Monday, February 28

ENVƎ Presents: Felix Cartal in Nanaimo (feat RAINMAN and Neon Steve)


If you haven't heard the HUGE news yet, then here it is, ENVƎ presents "Felix Cartal's Birthday Bash" at Beban Auditorium, April 9th. This show is going to be 18+ so all you underage fans can come and enjoy a sick night as well. The show will be from 7pm till 12am and tickets are only $20 so I wanna see everyone out that night.


Opening up the show will be Victoria's Neon Steve and our boy Rainman will be back from the east coast to do his thing. 

And the main event  Felix Cartal will be blowin' the place up, hitting the floor with bangerz and setting the ladies off because it's his BIRTHDAY that night so it's gonna be a wild night. Get ready for an awesome night of music on Vancouver Island.  

Get your tickets at Clubzone or check the Facebook group for ticket contacts.


Felix Cartal - World Class Driver from Dim Mak on Vimeo.

FELIX CARTAL may be one of the most innovative DJs to enter the scene; at only twenty-one years old his mark on dance music is already impacting young(er) producers, before leading his own tour. In a world of heavy, hard-hitting bangers, Cartal is developing music of this genre into a more complex and theoretical form, revolutionizing the way dance music is created.


Whether it be his fresh face, fresh beats or fresh attire, it's hard not to notice NEON STEVE. Hailing from Victoria BC on Vancouver Island, Steve is quickly making his mark as one of the West Coast's top DJ's/Producers.


RAINMAN is one of the most innovative and diverse young producer and DJs around. Currently based in Ottawa attending Carleton University, he’s the resident DJ for Ritual Nightclub’s monthly DUBSMACK!  His production ranges anywhere from progressive house to filthy dubstep, hitting highs and lows all across the electronic music spectrum. 



Saturday, February 26

1975



When I saw Zeds Dead at Sugar in Victoria they played a track called "1975" and it really blew the place up. With awesome vocals, catchy piano riffs and a classic Zeds Dead drop, this song has it all. If you haven't heard the song then i suggest taking a few minutes out of your day. 

The song has been leaked for a while now and it was also used for their 2010/11 tour promotional video, so there is a chance you might have heard it. If so then enjoy the song over a video of "Irina Shayk" Cristiano Ronaldo's lady and holy BABE. It's the perfect music video.


Friday, February 25

Dieselboy - UNLEASHED


Dieselboy's mixes were just the thing to turn heads to the Drum & Bass scene in it's earlier years. From his "Drum and Bass Selection USA" in 96' or Substance D" in 2008. Dieselboy has been around a "few" years and understands mixing. This mix is packed with 56 tracks in a 73 minute mix. You would think it would be an over layered mess but the mix is so well blended and is packed with current and classic Dub/Drum&Bass. The last 25 minutes showcases Dieselboy's new sound and new releases from dubstep label, Subhuman.


His best mix to date, enjoy.


 Dieselboy - Unleashed! by Dieselboy 


Tracklist:


Break feat Calyx + Teebee - Don't Look Down // SYMMETRY
Icicle feat SPMC - Dreadnaught // SHOGUN
Phace + Misanthrop - Desert Orgy // NEOSIGNAL
Optiv feat Rymetyme - Run It Red (Neonlight Remix) // RED LIGHT
Pixel Fist - Horrible (Audio Remix) // PIXEL FIST
Terravita - And The Beat Goes On // ROTTUN
The Upbeats + Trei - Wear & Tear // NONVOGUE
The Prototypes - Work It // FORMATION
Noisia - Friendly Intentions // VISION
Dose - Squander // HUMAN IMPRINT
Audio - Prototype // DUB
Breakage - Fighting Fire feat Jess Mills (Loadstar Remix) // DIGITAL SOUNDBOY
Delta Heavy - Space Time // RAM
Xtrah - Amazon // PROXIMITY
Blokhe4d - The Way Life Used To Be // HOSPITAL
Dub Foundation - Time to Burn // TECHNIQUE
Eric Prydz - Niton (Metrik Remix) // MINISTRY OF SOUND
Dieselboy + Blokhe4d - Get Back // BAD TASTE
Soul Intent - Be Strong // SAMURAI
Culture Shock - The Bypass // RAM
Generic + The Fix - Suicide // HUMAN IMPRINT
Sigma - Stronger // BREAKBEAT KAOS
Dose - Martyrdom // HUMAN IMPRINT
Gridlok + Prolix feat Fats - Tru Born Playa // TRUE PLAYAZ
Demo - OD (Counterstrike + Gein Remix) // HUMAN IMPRINT
C4C - Stranglehold [clip] // VIRUS
The Upbeats - Big Skeleton (MOJX VIP) // NONVOGUE
Break - Destiny Comes Ringing // COMMERCIAL SUICIDE
The Upbeats - Untitled // DUB
Uman + BTK - Generator // UPRISING
Zardonic + Numbernin6 feat Messinian - End Of Days (Dieselboy VIP) // HUMAN IMPRINT
Zardonic - Nexus Polaris // HUMAN IMPRINT
Jubei + S.P.Y. - Project One // METALHEADZ
Gein + Counterstrike - Pentagram VIP // BAD CHEMISTRY
Muffler - Heavy (Search + Destroy VIP) // SUBHUMAN
Zardonic + Mumblz - Systems Activated (Pixel Fist Remix) // SUBHUMAN
Liquid Stranger - Robot Rox [clip] // ROTTUN
Current Value - Indivisible Force (Cybakotic Remix) // FREAK
Emalkay - Powertool // DUB POLICE
Bare - Synthetic // BUYGORE
Mark Instinct - 15 Karat (Bare's 16K VIP) [clip] // DUBLINE AUDIO
Bare - Droid // SUBHUMAN
MOB - Lifted // SUBHUMAN
Bare - Bring It Back [clip] // SUBHUMAN
Liquid Stranger + Sluggo - Human Implant // SUBHUMAN
Liquid Stranger + Sluggo - Stalkers VIP // DUB
Bare + Muffler - Bloodsport // SUBHUMAN
Truth - The Emperor // DEEP MEDI
Flecta - Guts Ya // DUB
Numbernin6 - Menace // SUBHUMAN
Dieselboy - NVD (Numbernin6 Remix) [clip] // SUBHUMAN
Asking Alexandria - A Single Moment Of Sincerity (Bare Remix) // SUMERIAN
Pixel Fist - Fire // SUBHUMAN
Excision + Downlink - Reploid [clip] // ROTTUN
Downlink - Factory [clip] // ROTTUN
Skrillex + Bare Noize - Scatta (Dieselboy VIP feat Armanni + Messinian) // MAU5TRAP

Thursday, February 24

Mike Mago


Here's another artist for you kids at home to at to the list of sick/tight/dope DJ's in the world. Mike Mago has been dropping unreal remixes with Boemklatsch Records over the last couple of months and these tracks are awesome. Check em' out.







Wednesday, February 23

Tuesday, February 22

Million Dollars Mix



How do I put this kindly? DEM SLACKERS HAVE A NEW FUCKING MIX OUT, and their new EP is scheduled to release later this month.  If you haven't noticed already, Dem Slackers throws down and this mix displays the talent very well.

ENJOY!

Monday, February 21

TUFFEM UP! Records

What a fantastic weekend! I got to see Jamie Van Goulden while he was in Nanaimo and does this guy ever put on a show. From bringing it down slow and then just " hit'em with a banger!" Jamie put the club on a Dance Journey. If you get a chance to see Mr. Van Goulden then i would suggest doing so, he throws an awesome show.



Ok blog time. Tuffem Up! records is getting shit done in 2011 with the release of 7 EP's coming this year. New tracks from Nadisko, Antention and Barretso and many more. Here is a few tracks that have made it onto my recent playlist. I've also included a  preview for Nadisko's new EP "Nebula". Keep checking in with them, cause there is plenty more bangerz to come from these guys.




  Dj Antention - Ivan (Belzebass Remix) by TUFFEM UP! Records



  Nadisko - Prelude (The S Remix) by TUFFEM UP! Records

  Nadisko - NEBULA EP Preview - TUFF EM UP! RECORDS by Nadisko








Friday, February 18

Lobster Snowboards

Lobster snowboards from www.helgasons.com, Lobster on

If you follow the Helgason brothers or watched X-Games 15, you may have noticed Halldor throwing down on a board called the "Lobster".  Lobster is actually the brand the two Icelandic brothers are creating. The boards are going to be equipped with Triple Base Technology in three styles of board: Jib Board, Park Board and Girl Board. Also coming with the release of the boards in Fall 2011 will be an Eiki Jib Board and Halldor Park Board with custom graphics.

Here's a vid of the Halldor's first day on the LOBSTER! X-games was a pretty big envent to be doing test runs.

Halldor day 3 at X Games 2011 from www.helgasons.com, Lobster on Vimeo.

Thursday, February 17

Thursday. . .


A few other blogs consistently put pictures of hot babes before their post and I didn't really have any other picture to put as the header today, so why not? Babe it is! And if you weren't celebrating the V-Day with a lover then your probably ready to get your weekend started a day early. Here's a few songs i've found over the last few days. A little bit of everything and a track from Deadmau5's soundcloud account "fuckmylife". The song can only be described as short and disgusting! 

Get your download of Kypski's Dj set at Boemklatsch's "Satisfaction' EP release party down below.









Kypski's Set





Wednesday, February 16

ThE ART OF FLIGHT


A collaboration between Brain Farm Digital Cinema and Red Bull Media, "The Art of Flight" looks like it's going to be an epic shred vid. From the producers of "That's It, That's All" comes a movie packed with the newest, most advanced snowboard film technology and some of the world's best riders including:Travis Rice, John Jackson, Mark Landvik, Scotty Lago, Jake Blauvelt, Nicolas Müller, Gigi Rüf, DCP and Pat Moore. This movie takes snowboard films to the next level with it's high action snowboard shots, locations untouched and amazing cinematography. Coming Fall 2011.

Tuesday, February 15

Mechanical Resistance: Vision EP Exclusive Mixtape


Geoffrey Jap and Julien Seignourel hailing from Toulouse, France and Hawaii go by the name of Mechanical Resistance and they will beat the crap out of any dance floor. Geoffrey began his musical career as a heavy punk rocker before he turned his ears towards electro music. Julien was on the other side of the scale playing ukulele under the teachings of a Master in Hawaii. They send some samples and clips to each other and the rest is history. Their music consists on Heavy Electro, House, and what they call Milfnoize and it is perfect for a thrashin' dance party. And lucky for you they just released their Exclusive mixtape for their new EP "Vision" which you can check out below.. Get their new EP feat. Haezer at beatport now. 



1) Haezer (feat. Circe) - Here Come the Punks (Drivepilot Remix)
2) Cyberpunkers - Cabala (Original Mix)
3) Spencer & Hill (feat. Lil Jon) - Less Go! (Porter Robinson Remix)
4) Seb Danova - Cathedral (Original Mix)
5) Mechanical Resistance - Vision (The Mastertrons Remix)
6) Mechanical Resistance - Vision (LaTourette Remix)
7) The S - Takedown (Original Mix)
8) Asian Trash Boy - Whisper (Original Mix)
9) Spencer & Hill - Dub Disco (Lucky Date Remix)
10) Tom Deluxx - Run (Belzabass Remix)
11) Sound Of Stereo - Metric (Original Mix)
12) F.O.O.L - Reborn (Tom Deluxx Remix)
13) F.O.O.L - Reborn (Redial Remix)
14) Gtronic - Sucker Punch (The Mastertrons Remix)
15) AnthonyF - Nightmare (Mechanical Resistance Remix)

Monday, February 14

ZEDS DEAD!


Alright, I know there was a lack of post over the weekend, but Zeds Dead was playing and if you didn't catch them while they were on tour, you missed out on an epic show. Zeds Dead through down an unreal show in Victoria and an awesome show in Whistler as well. Their set was full of Zeds Dead classics, filthy Dub-Step and surprisingly a ton of Drum & Bass. Check out the songs below if your not to familiar with Zeds Dead.









Friday, February 11

Through The Prism


You should all know Designer Drugs, enough said. Here is a few remixes of his latest track "Through The Prism". This is the first song we have seen from designer drugs in a while so these remixes are a treat. 

  Designer Drugs "Through the prism" (tom deluxx remix) by tom deluxx

  Designer Drugs - Throught The Prism (Dada Life Remix) by magichat101





Thursday, February 10

Red Bull Winch Sessions



Red Bull is getting creative using two winch systems to hit some sick spots. The first one being the "Grinch" WInch with a 1000ft line that tows you in at 30mph and its FULLY PORTABLE . Then they have the super winch on the back of the truck that is twice as bad ass. They are able to get some pretty steezy shots thanks to the winch. I want this shit at my house.









Wednesday, February 9

Jamie Van Goulden


Jamie Van Goulden in his own words:

"He is a veritable Disco Doctor, delivering a dose of up-tempo energy direct to the jugular of any wanting dance floor, with his own unique style of up-front electronic music.

Jamie started DJing back in 1997, whilst at college studying Music Production, Media and Marketing. Over the years he was co-owner of a night club in south manchester (uk) where he’created and hosted the infamous MAN/IBZ (Manchester/Ibiza) link-up parties for four years, bringing a unique party ethic to the North-West of England, throwing some amazing events with international DJs from Ibiza, alongside local talent, he has also won overseas plaudits in countries such as Sweden, Ibiza, Holland, Estonia and Russia..

Jamie is also member of the international brand Sunglasses At Night which host parties all over the world.

Last year he moved from UK to Vancouver Canada and is busy DJing and promoting events all over the city, and recently just won the Vancouver Nightlife Awards for best electronica DJ 2010 in his debut year in the city..

His current production projects is for the IMU album plus runing his own UK record label Looking Glass.

Fusing deep house, funky house and electro, Jamie is always happy to throw in a few surprises thrown in for good measure."

Opened For: Paul Oakenfold, Thomas Gold, Junior Sanchez, Mark Doyle, Hed Kandi, David Morales, Adam K, Tall Paul, Dimitri from Paris

Guest appearances for: Buddah Bar NYC, Ministry of Sound, PUKKA UP, Hed Kandi & Ferice Angel


ALSO:

Jamie will be playing at Spice Lounge in Nanaimo on February 19th, check out the event's Facebook Page

Tuesday, February 8

White Noise/Red Meat


Dada Life just released his new track White Noise/Red Meat a few days ago and this tune is most definitely a good dance tune. Get this track from beatport and scope his new video for the song while your at it.


Monday, February 7

Zedd - Autonomy


If you haven't heard of Zedd (no not Zeds Dead), you need to check out Zedd. He hails from Kaiserslautern, Germany and has come out with some sick remixes of "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" "Dirty Beat (The Time)" and plenty more dope edits. Not only is Zedd bangin out remixes he also just released an original track called Autonomy, one of my new favourite tracks. Check out beatport to cop the track. 

There is already some awesome remixes of the tune that I've included. Check 'em out!




Sunday, February 6

Star Slinger


Born in a small village in Nottinghamshire, Darren (aka Star Slinger) now lives in Manchester, UK. A city with a vibrant electro scene. Into music since a young age, Darren was making computers solely for music production at 14. By 2007 Star Slinger realeased two dance music EP's one being praised by Paul Van Dyk and the other being featured on BBC Radio 1. After realizing dance/techno music wasn't really his passion he moved back to using his old vinyl and funky samples to create some chill beats. Star Slinger's new EP "Volume 1" uses samples from reggae, funk, soul, 80's rock and many more. So here's a few tracks and a live performance of "Elizabeth Fraser"



Star Slinger - Elizabeth Fraser from MCR Scenewipe on Vimeo.



Saturday, February 5

Loose Cannons


Chris Danforth and Kevin Reid are the stylish minds behind Loose Cannons. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and going to school on the east coast these two get a good look at both west coast style and east. Loose Cannons focuses on simplicity and quality in their clothing. They strive to embody a unique image. A brand influenced not only by contemporary street wear but also pushing apparel to represent  new ideas and feelings.

Loose Cannons - 'Drippy' Tee

Check out their Blog or the Loose Cannons Store to cop some sick T's.



Thursday, February 3

FnF Media

Trint Thomas - Back Lip [o] Macleod
Another group of Island boys doing big things on the mainland is FnF MediaFnF is a company that originated out of Nanaimo BC but moved to Vancouver BC Spring of 2009. They created FnF to show their love and passion for skateboarding to the world through our skills and originality. FnF was created by Matt Macleod and Clayton Groenendyk and they are doing work to get their name into the huge skateboard society of Vancouver. From taking pics, editing vids, heading to comps these boys still manage to always have new post. The blogs is loaded with original Pictures, Videos, Interviews etc. Here's some pictures by Matt that are sick and a little promo for Luke Connor that was posted a few weeks back. Check em' out.


 Cheyenne Hehr - Front Board [o] Macleod

 

It's the FnF Movement, Sucka Free!

Wednesday, February 2

Andrew Ottoson Park Edit

ENVƎ`s first sponsored rider Andrew Ottoson just hit us with his latest park edit!



Andrew Ottoson shredding Whis! from ENVEMPIRE on Vimeo.

Ellie Goulding Remixes



For singing talent nowadays, I would say Ellie Goulding has some of the coolest sounding pipes in the organ. Take those vocals and let some of the worlds best DJ's/producers work their magic on them and you have some amazing tunes. Here is a few Ellie Goulding remixes some old some new. Enjoy.



Tuesday, February 1

Introducing Darcy Sharpe







ENVE's newest sponsored rider is Darcy Sharpe. Hailing from Comox, the 14-year old prodigy currently lives here in Whistler and shreds daily. He is attending the Burton Canadian Open as we speak! Here's a few questions we hit him with last week:

ENVƎ - First off who are you? where you from? and what do you do?

D.S. - Hey, my name is Darcy Sharp and I'm from Comox, BC. I snowboard.

ENVƎ - How old are you again bud?

D.S - 14 haha.

ENVƎ - Wow you're just a boy! What are some of your previous accomplishments?

D.S - Well I got 1st overall in the series of BC Provincial Slopestyle and 21st at Nationals. Plenty of Mt. Washington comps plus a few more.

ENVƎ - 3 reasons why you now snowboard and not ski?

D.S - 1. They look stupid 2. Rails are way more fun 3. Because I like a challenge

ENVƎ - Any big plans for this year?

D.S - Double corks, and going to the Canadian Open is pretty exciting.

ENVƎ - You must be stoked for the Canadian Open in Calgary... tell me more about it.

D.S - They're accepting 100 riders, and I'm just gonna go send it.
I'm riding Slopestyle and got accepted in Halfpipe so I'm going to go mess around in there. First place gets 50G's and I'm flying out Sunday.

ENVƎ -  Who is your favorite rider and why?

D.S - Torstein Horgmo because he can stomp everything so clean, and he's funny too.

ENVƎ - If you didnt snowboard what would you do?

D.S - Shoot myself, haha uhm, well I wouldn't skateboard, wouldn't longboard, wouldn't scooter... so I would bike or wakeboard or else GTL and go on one of those reality shows.

ENVƎ - If you could go anywhere in the world to ride where would it be and why?

D.S - Probably Tahoe because they have a bunch of sick resorts and a huge variety of energy drinks.

ENVƎ - And your sponsors?

D.S - Burton. ENVE. Electric. R.E.D. Flav

ENVƎ - Describe yourself in 5 words.

D.S - Weird, Energetic, Dedicated, Crazy and Regular.

ENVƎ - Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

D.S - I see myself standing at the start gate of the X-Games Big Air just waiting for the comp to start.

ENVƎ - What kind of girls do you like... you do like girls right?

D.S - Yeah! Canadian girls because American girls annoy me, and I also don't like girls that snowboard.

ENVƎ - Anyone you would you like to thank?

D.S - I would like to thank my family, sponsors, and my coach.

ENVƎ - Do you prefer Slight of Hand, Warlord, or Steady Aim on COD Black Ops online?

D.S - Zombies!

ENVƎ - Would you rather be lip sliding down a rail or nose pressing up a box?

D.S - Lipslide a rail. but not what you guys are thinking haha.

ENVƎ - Any final words?

D.S - ENVƎ is a gangsta company and go to one of their parties!

ENVƎ - Thanks for coming out Darcy. Best of luck at the Canadian Open. SEND IT!


Daywalker in the park from Whistler Valley Snowboard Club on Vimeo.