Casio Keyboards: This Is How You Make A Commercial

Excuse me while I synth the shit out of this blog:






Moonwalking away from my Casio,

Mike
GMGN

Virtually Connected

2010. A new decade. So far, the personalization of technology and the ease of spreading information have really changed the way we communicate. On the macro level, we are becoming more and more connected to each other by technology. Technology is bringing us together, yet it all exists in this virtual sense. The more we utilize technology to connect and to express ourselves, the more we are just augmenting, refining our virtual avatars. Let's be clear here. It is quite possible to have a completely different version of yourself on the internet through technology. The line between reality and virtual reality blurs. The possibilities are immense.

By 2020 there will be the connected and the unconnected. Thankfully, through synthesizers musicians can give us a glimpse of what the future will be like. The Tape Deck Bros recently just did with their track Science Fiction.

Tape Deck Bros. - Science Fiction

Virtual. Reality. Computers. Cellular Technology. The Connected. Digitalization. Avatars. Miniturization of computers. Teleconferencing. Telecommuting. Just cue up this excellent remix of Le Prix's Fiction by Sferro, close your eyes and think of the connection between humans and technology in 2020.

Le Prix - This Is Fiction (Sferro Remix)

3/4 Resonance and filtering the cutoff back and forth, the essence of acid style basslines. Here is a dope track where future sounds, acid bass and synths tell you who's boss. Space Warrior by Smith N Hack.

Smith n Hack - Space Warrior

I am connected to you. Virtually.

Mike

GMGN

We Party Hard

Sometimes its in the fringes where you can find some really great experimental music. For many, many years the UK has been blurring genres with it's "garage" style. A dancehall DJ just tipped me off to this dope track, Party Hard by Donaeo. This one lies on the fringe between UK garage and reggaeton/dancehall.

For me, two of the biggest things that drive house music are escapism and experimentalism. It's that sense of "taking you there", that deepness, the "escape", that really makes house music the best club music. It's also always been about the constant pushing of the musical envelope through sound synthesis. It truly is refreshing to see the impact house is having across all genres of popular music. But very rarely do you see the "deepness" of house crossing over into other genres. This track is certainly an exception.

Donaeo- Party Hard

So with this track, UK artist Donaeo combines the deepness of house with a really tight reggaeton/dancehall beat and the dancehall vibe for a very very sexy stew. If more of this is lurking on the fringes between UK garage and Reggaeton/Dancehall you can bet we're gonna be on it!

We Party Hard,

Mike
GMGN

Lost In The Night

Sometimes when you hear a track, you can immediately associate it with the night. This is almost always the case with UK based producer Grum. Grum has been on our radar for about a year now as he has just been cranking out great track after great track. His latest releases are no exception. We are going to feature 3 of his latest tracks here. As soon as you hear the bass, you just know that this track is meant for neon nights, or a dimly lit dancefloor. Along with the night comes a certain darkness and a certain sense of escape. No longer are you at work, no longer are you in disguise, no longer are you playing pretend. The nights are more free, the nights are where you and your friends shine.

There is nothing better than sharing these nights with someone very special to you. Someone you've opened yourself up to, someone you've projected your hopes, your dreams and your fears to. The nights are a literal escape, only you're escaping together, hand in hand, casting a neon glow throughout the streets. This is what the Grum remix of the Priors 'What You Need' is all about. Escaping together. The night. It could even be for when you close your eyes and think of a time when you've felt these feelings.

The Priors - What You Need (Grum Remix)

Next is another track that just nails a lot of what Dirty Moves is all about. Awash with 80's synths, taking over the night, fantastic bass, bright colors and getting down on the dancefloor. I love when tracks beckon you to do something. "Show me the night" is like a challenge to everyone on the floor. I think the perfect response to this challenge is just to break it down and let loose with those synths like Grum does at 3:45.

Jump Jump Dance - Show Me The Night (Grum Remix)

Massive remix from Grum here. Disco drums, and that synth that wails, the jump off bass, you just know you're in for a real treat and Grum always delivers. Then the content and emotion of the song kicks in and it hits me real deep and personal. It's the longing for someone you had a crush on, someone you spent some great times with, someone who's eyes you looked into and just smiled, when no words would do. Someone who you just had great compatibility with. And now, you're sitting there, empty with nothing but memories and a faint hope that maybe you'll be able to recreate those feelings again. "If I ever get to see your smile again", "I don't ever wanna forget"

                                      

Magistrates - Gold Lover (Grum Remix)

We are together. We are partying. We reflect.

Mike

GMGN