Wobble Wednesday: Seven Lions feat. Minnesota & Mimi Page – Fevers (Original Mix) [Free Download]

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Just by seeing the names Seven Lions, Minnesota, and Mimi Page involved in the production of one song together should get you excited before you even hear the first bass beat. The amazing thing is that these three do not disappoint even in the slightest and “Fevers” is just as beautiful and epic as you would expect it to be. Mimi Page’s gorgeous voice and lyrics lay upon Minnesota’s subtle, yet complex drum kit beats and bass lines perfectly and that quintessential Seven Lion’s drop brings it all together like a dream. “Fevers” itself is a paradox because it goes so hard, yet it’s so soft at the same time. Fans of Seven Lions and Minnesota will understand my meaning as they’ve got that paradox down to a science and their sounds just keep getting better. Few producers have the ability to give you chills when you hear a song under normal circumstances, but these three absolutely nailed it. Don’t miss out on it.

Seven Lions feat. Minnesota & Mimi Page – Fevers (Original Mix) | Free Download

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Kaleidoscope Music Festival: Phase One Announcement

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Northwest music festival goers! Boy oh boy, do we have a treat for you! Located in Eugene, Oregon:Emerald Meadows at Mt. Pigsah during the three night span of August 23rd, 24th, 25th, a new era of festival fantasy will be born. Brought to you by the guys at One Eleven Productions, Kaleidoscope Music Festival, plans to pave a new path for festival goers in the Northwest region. This 3 day of music & 3 nights of camping festival will feature one of the most diverse lineups to ever hit the state of Oregon. Spanning the genres of EDM, Indie Rock, Bluegrass, Hip Hop and Reggae, plus local beer, food, art and wine – Kaleidoscope intends to bring both nationally recognized talent as well as homegrown Oregon talent together to form every music festival goers dream. In the words of One Eleven, “There will be a major focus on the overall experience rather than just the musical performances”. Talent spanning the names of Bassnectar, Paper Diamond, Souls of Mischief, Minnesota, and many more  will all be in attendance and have all been announced during this first phase of lineup announcements. We are beyond excited to see who else is still to be revealed in this 3 phase announcement series. Make sure you watch the rather unique and extraordinary announcement video put together below and check back with us for more details on this Oregon fusion festival.

Weekly Dose Volume 1 with Jayko [Free Download]

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Ladies and gentleman, I proudly present to you Techibeat’s first ever Weekly Dose. This will be our new weekly freebie package which will contain our favorite tracks of the week from featured artists and our writers. You can either download the tracks individually or download the whole package at once. This week’s dose will contain tracks from Bay Area based producer Jayko. Well here it is! See the tracks after the jump.

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Review: Excision Executioner Tour – San Jose, CA

Last Friday, Excision’s Executioner tour roared into the San Jose Civic Center for a show that was truly out of this world. Vital SC & Midnite Events hosted the sold out show, and added even more firepower to the tours already heavy lineup with two local big names; Getter and Minnesota. This boosted the total artist roster up from 3 to 5; Getter, Minnesota, Vaski, Paper Diamond, & of course, Excision. If you are even a moderate fan of Dubstep, you know this shows lineup is huge. I knew that whatever was going to happen tonight, it would be something we would never forget. And with tickets sold out two weeks in advance, I definitely wasn’t the only one who thought so.

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Wobble Wednesday: Cassie – Me & U (Minnesota Remix) [Free Download]

Flashback to 2006 when the upcoming eye candy and r&b sensation Cassie was on the billboard charts for her hit single, “Me & U”. Fast forward to 2013 as we’ve seen an absolute musical revolution and prepare to listen to Minnesota’s rework of this old guilty pleasure. Minnesota released this special rendition in celebration of not only his birthday, but his milestone of reaching 40,000 fans on facebook! As always, Minnesota expresses his unique glitch inspired style with bedazzling synths that are sure to win over your ears. This remix has a very mellow laid back tone, that combines with Cassie’s vocals resulting in a very sexual and passionate tune. Light up a candle and cuddle up with your significant other to this free “chillstep” winter anthem!

Cassie – Me & U (Minnesota Remix) | Free Download

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Minnesota – Altered States EP [Free Download]

This is not dubstep. This is not trap. This is Minnesota. The twenty three year old producer named at birth as Christian Bauhofer has been gaining respect and attention in the music industry, with support from Bassnectar and PANTyRAID fueling the fire of his fame. It is difficult to label music by Minnesota to a specific genre. His sounds and influences are all over the musical map, united by the key elements of wobbles and pure bass. This new EP Altered States blew my mind away. Each track is distinctly different and surging with energy. My favorite song “Float”, a collaboration with Zion I, is super funky and fresh. Minnesota has graciously offered this entire EP as a free download on his website. Do not hesitate to add this to your music library immediately.

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Adventure Club – Need Your Heart (Minnesota Remix) [Free Download]

Minnesota puts his own spin on Adventure Club’s already amazing track, “Need Your Heart.” Taking a lighter approach to the track and instead of contrasting Kai’s beautiful vocals with a heavy dubstep drop, Minnesota enhances Kai’s voice with a beautiful synthesizer melody upon a more subtle bass drop. A more euphoric theme is created with Minnesota’s remix as it doesn’t take away anything from the original track; it only emphasizes what made the original so great, but in a different light. The best thing about the remix is that Minnesota is giving it away for free download, making the aesthetically pleasing beats and bass all the better. Enjoy!

Adventure Club – Need Your Heart (Minnesota Remix) | Free Download

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Wobble Wednesday: Vaski ft. Caligola – Rising (Original Mix)

Minneapolis, Minnesota native, Vaski has been pumping out quality dubstep tunes for over three years and recently performed at our LA event, Shakedown Vol. 5. His latest release, “Rising”, may just be his best track to date and is currently sitting at #5 on the Beatport dubstep charts. “Rising” features the catchy male vocals of Caligola and contains a very melodic intro which builds up into a bass grinding drop. This song reminds me of a Justice production with it’s promising vocals and almost psychedelic feel, until Vaski’s heavy bass influence takes over! The bass driven youngster shows a promising future and this track is a testament to his production talent. Pick this one up off of Beatport below and have a great Wobble Wednesday!

Vaski ft. Caligola – Rising (Original Mix) | Beatport

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Wobble Wednesday: Dr. Dre – Hold Up (Minnesota VIP) [Free Download]

Dubstep producer Minnesota just released an insanely fresh remix of Dr. Dre’s classic “Hold Up” from The Chronic 2001 album. Mostly anyone who listens to music knows this original track featuring Snoop Dogg, but has probably never heard this good of a remix. Be sure to crank the speakers on this one and grab the free download. Enjoy!

Dr. Dre – Hold Up (Minnesota VIP) | Direct Download

Spotlight: VibeSquaD

When it comes to glitch hop there are very few artists in the industry that have this style down to a science, and of those few is none other than Colorado native Aaron Holstein known as VibeSquaD. With bass music culture rapidly changing and evolving, and genre boundaries starting to deteriorate, it is essential to keep things sounding fresh, and while his style can be best labeled as glitch hip, VibeSquaD does not confine himself solely to one genre and you will often hear dubstep & drum and bass influences in his work . His sounds are truly unique, funky, enthusiastic, weighty, melodic, and full of large bass driven energy and huge vibes. VibeSquad has toured and performed all over the country, and frequently appears at festivals sharing the stage with such names as Bassnectar, Minnesota, Eprom, Figure, Love & Light, Emancipator, NastyNasty, Random Rab, GRiZ, and many more. You might even be able to catch VibeSquaD this summer at one of the various festivals he will be appearing at. His tour info can be found by viewing either his Bandcamp or SoundCloud profiles. Now, onto the tunes…  [Read more...]