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[Mixtape] Aylen – The Remixtape II
When Aylen first really caught my eye, he was releasing his first Remixtape. Now, he’s on his second of his Remixtapes, and his progression as an artist is apparent–I’ve said it again and again, the kid just keeps getting better.
One thing I really love about his music is his ability to cover such diverse ranges of music. It’s not often that you see an electronic artist whose remixing repertoire spans the likes of Regina Spektor to the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Ellie Goulding. He puts a very unique twist on each song–every record he releases is thoroughly reimagined and reworked, and I have to credit him for that. It’s truly impressive to be able to flip such a wide range of genres, infusing your own unique sound into every track.
This is the kind of tape you can play continuously throughout without skipping any songs–through this on at a party this weekend and see how well it works. Trust me, you’ll be killing it on the DJing and you won’t have to change the song even once.
Enjoy, and show your friends. Let’s get Aylen the recognition his music deserves.
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) (Aylen Re-Fix)
Regina Spektor – Us (Aylen Remix)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Around The World (Aylen Bootleg)
Len – Steal My Sunshine (Aylen Remix)
College Ft Electric Youth – A Real Hero (Aylen Remix)
Head over to Aylen’s Facebook page to Download “The Remixtape II”
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[Video] Aer – What You Need
Aer is back with another video, this time opting to go with Exodus Productions as opposed to their usual director, Matt MiGGz. To be honest, I think this might be their best video yet.
The black and white coloring adds another element to the video, and the visuals are pretty stunning. There’s not too much going on in this video, but the well shot piece is interesting enough on its own.
Enjoy, and catch Aer on their summer tour with OCD this summer.
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[Video] Manicanparty – Rebels in the Light
Manicanparty is a new group that I’m really excited about. We’ve featured them a few times on Sunset so far, first for their production on Oncue’s mixtapes and more recently with their own solo stuff, and now we get a new music video for their single “Rebels in the Light.”
Their music has a really interesting, ambient undertone to it that combines beautifully with their eclectic rhythms and singing.
I think they have incredible potential as a group–it will be interesting to see what direction they take their music in, because I don’t think it would be a difficult stretch for them to go in an increasingly poppy direction to find serious success.
For now, though, enjoy the music video and keep your eye out for this promising new duo.
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[Video] Oncue – Rich Kid (prod. Brenton Duvall & CJ Luzi)
Very, very rarely do I ever find myself blown away, or even truly impressed, with music videos nowadays. Rich Kid, directed by Adam Ross, is an exception to that.
When I first heard the song, I wasn’t particularly blown away. But this video brings it all together for me and makes me realize just how important this song is, how real Cuey’s words are.
The visuals are stunning, both due to on-point framing and incredible after-effects treatment.
The best quality of this video is that it accentuates Cuey’s emotions, brings out the straightforward honesty in his words and works to further his point–it is not simply a cool looking visual accompaniment to the song.
It’s more than that.
I never was a rich kid, but best believe I’m dying one
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[Video] ASAP Rocky – Goldie
A$AP Rocky just dropped the much anticipated visuals for his new Hit-Boy produced single “Goldie.” I’ve been pretty disappointed with the quality of popular hip hop music videos (with the exception of anything Jason Goldwatch has touched), but I was really pleased with this.
The video depicts Rocky and the A$AP mob rolling through Paris and their native Harlem. Rocky easily has some of the best fashion sense in the game right now. He’s rocking Raf Simmons, Jeremy Scott, and Martin Margiela at various points throughout the video, and it’s cool seeing a rapper with his style rocking some of the most refined fashion houses.
This song is easily my favorite song right now, it’s been tough recently to listen to anything else, and this top-notch video makes it all the better. Seriously crispy visuals and I love the framing of the shots, especially the driving shots throughout Pareee. Enjoy.
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Fortune Family – Spring ft. Upper West and Melody Noel
Fortune Family is back at it with a new single off of their upcoming mixtape, set to drop early this summer. For this one, they’ve recruited Upper West for a verse and new-to-the-scene singer Melody Noel for a crazy hook.
Produced by B-Nich, Spring features Sarah Bareilles’ “Uncharted.” One of my favorite Reef verses to date.
Fortune Family – Spring ft. Upper West and Melody Noel
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DJ Carnage – Loaded Remix (feat. G Eazy)
This is about to be the JAM. Every now and then I need some of that ignorance to bump and this fills that role perfectly. For those of you unaware of Sir Carnage, he’s homies with Theo London and has produced for the likes of Theophilus himself, Kreayshawn, A$AP Rocky, and others, most recently known for the Theo x A$AP collaboration “Big Spender.”
He dropped a video for Loaded a while back which I was disappointed with because it was so short and there was no MP3 to download. But I played it on YouTube over and over again, dancing around cooking wonton soup for days.
Now, I get an extended version with Sunset favorite G-Eazy on it? Why thank you, bartender, that’s exactly what I’d like. Both Young Gerald and DJ Carnage are about to blow up. I’m calling a twitter verification for both of ‘em by September.
I Be Stayin One Hunned/ Vans On, My Pockets Chunky (Stupid Chunky)
DJ Carnage – Loaded (feat. G Eazy) || Download
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[Video + MP3] Radical Something – You Feel Amazing
We’ve been rolling with the crew of Radical Something since they first started, and it’s always great to get new material from them. They’re a unique group, fusing together hip hop, pop and acoustic roots into their very own sound.
They recently released their video for You Feel Amazing directed by @JoeBusy_, which chronicles what it’s like being on tour for them. They’ve been killing it on the road, and I suggest you go to see them live if you ever have the opportunity–I have yet to be able to do so myself, but I’ve heard nothing but great things.
Check out the video below, and download the free MP3 while you’re at it.
Radical Something – You Feel Amazing || Download
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Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (Aylen Remix)
I thought posting a Call Me Maybe remix was the last thing I would ever do. But, when Aylen sent this one through, I have to admit I was intrigued.
Carly Rae Jepsen’s massive hit is polarizing; people either love it or they hate it. I hate to love it. It’s catchy and poppy and shallow music, but I can’t resist the hook, it gets me every time. Sorry I’m not sorry.
Anyway, Aylen absolutely destroys this remix. It starts out pretty similar to the original, but then it drops and all bets are off–he absolutely destroys it with his bass and synth lines. If you’re going to listen to or download one Call Me Maybe remix, let this be the one. It’s epic.
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (Aylen Remix) – Aylen || Download
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Tape Tuesday: This is Country
My life has recently changed. I have taken a liking to country, and it truly has changed my life. I’m not exactly sure how it happened–maybe from kids playing it at school, maybe from my sister playing it at home, but one day I just couldn’t stop listening to it and it’s been in heavy rotation ever since.
A lot of people hate country–trust me, I understand that. I couldn’t listen to it until about a week and a half ago, and I couldn’t understand what anyone saw in it. Now I’ve completely flip flopped. When people tell me they can’t listen to country now, it makes no sense to me.
Anyway, these are my favorite country songs right now, the songs that got me into country in the first place.
By all means, PLEASE help me grow my country collection. Let me know in the comments what else I should be listening to!
Josh Kelley – Georgia Clay
Benjy Davis Project – Mississippi
Jason Aldean – Dirt Road Anthem
Punch Brothers – This Girl
Jason Aldean – Church Pew or Barstool
Joe Nichols – Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off
Kenny Chesney – You and Tequila (feat. Grace Potter)
Zac Brown Band – Chicken Fried
Zac Brown Band – Different Kind of Fine
Old Crow Medicine Show – Wagon Wheel
Download “This is Country”
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BADBADNOTGOOD Releases BBNG2
Over the past year and a half, I’ve gotten increasingly into jazz music. My dad’s favorite album is Miles Davis’ magnum opus Kind of Blue, so I was introduced to the genre at a young age and I’ve always enjoyed listening to it when my family played it at parties and when I saw it performed live. However, I never really bothered to start my own collection of jazz music. That all changed when a friend of mine got a record player and we started to listen to old jazz records on an almost constant basis. Ever since then, I’ve gotten pretty serious into the classics, but hadn’t really found any up and coming jazz musicians that I really was excited about.
That all changed when I first heard BBNG. I’ll admit, I didn’t listen to them until they first started doing their Odd Future covers, but ever since then I’ve been really excited about each new release they’ve put out.
It’s really cool to me to see such a contemporary jazz group–a group that covers an incredibly diverse range of genres, spanning from Earl Sweatshirt’s “Earl” to Kanye West’s Flashing Lights to James Blake’s CMYK–get such independent groundswell. It’s been really cool seeing their progressing recognition–of course, the Odd Future members rep BBNG all day long, but artists such as Questlove have also taken notice of BBNG’s young talent. It’s interesting to see the clash of their style with the style of Odd Future–both acts have vicious, spitfire delivery, offering their art with no regrets and no reservations.
To put it in more direct terms, they give zero fucks; they’re here to make what they want to make, to play what they want to play, and they do it damn well.
Check out some of my favorite tracks streaming below, and head over to BBNG.com to download the entire album, free of charge. Best $0 you’ll ever spend in your life, I promise you.
BADBADNOTGOOD – CMYK (James Blake Cover)
BADBADNOTGOOD – Bastard/Lemonade
BADBADNOTGOOD – Flashing Lights
No one above the age of 21 was involved in the making of thisalbum, it was created by a bunch of kids. This album wasrecorded in one 10 hour session with no song having morethan two takes, it was mixed and mastered completely byourselves. Thanks to our friends, family, loved ones and anyonewho fucks with us.
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Curren$y – What It Look Like (feat. Wale)
Tha Homie Spit Spitta aka Curren$y aka the Pilot aka the captain of the Jet Life crew teams up with Wale for his newest release off of of The Stoned Immaculate, which is set to drop on June 5.
Some nice, smooth production here by B!nk, Wale and Spitta both go in on their verses, this one receives high grades de moi. My one caveate here–Wale says being addicted to Barney’s is “g shit.” No, son, it’s not. Da fuck is g about this, Douglas?
We blessed to be here. It’s a blessing for y’all to be here with us
Well said, Whale, well said. Lol see what I did there? PS guys I’m so good at Photoshop look
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