KOAN Sound‘s “Sly Fox” track off of their forthcoming EP “The Adventures of Mr. Fox” has been released for free! I posted the teaser vid for the entire EP a while back and this track was one of my favorites off of the EP so it’s awesome to have it a few days earlier before the EP release on September 4th. It’s great to see OWSLA putting out some good tunes. In my humble opinion I haven’t really been impressed with most artists under the OWSLA label as of late. The only thing that’s really caught my attention was Dog Blood — and that’s essentially just Skrillex and Boys Noize. I’m just happy to see such unique and aspiring producers such as KOAN Sound putting out awesome tunes on OWSLA.

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Madeon‘s “The City” has been a long time coming. Featuring vocals from Zak Waters and and Cass Lowe this original nu-disco influenced track truly showcases Madeon‘s skill, his attention to detail, and his undeniable understanding of music. It’s less aggressive than his previous track, “Finale”; it’s more on the disco side but there’s a wonderful melody and it’ll have you dancing in no time.

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Relive the magic of HARD SUMMER 2012 with the official recap video released by HARD Events today. Marking the pinnacle of the Los Angeles summer music festival this year, HARD SUMMER welcomed over 50,000 fans this month (August 3-4, 2012) at the Los Angeles State Historic Park for the event’s fifth annual installment. Expanding to a two-day event for the first time, HARD SUMMER — the largest ticketed music festival in the city of Los Angeles — proved to be one of the year’s most stellar celebrations featuring high-octane performances from Skrillex, Bloc Party, Miike Snow (Live), Boys Noize, Bloody Beetroots (DJ set), NERO (Live), Magnetic Man, Squarepusher, James Murphy, Little Dragon and many more.

Commencing with a siren-fueled buildup that jangles the nerves in an exciting way, Charlie Darker quickly shifts the track into first gear with a world-class drop. Hard-hitting and distortion-heavy, the fierce energy in Charlie Darker‘s sound stays melodic and yet, its sheer roughness is unparalleled. ‘Bustah’ is the type of track that will have you moving within seconds. Enjoy!

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Today, I’ve got Aniki & Theory‘s collaboration track, ‘Thou Shall Not Touch’. This collaboration is all original, crossing multiple genres and catering to the tastes of the true music lover. It starts out with a sick funked-out beat and drops into this insane choppy bubbly sound that will cleanse your ears to prepare them for the sick glitched out sounds that follow. Unique.

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Pair of Arrows is a new Indie/Electronic band from San Francisco. It’s founding members are Swan (from Birdseye) and veteran electronic music producer R/D. The two met in 2009 when Swan was busy doing vocal work for The Glitch Mob’s ‘Between Two Points’. Both impressed by the other’s talents, the two quickly found muse in each others work, and Pair Of Arrows was born. I previously featured their first single, ‘Superimposed‘; which is beyond amazing. Pair Of Arrows have just released their second single ‘Vestige’ and will quickly follow up with a remix of Bon Iver’s ‘Michicant’, due for release at the beginning of September. Then, it’s back to the studio to complete the first half of their two-part, debut album to-be-released this fall!

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