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Weekend Kickstart

April 18, 2014
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UK’s Tanka releases a cheeky little house track- and hot dog, it’s free!

20 years young today- Tanka is, without a doubt, learning from the best. Well known & established producer, Pasteman (commonly seen as “Mak & Pasteman”) is, in fact young Tanka’s pops!

A fun little fact for you this Friday, and a little taste of Tanka as you grove into the weekend.

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#tanka #house #soul #groove #freemusic #musicislovesb

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Music is Love – Podcast E007 – feat. Ardalan

April 7, 2014
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We love surprises, and we’re pretty sure that you do too!

As a special treat to curb those Monday blues, and of course keep you waiting in anticipation for this coming weekend at Lucidtiy Festival, we decided to release our 7th episode of our original podcast series featuring none other than Bay Area resident, Ardalan.

Based out of San Francisco, Ardalan is part of beloved Dirtybird label and family. This past year has been insane for the crew as their popularity has sky-rocketed- not only in the states, but abroad. 

In tune with the nature of the Dirtybird players, Ardalan and Music is Love present you with one hell of a house mix: classic, clean simple- all the while being technical and provocative.

Ardalan grooves between classic 90’s house music, deep house, tech house, and Dirtybird’s big booty bass style so fluidly, there is a seamless swing between his use of present day tracks and grooves that have been around for about 30 years.

Make sure to catch Ardalan at the Audiowaska stage curated by Music is Love, this weekend at Lucidity Festival!

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#ardalan #dirtybird #musicislove # podcast #house #deephouse #techhouse #groove #soul #bass #lucidityfestival

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Lucidity Countdown: Week 4 – Slitherhead

April 2, 2014
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Lucidity 2014 welcomes your long-awaited festival season with open arms and the beautiful backdrop of Live Oak.

Trust me, a week will fly by out of sheer bliss for what you can only imagine is ahead!

Rounding up our 4-part promo series is Bay Area native, Rob Webster A.K.A. Slitherhead. Not for the light-hearted, strictly for the bass headed. What did you think? We’d leave you without some of that crunk!?!

Slithering through trap, heavy bass and some of the sexiest crunk remixes you’ve ever heard, Slitherhead brings to you a mix that is nothing short of a treat for your ears and your body, which can’t help but slither around the dance floor.

Make sure to catch Slitherhead’s (silent disco set), DJ Hogg, Trevor Kelly & Rene Lomeli at our home stage- Audiowaska!

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#slitherhead #trap #bass #crunk #808 #hiphop #heavy #festie #slither #luciditypromomix #lucidityfestival2014 #musicislovesb

Tracklist:

01. SchoolboyQ – RapfixCypher (20syl remix)
02. INOJ – Love You Down (eSesnTRIK remix)
03. Shackles & Tom Size – Mad
04. The Fusionest & Ripit Reedy – Mindpower
05. Wizard Beats – Sweet Shop
06. Sanebeats – Drownin
07. Oxgaz – Crazy
08. M.I.A – Bad Girls (Nonsens remix)
09. OZZIE – Doom DADA
10. Tyga – Rack City (An-Ten-Nae remix)
11. The Weekend – Wicked Games (Huglife remix)
12. Dimond Saints – Voices in my head
13. Lobster Music – I love it
14. InTransit – NY is killing me (InTransit remix)
15. Djemba Djemba – Stahpfix
16. Clicks & Whistles – Fumando
17. Salva – Drop that B
18. What so not & R.L. Grime – Tell me
19. Houcemate – Prototype
20. Beyonce Ft. Jay-Z – Drunk in love (Dimond Saints remix)
21. LowRiderz – Crush
22. Santigold – Freak like me (An-Ten-Nae remix)
23. Driicky Graham – Snapbacks & Tattoos (Trevor Kelly edit)
24. Rui Da Silva – Touch me (Massappeals edit)
25. Just Us League – All I Ask ( Huglife remix)
26. Sidestep – The Limit (K-Theory remix)

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HNNY Sweetens Up Your Tuesday

April 1, 2014
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Too good not to post, and exactly what I want to listen to as I ease myself into the day.

Airng from Stockholm, HNNY’s 8th monthly “Honey Pot” podcast consists of classic  Bossa Nova tracks. The 30 minute mix is almost entirely in one of the most beautiful languages in the world, Portuguese.

HNNY takes you to another place & time. A lovely collection, refreshing to hear, his 8th Honey Pot and it’s so very sweet.

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#hnny #bossanova #jazz #instrumental #throwback #classic #portuguese #chill #lounge

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Lucidity Countdown: Week 3 – DJ Hogg

March 26, 2014
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Congratulations, Ladies and Gents!

You’ve  made it through a few torturous months without a festival and now, you are only 2 weeks away from:

camping in one of the most beautiful counties in the nation, seeing all your loving friends, meeting new incredible people, learning, sharing, transforming and of course, dancing!

Our third mix is from Santa Barbara’s own, John Hogg A.K.A. DJ Hogg. Starting with a feel-good garage track, Hogg quickly transitions to straight house- utilizing tracks & remixes that are up to date, while maintaining a classic feel.

What is house traditionally to me? Soulful, sexy, effortless, groovy and consistently cool. Hogg maintains my long-standing perception of a favorite genre. This one hits the spot both nostalgically and currently.

I hope to catch ya’ll “walkin’ round like you’re bigger than Prince” at Lucidity 2014!

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#djhogg #house #jackinhouse #deephouse #soul #groove #festival #luciditypromomix #lucidityfestival2014 #musicislovesb

Tracklist:

01. Disclosure – Latch Feat. Sam Smith
02. Soulphiction – When Radio was Boss (Jackmate Remix)
03. New Jack City – Back In The Dayz
04. King & Johnston – Pre-Fade (Ozzi Remix)
05. Romanthony – Trust (Audiojack Remix)
06. Robin S – Show Me Love (White Label Remix)
07. Volkoder – Do You Love
08. Green Velvet – Bigger Than Prince (Hot Since ’82 Remix)
09. Nic Fanciulli – Wild (Lauren Lane Remix)
10. Paul C, Paolo Martini – Get This!
11. Maceo Plex – Goimng Back
12. Jaydee – Plastic Dreams (Audiojack Remix)
13. Joshua Jesse – Changes (Gabriel Ananda)
14. Infinity Ink – Infinity (Claud VonStroke Remix)

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Sojuju's Brass Knuckles

March 25, 2014
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Ooo, we getting real trill on a Tuesday!

Meet SoJuju: one kawaii chick-a-dee from the Netherlands.  Strolling around the city listening to SoJuju makes me feel cooler than I could possibly ever be. Yes, that is a girl producing music that makes you feel like a straight up G.

The lovely lady pairs up with Aussie love-making music mogul, aywy for this one. Together the two create one heavy, grimy mo-fo, free for the taking.

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#sojuju #aywy #trill #trap #grimy #raw #808 #bass #hiphop #gangsta

 

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Choose HugLife

March 25, 2014
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Can you think of a DJ name better than HugLife? A couple years ago there was no HugLife, but Slink.

Formally known as DJ Slink, Heath Shinpaugh, A.K.A. HugLife was actually pushed into changing his name after traveling to Japan and finding out there was a younger Sliink who was aggressively trying to be the one and only. Heath was confused as he had been at it for about a decade at that point. Instead, he took the high road.

Despite the loss of his growing network of fans on his Slink pages- Heath gave it all up and renamed himself. Here is my take on the issue:

Firstly, HugLife is an absolutely perfect name for a DJ rounding up festivals around the nation and,  secondly, his demeanor toward the whole the Slink/Sliink “episode” is nothing short of badass.

Somewhat of a North American nomad, Heath- no matter the name he performs under, has made a impressive mark within the booming future bass and trap scene along the states and abroad.

So…What did we learn today? That Heath Shinpaugh is not only an extremely talented producer, but also one hell of a dude who just wants to help you have a good time.

Check out his newest track, a remix of Tech N9ne’s Fragile, feat. ¡MAYDAY! and Kendall Morgan. Live guitar and melodic vocals are a perfect juxtaposition for that HugLife bass.

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#huglife #fragile #remix #techn9ne #mayday #kendallmorgan #future #bass #chill #trap

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Insightful – Reminders

March 24, 2014
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The weekend was off to a good start- partially thanks to Insightful for releasing his newest EP Reminders. Extremely easy listening; it’s pretty difficult to not enjoy at least one song on his 6-track release.

Oakland producer, beat-master and part of the beloved Soulection crew- Matthew Suggett A.K.A. Insightful, displays his deeper understanding on musically conjoining the old and the new.

Electronically produced beats and future bass are extremely well-balanced with live instruments, sultry soul or hip-hop vocals.

Psychedelic and nostalgic while remaining true to that “future” sound, download Reminders and gain some insight.

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#insightful #reminders #ep #experimental #hiphop #electronic #soul #instrumental