Beauty

..is simplicity. (round 9)

Fedde Le Grand feat. Patric La Funk - Autosave (Original Mix)


Bullmeister - It's Ok (Gooseflesh Remix)



TAI & Felix Da Housecat - TAI Felix (Original Mix)


Angger Dimas vs Tommie Trash - Big Fucking House (Original Mix)


Bobmo - Control (Original Mix)



Cirez D - Full Stop (Original Mix)



AFMB - Backup Days (Original Mix)



Stay Classy,
Augustus

Big Bass

"The Writer" from English songstress Ellie Goulding gets the remix treatment from French house legend Alan Braxe here, combining airy, uplifting synths and a floor-filling beat with Goulding's sweet vocals. Euphoria induced dancing ensues.
Ellie Goulding - The Writer (Alan Braxe Remix)


There's a lot of remixes of Bag Raiders' "Sunlight" out there, including two stellar mixes we posted earlier from GLOVES and Stopmakingme, but I think Armand Van Helden's take has cemented itself as my favorite...take a listen below and decide for yourselves.
Bag Raiders - Sunlight (Armand Van Helden Remix)


Next up I got a release from His Majesty Andre I stumbled upon while browsing his beatport page. This is an absolutely thumping disco banger that is guaranteed to get you bouncing like a maniac.
His Majesty Andre - Gaff Card


I believe this one from the hard hitting Frenchman Gregori Klosman was just released on beatport today. "Bombata" comes in a two track package with "Zulu". The former is an example of pure tech house destruction, with massive builds and synths that really pop. Support the full release hurr.
Gregori Klosman - Bombata (Original Mix)


We're going out tonight with a bang in the form of this huuge remix from Bart B More. The man smashes TAI's "Big Bass Drum" into little bits and pieces, re-assembling them into a floor killer topped with a big dollop of acid house. Delicious.
TAI - Big Bass Drum (Bart B More Remix)


-PK

The Drought Is Over

Every year around February I find myself wondering where all of the fantastic music I regularly download en masse has gone. But, in the words of the great Lil Wayne, "da drought is ova." As we near WMC 2011, the music will only get better and better.

If you thought the break up was gonna be an issue, think again. Showcasing Vito De Luca's notoriously funky style, this track should be celebrated as a return to form for Aeroplane.
Human League - Never Let Me Go (Aeroplane Remix)


Gregor Salto has impressed me as of late with the massive scale of his progressive house productions, but this one is different. Whoever the Flexican is, he's a fantastic influence on young Gregor, adding a latin flavor to the mix which ultimately turns into an acid trip to the cumbia club.
Gregor Salto, The Flexican - Maldita Cumbia (Original Mix)


I came across Hatiras by chance a few weeks ago whilst browsing beatport and was immediately impressed by his production finesse. This track is halfway between progressive house and electro: a recipe for dance floor success. Just ask Laidback Luke, who's already supporting this banger reminiscent of his remix of MSTRKRFT's "Heartbreaker."
Nu-Gen - Mopho (Hatiras Remix)


This track is huge, fun and makes me think of summer and better times. Well done, Redroche, you've made a dent in my seasonal depression.
Olav Basoski - New Day (Redroche Remix)


Ted Nilsson has touched up Axwell & Bob Sinclar's "What A Wonderful World" just enough. I wasn't too impressed by the original track considering it was made by the combined and prodigious talents of Axwell and Bob Sinclar, but this re-mode thumps and bumps in all the right places.
Axwell & Bob Sinclar - What A Wonderful World ft. Ron Carroll (Ted Nilsson Re-Mode)


Last and most wonderful comes Prince Club. We've been showing these Canadian boys a lot of love recently, and I want you to know this is no mistake. The unique depth of their productions is positively refreshing and if they keep churning out tunes with such consistency I may be forced to create a label just so I can sign them myself.
Prince Club - 303's & 808's


Finally, I had the pleasure of both seeing and speaking with world-class act Avicii last night at the Mid, Chicago so be on the look out for a brand new, exclusive Bright & Shiny interview with Tim Berg himself!


SIR REAL

I'm an F-18, Bro

I've said it before and I'll say it again; I love RAC. They are wizards when it comes to remixing. They choose such subtle and cohesive instrumentation and they keep the integrity of the song while still drastically improving upon it. Roughly three years ago, RAC released a remix album called RAC VOL 1 that was critically acclaimed and really laid the groundwork for this awesome collective. Today, March 4th, they have finally released their second volume on their website and it's FREE. Below are two tracks that I've been abusing over the past week ever since I heard them, but if you fancy yourself a music enthusiast, you should just hop on over to their website and download the entire album in a nice little .zip file (or just click here).

Suckers - Black Sheep (RAC Remix)


Washed Out - New Theory (RAC Remix)

Dance Ritual was founded in 1998 by two of dance music's most respected artists, Louie Vega and Joe Claussell. The two wanted to create a party without musical boundaries, where African, Jazz, Latin, Soul, Gospel, R&B, and Brazilian sounds would blend through house forms. Vega is unquestionably a major force in house music, both as a producer and DJ, and Dance Ritual is his cultural and spiritual home. Without further adieu, here are a couple tracks I've been fiending over lately.

Black Coffee feat. Hugh Masekela - We Are One (Dance Ritual Mix)


Hardrive: 2000 feat. Lynae - Never Forget (When You Touch Me) (Dance Ritual Mix)

I recently found out that Tepr plans on releasing one track at the beginning of each upcoming month on his website (www.tepr.net). This month's track is definitely club ready. A bit on the deeper side, but with those standard Tepr floating synth lines that really create a dancing atmosphere in pretty much any setting. Enjoy this in all its free glory.

Tepr - Rigolease

Now, Quinten 909 uploaded this track to his soundcloud 1 month ago, but just recently decided to make it available for download out of the kindness in his own heart. French/Disco House master does it again. Repetitive but insatiably pleasing to the ears, You're My Friend will undoubtedly soothe your troubled brain.

Quinten 909 - You're My Friend

Brand new Classixx original guys. It sort of sounds like it's in the same vein as the Ghost Busters theme song... pure 80's cheese, from the funky bass line to the nostalgic synth guitar chord stabs. These lyrics... I'm beginning to think this is actually an 80's song. Anyways, here.

Classixx - Fortunate Star

Now this one is from 2007, but I recently began listening to it and I have to say... I wish more music was made like this. SebastiAn is an Ed Banger GOD and he needs to release more music for me to froth over. This crunchy kick drum and the grimey bass synth... yum yum yum.
The Rakes - We Danced Together (SebastiAn Remix)

Bonus:

Just wait for the vocals to kick in on this beautiful track

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Household Goods (Justin Martin vocal remix) by T-E-E-D

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeper

MayaVanya - Panama! (Lolboys Remix) by MayaVanya

Love, Patrick

Fun in the Sun

My friends, it's March, and what this means is that for better or worse my mind is stuck on one thing and one thing only: Miami 2011. WMC (Miami's Winter Music Conference) is coming up, and along with it so is Ultra. In other words, the most fun-laiden, debauchery-fueled, and positively Bright & Shiny time of the year is upon us. This is the most festive of times, and with the endless amounts of pool parties and epic nights that come with this also comes the first real wave of 2011's club anthems. Right around now is when artists tend to start cranking out the uber club monsters that we've been waiting for, so I hope you all trained well in the preseason (i.e. winter) because things are about to get out of control. Ultra is probably the most incredible weekend of the year, as anyone who's been there can tell you. The only other place/time in the world that really comes close is Ibiza during peak season. Anyway, in honor of these most joyous occasions, today's post will be centered entirely around the huge club banging sound that will surely be blasting out of speakers all across Miami this spring.

 Considering that over the past year Avicii has been the undisputed champion of the big room progressive sound that Miami is so famous for, I think it's only fitting that we start off with him. This remix of Armin Van Buuren builds slow at first, but by the end the energy is cranked up to levels that could break glass, complete with massive piano stabs, ridiculous builds and all. Look for this to come at the apex of one of Avicii's two (yes, two) performances at Ultra this year.
Armin Van Buuren feat. Laura V - Drowning (Avicii Remix)


Deniz Koyu has been on my radar for a while now, ever since first hearing his beast of a track Lose Control last year. He's in full Miami form on this new remix, taking an already huge track by Jean Elan to new levels of fist pumping epicness here.
Jean Elan - Feel Alive (Deniz Koyu Remix)


This is another one of my favorite recent remixes by Koyu, an awesome progressive makeover of the house classic My Feeling.
Junior Jack - My Feeling (Deniz Koyu Remix)


Check out the original too if you haven't already heard it, it's an absolute anthem.
Junior Jack - My Feeling (Original Mix)


Another artist who's caught my eye recently with his masterfully progressive and gorgeous style is the Russian youngster Incognet. His newest remix of Heaven by Stephan M is a club stomper that stays true to his melodic and beautiful style, while the similarly awesome Wide Up remix lands on the techier side of the progressive spectrum. Morning Lights is probably my favorite out of the bunch. One of Incognet's classics, it's a sublime, yet still highly danceable, masterpiece that will definitely be the soundtrack to many of our late nights this spring.
Stephan M - Heaven (Incognet Remix)


Agraba - Wide Up (Incognet Remix)



Incognet - Morning Lights (Original Mix)


Hardwell has been honing his progressive-dutch sound to a true art form lately, and this follow up to his world-dominating Zero 76 collaboration with Tiesto further demonstrates why he's one of the most exciting artists coming out of the Netherlands right now.
Cloakz - Catch Your Fall (Hardwell Club Mix)


A post on ridiculous club bangers wouldn't be complete without some Snoop Dogg done Spencer & Hill style..
Ian Care feat. Snoop Dogg & Bobby Anthony - Last Night (Spencer & Hill Remix)


Finally, these last two are more on the underground side, with the Royal T remix representing a gorgeous old-school house reinterpretation of a new Crookers track, and the savagely tribal sounds of Groenveld embodying shades of a techier sensibility.
Crookers, Roisin Murphy - Royal T (House of House Remix)
 

Koen Groeneveld - Slides (Original Mix)




BONUS
this may possibly be the greatest video in the history of youtube..



Stay Classy,
Augustus