Felon - Closer

Felon, a crew of three London producers, have only been around for a little over a year, but have blown up over this relatively short span of time.  Felon's tracks are really well done, so it's no surprise that they are now getting attention from major labels such as Ultra Music. From really cool remixes to very polished originals, Felon's material is rock solid from start to finish.  If you don't believe me, just head back to their Soundcloud and see for yourself. Their first single that was released was Isla, and one of my favourites that was also picked up by Ultra is Colour.

Felon is back again with a new track set for dancefloors and beachside sets the world over, straddling a line between deeper tech house and garage, and the summery vibes of tropical house.  Let yourself G a little closer, and have a listen for yourself below.  You won't be disappointed.  Then hit the download button at the top right hand side of the embedded player, as Felon and Ultra have released this as a completely free download.

Don't forget to check their Soundcloud page for more past heat.

- KJ

Midnight City - Freak Me

Midnight City samples Silk's Freak Me Baby and reworks a chopped vocal to lay on top of the throwback dance vibe on the rest of the track.  The vocal is mostly left untouched for the intro aside from being pitched up slightly, before dropping into the chopped version of the vocals and the old school bassline buildup.  The vocal makes one more appearance for a later breakdown, but the meat of this track is really where the house percussion, old school bass and the edited vocal work together to give this a really cool contemporary house throwback vibe throughout. This is a feel good, summer-ready dance track, and uploaded as a free download.  Stream below and hop on this hot download.

- KJ

Autograf - Dream

What better track for a Mellow Monday post than one with the lyrics "I'm just stuck here in a dream"? This one is for those of you day dreaming on Monday, or those of you still stuck in weekend mode.

Believe it or not, this is one of Autograf's first original tracks, though they have amassed a large following on multiple web platforms and have done a number of remixes (Notably a great remix of Odesza's All We Need, which was included in the March 6th Friday Care Package). There is no release date for this yet, so streaming will have to do for the time being. Autograf also announced a supporting role on tour with Klingande, so you can expect to be hearing more buzz about these guys as time goes on.

This has a real chill, summery/beach vibe right from the start, with great vocals coming in at the 0:36 mark.  The whole track has a fairly laid back house feel to it, so hit play and enjoy whatever dream you happen to be stuck in today.

- KJ

Le Youth - Touch

Summer vibes are coming at you in this track. The temperature here in Saskatchewan has been pretty warm recently, so what better way to match with the weather outside than to jam out to this spectacular track from Le Youth jam packed with rays of summer sunshine and good vibes. Clocking in at just under three and a half minutes, this is begging for an extended mix for those sunset sets that this type of feel good house track would meld into perfectly.  Le Youth just put this up on his SoundCloud page about a day ago, so this is about as fresh as they come.

The hook catches you right off the top of the track, building up into that oh-so-gentle feel-good drop at the one minute mark, with the vibe continuing throughout. This is going to be a huge track for the summer of 2015, I will be getting my grubby little DJ hands on it as soon as possible (so far no word on release?) and rinsing it in my sets for sure.

Check out the track that will make you feel like you're on the beach in January below:

- KJ