Avicii: this girl's Swede dreams

Recently billed as "the next Kaskade" by Pacha (and that just might be true), it's easy to say Avicii holds a special spot in my heart. If you were lucky enough to catch him at Pacha NYC last night (or at the Music Box in LA on Friday, for all my west-coasters), you already know everything I'm about to tell you.

It seems that Sweden is taking over everything from our furniture to our literature, and this sultan of sound, dictator of dance, emperor of electronic, otherwise known as Tim Berg, is no exception. So put on some comfy shoes and get ready to dance:

Avicii - Penguin - Club Mix by Ministry of Sound
Avicii - ID by zocalo
Sweet Dreams (Avicii Swede Dreams Mix) - Avicii by Nymphony Rec
Robyn – Hang With Me (Avicii Remix) by themfreshbeats
Armin Van Buuren ft. Laura V - Drowning (Avicii's Mix) .Mp3 by DJ skyLine
Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Avicii Meets Philgood Saturday Mix) by DJ X-78
SEBASTIAN DRUMS & AVICII - My Feelings For You by Ed Smoove
Avicii - Street Dancer (Original Mix) by SoundLogik

And if you've got the itch that only the Swedes can scratch, get into his essential mix from last December. Love, love, and more love. xxx.

turn up the love now: new SHM

Yes. You read that correctly. New Swedish House Mafia dropped on Pete Tong's show last Friday and if you weren't listening live, here is what you missed:

Swedish House Mafia – Save The World (Original Mix) [Radio Rip] by JustDoHits

And on that same note, don't miss mafia member Axwell's latest, but be warned: this one may cause tears to be shed. One might even say it's the house music equivalent of The Notebook.

Axwell - Heart Is King by axwellofficial

Now, somebody please tell me these Swedes are Electric Zoo-bound this September... xxx.

Game, Set, Match

If you've left your house in the past year, you've probably heard a rendition of Martin Solveig's "Hello," featuring Dragonette. The masterpiece is just the first of the many things to love about the Parisian, not least of which is this little gem I stumbled upon yesterday.

Combining two of my favorite things in the world - house music and tennis - is Martin Solveig's webseries SMASH. There's a lot to love here: the Wes Anderson-esque film style, Martin Solveig in general, his hilarious manager, and guest appearances by none other than Bob Sinclar and Novak Djokovic. Oh, and French subtitles. Episode 1 is below:



Dragonette appears herself in later episodes, along with Melanie Laurent (of Inglorious Basterds fame). She plays a Japanese chick. Uhhh... just watch it.

And since we're on the subject, the whole thing is one big promo for his upcoming album release of Smash. The third video serves as a sort of (adorable) behind-the-scenes for the making of the Ready 2 Go video. The song is pretty dance-worthy and features Kele of Bloc Party. Listen below:
Ready 2 Go feat. Kele (Single edit) by martinsolveig

And in case you missed his pre-Hello collabo with Dragonette, this is a tune worth noting:
Boys & Girls feat. Dragonette (Extended edit) by martinsolveig

So, you know, get into it! xxx.

guns don't kill people... laser cartoons do

Jamaican dancehall duo Major Lazer, comprised of Diplo and Switch, has moved on from making NSFW music videos of extreme-humping to - you guessed it! (or did you?) - CARTOONS!

Don't know about you, but I for one am looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.



xxx.

here we go, another night out

America's very own KASKADE* has just released an epic remix of his already epic hit, "Move for me." Dropped at Ultra and now available for download on SoundCloud. The song literally gives me chills. Get into it:

Kaskade & Deadmau5 VS. Michael Woods - Move For First Aid - Kaskade Mash Up by Kaskade

*(my iPhone's autocorrect actually puts his name in all caps whenever I type it, because it knows me so well)


Also, if, like me, you were unable to attend Ultra in person, the entire Kaskade set is available for download here.

But fear not, New Yorkers, Kaskade will be here this Saturday, 4/9 at Pacha, so you can enjoy the Illinoisian's earth-shattering, soul-crushing beats and dance your heart out soon enough!

Enjoy! xxx.

ain't got nothin on lunch tho...

Haven't posted in awhile, wah.

To make up for it I'm going back in time and across the Atlantic to the Warehouse Project from 2009 to visit DJ Mehdi and Busy P, and I'm suggesting you come with:

Get it here: http://er7radio.net/?p=2541

And my new obsession (about 15' into the mix), enjoy the most important meal of the day:


GET INTO IT xxx.