Rap, Shirobon, Skrillex, Sonny, Spag Heddy, Spotify, Syndrome, Taco Bass, Trap, Twitter, William Gonzalez

Well howdy there folks. Can’t rightly say I heard you fellas come in, shucks.

Welcome.

Today, we here at Rager Onions proudly present to you another release that’s fresh off the presses over at DUSTLA. And for the last god damn time, no. We are assuredly NOT talking about OWSLA. We heard the new Skrillex ok? We’re just trying to talk about something else here. So just drop it.

Moving on, D-U-S-T-L-A, who is definitely not owned by Sonny Moore, does indeed share a few common musical threads with its similarly monikered mega-label from LA. Besides offering listeners uncanny EDM jams with “massive drops and rough, fat basslines,” DUSTLA prides itself on how their repertoire of producers follow these intensely clamorous pieces of electronic psychosis.

Utilizing their superior production knowhow, the lineup over at DUSTLA, which includes artists like: Karetus, ak9, Spag Heddy, I.Y.F.F.E., Alex Mind and Shirobon, elegantly and almost effortlessly laces “melodic” and “innocent breakdowns” with other intensely complex, filthier sections to amalgamate a style truly unique to this up-and-coming label. Promising prospective listeners “fresh talent” and “unique new styles”, DUSLTA will keep that infectious, thunder-like euphony rolling out of your speakers with each and every release.

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Recently, I was turned onto this next electronic dance musician, William Gonzalez, or Pyramyth, by a buddy of mine working over at the label (D to the USTLA). When I was informed that Mr. Gonzalez would be releasing a 4 track EP (which dropped about a week ago now) titled “Pharaoh” on DUSLTA, I was nothing short of ecstatic in anticipation. Then, after I actually got a chance to listen to this piece of art, it was all smiles for the rest of that day.

I mean fuck, I’m still smiling.

Employing a hefty portfolio of both modern and classic electronic techniques, Pyramyth applies his own brand of nostalgic, chip-tune influenced, glitch style to opening track, “The Pharaoh.” This has got to be our favorite of the quartet. From here, this Mexican producer delves into the more macabre side of the electric spectrum with “Gravity Gun”, an Electro House banger on par with any of the beats from the geniuses over at Knife Party, and “Taco Bass”, an enigmatically erratic yet melodic dubstep production.

Lastly, Pyramyth steps into a more unfamiliar territory in terms of production methods with his final song on the EP, “Miami Borderline Syndrome.” The result is a beautifully diverse, trap-resemblant jam with hints of complextro Nu Disco funk.

Check it out. Hell, while you’re at it, check them out!

SoundCloud: @pyramyth | Facebook: www.facebook.com/DUSTLA | Twitter: twitter.com/WeAreDustla

SoundCloud: @dustla | Facebook: www.facebook.com/Pyramyth |Twitter: twitter.com/pyramythmusic

BUY BUY BUY: Beatport: dust.la/PharaohBP | iTunes: dust.la/PharaohiTunes | Spotify: dust.la/PharaohSpotify

November 13, 2013

Humpday Dubstep Massacre [Beats on Beats]

by Jake Groch EDM, Happy, Heavy • Tags: Against the Light, Alexa Ayaz, bass music, Clinton Sky, Culture Code, Devil In Law, drumstep, Dubstep, DUSTLA, EDM Blogs, Electronic Dance Music, Humpday Dubstep Massacre, Jake Groch, Jansten, Karetus, Melodic Dubstep, Modestep, Nest, OWSLA, Panda Eyes, Pandora, Play Me Records, Rager Onions, Slow Burn, SORA, Spag Heddy, Sunlight, Teddy Killerz, Wicked, Zomboy

Here we are again, stuck in between that day of the week that we all dread, Monday and the ever so sweet day of liberation we all warmly welcome as Friday. What could be worse?

Oh yeah, it could be Monday again, good point.

Anywho, you’ve stuck it out and successfully made it halfway to the weekend, so we thought a little reward was in order – a recompense in the form of hefty doses of dub to get you going this Humpday. It has been clinically shown that blasting a banger a day, will keep the doctor (and pretty much everyone over the age of 30) away. Well, in this case, several ragers today aim to alleviate any work-related dismay.

Easy solution: PUT ON SOME DAMN HATER BLOCKERS