Church Of Noise

This post is long overdue.  It's in my opinion one of the most important posts on the blog.  What makes it so crucial? The focus is on the most influential and avant-garde production groups and producer currently making music.  I give you, The Bloody Beetroots.  For those who don't know, The Bloody Beetroots are made up of mainly Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, who is behind most production, and Tommy Tea who is  added help during live sets.  The two both wear black spider man masks at all times when performing, and have in my opinion (and what has come to be almost a common school of knowledge) have brought more to electro than any other group.  They hail from Italy, and SBCR has an extensive punk-hardcore background.  He started as a frontman to a self-named group (check out the Kinky Malinki post here), and all aspects of that fast paced, harsh, three chord rock are present in his electronic music.  SBCR is the godfather of electropunk.  He has almost perfected the use of the hoover synth sound and compressor effects ("warp" sound), which is being imitated countlessly now.  An image, an icon, an artist, Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo is an incredible producer and should be a household name if he isn't already. 

Just a forewarning, seeing as the Beetroots are easily one of my top three favorite production groups right now if not my favorite, these posts may seem to be reoccurring, as every new song released will be posted here.  

Here are some earsplitting tracks to add the Beetroots to your library.

Punk Influenced Tracks:

• Talkin' in My Sleep (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) - The Bloody Beetroots ft. Lisa Kekaula

• New Noise - The Bloody Beetroots ft Refused

Hoover Synth Tracks:

• House Nº 84 - The Bloody Beetroots 

• Warp 7.7 (ft. Steve Aoki) - The Bloody Beetroots

Live Setlist Mix:

• The Bloody Beetroots Mix Live on Radio 1 - Annie Nightingale Show

Ingenious Production Gold

• We Are From Venice (La Serenissima) - The Bloody Beetroots

• Second Lives (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) - Vitalic

• Domino - The Bloody Beetroots

• Pistols & Hearts (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) - Captain Phoenix

P.S., There are some older Beetroots tracks that have been posted earlier on the blog, make sure to go back and check them out.

With Love,

-dub//squared

Bit of Everything

So today, there is no set topic. No spotlight, no specific genre.  Just a compilation of what I think are all must haves in your library.  There really isn't much more to say about this.


Download. Now.


I <3 You So (Skream's Made Zdar Feel Like He Was 20 Again Remix) - Cassius


Turbulence ft. Lil Jon (Inquisitive Edit) - Laidback Luke & Steve Aoki (Original Unreleased)


Only You Can Make You Happy (PUNCHES Remix) - Au Revoir Simone


The Magnificent Romeo (2 Many DJ's Mix) [Soulwax Remix] - Basement Jaxx vs The Clash


Keep Up With You (Huoratron Remix) - Teenage Bad Girl


Gluttony (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) - Hostage


Big Fucking House (Original Mix) - Annger Dimas vs Tommy Trash (Sounds like Laidback Luke, but more progressive) 


Cal State Anthem (LAZRtag Remix) - Peace Treaty


And to satisfy your need of visual stimulation, TAI's unreleased track.  It's the definition of a bug out, absolutely unreal.  Track download below.





Big Bass Drum (Music Video Rip) - TAI


With Love, 
-dub//squared

Relaxing Electro

We all love to go nuts at a party or club, raving to absolute bangers and such.  But sometimes, you just need a break.  Sometimes, you can't jump.  Or rave.  Or dance.  You just need to sit down, sip your drink, and tap your foot.  I have the perfect solution.  These tracks below are the perfect mesh between electronic hard melodies and relaxing soft baselines.  


So kick back. Put your feet up. Grab a glass, two ice cubes, and a bottle of jack.  Get comfy and press play.


Download all. 


Hamlet (No Body's Just Brain Edit) - Stedd & Numca


Kleine Traume - D.I.M.


Dissolve (Bloody Beetroots Remix) - The Chemical Brothers


Through The Prism (Dada Life Remix) - Designer Drugs


aNYway - Duck Sauce


Party and Bullshit (Ratatat Remix) - Miley Cyrus


With Love, 
-dub//squared

Some Shit To Get You Through the Week

Bored of your everyday routine? Want something different and exciting? I can't really help you with that, but I can give you the option to download some good music.

Get Brain - Porter Robinson

White Noise/Red Meat (Bassjackers Remix) - Dada Life

Pistols & Hearts (Bloody Beetroots Remix) - Captain Phoenix

Kairo (Original Mix) - John Dahlback

Seventeen (Skrillex Remix) - Casxio

Space Banana (Original Mix) - Gregori Klosman & Danny Wild

stay up,

-Holden

Spotlight: Toxic Avenger

Many of today's DJ's perform wearing masks, like Mustard Pimp, Daft Punk, The Bloody Beetroots, Cyber Punkers, and many others.  Among them is the french producer The Toxic Avenger.  Known simply as Toxic, the DJ performs both masked and unmasked, blurring the lines, unlike many other producers.  Toxic, while known for his trademark fast, pitchy melodies, has also become famous for his videos.  They are more short films than music videos, and consistently amazing.  
Toxic manages to gain mainstream level publicity, being remixed by huge names like the Beetroots, while staying true to the fundamentals of electro.  He doesn't play huge arenas, instead he packs small clubs.  He doesn't DJ on stage, but rather on level with the crowd.  Toxic is about the music, not the hype.


Enough talking.  Download the tracks. 


Toxic is Dead - The Toxic Avenger


Toxic is Dead (Designer Drugs Remix) - The Toxic Avenger


Toxic is Dead (Owl Vision Remix) - The Toxic Avenger


Old School Toxic - The Toxic Avenger


Bad Girls Need Love Too - The Toxic Avenger


Superheroes - The Toxic Avenger


Escape (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) - The Toxic Avenger


And here is an example of those videos I was talking about..





With Love, 
-dub//squared

Fuck Authority

This afternoon, instead of spending my time in a useful fashion, I was forcibly put in detention. While sitting here, not permitted to do anything but my homework, I decided I would start a new post. I began to think of what music I'd want to be listening to in detention. And these thoughts began to mesh with my current hatred of all authority figures. What do you get? We'll, I give you electro punk.


Probably made most famous by the Bloody Beetroots, electro punk is a subgenre of electro that takes all of the core ideals of punk (anti-rhythmic rhythms, harsh lyrics, and insane decibel levels) and meshes that with electronic synths and beats. The bloody Beetroots have achieved the epitome of this with their newest project, The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew '77, which removes Bob Rifo from behind the DJ tables and gives him a microphone.


Overall, electro punk is a very pertinent new form of electro and I highly recommend trying it out.


Check out these tracks from SLUTTT, Cyberpunkers, and Designer Drugs, all electro punk.


I Made This Song For Dim Mak Tuesdays in LA - SLUTTT


All Congo - All Leather


Warp 1977 - The Bloody Beetroots


Ill to Destroy - The Bloody Beetroots


Fly By Night (Cyberpunkers Remix) - Cerebral Vortex


Fuck the System (Designer Drugs Remix) - Cyberpunkers


Drop Down - Designer Drugs


Love Get Out of My Way (Designer Drugs Remix) - Monarchy




And if any of you were wondering, this is what a punk rave would look like.  Fast forward to 1:16 if you wanna see only Beetroots





With Love
-dub//squared

Mashups...Done Right

A HUGE genre of new music right now is the Mashup.  For those of you who don't know, or for some reason can't guess what it is, a mashup is one single track, consisting of two or more individual tracks mixing the vocals, instrumentals, harmonies, and melodies.  Personally, I am not a huge fan of mashups.  I respect their ingenuity, though.  No doubt a well put together mashup is almost mathematical in its flow, but I just don't love them.  This could have to do with the fact that almost every major mashup group uses pop music tracks, and most pop songs make me fucking crazy. 


BUT, if you haven't gathered by now, this is an electro music blog.  So what type of mashup belongs in my post?  Electro Mashups.  


They can be considered glorified set mixing, but the really well done tracks are absolutely nuts.  


Without further adieu, here are a couple electro mashups

Bonkers Streisand (Bootleg) - Duck Sauce vs Dizzee Rascal

San Fransisco Dreaming (Musical Racket Mix) - Global Deejays Vs Benny Benassi

Blau Romance (Lady Gaga vs. Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer + LA Riots) - Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer

BLOODY BEETROOTS VS. MSTRKRFT - The Bloody Beetroots vs. MSTRKRFT (SETLIST MASHUP)

Restless Bonking (Horse Got Restless Edit) - Armand Van Helden vs Fake Blood

Extra Credit:  If you DO like pop mashups, as I know many people do, make sure to check out the Best of Bootie compilations, created by underground mashup superstars, A + D.  They take the best bootleg mashups found around the internet and create a yearly mix.

With Love,

-dub//squared

Rewind... #1 [MASSIVE LOAD]

It seems today that everyone is about the newest, illest shit.  But every once in a while it's fun to go back and check out some of the old classics.  More often than not, you discover a song that you haven't heard in forever and fall in love all over again. 


Electro can sometimes be like alcohol.  It can get better with age, and the really old shit will knock you on your ass


This is gonna become a usual installment on this blog, so this is the first of many to come.


check this shit out.


A Beating Hearts (Louis LaRoche Remix) - Ocelot


A++ Stomp Yo Shoes (Bloody Beetroots Remix) - The Ashton Shuffle


A Ski Hard - Armand Van Helden ft. Christian Rich


A We Love Animals (Religion Remix) - Crookers ft. Mixhell and Soulwax


A+ Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes Remix) - Ellie Goulding


A Moonlight Party (Original Mix) - Fonzerelli


A++ Sex On Fire (The Toxic Avenger Remix) - Kings of Leon


A+ I Belive (Cherry Coke Remix) - Komodo


A+ The Dance of The Dead (Original Mix) - Tape Deck Bros


A+ Zombies (Original Mix) - Designer Drugs


With Love,
  -dub//squared

Believe it or not...

So I'm not sure how many of you know this, but i, probably like most of you fucks, am a HUGE bloody beetroots fan. I come from a punk background, so there music style is perfect for me.

Bob Rifo, the main producer behind the bloody beetroots, comes from the same sort of background. He grew up in the hardcore punk scene, and it's completely represented in his electro.

And this is what bob rifo looks like without his mask.

This song is before the bloody beetroots were formed, before he became an electro god.

and here is the download for anyone that wants it

Kinky Malinki - Bob Rifo

Electric ZOO

NYC's main outdoor electro festival, Electric Zoo, is right around the corner, so here are some of my favorites from the headliners

Kelly Rowland - Commander (David Guetta's Fuck Me I'm Famous Remix)

Benny Benassi - I am not Drunk (Bloody Beetroots Remix)

Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (Afrojack Remix)

Lady Gaga - Alejandro (Afrojack Remix)

Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)

Ghosts N Stuff vs. Disco Babes (DJ Dan & Mike Balance mash-up) - DJ Dan & Mike Balance vs Deadmau5