24 Şubat 2013 Pazar

BRONX (Interview & Guestmix)

Sexy Tropic Vibes

Today we proud to present a young man, a young man from Mexico. When we listen his sounds; we feel that we are lying down on a sunbed, or chilling on a hammock and drink fresh cocktails, hanging out on the beach and watching sunset. We are talking about talented Mexican young star of disco scene Francisco Davalos a.k.a. BRONX.

20 years old Mexican talented Dj/Producer BRONX who lastly has made a super smooth remix Wolfwolf’ s “High feat. Alianah” and a summer sauce remix Patterns’ “Sunny Days” is one of the remarkable younger producers of disco scene. BRONX is the creator of sexy tropic vibes as you can see on “ I’ll Be Loving You ” that introduces and blows up his name into disco society. He released “Tropical Love” EP at the end of 2012 and made brilliant remixes for many names such as Miss Bee, Lou Teti, Chordashian, Roman… He grows up his sounds day by day and has his name written in gold letters in disco scene for us.

As Bim De La Disco; we have spoken with this humble and talented super Mexican BRONX via internet before his forthcoming new EP "Sundays" which will release in several months and he made an exclusive Guestmix for Bim De La Disco and of course for you. It’s an honor to share this interview and Guest Mix for you. Enjoy and have fun!!!


BRONX - Bim De La Disco Guestmix

Tracklist is under the interview


1- You are one of the young stars of disco scene and please tell us when and how you decided to make music and what’s the story behind your stage name Bronx?
I started to be in music when I was like 14, at that time I was so iterested in punk and rock music; so I saved some money and bought a drum set. Then my family decided to move to another place but there wasn't more room space for my drums; therefore I bought a guitar and begin to learn how to play. I've never had the chance to take music lessons so I've learned a few things on my own. When I was just playing guitar, I started to feel a bit boring and searched for a software to make drum beats and play them along with the guitar. By this means I learned how to programing simple beats, when that wasn't enough for me, I wanted more sophisticated software to make better beats, i looked for a new one, when I discovered my favorite DAW, Ableton Live as time passed by I got more and more into the electronic music, discovered totally new genres of music for me, like psy-trance (i'm not into that music anymore! jeje) and electro. When I was at 16, I started to my project Grand Letter F, influenced by producers like Designer Drugs, MSTRKRFT, Le Castle Vania and labels like Ed Banger or Dim Mak. The project has end when I discovered and fell in love to House/Disco music and all the less uptempo and more melodic music is the time that BRONX started. Why BRONX? I've always been in love with NYC so I decided that my stage name would be something related to NY.

2- At first we listened you with your funky disco song “Somebody ” and after a reinterpretation of “Show Me Love” by Robin Stone. For us your huger rising happened with your EP and song named “I’ll Be Loving You” which includes the vocal samples of Mariah Carey’s “I’ll Be Lovin’ You Long Time”. How long it takes to produce such a dreamy tropical balearic nu disco bomb and can you tell us about the production process?  Who discovered and supported you firstly?
"Somebody" and the rework of "Show Me Love" (which by the way reached #17 on Hype Machine) where well received by many blogs. About "I'll Be Loving You" where when all this really begin to grow, I was working on it and also on "Burnin' Up" at the same time, my first idea was to give for free I'll Be Loving You (because of the vocal sample), so I sent the track to Xinobi to ask him if he knew someone to did the mastering work. He put me in contact with Jay Lamar and Jesse Oliver and they did the job. When I get the mastered version and before uploaded it to soundcloud sent it to Baptiste (Zimmer), he liked so much the track and he was the first who supported it playing it on one of his now well known Monthly Tapes. I uploaded the track to soundcloud a few days before the Zimmer's tape and I almost start to receive so many e-mails immediately and my inbox full of questions that asking for the track. Many labels asked me if a have some unreleased original material that I wanted to sign and then when I got the e-mail from nurvous at the first time I was like, really? Nurvous is asking me for tracks?, I was really happy when Andrew tell me that he wants so sign an EP so I sent him "Burnin' Up" and he liked and then he ask for "I'll Be Loving You" too, I tell him that the track was unsigned so he decided to sign it too and that's the story behind my EP on Nurvous and all of this is in part thanks to Zimmer for supported my track since the first time, thanks Bap! ;)

About my production process, I usually start a track with the idea to recreate a feeling, a soundtrack for something, for somewhere, for someone; maybe for a time at the beach, for normal day walking down the street, for a party at the 2 a.m, could be for anything and from that start to building the track, almost always with a drum beat, and the some piano chords and a few melodies, something is a fact on my production process; if I have a good beat and a good bass that i feel happy with the rest of the song comes very naturally.

3- As Bim De La Disco, our motto is “Palm Tunes, Happy Tunes” and we feel that your incredible deeper sexy vibes correspond to our motto. We feel that we are lying down on a sunbed, or chilling on a hammock and drink fresh cocktails, while we are listening your refreshing summer sounds. How do you describe your sound and what is your process and source of influence while you are producing music?
The inspiration comes from so many things and places… It could be from a simple color, from a day on downtown, from the people around me; a party, from many kinds of music and sounds, one my of my biggest fount of inspiration is the sunset and the sunrise. I think the feel of seeing the sun is always good for me, my music and as you said it is always reflected on my tracks; summer time all the time!

4- You remixed Roman, Lou Teti; Chordashian, Miss Bee and lastly Patterns. What’s your favorite one and how do you decide to remix a song, can you explain what’s your aim and feelings before you started to remix a song?
Would be very hard to pick only one favorite, each and everyone is special for me, maybe some of them are a bit more. Probably because of the musical approach that the track could have or maybe a remix for some producer or singer that I'm a big fan of like in the case of the remix for Lou Teti and the one for Miss Bee. Since I started my BRONX Project I've always loved to work of both of them.

First of all for accepting to make a remix I have to feel something from the original song or hear something that I can work with, that's all. I don't care about the label or the producer (and of course, the time that label give me to finish it jee), if the song is good I'm in! It's all about music!

5- We are under the impression that you are living on a tropical island and chilling at the beach all day because of your flawless tropic melodies. Can you tell us about Aguascalientes, city where you live; your daily life and how do you spent your time out of producing music? Which is the comfortable place for listening your music?
Hahaha! Musical production vacations on a tropical island would be awesome! But for now my bedroom is the only place I have to produce music (unfortunately) jeje, Aguascalientes is a small city, nothing compared (in any aspect) with the biggest cities we have here in México, like Guadalajara, Monterrey or México City. Here is a great place to live a quiet life, people are nice and the city is pretty but the EDM scene is very small yet, not so many clubs and only a few good events.

My daily life start at the 6 in the morning when i woke up, going to the university then I like to read a lot in my house, being on my bedroom producing tracks, working on the remixes i have on process, or just playing around guitar or looking for good sounds. I'm not always in the mood to produce music, somedays at night i go to the gym and the cycle starts again. The weekends are more exiting, these are the days I can see my friends, go out for drinking beers, do some gigs or play at Caferoma (the local club where i have a DJ residence)

The best place to hear my music? I think anywhere is a good place, but if have to choose one at the city, would be at some downtown park, feeling the wind and drinking a beer!

6- In recent years Mexico introduced to disco scene talented producers such as You, Bufi, Future Feelings, Avanti, La Royale… What do you think about the disco scene in Mexico?
I'm so exited about that! The nu disco scene in México is getting bigger and bigger and not only disco but all the EDM in general, as you said, artist like La Royale (which recently did an awesome gig on Aguascalientes), Bufi, Rubinskee, Juan Soto, Future Feelings, Avanti, Andre VII, Zombies In Miami (from Aguascalientes too), Climbers, Balcazar and Sordo, Damian Uzabiaga and labels like Electrique Music, MEXA, Neim, Akbal and others great producers and labels are putting México on the map. This new Mexican wave is full of amazing talents and I'm very sure in the near future México would be a reference of what it comes to dance music.

7- You released four song EP called “Tropical Love” at the end of 2012 from the label “On The Prowl” that curated by Marcos Cabral and Jacques Renault. What’ your next step and future plan; can you give us some clue about your forthcoming EP?
Yeah, actually that EP was planned like almost 2 years ago, even before any of my remixes or original tracks, three of those four tracks where my first tracks, the other track named "If You" was produced last year.
Whats next? Zoo many exiting things and projects!! First of them, my upcoming Sundays EP (yeah! Bim De La Disco have the exclusive haha) including two original new tracks those written on the last six months of 2012 between all the remix work I did last year. As I was told you they’ll be totally for free download, I don't have the date of the release because I'm in talks to see if I release it via some label, I think by the end of March you all will get for free.

I'm working on a new EP, these new tracks that I'm working on are a bit different from the stuff I've been releasing, those are more uptempo and dance floor focused, less nu disco and more house, lots of pianos (as you can hear in almost all my songs, I Looove the sound of the piano!! jeje) and that's all I can say for now about the new original stuff.

A remix for one of my all time favorite labels Under The Shade and keep sending demos and looking to sign new tracks on different labels that i'm fan of. Also I'm planning my first mini U.S tour for this summer, very exiting stuff is coming up in the next months!

8- When do you feel comfortable; while you are DJing or producing? With whom do you want to play most and which names do you want to remix at most? Can you tell us your influences?
Both things have their own special feeling but I think I rather to be in the studio, I feel more comfortable while producing music. My musical influences comes from everywhere, I listen to a lot of rock music, from classic rock to indie, blues, some Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, the early disco music, funk, also I like hard rock,

9- Do you remember; when was your first night in a club?
Yeah!, My first time at a club was at the age of 16 and that time was the first attending to a club party and DJ'ing, I played with a guy which is now a very good friend of mine and a half of Zombies In Miami, Cani.

10- What are your favorite 5 songs play out right now and what are your favorite producers?
My 5 favorite song to play out right now:
Dan Croll - From Nowhere (Ben Gomori's Staring You In The Eye Remix)
Compuphonic - Sunset Feat. Marques Toliver (Aashton & Swift Remix)
Tigerskin - Lied
Betoko - U So Fine
Stephane Deschezeaux - Standing Room

About favorite producers there are so many names I respect, just to name a few, Tensnake, Chris Malinchak, Goldroom, Jonas Rathsman, Mario Basanov, Julio Bashmore, Moon Boots, Roberto Rodriguez, KRL, Moullinex, Medlar, Casino Times, Duke Dumont, Moon Runner, Bicep, Maxxi Soundsystem, No Regular Play and many more.

11- What are the 5 producers we need to keep our ears to open for?
Bufi
Air Zaire
Zombies In Miami
5 Reasons
Just Kiddin'
Toyboy & Robin
and you must hear the last Yaaman EP on Undertones, Club bombs!

12- Lastly, would you like to come Europe and also Turkey for touring? Have you got any messages for our followers and advise us which tequila brand should we drink?
Of course! I definitely would like to play in Europe and also Turkey! I'm curios to see how the scene is growing there! I'm not a big fan of tequila jeje, I rather mexican beer! You must drink a Pacífico or Corona!;)


Tracklist :

01- Isaac Tichauer - Step Away
02- Phonetica - Impossible Love (Sare Havlicek Remix)
03- Patterns - Sunny Days (BRONX Remix)
04- Patryk Molinari - No Dilema
05- Hot Toddy - Mutha Sucka
06- L'Equipe Du Son - Slow Notion
07- FreakMe - Italian Trash
08- Vanilla Ace - Futurama
09- Wildkats - be an example (Damian Uzabiaga Remix)
10- Dan Croll - From Nowhere (Ben Gomori Remix)
11- Waze & Odyssey - Love That (Burns hot enough)
12- Chris Malinchak - So Good To Me

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22 Şubat 2013 Cuma

SHUFFLED WEDNESDAYS #7



1- Stefan Biniak - The Read All About It Bootleg
Let's open our selection with a palm de la palm tune that produced by Berlin based producer Stefan Biniak. This tune makes feel us a little bit melanchohappy but extremely happy. Can you feel the passionate vocals, feelings, simplicity. Close your eyes and just smooth down.


2- Lemâitre -Continuum
We have been always followers of North side of EDM. These discopop guys Ketil & Ulrik come from Oslo/Norway and they are ready to attack with a new EP called "Relativity III" which will release on March 4. "Continuum" is the newest single of them that premiered Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 Show; enjoy and wait for it untill March 4.

3- Banda De Turistas - Decepciones (Disco Ruido Remix)
Banda De Turistas is a rock band which is influenced late 60's, pop, rock, electronica and comes from Buenos Aires/Argentina. Disco Ruido is an project based Mexico City and has made an amazing funky disco remix to this tune. Be sure you can't stop your body to shake and dance.


4- Fabian - A Million To One
Fabian Ordorica who comes from California LA and one of the stars of Binary Entertainment family strikes a blow with a brand new marvelous tune. We remember him with his Dragonette bootleg remix that reached #1 on the Hype Machine and his debut album named "Say Goodbye" which was released on September 2011. This time he takes away us to the space and cosmic dancing floor for us. Let's celebrate Fabian's turning back with his robotune.


5- Mike Mago - The Show
At last we are going to Utrecht/The Netherlands for Mike Mago. Michael Thomassen a.k.a Mike Mago is the head of Dutch label BMKLTSCH RCRDS. He'll release a brand new shining EP called "Show" on 4th of March. We loved this melodic vocal house tune; we hope you'll enjoy it, don't miss it.


11 Şubat 2013 Pazartesi

SHUFFLED WEDNESDAYS #6




1- Madday - Walking On Sunbeams
Sergey Matusevich a.k.a. Madday; we discovered that Belarussian Dj/Producer who comes from Minsk with his amazing deep house song. We loved that song, usage of vocals, keys; great beats and soulful ambience. It's already one of our favorites on February up to now...


2-Dumb Dan - Ele (Jesper Samuelson 2013 Remix)
We don' t know about Dumb Dan so much but we searched about it and find that he is Daniel Lindeberg  a.k.a. Gary Baldi(one of his aliases) who has remixed Monitor 66's beautiful song "Her Bells" but better known as a half of Swedish Duo "Drop Out Orchestra". Jesper Samuelson a.k.a. Samuelzone from Stockholm remixed that song and ranked 2nd place in a remix competition, then he decided to make lower tempo version and the reason is a summer dreaming nu disco bomb for us.


3- Ghost Loft - Seconds
LA based producer Danny Choi a.k.a. Ghost Loft is the creator of this addictive amazing tune. Chilly vocals, tranquillizer synths, misty beats make feel slowmotion biking to the afterglow without using your hands... It's just splendid...


4- Glenn Dale - "UNI" (Original Mix)
Glenn Dale comes from LA too. This song is one of the best unexplored songs of last year for us but it has released 1st February officially. We heard it firstly at one of our friend's mixtape and then Zimmer played it  inhis January Tape "Brighter Days". It doesn't need to describe, only listen and feel it, feel the serenity, individuality and sensuality...


5-Male Mademe - Sunny Saint Mark (Cameo Culture Remix)
Remember New Yorker Dj/Producer Dave Robertson a.k.a. Cameo Culture; his song " Parts Of You And I(Slow Hands Remix)" was in our Palm Selection Of 2012, Top 10 Remixes. This time one of our favorite producers remixes Male Madame a.k.a Slow Hands. We liked that tune; especially the usage of bells, it's simple and in a word cool.

9 Şubat 2013 Cumartesi

LANE 8

Surfing On The Waves Of Sound

He is one of the best musical inventions for our ears last year. We are talking about Daniel Goldstein aka Lane 8.  At first we heard about this Californian San Francisco based producer at The Magician's Magic Tapes with his unbelieveable song also the name of first EP "Don't Want You Back". If you remember the Magic Tape 23; when it has released everyone has wonder the name of unnamed second song. Two months later we learned that the second song created and produced by Lane 8.

The story behind of his stage name is about swimming. He says "Lane 8 means last lane at the swimming pool and also it's the name of my garage band that I played with my sister during my childhood.". He has a multicultural music history into electronic dance music genres such as Idm, electro, trance and progressive house and hip hop... If you listen his uniqe sounds carefully, you can see the combination and influences of these genres. His first demo which has released after months was a funky melodic house jam that named "The Voice".  This jam includes his own vocals and the samples from New Yorker songwriter Susanne Vega' s  song called "Tom's Dinner". That song was introduced by one of our best  music blogs Last Gas Station's Late Summer 2012 Compilation.


He has developed his unique sound and gained a seat with California house scene and also all over the world for us with his warmer summer disco song "Dusty" which features samples from Diana Ross' "I Will Survive", "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield and part of a dialogue from "Pulp Fiction". Maybe you can say how many times you said sample; but when you listen that song you'll realise the individuality and ingeniousness.


After that Daniel released his new EP called "We Won't Know" which includes three songs "Thinking About You", "Down To You" and the last song that's the namesake of the EP. This Ep shows us the other side of Lane 8; the side of deepness and a little bit darkness part of him. Enttiled song of the Ep "We Won't Know" is an example of melancholic disco vibe but it's definitely perfect.


"Down To You" has a little misery but also huger hope in it with full of misty beats, scratchy vocals and hipshot kicks. Daniel introduces us dark, different and experimentel side of his sounds.


He also has remixes and reworks such as for Shoegazer Indie band Snowden from Austin Texas, London based famous British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, Brandy, Freedom Fry..


Daniel exactly deserves to be huger name after the releases of "For You", "Without You" and lastly our personally best track of his products named "Every Night"; he presents the signs of how to become a big name. For us "Every Night" is the one of greatest songs of 2013 up to now which contains the samples of Diana Ross & The Supremes -  Reflections. Don't miss this man whose is the creator of unique sounds and one of the shining stars  at disco house scene...


6 Şubat 2013 Çarşamba

PALM TUNES JANUARY 2013

Palm Tunes Happy Tunes..

Hello Everyone;

Here is the first palm tunes selection of 2013.  There were lots of beautiful tunes coming out last month such as Branded James' remix of Cajoline's Only Girl, Owlle' s Disorder remix of Moonlight Matters, Jupiter remixes of Lafayette and Yan Wagner, Inigo remix of Savage's Only You, Cosmonot Grechko, Kamp!, Clancy, Bondax, Bronx, Lancelot, Du Tonc, Goldroom, Rotkraft and many more... As Bim De La Disco we picked palmy tunes out of those nice songs but we have to say that, it was so hard to choose. For us the stars of the mont are Lane 8 and EJECA and the newcomer is Melokind. We hope you'll enjoy our selection; here we go... Palm Tunes January 2013... (By the way you can listen the Palm Tape January 2013 on our soundcloud page)

Bim De La Disco - Palm Tape January 2013 

01- Fabu - Coming Through

02- Tube&Berger - Imprint Of Pleasure

03- Florian Paetzold - Live Your Dreams (Orginal Mix)

04- Lane 8 - Every Night

05- Peer Kusiv feat. Kimbra - Settle Down

06- Bebe Black - Deathwish (EJECA Remix)

07- Foals - My Number (T.E.E.D. Remix)

08- Chordashian - Cold Nights

09- Boys Noize - Ich R U (Van She Remix)

10- DEVolution - My Friends (Radio Edit)

11- ???

12- Hey Champ - Cliche

13- Melokind - Hallo

14- Dude Skywalker - Ooh Yeah (Orginal Mix)

15- David Douglas - California Poppy (Marius Remix)