Keeping It Fresh

Today I have some slower, more soothing kind of music for you. This song is by the group known as Gungor. This is a group/collective that was started by the musician and composer Michael Gungor. He has been nominated for quite a few Grammy's for his work in song writing and work with the group. Now one of the things that I love about Gungor is that they have a sound that can be a little punk, but also have this wonderfully acoustic sound as well. They are like a rock band that has decided to put on an acoustic show. There are other bands out there whose music can be compared to Gungor, but again, there is a different sound specific to Gungor. One thing I noticed immediately was the way they harmonize. It is not always easy to create intricate harmonies between male and female voices. But Gungor creates this wonderfully complex scale of harmonies, which at times, gives the song a slight punk sound. But it also creates so much depth in the song, making it something you would need to ...

Today I am back! I recently moved into a new place, only to find that I had no internet access. So I sincerely apologize for the missing posts. But today I wanted to get the ball rolling with some new music out of the EDM world. This song is a very interesting collaboration done by Kygo and Dillon Francis. Now what is very cool about this song, is that Kygo and Dillon Francis bring two completely different sounds to the table. When you look at both artists respectively, they each have styles that are pretty unlike the other. Kygo hails from the land of tropical house, a genre that I believe he created. Kygo has that very distinct sound, a signature synthesizer sound, that distinguishes him from every other artist out there. And then we have Dillon Francis. This is a man who likes to the put the crazy in his music. Dillon Francis tends to have a little bit more range, but is most well known for his work with moombahton music. He also has a knack for making high energy songs that are ver...

So today I have some music for you by the always entertaining, Morgan Page. This is actually a remix of a sound by The Outfield, and it kicks some serious butt! I love this song so much because the vocals are great and there is a very dynamic hook in this song. I found myself dancing to this song and doing some head banging, so hopefully you will too! Today's instrumental song is from the movie Now You See Me. I have to say, pretty great plot twist in this movie, and you might recognize the similarities to The Count of Monte Cristo in it. Even though that may have given the movie away to some, I don't want to say anything else but that I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!

Today I have some music for you by an artist that I recently started listening to, courtesy of a friend's suggestion. Lil Dicky is possibly the funniest musician I have ever come across. I mean every one of his rhymes are full of so much social commentary, but they way he brings his point across is just so hilarious. Now I am not going to lie, a lot of people don't take him seriously. I didn't take him seriously at first either! But then I heard some of his songs and I rescinded all previous thoughts on his music. Lil Dicky is one of the most real artists I have heard. The thing about him being a lower key kind of artist is that he can talk about a wider variety of topics without getting a lot of heat over it. And rap he does, about all kinds of things. From relationships to creating satire rap, Lil Dicky takes his humor to the words to make songs that are subtly powerful. If you actually pay attention to the words of his rhymes, the messages can be a bit controversial, but...

Today I have a really awesome remix of a song that includes the wonderful vocals of Christina Aguilera. The original song is by a rapper that had a huge influence on hip hop and rap in general. T.I. is the mastermind behind the original song, but Skrux is the genius behind the remix. What I like about this song and remix in general, is that we get a really soft side of Christina Aguilera. Normally when she outs out music, it is a super powerful and intense kind of vocalization. She belts out those high notes and throws in a grittier and more wild sound. But with this song, we get a much calmer and almost ethereal kind of sound. She turns her voice into something that is very EDM and dubstep friendly, a voice that is light and mesmerizing. Her voice is so completely captivating in this song, and that just takes you to another place. This is a dubstep remix, and does have elements of that general dubstep sound. However, this is not the kind of robotic heavy dubstep. This has some more el...

Today I have some cool music for you. I haven't posted music like this before so I think it will be a really cool change of pace! We all know that mashups are all over places like Soundcloud and YouTube, and a lot of these mashups are often two English songs coming together. But, when you delve deeper into the world of mashups, you get some really cool mixes of music from all over the world. A combination of English and Spanish, Spanish and Hindi, French and English, etc. There are so many kinds of mashups out there and it dawned on me that it would be so perfect for me to share some of them! So today I am trying it out, seeing if I can find a style of mashup that people really like. Now for me personally, Hindi mashups of any kind are some of the sickest. Of course I am a little biased, but I genuinely think that there is so much versatility in Indian music, that it makes it a great choice for mashups. You can have super intense sounding mashups, sweet and cute ones, or ones that ...

Today I have a really cool song by the band Chvrches. Hailing from Scotland, this band has such a great sound that kind of takes you to another state of mind. When I hear this song, I always imagine running around a city at night with the moon shining bright, and just running and running. This is another one of those songs that are so hard to express in words. It is hopeful but melancholic at the same time, one of those things that really describes the craziness that is the human heart. But I love the drum claps and synth work in this song as well. What Chvrches does very well is employ ethereal vocals to create an ambient kind of feel. Now of course not all of their songs are like this one, but the band does do a fantastic job of making the song have that atmospheric kind of feel.  Today's instrumental song is by the always phenomenal, M83. Everything that this group does is absolutely incredible and I can always listen to them. At any time of the day and any mood they always have...