[TRAP/JUKE] Midnight Conspiracy & DJ Funk ft. Fast Eddie – “Tits In My Face”
New school Chicago meets old school Chicago with Midnight Conspiracy‘s new track “Tits In My Face”. Known for their dark cinematic brand of heavy bass music and a mind-blowing live laser light show, the duo decided lighten things up with this new piece of trap and juke. They team up with fellow Chicagoan juke and booty house legends DJ Funk and Fast Eddie for this genre bending summer party jam. Midnight Conspiracy, at the forefront... Read More
[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, with some keys setting the tone before the underlying synths begin to build and transform... Read More
[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 perform at this year’s event. Read about the bands, find some new artists to listen to, and enjoy the sounds below. Reading music: Porter Robinson... Read More
[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 Willy Joy, two extremely talented up-and-coming groups that have joined forces to unleash their massive bootleg of Basement Jaxx‘s... Read More
[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 own ebb and flow, slowly drawing you in before chewing you up and spitting you back out in silky stabs... Read More
[DRUMSTEP] 311 – “Amber” (Psymbionic Remix)
The name 311 immediately brings up nostalgic images of beaches, sunshine, and surfing for me. Perhaps it was because “Amber,” among many other 311 tracks, were played to death while I studied abroad in Austrlia. Or maybe it’s simply because of the completely chilled out melodies and guitar riffs prevalent in the crimson-tinged love song. So what do you get when you a some bass and a little drumstep to the mix? Psymbionic does it... Read More
[DUBSTEP/HIP-HOP] Modestep & Teddy Killerz – “Inside My Head” ft. Ghetts
Modestep‘s newest release had me doing a sonic double take after the first time I heard it. “Inside My Head” featuring sounds from Teddy Killerz and Ghetts has Modestep exploring some darker sounds compared to the rest of their catalogue of high energy sounds. A moaning bass sets the tone before the chorus brings back a semblance of the grimy dubstep sounds we’re accustomed to hearing. I especially enjoy the bit of electric... Read More
[CONCERT REVIEW] Excision, Zomboy, & Vaski at Congress Theater, Chicago
Reading music It was a chilly night in Chicago, but you wouldn’t you be able to tell as the thousands of concert goers heading into Congress Theater to see dubstep masters Excision, Zomboy and Vaski were dressed in hardly anything at all; braving the savage cold outside for the fire-breathing dubstep sounds inside. You could feel the anticipation in the sold out crowd as kids began filing inside the doors, complete with security pat... Read More
[DUBSTEP] TheFatRat – “Splinter”
I can say that I wholeheartedly did not see this sound coming out of the German DJ/producer known as TheFatRat. Usually known for his upbeat house melodies, “Splinter” sees ze German rat taking a darker, more bass heavy approach that you could file under the category of dubstep. The different approach could be due to the fact that “Splinter” is his first release on the renown Spinnin’ Records, or it could be that he... Read More
[BASS] Flux Pavilion – “OneTwoThree (Make Your Body Wanna)”
From Flux Pavilion‘s forthcoming Blow The Roof EP comes “OneTwoThree (Make Your Body Wanna),” a massive preview of what the UK producer has in store for us. Due out January 28th via Circus/Big Beat Records, you can expect some big room anthemic beats to be flowing through your subs as Flux is hardly known to take it easy on the decks. Throwing down some hard-line swagger bass with “OneTwoThree” this track will definitely... Read More
