Whyd’s blog covering new music, the people who make it happen, and the eccentric lives of the creators of your social record collection for the streaming era. Never stop jammingOFFICIAL BLOGTumblr (3.0; @whyd)http://blog.whyd.com/Big News: Send us your questions for La Fine Équipe!<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/86d3d04a1b689d7efc5ab32e90e2307b/tumblr_inline_nfworeCy9Q1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>After a celebratory weekend where we formally gave thanks for everything that we are fortunate enough to have, we can celebrate another cool opportunity that we are fortunate enough to have: on Friday, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lafineequipebeats">Fine Équipe</a> x <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fakear">Fakear</a> combination &#8220;<a href="http://blog.whyd.com/post/103794764160/track-of-the-weekend-112-la-fine-equipe">Cheese Naan</a>" was crowned the Track of the Weekend. This week, we will have the honor of interviewing La Fine Équipe at their studio here in Paris! While we can think of about 1,000 questions, we want you to tell us what you would like to ask <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lafineequipebeats">La Fine Équipe</a>! </p> <p>So send us your questions (tony at whyd dot com) and we will ask them for you, publishing the answers in our Whyd interview. </p> <p><em>Bonjour! Après un weekend ou on a vraiment fêté Thanksgiving, on dit merci pour tout ce qu&#8217;on a, et maintenant on peut fêter encore une autre opportunité très cool. La semaine dernière comme vous avez vu, la combinaison de <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lafineequipebeats">La Fine Équipe</a> et <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fakear">Fakear</a> &#8221;<a href="http://blog.whyd.com/post/103794764160/track-of-the-weekend-112-la-fine-equipe">Cheese Naan</a>" a gagné l&#8217;honneur de Track of the Weekend. Et cette semaine on va interviewer La Fine Équipe dans leur studio ici à Paris. </em></p> <p><em>On voudrait vous donner l&#8217;opportunité de poser vos questions pour <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lafineequipebeats">La Fine Équipe</a>! Donc envoyez-nous vos questions (tony at whyd dot com) et on va publier les réponses dans leur interview pour Whyd! Pas mal non? </em></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/104072497535http://blog.whyd.com/post/104072497535Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:44:03 +0100la fine equipefakearinterviewsend questionscrowdsourcingwhydeditorialmusic blogTrack of the Weekend #112: La Fine Équipe - "Cheese Naan" feat. Fakear (La Boulangerie 3)<p><img alt="image" src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/fb6b39df546388cba1f1c23970f93ac5/tumblr_inline_nfqsnoWqxR1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>Yesterday we told you what we were thankful for, along with an Ellen Degeneres-calibre selfie of our very handsome team. One of the things that we mentioned was how we were thankful for amazing music. If there was one track that sums up what that means - music laden with creativity, a punch of fun, collaborations between artists who are arcing up towards their prime - &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/54735f958732c20b3500b86b">Cheese Naan</a>" would be it. </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/lafineequipe0">La Fine Équipe</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/Fakearmusic">Fakear</a> makes &#8220;Cheese Naan&#8221; not just an Indian appetizer, but a joyous electronic romp, one that inspires hope, that succeeds in telling a story and captivating. It rises above into the optimistic stratosphere, to give us the buoyancy to float lazily through the entire weekend. </p> <p>Big thanks to <a href="http://whyd.com/u/52cfd4537e91c862b2b2ab12">Louis de Sentenac</a> for nailing this one! </p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177717432&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/103794764160http://blog.whyd.com/post/103794764160Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:26:00 +0100musiccheese naanla boulangerie 3combinationelectronicwhydcommunitypopular musichot tracksla fine equipefakearlouis de sentenactrack of the weekendWe Need These Playlists of Reference:<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/04d4ebb56c08acdbfc7364e422973158/tumblr_inline_nfnd9xJnuv1qf8f43.jpg"/></p> <p>You might have seen our <a href="http://blog.whyd.com/post/103038714515/urgent-calling-all-music-lovers">post from last week</a> asking for your playlists of reference representing a sub genre of music. We got a lot of responses from people who were excited to share their playlists with us! Thank you infinitely for that. </p> <p>But we still need more! Specifically we need people who are strong in the following genres, so if you know anyone who is an expert, please send this to them, or start a playlist yourself! </p> <p><!-- more --></p> <p>Here are the sub genres that we need: </p> <p><strong>Electric Blues</strong></p> <p><strong>Gangsta Rap</strong></p> <p><strong>Spoken Word</strong></p> <p><strong>Big Band</strong></p> <p><strong>Smooth Jazz</strong></p> <p><strong>Swing</strong></p> <p><strong>Jam Band</strong></p> <p>Now, with that being said, we are also looking for ridiculously specific genre playlists, like 80&#8217;s Romanian Dance Music or Namibian Batida Mixes. As there are literally infinite amounts of this type of musical classification, it&#8217;s impossible to make a list, so we are relying on you, our music experts, to send us what you know! </p> <p>Remember, these are &#8220;living&#8221; playlists, meaning that you should add a few tracks per week to keep them fresh. If you want to start one of the sub genre playlists listed above, you can send it to us after you&#8217;ve added just a few tracks!</p> <p>==&gt; tony at whyd dot com &lt;==</p> <p>Thanks as always for your help and support, and of course, never stop jamming! </p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/103633267165http://blog.whyd.com/post/103633267165Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:56:51 +0100playlistsreferencehelpwhydcommunityelectric bluesgangsta rapspoken wordbig bandsmooth jazzswingjam bandcall to actionKRONO Knows How To Seize Inspiration [INTERVIEW]<p><strong><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/839e1b18cf09a293f04474d625190817/tumblr_inline_nfjnolIYxZ1qf8f43.jpg"/></strong></p> <p><strong>Hello <a href="https://twitter.com/Krono_music">KRONO</a>! Where did you find the inspiration to start making music together? You cite a Daft Punk concert as the day when your voyage began, but were you making music before? </strong></p> <p>Hello <a href="http://www.whyd.com">Whyd</a>! Since we were very small, we&#8217;ve been music lovers, but we were not at all in the DJing world, more into chess and arts in general. And on that day in 2007, when we had the chance to see Daft Punk live, came the idea of creating something with my brother. </p> <p>Inspiration is not something that can be found, it&#8217;s something that you don&#8217;t look for; it&#8217;s more of a short, intense moment that you have to know how to seize, and so, we think, to be a true artist, you must be conscious of the things around you, because music is above all a story, an emotion, not noise. </p> <p><strong><!-- more --></strong></p> <p><strong>Your excellent remix of Aaron Smith&#8217;s &#8220;Dancin&#8217;&#8221; has more than 32 million views on YouTube. How did you approach that song? Can you tell us a little but about how you make remixes? </strong></p> <p>Yes, &#8220;Dancin&#8217;&#8221; is a true success, tied to our generation, and it&#8217;s also thanks to the love people have for our work. </p> <p>The process of our creations, whether original or remixes, is always the same, we never know which singer will be featured there. We create music and then try a vocal, and on that particular day there was magic with Luvli&#8217;s voice. But the music is original, it&#8217;s not a real remix, so we then pitched the voice, because it wasn&#8217;t the best with the original voice. And the rest you know already! </p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0XFudmaObLI" width="560"></iframe></p> <p><strong>Who are your musical influences? Do you aggregate styles of different genres or artists in particular?</strong> </p> <p>Massive Attack is our principal influence along with Daft Punk since forever. We like all styles of music from the moment when it&#8217;s not hollow.</p> <p><strong>What can we look forward to in 2015? Will you continue on the same path or experiment in different directions? </strong></p> <p>You know that to make music for the sake of making music, or creating buzz, or pleasing fans, it&#8217;s not that which counts, otherwise musicians would only be thinking of the short term, and they would regret it afterwards. This year our album in 2015 will come out with <a href="http://www.armadamusic.com/">Armada Music</a>, our lovely label. It will be our best project yet, we&#8217;ve poured our heart into it for three years already. It&#8217;s a chill album, ambient, in the vein of Flume, or Lana Del Rey. We wanted to do something unique for our fans, and for listeners in general, and the future will tell us if we&#8217;ve done things well&#8230;</p> <p><strong>When you don&#8217;t work, what do you do in your free time? Do you have other hobbies? </strong></p> <p>When we have free time, we work on other things, like classical music, with the piano, it&#8217;s a daily job, around 2 to 3 hours per day. Then there are our hobbies, we love chess, so we continue to play a lot, working also to not lose our level, and we are big fans of Hearsthone (a Blizzard video game) where we have reached the level of Legend! Very hard :)</p> <p>So yeah, we play a lot of video games, lots of things, everything revolves around a game at our place!  </p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/103457450580http://blog.whyd.com/post/103457450580Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:55:07 +0100kronoaaron smithdancindaft punkmassive attackchessgamesvideo gamesparisartistinterviewwhydarmada musicflumelana del reyremixinspirationDJTrack of the Weekend #111: Folk and Avenue - "Make A Choice"<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/22872739887dffa23b256eeb8cfbf850/tumblr_inline_nfdy2iIyOh1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>Ah how the time flies by when progress is being made. We recently made a call to our music lovers for &#8220;playlists of reference&#8221; and the response has been awesome. Thanks to everyone who is helping us to create a better music experience! </p> <p>When you deal with unique communities, very cool things can happen. This week we celebrate the most popular track, the folk ballad &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/5467ba4b2945d700106b574f">Make A Choice</a>" by Folk and Avenue. Recalling the vocals of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, this harmonic, guitar-fuelled romp comes from a musical community out of Lyon called <a href="http://whyd.com/u/542ee16fe04b7b4fca7f7913">Boztown</a>. In less than a month they have powered to the heights of Whyd thanks to their innovative art, strong community backing, and of course, great music. </p> <p>We&#8217;re looking forward to some more awesome things from Boztown, we&#8217;re glad to have you with us! </p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/136376268&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/103194143935http://blog.whyd.com/post/103194143935Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:50:22 +0100make a choicetrack of the weekendfolk and avenueboztownlyoncollectivemusic communitywhydpopular musicfolkguitarURGENT: Calling All Music Lovers<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/d2f8ccb238d854202183519439122c4f/tumblr_inline_nfagamBZJd1qf8f43.jpg"/></p> <p>Thanks to you, we are amassing an incredible resource of music from all corners of the world. It&#8217;s one of the coolest collections of music on the web, and it&#8217;s getting better every day. As we continue to develop the future of Whyd, we are collecting a list of key genre-specific playlists that will be our playlists of reference moving forward. These playlists will appear on the home page, in recommendations, and we will study these playlists to help music lovers find new music to love. </p> <p>What we need from you are living playlists that you have created that are genre specific. The more obscure genre, the better. If you already have playlists like this, can you send them to us at [tony at whyd dot com]? </p> <p>If you don&#8217;t have a playlist like this, but you consider yourself to know a thing or two about a certain genre, we would love you to create a new playlist and send it to us so we can list it. Ideally these would become living playlists, with new music added a few times per week to keep it fresh. </p> <p>Can you do that for us? Our community members who help us out will receive fun rewards and of course, our eternal praise and gratitude! </p> <p>If you know someone who doesn&#8217;t use Whyd but who is an expert in a certain type of music, can you share this with them please? </p> <p>Questions, ideas, playlists, we&#8217;re here! =&gt; [tony at whyd dot com]</p> <p>Never stop jamming! </p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/103038714515http://blog.whyd.com/post/103038714515Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:35:39 +0100playlistsreferencerecommendation systemmusic loverscurationwhydcommunityresourcegenreexpertHilarious Playlist Titles<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/8edff5966fcbb321ba2cb189fc53a814/tumblr_inline_nf8g6rdK6d1qf8f43.jpg"/></p> <p></p> <p>Things are just steaming along here at Whyd - up to almost 1.5 million tracks added on the platform, and a lot of playlists. Since we have people from all over the world, who make playlists for all sorts of reasons and situations, you can find music organized and curated for nearly everything. Here is a list of some pertinent, hilarious, and dirty playlists on <a href="http://www.whyd.com">Whyd</a>: </p> <p><!-- more --></p> <p>How we all feel right now (unless we&#8217;re skiing):  &#8221;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/50ae1d8b7e91c862b2a8d777/playlist/0">Fuck Winter</a>" by Audrey Chaf </p> <p>When classifying music is difficult: &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/50b62b877e91c862b2a8f81e/playlist/2">Electro Minimal Deep House or Whatever</a>" by Thomas D Mateo</p> <p>When once isn&#8217;t enough (it never is&#8230;): &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/53b97773f1db9430aee88376/playlist/10">Fucking &amp; Fucking</a>" by Shane</p> <p>When you need to escape: &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/544242a3e04b7b4fca7ff5fb/playlist/1">take me away from this shitty place</a>" by M</p> <p>When you need to start the evening: &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/4fe0f8b57e91c862b2a7c274/playlist/42">Cocktail Time</a>" by Masscut</p> <p>When you need to swag (in a disgusting way): &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/53a8764866491c17b2adcdf7/playlist/0">Drippin&#8217; Swag Sauce Drippin Swagu</a>" by Luis Pineda</p> <p>When you have had too much to drink: &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/52ebd2bf7e91c862b2b4cf8b/playlist/0">Drunk on the Moon</a>" by Pablo Espallergues</p> <p>When you are shockingly calm: &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/5445e996e04b7b4fca800aba/playlist/1">This is NOT an outrage</a>" by Raphael Cosme Stéphane Emmanouil</p> <p>For Green Party Members: &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/50b625ee7e91c862b2a8f7f3/playlist/3">Love Weed</a>" by Nicolas Xs</p> <p>Or for those who abstain: &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/52eabf467e91c862b2b4c38f/playlist/3">Get High Without Drugs</a>" by Yasmine Ka</p> <p>No explanation needed: &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/u/50c521777e91c862b2a93e2a/playlist/15">God it&#8217;s Sunday, it&#8217;s sunny, I&#8217;m fucking happy!</a>" by Kristen Le Nestic</p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/102951553875http://blog.whyd.com/post/102951553875Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:22:00 +0100playlistswhydcurationplatformmusiclistdirtyswearingNSFWTrack of the Weekend #110: François & The Atlas Mountains - "La Fille aux Cheveux de Soie" (Isaac Delusion Remix)<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/6eb9b4da0991cb09bed3e9573d4d6aae/tumblr_inline_nf1024aVtq1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>It&#8217;s raining here in Paris and that means a dampness that will stay with us until the sun returns in force in April. Spirits are understandably a bit dreary, but luckily for us, there is &#8212; and will always be &#8212; music.</p> <p>Capturing this unique autumnal feeling is difficult, but the <a href="http://@IsaacDelusion">Isaac Delusion</a> remix of <a href="http://@francoisatlas">Fránçois &amp; The Atlas Mountain</a>'s &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/546155d5c60b72be5e3d5a40">La Fille aux Cheveux de Soie</a>" (<em>translated as The Girl with the Silk Hair</em>) does a wonderful job summarizing how we all are feeling. It&#8217;s delicate as silk, dreamy like the morning fog, and warming like a cup of Jasmine tea with a dash of honey. </p> <p>Thanks to <a href="http://whyd.com/u/501a74f77e91c862b2a7c480">Lucile</a> (our petite lu!) for getting it to us! </p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/176224254&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/102603023920http://blog.whyd.com/post/102603023920Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:06:31 +0100track of the weekendmusicfrancois atlas mountainla fille aux cheveux de soierainparismalaiseweatherjasmine tearemixisaac delusionwhydlucile araud9 Sweet & Warm November Playlists<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/e9af6887b83177dc0af1f0c434b557be/tumblr_inline_nexd40AuRP1qf8f43.jpg"/></p> <p>Unless you are upside down right now, it&#8217;s starting to get cold. Snow is already falling on some of our northern hemisphere music lovers, hence it&#8217;s the perfect time to warm up with some hot chocolate, bourbon, and great tunes. Without further delay, here are 9 fresh November 2014 playlists to prevent that awful frostbite of the ear:</p> <p><!-- more --></p> <p>Never stop jamming! </p> <p>LilComa2Nana - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/53b77618f1db9430aee8718f/playlist/4">55 tracks</a> - mostly hip hop, with a bit of rock, remix, and minimal electronic thrown in.</p> <p>Indie Music Choice - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/53994fba66491c17b2ad7152/playlist/5">33 tracks</a> - indie pop, ranging from happy to gritty.</p> <p>Anna Wassel - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/53ed7c4be04b7b4fca7da38a/playlist/3">24 tracks</a> - the lighter side of pop, heavy on the vocals, just a bit folky.</p> <p>Edouard de Joussineau - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/512462e77e91c862b2ab011c/playlist/20">21 tracks</a> - driving remixes, electronic retakes on popular cuts, all under the broad umbrella of funk/rock. </p> <p>Loic Brettonet - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/536c842a71eaec19b5713ed5/playlist/11">19 tracks</a> - going deeper: house, hip hop, remixing away from pop </p> <p>Djo Ko - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/545b4da3e04b7b4fca808edb/playlist/0">24 tracks</a> - a bit more jazzy, hitting the mainstream while digging up some classic pop. </p> <p>Gilles Leveque - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/512212dc7e91c862b2aae390/playlist/24">12 tracks</a> - pop in the age of electronica, angled away from the mainstream but with a couple of rising stars. </p> <p>Maytawee - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/53b93dfaf1db9430aee880ad/playlist/4">8 tracks</a> - a bit of everything, from all over the place. </p> <p>Don Rimini - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/52df0c0e7e91c862b2b38480/playlist/14">6 tracks</a> - epic electro from a well-known DJ.  </p> <p></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/102442713820http://blog.whyd.com/post/102442713820Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:59:28 +0100don riminiloic brettonetgilles levequemaytaweeanna wasseledouard de joussineaulilcoma2nanaindie music choicedjo komusicplaylistsnovemberseasonal musiclistwhydcommunitymusic loversLes Coups de Coeur: Rencontres Trans Musicales [34 PLAYLISTS!]<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/762480c5e709af5ab8c9ea2aa1e00e4d/tumblr_inline_netvxj72lR1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>From December 3rd to 7th the city of Rennes (in the Brittany region of France) will transform as it has done 35 times in the past, into a music destination worthy of a long journey just to be there, to experience it. </p> <p><!-- more --></p> <p>What is it? To those familiar they go by simply &#8220;<a href="http://lestrans.com/a-propos/">Les Trans</a>" but the full title of this multi-day event is <a href="http://lestrans.com/">Renconctres Trans Musicales de Rennes</a>. The idea meshes well with <a href="http://www.whyd.com">Whyd</a>: take unknown artists from different places and styles and bring them to Rennes so that music lovers can meet them and enjoy their music. </p> <p>The history of the event is staggering, and they have welcomed some young groups in the past that have went on to emerge onto the global scene. Like Daft Punk or LCD Soundsystem. </p> <p>This year promises to be even better, as the team keeps getting bigger along with the size of the event. So, to better present some of the music taking place, and to give you some flavor for the musical preferences of the people organizing the event, the team at Les Trans had each member create a playlist of 5 of their favorite tracks. </p> <p>The result? A <a href="http://lestrans.com/les-coups-de-coeur-de-lequipe/">HUGE page with 34 playlists</a> (all made on Whyd, of course) that will give you the warm up you need to get excited, or, if you are not able to go to Les Trans this year, something to tide you over until next year. </p> <p>If you&#8217;re looking for something new to listen to, you&#8217;d have a hard time finding a better place to start! </p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/102267908590http://blog.whyd.com/post/102267908590Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:15:00 +0100rencontres trans musicalesrennesfestivalnew musicplaylistscoup de coeurteamorganizationwhydembedTrack of the Weekend #109: Angus & Julia Stone - "Grizzly Bear" Synapson Remix<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/7283dcbc282c89bd05f4daa21f96e17e/tumblr_inline_nenx9uRVQm1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>Whenever the guys at <a href="http://whyd.com/u/51b382bc7e91c862b2ae94d7">Blog des Pépites Musicales</a> share a song, they share it for a reason. BPM has been organizing excellent musical events here in Paris, and the have a knack for finding poppy gems (pépites) that stick out from the rough of remixes that fog up Soundcloud. This week their latest pépite shot to the top of the <a href="http://www.whyd.com/hot">hot tracks</a>. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/synapson">Synapson</a>'s remix of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AngusAndJulia">Angus &amp; Julia Stone</a>'s &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/545a28c4beedbb910aea740d">Grizzly Bear</a>" is only the latest in his string of successes, and is a fitting follow up to his last <a href="http://blog.whyd.com/post/91438303910/track-of-the-weekend-92-victor-deme-djon-maya-mai">Track of the Weekend</a>. Hopeful, harmonic, and full of folky melody, this track embodies the spirit of newly found love, perfect for the transition from party to end of the night.  <br/><br/>&#8221;<em>Can I take you home?</em>"  </p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175445679&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/101998741830http://blog.whyd.com/post/101998741830Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:38:45 +0100angus and julia stoneremixsynapsonblog des pepites musicalesbpmtrack of the weekendmusicpopfolkduopépiteswhydcommunityDon't Play Dead: The 2 Bears Are Charging [Interview]<p><span><img alt="image" src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/980e06806a8248840b7f35d05649cd57/tumblr_inline_nekn7i74NK1qf8f43.png"/></span></p> <p><span><em><a href="http://www.the2bears.co.uk/">The 2 Bears</a> are a musical duo comprised of Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell, their new single &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/54539130571704fa059d72f3">Not This Time</a>" is starting to catch on around the globe. They are both from London, as you will see in this transcribed Whyd interview from Autumn 2014 in Paris. Questions in <strong>bold.</strong>   </em><br/></span></p> <p><span><em>All photos courtesy The 2 Bears Facebook page. </em></span></p> <p><strong>Does London have a big impact on your music? Or are you moving around so much that its effect is limited now? </strong></p> <p>We&#8217;re still in London a lot, and London is massive in terms of an influence for us. It&#8217;s really kind of enormous, because we grew up going out in London to all different types of musical events.</p> <p>The fact that London is massively multicultural, it really informs what we do. So we talk about London as a big influence a lot, because we&#8217;re really into Reggae, Dancehall. </p> <p><!-- more --></p> <p><strong>Those are pretty urban styles of music</strong></p> <p>They are uniquely London sounds, garage, jungle, the way this whole reggae/soundsystem scene moves. But that&#8217;s changing all the time now with the pirate radio stations, offering community stations for Nigerians, Somalians, Turks. I listen to that in the car a lot. </p> <p><img alt="image" src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/89e9acedb161f155b0f2ec116e78f496/tumblr_inline_nekn8t1wOz1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p><strong>Are there any artists that embody that London sound?</strong></p> <p>People who suggest London to me, in grime like Dizzy Rascal, or the jungle people like Shy FX, DJ Zinc, people we&#8217;ve kind of grown up with. </p> <p><strong>Would you be happy if people said 2 Bears embodied that London sound?</strong></p> <p>Yeah, I would be proud of that. We&#8217;re coming from a different place, those are kind of treasures. Wookie is a really good example, when he was releasing those records they couldn&#8217;t be made anywhere else, sure they were influenced by black music from all over, but they were definitely London records.</p> <p>We&#8217;re proud Londoners I think. If we ever get named checked alongside those people we&#8217;d be pretty happy about that!   </p> <p><strong>Is your fanbase mostly in London or are you pulling people in from everywhere? You&#8217;re in France now? </strong></p> <p>I don&#8217;t know how many French fans we have, like 12 or 15 French fans right now! </p> <p><strong>Double digits!</strong> </p> <p>Yeah, maybe after we can get to a hundred! </p> <p>In the UK, our first record &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/542b26f86d26abb24018f264">Bear Hug</a>" was played quite a lot on national radio which got us a lot of fans around the UK. So that&#8217;s probably the place that we have the most fans. But our album also sold well in Australia, waiting to see if they are into the new one! </p> <p><img alt="image" src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/621eb2205c360bc9c0eff5c7cf40ba6b/tumblr_inline_nekna0nU3B1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p><strong>What else do your fans listen to? What kind of music are they into? What are their profiles?</strong></p> <p>I don&#8217;t know who are our fans are really. I think a lot of them are aging ravers. When we did the launch of our last album at Fabric, Fabric on a Friday night is usually a very young crowd, and the promoter said it was the one of the oldest crowds he&#8217;d seen, a lot had to get babysitters to come out! </p> <p>But I think their musical tastes are quite eclectic. The way we like to DJ, and the way I think more people used to DJ, when you take a little bit that&#8217;s good from here and there, and you try to make it whole. </p> <p>Yeah, I don&#8217;t know what a typical 2 Bears fan is. We met a really nice guy from Reims last night who so positive about it, but he was a guy in his 20s. I&#8217;d like to think that all of our fans are supermodels, highly intelligent, and very discerning. </p> <p><strong>What would say your biggest accomplishment has been so far for 2 Bears?</strong></p> <p>The fact that we were able to make these two albums, that we&#8217;ve written all these songs. We&#8217;ve managed to perform all over the world, in South Africa and Australia. </p> <p>I guess being able to make a career out of music is a big accomplishment, managing to pay the bills, and actually dodge the real world for a little while longer.</p> <p>Most people that I know who are making music have a real job as well. </p> <p><strong>Is there a favorite concert moment? Some time when you were somewhere crazy and it just went off?</strong></p> <p>There have been a lot of great moments. Recently we played Electric Picnic, we had a great time, it just clicked. the crowds there are very passionate, hugely up for having fun. They really get behind you, it becomes a virtuous circle. It was obvious that people really enjoyed that gig, there was a lot of talk about it on Twitter after. </p> <p>That&#8217;s really one of the things that makes DJing very addictive. We have occasional bad experiences, but when things go well you feel like you really created a lot of good energy in that room. People leave feeling happy.</p> <p>That&#8217;s a thrill as well, there&#8217;s a certain amount of narcissism, control freakery, and egotism that go into all of this stuff. But it&#8217;s not that puppet master thing that people talk about. When it&#8217;s going right and the records just seem to choose themselves, it&#8217;s really about that moment, the crowd is with you, you&#8217;re on the same page, you&#8217;re part of it. </p> <p><strong>Let&#8217;s get a non-music-related question in. Do you have other passions?</strong> </p> <p>Cooking, totally, a passion for both of us. Photography.</p> <p><em>Joe</em>: I&#8217;m massively into comics and graphic novels. That&#8217;s probably actually not weird, you would expect that, you would see me and think &#8220;that dude probably loves comics.&#8221;  </p> <p><em>Raf</em>: I play cricket on a Sunday when I haven&#8217;t been DJing. I&#8217;m a part time neck-spinner. </p> <p>We play ping pong together. That actually played a big part in our first album. Whenever we would hit a creative impasse, we would go and play ping pong for half an hour, and it would usually unblock us.</p> <p><strong>It&#8217;s kind of musical actually. </strong></p> <p>It&#8217;s meditative as well, rhythmic. The brilliance of that game is the harder you try to play the worse you mess it up, so you have to switch off. The sound of the ball bouncing is a great, I think it&#8217;s excellent. </p> <p><strong>What&#8217;s up next? Where can people see you?</strong></p> <p>Yeah we have the album coming out soon, new shows in the UK, London, Brighton, Glasgow, and we&#8217;ll be in Europe playing live early next year. </p> <p>Doing a few dates in the US, NYC, San Fran, some festivals in South America: Chile, Argentina. </p> <p><strong>I guess the real question is, where are you not going?</strong></p> <p>Well we don&#8217;t do much in Asia.</p> <p><strong>Yeah, thanks guys! Make sure to Like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/followthebears/">The 2 Bears</a> on Facebook, and add their awesome music to <a href="http://www.whyd.com">Whyd</a>! </strong></p> <p><strong><img alt="image" src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/7c591f4e1072c87409b016d2bd4b345a/tumblr_inline_neknbsGt1y1qf8f43.png"/></strong></p> <p></p> <p></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/101846064655http://blog.whyd.com/post/101846064655Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:13:00 +0100londoninterviewthe 2 bearsnot this timebear hugwhydparisscenegrimereggaesoundsystemDJdjingshowstouringUKTrack of the Weekend #108: Baauer - "One Touch" feat. AlunaGeorge & Rae Sremurrd<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/da4e6ca492995b662376656c37c3f62d/tumblr_inline_negq56b6kr1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>A little bit unorthodox for us at Whyd, but due to Tony&#8217;s visit to present at the <a href="http://blog.whyd.com/post/101337618100/whyd-bime-in-bilbao-tomorrow">BIME music</a> festival + conference in Bilbao we didn&#8217;t get the post out for the last track of the weekend. That&#8217;s a shame since the dude that brought you the Harlem Shake phenomenon is back with a new thumper featuring the instantly recognizable voice of <a href="https://twitter.com/alunageorge">AlunaGeorge</a> and studded with the cockiness of <a href="https://twitter.com/RaeSremmurd">Rae Sremuurd</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/baauer">Baauer</a> is talented, but &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/544fb322571704fa059aab16">One Touch</a>" has serious music market potential, tapping into echoes of dub and house, with the lyrical rapping that is as funny as it is clever. The Whyd audience knows best, that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s been #1 on the <a href="http://www.whyd.com/hot">hot tracks</a> all week! </p> <p>Thanks to <a href="http://whyd.com/u/53206f977e91c862b2b652dd">Hélène Gauthier</a> for sharing it first!  </p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/174066725&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/101668324870http://blog.whyd.com/post/101668324870Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:18:49 +0100baaueralunageorgebime music festivalrae sremuurdhip hophousedubone touchtrack of the weekendharlem shakeWhyd @ BIME in Bilbao Tomorrow<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/18178a57d9c5d60f5ecf2e4ec0e25c98/tumblr_inline_ne9f076Hdq1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>For anyone traveling to the <a href="http://bime.net/live/en-us/">BIME Live Festival</a> starting tomorrow in Bilbao, our own Community Manager <a href="http://www.whyd.com/tony">Tony</a> will be participating in a panel at 15hr00 to discuss digital PR strategies alongside some other industry experts from very cool companies doing interesting things in the music space. If you are there, you should definitely stop by and meet him! </p> <p>BIME has grown into quite a large music festival, this year welcoming A-list acts like The National, Placebo, and Macy Gray, as well as a varied line up of music across their multiple stages. Looking forward to the excitement! </p> <p>Here&#8217;s a playlist featuring some music from the festival if you can&#8217;t make it!</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="454px" src="http://whyd.com/u/4fb118c368b1a410ecdc0058/playlist/37?format=embedV2&amp;embedW=480" width="480px"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/101337618100http://blog.whyd.com/post/101337618100Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:40:53 +0100BIMEbilbaofestivallive eventpresentationtony hymesdigital prplaylistthe nationalmacy graythe kooksspainplaceborock musicWhyd Interview: Judah Warsky<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/88tMoqurUBU" width="560"></iframe></p> <p>Parisian artist Judah Warsky from Pan European Records sits down with Tony Hymes from Whyd in the spectacular garden of the Hotel Particulier Montmartre to discuss his latest album, his origins as an artist, and discovering Lou Reed&#8217;s simplicity.</p> <p>You can check out Judah Warsky&#8217;s new album &#8220;<a href="http://paneuropeanrecording.bandcamp.com/album/bruxelles-2">Bruxelles</a>&#8221;</p> <p>And the playlist he made exclusively for us at Whyd: </p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="454px" src="http://whyd.com/u/53568fbb71eaec19b56fe7ed/playlist/1?format=embedV2&amp;embedW=480" width="480px"></iframe></p> <p>You should also check out the music selection of the <a href="http://whyd.com/u/53526dfa71eaec19b56fd9e8">Hotel Particulier Montmartre on Whyd</a>, updated nearly every day! Magical music to match a magical environment!</p> <p>Special thanks to Guillaume Benoit and Guillaume Boulte for their talented cinematic abilities. We appreciate your time and energy in making this a reality!</p> <p>Music featured in the interview by Judah Warsky</p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/101257804760http://blog.whyd.com/post/101257804760Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:29:24 +0100judah warskybruxellesinterviewhotel particuliermontmartrevideoHDtony hymesnew musicparisguillaume benoitguillaume boultepierre marie tanguyTrack of the Weekend #107: Hozier - "Take Me To Church"<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/1bdab574b4c2a96d6405f931b3e3eeca/tumblr_inline_ndy4065oDb1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>The highly impactful music video for &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/5245b677c28049d772000ccf">Take Me To Church</a>" went viral last year, giving Ireland&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/Hozier">Hozier</a> a boost to the top of the UK and Irish charts, but it wasn&#8217;t until his debut studio album was released this month that his name really started to get passed around globally. That makes sense, as the depth and timbre of his voice have the potential to make him a world star, but it&#8217;s definitely not the feel good song of the year. Like putting your soul through the wringer, with death imminent by the point of a sharp knife. </p> <p>Thanks to <a href="http://whyd.com/u/4fede55a7e91c862b2a7c29f">Le Coup du Lapin</a> for getting this one to us!  </p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MYSVMgRr6pw" width="560"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/100821737425http://blog.whyd.com/post/100821737425Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:06:27 +0200track of the weekendhoziertake me to churchle coup du lapinmusichot tracksirelandviral10 Fresh October 2014 Playlists<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/8d19ea3d4ef4f99b1291742887898b1a/tumblr_inline_ndslfxGhOl1qf8f43.jpg"/></p> <p>Leaves are falling, and the world is jamming. With more and more people adding awesome music to Whyd in our ever-growing community, we have been delighting our ears with the latest playlists. As we are a bit more than midway through October, here are 10 playlists showcasing the best that October 2014 has to offer: </p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/53b77618f1db9430aee8718f/playlist/3">LilComa2Nana</a> - 98 tracks (hip hop, electro) </p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/536c842a71eaec19b5713ed5/playlist/9">Loic Bretonnet</a> - 94 tracks (rock, hip hop, electro) </p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/53994fba66491c17b2ad7152/playlist/4">Indie Music Choice</a> - 66 tracks (indie pop, electro, rock)</p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/50b2941b7e91c862b2a8e09d/playlist/32">LR</a> - 55 tracks (hip hop, R&amp;B, rock)</p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/51222f9e7e91c862b2aae99c/playlist/24">Romain Boissieres </a>- 27 tracks (electro)</p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/543421dce04b7b4fca7f9bf4/playlist/0">Gary Gooweetharan</a> - 17 tracks (hip hop)</p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/512212dc7e91c862b2aae390/playlist/23">Gilles Leveque</a> - 17 tracks (indie rock, pop)</p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/53b93dfaf1db9430aee880ad/playlist/3">Maytawee</a> - 15 tracks (electro pop) </p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/536a00e271eaec19b57118d2/playlist/32">Very Important Music</a> - 11 tracks (funk, electro) </p> <p><a href="http://whyd.com/u/515391a07e91c862b2ac6631/playlist/32">Underground Playlist</a> - 10 tracks (electro, pop)</p> <p>Jamming, assured. </p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/100578205020http://blog.whyd.com/post/100578205020Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:35:05 +0200octoberplaylist2014fresh musicnew jamsunderground playlistvery important musicmaytaweegilles levequegary gooweetharanromain boissiereslrloic bretonnetlilcoma2nanawhydcommunitybest of10hip hopelectrorockindie popRwan: The Jamendo Playlist Contest Winner!<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/b6ab9b592b53e91f97ec7c173ec6255a/tumblr_inline_ndqr8z3fPD1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>The past two weeks saw an abundance of great, independent music shared across Whyd from Jamendo, as music lovers created playlists made up of Jamendo artists. There was folk, there was metal, soul, and blues. There was also hip hop, instrumentals, and modern rock. </p> <p>Without further ado, the three finalists are: </p> <p><strong>Rwan</strong> - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/50ef4f2b7e91c862b2a97b3b/playlist/23">13 tracks</a></p> <p><strong>Damien</strong> - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/510ac91b7e91c862b2aa9b05/playlist/10">11 tracks</a></p> <p><strong>Chaffibwek</strong> - <a href="http://whyd.com/u/542acdbae04b7b4fca7f4fd3/playlist/3">8 tracks</a></p> <p>And after listening to each playlist, we have a winner! </p> <p>Congratulations to <strong>Rwan</strong> for his masterful harmony of tropical, poppy funk, elevated with an international electro spice. You&#8217;ve won two concert tickets to the show of your choice! </p> <p>A big thanks to everyone who participated, who shared, and who got to discover some great music! </p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="454px" src="http://whyd.com/u/50ef4f2b7e91c862b2a97b3b/playlist/23?format=embedV2&amp;embedW=480" width="480px"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/100494126610http://blog.whyd.com/post/100494126610Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:45:24 +0200jamendoplaylist contestrwanerwan tanguywinnerannouncementwhydsocial musiccurationsocial networkTrack of the Weekend #106: Bonobo - "Flashlight"<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/a1a3dc44c4b1ac717e2e3f359fd15d5e/tumblr_inline_ndl0kkHhlS1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>It&#8217;s finally Friday, and that&#8217;s a good thing for most of us who have schlepped through the week like zombies with no appetite for human flesh. Tonight there is a party and awesome concert organized by our buddies at La Machine du Moulin Rouge for all of you Parisians looking to get your groove on. We will also be announcing the finalists for the Jamendo Playlist Contest this afternoon.</p> <p>One track that sums up this autumnal feeling is &#8220;<a href="http://whyd.com/c/543ed414f5cdf2602d24f244">Flashlight</a>,&#8221; Bonobo&#8217;s latest electronic storytelling that combines his unique beats, sounds, and energy into a sort of vortex of music and ambiental sound. It&#8217;s a good track for your Sunday afternoon, and it&#8217;s been topping the charts all week on <a href="http://www.whyd.com">Whyd</a> thanks to the ever-sharing trendsetter <a href="http://whyd.com/u/5045ef117e91c862b2a804f3">Aline</a>. Enjoy your weekend! </p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/171474718&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/100229183985http://blog.whyd.com/post/100229183985Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:21:06 +0200track of the weekendbonoboflashlightalinewhydhot trackspartymusicelectrominimalambientalAlmost Done: Share Share Share!<p><img src="https://31.media.tumblr.com/5832e362cdba72b68c75259d8760f177/tumblr_inline_ndjfy41Hou1qf8f43.png"/></p> <p>There is one more day to get your sharing in before we announce the finalists for the Jamendo Artist Playlist Contest happening on Whyd tomorrow. <a href="http://blog.whyd.com/post/99982836300/get-your-playlists-in-now">Tons of great music has been shared</a>. You can still <a href="http://blog.whyd.com/post/99314518320/jamendo-playlist-contest-starts-today">make your playlist</a> and get it in! </p> <p>There is so much amazing music on <a href="http://www.jamendo.com">Jamendo</a>, time to go listen to as much as we can! </p> <p>NEVER STOP JAMMING! </p>http://blog.whyd.com/post/100156231065http://blog.whyd.com/post/100156231065Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:56:41 +0200Jamendogreat musicplaylist contestwhydone more day