May 21, 2014

Who The Hell Is JVMES? And Why Am I Swearing? [Artist Spotlight]

by Jake Groch EDM, Funky, Happy, Heavy • Tags: 6, All, American, Bass, Be, Been, Blogs, Chas, Chill, Chillout, Chillwave, Cool, Dance, Downtempo, EDM, electronic, Facebook, Forever, Future, Garage, Goudie, Groch, Jake, James, Jamesssss, Jvmes, Keegan, Koi, Lost, Major, Media, Melodic, Mix, music, Onions, Original, Park, Pond, Producer, Rager, Ratchet, Release, Remix, Sick, Six, Somebody, Song, Songs, Soundcloud, To, Track, Tracks, Trying, Twitter, UK, Want, We, We've

Music has a funny way of growing on you; It’s an unspoken and innate process defining the thin line between what sounds good and what doesn’t.

Over the past eighteen days, this next release by JVMES or James or JAMESSSSS (we have no idea, the dude spells it differently EVERYWHERE) has been slowly creeping up on us. Unfortunately for this brand new, LA-based producer, his meager following of only three-hundred and eighty-nine SoundCloud followers simply does not carry the proper weight needed to stir the proverbial pot, in hopes of creating waves in the Electronic Dance Music scene.

Furthermore, 389? Are you f*@#ing kidding me??? This dude has got way too much talent for that.

Let’s help a brotha out.

https://soundcloud.com/jvmesmusic

However, this is where we are supposed to come in.

“Koi Pond” by JVMES is a work of art. Anytime the song falls upon fresh ears (our friends), they enthusiastically inquire as to who the track was by and where they could find it on SC. We assume they are interested in listening to it again. Everybody wants to claim that they “discovered” an artist, but what does that even mean?

Posers.

We digress.

Anywho, with no real information on any of his various social media accounts beside two hilariously vague quotes, we don’t really have a lot to go on here. Well, besides the fact that “Koi Pond” sounds the way an orgasm feels.

Yeah, it’s that good.

As for genre, I don’t know…how does “Downtempo Existential Future Ratchet Melodic Bass Chillout” sound?

Good. Who even cares anymore? I’m so emo it hurts.

May 15, 2014

Alice Russell – Hurry On Now (FKJ Remix)

by Jake Groch EDM, Funky, Happy • Tags: A, Acappella, Alice, Ambient, and, Banger, Bass, Blogs, Blues, Cappella, CG3, Charles, Chas, Classic, Dance, Deep, Downtempo, EDM, electronic, Filthy, FKJ, French, funk, Future, Garage, Goudie, Groch, Hip-Hop, house, Hurry, Jake, Juice, Keegan, Kiwi, Major, Midtempo, Minimal, Minimalistic, Muisc, Now, On, Onions, Producer, Production, R&B, Re-Work, Rework, Rhythm, Russell, Sample, Simple, Soul, Trap, UK, Warner

This next French producer has been serving up his own style of freshly squeezed, funky midtempo beats since late twenty twelve. FKJ or French Kiwi Juice (yum), has been lighting up my SoundCloud stream as of late, regardless of the fact that I was not (at the time) following him.

This could only mean one thing.

The artists in which I already had been following, hence, the artists I actually enjoy, were reposting FKJ’s music on the regular. When this is the case, the mystery artist in question is generally noteworthy in their skills as an electronic dance music producer. Such was the case with this French, kiwi loving musician.

FKJ’s remix to Alice Russell is a thing of sheer beauty. The a cappella lyrics and background harmonies provide the perfect funky, soul influenced vibe that accompanies most productions by Kiwi Juice. One particular aspect we respect most about this remix to “Hurry On Now” is the minimalistic nature in which FKJ “touched-up” the original.

Now, that is not to say that plenty of time and effort didn’t go into producing this song. Based on the quality of the master, and vividness of each sample, I’d safely assume that creating this mix was no walk in the park. However, the elegance and grace that the track displays can be directly traced back to its simplicity.

May 15, 2014

Artist Spotlight | KASBO [Future Beauty]

by Jake Groch EDM, Funky, Happy • Tags: &, 123mrk, 2-Step, 808, A, Ambient, Banger, Bass, Best, Bird, Blogs, Cashmere, Cat, Ceilings, Chet, Chill, Chillout, Chillstep, Chillwave, Crunkwave, Dance, Deep, Dirty, Download, Downtempo, Drum, drumstep, EDM, electro, electronic, Europe, Facebook, Faker, Filthy, Flume, Flume-Step, Free, Future, Garage, Gent, Grant, Hat, Hi, Hip-Hop, house, HQ, IDM, Jacob, Jon, Just, Kasbo, Local, love, LoveTrap, Midtempo, Mix, music, Natives, Onions, Orchestral, Original, Rager, Reaching, Remix, Snare, Soundcloud, Sovereign, Sweden, The, Trap, UK, Unique, Way, Wind-Up, You

Coming from one of the biggest dubstep (and overall heavy, bass driven music) fanatics – it was rather difficult to make the transition to a more downtempo, hip-hop influenced type of production method. With friends who just wouldn’t stop playing artists like Flume, Cashmere Cat and 123mrk – I was prepped to groove straight into a style of music that I was previously closed-minded to ever give a chance.

Today, a smattering of electronic dance music producers possess their own unique approach when it comes to creating a downtempo, hip-hop or trap-influenced track and based on their own individual idiosyncratic takes on the genre, the method with garner a name. Productions such as these from this next producer, Kasbo, have been labled as Future Bass, Garage, Love-Trap, 2-step, Chill-Trap, Chillout, Crunkwave, Flume-Step (ironically), Midtempo, Trap-Step, Moombahtrap, Future Garage, Deep House, Future, Ambient, IDM and way too many others.

For the sake of our own sanity, we will usually refer to it as Future Bass…unless we’re trying to keep ya’ on your toes. Stagnation can be so, well boring really.

If you don’t like it, sue us (please don’t, we have no money).

Kasbo, an 18 year-old EDM producer based out of Gothenburg, Sweden (go figure), has certainly caught the attention of the bold, beautiful, bulbed-brethren here at Rager Onions HQ (we’re so modest). Filling out the frequencies with heavily melodic and lush productions, this young up-and-comer looks to have a bright future in this game we call the EDM industry.

We are sure you’ll agree after listening to the four elegantly composed pieces below.

LINKZ:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kasbo/219160718225442

https://twitter.com/Kasbomusic

https://www.youtube.com/user/KasboOfficial