Butlertron Announce Streight Angular Remix Release Party - Free Cover

Local Boston producers, Butlertron, have finished their latest remix project, which features the original work of local indie rockers Streight Angular.  Unlike the past, Butlertron's new song won't be rolled out via our blog, but getting the royale treatment of an official remix release party on Nov 14th at Middlesex Lounge.

When asked about the new Streight Angular Remix, Mike and Mike of Butlertron had this to say:

"Streight Angular "HOTTIES (Butlertron Remix)" is a futuristic romp that will have you moving in your seat and send you "streight" to the dance floor!"

The party's lineup will including Caitlin Michele from this season's The Voice, Solo Sexx, The New Complainers, and Skinny Bones.

For More information feel free to check out the facebook event page Streight Angular BMAs Nomination/HOTTIES Butlertron Remix Release Party.  The party is FREE!





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Butlertron Break Down How they Made Their New Track 'HER FAVORITE DJ' [FREE DOWNLOAD]

By Butlertron:

Hey folks! Mike and Mike from Butlertron here to give you a sneak peak into the studio where we conjure up those dirty beats and catchy tunes. We've got an exclusive preview of our brand new moombahton track, Butlertron - Her Favorite DJ.


We started sketching out this tune by writing the chord progression for the introduction using a simple pluck patch. We knew we had something solid when we lost ourselves jamming out on keys over this loop, so we recorded a couple lead lines and moved on to the drop.

I setup sidechaining over a four-to-the-floor kick loop and pulled up Massive to create a pumping bass sound. It is amazing what some detuned saws, a little distortion, and EQ can do. Layering that with a fuzzier, more distorted bass patch, we tweaked the filter and sidechain settings until we found that groove. After adding another wobbly bass patch and a supersaw for chords we started tracking out the drop, experimenting with different forms and melodies. We kicked the chords up a notch by automating the vibrato and drowning them with reverb, keeping them tight by cutting off the tails. By this point we
knew the track had potential but it was crying out for vocals.

So we thumbed through our collection of...

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Local EDM duo Butlertron fine-tunes its sound

So incredibly excited that we were quoted in the Boston Globe! #Progress

(BostonGlobe) You’ll hear plenty of DJs dropping dubstep into their sets around the city (more still complaining about the ones who do), but not quite as many producing it themselves of late. Which is why “Promise Me,” the standout among a series of singles released this year by the Boston-area production duo and DJ team Butlertron is such a welcome change of pace. Mostly because it’s not awful — no easy feat these days.

The track, produced by Mike Short of Stoneham and Mike Bell of Melrose, isn’t quite so simple to classify, however. While it throbs and surges with peaks and valleys of bass static, it veers off into chippy synth runs that sound pulled from a frantically side-scrolling 8-bit adventure game before exploding with ascending house chords. The package is rounded off with a sultry but minimal vocal track that places it squarely on the popular side of the line drawn between snooty chin-strokers and those aiming for the throb of packed dance floor.

Likewise, “Straight Energy” gurgles on a squiggly bass line and upstroke beat while guest vocalist Sarah Lachambre adds a soulful, romantic vocal that makes it well suited for falling in love in the zero-G suspension of the bass drop.

The duo, who perform at The Good Life on...

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Boston's Butlertron - Simul8 Kills It!

The duo behind Butlertron are Mike & Mike, and have been on a hot streak in the production room.  As we covered them two weeks ago, they had released a fresh original titled Promise Me.  The two young guns are continuing to work hard in the production room before they make any big moves and we're telling you this is a group to keep an eye on.  Their original productions are fresh, unique and offer the Boston scene something that it can call its own.

Butlertron's newest original, Simul8, is a grooving electro 4/4 beat that blends deep whirls and pulsing synths and bounces back and forth between their heavy electro sound and a lighter euphoric melody.  If you didn't know more about this group you'd think it was coming from an established producer in the scene for years.

However, for now Butlertron continues to earn their stripes and prove their validity in the game.

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NEED TO LISTEN: Boston's Own Dubstep/Electro group: Butlertron [FREE DOWNLOADS]

EDMBoston has been trying relentlessly to get upcoming Boston producers more involved in the Blog.  That means we encourage people to email in their material on top of us hunting for new projects.  Late last week we made a fun find.  When stumbled on upcoming Boston dubstep and electro producers, Butlertron, in our searches for new music.  We reached out to them immediately.

You have to hear the sound they are producing in our backyard!

Butlertron has been producing various genres for the last decade and in 2011 they focused their craft on creating floor shaking bass with upbeat prose.  Butlertron's track 'Promise Me' is a dubstep anthem that jumps from funky beats to uplifting chords to catchy chip leads. You find yourself shifting from electro to dubstep and back in a refreshing way.

Listen to More Free Tracks after the JUMP

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