Odesza

When I first heard My Friends Never Die by Odesza last August, I loved the electronic funk that came with it. Music like this has the tendency to set one at ease without worrying about a thing... I like that. They are reminiscent of Star Slinger and Tourist, two of my favorite DJs who can turn a classic sampled song into a completely new sound. Their newest release, Sun Models, is the same kind of thing. For some reason, the high pitched voice has a perfect balance with the electronic trills and synth xylophone and I just can't stop listening. See more of my favorites by Odesza below!

Odesza - Sun Models ft. Madelyn Grant

Odesza - My Friends Never Die

Odesza - iPlayYouListen

Odesza - Without You

Pretty Lights - One Day They'll Know (Odesza Remix)

You Don't Know Remixed

I don't know what it is about Big Sean's voice (I think it's rather swarthy), but it always feels like it flows so smoothly over any track. I can't get Gazzo's remix of his song You Don't Know featuring Ellie Goulding out of my head. (Also for some reason I'm rather obsessed with the line "I know, I know, I know I'm the reason you get dressed up/ I know, I know, I know I'm the reason you get messed up"... don't ask.) At first the drop seemed too unexpected to me, but then I warmed up to it, especially as it slowed down. I think this remix is very well done and suggest you take a listen here:

Big Sean ft. Ellie Goulding - You Don't Know (Gazzo Remix)

The Hood Internet

For those of you who haven't heard of one of the first and best mashup groups, The Hood Internet, is at it again. They've been in the game since 2007 and I've been following all of their releases since the 11th grade. Mashups have always fascinated me because it seems like it would be so simple, but it actually requires so much more than putting two (or more) songs together to make it sound fabulous. A lot goes into making an excellent mashup, and The Hood Internet can do no wrong. Sometimes I find that they can take two original songs that I didn't even think I liked to create a masterpiece of a mashup. Their most recent work features a perfect blend of Pusha T + Kendrick Lamar's Nosetalgia and ASTR's R U With Me. I included some more of my older favorite songs by them but I would highly encourage a thorough exploration of their Soundcloud!

The Hood Internet - R U Nosetalgic

The Hood Internet - Infinite Starts

The Hood Internet - Ignition (1901 Remix)

The Hood Internet - While I'm Different

The Hood Internet - Fuck With Mo' Money

The Hood Internet - Critical Captions (feat Class Actress & Cadence Weapon)

The Hood Internet - Just Wanna Dance Yrself Clean

Other favorites include: Deny Strings, Bewarijuana, Night Vista, and more....

The One

The only thing you can do on a Monday morning is try to start your week off with some positive vibes. The One, featuring Sneaky Sound System, by The Knocks has the perfect amount of funk to add a little extra pep in your step. Obviously the title of the song and lyrics ("Let's take things fast, what's there to lose?") are perfect for Valentine's Day this week (always a joke to me, but still a holiday nonetheless). Set the bar high for this week and try and carry out some positivity until Friday!

The Knocks - The One Ft. Sneaky Sound System

All These Roads Remixed

All These Roads by Sultan + Ned Shepard is doctored here by FIXYN, creating what I would like call, an enhancement, of the original. The tune is electronic and groovy enough on it's own but FIXYN adds the extra synth strings and beats that really bring it to life. Their flair gives the song a more upbeat feeling and takes the uncertainty of the lyrics away from the original in every good way possible, leading it in a more positive direction.

Sultan + Ned Shepard - All These Roads (FIXYN Remix)