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Swedish rising star Alesso delivers the final version of “Clash”, which has been floating around this past summer and fall in many DJ sets; his most aggressive and neck-snapping production to date. The average fans who only know the young producer for his contribution to “Calling”, his remix of “Pressure” or his latest hit “Years”, will surely be surprised that such a track could come from the hard drive of a guy who produces such feel-good melodic anthems.  But this shouldn’t as come too much of a surprise for those that are familiar with Alesso’s “Nillionaire” and “Dynamite”, as the young Swede has a history of more hard edged productions; besides it’s good to see him branching out and experimenting with different sounds.  This track feels as if it belongs in an  action movie, and certainly based on how Hollywood has recently been embracing EDM, it wouldn’t come as too much of a surprise if it actually does at some point in the near future. Stream / Download:  Alesso – Clash
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A-Trak & Tommy Trash – Tuna Melt + MoreA-Trak – “Fool’s Gold” Record label co-founder, child DJ prodigy, half of Duck-Sauce (the duo responsible for “Barbara Streisand”) and former DJ to Kanye West (among many other titles) has just released an impressive 4 track EP “Tuna Melt”.  He’s proving time and time again that albeit his approach to dance music is unconventional (he does come from a hip-hop background afterall), he’s certainly providing an interesting and unique approach as far as his involvement in music production goes (very reminiscent of what Diplo is doing), collaborating on this EP with the likes of Tommy Trash, GTA, Oliver and Galantis.  Not to under-estimated, A-Trak is not one to stick to any particular sound or genre, making him an important an interesting player in the dance music scene to keep an eye on. –>Available on Itunes now Stream / Download:   A-Trak & Tommy Trash – Tuna Melt Stream / Download:   A-trak feat. Oliver – Disco Nap Stream / Download:   A-trak feat. Galantis – Jumbo Stream / Download:   A-Trak feat. GTA – Landline
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Tony Romera – Pandor Off the back of a two week streak of inhabiting the #1 spot on Beatport with ‘Like Home‘, Nicky Romero’s “Protocol Recordings” ups the ante for it’s first non-Nicky release, courtesy of fast-ascending Frenchman Tony Romera. Never confined to one solitary sound, Romera ditches the grinding Electro that pervaded the majority of his studio output throughout the year, including the Beatport #3 remix of ‘Breaking Up’ alongside Bartosz Brenes, for a minimalistic cut called ‘Pandor’. As premiered on Nicky Romero’s Protocol Radio, the standalone rolling chord play and ‘Koko’-influenced breakdown melodiesthat make up ‘Pandor’ look to extend his club-savvy studio output with a solid contribution to the post-festival season. – BMD Stream / Download:  Tony Romera – Pandor
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Qulinez – Bamf + Dynamic Alexander Lager and Johannes Gustafsson, two childhood friends hailing from Varberg, Sweden have been producing tracks together since early 2006. In 2011, they began producing tracks for a project called “Qulinez”, and sent a demo straight to Steve Angello at Size Records, who took an immediate and avid interest in the talented young producers. In their up and coming release “Troll,” the Swedish duo mix a contagious melodious build up into a typical Swedish House rhythm followed by a dirty Dutch bass drop. Played by Alesso, Cazzette, Hardwell, Tiesto, David Guetta, Sander van Doorn, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, Axwell and the whole Swedish House Mafia.  For their second release on Angello’s “Size Records” the boys have crafted two very unique and progressive bangers that are sure to make the rounds in many DJ sets in the coming months. Stream / Download:  Qulinez – Bamf Stream / Download:  Qulinez - Dynamic
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Monthly Round Up – Top Tracks of November 2012 I haven’t done a monthly re-cap of my favorite tracks in an embarrassingly long time, so I’m going to bring back this segment.  November has been a jam packed month with a slew of incredible tracks being released to round out the final quarter of 2012, and usher in the last stretch before the new year.  As far as the quality of releases go, this has no doubt been one of my favorite months of the 2012.  Without further adieu, in no particular order here are my favorite songs from the last 30 days. Remember, click on the name of the song to be re-directed to the original post, Enjoy ! 1. Ørjan Nilsen – Copperfield 2. Hot Natured feat. Ali Love – Benediction 3. Richard Knott – Locus Solus 4.  Tommy Trash – Truffle Pig 5.  Rihanna – Diamonds (Congorock Remix) 6. One Republic – Feel Again (Thomas Gold Remix) 7.  Arty, Nadia Ali, BT – Must Be The Love (Shogun Remix) 8.  Henry Saiz – Uncharted 9.  Hardwell feat. Amba Shepherd – Apollo 10.  Arty – When I See You 11. Pryda – Recomondos + Bergen 12.  Dirty South & Michael Brun – Rift 13.  Seven Lions – Days To Come (Lance Romance Remix)
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New Music: Adele – Skyfall (Charlie Darker Remix) Rising Toronto/Montreal based producer and DJ (not to mention Wolfgang Gartner’s protege) Charlie Darker gives us his own unique take on Adele’s theme song for the new Bond movie.  Oh and did I mention that it’s a free download?  SWEET! Connect with Charlie:https://twitter.com/ischarliedarkerhttps://www.facebook.com/CharlieDarkerMusic Stream / Download:  Adele – Skyfall (Charlie Darker Remix)
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Video: Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – Alchemy British DJs Above and Beyond’s poignant, Zoë Johnston-featuring dancefloor anthem “Alchemy” now has a heartwrenching visual accompaniment. The new clip tracks a relationship as it crumbles in slow motion when a spurned woman discovers her lover with someone else. As Above and Beyond’s Tony McGuinness tells Rolling Stone, the track is “an honest, raw expression of betrayal” and was written based on personal experiences. “Both the video director, Jonas Mayabb, and the star of the video, Mackenzie Firgens, have lived it, too,” McGuinness says. “We met Mackenzie in L.A. at one of our recent Shrine shows and one of the first things we talked about was this song. ”Alchemy’ is about me, really,’ she said. It didn’t take long to persuade her to star in the video. Jonas’ treatment is simple to describe, but the finished film is a testament to his skill as a director and the actors’ ability to relive this painful experience so beautifully and movingly.” Video: Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – Alchemy
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