To kick things off for my residency @ the infamous Dim Mak Studios (aka Dim Mak Tuesdays) in 2012, I have created a new mixtape to get you all hyped for the year to come. I’ve packed it with several of the artists that DMS has hosted  and some of the upcoming talent, as well as some of my own forthcoming releases and friends too! So grab ahold of the new year with this boomer, and I hope to see you all on Tuesdays @ Dim Mak Studios.

DIM MAK STUDIOS 2012 MIX by trevorBONES

TRACK LISTING + MORE INFO after the jump!
TRACK LISTING:
Bart B More & TAI – Nobody Canna Cross It (Max + Nima Remix)
Nobody Beats The Drum – Blood On My Hands (Electrophants Remix)
Felguk – Jack It (Original Mix)
Sidney Samson ft. Lil’ Jon – Mutate (Original Mix)
Chuckie – Who Is Ready To Jump (Valentino Kahn’s Warhorn Remix)
Dada Life – Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker (Original Mix)
Planet Rock – LAZRBEAM (Original Mix)
Nom De Strip & Bones – Shake & Bake (Original Mix)
L.KiD – 50,000 (Original Mix)
Nom De Strip & Bones – Yo! (Original Mix)
Clockwork – Squad Up (Original Mix)
Afrojack – Show Me Your Rage (Original Mix)
Dada Life – Happy Violence (NO BODY Remix)
Avallo & Fitchy – Refresh (Peacetreaty Edit)
Florence & The Machine – Shake It Out (Benny Benassi Remix)

*Come out tonight to the first DIM MAK STUDIOS of the year, featuring Peacetreaty, Brenmar, Acid Jacks, Ninjasonik (live) and Bones. PLUS – our very own Troy Kurtz will be warming up the decks from 9-10 (OPEN VODKA BAR)!

Well, if I’ve never mentioned before; I’m doing my Masters in Science and I’m getting close to completing it aka shit’s hitting the fan. I just finished my big presentation, so all is calm for now until I have to start writing my thesis. Before any of that, holidays come first and the blog just got pushed back to near the top. Listening to music again, I actually haven’t really listened to much other than the big albums that came out recently for the last month. First time listening to Hype Machine in a while and hearing some great tracks, first on the list is the Adventure Club remix of Metric’s Collect Call which strangely reminds me of Ellie Goulding‘s Starry Eyed. The originals are vaguely similar, but the remix makes it a lot closer for me. Strangely enough, the Adventure Club remix is dubstep, but I don’t hate it. Very strange. Posting the Russ Chimes remix of Ellie Goulding with this. Next track is the Ipaneema mash-up Rock your Weapon at the Cinema which has the Madeon remix of Deadmau5‘s Raise Your Weapon, the Skrillex remix of Benny Benassi‘s Cinema, and a little shout out to MJ Rock With You at the beginning. I was going to post the Madeon remix as well because it’s such a great remix but I already posted it a while back. Lastly, the Royskopp remix of Kings of Leon The Immortals, intro threw me off a bit but what a great track.

Metric – Collect Call (Adventure Club Remix)

Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes Remix)

Madeon x Benny Benassi x Skrillex x Michael Jackson – Rock your Weapon at the Cinema (Ipaneema mash-up)

Kings of Leon – The Immortals (Royksopp Remix)

Photo by Alexander Jacob

Happy Friday! We’ve made through yet another week and I have another GDD™ Morning Update to close it out. Today’s news features Electronic Music Grammy nominations w/ Skrillex, the Future Music Festival lineup, Boys Noize & Mr. Oizo start Handbrakes, The Chemical Brothers’ live DVD, & LCD Soundsystem’s final show documentary. See it all after the jump.

Electronic Music Grammy Nominations w/ Skrillex For ‘Best New Artist’

Despite the chorus of disbelievers, there’s no doubt 2011 has been good to Skrillex. Now the bro-step/complextro/’insert name here’ superstar has bagged himself a Grammy nomination in the ‘Best New Artist’ category.

Skrillex is up against Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj, The Band Perry and J. Cole – a mixed bunch if ever there was one. Usually dance music is neatly confined to the Best Dance Recording category, so this is a significant moment if you count these kinds of moments as significant.

Skrillex does also appear in the Best Dance Recordings nominees, alongside fellow top-earners like David Guetta and Deadmau5. Robyn’s Call Your Girlfriend is in there breaking up the boys’ club as well.

Arguably the standout of all the dance/electronic nominees is Australia’s own Cut Copy, whose very fine album Zonoscope has scored a nod. The accolade comes after a strong year for the band on the Stateside circuit. What a Grammys it would be if the boys from Melbourne muscled out the competition!

GRAMMYS DANCE NOMINEES

BEST DANCE RECORDING

Raise Your Weapon – Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
Barbra Streisand – Duck Sauce
Sunshine – David Guetta & Avicii
Call Your Girlfriend – Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
Save The World – Swedish House Mafia

BEST DANCE / ELECTRONICA ALBUM

Zonoscope – Cut Copy
4×4 = 12 – Deadmau5
Nothing But The Beat – David Guetta
Body Talk Pt. 3 – Robyn
Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites – Skrillex

BEST REMIXED RECORDING

Cinema – Benny Benassi (Skrillex Remix)
Collide – Leona Lewis (Afrojack Remix)
End of Line – Daft Punk (Photek Remix)
Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna (Rosabel Club Mix)
Rope – Foo Fighters (Deadmau5 Mix)

(via inthemix)

Future Music Festival Lineup

Future Music Festival 2011 :: Highlights Reel from Future TV on Vimeo.

Future Music Festival returns in 2012 with an eclectic array of artists. Heading up with Australian festival will be Sven Vath, Swedish House Mafia, Paul van Dyk, Fatboy Slim, Chase & Status and Skrillex.

They will be joined by other electronic acts such The Rapture, Azari & Ill, LCD Soundsystem, Jamie Jones and Aphex Twin. There’s a little something to tickle every tastebud.

Tickets are on sale now, so to get yours visit www.futuremusicfestival.com.au. See below for the dates and locations.

Brisbane -Saturday March 3– Doomben Racecourse
Perth – Sunday March 4– Arena Joondalup
Sydney – Saturday March 10– Royal Randwick Racecourse
Melbourne – Sunday March 11– Flemington Racecourse
Adelaide – Monday March 12– Ellis Park

(via Mixmag)

Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo Start Handbrakes

Boys Noize and Mr Ozio have teamed up for a new project called Handbrakes. The pair will release their debut record together in January.

Talking to Mixmag during a recent interview, Boys Noize man Alex Ridha confirmed that he and Mr Ozio have a four track EP scheduled for early 2012.

Fans of the duo will be pleased about the pairing, which promises to throw up some interesting new tunes from two of the most exciting producers in electro.

Annie Mac dropped a Handbrakes tune on her Radio 1 show a couple of months back, but now full details of the link up between Boys Noize and Mr Ozio have been revealed.

The Handbrakes EP, titled ‘#1′, will include a handful of new tracks including ‘Callgirls’, ‘Riho’, ‘The Qat’ and ‘Milc’. It is scheduled to drop on January 23 via Boys Noize Records.
(via Mixmag)

The Chemical Brothers Announce Live DVD

The guessing is over. Pass the popcorn and prepare to dance in the aisles. The unstoppable Chemical Brothers have officially announced ‘Don’t Think’, their first ever concert film.

Directed by visual mastermind Adam Smith, ‘Don’t Think’ was shot at the duo’s performance at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, July 31, 2011. The film, which has been specially mixed in surround sound by the Chemical Brothers themselves, weaves together the stark psychedelic imagery of the groups legendary live shows with immersive forays into the crowd.

Advance screenings for ‘Don’t Think’ will take place in 20 cities worldwide on January 26, with a global release on February 1.

For more information on ‘Don’t Think’, including a list of cities where advanced screenings are happening visit www.dontthinkmovie.com.

(via Mixmag)
 

LCD Soundsytem Final Show Documentary to Screen at Sundance

Photo by Alexander Stein

The 2012 Sundance Film Festival is going to be heavy on James Murphy. As reported yesterday, the LCD Soundsystem frontman will appear in a feature film called The Comedy, which will screen at the fest. And now, the Arcade Fire fan Twitter Arcade Fire Tube points out that Sundance has announced that the festival will screen the documentary SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS, which chronicles the final LCD Soundsystem show at Madison Square Garden this April.

The Sundance site’s description of the film reads: “A documentary that follows LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy over a crucial 48-hour period, from the day of their final gig at Madison Square Garden to the morning after, the official end of one of the best live bands in the world.” It’s part of Sundance’s non-competition “Spotlight” category.

The documentary was directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace. As Arcade Fire Tube points out, the film’s title comes from Arcade Fire’s Win Butler.
(via Pitchfork)

Toks

You know it’s going to be an interesting day when you wake up to the sight of 6:45 am on the clock and you’re exhausted from partying to the sounds of SBTRKT, Laidback Luke, 2manydjs, Fatboy Slim, and Rusko the night before at HARD Haunted Mansion. Early last Saturday morning, my friends and I made our way back to the west side from downtown LA, only to rest and prepare for our journey inland to Insomniac’s first Halloween massive, Escape From Wonderland. See what it was all about after the jump…

We arrived just after sundown and the sound of bass in the distance left me both anxious as well as strangely calm to know that we had reached our destination and our night was finally upon us. We made it through the relatively short security checks, and as we walked into the NOS Event Center, we noticed the dense fog that enveloped the area in and around the lagoon, which signaled that we were entering a place of Halloween debauchery. After just a short walk from the entrance, I felt completely immersed in the Escape From Wonderland. I was surprised to see the excellent work Insomniac did to create such a reality altering environment, yet in the back of my mind, I expected their masterful execution. The dark had fallen and there were hordes of monsters, zombies, and whatever else hastily weaving their way through in front of me. The hundreds of lights suspended in the air were flickering above, and I could hear the pounding music that beckoned me to come indulge in a hedonistic fashion. I feel that Insomniac did just about everything they could to bring more to the table other than music with haunted mazes, rides, 3D attractions, and art installations. The Insomniac founder, Pasquale Rotella, always stresses that he aims to create a comprehensive experience for his attendees and he certainly did just that with his first Halloween effort.

As with any other Insomniac event, the production was first-class and included powerful sound systems as well as over-the-top light designs and no shortage of lasers. The main stage was the awe-inspring colossal structure that Insomniac has used in the past and I literally felt like I was standing in a gigantic space ship. In the Ghoul’s Graveyard tent, it was a great time dancing dirty with the skeletons and ghosts hanging from the ceiling, and I must say that I laughed to myself at the absurdity of the sight… Everything came together very nicely and definitely enhanced the experience.

Now for the music… I gave myself a very energetic start to the night at the Chopping Block (dubstep/dnb stage) with Brookes Brothers throwing it down and playing an absolutely killer set that was fitted perfectly to the vibe of the crowd throughout. After receiving a solid dose of drum ‘n’ bass, I made my way out to the Ghoul’s Graveyard (house tent) and the Slaughter House (main stage) to catch the end of Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and a portion of AN21 & Max Vangeli. Both of the stages were overflowing with energy as everyone seemed to be in tune with one another and the good vibes acted as a catalyst for dancing. In the span of a couple hours I saw the impressive R3hab, Subfocus, Afrojack, and Benny Benassi. I must note that when Afrojack was playing, the Ghoul’s Graveyard was spilling far out of it’s boundaries and once/if you made it in the tent, it was more of an oven than a graveyard. Also, it was awesome to see Mr. Benassi appropriately dressed in a Superman costume. The rest of my night consisted of Pendulum heaviness and big room Steve Angello. You can always count on Steve Angello for great mixing, track selections, and hyperextended buildups that foster a level of tension that I find unique to Steve. During his set was the first time I ever participated in a sit down/jump up ordeal and it got pretty insane when the jump up was triggered by the Swedish House Mafia & Knife Party track, “Antidote”. After the music had ended and my experience was complete, it was clear that Escape From Wonderland was one of the very best electronic music events I had ever attended.

Escape From Wonderland was excellent in all respects and above all, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I want to thank Insomniac for providing us with consistent, quality events, and I look forward to continuing my support.

Attempt to relive the experience or enjoy great sets with the downloads below:

• Steve Angello
• Benny Benassi
• R3hab
• Thomas Gold
• AN21 & Max Vangeli
• Bobby Burns
• Le Castle Vania
• Markus Schulz
• Jochen Miller
• Dash Berlin
• Umek
• Tritonal

*Tracklists can be found here.

Photo credit: Transist Film Co., Drop Beats Not Bombs, Sarah Mattingly

Toks

• BONES – HALLOWEEN MIX 2011 √+

*Please go ‘LIKE’ my BONES page to DOWNLOAD!

TRACK LISTING:
1. Michael Jackson & Vincent Price – Thriller (Intro Vocal Edit)
2. Clockwork – Hulk (Original Mix)
3. Cicada – Come Together (Beataucue Remix)
4. Tristan Garner & Gregori Klosman – Bounce (Original Mix)
5. Wolfgang Gartner vs. Rusko – 818 Everyday (No Body Edit)
6. Etienne De Crecy – Hope (Alternate Studio Version)
7. Fedde Le Grand – Metrum (Original Club Mix)
8. Market Price – Luxe (Unreleased)
9. MAYBB – Touring In NY (Original Mix)  (MAYBB = Benny + Alle Benassi)
10. Bart B More & TAI – Spezi (Unreleased)
11. Dr. Gonzo – Springer (We Don’t Belong In Pacha Remix)
12. Clockwork – Squad Up (MAKJ Hands Up Vocal Edit)
13. Michael Woods – First Aid (Original Mix)
14. Mustard Pimp – ZHM (Dada Life Remix)
15. Fuser – Bangtuk (JFK Edit)
16. D.I.M. – Is You (Original Mix)
17. Nom De Strip & BONES – Yo! (Unreleased)
18. Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf (Gesaffelstein Remix)
19. Gesaffelstein – Viol (Original Mix)
20. Sticky K – Persian Algebra (Unreleased)
21. Proxy – Raven (Planet Rock Moombahween Bootleg)

…TRICK OR TREAT YO SELF.

///BONES

Yesterday, our boys Josh & Angelo from PeaceTreaty sent us over a pair of previews of their upcoming remixes that will be hitting Beatport in the next couple of weeks, and we are impressed as usual. The first track is a hot n’ heavy new take on Moby‘s ‘After,’ complete with a light synthy Big Room build and a heavy bassline drop that I can’t wait to hear on some professional speakers. Already gaining support from Steve Angello, Hardwell, and Tommy Trash, this remix will be released on Moby’s Lil Idiot Records on Monday, October 31st. The second remix on our plate is Diplo & Oliver Twizt‘s ‘Go,’ and personally, I can really hear the always-improving PeaceTreaty signature sound in this one. This EP will be released on Mad Decent on November 8th, and you probably have heard it played out already by some people you may have heard of: Tiesto, Benny Benassi, Afrojack, Chuckie, and Mr. Aoki. Keep ‘em coming fellas!

Moby- After (PeaceTreaty Remix) Preview by PeaceTreaty

Diplo & Oliver Twizt- Go (PeaceTreaty Remix) 256kps by PeaceTreaty

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1 Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris – Bounce

2 Martin Solveig

Martin Solveig – Hello

3 Sebastian

Sebastian – Love In Motion (Featuring Mayer Hawthorne)

4 Sneaky Sound System

Sneaky Sound System – We Love

5 Benny Benassi

Benny Benassi – Cinema (ft. Gary Go)

6 SBTRKT

SBTRKT – Wildfire (ft. Little Dragon)

7 Junior Boys

Junior Boys – Truly Happy Ending

8 Calibre

Calibre – Even If

9 Get People

Get People – Rain Tears

10 When Saints Go Machine

When Saints Go Machine – Add Ends

11 Rimer London

Rimer London

12 The Reverb Junkie

The Reverb Junkie – Good To Get Away (Wait It Out)

13 Skylar Grey

Skylar Grey – Dance Without You

14 The 2 Bears

The 2 Bears – Bear Hug

Off of Benny’s latest release, “Electroman” is sweet slice of electrohouse which features the soulful voice of Gary Go.  Gary Go is an automatic love to collab with Benny for me.  There are other collaborations on the new album, which are very mainstream oriented and not really my cup of tea, like  T-Pain on the title track, “Electroman”.    However the brightest points on the album are all three tracks that feature Gary Go – most definitely there is a chemistry there between the two of them.

Benny Benassi – (Cinema  ft. Gary Go)

*Check out the exclusive tracks from Fuzz, Zedex & St. Andrew!

• Benzie – Homecoming (Zedex Data-Loss Remix)

A fire remix by Metamimetic‘s Zedex. This track has everything; a good groove, a funky feel and synth lines so massive they are guaranteed to take you on an exquisite psychedelic journey. These kids are the ones to watch in 2011!

• FuzZ – Safe in My Hoodie (FuzZ’s 808 Remake) [Name Your Own Price]

FuzZ was signed to N.A.S.A. label Spectrophonic Sound last year and he just dropped this little gem earlier this month on his Bandcamp. It’s the first of several releases scheduled for 2011, including anticipated collaborations with members of The Pack and a few experimental solo releases.

• St. Andrew- Super Awesome LFO’s Bro

St. Andrew is flying under the radar right now, but soon that’ll all be over. Repping Iowa and Los Angeles, Andrew has been making magical music for a few years now. I would normally spend these next few sentences talking him up, but it’s completely pointless when the music speaks for itself. Prepare yourselves, and keep an eye out this summer for Andrew’s new label, Rabbit Recordings.

• Lützenkirchen – Dread Phrase [Beatport]

Everything this guy turns out is fire. Lützenkirchen has given us a haunting track that is so ill its slightly frightening. Dread Phrase is a dark one; with an infectious bass line and intricate percussion. This track will make you wish you were in a German dark underground bassment rave…perfect!

Lutzenkirchen – Dread Phase (Original Mix) by RespektRecordings

• Avicii – Did A Bad Thing

This track is a hard hitter from Mr. Tim Berg aka Avicii. I think we all know well too much about this 21 year old prodigy, his engineering is unbelievable.

• Audiobot – 3000 [Beatport]

This guy has been on my radar for a while. I first heard a few of his tracks on the Laidback Luke forum and I could tell there were gonna be some bangers coming from his direction. This is one of his newest originals and it’s already got support from Chuckie and Joachim Garraud just to name a few. This one bumps.

Audiobot – 3000 (Original Mix) Out Soon on ROT 10 Musik by Audiobot

• Egyptrixx- Everybody Bleeding [Beatport]

Night Slugs have been blowing up as of late, garnering attention from Rinse.FM, XLR8R and Pitchfork for damn good reason. Based in the UK, these dudes are on some new shit, expanding minds and stretching genres. Be sure to check out all the artists on this label, as they’ve all been inspiring me lately. Shouts to Gavin and Andrew for the introduction.

• Siriusmo- Programchild [Beatport]

Yesterday Siriusmo put out a small release on Monkeytown Records, and guess what? It’s amazing. No surprises there, Siriusmo has been one of my favorite producers for years now. Check out the whole release if you get a chance, it’s white hot.

Sirimande / Feed My Meatmachine (MTR11) by Siriusmo

• Bart B More & Harvard Bass – Listen To This (Jan Driver Dub) [Beatport]

We all know and love Bart B More, and his new track with Harvard Bass is being played all over. Here’s Jan Driver’s rendition of it and it’s pretty heavy as you might expect. I’m expecting a lot more from Driver, one of Alex Ridha’s newest recruits on Boysnoize Records.

Bart B More & Harvard Bass – Listen To This (Jan Driver Dub) by GDD-Tre

• Mr. Fogg- Answerphone (Raffertie Remix) [Purchase]

Raffertie is an innovator. Recently starting his own record label, appropriately called, Super Recordings, he has been consistently changing the game with his futuristic genre crossing dance-noise. His newest remix of Mr. Fogg, which dropped on March 21st, is sure to leave you amazed/confused in the best way.

MR FOGG – ANSWERPHONE (RAFFERTIE REMIX) by raffertieproductions

• Entyce ft Hazel – In Da Club (Oliver Twizt Remix) [Beatport]

Not too much I can say about this one, just straight club fiyah.

Entyce feat. Hazel – In Da Club (Oliver Twizt Remix) by GDD-Tre

• VHS Head- Franco Zoom To Nowhere [Beatport]

This guy is being slept on and it’s a damn shame! He just dropped his first full-length entitled Trademark Ribbons of Goldlast year, and it’s a monster. As far as comparisons go, Mr. Oizo and Siriusmo come to mind, although VHS Head is really doing his own thing. Peep the album, you won’t regret it.

• The Japanese Popstars – Song For Lisa (Benny Benassi Remix) [Beatport]

Benassi’s newest release gives me hope that this guy can still put out fresh shit. This one goes in a completely new direction but maintains that Benassi feel. Love the vocals on this track, props to The Japanese Popstars for a beautiful soundscape.

The Japanese Pop Stars – Song For Lisa (Benny Benassi Remix) by SBSS

• D.I.M. – Is You (Le Castle Vania Remix

Ladies and Gentlemen, this one’s a banger!

• 4-Track Zip

Always with love,

TRE

Really into Monarchy and it’s been awhile from me in regard to listening to anything new from Benny Benassi, but that was taken care of as of today.  Benny Benassi takes Monarchy’s single, “Love Get Out Of My Way” into the “duck the bass” and trippy eq filtering land – a powerful and energetic combo.

Monarchy – Love Get Out Of My Way (Benny Benassi Remix)