Wunder Wunder

Today I wound up listening to this Australian transplant production duo and I heard some serious potential in their music. Let me be the first to introduce to you Wunder Wunder!

When I say "let me be the first" I was referencing the fact that they have only had music up on their SoundCloud page for four months, and their second track was only uploaded less than a week ago. They are rough around the dges, but I dig the garage sound that their music has despite it being electronic. I find groups that have that crossover, genre-blending sound really intriguing. When done right, some really cool music can be created.

Their single Coastline just came out in preparation for their upcoming show in LA this week. It definitely feels very California. From the song's title to the sunny guitar licks and soft snare drums, this song takes me straight to the beach on a beautiful weekend. Check it out below.

The first song they ever posted is called Sure Stuck. It is much more indie rock sounding, but still has that beachy vibe with the undulating flanger effect during the chorus' and the consistent guitar and drum beat from start to finish. The first song puts me on the beach, but this song puts that drink in my hand and takes my mind off any lingering mid-week stress. Chill out to Sure Stuck below.



If you dig the music, help them raise their 'Like' count up on their Facebook! They deserve it.

Enjoy! <3

Wave Racer

The past few weeks I have been seeing this name pop up all over the place. From his remixes to his originals, his sound is consistently unique, fresh and full of so much energy. Get down to some Wave Racer with me today!

Australia has always been a little bit different in terms of the producers and the music that come out of there. They always bring new sounds to the table and keep the rest of us on our toes. Wave Racer is no exception. His take on trap music is something I have never heard before. He implements a lot of colorful, high pitch synths with heavy effects on them to make them sound like an old arcade game that just smoked crack for the first time. I love how crazy yet refined each song is. I can't stop listening to it! Now it's your turn..

Here is his most recent track called Streamers. I love the choppy synths in the chorus and the various vocal samples he toys around with. Check it out below!

To touch on some of his older material, here is one of the first two tracks he uploaded to his SoundCloud page. Stoopid definitely brings that old school video game vibe that I think is so fun. There aren't many artists who can channel this sound well enough to make it seem legit while still tapping into your video game nostalgia. Props to him on nailing this track!

Lastly, I need to show off one of his awesome remixes. I posted his Flight Facilities remix on their Coachella Spotlight post last week, so that one is off the table. That leaves the other two that I love, but I can't pick a favorite so here are both of them! First is his remix of Panama's track Always that Classixx also has an excellent remix of if you remember their Coachella Spotlight post. I love Wave Racers remix just as much as the original and the Classixx version. It has brings so much life to the track that isn't there in the other mixes.



The other remix is his version of DCUP's Don't Be Shy. I love everything about this song. The anti-climactic builds, the high pitch vocal samples sprinkled throughout and the massive drops. I don't even care what the original sounds like, because this remix is so sick. Check it out


Follow him on Facebook too! Can't wait until the first time I can see him live.

Enjoy! <3

Coachella Spotlight #19: Flight Facilities

You know their music, but you probably don't know their name. Get familiar with Flight Facilities before Coachella!

This Australian DJ duo burst onto the scene in a big way back in 2010. Their first track was the beautiful Crave You, which you may know from Adventure Club's dubstep remix of the track which catapulted Flight Facilities into the limelight. I don't know a person that hasn't heard that remix. It was massive. So, to shed some light on a different version, I wanted to share with you all the Cassian remix of Crave You. It keeps the same tempo but has a much more funky vibe. I prefer it to the original and the Adventure Club remix. Check it out below!

My favorite track of theirs though has to be I Don't Believe featuring Elizabeth Rose. I love the production on this track. The quick guitar strumming and the constant hi-hats make this a dancefloor filler. It just makes you want to move! Check it out below.



Lastly I wanted to leave you with a cool new remix of their latest track, Stand Still, by a new producer I recently discovered called Wave Racer. This track has a very unique sound that I think is really fresh. I love the way they used the whistling over the choppy electro synths. The two sounds create a nice contrast that makes the song that much cooler. Check it out for yourself below!



Happy Coachella! <3

Coachella Spotlight #16: Anna Lunoe

Here is another artist that will be performing at Coachella that I was previously unfamiliar with but am now very much intrigued to see live this year. Get to know Anna Lunoe with me so we can party to her groovy tunes together!

Anna Lunoe is a DJ and producer from Sydney, Australia that also does her own vocals in her tracks. I have always loved when producers can also sing, or when singers can produce their own music. I think it shows how much talent they actually have when they can do everything themselves. Her sound is very house-y and fun but also slightly on the more mellow side, which is always cool with me. Her latest track, Breathe, is a perfect example of the kind of house music I am referring too. It fits perfectly with the style of music I am really into right now, so I will definitely have to check her out when I'm roaming the Polo Field grounds. Check out Breathe below!

I don't really know what to expect from an Anna Lunoe set, but if it is anything like her music then I am sure that it will be very enjoyable! Here is another track she has that features another Coachella Artist! Her track I Met You features production from Flume, so you know it will be good! Check it out below.



There is nothing like falling in love with an artist at Coachella for the first time. Maybe Anna Lunoe will be your Coachella crush this year?? I guess you will have to check her out and find out!

Happy Coachella! <3

Coachella Spotlight #12: Flume

I knew Coachella would be jumping on the Downtempo train, as that obscure genre has seen massive growth over the past year. They made an excellent choice adding Flume to the line up! I am sure his set will be one of the most interesting DJ performances of the festival.

This Australian-based producer got his biggest break from his remix of Disclosure's You & Me that blew up on the blogosphere last year. This song is massive. The string samples and the huge bass in the drop makes this a certified banger. I can't wait to see how it sounds in the Sahara tent with it bumping! Check it out below



After to getting to know his music more, I found some other really awesome tracks by Flume. He released his deluxe edition self-titled debut album last year and it was definitely one of the coolest electronic album releases of 2013. His unique production style and heavy use of sampling gives the album a really cohesive sound and sets it apart from your typical EDM album. He also grabs some awesome features from the likes of How To Dress Well, Ghostface Killah, Jazzabelle Doran and T-Shirt to name a few. My favorite tracks from the album include: Sleepless, Change, Space Cadet, and Warm Thoughts. Check out these tracks on our Spotify Playlist!

I also learned that Flume is one half of another awesome production duo that I have been a fan of called What So Not. I had no idea Flume, alongside Emoh Instead, was behind that as well. I am sure some What So Not music will be featured in his Coachella set. They run along a similar vein as Flume, but a little more trappy and upbeat than Flume's solo work. Check out their track Touched below and see what I mean!


Come check out Flume at Coachella with me this year! I promise you won't regret that decision.

Happy Coachella! <3

Holy Models

I am stoked that I found Holy Models today! These guys are ripe for the picking, as they just put their first release up on SoundCloud only a month ago and have less than 1,000 likes on Facebook. Despite the lack of content, I can see great things coming from these Aussies in the future.

Holy Models is a three-piece "psychedelic daytime disco" band comprised of Adam Frawley, Mitchell van Kaathoven and Luke McKay, and they are from Adelaide, Australia. They released their first single, Swimming, as Holy Models on Eskimo Recordings back in December of 2013. When I first heard it, I loved the sun-soaked synths and lazy beat. It puts me on a tropical beach somewhere, drink in hand, soaking in the rays or floating in the crystal clear water. Put your wayfarers on and take a dip into this track below!



There are also a few remixes available of Swimming. I prefer the Tesla 55 remix, personally. I think you will too! It adds a more dance-able, uptempo beat to the track, but still retains that laid back summer vibe that makes the original so great. Check it out!



The Swimming single release also comes with a B-Side track called To Be With You. It is also a chill summertime track that would be perfect at a BBQ or any outdoor daytime gathering. For this track they ditched the washed out synths and threw in some sweet guitar riffs and bass lines to keep your toes tapping. Check it out below and see which original track you prefer.



I look forward to seeing more music from this fresh talent in 2014. I am sure they will not disappoint!

Enjoy! <3

Will K

I haven't really posted many producers on here who specialize in that BANG BANG shit... so here is one for you all. I came across 16 year old, Australian producer Will K just before NYE and was very happy with what I heard.

Most of his recent releases follows the big room trend currently sweeping the electro house genre. I will admit I am tired of those sounds, but Will still manages to make cool, relatively unique tracks. The first track that I found by him is also my favorite of his. He remixed Walden's track First Day and put in a drop that I couldn't stop thinking about after the first time I heard it. I love how empty, yet hard the beat is. I can get so turnt to this track.

He also has his own original release titled Open Your Eyes featuring vocals from Mitch Thompson. It is a beautiful progressive house tune. I think the use of the guitar and drums in the vocal sections really takes this track to the next level. Although the original is good on its own, I wanted to show you one of the official remixes of this track by the tag-team combo of eSQUIRE & OFFBeat. Their remix keeps the original song intact, but adds a banging bass line to the drop and makes it much more of a peak time track for his DJ sets.



Will K also has a bunch of other releases you can find on his SoundCloud. Also, throw him a 'Like' on Facebook while you're at it!

Enjoy! <3

Thomas Jack

I stumbled onto this guys SoundCloud page this morning and saw that he listed 'Tropical House' as the genre for his tracks/remixes and instantly knew I had found something I would like. Thomas Jack is a electronic producer from Australia that relocated to Miami to pursue his music career.

His sound has that very laidback house vibe with a tropical twist that takes you straight to your happy place. I have been seriously digging this style of music this year and couldn't be more pleased with this find. If you are a fan of Goldroom or overall good vibes, check out his remix of Benjamin Francis Leftwich that has been topping the Hype Machine charts lately!

Other notable remixes of his include his versions of Teenage Crime by Adrian Lux and Little Talks by Of Monsters & Men. Check them out as well!





His remixes really show off his style, but his originals are equally as good! It seems like his originals are abit more club oriented while his remixes are more for listening pleasure, or at least for a different setting than a nightclub. The original mixes have stronger bass lines but retain the tropical-sounding melodies that Thomas Jack is known for. Here is one that stood out to me the most.



This style of house music is definitely still emerging and growing, but I am very excited to see more artists like this that will continue to progress the music and hopefully begin to steal more listeners from the big room, electro-house craze like it did to me.

Follow Thomas Jack on Faceboook and/or Twitter to stay up to date on his whereabouts. If you like this sound, DEFINITELY check out my current fave Goldroom as well! So amazing.

Enjoy! <3

Twice As Nice

Now-a-days making a name for yourself as an electronic music producer, you have to stand out. It seems like everyone and there mom is trying to become a DJ/Producer (myself included >.<) so getting noticed gets tougher and tougher every single day. However, when you do stumble across one that is both unique and well polished, it can be an awesome discovery! That's how I feel about Twice As Nice. Unfortunately it seems that they prefer relative anonymity which is illustrated in this photo with strategically placed paintbrush strokes to cover their faces.

What we do know is that Twice As Nice is comprised of two producers, Unknown & Lewis One, that began producing for artists in Australia, but relocated to Los Angeles upon signing to EMI. I know them mostly for the remixes they make, which are all very well done. Their sound is hard to classify as any one genre. Their tracks may have the BPM's typical of dubstep or moombahton tracks, but I definitely would not classify it as either. But who really cares! Good music doesn't need to be pigeon holed into any category or genre. Just hit play and enjoy it!




The last one is a track they produced for singer Matthew Koma who you all know from tracks like Spectrum or Sparks (Turn Off Your Mind). And you all BETTER know Coasts by now... I don't know how many more times I can jam them down your throats ;) So if you like any of these tracks (especially the ones for free download!), throw these talented dudes a 'Like' on Facebook and let them know you appreciate their skills.

Enjoy! <3