We’ve put up a couple tunes on the site before, I never personally knew you, but from what everyone’s saying you were one of the most genuine people. Rest in Peace. I was fortunate to catch you in the City of Angels a couple times, you always put on the best show. Thank you for sharing yourself with us.

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DJ Mehdi ft. Chromeo – I Am Somebody (Paris Version)

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I love the concept, but I would love it if someone like Erol Alkan were behind the mix. Would guarantee the 7 hours was filled with an educational ride of all music I enjoy.

Now Enjoy some tunes from some of my favorite artist:

Rihanna – Only Girl In The World (Mr. Vega & Nicolas Strands Bootleg) by Mr_Vega_Music

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and… for those who don’t know Dim Mak just recently released a huge GTRONIC Sucker Punch package:

GTRONIC - Sucker Punch (DJ Order D&B remix)

Beatport [ Download ]
for remixes by Costello, PeaceTreaty*, The Mastertrons, & Audionite*.

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Polly Mackey & The Pleasure Principle – Higher (JEUCE REWORK) by ThePlayground

Opptimo – Travellers EP (La Bombe) by nathantayloronline

Anyways here is the positive stuff, the good news, the TUNES. Bopper favourites: Sharooz and Phonat are at it again, this time more tracks from Sharooz’ very own La Bombe label. We’ve heard the Saccharian (SonicC remix before, but here it is streaming again. But this time for the enjoyment and pleasure of all, a Sharooz original track: ‘Rapture.’

Soundcloud here: [ Click here ]

Now Opptimo has a new release on La Bombe and Phonat gets a crack at a remix. His remix is sure to give those eardrums and audiphilies a nice mindgasm. Lable boss Sharooz has a very own edit on the release too!

Check out all of the songs on the soundcloud player and look for that Beatport release November 8th!

5EYA – ‘As Its Loud EP’ by nathantayloronline

And just when you thought I wouldn’t be sharing anymore, we have 5EYA ‘As Its Loud EP’ available for stream as well as a remix by Tom Flynn for Bopper pleasures to download!

NAPT is providing us with a fun Vs. Bashy track via youtube video as well as an MP3 for the Boppers – a nice little remix of Cee Lo Green’s “Fuck You.” This track is part IV of their Contraband efforts.

AC Slater Grand Hotel Mix 2010 by Plump Djs

Music from AC Slater could not have came at a better time for us SoCal kids, as HARD Haunted just ended last Sunday, Halloween! So lets take a trip back, since Halloween is one of those Holidays that we celebrate before, after and during its’ scheduled day.

Dance Dance Dance,

Wolf

NAPT | Plump DJs | AC Slater

TRON cannot come out sooner, Monster Massive is already here and I’m sneaking in one more tune before the Weekends. The duo who needs no introduction has brought on an awesome, new, and dare I say unique twist to Daft Punk’s famous “Robot Rock.”

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This weekend is without a doubt a great start to Hallows Eve. Thanksgiving and Christmas are only celebrated on one or two days, although if you’re Jewish there is Hannukah, but Halloween is a week long holiday, it starts the Weekend before and ends on the Weekend of.

For party goers in Southern California, Monster Massive is this Saturday: Oct 23rd, 2010. Felix Da Housecat, Armand, Classixxx, Axwell, etc..So here’s a couple tunes to listen to while traveling to the show. And if you aren’t going to make it out or can’t, here are some tunes to enjoy regardless.

Here is a SNEAK PEAK at a tune that will be released November 1st on Big Fish Recordings:

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First up, Porter Robinson, Lazy Rich & Sue Cho with this highly original & banging tune, “Hello.” For those who don’t know, recently Porter Robinson made some noise on the Beatport charts with “Say My Name” and I don’t see why this track shouldn’t equally storm the charts!

Here is  tune officially released Monday (10-18-2010):

Next up our buddies, Zed’s Dead, took a crack at Jeuce’s latest single “Kiss.” We are here sharing that remix to listen to, as well as a version by Hatcha & Lost to download.

Each remix has its’ own thing going on and these artist all bring a different twist to electronic music. Readers can sign up to get all three songs and/or show support and purchase off iTunes/Beatport. If there is no money and you are that lazy, here are all the songs for listening:

Kiss by Jeuce

[ Sign up to get the Jecue Package for Free ]

Support: iTunes | Beatport

Boppers pay respects and check out the full versions of each of these tracks and most importantly, BE SAFE THIS WEEKEND!

“Party starters Deadly People combine forces with Abracada, to present an amazing line up of DJ talent for the London leg of the ‘It’s A Kind Of Magic’ European tour. Held at the capital’s finest new clubbing venue XOYO, the event will be showcasing some of the most exciting new dance talent including The Krays, The Aikiu, Pilooski, Villa, The Magician, Mikix The Cat, Mustang and unannounced Special Guests Renaissance Man.”

Getting information on events like this makes me want to come back across the pond even more! For those who can’t attend and for those who want to get even more amped up about the event, enjoy the tunes. “The Abracada tour also visits New York, Paris, Brussels and Glasgow.” [ more information here ].

Yuksek & Brodinski are both amazing artist and as a duo, The Krays, their productions are nothing short of bliss. “‘We’re Ready When You Are’ ft. Ebony Bones is their first effort as a twosome, a rollercoaster ride of joyful acid house, discofied percussion and the energy of a thousand twisted raves.” And who doesn’t love to hear DJ Mehdi’s twist on already stellar tunes?

The Aikiu & Mikix The Cat tracks/remixes are great, minimal tech with bubbly drips. These events are going to be huge if you can make it out to one nearby, GO!!

Released by: Amorphous // Music Oct 19th 2010

Loren aka Bassnectar takes nostalgic melodies & styles and transforms them into modern pleasures. Whether its remixing the classic rock/metal I grew up on, Metallica, to creating original tracks with that sound or diving into the underground raw hip hop of the Bay, Bassnectar always comes in smashing it all to pieces with his unique dubby basssssss!

A couple tracks including the first two on Wildstyle EP focus more on that Hip Hop aspect I love, but it’s NOT Hip Hop. And just as I’m about to nail Bassnectars’ style down, Loren throws a curveball, the third track: ‘Falling ft. Paper Machete.’ Its got the spacey vibes of Radiohead, that I love, with the trailing vocals to match, but when that bass kicks the unique sound can only be one!

’808 Track ft. Mighty High Coup,’ is catchy as hell, I already see the crowd moshing and singing along! There is a more Housey feel to ‘Underwater ft. Tina Malia’ but again Bassnectar SLAMS us with the Bass!

This EP reeks of Bassnectars’ diversity as an artist, switching up styles and tempos, hitting us softer and harder than ever simultaneously! And although a few tracks may have similar moments, each one is uniquely its’ own and there is no overuse or abuse of sounds and samples, its’ 100% Fresh!

Wildstyle EP by Bassnectar

Seven Tracks, some would say that it isn’t enough, but the playback ability on this EP is great and the greedy fans are always going to starve themselves for more even when they are more than satisfied. A well balanced release guaranteeing to have a favorite song for everyone. Softer tones of ‘Fun with Synthesizers’ and catchy vocals in ‘Underwater,’ as well as an anthem cheering ’808 track.’

Enough of my own opinons, catch it for yourself: [Purchase]

Bassnectar

Once I found electronic music I was overwhelmed with the richness of sound, but the thing I have always enjoyed most is its’ unique ability to turn any sound into music. “Flat Line,” turns the emergency center into a rhythmic rush. As the Heart Rate Monitor keeps time, beeps and signals a stop, our hearts simultaneously speed up, and anticipate the drop.

“Flat Line” is being released November 22nd on Beatport via Rx Music. “Now where is that damned defibrillator?”

Junior Sanchez is no stranger to Bopper Nation and he is making some serious NOISE in the scene with his # 1 Beatport single “Where You Are” on Size Records. “Pankaj “Punk FM” is one half of Trendroid & Brick City (Kinetic Transport 6 /Twisted /Renaissance ) and is coming off the debut release on Rx Music called “Rumba Magic.”

Junior Sanchez |  Rx Music

“Daft Punk divided by two is Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo” And for those who don’t know Le Knight Club is Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo & Éric Chedeville. They have been working together for 13 years under their own label Crydamoure (translated Cry of Love).

Le Knight Club - Nymphae Song 10 April 2002

Described as a “French House style with a Disco touch” but enough with the formalities check out the chunes for yourselves!

David Guetta - Stay (Le Knight Club remix) 2004

As promised we are starting with their 1998 original tune and working our way through 10 April 2002, to their remix of David Guetta in 2004.

Le Knight Club - Soul Bells (Darius edit)

Then of course we are including the most present tune, a Darius edit of Soul Bells.

Anyways, Boppernation is doing its best to keep things House and get back to the roots. Electro is everywhere everywhere everywhere and can be found on any blog, not discrediting it in any shape or form, hey I still love it and still will post it, but let us give it up for House..or bring it down!!!!!!

Thanks to On the Spur of the Moment

David Guetta @ MySpace / Le Knight Club @ Discogs

Insomniac’s 16th annual Nocturnal Festival brought in a “record breaking 42,000 fans.” There were several unique additions to this year’s festival which took place on Saturday September 26th, 2010.

“We are committed to making each festival even better than the last one. For Nocturnal, we presented fifty of the world’s best DJs and brought this amazing new tent all the way from New York. We also offered all our guests free filtered water and we look forward to continuing this program at our other festival venues.”

“Insomniac super-sized the main stage area by introducing the most enormous tent structure ever seen on the West Coast. With black interior walls, 56 foot high ceilings and 78,000 square feet of space, the tent creates the ideal space for special effects, multimedia concert performances and, of course, dancing music fans.”

Although we had planned to be in town in time to see Bird Peterson (4-5pm) and Hudson Mohawke (5-6pm) at the Upside Down Room stage we barely caught the bitter end of Felguk‘s (6-7pm) set. Luckily we had already seen them perform before, but for those unfortunate ones who haven’t seen them perform, we highly recommend the enlightening experience. These two get down and dirty creating a wave of energy that shocks the crowd into dancing throughout their whole set.

Next in the Upside Down Room stage was Kavinsky (7-8pm), who for reasons unknown (to us) didn’t begin until 7.15pm. Dan Oh (3-4pm) kept the crowd going after Felguk’s set til Kavinsky took the stage. It was worth the wait, unfortunately a big chunk of the crowd went to other stages when they impatiently thought Kavinsky wasn’t showing.

Kavinsky is one of the more talented underrated artist I know in the electronic scene. As a french DJ he payed tribute to Justice, playing ‘Stress’ a tune I hadn’t heard in awhile. He also played his signature original tunes, ‘Testarossa’ followed by the newly appreciated ‘Nightcall.’ In preparation for the next performer Kavinsky dropped TC’s ‘Where’s My Money’ and then took us back to our Nu Disco.

Still in the Upside Down Room 12th Planet (8-9) took the stage opening with the famous Network (1976 film) quote, “So I want you to get up now, I want all of you to get up and out of your chais. I want you to get up right now and go to the window, open it and stick your head out and yell I’m as Mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.” He then proceded directly into into his heavy fast-paced pounding dubstep. Fortunately, I’ve had the pleasure of watching this performer deliver his electronic attitude several times and I am always satisfied with the performance. His dubstep comes in hard, mean and fast paced. Heavily paying tribute to the roots of Drum n Bass.

The next stage we ventured into was the Queen’s Ground. The electronic band Autokratz (8.05-9.05) was playing to an emptier crowd, but their hearts were fully in it. I always respect artist who use real instruments and have unique styles and Autokratz is definitely one of them. We made sure we stayed long enough to hear them play ‘Speak in Silence’ one of our favorite original tunes.

The next stage had more to offer than just great performers. Inside sources told us prior to expect amazing visuals by Vello Virkhaus at Alice’s House. The Alice’s House “stage this year will be something never seen before.  The designer and main stage lighting director, Stephen Lieberman, has created two isometric platforms (one on each side of the stage), giving the look of something out of the video game Q*bert.”

We checked into Alice’s House just in time to catch the end of the Bingo Players (8-9pm) set. Giant blown up champagne bottles were brought on stage followed by one of our favorite duo’s Dada Life (9-10). We’ve had the pleasure of seeing, reviewing and meeting Dada Life, but I do have to say that their set at Nocturnal this year was the best set I’ve seen them perform and the hardest. We made sure to stay long enough to hear their newly appreciated tune ‘Cookies with a Smile’ before venturing to the next stage.

At The Labyrinth, Markus Schulz (9.30-11) was performing an awesome set. We tuned in for a few tracks, grabbed a couple good photos and headed to The BassRush Arena where Noisia (9.30-11) was performing a heavy Drum n Bass set.

Two Mc’s up on stage and as I sat and listened I thought to myself, the powerful Aphrodite’s Dub, DnB, style still rocks hard even with the evolutionary Dubstep is performing just next door.

We then made our way back to a much more packed Queen’s Ground stage where the Plump DJs (10.25-11.25) were rocking the scene. I was happy to hear Bangkok and surprised to hear the duo drop their remix of Deadmau5′ ‘Strobe.’ A highly original tune and their work on it is just up my alley. (I love contrasts, so when one can successfully take a smooth, soft, rhythmic tune and mash it with a heavy, dirty sound…that’s art!)

We took a quick break from the Plumps and made our way back to the Upside Down Room, where Chase & Status(11-12.30) were performing. Their style was more DnB then I had expected, but that didn’t make it any less enjoyable.

Even after seeing them perform just a month earlier at HARD Summer, we made our way to the Sunken Garden in time to catch a little Skream & Benga (10-12am). Delivering nothing less than original dubstep madness we stayed until it was time to catch a behind-the-scenes moment with the Plump DJs.

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Thanks to the beautiful and wonderful Melissa Mac, we were given the opportunity to sit in on an interview with the Plump DJs. As we waited for the people ahead of our interviewers Less Than 3, fireworks were going off above our heads. Less Than 3 is a website that tries to act as a content filter, “like the Rolling Stones.” We appreciate this, since the internet is the least filtered public resource in existence. And it plays a huge role in the electronic scene.

From the interview we learned that the duo has been working together for some 10 years now and has a primary focus of innovation in the scene. They mostly use Logic to produce and a little of Ableton. I believe they told us that they come from a Pop music background, which was funny to hear because Pop music itself, despite it’s catchiness…is not what I would at all describe the Plumps as. They described the UK music scene as being ‘monopolized,’ which made a lot of sense, with the strong influence of BBC and the clubs themselves, i.e. Fabric. So it was a great move for them to start up Grand Hotel and have a place to innovate and create a family of artist sharing the same ideals. Personally I want to add that the two were very humble and had a great sense of humor. They were also very generous in sharing their time, thank you again.

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Now back at The Labyrinth we watched the ending act for this stage, Ferry Corsten (12.30-2am). I myself am not a HUGE fan, but I don’t dislike this artist. So hearing him perform was a great experience, but I was glad to be able to switch over to the Upside Down Room ‘s last act Green Velvet (12.30-2am), who also performed only a month or so prior at HARD Summer 2010. Less crowded, but still a good show.

Of course though, I had to end my night at the Sunken Garden stage with the deadly dubsteppin’ mad Caspa (12.30-2am). I already knew what to expect, having seen him perform just earlier at HARD Summer, but I was happy to feel the heavy vibrating bass as we made our way into the early am. For the curious, he ended his set with his remix of Swedish House Mafia’s ‘One (Your Name) ft. Pharrell.’

In Conclusion, the festival was a HUGE success. I saw a couple people being helped by paramedics, but I feel that the energy and vibes are much better with the new 18+ restriction. As always, the only real con with festivals is the conflict of set times with performers, I listed each performer’s set time and stage when mentioning them so that you could get a feel of the festival process.

The festival process: When there is 50 DJs and six stages it is highly likely that one is forced to pick and choose who to see or to run around like made men/women. That being said, the only artist I really regret not checking into, that performed while I was there, was Steve Angello, according to many he provided an outstanding performance. And I really regret not making it in time for Bird P and Hudson Mohawke after hearing Plump DJs positively mentioning his name during our interview.

Insomniac Website

Nocturnal Website

Get a MAP of the event [ Here ]

The Labyrinth

Ferry Corsten: 1230-2am
ATB: 11-1230am
Markus Schulz: 930-11pm
Simon Patterson: 8-930pm
Menno De Jong: 630-8pm
Felix Krocher: 530-630pm
Joaquin Gallahn: 430-530pm
Tritonal: 3-330pm

Alice’s House

Eddie Halliwell: 1-2am
Steve Angello: 11-1am
D Ramirez: 10-11pm
Dada Life: 9-10pm
Bingo Players: 8-9pm
Donald Glaude: 7-8pm
TocaDisco: 6-7pm
Treasure Fingers: 430-6pm
Jason Blakemore: 3-430pm

Queen’s Ground

Pretty Lights: 1-2am
Rabbit Live: 1135-1245am
Plump DJs: 1025-1125pm
DJ Dan: 915-1015pm
AutoKratz: 805-905pm
Uberzone: 645-755pm
Dusty Kid: 525-640pm
Trent Cantrelle: 4-520pm
Freddy Be: 3-4pm

Sunken Garden

Caspa: 12-2am
Skream & Benga: 10-12am
Plastician: 9-10pm
Ikonika: 6-8pm
Deco: 4-6pm
Kether: 3-4pm

Upside Down Room

Green Velvet: 1230-2am
Chase & Status: 11-1230am
JFK of MSTRKRFT: 10-11pm
LA Riots: 9-10pm
12th Planet: 8-9pm
Kavinsky: 7-8pm
Felguk: 6-7pm
Hudson MoHawke: 5-6pm
Bird Peterson: 4-5pm
Dan Oh: 3-4pm

Bass Rush Arena

Loadstar Feat. Xample: 1230-2am
AK1200: 11-1230am
NOISIA: 930-11pm
Sigma: 8-930pm
Hive: 630-8pm
Fury: 5-630pm
Mystical Influence: 330-5pm
Hazen: 3-330pm

*Linked names in the Set Times above will take you directly to tracks and former post from the artist we have already featured on our site. You will find many great tracks for listening & downloading. Enjoy

Many artist attending the show are great fans, supporters, boppers and artist we have already had the fortune of covering on our website (and will always promote again). A couple artist we’ve already had the fortune of press access to prior events and the rest are artist we LOVE and cannot wait to cover!

Felguk put on an amazing show in the club atmosphere of the Avalon, opening for Grum earlier this year and I’ve heard from many they destroyed EDC.

On my personal list: Plump DJs, Chase & Status and Kavinsky are the main artist that we have NOT had the pleasure and opportunity of seeing perform yet and cannot WAIT to enjoy!

Aside from the hot content that we have had the pleasure of releasing, Boppernation.com has been leaning more towards a heavy focus on the ‘scene‘ itself by developing articles consisting of interviews and reviews of shows and albums. This has been the hottest, most unique part of our website  and it has helped to separate us from being just another ‘internet’ music blog.

Among the many artist listed, I myself will admit my love for DUB and am quite thankful that I already got to see Caspa, Skream & Benga earlier this year, because their time slots conflict with a lot of the other artist I am excited to see! (But for those of you who are into the Dubstep scene, these people are DUBSTEP! So their acts are NOT too be missed!

Inside sources have told me that the Labyrinth Stage is going to be filled with visuals that are out of this world. For those who fell in love with Etienne De Crecy’s Cube, Daft Punk’s Pyramid and recently Deadmau5′s stage & L.E.D. mask debuted at EDC, be ready to see a stage that will remind people of the video game Q*bert! ( We will be sure to get pictures of this madness)!!!!

Anyways, I hate to leave any names out, so let me rant a bit more:

I’ve heard Pretty Lights puts on an amazing show, as does Rabit. I’ve always been very curious to see NOISIA and Steve Angello, who rightfully so already has a great reputation so we honor this and deliver you the respect you deserve!

Anyways, Expect a FULL report from Wolf as well as a great deal of photos from our latest Photographer, Kozzik. Maybe I’ll sneak in an interview or two, pray that I have a great time and stay professional! As being involved in more Insomniac events would be amazing, EDC, Audiotistic, etc etc. Afterall, these people know how to do it right and were the first to remove the teeny boppers and put the 18+ cap! *Thank GAWD and be SAFE!

Insomniac puts on a lot of great shows and we gotta give them a good impression, so Boppers give them love!

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But, before we dive into this release, let me start from the top. For those who don’t know we were invited to cover Nocturnal Festival’s huge event this weekend, taking place Saturday September 25th. The lineup includes many featured Bopper artist: Plump DJs, JFK of MSTRKRFT, 12th Planet and Dada Life. Two of the four we’ve already had the pleasure of meeting as well as attending with press coverage at their events, which is all available on the site in the ‘Scene‘ section, photos of Dada Life in our ‘Gallery‘ section.
*More information on Nocturnal & full lineup: [Available Here]

*Official video of original track

Among many other GREAT artist performing at this weekends event is JFK of MSTRKRFT. Naturally, once we received this promotional email about the recent remixes of Laidback Luke’s ‘Til Tonight’ (MSTRKRFT remix located at top) we couldn’t resist posting it up on the website for the Boppers to enjoy as well as including the video of the original track.

*’Til Tonight’ is Out Now on Nervous Records including remixes by Ferry Corsten (another DJ performing at Nocturnal), Tom Trago, Chris Kaeser and MSTRKRFT as well as a Radio, DUB and Original edit.

Purchase the whole EP: [ Available Here ]

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So LOT49 cooked up some dirty fun, this youtube video is insane [watch here ] “Viewer Discretion Is Advised.” No I didn’t just post this because there’s a track called ‘The Wolf,’ but while we are mentioning it..the track does rock and I hope you all listen and agree.

Do make sure to check out the track ‘Obey’ it does feature one of our favorite Promo Whore’s ; -) ,

Tonight We Riot by Vandal

“This is the debut album from pioneering Tech Funk producer Sam Evans AKA Vandal, a man who has established himself as a musical force over the past decade with his searing electro breaks releases, roof raising DJ sets and punk rock attitude to the music and scene. ‘Tonight we Riot’ has been ten years in the making and draws on material and experiences that have made Evans one of the most highly respected DJ/Producers in his field. From humble beginnings he has developed a following for his Vandal project that borders on the fanatical, his music has been widely used for adverts, TV syncs and computer games, he has had regular support from Radio 1 (achieving a ‘hottest record in the World’ from Zane Lowe for ‘Mad as Hell’) and has travelled the globe, taking up residencies in Berlin and regular spots at Fabric, London. The album is built around 14 tracks and includes classic cuts from the past alongside brand new material, each giving an insight into the intense and evolving sound of Vandal. From the opening bars of ‘Lose It’ it’s clear that this is going to be a full blooded affair, brimming with energy and seismic attitude, previous hits such as ‘Idiots’ , ‘Obey’ and ‘Mad as Hell’ still sound as fresh and rousing as the day they were released and are augmented with some superb new recordings. ‘Life’ featuring vocalist Malcolm Carson comes on like a twisted modern update on Soft Cell, ‘What Cha Got’ is an electro fuelled, dark roller coaster of a track whilst ‘Rave Safe’ and ‘The Wolf’ journey into the realms of rolling techno. Vandal’s ‘Tonight we RiotÕ perfectly captures the sound and feel of the emerging Tech Funk genre, championed by the like of Meat Katie & Elite Force. It is a wonderful fusion of electro, techno, house and breaks, melded into a uniquely intense soundscape that has real depth and serious attitude. Evans’ debut album may have been a decade in the making but it has certainly been worth the wait, this is a superb inaugural long player from an artist who is definitely going to be around for a long time to come….”

Many thanks to LOT49 for always filling us with a healthy dose of good music

Vandal Tweet Tweet | Facebook | Myspace |Soundcloud

Check out more Vandal Music [Here]

Through The Night by Heartbeatsheartbeats

The Grum Through the Night package is amazing, the video with it’s Bro Love moment was hilariously awesome. We have been given permission to share two of the remixes here, the rest are streaming above for the enjoyment of all.

Our sources tell us that we are just 4 weeks away from the official release (October 4th), “full remix package for Grum ‘Through The Night’ with offerings from Tom de Neef, Bit Funk, Swiss Menergey, Perseus, Beaumont and Grum himself.”

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‘and I’ll be your side’

Wolf

Grum Tweet Tweet | Facebook

I myself am a huge supporter of what i like to call, ‘Wrecking Crews’ Mr. Vegas got a team, there’s the ‘Treble & Bass’ guys and now The Plump DJs have “announce the launch of Grand Hotel, a new brand to develop a forward thinking platform for new electronic dance music, their own productions and those of other inspiring artists worldwide.

The first two tracks “Boomer” and “Water Born Computer Virus” available now on Beatport.”

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And above is the freebie for promotional use, what a deadly track and I hope everyone is heading over to Beatport after that LARGE appetizer. The Plump DJs who aren’t really Plump..but have HEAVY HEAVY tunes…we see Big Things happening with Grand Hotel on the Horizon and are very satisified with it’s official opening.

Plump DJs

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“If you wanna be good you have to dig into the roots instead of trying to climb the tree”- Wolf

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Aphrodite is the Founding Father of Dubstep, we all know Dubstep evolved from Drum & Bass, but this man was wobbling in 1999. With his track ‘Summer Breeze,’ ‘Stalker’ and his whole self titled album, ‘Aphrodite’ which was released in 1999.

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Remixes dating early 2000, ‘I got 5 on it’ and his Incredible remix of ‘Ready or Not’ one of the earliest Hip Hop songs I loved.

This Sunday/early monday, I’m sharing these tunes with you.

xoxo

Wolf

“Aphrodite (born Gavin King ^[1]) also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer commonly referred to as the “Godfather of Jungle”, who works along with Micky Finn on their joint Urban Takeover label. One of the oldest drum and bass producers, he largely contributed to and influenced the genre’s current styles and techniques.

DJ Aphrodite is behind Aphrodite Recordings which was inspired by a club he ran in 1988 called ‘Aphrodite’. His debut album was a self titled effort under V2 Recordings released September 1, 2000. The follow up was Aftershock which was again released under V2 Recordings on June 24, 2002, featuring artists such as Barrington Levy and Wildflower.” – Wikipedia.org

Please check out more Aphrodite and Purchase his Self Titled album as well as any other songs you fancy.

Aphrodite | Myspace

“You’re as Cold as Ice, you’re willing to sacrifice our love”

I come from a heavy background in Classical Rock…so Foreigner DIRTIFIED and grimmed in Dubstep is my Sex. Enjoy

“Specimen A drop an exclusive free download of their eagerly awaited dubstep bomb ‘Cold As Ice’, a monster cover of Foreigner’s 80′s classic given a nasty bassline makeover 2010 style. This one drops hard like the titanic!

Watch out for their next single ‘Chasing Shadows’ dropping soon on Funkatech Records.” – Melissa Mac x

Specimen A Tweet Tweet | Myspace | Facebook | Soundcloud

“Los angeles based dubstep embassador, 12th Planet is inviting music producers to join him on a dubstep project on The Public Record to make song from scratch for an upcoming worldwide release on his SMOG label. This project consists of four phases, in which you’re asked to create four different parts for the song: bassline, lead, effects and transitions.

ThePublicRecord.Com is a social and interactive recording site where members can be apart of the music making experience with their favorite artist. Showcasing multiple genres, The Public Record hosts projects with popular and eclectic artists from around the globe by allowing members to submit parts tailored to the requests of the featured artist.

Past projects on The Public Record have included Deadmau5, The Elements, Rob Zombie, Steve Duda , Street Dream Corps, Filter, and Tommy Lee.”
[more info here]

We’d be fools to not give full coverage to John’s arrival on the Public Record, we’d be fools not to support anything 12th Planet is doing since he is making soooo much noise in Los Angeles that my friends in Santa Barbara, miles away are begging him to come play.

The music speaks for itself and as promotional partners of Xmix Records, posting a DJ Sneak remix is a must. Enjoy the music, Check out Public Record, go get more 12th Planet, get into SMOG and get John’s ass to your neighborhood or go visit his!

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This may be a month late, but hopefully entertaining nonetheless.

I spent this summer studying law in Paris on a scholarship. I got to spend 6 weeks in Europe, during which I lived in Paris but got to visit other cities in France and Spain. Months before I even got to Europe, I had one thing on my mind: IBIZA. How can I get to close to Ibiza and not go there? I went on www.ibiza-spotlight.com and looked into the club calendar, and what do I see? Swedish House Mafia’s Masquerade Motel, featuring Felix, at Pacha, on Monday July 26^th. How can I turn this opportunity down? So, I booked a roundtrip flight from Paris to Ibiza along with my better half, @amykayyy. My buddy @DanielSrourian, who was going to be studying in London over the summer, also booked a ticket to meet us there. Since I am a debt-ridden law student on a scholarship, I was basically ballin on a budget. Therefore, weeks (maybe months) prior to this, I contacted Afflicted Wolf to see if he could get us on the guest list for Pacha the night Felix was playing. Of course, Wolf was more than gracious and guaranteed that he would take care of everything. Flight booked, hotel reserved, liquor is packed, masks on… Ibiza here we come.

As we boarded our flight Sunday evening, I noticed Felix had just tweeted that he is also on his way out to Ibiza too. I replied to him asking what there is to do on a Sunday night in Ibiza, but I really didn’t plan on going out that night since we were landing around 1AM and we wanted to save our energy (and money) for the Masquerade Motel the next night. However, when I turned on the blackberry as we touched down in Ibiza, I noticed Felix had replied to me suggesting that I head to Space after 3:00AM. To our surprise, Space was literally 50 feet away from our hotel. So we took Felix’s advice, and walked over to Space at 3:30. At first, our names were not found on the guest list, and we were really not looking forward to paying the 65 Euro ($85 USD) cover charge. But one tweet to Felix took care of everything. Although he was tired, jetlagged, and had just landed, he was still somehow able to pull some strings and get us onto the guest list instantly. We were truly blown away by his generosity and consideration. Thanks to Felix, we walked right into the club and got a sudden rush of energy from Miss Kittin’s and Steve Lawler’s back-to-back set.

Appropriately enough, one of the first tracks Miss Kittin dropped was Felix’s remix of Nina Simone – Sinnerman. We were also lucky enough to hear her play a version of Felix’s Elvi$ that incorporated some live vocals by her.

After two or three hours of enjoying an amazing set and exploring one of the biggest clubs I have ever seen packed with the nicest, warmest, friendliest people I have ever met, we decided to head back to get some rest. As you can see, we were greeted by the sunrise as we walked out. While walking back to the hotel, we realized this was just a typical morning in Ibiza. People heading back from clubs, wiping foam off their outfits from the foam party they just left, or heading to the beach to get some rest… at 6:30AM.

After less than 4 hours of sleep, we woke up to this view. Enough said.

As we walked around the beach town of Playa D’en Bossa that day, the excitement was building up for that night. Posters and flyers everywhere, people selling tickets, people asking others what they’re up to later that night and just a good buzz and a great vibe in the air.

We spent the day just lounging/drinking at the beach as local DJs played some great Balearic beats, talking to the local vendors that sell everything from CDs and coconuts to MDMA and weed, and just trying to understand that we were finally in IBIZA. Later in the day we took a 20 minute cab ride over to the west side of the island to watch the sunset in San Antonio. Unfortunately, we were late, but we still got a breathtaking view of what I would have to say is the most beautiful sunset in the world. We had some great sushi and some great local drinks on a terrace overlooking the water. What more could I ask for?

By the time we got back to the hotel, it was already midnight. Usually, this would mean we need to get dressed and head out already. In Ibiza however, this is a perfect opportunity to nap. I had never taken a nap at 1AM before, but it is a great feeling to wake up at 2AM and head out to a club. Not just any club, and not just any DJ. We got ready and headed out around 3AM and made our way to the Masquerade Motel at Pacha… the Swedish House Mafia and Felix Da Housecat awaited us.

We had a pretty interesting problem at the door. After I told the doorman that we were on Felix’s guest list, he immediately said that the guest list had closed at 2AM. I made it very clear that this wasn’t some BS discount list… this was Felix’s own guest list. At this point, he proceeded to tell me that he didn’t know who Felix was. I pointed out that Felix was the person that was DJing at that precise moment inside the club he was working for, but he wouldn’t budge. In total disbelief, I immediately asked the doorman for his name: “Louie”. Afterwards, I looked down at my phone and started trying to contact Wolf to see if there was anything he could do. After thinking about how stupid he sounded for saying he didn’t know who Felix was, and realizing that right after asking him for his name I had pulled out my phone, Louie approached us, apologized, and let us all in.

We walked in to the middle of Felix’s set. We were lucky enough to hear ‘Thee Anthem.’ Another special moment was the end of Felix’s set. Earlier that day, I had listened to Justice – Phantom Part 2… sure enough, Felix closed his set with that track. The main dancefloor hit us like a wall of sweat and heat… well that’s actually what it was. The pictures cannot convey how hot, sweaty, and amazing it was.

We also got to enjoy the Swedish House Mafia’s set as we drank some cold 14 euro (over $20 USD) Spanish beers with @DanielSrourian. And yes, each of the beers in the following picture cost over 20 dollars each!

After the clock struck 6, we visited to the Pacha gift shop for the obligatory Pacha t-shirt, and we decided to head back to the hotel. And the rest is history…

In conclusion, if you are reading this, you should visit Ibiza. Go there, swim in the water, lay on the sand, drink the drinks, listen to the music, and enjoy the island. It is affordable (aside from the drinks in the clubs), it is fun, it is relaxing, and it is beautiful.

My visit to Ibiza couldn’t have been this great without people like @amykayyy, @DanielSrourian, Afflicted Wolf, and of course, the king, Felix Da Housecat. Special thanks to each one of them.

Until next time…

Shant K”

Stepping into the shoes of the ‘Rich n Famous’ for a weekend is a dream that many will never know and for someone like me, coming from a humbled background, it was all too much.

I spent the first day in a state of stupor, shock and I can’t say I progressed past that. But I also got to experience a very REAL domesticated side of Felix, and his family, all very great people.

The first segment DAY 1 I actually wrote, while still drunk on Mezcal at some AM Odd hour of the fist day there:

Day 1

Full Service. I feel like a king, I experienced things today that I’ve only seen on television. Upon my arrival, near the baggage claim/transportation (which by the way stretches for miles in Atlanta), my driver held up a sign ‘Sean Mullen’ written on it. I pointed at him and smiled. (I drink a lot when I fly, I wont spend too much time on the details of it, but wine, double jager bomb, double jack n coke, etc). Anyways once I find my bag he grabs it from me and we head out to his car.

Now let me start from the top. Black man, black full suit, black lincoln, black leather interior, opens the back passenger side door, large amount of space, big black leather chair, with a cold Dasani waiting for me and klenex. I tell him I’ve never had service like this. Prior to this Felix had told me to tell the driver to go to Buckhead, instead of his house. I put the driver on the phone with Fe, so he knew where to go, the driver smiles at me when he’s done and says “Dallas Austin is there too.”

Bistro Niko, a full table of Celebrities Angie Romansanta, Dallas Austin, Nas, Nese Djouma, Felix Da Housecat, Bulent, my favorite queen Steve, turned out to be an awesome guy, The Girl with Dragon Tattoo, def one of my FAV’s who i met this weekend) I got the pleasure of sharing many conversations with during our trip from the first SUV ride all part of the royal treatment I had earlier.

Back to the dinner…which I don’t eat, but I go over to one of the tables grab an empty wine glass and start pouring myself Chardonay (There is tons of Chardonay on the table as we leave, I just would never let it go to waste…OH yeah let me not forget juan, or one or w/e his name was, Dallas Austin’s cousin who flashed his penis several times..and lets not forget to mention Dallas Austin. Drives a pimped out all black Charger and built the music scene in Atlanta and is the reason Felix is in Atlanta, according to Felix..now that’s four things and I’m moving on.

Once at Felix’s house, which of course has an impressive Tequila bar, including a bottle with his face on it. Several photos of Nese and Felix blown up and put around the house, Classic style wrap around staircase, I’m stationed in the Spaceship or rather next to the Studio…which is insane..So many speakers, lights, glass table.

Anyways its 606am EST, my heads at 3am pacific. This is Wolf out…Today’s the big day, Felix’s Birthday Bash show in ATL. Everyone will be there and this year that includes me.

xo
Wolf

The next couple days I’m going to blend into one segment, not to take away from the Richness of them, but because now I am writing from memory, rather than shortly after my experience.

Things that must be noted, Nese Djouma, besides being an attractive awesome young lady, is also an exquisite cook. Most wealthy people live off of take out food, have others to do their cooking, I was very impressed that Nese not only knew how to cook, but cooked extremely well. The meals I had from her were straight out of a restaurant and her brother is also a deadly force in the kitchen. The Dessert he made was INSANE and intoxicating. I am a food addict.

Felix’s daughter, is the smartest and most well behaved baby I have ever met. I’ve never been a fan of kids or children, especially babies, but this future Diva is a major exception. I only heard the baby Cry maybe enough times to count on my hand and she easily was able to be made quiet or would go from crying to smiling and laughing in a short period. I lived in the house with a baby for a weekend, but it was nothing like living with a baby for a weekend. I wasn’t awoken at night, I wasn’t bothered by loud tantrums, it was very impressive.

Anyways, I know what the Boppers want..the nitty gritty, the DEETS, the dirty deedsssss… YOu want to know about the PARTY!!!! Felix’s Bday bash, commercial, but sexy venue. Opening DJ couldn’t hold his liquor, was a mess, Wolf Bop Copped him outta the DJ Booth. Wolf 1 him 0.

*Interesting Fact: Felix doesn’t own turntables, CDRS or any DJing equipment in his pad, he just has his serato on the laptop. So when setting up in his studio prior to getting out and Groooving, he doesn’t even practice this wicked transitions out there, or build up sets like you ableton scum! ;-) He’s 100% natural talent. When asking him about this information he said ‘he never owned any djing equipment’ and just got up there and did it and at first was horrible, people booed at him, “shoes in a laundry matt.” Now look at him!!!!

Felix’s DJing has become even more unique and set apart from the many other DJs out there on the scene. One certainly will not hear the same damn songs played in Felix’s set if at a Festival as the other DJs are playing. He keeps it fresh, still grooving with Prince tunes towards the end of the night, but focusing heavily on ‘booty shaking’ and house tunes. With much minimal, Minimal and Disco baby. A little electro, just a little.

Much Mezcal later, we went to Dallas Austin‘s Studio, we went to Big Poppa’s Mansion, we partied hard, in fact so hard the Wolf was KO’d and Felix got a picture of it.

Highlights: Felix powered up his Spaceship Studio for me. I finally met a lot of people I only knew from Twitter, Dallas Austin, Angie Romasanta, etc. I got to hang out inside of an insane studio (Dallas Austin’s), party in a mansion (Big Poppas), partying with celebs JLS, Nas, many more, but most important of all I got to see Felix in his natural habitat, meet his family, his wonderful Sister, hang out with Nese and meet her brother, his boyfriend. It was all surreal, unreal, the giant Bean Bag chair, the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in, etc etc.

Back 2 Reality.

*just a heads up I love my friends and didn’t mean any offense in the original RAW script, I just have a poor sense or humour and as a writer am a VERY open person. Steve and Bulent I hope to meet you again in London TOWN.

Included here for listening and downloading. Eskimo Twins offers two original tracks Droid and Judas off of their Judas EP due to hit beatport August 23rd following a full release in September. It includes the original tunes plus a radio edit of Judas and remixes by Ado, RipTidE, Justin Robertson, Matt Walsh & The Sonic Emporium.

Droid, the original is squeaky jumpy fun, I feel very mechanical as I listen to this track.

Also included on the EP are 2 remixes of Droid: The Ado remix raped me with surprise. The song almost stops then starts up like the humming of a chainsaw right before the drop, which is pure beauty. RipTidE’s remix focuses more on the squeaks and is equally fun and the build up and second wave 2 minutes in kills me every time ah but the 3rd wave 3 minutes in is where it’s at.

Judas, the original, is Minimal Tech with a PULSE. There is so much noise porn in the music that I am literally getting high off the energy.

I wont talk too much about the Judas remixes, because I’m only teasing the poor souls even more who haven’t a chance to hear them until the 23rd of August. I will however be a bitch just a little more and tell everyone reading this that The Sonic Emporium one is well worth the wait.

Each remix off of this EP is in itself it’s own song which is very rewarding. Gnaw at them nails impatiently and until then ENJOY these!

Eskimo Twins Tweet Tweet | Myspace

For the full 320 version of the two songs posted, pay by tweet [link here]
*As for the rest of the tracks they will be Exclusively Available from Beatport: August 23rd 2010 following a Full Release Date scheduled for the 6th of September 2010 [more info here]

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Mashups are back and no one does it prettier than NAPT. This track is very HOT, Enjoy!

“Following their sell out Australian tour NAPT are giving away their N-Funk battle weapon remix of Miike Snow’s “Black And Blue” as part 2 of their Contraband series. Hold tight for their forthcoming new single “Emotion”, out later this year, with remixes from amongst others, DnB superstars Brookes Brothers.”

One would think that at this point in time, both Miike Snow and Passion Pit remixes had reached their peak across the electronic board. However, NAPT proves otherwise with this song right here. It is FRESH and ORIGINAL and Sleepy Head, Black and Blue are reborn in a new light, a NAPT light.

NAPT is doing huge things and in case you are one of the fortunate ones discovering them for the first time continue the journey through the links below.

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These gentlemen are scientist. The music they produce speaks for itself (cliche, but necessary). ‘Nerve Salad’ is a mind f#ck, to say the very least. I always appreciate the static electricity these two vibrate through their tunes. I admit, I find myself a big fan of their Muse remix ‘Knights of Cydonia’ and of course the ‘Audacity of Huge.’ However, ‘Never Salad’ is not disappointing in the least bit, it is just one big vague tease of what we are going to see in their Fixed release for New York City.

Simian Mobile Disco Is Fixed
Track List
1. Brain Machine “Eternal Night”
2. Etienne Jaumet “For Falling Asleep”
3. Jurek Przezdziecki “Qwerty Poema”
4. Conrad Schnitzler “Ballet Statique”
5. André Walter “Malphas”
6. Bam Bam “Where’s Your Child?”
7. DJ Hell “U Can Dance (SMD Mix)”
8. Paul Woolford “False Prophet”
9. Phillip Sherburne “Salt and Vinegar”
10. Clement Meyer “Midnight Madness”
11. Simian Mobile Disco “Nerve Salad”
12. Pantha Du Prince “Behind The Stars”
13. Hot Chip “One Life Stand (Carl Craig Mix)”
14. Chateau Flight “Baroque”
15. SND “05:36:58”
16. Delia Derbyshire “Dreams”

Release Date October 12th 2010.

Bonus*
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“Rot10 Musik & the 18 yr old Dutch Wonder-kid, Breekpunt are proud to present you with Funkular. Its everything from electro to minimal to dutch to tech house, big room and more. These tracks are meant for big clubs and huge festivals. Funkular features 4 original tracks from the man himself and 4 remixes from Four Four, ETC!ETC! & Mr. Vega, Mike Stone and new-comer Mat Sayers. All feedback is appreciated and we hope you enjoy this release as much as we do.”

Listen to the Whole EP [Here] & Purchase [Here]

Tracklist:
Breekpunt – Funkular
Breekpunt – Lets Get Native
Breekpunt - Dasent
Breekpunt – Encode

Included Remixes:
Breekpunt – Funkular (ETC!ETC! & Mr. Vega remix)
Breekpunt – Lets Get Native (Four Four remix)
Breekpunt – Encode (Matt Sayers ‘F-Wit Remix)
Breekpunt – Encode (Mike Stone remix)

Bonus Tracks for Download (not included on EP):

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Well after listening to this EP all the way through I can see why the track ‘Encode’ was remixed by multiple artist, by far one of my favorite tracks off the EP and we all love to take something beautiful and refresh it under new lights. As for giving out ‘Dascent,’ every artist has to sacrifice and release a great hit for free to get the music out on the interweb waves, this is the new radio after all.

What Can I say about ROT10Musik, they know what they are doing and there is nothing I respect more than the labels constructed by artist themselves, removing the middle man was a concept that came out not too long after Napster destroyed Tower Records and physical releases….but my respectable friends are still buying vinyls and cds. And then of course releasing on Beatport, we pay extra money for the damn good quality and its our modern way of paying the most respect to the artist we truly love.

Back to the EP, Lets get Native is dirty and with an EP full of the Conga Dutch sound that is taking over the clubs these days, Breekpunt and the Rot10 team are doing a great job of conquering the scene. This artist, at the striking age of 18 is making all of us who have years and decades on him wonder what the fuck we were doing with our lives back then.

This EP doesn’t include a single track to skip over and all the tunes that I know we all are hitting repeat on are revived, refreshed and given original light by our friends and Boppers, Vega, ETC!ETC!, Matt Sayers and recently added to the Bopper team Mike Stone & Four Four! Welcome.

Xo
-Wolf

“Listen”

My favorite remix has to be the Funkular remix by ETC!ETC! and Mr. Vega, hate to choose a favorite in the gorilla misty jungle of the Conga Dutch EP, but those missile dropping sounds really turn me on.

Breekpunt Tweet Tweet | Mr. Vega Tweet Tweet | ETC!ETC! Tweet Tweet |

Matt Sayers Tweet Tweet | Four Four Tweet Tweet | Mike Stone Tweet Tweet

Boppernation first dropped this sexy artist, butchering his name. He contacted me personally and made sure I made the correction. [originally post here] Nov 17th, 2009.

After contact Dillon sent his own original work, [post here] Dec 13th, 2009.

Since then while out in public I’ve ran into fans of the website who have personally thanked me for the website as well as mentioning and thanking us because they discovered Dillon through our site. Boppernation is happy to spread the love and we will always support Dillon.

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More Dillon Francis: Tweet Tweet | Myspace

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This is Boppernation.com and Felix’s way of sending love and good vibes towards our friendly Mau5man. We hope you recover soon and continue to blow people away with your artistic abilities, versatility and overall entertainment. We share ‘You Need A Ladder’ because of it’s tribute to Zelda and because right now buddy, while you’re in the hospital bed recovering, we like to extend a ladder!

xoxo

Wolf

“Last night, whilst performing onstage at the 9:30 club in Washington DC, deadmau5 collapsed, suffering exhaustion and vomiting. Medics at the venue took him directly to hospital where he is now under supervision

deadmau5 is sad to advise his fans that on the strict advice of the doctors, he now has no choice but to cancel the next 9 shows of his Summer tour schedule to allow for his recovery. The dates affected are listed below.

Deadmau5 hopes to reschedule appearing in these cities in due course but in the meantime thanks all his fans for their understanding and support.”[Info here]

Dates that have to be CANCELLED:
August 1st Osheaga Music & Arts Festival, Montreal Canada
August 7th Summersonic Osaka Japan
August 8th Summersonic Tokyo Japan
August 12th Cream at Amnesia Ibiza
August 13th Cocorico Riccione Italy
August 14th Papaya Summer Festival Croatia
August 15th Sziget Festival Budapest Hungary
August 17th Cavo Paradiso Mykonos Greece
August 18th Opium Mar Barcelona Spain”

Deadmau5 Tweet Tweet | Facebook | Website

OUCH!!!!!!! Can you hear that siren excreating your Cerebrospinal fluid through those already well damaged ears. BASS BASS bounce bounce!

“AYO hit me low, hit me on my tippy toes”

“Can You Believe it? They’re at it again!   HYPER CRUSH just released another classic.  ”Ayo” is heating up and you don’t want to miss out.   Hyper Crush (Donny Fontaine, Holly Valentine and Preston Mornoie) continue to find ways to be both inventive and innovative in the genre of Electro-Hop. “Ayo” is no exception and has quickly become a twitter and myspace sensation.”

Check Out More [Hyper Crush]

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*This Weeks Essential New Tune via Pete Tong BBC Radio [check it here]

*JUST IN, ZANE LOWE of BBC gives Thee Anthem ‘Hottest Record in the World for 28 July 2010′ now check out Interview with Felix and track 29 minutes in [check it here]

This tune has been shaking up the airwaves with anticipation of its release and now it is finally here. A song that says it all, a song that gets all the music lovers to look past the nada and seize the music by its magnificent glowing colours. I mean downright FEEL the music as it hits the body and shakes the soul. This is the kinda tune that gets the King of Pop dancing in his grave, R.I.P. Mike and this is the tune where Prince himself is going to finally tap out, quit the lawsuits and write up his own tune, “We all Wanna be Felix”

xoxo
-Wolf

Join the RT trend on twitter now add these two if you are foolish enough to not have done so already! [here]

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