"Sweaty, Erotic, Electro" Krone Korp March 14th

Are you in Brittany? Or anywhere in western France and are looking for an awesome night out? Krone Korp are your guys. Created about a year ago in April, 2013 in Rennes, Krone is an association that brings together great music, culture, and fun people to its unique “sweaty, erotic, and electro” soirées. 

This time, it’s full techno, and the guys at Krone are bringing in some big residents the well-known Concrete soirées, famous in Paris’s electro scene. It’s all coming together at 1988 Live Club on Friday, March 14th, and Whyd is a sponsor of the event! 

Here’s the line up with links to their Soundcloud pages for your listening pleasure: 

FRANCOIS X (Paris - Concrete/Dement3d)

ANTIGONE (Paris - Concrete/Construct Reform)

THÉO MULLER (Rennes - Midi Deux) 

SEIMIANE & BLCKSMTH (Rennes - Krone Korp Records) 

Here is the official link, don’t miss it! 

Do You Like That Song? Christmas Mix 2013

Our good buddy, playlist contest organizer, and all around musical maniac Do You Like That Song? has put together his end of the year Christmas Mix 2013 featuring his top tracks from the recent past and current present. It’s smooth, funky, and a must-listen for all of you out there getting ready to snuggle up, drink some hot wine, and doze off in front of the fire while forgetting about work and all your cares in the world. 

Just look at this tracklist: 

Cherokee - Don’t Matter feat. Darianna
Jonas Rathsman - Feel What I Feel
Les Loups - Out Of Sight (Ft. Moona)
Bit Funk - Soul Satisfaction
Clubfeet - Cape Town (Panama Remix)
Dino Lenny - I’m Coming Home
Route 94 - My Love
Rhye - The Fall (BRONX Night Dub)
Todd Terje - Spiral (Radio Mix)
Lifelike - Night Patrol
Kraak And Smaak - How We Gonna Stop The Time (Feat. Stee Downes)
Agnes Obel - Fuel To Fire (Hubert Kirchner Edit)

Yeah, exactly. Thanks DYLTS for hooking it up! 

Interview with Lets Live Fast: Music, Fashion & Inspiration

1. Tell us about yourselves. How did you start collaborating?

Hey! My name is Nicole “MJ” and I co-founded and blog for Lets Live Fast. I actually started, ran and relaunched this blog with my former college roommate, Chel. We have been best friends and roommates for as long as I can remember, and seeing that we have overlapping tastes in style, music, and lifestyle in general, it seemed only natural for us to enter the blogosphere and share what we like and appreciate with the online world (or at least those who cared to visit our site :)

2. When did you start Lets Live Fast? What is your primary goal for the project?

Lets Live Fast was something Chel and I started in sophomore year of college: it started off as a casual style and inspiration boards depending on what we were currently obsessed with in the fashion world. This, however, evolved into the creation of the LLF Monthly spotlight features, where we got up close and personal with our favorite up-and-coming bloggers, some of whom are actually super successful now (re: Aimee Song & Zanita Whittington, to name a few).

Anyway, soon after, life got in the way so Chel and I took a break from blogging. It wasn’t only until several months ago that we decided to relaunch and rebrand Lets Live Fast as LLF Interview, as we decided to build on the “discovery” and social aspects of “meeting” new and inspiring people throughout the world wide web from the old Lets Live Fast. 

3. What topics do you cover, and what perspective do you bring to the table?

Our main pages are Style and Sound, in other words, we primarily focus on fashion and music. What we try to bring to the table is this: build taste, at least our version of it, by helping people discover new, talented, and inspiring people. We want LLF to be the primary “launching” platform of some sorts for young creative go-getters to be discovered by the LLF audience and eventually, the rest of the world. For example, I curate a Soundcloud (and of course Whyd) profile that I hope to use as an A&R tool to help me find the artists that are worth getting to know. Admittedly, LLF is still very much a work-in-progress, but it is definitely a space to watch! 

4. What can we look forward to from LLF in the near future? 

More music, more style, and more interviews! We love meeting new people, albeit virtually… everyone always has an interesting story to tell. And although we spotlight those delving into fashion and/or music, I think we will eventually extend our focus and feature people who we find inspiring, in general no matter which field. But for now, keep up on our Soundcloud and Whyd pages, it’ll definitely give you a taste of who we are and what LLF strives to be. 

Don’t forget to follow LLF on Twitter and Like their Facebook page too! 

Track of the Weekend #44: Disclosure - “You & Me” (Flume Remix)

We’re going to do something that we’ve never done before, and before you purists out there start spouting off about how it’s not the weekend yet please read this first:

We are posting the sacred Track of the Weekend on a Thursday this week for a number of reasons:

1. It’s dark in Paris, rain falling incessantly, cold like autumn and just fucking disgusting out, so it helps to think about the weekend. 

2. Tomorrow we will be announcing the awesome new playlist contest organized by Do You Like That Song?

3. It’s after noon on Thursday, and for me mentally that means it’s the weekend. 

4. But most importantly, this track of the weekend this week is the most popular song on Whyd since Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky" took over the world. 

Flume’s remix of “You & Me” by Disclosure creates a mental impression similar to the semi-haunting Disclosure faces with the white lines. It is epic enough to be played during the series finale of Game of Thrones. At times it feels like a heart fighting back against a coming heart attack. Yet it is so satisfying and freeing that it cannot be listened to just once. It will be a big surprise if it relinquishes its place atop the hot tracks before the end of next week, or even the week after that. Thanks Steven for getting it to our ears!! 

Track of the Weekend #18: AlgoRythmiK - Andrew’s Break

For those of you who follow the Whyd Track of the Weekend religiously, you will of course have noted the absence of the Track of the Weekend from last week. With the craziness surrounding the launch, we instead added a playlist of all the Tracks of the Weekend from our summer beta. If you haven’t, enjoy it here, there is nothing quite like it. 

The first full week as a launched company and the amount of music shared on Whyd is mushroom-clouding. This week we averaged over 1,000 tracks added per day. One of the top tracks to make an appearance on Whyd came from Sam Guesn, who found a track that creeps up the leg from toe to knee to hip, when — before you know it — you are carried off into 1920’s Paris but with the touches of modernity that will keep this track on repeat. AlgoRythmiK - Andrew’s Break takes the top spot in our hearts this week. We’re just going to go ahead and embed a few more morsels from this dude, because the music is exceptional. 

Track of the Weekend #17: Wild Belle - It’s Too Late (Snakehips Remix)

The last full week of Whyd’s summer beta has seen a veritable swarm of activity behind the scenes getting information to contacts, revamping the outward facing elements of Whyd, and getting ready to burst through the placenta of beta and into the world screaming. 

It is fitting, then, that our Track of the Weekend #17 added originally by QKaiser gets down immediately, but stays restrained throughout, as if it were too dangerous to let it roam completely free. Wild Belle - It’s Too Late (Snakehips Remix) might have the melancholy of early-stage insomnia: lying comfortably in bed, yet with open eyes because of thoughts too interesting to let go. And this track won’t let go of you: 

Interview with duckii.

duckii. is a multi-faceted EDM producer from the “Hall Of Fame City,” Canton, Ohio. When he’s not spending time finding out new ways to get asses to shake, his head is stuck up far in the clouds thinking up new ways to produce, or acting in local theatre.

1. What are the different faces of your personality, and how do they show up in your projects?

This is a great question. I guess that like most people, my personality is far more than one dimensional and it all shows through in my music. I can be super out-going and stupid as hell/really wild while around my closest friends. However, around people I don’t know, I tend to be a little more introverted and reserved. I also have a fascination with learning new things in life and continuing to educate myself in all areas. I suppose this shows through in the fact that I LOVE making music for people to dance to, but at the same time I enjoy making music that is a little more technical and could be enjoyed through headphones just the same. I also love taking a sound that shouldn’t be meant for music, maybe a soundclip or something, and morphing it into something completely different. I like seeing how far I can get from an original sound while still implementing it tastefully in my music.

2. How long have you been experimenting with making music, and when did you find your current direction?

Well, let’s see here… I’m 21 now, and my current travel down the road of music began when I was in 6th grade. So I’ve been playing music for about a decade. I took piano lessons when I was very, very young and then my parents bought me an acoustic guitar as well. Neither of those stuck, but I received my first bass guitar in 6th grade. That’s when I sort of realized that my passion was music and was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. After picking up bass, I taught myself guitar, drums and piano. I’ve also sung in choir in middle and high schools as well. So about 2 years ago I begin teaching myself how to produce electronic music on a computer which ranged from videogame style music to hip hop and all over the place really. I sort of stumbled into this new direction of EDM about maybe 2 months ago? I realized that in DJ sets, a lot of producers out there are sort of meeting criteria for songs to put into their mixes i.e. the tempo, build-ups and all of that. So I started structuring my songs to be used in DJ sets and now I’m here.

3. You’ve got some new tracks dropping on Halloween. What should we be looking forward to?

A ton of energy. I don’t want to classify any of the songs as a certain sub-genre, but they are all most certainly Electronic Dance Music. Two of the ones I will be releasing, “Evolution” and “This Sound”, are right around the standard dubstep tempo of 135 - 140, but I wouldn’t necessarily call them dubstep. They both have heavy half time parts mixed with some dance beats and breakdowns. The third song I’m releasing is a brand new song called “Global” that I actually just finished a couple of days ago. It’s about 6 and a half minutes long and really takes you on sort of a journey. “Global” is definitely still dance music, but I think it’s a little more of a listener. Lots of work put into the vocal sample, cutting it up and pitch shifting it, and the layers and how the song builds are all pretty new and unique to me! You’ll be able to catch them up on SoundCloud at midnight on 10/31. I’ll probably also throw them up on Band Profile, YouTube, Reverbnation, etc. Seeing as how I don’t have money to put them up on Beatport or iTunes, these 3 songs will be released for completely free. My next release will have to cost money though. I’m working a second job other than producing to support myself because as of right now I actually have made zero dollars from doing what I love to do. Let’s see if that changes, though. ;)

4. Technology has been the equalizer of music for the past decade, what is the most important piece of technology (program or hardware) for you as a musician?

Far ahead of any other choice I could have come up with, my mind would definitely be the most important piece of technology I have as a musician. The reason being, is that maybe in 10 or 20 years I don’t feel like making EDM anymore, I can guarantee you I will still love making music. I can also guarantee you that within the next decade, all of the equipment I use now will be outdated so picking the most important piece of tangible, physically technology wouldn’t seem worth it. My mind is the hard drive that stores ALL of my ideas, and I don’t have to worry about it crashing. However, in terms of physical products, Ableton 8 would be the most important piece I have. I just got it about a year and a half ago, and i’ve really come a long way with. I love using it and I don’t think I will ever want to make the switch.

Looking forward to those new tracks! Subscribe to duckii on Whyd. Hit him up on Soundcloud, follow him on Twitter, and make sure you like his Facebook page. 

Interview with DJ Brother Bliss

From the raw underground to the world famous Creamfields festival, Brother Bliss is a house DJ bringing together heavy baselines with high tempo overlays. For the last five years, Brother Bliss has been locked away producing some massive house tracks. Covering artists such as Tiesto, Paul van Dyke, and Axwell, Brother Bliss has managed to build up a big following from those who live, breathe, and sleep house music. 

1. What are the different faces of your personality, and how do they show up in the music you mix?

Someone once told me “music is about taking all the good and all the bad things that happen to you and putting them into something timeless.” Sums it up pretty well for me. When I DJ it’s always about putting how I feel down in music form and sharing this with the world. We all go through similar emotions, and with the power of the internet it’s easy to share them and get instant feedback from people who feel the same. What has happened to me in the week gone by massively effects what and how I mix. Friday nights is Jaeger Bombs and big room house and electro, there is nothing like cranking it up and blowing away all the traffic jams, bad people and stress in one eclectic moment. Growing up with Pete Tong starting my weekend on Radio 1 at 6pm was so inspiring to me, made me feel anything was possible for the next 48 hours, I never want to lose that feeling of differentiating the hard work of the week with the energy and passion of the weekend. I was bought up to work hard and make the world a better place, I feel that tends to come across when I mix, always striving for perfection.  I love getting into deep mixes when I have the time to lose myself in the music. I usually mix tech or deep house when I am already relaxed, I aim to keep the mix going as long as possible, which is easy with 4 digital decks and Traktor Pro.

2. You’ve covered some major artists, including Tiesto. How do you approach an existing track and make your mark on it?

I love remixing artists work and have had the honor to work with some amazing vocals from Beyonce, Leona Lewis, Will Young and more. The best remixes I have done tend to be the ones where I don’t listen to the original first.  Sounds strange but that gives me the chance to make something completely different. Most of my production is designed for DJs, to make the track flow as a long mix and to give big changes to cut with. I love big melodies and synth sections with orchestral influences so I guess that comes into it. I spent many hours rocking out on dance floors over the years and think I know what a crowd wants to hear from both sides of the decks.

3. Why House? 

My musical journey started as rebellion. Growing up in middle class suburbia in Hampshire, the most extreme creativity I was exposed to was probably Axel F, but more regularly consisted of the Shadows and pop groups. I led a sheltered life musically feeling it was none of my business. Then the UK rave scene happened. A walkman was passed round the playground of an MC and DJ (Rat Pack) at a rave called Fantasia. That was it for me, one big fuck you to conservative Britain, the power of the people wanting to shake off sheer boredom, taxes, money, class, everything! I was alive for the first time in my life. The next 10 years were spent in warehouses, fields clubs and festivals living the people, the music and the scene. I danced to the evolution of house music from Chicago to Acid House, Rave, Jungle, Drum & Bass, Happy Hardcore the lot. It was during this time I visited the house of a school friend with an older brother who had ‘decks’. DJ Trigga was a fine role model and great person to learn the art from. His professional, calm nature gave me the skills I still mix by today. He taught me the importance of understanding vinyl, how it moves, how to control it and why it is an art form. Through DJing all types of music I finally found my home with house music. I think this had to do with many influences, but I also think its my favourite tempo to nod my head to, it just feels right. There is also a massive range of genres between 120 and 130 BPM. House to me is anything below 130 BPM with a four beat pattern, so deep, minimal, tech, progressive, funky, electro, techno, even Nu Disco and Dub Step give me lots of places to go whilst still reminding me of where I came from.  There are some amazing artists in the scene which seem to push production and technology to new levels, People like Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, Nicky Romero, Hardwell, Dyro, R3hab, Feddie Le Grand, Dirty South, Tiesto, David Guetta and many more.

4. You’re also an avid technologist, what do you think about new online platforms and the way they have changed the relationship between DJ and audience?  

Technology has given me so much, but I still own my first set of Technics SL1200’s! For me Soundcloud has been the biggest revelation in my life. Once I started producing, I needed an outlet so went with Myspace. I didn’t work for me at all so I looked about for something better and signed up for Soundcloud. Within a day I had more plays and interest than in 2 years on Myspace. I quickly signed up for a premium account and have been adding to it ever since. I find it amazing how simple the service is, yet no other company can offer what they do. I guess most of it comes down to the media companies control over content, SC’s independent approach, refusal to sell out, and great customer service make it the perfect way to share sound. Since signing to Overground Digital last year I have started using Facebook and Twitter much more. Personally I use it as a kind of news aggregator. I tend not to moan or tell people what I had for breakfast, but instead opt for great content like Free DJ Mixes, previews of my music and the odd bit of fun. I find it amazing that my music reaches people in over 100 countries round the world every week, but even more amazing is some of the places! Kenya, Iran Columbia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Nigeria are all regular listeners in big numbers, that is so humbling to me. I guess we shouldn’t listen to main stream media’s opinion of where house music is popular.

Just wanted to mention my tips for 2013 - 27 Sundays (@27sundays1) are a new double act releasing some major tracks in the next few months. Yels is an amazing new dubstep producer I have worked with, this guy is crazy good!

DJs to watch: 

Danny Palm -  amazing talent from Sweden

Ovalice - from USA to Germany to Afganistan, one of my favourite people on planet earth

Funky Drive- another class act from Sweden, unique smooth style

Harvey - is special, you have never heard tracks like this guy spins

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Track of the Weekend #10: C2C - Down The Road

Prior to discussing the Track of the Weekend, we need some context. The number of tracks that are being added by our outstanding community of music lovers now stands at 400 per day. We are rocketing past several thousand tracks per week. It’s inspiring, and we have found out about so much cool new music that our brains are spinning inside our crania. As a result, it’s getting difficult to find a Track of the Weekend with so much good music being added left and right. 

But that’s alright, because this week there is a clear winner. Lots of our users, like Tnf Paris, posted this song, either reposting it or freshly adding it themselves, and C2C is getting the buzz they deserve. An award-winning French DJ band, C2C’s album Tetra just dropped, and the Whyd community has picked it up to share more than any other group so far.

Get this song into your bones, and let it shake you, music as unique as this does not come around very often: