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We Like To Moomba Moomba | Steve Aoki | Dillon Francis Remix

Steve Aoki – Earthquakey People (Dillon Francis Remix)

Every other day some young kid finds himself mixed up in the crowd of avid music listeners trying to make a name for themselves as a dj in the increasingly hyped electronic music world. Then everyone once in a while an artist that is unique and passionate enough explodes from the queue and is amplified by fellow artists and music lovers alike. This particular dj has become an exception to the exception, blowing up on the scene after a little over a year into his career he joined Mad Decent with other renown artists such as ZEDS DEAD, Rusko, and Major Lazer. This blog first felt the tremor from Dillon Francis and his Moombahton sound this past summer and we couldn’t be more stoked. We have said it before and we will say it again: keep up whatever you are doing and we will continue to deliver the sounds to the UP THERE community. Enjoy this remix of the international party starter Steve Aoki. Listen UP. RABBLE on.

It’s In The Title | Zeds Dead

When a dj collaboration has had a featured album in GQ magazine, remixes of original work by tv commercial electropop favorite Dragonette, and several of tracks included included in sets by such artists as Rusko, Diplo and Bassnectar, all in the last year, then it is quite ironic to hear a name like Zeds Dead, because this Ontario-based duo is anything but dead. Comprised of artists DC and Hooks, the duo has found itself at the top of the music blog charts, finding its way to numero uno on The Hype Machine. Zeds Dead incorporates electronic beats with a dubstep drop, and somewhat of a hip-hop and funk groove to give it a unique sound that strays from the overly produced heavy hitting dubstep that is so common across the continents this past year. This jam is the perfect start to your long weekend. Throw it on the blaster during your next coffee break today and let the headbanging begin. It’s in the title. Lsiten UP. RABBLE on.

Zeds Dead – Coffee Break

$20 For 20 Hours: Identity Festival

Starting at 9am on Wednesday the lovely people from Skull Candy are offering a promotional deal for anybody who pleases can get a General Admissions ticket to the Identity Festival for only $20 BUCK!! The Identity Festival will be starring some of the biggest names in Electronic music, some of these performers include: Kaskade, Rusko, Pretty Lights, Skrillex, Avicii, Steve Aoki, Afrojack, Chuckie, and Nero. Thanks to Skull Candy for one day you can actually get concert tickets for a reasonable price, dont miss out on this cheap opportunity. Tell all of your friends because these type of festivals are always better when you are sharing it with your close buddies. Click Here to get your $20 ticket, but hurry sale ends at 5am ET on Thursday.

Kaskade VS. Avicii – Sorry Bom (Kaskade Mash Up) by Kaskade

Snoop Dogg feat Example – Sweat Wont go quietly (David Guetta & Afrojack Dub Mix) by ChristianInk

UPTHERE Mixtapes: Grimetime

In light of Rusko’s performance yesterday at Extravaganza (who by the way needs to see a dentist…quickly), and the one year anniversary of theRABBLE last week, we give you…Grimtetime Vol. 1. Grimetime is hard to explain, it’s better felt. Or heard. But still better felt. Kind of like an electric orchestra made up of mixed-machines, transformers, gears, gizmos and gadgets. The real question is, is dubstep dying? Many would answer yes. Due to the influx of elitist remixers and producers who have recently dipped their electro-hands into the dubstep scene, we’ve seen over-hyped artists like Skrillex (signed to Deadmau5′s Mau5trap label) and others, emerge as well as receive criticism from the greater electronic music community for their lack of originality, musicianship, and “mainstream” appeal. The once underground music community that began in the UK has expanded exponentially, maybe too fast. The fact of the matter is that to the majority of Americans dubstep = wampwampwamp, over, and over, and over. And I have to admit, a lot of it is beginning to sound like garbage, but I believe the goods still exists. They’re are hidden gems, you just might have to look a little harder for them. Are we to blame? It will be interesting to see how the industry responds. To me, dubstep is embodied by its atmosphere – most will have to experience it to appreciate it. Enough talk. Here’s a collection to kickstart your grimy-ness off on the right foot. After all, it’s Monday. Disclaimer: faces may or may not melt. Weird Plate?

We put it in two parts to save you download time!

Part I Download
Part II Download

theRABBLE presents Anniversary Monster Mix

It was a year ago today that it all began, The Start. Its been a year loaded with incredible live performances, epic mixtapes, and breakthrough music from an array of talented musicians. This music blog has seen its ups and its downs, and yet it is still as much fucking fun to find new music as the day it began. We hope you have enjoyed listening to the world of music from our perspective, and hope that at some point we have even inspired you to become an avid music listener yourself. We’ve put together a headbanging monster mix out of appreciation for those who have been on the journey with us all along, and those just joining The Rabble, welcome.

“The Rabble is a music blog. Simple and plain.” – 5.12.10

Download theRABBLE: Anniversary Monster Mix

Shout out to Up There for being incredibly supportive over the course of this year. Also a big shout out to Gotta Dance Dirty for inspiring us to spread our passion for music!

Calvin Harris – Bounce (feat. Kelis)
Avicii – Silhouettes (Orginial Vocal Mix)
Tiësto & Hardwell – Zero 76 (Original Mix)
Hey Champ – Cold Dust Girl (Gemini Club Remix)

Listen Up. Rabble On.

Global Gathering 2011

If you’re going to be in Europe this summer (find me there) you’ll have some great opportunities to catch some of the worlds finest music festivals. July 29-30 in Stratford, England you’ll find one hell of a line-up. Global Gathering has been touted as a premier electronic music festival since its birth in 2001. What can you expect in 2011? Madness! The line up includes artists such as, but not limited to: Erol Alkan, Felix Da Housecat, Rusko (in LA @ The Wiltern this Saturday), Boys Noise, Jack Beats, Doorly, Fedde Le Grand, Benny Bennasi, High Contrast, Dirty South, Axwell, Caspa, Nero, SubFocus, Steve Angello, Carl Cox, and Fake Blood. There’s more! Oh and it’s live. You can’t ‘beat’ it! Live performances by Pendulum, Underworld, Funkagenda, Dirtyphonics (who killed it at Beyond Wonderland), and more.

T-Pain – Electroman (Dirtyphonics Remix)
Underworld – Scribble
TC – Wheres My Money (Caspa Remix /Jack Beats Re-Edit)
NERD – Hot-N-Fun (Boys Noize Remix)
Calvin Harris – Ready For The Weekend (High Contrast Remix)

Global Gathering is an annual dance music festival by Angel Music Group, the company behind Godskitchen, and is a key player in the ever changing international festival market. Don’t wait. Get your tickets here!