With so many great festivals this summer, we want to keep feeding you the best and freshest finds to get you excited for some massive sets. In addition, we know how exhausting a single day at a festival can be, so why not conquer the night time fatigue by building up the endurance before hand? To help you all boost that stamina, we curated a playlist that will keep you guys going even longer during those exercise regimens. By the time your favorite artist’s set begins, you’ll still have as much energy as when you arrived.
Wednesday Workout Playlist [Vol. 6]
[Giveaway] Indy 500 Snake Pit w/ Kaskade, Steve Aoki & A-Trak – 5/24 @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Darker Than Blood Feat Linkin Park’
Racing fans, start your engines! If your need for speed runs as deep as your love for EDM, there’s no better place for you to spend your Memorial Day Weekend than the Indy 500 Snake Pit with Kaskade, Steve Aoki & A-Trak. Our friends over at React Presents have bestowed on us the distinct opportunity to give away TWO tickets to this very special event during the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Sunday, May 24, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Here’s how it works. Fill in your first and last name, and submit your email address below. It’s really that simple. The show is intended for audiences of all ages, but you must have a valid photo ID with you on the day of the event to redeem your prize.
All entries must be in before May 15th, when the winner will be notified by email and provided with ticket vouchers that they will have to take to the event and exchange for wristbands. The vouchers are good for entry to the speedway and will provide them with instructions on how to redeem the tickets. You are responsible for your own transportation to and from the race.
For more details and info on The Indy 500 Snake Pit, go here. If you would like to purchase tickets yourself, make sure to head over to the official event page, and follow React Presents on Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud to keep up with all the latest news and announcements as well as hear what they’re listening to at the moment.
Check out the teaser video below, and don’t forget to enter for your chance to win!
[Hip-Hop] Wale & A-Trak – Festivus EP
Less than a week after announcing his new collaborative EP with A-Trak, Wale‘s new Festivus EP has finally arrived just in time for the holiday (for those of you unfamiliar with Seinfeld lore, I refer you to this.) Despite how you may feel about the quality of his studio albums, there’s no question Wale has always had a firm grasp on the mixtape game. That trend continues here, as Wale’s latest project falls right in line with previous Seinfeld-inspired works like The Mixtape About Nothing and More About Nothing. With a wide array of features including Pusha T, Chance The Rapper & The Social Experiment, Ab-Soul, A$AP Ferg and more, serves as a promising appetizer as a the seasoned emcee prepares to release The Album About Nothing sometime in 2015. Stream a few of our favorite selections from the project, and follow the download link below.
DOWNLOAD: Wale x A-Trak – Festivus
Keep it Moving (Freestyle) Featuring Ab Soul & Magazeen (Prod. by THC)’
Blood Money 3.5 Featuring A$AP Ferg (Prod. by Marce Reazon)’
[Hip-Hop] Cam’ron & A-Trak – Humphrey
Humphrey
When A-Trak released a video last week (via Instagram) teasing a collaboration with Cam’ron, the internet went wild. Well, we now have the first official look into the pair’s upcoming Federal Reserve EP. “Humphrey” has that distinctly Dipset flavor, hearkening back to the golden days of the Harlem collective, when the group was basically dominating the hip-hop airwaves between 2002-2006. This A-Track and Party Supplies produced cut gives us some hope that the group can find their way back into prominence, with Juelz Santana and Jim Jones both set to be featured on the EP as well. Take a listen to the track above, and stay tuned for more from Killa Cam and A-Trak as the year progresses.
[Dance] Duck Sauce – Duck Droppings EP
It’s a shame that I just sold my goldfish platform shoes on eBay. If I had those bad boys on me right now, I’d be lacing up and gliding across my office. The 70’s are back, ninjas, and they’re here via A-Trak and Armand Van Helden.
This often quirky duo, better known as Duck Sauce, throws conventional beat-smithing to the window, creating music that is quite simply smile-inducing.
In this four track EP, we’re transported to the days where John Travolta was king, dancefloors lit up with the music (what happened to that, by the way), and shirt collars went clear down to your nipples. In a fury of nostalgic samples, rythmic disco house beats, funky basslines and non-stop energy, these two have put out something that might have your parents asking for a link to this free download.
Our favorite out of the bunch has to be “Louie the First,” which samples Storie’s classic tune, “Brother Louie.” The simplistic, repetitious sample is amped up in comparison to the original tune, syncing perfectly with the twangy bass, and heavily accentuated drums.
[Show Preview] Halloween with Grizmatik – Denver, CO
Calling all ghosts and witches and cowboys and peacocks.
It’s Halloween and this Thursday some amazing artists are lending their talents in Colorado to throw down a major monster mash.
Griz and Gramatik are teaming up to bring us one of our favorite duos Grizmatik. One man with his saxophone and one man and his insane melody beats are sure to make this a memorable scary holiday. Starting the ghoulish night out are Exmag, Two Fresh and A-Trak.
So if you are in the Mile High city make sure to throw on a costume and head to the 1st Bank Center to hear the amazing blues, jazz and electronic beats of these killer artists.
All the Way Turnt Up with A-Trak [TMN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]
Cruising down Park Avenue, we’re all dancing in our car. The speakers are louder than they rightfully should be, but that doesn’t matter because we already have a heavy pre-game buzz going. We’re heading to the club tonight, and A-Trak’s “Trizzy Turnt Up” is blaring loud enough for cars two lanes over to hear. They should be happy we’re sharing this tune with them though. It can make pretty much anyone want to dance.
That was a regular excerpt from any party night for us a few years ago. We couldn’t get enough of Dirty South Dance 2, or really anything that A-Trak did. It’s not that we were fanboys by any means, the guy just knows how to make good music that emodies what an epic night on the town should be.
From the early days to Tuna Melt, we’ve been jamming this Canadian’s dance inducing tunes, which is why we were ecstatic to have a chance to speak with him for a moment at Fool’s Gold Day Off in Boulder, Colorado. Check out what he had to say about Michael Jackson, Jay Z and the dressing up as a box of Kraft Mac ‘n cheese.
TMN: Thanks for taking a few minutes to sit down with us. How’s your visit to Colorado so far?
When we were planning Fool’s Gold Day Off this year, expanding to many cities, we had this thought of coming to Boulder to try to really foster a relationship with the audience here and create a long term thing.