All posts tagged in Don Diablo
• Hard-hitting Eurodance hit • Future House vibe, reworked with more underground impressions • Great step outside the comfort zone “Monster” is… quite a lot of things. First and foremost, it’s an Eurodance banger with impressive old-school vibes and a vocal that really grabs your attention. Let me emphasize: the vocal is simply perfect. But
• Rework of a rework of “Da Goodness” • Energetic G-House spin • Don Diablo really added that much-needed bounce! It’s amusing how this monumental collaboration between Major Lazer and Don Diablo is essentially a rework of “BabyLawd, DLegend – Jiggy Woogie,” which, in turn, draws inspiration from “Da Goodness” by Redman and Busta Rhymes,
• Still slaps in 2024 • Oldschool lead, saws, kicks, everything! • Consistently energetic It’s hard not to be overtaken by nostalgia, as I (and surely many others reading this) grew up with these Revealed cover arts and Big Room sounds: Oldskool Sound” is kicking me right in the feels! But guys, what a banger!
• Classic EDM combining indie elements and guitar riffs • Optimistic and high-spirited atmosphere • A radiant vocal performance by ruben. What happens when you combine Tollef’s funky guitar artistry and Nu Disco production skills with the eclectic Future House influences of Aiobahn? The answer is obvious: this joyful creation! Released on Don Diablo’s HEXAGON,
• Violins again • Delicate and surprising sequences • Serena Z‘s violin supports well the breakdown After raving about “Royalty” and its Don Diablo remix, the Portuguese musician Egzod has dropped another track, “Collide,” which is part of a 5-track EP with the same name. I thought it was high time to dive into some
• Well, the original was even higher • Don daringly experimenting • From Future Bass to Future House, with elegance Yet another great creative gesture from Don Diablo has arrived: this is a gorgeous remix to discuss, going back to his roots like “Still Cutting Shapes”… with elegance and innovative intentions, and pushing aside any
• Absentia of Wobbling lead • Piano House works smoothly with the vocal • A natural sequel The fact that Don boldly decided to rework an all-time future house classic from him is very admirable, further considering that “Cutting Shapes” is in my top three from the Dutch star. When I discovered its release, I
• Too perfect to be true • That’s a chorus to sing along! • Avicii/Calvin Harris drop vibe “Endless Summer” is a great song: I would say there’s a 50% chance of becoming a dance music hit for 2023 (similar to “I’m Good” by Guetta the previous year). It includes everything from catchy vocals, Avicii-like
• Only the riff is part of the Olive’s original • Futuristic drop over a nostalgic theme • Clear passion felt on the tribute’s work In 1996, Olive released the hit “Not Alone”. In the next 25 years, the track has been reworked many times in the EDM world, from names like ATB, Saberz and
Onto the forty-eight episode of the Weekly Roundup, and we have scores of tracks from monikers such as Don Diablo, Audien, Zeds Dead, and plenty more. Genres covered this time you ask? The latest from Big Room to Dubstep, the list has it. Alright, enough small talk, let’s see what the second week has in
Here’s a fun fact for y’all out there: the first Weekly Roundup came out on the 3rd of June, 2021. And this edition covers releases from the same date a year later, which fell a day later on a Friday. Anyways, boatloads of music to cover from the likes of Kx5, Magnificence, Blasterjaxx, and more!
• Usual, forgettable chill structure • WATTS sings, alone and unsupported • Personality in the pluck, great percussions There isn’t much to begin with this Friday, so I caught myself lazily skimming through the releases, searching for familiar names. Don Diablo popped up, and “Face To Face” (featuring WATTS), is a reluctant choice of mine
• Appreciated the sweet breakdown! • Caveats with the transition • Darker bassline in the drop, è la “Hexagon” style This is not going to be a debate about the complicated issues of our society, but one thing is crystal clear: the EDM world hasn’t been as encouraging to female producer. We don’t like stereotypes
While not being a fanatic of the Future House genre, it is a style that often outputs rare gems from either the reputed acts making, or an insane amount of copy-pastas that continue doing the same predictable things, leading up to “quantity-over-quality” publishers such as FHC. Yet amidst this complaint of mine, I recently started
• Creative lead, dark influences • Bouncy rhythm with an experimental take • Catchy breakdown section You may notice that I’m not a big fan of Future House in general, I think that the majority of the tracks are identical, but from time to time I find some hidden gems that really catch my attention.
This has become a recurring theme, as current scene in this industry is favouring musicians or labels who opt for as many releases possible in a short period. We have talked about how Zero Cool Records, STH, Revealed Radar and some others have taken this approach to provide multitude of songs every week, but resulting
• Appealing and minimal structure • Affable and charming hook • Upraising theme in the lyrics Sure, House music has started its basis from stripped and looping instrumentals, giving minimalism in music a run for its money. It’s not all about creating soaring anthems, but composition which can operate on barest and yet fascinate listeners.
• Intricacies between vocal and melody • Energetic and pulsating drop • Tasteless breakdown A couple of years ago I presented you Max Fail, an excellent and ambitious Future House producer who impressed me… and it’s time for a follow-up! His collaboration with native duo-logy The Cousins (a new name, who have intriguing independent releases)
This week was about average with a decent smattering of good tracks and bad ones. However, we couldn’t go without discussing the first official remix of Smash Mouth’s timeless classic, “All Star“. We’ll also touch on the updated New World Sound project, check in on Main Circus, and look at a few STMPD releases among
Lord. What a week for music. The KSHMR & KAAZE collaboration has finally dropped, Magnificence finished releasing their new EP, Enter Records has come out of nowhere with a bunch of surprising hits, and Revealed put out some suprisingly solid releases. We can’t even get into all of them in the recap because there’s simply
• Plenty of refreshing summer vibes • Surprising drop • Peaceful atmosphere Are you a fan of trompe-l’oeils? If so, welcome there, this is your post! No matter if we speak about food, painting or whatever type of art, sometimes our brains tend to imagine things the wrong way, and something similar happens while listening
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