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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Baauer Releases New Track, ‘Clang’

Baauer
 
Trap master Baauer has returned with a new offering that sounds unlike anything we’ve heard from him before. Clocking in at a chill 71 BPM, “Clang” is full of bass and samples ’70s German artist Buedi Siebert’s “Body Percussion.”
 

 
Download: Baauer – Clang

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Dutch Company Invents Solar-Powered DJ Booth

Fono
With DJing and sustainable energy both on the rise, a Dutch company named Yalp has invented a solar-powered DJ booth designed for outdoor use.
 
“Fono” is intended for younger users and ideal for placement on schoolyards and playgrounds. The booth enables users to DJ in the simplest way possible and only requires a smartphone with a music library.
 

Fono is a new kind of playground, [specifically] developed for teenagers. Teens care a lot about their friends and want to spent as much time together, just hanging around and listening to music. Fono offers them a new positive way of being together: a meeting place for youth that challenges them to express themselves in a creative way with their own music.

 
Deep House Amsterdam, who broke the story, pointed out that Fono has a downside. “It doesn’t have actual pitch slides to beatmatch two different tunes manually, nor are there any EQ knobs present,” the site writes. “What users can do, however, is automatically sync tracks and cue/prelisten to your mix-in track over your headphones. The effects that can be used are: loop, delay, crush, scratch, filter and more.”
 

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Indie Artists & Labels Offer Streaming on Their Own Terms

Diplo
 
Independent labels such as Mad Decent, Fool’s Gold, OWSLA, Stones Throw, and Secretly Canadian have launched their own subscription services. The growing trend was recently covered by The New York Times.
 
Streaming services such as Pandora, Spotify and Beats Music usually pay a fraction of a cent every time a song is played. This arrangement make sense for mainstream artists who are popular enough to generate substantial revenue from royalties but it’s unfavorable for indies who “cannot rely on the masses to stream [their] music over and over again.”
 
This has resulted in indie artists and labels launching their own subscription services or partnering with sites like Drip.fm that offer pre-made solutions. For example, fans who sign up for the Mad Decent feed on Drip.fm will pay $10 a month in exchange for albums, singles and special exclusives from the label.
 

Rather than fight what looks like an inexorable shift in how consumers listen to music, some independent record labels and their artists are embracing the streaming revolution — but on their own terms.

 
Read the full article here.
 
Related: Apple Confirms Purchase of Beats for $3 Billion

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Chromeo – Thirsty (Jealous Parody)

Chromeo - Thirsty (Jealous Parody)
As Chromeo’s “Jealous (I Ain’t With It)” continues to gain momentum, KIIS FM’s Chuey Martinez teams up with director/producer Scott Lazes for a thirst-quenching parody of the funky dance floor track.
 
As of today, the original is #15 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and has received three million YouTube plays.
 

 
Related: Chromeo Talks New Album & Working with Solange

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Flosstradamus ft. Travis Porter – Drop Top [Music Video]

Flosstradamus ft. Travis Porter - Drop Top
Flosstradamus has dropped a music video for their Travis Porter-assisted banger, “Drop Top.” The video features a bunch of swagged out kids cruising around their neighborhood.
 
“Drop Top” has received over one million SoundCloud plays since its debut.
 

 
Download: Flosstradamus ft. Travis Porter – Drop Top
 
Related: Flosstradamus Discuss Bridging EDM & Rap

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

AraabMuzik Interview and Performance on Hot 97


 
MPC master AraabMuzik stopped by New York’s Hot 97 earlier today for an interview and live performance. In addition to producing EDM-influenced bangers for rappers such as 50 Cent, Fabolous, A$AP Mob, Cam’ron, and Troy Ave, the Rhode Island native is considered one of the world’s most skilled MPC performers in the world. Skip to the 10 minute mark to see his impressive routine.
 
Related: AraabMuzik – The Prince Is Coming

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