On this weekends Diplo & Friends BBC Radio 1Xtra UK legendary producer Flux Pavilion stopped in and dropped a fresh one hour mix for listeners around the globe.  Featuring remixes of by the one and only Flux and originals from his Circus Record label, plenty of songs that I had never heard before.  Diplo gives Flux Pavilion a great into discussing how dubstep was made in the UK before it became mega-popular and hit the iTunes charts.  This mix has a little bit of it all for your bass junkies, so turn it up!

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Skream & Benga

There has been a lot of new noise coming from across the Atlantic Ocean lately, a couple of the original dubstep producers Skream & Benga have been given a weekly time slot on BBC Radio 1 to fresh tracks from them and producers they listen to.  Every week there is 2 hours of bass being delivered to the masses, and this week there was a couple of new originals that stuck out to me.  The transitions between the tracks are nicely done and they even jump into the trap genre for a bit.  Their radio show features guest mixes and a little comedy from the duo every Friday night.  Here is their entire set, a great listen to get your day bumping.

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I am pleased to bring you an awesome video for the groovy new track from Canadian producer, A-Trak teaming up with Tommy Trash from Australia for “Tuna Melt.”  For those of you who have ever enjoyed setting up a line of dominoes to see if you could get them all to fall in line then this video will blow your mind.  They rigged an entire house with rope, toast, toys, tongue depressors, and even some dominoes .  This video goes well with the upbeat and fun effects in the single, and should be watched and re-watched.

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After being delayed almost 6 weeks due to a blizzard hitting the evening of the original date Excision, Paper Diamond and Vaski were all able to return to Kansas City at the end of their tour to rock the Midland…and boy did they ever.  Vaski started the night off with some brand new tracks and some of my favorites “Insane” and “Where you wanna go?”.  Last time Vaski came to Kansas City he opened up for Nero @ the significantly smaller venue, The Crossroads back then I thought he was nuts to see live.  I am pleased to announce that this Minnesota dubstep producer hasn’t skipped a beat and he still brings a very high energy set no matter which order he is playing in.  I was able to capture some video to show you how rowdy the Midland was getting by 8:30

Here’s some fresh stuff of Vaski’s into “Where you wanna go?”

Paper Diamond previously of Pretty Lights Music grew up in the KC area so it was nice to have him return to our most historic venue, The Midland Theater.  With a brand new EP set to be released next week (April 16th) Paper Diamond had plenty of fresh tracks to lay on us and the crowd reaction was well received.  I wouldn’t call his new music trap, but he definitely has a couple new songs with a similar feel.  Boasting half of his Nightvision lighting setup it was just him and us getting wild for an hour and a half straight.  I liked that he played a lot of his original unreleased tracks for the crowd and the styling of his set is just comprised to have everyone in the room groovin’.  Here’s 4 videos I was able to capture of his set, all of it is the freshies so enjoi these until they get released:

It was time to take the huge cover off the 420 foot wide “Executioner” setup that Excision brought with him for this year’s trip to The Midland.  Last year’s X-rated stage was quite impressive and there was a lot of buzz in the Midwest about the set he put on then.  So to top that he worked with some of the best 3D mapping systems you can buy and built this beast which you can see “powering up” in this intro video:

Packed with lasers, millions of lights, 100,000 watts of PK sound and a cockpit that Excision can open and close depending on which visual effect is being displayed.  Here you can see him opening and closing it with some Kill the Noise and trap:

When you hear “Fire up the bass cannon” you know its gonna be sweet:

Later Excision dropped a womped up version of Rage Against the Machine’s “Pocket full of shells”

I really dug the talking robot effects for “Raise your fist” here

At this point the entire crowd had packed the dance floor so I went behind the soundboard to capture everyone getting down:

Nothing like jumping up and down like you just don’t care:

I then went down to see what all was going on in the soundbooth and check out this crazy visual program that the projector displays:

I went down to the stage for the finale and captured this:

Well it was certainly an epic night for womp especially proud that all my Midwest EDM fans were able to make it out in masses even with the rescheduling to a Monday night.  Be sure to Visit the Facebook pages for Vaski, Paper Diamond, and Excision if you dug these videos.

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Adventure Club has got some fresh remixes and brand new original tracks from a slew of artists for the start of festival season with his Superheros Anonymous Vol. 1 mix.  Some highlights are the Karetus remix of Nicky Romero and Nervo – Like Home and Ummet Ozcan – Here & Now.  Tune in and turn it up!

Tracklist:

Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash – Reload (Bare Remix)
Tegan & Sara – Closer (Acapella)
Caspa ft. Mighty High Coup – On It (Dismantle Remix)
Ellie Goulding – Explosion (Gemini Remix)
Nicky Romero & Nervo – Like Home (Karetus Remix)
Gotye ft. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know (Kdrew Remix)
Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)
Semi Precious Weapons – Aviation High (Chuckie Remix)
Gesaffelstein – Control Movement
Ummet Ozcan – Here & Now
Adventure Club – Need Your Heart (Candyland Remix)
Rogue – Exogenesis
Krewella – Alive (Pegboard Nerds Remix)
Above & Beyond – Sun and Moon (Taiki & Nulight Remix)
I See Stars – Electric Forest (Skywalker Remix)
Avicii & Nicky Romero – I Could Be The One (DANK Remix)
Singularity ft. Nilu – Horizon
Mimi Page, Shotgun Radio – A Bad Place (Minnesota Remix)
Cry Wolf ft Dylan Owen – The Home We Made
Jakwob – Stay
Sinjiin Hawke & Morri$ – One Kiss
Ellie Goulding – Hanging On (Active Child Cover)
iO & Kastle – Only You

With the death of music videos on MTV producers have turned to YouTube to give their tracks a visual interpretation and promote new music.  Many artists post their new tracks directly to YouTube these days given the popularity of the video site and playlist features that users can set up for all of their favorite videos.  Today I bring you some music, some entertainment, some comedy from the top producers around the globe.  Here is A-Track scratching through a fresh hit and trying out some costumes:

Here is a fresh track from one of the hottest producers in London, Joker:

The latest of Krewella’s “Krewlife” YouTube series from their ragin’ show in Puerto Rico:

Here’s the video of Nicky Romero’s “Toulouse” shot in Hamburg, Germany:

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One of the most sought after acts in the world, Bingo Players destroy the Ultra Music Festival Main Stage.  Check out their whole set in stunning HD, right here:

Here is the tracklist for their set

10 – Noisecontrollers & Showtek – Get Loose (Tiesto Remix)

11 – Bingo Players – Rattle

12 – Alvaro & Moti – Nanana (Working Title)

14 – Chuckie & JunxterJack – Make Some Noise

16 – Nicky Romero – Symphonica w/ Afrojack feat. Shermanology – Can’t Stop Me

17 – Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)

18 – Bingo Players – Mode w/ Pitbull – Put Your Fuckin Hands Up (Acappella)

19 – One More Jello (Bingo Players Bootleg)

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It was Saturday night and just days before his new LP “Eternal Frequencies” releases Minnesota drops by Lawrence, KS with Protohype and DCarls as support.  The crowd was packed in the dance floor just as doors opened and DCarls got that crowd moving with his remixes and sick drop samples that had me taken back to Skrillex’s older tracks.  Here’s a clip of DCarl’s set for you, look for him to be making sound waves in the near future:

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Protohype took the reigns next and dropped a nice blend of hip hop and dubstep.  With an EP on Datsik’s Firepower Records just getting released and great social media personality Protohype has quickly become a popular name in clubs around the world.  This evening he got after several remixes and originals, including this fresh one off his “See No Evil” EP

He later got trapped up and then dropped the bass to the crowds accepting embrace:

The set continued to be one fresh banger after the next, the transitions between tracks was done real well and he teased a lot of dubstep favorites including Zomboy here:

Not sure why they didn’t have the projectors going the entire time, but I guess the management finally realized and he finished the set off with a much more appealing lighting setup as you can see.  Here’s the end of the set where he plays Trinidad James’ “All Gold Everything” into some Skrillex.  The set ended with a bang, and the crowd was mega-amped for Minnesota to take the stage at that point.

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After the Protohype set ended with a bang, and the crowd was mega-amped for Minnesota to take the stage and keep the party rollin’.  I remember last time Minnesota came to Lawrence and everyone in attendance looked to be having a blast.  This trip would be no different, with several successful remixes in 2012 and rigorous tour schedule there was great word of mouth about this event and I saw a bunch of new faces that evening.  Minnesota has been building up to today as he released his brand new EP “Eternal Frequencies – Equinox.”  Available on the Apple Store now.  Check out some of Minnesota’s set from Saturday and Pop Over to his SoundCloud and Facebook

All-in-all it was a great show, nice support from DCarls and Protohype and it is always great to score a weekend date with some WOMP.  Be sure to LIKE the new Friends of the Womp Facebook Page for the latest sounds and Midwest live music news.

Dillion Francis @ Ultra Music Festival 3.17.13

Brand new track from one of my favorite artists that performed at Ultra Music Festival, Dillon Francis.  With his slim necktie wearing, bass dropping persona this is one DJ you wont soon be forgetting.  This track messages premiered on Pete Tong’s BBC1 Radio show and this is what the legend had to say, “a whole step up for one of dance music’s most talented producers and greatest characters.”  This single has a very catchy beat and really something anyone can get down to.  Check it out

BONUS Womp: Half of Dillon Francis’ set from Ultra Music Festival Weekend 1-

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