[QUICK MIX - TRAP/BASS] Paper Diamond – ‘HARD Sumer Future Stars Mini-Mix’

Paper Diamond will be performing at HARD Summer 2013. Aug 3+4 | Los Angeles, CA | LA State Historic Park Download the mixtape here.     TRACK LISTING: 1. All Goose – Paper Diamond 2. Jelly Roll – Protohype 3. Iggy Azalea Work – Tk Kayembe Remix 4. The 40 Thieves- Paper Diamond 5. Coffin- [...]

[FESTIVAL COVERAGE] Hangout Music Festival 2013: Day 3 Playlist

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[FESTIVAL COVERAGE] Hangout Music Festival 2013: Day 2 Playlist

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[CHILL/DUBSTEP] PatrickReza – “Vitals”

Dubstep dynamo PatrickReza is back with another beautifully produced melodic bass track in his new single “Vitals.” A lot of producers are starting to find some real traction in the new chillstep/melodic dubstep realm, and PatrickReza has been at the crest of this rising trend with a number of hugely successful releases. “Vital” begins slow, [...]

[ARTIST PREVIEW] Hangout Music Festival: Porter Robinson

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[ELECTRO/HOUSE] Knife Party – ‘Haunted House’ EP Now Available

Knife Party‘s highly anticipated Haunted House EP is now available for download and includes a massive rush of powerhouse electro bangers that are sure to be a staple for EDM festival goers all summer. After getting the stream last week, Haunted House blew our socks off with the ultra hyper four track release that includes [...]

[DRUMnBASS] Electric Guest – “This Head I Hold” (Nu:Logic Remix)

I couldn’t tell you the first time I heard LA-based Electric Guest‘s soulful single “This Head I Hold,” but I can tell you that I do a little dance every time that falsetto voice begins singing and the hand claps begin clapping. Now UK collaborative partnership Nu:Logic, the amalgamation of Hospital signings Nu:Tone and Logistics, [...]

[DUBSTEP/TRAP] Basement Jaxx – “Where’s Your Head At” (Team Bayside High & Willy Joy Bootleg)

Chicago is slowly becoming one of the premiere locations in the US for EDM music with at least 5 major festivals featuring electronic headlining acts. Add in the growing base of extremely talented musicians and you’ve got a melting pot for new music and sounds. Emerging from that melting pot are Team Bayside High and [...]

[Feature] Spotlights 8: Best New Indie Music

This edition of Spotlights finds us dipping our toes into the dark pools of human affection before realizing that requires a little more light than we currently have stored up. Thematically, this week’s list coalesced around the idea of a waning emotional openness to the people around you, while still whetting your physical appetite. People [...]

[DUBSTEP] Purity Ring – “Belispeak” (PatrickReza Remix)

Purity Ring has seen quite a few remixes lately, but PatrickReza‘s massive dubstep remix of “Belispeak” is probably the grimiest one I’ve heard yet. Speeding up the vocals in a slow build from the beginning, the LA producer quickly flips the switch into some nasty pulled synth and bass. The track is not without it’s [...]