Montreal producer Blood Diamonds warps Kendrick’s voice even further on this remix, throwing it through filters of sad-drunkenness at dizzying speeds. Best played so far gone or blitzed, preferably in or around a swimming pool.
DAILY 03/21
With a weekend of stellar views, low temperatures, and nonstop music Snowball Music Festival found its new home in Winter Park, Colorado. Festival organizers worked to ensure attendees were given a unique and enjoyable weekend and succeeded. The list of complaints is small (and greatly outnumbered by the praises). Here are some touches that made the weekend of music in the mountains:
-Volunteers walking around passing out FREE popcorn! What’s not to like?
-A bonfire to huddle around for warmth when temps dipped to the single digits.
-A simple layout that allowed you to wander from stage to stage easily.
-Charter buses that ran from multiple locations around the state made commuting to the festival easy. If you were coming from out of town, then the shuttles were the way to go.
-Extracurricular entertainment: Dancers (both ladies and abominable snowmen), a string of balloons jutting high into the sky, fire hoopers, ice sculptures, and a ski/snowboard trick ramp next to the main stage.
-As for that short complaint list: More than a few unlucky Snowballers fell victim to the treacherous ice that covered the ground in the tents. Also, when a stage ends up a half hour behind for an entire day you’re going to confuse people. You’ll confuse even more people if you don’t announce let everyone know somehow.
-Most importantly, Snowball had a diverse lineup of quality music. The highlights…
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DAILY 03/20
Over 300,000 electronic music fans descended upon beautiful Miami Florida this past week to enjoy the first weekend of the 15th anniversary of the Ultra Music Festival and now another 300,000 fans anxiously await departure for a sold-out weekend number two – ourselves included. What’s it like sitting at the office days before you’re about to hop on a plane to enjoy one of the worlds greatest music festivals you ask? One word: hectic. We could be like the other guys and simply just fly down to Miami, go with the flow, and see what happens, but we’re not like those other guys. We want to give you guys an inside glimpse into all of the happenings going on in Miami which is why we’re giving you event previews, guides, interviews with artists, and much more.
Read: IMF Presents: Miami Music Week (Guide).
Now that you’re in ‘the know’ with all of the things happening outside of the Ultra Music Festival, lets dive right in and take a look at all of the things happening within the festival at the gorgeous Bayfront Park. For those of you who have been before, think of this simply as a refresher, and for those of you who are about to enjoy your first Ultra experience, let us guide you so you don’t end up making out with a tree on camera like this girl did last year. She clearly forgot to read the IMF 2012 guide. Don’t make the same mistake she did.
Without further delay, lets get down to business.
DAILY 03/19
19Mar2013
Here is the new music video from Los Angeles’ own, Banks, dark and seedy – complementary to her sound. Directed by Dylan Knight. Check out more of her music here.
DAILY 03/18
18Mar2013
For those of you who have been living under a rock, Miami Music Week is in full effect and with the completion of weekend 1 of the Ultra Music Festival, we’re going to begin to prepare you for the madness that is week 2. First things first, make sure you read our Miami Music Week guide – this will update you on our picks of some of the top parties. Second, stay tuned to IMF because as the week goes by, we’ll be releasing some exclusive content with event previews, interviews, and much more.
Kicking things off today, we give you Social Experiment Miami presented by BPM Festival, No.19, SAFE, The Modern Love Affair, and Jazz J Spinder. It will feature headliners Art Department, Canadian techno/house Legend Kenny Glasgow and Canada’s fastest rising star and No.19 label owner – Jonny White. They’re joined by the legendary DJ Sneak, Deniz Kurtel, Juan Maclean, Tone Of Arc, Shaun Reeves, My Favorite Robot, Nitin, Droog, Clayton Steele, and Jakkin Rabbita all under the Cafeina Wynwood Lounge (297 NW 23rd Street) at 10pm. The party goes until 5am for those of you who have no need for sleep and you can pickup tickets here.
Interested in hearing a little bit more of what you’ll be seeing live? Check out the soundcloud player below for a Spring 2013 Sampler mix from No. 19 records. Grab your tickets, your dancing shoes, and we’ll see you at Cafeina Wynwood Lounge on Friday!
DAILY 03/15
Words by lightly fanciful.
If there is one event that I am most looking forward to most outside of the Ultra Music Festival it has to be the dirtybird Players event taking place at Villa 221 on Thursday of Miami Music Week. The dirtybird family has been blessing my ears and my rear end with the best booty bass, deep house, tech house, future dubstep, and musical genres that haven’t even been invented – yet for quite some time and I am ready to finally get to attend one of their infamous dirtybird BBQs. There will be burgers, there will be house, and there will be hip hop. The OG dirtybird family will be joined by hip-hop innovators De La Soul and it is sure to be a pairing not to miss. Pretty much it is my idea of what heaven would sound and taste like.
I would hope that by now dirtybird needs no introduction, but for those of you who have been living under a rock let me get you up to speed. The label started from a simple desire of transforming the tired vocal house sounds of San Francisco and giving the people a free party to attend at Golden Gate Park. The inaugural party did not have many in attendance, but it was only a matter of time before the word of something special spread. The founders Claude Von Stroke, Worthy, and the Martin Brothers, grew the event until there was not enough burgers to go around and the park could no longer accommodate the throngs of people looking for a party with a smile. A couple of years later the label was formed and from there our ears have been continually blessed with the innovative sounds coming out of the dirtybird heavy hitters that include Claude Von Stroke, Justin Martin, Leroy Peppers, J.Philip, and Worthy.
If you can’t catch the tour in Miami they will be making a few other stops around the globe before the labels first summer residency in Ibiza. If you can’t make any of those tour dates try to refrain your urge to cry. The players have also released a two part compilation to hold you over until they are back in your neck of the woods. dirtybird Players Part 1 and dirtybird Players Part 2 are out on Beatport so fire up the grill, make yourself a burger, and pretend you are in Miami with us while you bump these killer compilations. For a sample of what you can expect, check out some of my booty bumpin picks after the jump.
It’s no secret that the energy filling Chicago’s Congress Theater was anything short of maximal. This was especially the case for last Friday’s sold out show with Los Angeles native Dillon Francis who co-headlined with Chicago’s own Flosstradamus. Anticipation was through the roof as local DJ Zebo finished up his opening set. As he left the stage, lights were cut and the everything was overcome with florescent blue lights followed by a thick layer of smoke.
While the intro to Flosstradamus’ own “Lana’s Theme” began to creep in, two heads appeared in the haze. After giving some love to their hometown, the bass dropped along with every jaw in the crowd. Their heavy trap and hip hop influenced set had every person in the theater going wild. After the conclusion of their set the floor appeared to clear out, but it was obvious that everyone began refueling for what was next to come. It wasn’t long before the lights dimmed, the crowd roared, and a stampede of IDGAFOS hats stormed the gate. As the first track dropped the LED screen became illuminated with cats, tacos, and an array of profanity. With a more than a positive response from the crowd, it was clear that Dillon Francis was happy to be back in Chicago. Given the love and support that this city has continued to show these artists, it goes without saying that Chicago left it’s mark on the ‘Wurld Turr.’ As always, special thanks to React Presents!
Check out some more photos after the jump!
DAILY 03/14
14Mar2013
From the New Zealand scene, this is Ladi6. “Ikarus” is the first single and music video from her third studio album. Ladi6’s upcoming third album is co-produced by Parks and Detroit native producer Waajeed. It will be released in June 2013.
