Golf Clap - Feel It (Mad Villains Remix) [Country Club Disco]

We've featured and posted in the past about both Mad Villains and Golf Clap, and they're both back with a remix on Country Club Disco.

Mad Villains brings a deep garagey vibe to Golf Clap's Feel It.  If you've heard any of Mad Villain's productions before, you'll recognize his tight production style right away.  If you haven't heard any of his previous material before, you best get on that and browse his Soundcloud page now. A healthy mixture of both house and garage in this remix, and Country Club Disco is just giving it away. Download through the shopping cart link in the player below or click here.

- KJ

Dislexik - Bird Song

So this one was released a while ago already, but I just came across it relatively recently, and thought it really deserved a bit more promo.  Bird Song is a driving tech house track from local Saskatoon producer Dislexik, a veteran DJ and amazing producer in our local scene. A lot of the material I've heard of his leans more toward techno, and Birdsong captures much of his feel while also having a bit of a house vibe on it as well.  It's also been released through Prescribed as a free download, so jump on it and support your local artists!

- KJ

MORRT - Adore U

MORRT is back today with another free download follow up to his 3AM EP, Adore U. This is a funky sample-based piece fusion of a number of styles from hip hop to funk to house in the way only the producer from Derbyshire can. Clocking in at just under 3 minutes, it's short but oh so sweet. The horn section and vocal sample throughout really set the stage for the whole track with a nice summery vibe.

Seriously, this one is downloadable straight from the player below, so what are you waiting for? Follow MORRT on Soundcloud and grab all his other free downloads, or pick up his latest offering on iTunes - Dive Right In.

- KJ

Calvin Harris - How Deep Is Your Love (Ben Dooks Bootleg)

While Calvin Harris needs no introduction, nor any promo from underground blogs at this point in his career, this bootleg of his newest single with Disciples by Ben Dooks may not be as widely promoted - but it is a hell of a bootleg.

Ben Dooks' spin on the original gives the piano a much more central role in the bootleg, while still keeping a bit of a nu deep house vibe.  The stream below is only a two minute preview, but the full version is available through the link as a free download. 

- KJ

Sunset Groove & Jayko - Summertime ft. Sav (Jamie Prado Remix)

"Summertime, and the living is easy..."

We're not sure how we missed this one from Jamie Prado, but it went up about a month ago.  We still had to get on it, as this is really a great piece of work. Also very fitting for the Friday of a long weekend here in (most of) Canada.

Jamie Prado's remix of Sunset Groove & Jayko's Summertime (also a free download) keeps some of the vocal chops from Sav, but remixes the track with a bit more low end groove. This is some really nice future deep house, that's a little more on the deep than the future side of things (which I really like).

This one is up as a free download, so there's no reason to not be bumping this one in your next set, on your next road trip, or your next beach day.  Get on it!

- KJ

.OCIN - Forever Ya

In much of the same stream as the other post from today, German producer .OCIN brings a chill trap/future beats vibe with Forever Ya.  This one is super fresh, as it was just published earlier today. This is a great track for ending your Monday on a laid back note - Forever Ya is introduced with a really nice laid back melody with a little bit of low end bass accompaniment before the percussion drops in. Even then, the whole track works together nicely to give the feel of a mellow slow jam. Again, pitched vocals make an appearance to give some lyrical interest.

.OCIN has uploaded this one as a free download, so make sure you hit that shopping cart in the embedded player below or click here and pick it up if you're feeling it.

- KJ

Low Steppa - Raw Cuts Vol. 1 EP

Low Steppa is a name that should need no introduction on freshdrops, as we have featured a number of his tracks already.  And there's a good reason for that - he is a producer that continues to kill it, track after track. He has been teasing that he would be doing a free download through his Facebook and Instagram accounts for the past while, and followed through yesterday with three banging house tracks that feature the signature Low Steppa bass/house/garage style. 

There's really no need to wax on about this little EP, just dive in there and listen to it, and hit the download button on all the tracks either before or after... It really doesn't matter, since it's pretty much inevitable that you'll be downloading them anyway.

- KJ

Bill Withers - Use Me (Jackson Breit and Carneyval Remix)

The 70's has never sounded so fresh.  A collaboration between Jackson Breit and Carneyval, the two artists have redone Bill Withers' funky and soulful disco classic Use Me. It was dropped on Soundcloud a while back, but I just stumbled across it while doing the writeup and background for the remix of Kendrick Lamar that I posted earlier in the week.

This revision of the original maintains much of the original instrumentation and even some of Bill Withers' vocals through sampling, but the overall feel is very much modernized, along with the addition of Jackson Breit's own vocals and original lyrics.  Have a listen for yourself, and then hit the shopping cart in the player below to download your free copy of this awesome revision of a classic.

- KJ

falcxne - Tams

What's more relaxing than listening to a Canadian weather report with a smooth, funky and jazzy backing track? If you didn't have anything that fits this description before, it exists now, and it's pretty mellow.  Canadian producer falcxne got a bit experimental in sampling the news for his most recent free download Tams. Check this funky jam out, and hit the download button if you're feeling it.

And in case there was any doubt as to just how Canadian falcxne is, take into consideration that he put out two albums that are up as name-your-price on Bandcamp called Timbits and Timbits II. There are few things more Canadian than that!

- KJ

M1LES - Bars Over Bullshit (from The Jounts)

I came across M1LES on Soundcloud at just the right time - one of those happy accidents. He has been uploading new material this week as part of a free download album called "The Jounts" before he drops an upcoming mixtape.  Bars Over Bullshit is already the 5th track uploaded, so head back on over to his Soundcloud page and grab the others from the album, all for free.

The subject material on the album may not be for everyone, but there's no denying M1LES has a way with words, a unique delivery and smooth flow. If you enjoy this, watch for his upcoming mixtape, dropping sometime in the next month.

- KJ

Kryptogram - Bless It

You can't go wrong with a funky sax house track - a fact Kryptogram obviously knows well. He is provides generous servings of sax set atop deep house and nu disco elements giving Bless It a distinct feel from your standard deep or future house track.  There is obvious attention paid to both the ambient buildups and subtle percussive elements just as much as the bassline and drops in the production.  This, in addition to the combination of styles into one track, make this a standout piece of work.  Kryptogram also has this up as a free download, so take advantage by following and picking it up.  Also head over to his Soundcloud profile for more of his production.

- KJ

Kelis - Caught Out There (Belarbi Remix)

Kelis recently received the future deep house remix treatment by Belarbi, and the result is an energetic rework fit for the dancefloor. Chopped pitched and looped vocals and the typical deep bassline give this some serious energy.  The remix takes the Kelis track in quite a different direction than the original, integrating it into the current nu deep house style, and Belarbi does that style very well.  This remix would fit in nicely to any number of house DJ sets right now, and lucky for all of you, it's up as a free download.  Grab this one and show Belarbi some Soundcloud love with a follow.  There's sure to be more dancefloor oriented material coming from him in the future, and he already has a pretty interesting variety in the back-catalogue of work on his Soundcloud page.

- KJ

CYN - Something

If absolutely nothing else, CYN proves with this track that technology has made it really simple to get musical ideas recorded, and you can really get it done anywhere, anytime if you have the drive to do it.  In the description, CYN says she wrote this song while babysitting after putting the kids to sleep, and recorded on an iPhone headphone microphone. For something so simply recorded, this track is stunning. Something is all about the vocals, which are smooth and soothing, warm and beautiful.  A simple backing drum track and short piano run is all the background that is there, and really all that is required.  If this chill track is something you're into, CYN has put it up as a free download so you can grab it straight from the player below.

How was this recorded on an iPhone headphone mic?  What a time to be alive.

- KJ

Jamie Prado - Extrasoular

This is a free download coming from EDM.com, a great track from Jamie Prado.  This is a pretty different take on indie dance and house that works out nicely. The gently filtered piano chords that come in an out for the intro, moving into a light delay sets the background for the rest of the track. There is very little in the way of actual percussive elements right up to the 2:00 mark, as there is really no need - the piano itself works well as both melodic and percussive elements to carry things up to that point.

Have a listen below, and grab the download straight from the embedded player if you're feeling it!

- KJ

Baewolf - Hope

Baewolf dropped a free download a little while back, dripping with feel good, chill trap vibes. With a mellow melodic key intro, Hope has just a bit more kick in the percussion that pushes it over the edge of being a really chill trap track.  Still laid back enough that I'm including it for Mellow Monday, but the kicks should get you moving and through those Monday blahs.  Check this one out and download for free.

- KJ

CRWN - Better Together

Today's Mellow Monday vibes are brought to you from Manila based producer CRWN. He brings a chilled funky vibe to this free download on MIRAJE, a net-label based in Paris. This track bridges a number of genres, with elements of funk, electronica, future beats and hip hop, Better Together comes out with a distinct feel that fans of any of these genres should appreciate, while also appeasing an appetite for something new.

Speaking of Better Together, this track and your music collection would be better together... and with no economic barriers in your way, why not pick it up through the download button on the player below?

- KJ

Weird Inside - Just Ask (Alexander Lewis Remix)

If you've been looking for something different, something that is both unsettling and weirdly melodically satisfying at the same time, look no further. Alexander Lewis has produced a remix of Weird Inside's Just Ask that has those exact qualities. The closest artists I could compare this to would be a combination of Kastle and 123mrk. The percussion, melodic work and intricate drops in this are spectacular.  From the happy, muted opening keys, to the continuously panning outro, this remix is a trip the whole way through.

If this is something that you can vibe to, grab the whole remix compilation for free right here, hosted on Weird Inside's Bandcamp page.

- KJ

Après - Chicago

Annie Mac dropped this on her Free Music Mondays series, so you know it's a great track.  Aprés makes use of the iconic house vocal "In the beginning there was Jack, and Jack had a groove..." with an extended intro into Chicago. If you have been around house music for any length of time, you're almost guaranteed to have heard this sample used in some way already.

Chicago starts on a slow build right from the start, using some mellowed background synths and percussion on the slow climb up to the main drop that hits at 1:56.  This is a future deep house track with a tasteful throwback flavour that embodies the culture of acceptance and positive vibes in the house music scene.

This is a free download courtesy of Annie Mac and Aprés, so grab it direct from the player below.

- KJ

Low Steppa - Troubles (Free Album)

Big news if you're into house, garage, bassy house, deep house, piano driven house, breaks, olds school sounds, or pretty much any dance genre.  Because he's just a stand up guy and appreciates his fans, Low Steppa has released a full 15 track album for free and available on his Facebook page.

The whole album oozes with that signature Low Steppa low frequency vibe.  Blends of house and garage with intense low end basslines, with tracks that bring an old school flavour into contemporary house works (notably Good Old Days, Interlude 2 and Play Around), alongside piano driven tracks (Burnin and That Old Dust Groove).  If you're looking to add in a little more low end into your music for the day, look no further.

Check out the album preview in the player below, or head directly to Low Steppa's Facebook page for the downloads.

- KJ

JackLNDN - Don't Forget

This JackLNDN track was released for free download back in late November, but it has been in rotation in my listening playlists ever since.  This one is a bit more progressive than his typical productions, but the lack of previous production in this style does not seem to have created any issues at all - this is a great house track with some real proggy elements.

This track has such a wide range of appeal - if you're a house head, if you enjoy epic trance breakdowns and buildups, or if you're really into progressive house, this has aspects of all of these styles, wrapped up neatly into a free download.  Actually, Jack LNDN has a fairly large body of work all available for free, so head over to his Soundcloud page and start downloading!

- KJ