I feel like I loved Prutataaa way too much back in mid 2011. It had the perfect balance of dutch house from Afrojack and electro house from R3hab that it just made sense to play it all the time for lovers of both genres. Now what happens when you let Dada Life get their hands on it? It becomes a straight electro bomb, in a good way. They kept the same build up and of course a few of those signature Woo’s from the original, but once it drops you get that old thick and heavy Dada Life sound.

Afrojack & R3hab – Prutataaa (Dada Life Remix) (192 kbps)

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Drops exclusively on Beatport next Tuesday with other remixes by Angger Dimas and Darth & Vader.

Big thanks to everyone who voted in the mini-mix comp! In the end it was Gain On Top taking home the victory followed closely by More Easy. I’ll be getting in contact with all the artists this week to send you your awesome prizes! And look out for a super easy t-shirt giveaway during the holidays.. Seriously, it’ll probably take 5 seconds to enter.

Clouds – Articles (Ado Remix) (320 kbps)

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Felguk & Dirtyloud – Nudge (Original Mix) (320 kbps)

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Chuckie – Who Is Ready To Jump (Dada Life Remix) (320 kbps)

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R3hab & Swanky Tunes – Sending My Love feat. Max C (Cazzette’s Already Super Human Remix) (320 kbps)

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Gigamesh – Burnin (320 kbps)

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When asked about who my favorite artist is it’s nearly impossible for me to pick just one. Then I really think about it and one of the names that always comes to mind is Dada Life. And one of the reasons that’s so is because of their production. Not just because it’s good as all hell, but because they have what amounts to one of the best production schedules around. Going by my iTunes library, we haven’t been without new a Dada Life original or remix for more than a month this entire year (not even including their monthly podcast). I’ve talked about it before, but when an artist gets big they usually slow down their remix and production work to focus on touring and doing shows. Dada Life, seems to do the exact opposite.

The new track itself is a pretty straight forward synth that sounds like a massive horn calling the raver nation to come out and party. I almost wonder if they weren’t influenced a bit by Congorock’s Ivory with the sound we see them going for.

Dada Life – Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker (stream only)

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Pick it up on Beatport today

America’s #1 DJ, as voted by people who probably don’t get out much, just released his latest album today. In all fairness Kaskade‘s album is actually a pretty interesting listen. Instead of being a normal album, it’s been turned into a special two CD release. Disc 1 is called Fire with every track featuring a collaboration with a artists (seems like a lot of people are doing more collabs on albums these days) and disc 2, Ice, contains all the songs from Fire, though remixed by Kaskade. It offers a nice balance between the original tracks, but I’m kinda left feeling like I had an overdose of Kaskade and need an intracardiac injection of epinephrine to keep me alive.

One of the better tracks on the album is a collaboration with Dada Life. You can tell straight up that the base was more than likely done by Dada Life and vocals were handled by Kaskade. Thankfully they go together almost seamlessly and it’s worlds away from the vocals on Fight Club Is Closed.

Kaskade & Dada Life feat. Dan Black – Ice (320 kbps)

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Pick up the new album Fire & Ice on iTunes later today.

Can you believe it?! The new shirts have finally been ordered! The second I get them I’ll let you all know and they’ll also be a casting call for models to show off the shirt, so get your portfolios ready!

Villains – Right Now (Original Mix) (320 kbps)

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The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love? (A Trak Dub aka Dub For Mehdi) (320 kbps)

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Dada Life – Happy Violence (Vodge Diper Remix) (320 kbps)

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Drop The Lime – Shake Baby Shake (256 kbps)

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I usually don’t comment on tracks in IJLTH posts, but this one warrants it. Because while the drop half way through Future Funk is pretty huge and original, Tommy Trash uses the same exact synth as he did in The End for the break down parts. Sure it may work well mixing together and a lot of people will probably think it’s the same track, but if you’re making something completely new and marketing it as such, you shouldn’t blatantly use old elements from past tracks. Especially from one you just released. I really hate to rant on the track like that, especially one that I like, but I just hate it when I see lazy production like this. I really enjoy the track, but every time that synth comes on a little large part of me dies inside.

Tommy Trash – Future Folk (Original Mix) (320 kbps)

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(Photo by Sorri)

Sorry about the slowness this week. It’s been one of the most difficult weeks I’ve been through in my entire life thus far, the good news is from here on out it’s gonna be nothing but smooth sailing on the waters of the electro sea!

Bart B More & Harvard Bass – The Funky One (320 kbps)

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Felix Cartal – The Joker (Clouds Remix) (192 kbps)

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Steve Aoki & Afrojack – No Beef Ft. Miss Palmer (Panic City & Supersede Remix) (320 kbps)

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David Guetta -Little Bad Girl (Dada Life Guerrilla Fart #13) (320 kbps)

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Jasper Forks – River Flows In You (Alesso Remix) (320 kbps)

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(Photo via False Arms)

Had a blast covering my local Identity Festival this week. If you didn’t check out my recap post head over and take a look at some of the pictures.

The Whip – Secret Weapon (Alex Metric Remix) (320 kbps)

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Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf (Mickey Fortune Bootleg) (320 kbps)

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Spencer & Hill – One Touch Away (Dub Mix) (320 kbps)

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Dada Life – Happy Violence (Original Mix) (320 kbps)

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Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso – Calling (Original Instrumental Mix) (320 kbps)

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Another one of my favorite still up and coming artists to follow, Religion, has put their own spin on two of Dada Life’s tracks which they graciously gave out the stems for. There are so many remixes out there now that Dada Life has set the stems free I almost feel overwhelmed, but these Religion remixes really bring it home to a heavy sound for me. It’s definitely a sound that’s been losing favor to Complextro lately, though it’ll always have a place on my hard drive and in my heart.

Dada Life – White Noise/Red Meat (Religion Remix) (320 kbps)

Dada Life – Fight Club Is Closed (Religion Remix) (320 kbps)

Can’t think of a better way to spend a lazy friday afternoon than listening to Dada Life’s newest monthly mix. This definitely calls for some champagne.

Dada Life – July Mix (160 kbps)

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Tracklist:

1. Mustard Pimp – ZHM (Dada LIfe Remix)
2. Martin Solveig – Ready 2 Go (Hardwell Remix)
3. Quintino – Raider
4. DJ Funkadelic ft. Beauriche – Spank (Original Mix)
5. Dada Life – Love Vibrations (Phatzoo Remix)
6. Mobin Master – In My House (Phonk d’or Big Room Edit)
7. Bart B More – Traction
8. Roger Sanchez – Worldwide (Adrian Lux and Blende Remix) (Dada Edit)
9. A-Divizion and Iron Mike – Hashtag (Original Mix)
10. Dada Life – White Noise/Red Meat (More Cowbell)
11. Albin Myers – Faking Love (Sebastien Drums and Rob Adans Remix)
12. Calvin Harris – BOUNCE (R3hab Remix)
13. Deniz Koyu – Tung (Original Mix)
14. Vilanova & Chunks – Bust The Beat

Putting the recently released stems to Dada Life‘s Fight Club Is Closed, F.O.O.L uploaded their own take on the track with chillout version that packs quite a punch. Definitely can’t wait to hear more of these remixes from everyone. I’ve received a few already, but if you haven’t sent me yours yet, please do!

Dada Life – Fight Club Is Closed (F.O.O.L’s Chillout Remix) (320 kbps)