June 2, 2014

Monday’s Artist Spotlight: Candyland

by Jake Groch EDM, Funky, Happy, Heavy • Tags: beats, Candyland, Chas Goudie, Chicago, EDM, EDM Blogs, Festivals, Imogen Heap, Jake Groch, Kill Paris, Major Onions, music, music festivals, OG, Rager Onions, Spring Awakening Music Festival 2014, Trap

Ya’ll ready for this?

(Queue Jock Jams CD)

Each day this week we will be featuring an EDM musician who happens to be playing at Chicago’s own Spring Awakening Music Festival. The purpose of these next two weeks is to introduce and possibly convince viewers to witness these “must see” sets at SAMF. Chances are, we have already seen many of the artists playing at this years’ festival. However, we feel as if we possess the experience necessary to help you plan your own unique rage-fest.

Tell your friends.

Today, we offer you two artists who we actually just saw a few weeks back, so they’re hot on our radar at the moment. Candyland, a production tandem consisting of Ethan Davis and Josie Martin, just came to Chicago with another Rager Onions favorite, Kill Paris (who is also playing at SAMF), and absolutely killed their surprisingly eclectic set. Essentially, these two are the ultimate festival act.

Why?

Well, to state the obvious, what could be better than a group that crafts signature “OG” remixes (basically, festival trap) to some of the most popular, but varied songs from throughout your lifetime? Not only does Candyland play to the crowd in that respect, but the duo may shock you with tracks you’d never expect. Just check out their remix to “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap below. Not only does Candyland play to the crowd in that respect, but the duo may shock you with tracks you’d never expect.

When it comes down to it, this manic duo knows what aspect of their job title reigns supreme: live performance. All too often these days we are left wanting after witnessing our favorite producer(s) absolutely blow on stage. Candyland will never disappoint.

Heed our advice and find a way to squeeze these two into your personal schedule for the greatest event on earth (well, maybe just Chicago), Spring Awakening Music Festival 2014.

See you there.

Who: Candyland

What: Eclectic Festival Beats

When: Sunday, June 15th | 3:30 to 4:30

Where: The Equinox Stage

Why: Their “OG” Remixes & More

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.

April 29, 2014

Kill Paris | Foreplay EP [Love-Step]

by chasgoudie EDM, Funky • Tags: Chas Goudie, EDM, EDM Blogs, Foreplay, funky, Kill Paris, Lovestep, music, OWSLA, Rager Onions

Kill Paris creates baby making music, and that’s putting it lightly. I cannot stress this enough: if you’re in a bind with your woman or man, take a break from the day to day grind and let the soothing sounds of KP kick your love life back into first gear.

And if that’s not enough, there’s always Viagra.

His new EP, Foreplay, contains two original songs, a collaboration with Marty Rod and even a remix of one of his original tracks, “Falling In Love Again”, featuring Alma. With feel good vibes like these, it’s tough to extrapolate any semblance of criticism in terms of production value or compositional arrangement. Once again, our lips are sealed and our ears are ringing with delight at the sound of another masterful EP from Kill Paris.