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Showing posts with label laidback luke. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Laidback Luke at Royale - Show Review
By Mike H:
Royale Nightclub was anything but laid-back last week, as Laidback Luke took the stage to give Boston a lesson in the art of house music. The world-famous Dutch DJ had the crowd going wild immediately, starting with a brief buildup into his remix of the appropriately named "Dance for Me", by John Roman and Gina Turner.
Watch our videos and read more after the jump:
Royale Nightclub was anything but laid-back last week, as Laidback Luke took the stage to give Boston a lesson in the art of house music. The world-famous Dutch DJ had the crowd going wild immediately, starting with a brief buildup into his remix of the appropriately named "Dance for Me", by John Roman and Gina Turner.
Watch our videos and read more after the jump:
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Laidback Luke at Royale - Show Preview
By Mike H:
In one day, Dutch house music juggernaut, Laidback Luke will hit the decks at Royale in Boston, and this is not one you're going to want to miss. Ranked #29 on the DJMag Top 100 list, Laidback Luke has long been a favorite among house fans, but has seen his popularity grow exponentially, hanging on tight as the American EDM craze continues to soar to new heights.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Friday, October 12, 2012
Top 3 Festivals to Keep in Mind Now
While Fall is among us, there's no need to stop thinking about the music festivals coming up. In fact, right now is the best time to start pooling together and saving money for some of the further trips away. Here are the top 3 upcoming festivals that have been getting attention recently.
3. Snowglobe Festival
While Snowglobe might not be the biggest household name, it's eclectic lineup and atmosphere may be a huge winter draw for all of us to get our semi-local fix early. Deadmau5, Beats Antique, Madeon, Laidback Luke, Flosstradamus, Baauer, Clockwork, and ill Gates together at a festival bring together a set that can attract a variety of audiences and people, which may be the best aspect of the weekend. Include skiing and snowboarding, and December 29-31 in Lake Tahoe may be a great weekend.
2. Electric Daisy Carnival Orlando
Like most other EDC events, Orlando will be bringing some of the best acts out for a creative, expressive weekend. EDC Orlando will be coming sooner rather than later, on November 9th and 10th. This show features headlining acts spanning genres, artists like Armin Van Buuren, Tiësto, Marcus Schulz, Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike, Bassnectar, Porter Robinson, Afrojack, and even Morgan Page, who we caught up with back at Electric Zoo.
1. Ultra Music Festival
This year, it is the 15th anniversary of Ultra. Since us here care about our fans, mark your calendars now for October 17th! Tickets will be going on sale then, and will be very hot to get. With "all kinds of new surprises, MASSIVE new production, and the best lineup in Ultra Music Festival history...this year is positioned to be the most memorable Ultra yet" says Ultra's CEO. Will it really be so? Although lineups won't be announced for a long time, history will repeat itself and these tickets for March 22-24 are something to take the risk in going for.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Austin Leeds feat. Jason Caesar - Close Your Eyes (Laidback Luke Remix) [PREVIEW]
Laidback luke shared, on youtube, this preview of a new remix he has done for "Close Your Eyes". The original track by Austin Leeds features vocals by Jason Caeser. Laidback luke follows his traditional big room electro sound on this remix. The drop at 2:26 marker in the video is epic. That being said you should expect to hear this this weekend at Electric Zoo and be ready to go crazy!
Thursday, July 19, 2012
MARTEL – Ricochet (Laidback Luke Remix) [FREE DOWNLOAD]
After Laidback Luke and Martel came together to produce the successful hit "We are the stars", the two have jumped back in the sack together. A month ago we got the first preview of Ricochet Laidback Luke remix when Luke dropped it on his soundcloud. Ricochet embodies Laidback Luke's standard style, which we all love and revere. Best yet, the two artists decided to give away the track for free. Happy Happy Joy Joy :)
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
David Guetta: When Fame Takes Over
Article from ElectroJams
(Electrojams) As EDM has continued to explode through the consciousness of the American mainstream, there have been few who have matched the same reach and blockbuster appeal as French producer/DJ David Guetta. After releasing his third studio album Pop Life in June, nearly 5 years ago, the French producer has taken a much more pop-centric approach to his work, doing his best to appeal to the mainstream audiences around the globe. With that said, the EDM landscape has changed dramatically, and to be frank, not everyone is happy.
Guetta’s style has always been a blend of strong vocals over electro and French house influences, a style that has brought many hardcore EDM fans and ravers to his shows for years. Now though, Guetta has dropped his once signature style and recurring vocalists for a much glossier and anthemic style that mashes with hip-hop’s latest flavor of the week (I’m looking at you, Nicki Minaj).
Guetta has ordained the unholy marriage of hip-hop and EDM.
We all saw it coming, and we knew this day would come. It was inevitable. Not everyone is happy though. Fans around the world will bash Guetta as if it is their job. By the bar at Laidback Luke’s Super You & Me, it was easy to hear your neighborhood lax-pinnie-wearing bro say things like “Guetta is shit”, or how the Frenchman had “ruined EDM”. Although this is one person’s opinion (and actually supported by hundreds of thousands; some for more defined reasons than others), it proves to show just how polarizing a figure like Guetta really is.
Is that really how people feel?
I could surely understand the gripes of vocalist Chris Willis (featured to the right, looking a little lonely?), the once-longtime collaborator of Guetta who has since been replaced by the likes of Chris Brown and Lil’ Wayne. 
But for many fans, they refuse to see Guetta as anything but a sell-out. I can understand and even sympathize with this sentiment, but when you look at what he has done for EDM as a whole, it’s really hard to accept that he’s all bad or even bad at all.
Every genre of music, every form of art, has two sides to it. On the first side, you have the purely artistic, truly creative expressions, and on the other, you have the mainstream, commercialized and monetized side. Guetta obviously is on the latter half, but that side would not exist without the other. Without David Guetta’s 2009 collaborations with Akon and the Black Eyed Peas, many current hardcore fans would have never even listened to or bothered to know what EDM stands for. At the same time though, it is the overly-commercialized works of Guetta that make the hardcore raver really appreciate those underground nights, those warehouse raves (and I assure you, they still exist!), where the true artistic expression of a real DJ (like you know, actually beatmatches and mixes records?!) and the PLUR life reign supreme.
Additionally, and this is undeniable, EDM would not be where it is without David Guetta. Through his huge collaborations with pop/dance/comedy (right?!) act LMFAO and rapper Kid Cudi and the like, he has gradually injected his electro basslines and thumping beats into Top 40 radio across the nation. His sound has led the way for an EDM takeover. You can find EDM at all the major club spots in major cities, nearly every night of the week. Because of Guetta, producers who make “computer music” or tracks that go “unts unts unts,” are now able to get club residencies and paid gigs easier than ever. Bigger names are now even embarking on tours, some around the world. Coachella and Lollapolooza, once predominantly indie and rock festivals respectively have had their fair share of EDM acts grace their tents, bringing in the likes of Avicii (below with his massive and ridiculous stage setup) and Bassnectar.
Taking it one step further, the EDM music scene has become a billion-dollar industry. Surely this means that more pop and more accessible MTV tunes will be produced, but this is part of the natural evolution at this point. It also means that millions of people long after our time, will know of this era. Millions of people now, can work to support and produce the music we hold near and dear to our hearts.
The work of Guetta and other polarizing figures such as Skrillex and Deadmau5 have become a divisive force amongst ravers everywhere. Self-segregated factions of the nasty and filthy wobble of “brostep” or the orchestral, lush synth pads of trance fans now attack each other based on their musical interests. This is something that has long been different in the dance music scene. Rather than be split up by your favorite DJ, people united in PLUR fashion. You can save all the banners, commercial ventures and $400 ticket festivals, people came for the music. Today, that is not so easily said.
Attending Steez Promo’s annual Starscape Festival, the vibe is noticeably different than that of a NYC one-off Laidback Luke show. At Starscape, kandi is not just an accessory but a means for meeting new people, trading and creating new experiences. At Pacha, it’s almost frowned upon to be wearing any sort of kandi. To put it simply, it’s rave versus party. To be sure, it is entirely possible to enjoy both, but the two don’t mix well. This is where the true EDM fans, the kandi kids, the old-school house heads who have hated on Guetta often feel slighted. As EDM has grown, they feel that they have been left behind, and have not been able to grow with the music as they have in the past. What once offered an escape from the Top 40 charts, is now littered everywhere. It’s no longer our little secret. People who once derived their identity from being a raver are now being forced to be mixed in with the “others.”
“If you abandon a band as soon as other people like them, then you don’t love music for the right reasons. You like music for identity.” – Jack White
I can understand the fear, the feeling of loss. What once felt uniquely yours no longer does. If you truly love the music, and are really about the music, then you can appreciate what Guetta has done for our scene. Music is meant to connect people, not divide. Rather than rag on others for their taste in music, we can now dance together at our local clubs, regional massive and national festivals.
And for those people who once loved Guetta beats but now denounce him, I have to question just how much of a music lover you are. Do you love the music or the identity you get from listening to it? (We don’t want you. Thanks.)
Friday, May 25, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Laidback Luke - 1234 feat. Chuckie & Martin Solveig
CHeck out this new cheeky music video of Laidback Luke's hit track "1234" featuring Chuckie and Martin Solveig. Nevertheless, the video doesn't stop their with the features. Check it out to see what other famous people they got to help them count to 4
Laidback Luke - Super You & Me Radio Show May 4 2012
Laidback luke continues his radio show madness on SiriusXM with a new edition of Super You & Me. You can catch laidback luke monthly on siriusXM with Super You & Me or weekly on his club FG radio show.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Laidback Luke - 1234 feat. Chuckie & Martin Solveig (Original Mix)
How lucky are we that Laidback Luke will be circling around the new england area in the coming weeks?
Not to mention he is fresh off his release of Speak up and Trilogy. However, Laidback Luke has also added another party track to his set called "1234". The track which premiered at Ultra Music Festival (link shows live feed of drop) features chuckie and martin solveig's vocals.
On Mixmash's sound cloud Luke says:
"That is probably one of the most rapid releases we ever did on Mixmash Records. And of course we did it so you can enjoy this massive beat over the upcoming summer festival season!…To me 1234 is the epic-ness of the epic tracks, but I wasn't even ready for such a huge success of this tune in such a short time".
Luke explains that a little boy saying 1234 in a samplepacks he received made him think of having some fun and asking his fellows, Chuckie and Martin to do a vocal sample in a similar chant style. He went to say that the "track is not even about dancing but jumping non-stop to it!"
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Laidback Luke - Club FG - 07.04.2012
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Tracklist
01. Afrojack feat. Eva Simmons – Take Over Control (ID Bootleg)
02. Angger Dimas feat. Christian Luke – Chiquila (Sandro Silva Remix)
03. ID (Hear The Drum And Get Wicked)
04. Antoine Clamaran – Dr Drum 2012 (Instrumental Mix)
05. The Prodigy & Uberjak’d vs Oliver Twizt – Drunk Breathe (Goofy’s Mash)
06. Jaguar Trax – All I Dream
07. NT89 – Voices [Fool's Gold]
08. Dragonette – Let It Go (Laidback Luke Remix)
09. Porter Robinson – Language
10. Jacob Van Hage & Dyro – EMP
11. Nicky Romero & David Guetta – Metropolis
12. ID
13. ID
14. Sub Focus feat. Alice Gold – Out The Blue (Laidback Luke Remix)
15. Erol Alkan & Boys Noize – Lemonade (Gesaffelstein Remix)
16. ID
17. ID
18. Taras Van De Voorde – The Game
19. M83 – Midnight City (Eric Prydz Remix)
20. Norman Doray – Leo
21. SAVOY & Heather Bright – We Are The Sun (Laidback Luke Remix)
22. ID
23. Laidback Luke feat. Wynter Gordon – Speak Up (Chris Lake Remix)
Friday, April 6, 2012
BEHIND THE SCENES OF SPEAK UP BY LAIDBACK LUKE
Step behind the scenes with the beautiful Wynter Gordon and oh yea Mr Laidback Luke.
SPEAK UP!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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