<![CDATA[ iknowasong.com - The Blog]]>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:07:26 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[My Top Track of 2012...]]>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:37:26 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/11/my-top-track-of-2012.html
North Shore Pony Club ft. DTCAPRI - Quickdraw
"... 2013 is going to be the year of the Pony!"
OK... So it might be a bit soon to call it but we've been slamming this track on repeat for a good few months now! And as well as 'best track of 2012', it's the hands down winner for best videol!!

I first stumbled across this track reading a blog that I don't recall. I was meant to be paying attention at a family dinner. Within 5 minutes of hearing this track, I had the whole family crowded around a PC streaming this tune - and every single one of us loved it.

I've held off posting on this track for a while in the hope that some more info would surface on these guys; I really wanted to let you know what they had planned for 2013. I promise you, I Google'd the shit out of NSPC and all that I could find out was that they're an NZ band that occasionally plays house parties! And I say that without an ounce of disrespect, really, NSPC are cool as fuck, and they're not even trying. It makes me jealous. 

And so, no further info on NSPC was forthcoming, until, we uploaded this post and then band member 'Matt Pony' himself got in contact with ikas.com! If you could have seen my face when I got that email; it was a 'Christmas  has come early' face for sure. Here's a snippet of what Matt had to say;

"We've actually got a bunch of music coming out in the next couple of months. Have recorded a full length album but will be putting stuff up on youtube in the meantime... Should also getting some t-shirts made up in the next fortnight"...

That's right... You heard it here first; I'm going to be wearing nothing but NSPC merchandise in 2013! 

So with a full length album in the pipeline, you can be sure that ikas.com will be keeping a very close eye on NSPC. We have no doubt that this track is just a sign of things to come!

What a track - definitely my big highlight of 2012! Tree Boy xoxoxo

Make sure that you ALSO keep up to date with NSPC using the links below. Get your mates across this... 2013 is going to be the year of the Pony! BOOM!

SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE

LIKE ON FACEBOOK

FOLLOW 'MATT PONY' ON TWITTER

BUY NSPC SINGLES ON ITUNES

SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS FEED OF THE NSPC BLOG

JOIN THEIR MYSPACE

P.S. If you're having trouble seeing the video from this site (like I am)... put it on full screen. It seems to work OK! If not, youtube this video right now using the link above!
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<![CDATA[Cyril Hahn... My Upcoming Artist of the Year.]]>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:08:18 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/11/cyril-hahn-my-upcoming-artist-of-the-year-2012.html
As cliche as it may seem, as soon as I heard my first Cyril Hahn remix, I knew that a star had been born!
 
Swiss-born Canada-based Cyril Hahn will take the underground by storm in 2013, with a fair smack of mainstream attention, that is my prediction.
 
Cyril has just signed with the 'Primary Talent' agency who have big plans for his worlwide tour in early 2013... This man will blow up every city he lands in.

Seriously, if I were to host a competition called 'my all time favourite remixes', Cyril would be a gold medal contender for me with more than just one of his remixes.

He remixes tracks that many credible producers wouldn't touch with a stick, with exceptional results. Prior to Cyril Hahn, I held the view that anyone who remixed 'say my name' by Destiny's child was a young kid with beginner-level software, knowledge and talent. Cyril Hahn defies my previously unarguable logic.

Those of you who are fans of the likes of James Blake, SBTRKT & Four Tet will especially enjoy Cyril.

Listen to this Destiny's Child remix, and hear what I mean... 
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I can't wait to see Cyril on tour in 2013 and I'm sure that I'll be seeing him more than once over the coming years... Tree Boy xoxoxo

Mariah Carey - Touch My Body (Cyril Hahn Remix)
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Alpines - Chances (Cyril Hahn Remix)
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Solange - Losing You (Cyril Hahn Remix)
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KEEP UP TO DATES WITH EVERYTHING CYRIL HAHN RIGHT HERE...

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<![CDATA[Oh. My. WOB!!! Bass in Yer Face!!!]]>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:59:55 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/11/oh-my-wob-bass-in-yer-face.html
This post excites me beyond words - this is hands down the filthiest compilation of FACE SMASHING BASS I've posted in AGES!!! You need this in your life... 

I guarantee that after listening to this post you'll be like' 'WTF, seriously, how have I survived without this mass of face bending, mind altering bassline?!"  I'll leave you to figure that out, 'cos it's beyond me.... Tree Boy xoxoxoxo

Zeds Dead ft. Omar Linx - Out for Blood

I am in love with 'Zed's Dead' an unhealthy amount... As soon as he released 'rude boy' on Kissy Sell Out's label 'San City High' I knew we were going to have a long term love affair. No-one know's bassline like Kissy Sell Out. No-one prodcues bassline like Zed's Dead. This bassline is FUCKING MENTAL.
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Doctor P - Watch Out

Doctor P is a God in this business... Keep an eye out for the 'MacMash Clan' who've just signed to Doctor P's label 'Circus Records'. They'll produce big things. Talking of Circus Records, have you downloaded Cookie Monsta's 'Riot' EP?? Shit a brick, that's not half bad...
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Savage - Swing (Kid Ranger Remix)

Oh no!!! This is going down in the dubstep / drumstep record books! This track is going to destroy clubs... I'm going to a dubstep night tomorrow and if this track isn't playing there, and every other time I go to a dubstep night, than I'll be very, very surprised!!

 
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Borgore - Decisions (Ian Munro Remix)

Who would have thought? Dubstep... then moombahton... now 'trapstyle'? Three new genres in my lifetime, and I'm loving each one more and more! I've heard a fair few 'trap' tracks now, including a few from Ian Munro... But this is the pick of a very good bunch. Now, if you pay any attention to youtube comments - Borgore has a lot of haters... And that's bullshit, I'd put my neck on the line for this guy, he's a great producer and I enjoy every single one of this tracks. His tracks are so good, they barely warrant a remix... However, as this track is so mental, I will allow it... but only this once!  
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Flosstradamus - Total Recall

I can't mention 'trapstyle' without paying homage to Flosstradamus. This guy recently put out an LP's worth of tunes for FREE and they were all shit hot! He's a hero, and this track is beautiful, simple.
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Eptic ft. Diesel - Stick Up VIP

SPOILER ALERT!!! This is a FUCKING ANTHEM!!! When I first heard this, I felt like I'd been shot in the mid-riff... This track has such a mammoth bassline that it physically hurt me to listen to it... It pounds so hard that you literally need to sit down to support your own weight while it's playing... It will vibrate you so hard that you'll precipitate into nothing more than a puddle of your former self. Big up to 'Inspector Dubplate' for giving everyone the heads up on this track via his youtube channel (which is sick... youtube him now).
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Lil' Scrappy - Gangsta Gangsta (Evil Bastards Remix)

As you will tell from the first 20 seconds of this track... I should not like it. The lyrics are abhorrent. But this remix is not. It's a monster that I especially love playing full blast at traffic lights in my shitty little car, pretending to be a right G for shits and gigs...
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KillaGraham - Drop It

What a track to end on. Props to our Aussie brethren at the 'Daftwho' blog for sorting this track out... It's a beaut mate.
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Urban Assault - Turn Up the Bass

BONUS TRACK!! It's been so long that I'm going to amend this post and give you a track that I was saving for a rainy day!! Enjoy.
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<![CDATA[Some WobWob for you Lovey's ;)]]>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:12:09 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/10/some-wobwob-for-you-loveys.html
Knife Party - Internet Friends (Revolvr Bootleg) - What lolz... If you liked this song first time round you'll appreciate the little touch up from Revolvr here.
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Stafford Brothers - Pressure (Candyland Remix) - Skrillex fans won't be disappointed with this track... heavy!
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Knife Party - Centipede (Deadly Drumstep Remix) - Another belter from the Pendulum lads... This is the closest they've got to their old drum 'n' bass work I think, there's some 'tarantula' creeping through here and it's mint!
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Calvin Harris - Flashback (Magnus & Timon Remix) - If you remember the 'Doorly' remix of this track, you're a legend... Here's another remix for you :) Tree Boy xoxoxox
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<![CDATA[Psy - Gangnam Style. Moombah Style!]]>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:42:34 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/09/psy-gangnam-style-moombah-style.html
Big up to my lil' cousins for the heads up on how big this tune has got! Candyland drop the cheese and bring the bass here, BIG TIME...

Psy - Gangnam Style (Candyland's OG remix)
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<![CDATA[Stop. Moombah Time!]]>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:13:25 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/09/stop-moombah-time.html
Get excited and then get your swag on with these moombah destroyers... bass all up in yer face.

Seriously, it is a privilege to present this 4 track medley because every single one of them is madness. If you like your bass levels high, your play count on this lot will be through the roof... Tree Boy xoxox

Trapshi  - Go Down Low 
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Falkon - Fresh to Death
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GirlsloveDJ's - Dominator
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Kanye West, Jay Z & Jay Sean - Clique (gLadiator Remix)
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<![CDATA[Some House up in this Houseeee....]]>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:37:10 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/09/some-house-up-in-this-houseeee.html
Oi Oi. Something for the house fans. A MATT CORBY AND THE XX BOOTLEG!!! #OMGEPICWTFLOL!!

Plenty of electro on show as well, maybe even a trance riff here and there. All in all, this is a tidy collection of jump up behemoths. Enjoy.

Matt Corby - Brother (Stafford Brothers Bootleg) - Check out our 'alternative' genre posts for the full, original, acoustic version of this Matt Corby track AND the full story behind it.
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The XX - Angels (Case & Point Bootleg) - Some people call them boring. I don't. I want the XX's baby children. If you're not convinced, check out the youtube video below. Also, check out our other posts for Jamie XX's hour long mixtape, it's life changing.  
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Monsieur Ai - XXIV (Demo) - A stock house banger. 
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Nervo - You're Gonna Love Again (Kayzo bootleg) - Putting one foot firmly in the harder house category with this track, and then stamping it up and down with rave fingers on show - this is a monster.
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Morgan Page v Hard Rock Sofa - The Longest Stay Away - This is house music to make you go 'nawwww' to. It sounds like the finale track on an Ibiza holiday montage... It's a tune. Tree Boi.
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<![CDATA[Shh... It's Our Secret.]]>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:22:38 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/09/shh-its-our-secret.html
Psst. Tree Boi is back online. If you wanna know what that means, download these tracks. BIGGGG!!!

Karetus - Get Down
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Clicks & Whistles - Kill Em (Best track I've heard in tiiiime! One for the moombahton heads)
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Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Through the Night (Bare Noize Remix)
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KOAN Sound - Akira (Habstrakt Remix)
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Mayhem, Logam & TL - Cryptkeeper
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I've got some indie and house goodies to follow, but in the mean time, bask in the filth - it's been too long. Tree Boi xoxoxo
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<![CDATA[BRAND NEW SINGLE - LINKIN PARK - 'BURN IT DOWN']]>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:18:17 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/04/brand-new-single-linkin-park-burn-it-down.html
I haven't posted in a while, but there is no better reason to start again than a brand new track from Linkin park.

'Burn it Down' is the first single from the bands forthcoming album 'Living Things', which is set to be released in June this year.

I know that the band tried to push a lot of boundaries with the last record, as they always try to do, but here I feel like they have taken the stance of 'let's just write a great song'. Fingers crossed that this is the same path they take throughout the whole album.

This is very much a Linkin park song, I by that I mean that they have almost forged a type of song over their career. So what you can expect from 'Burn it Down' is a catchy chorus, a heavy backing track, and the amazing mix of Chester's and Mike vocals.

But I will let you be the judge.

Linkin Park are set to tour Europe and the UK later this year / the beginning of 2013.

And to hear a more in depth interview, you can catch Chester on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show last night - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01g4j8f

Vizzle.


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<![CDATA[A Brand New Festival! - 'Noisily']]>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:52:00 GMThttp://www.iknowasong.com/1/post/2012/03/a-brand-new-festival-noisily.html
A new boutique electronic music festival…
 
Set in a secret location near Market Harborough

www.noisilyfestival.com
 
Tickets: £65 early birds, £75 tier 1, £85 tier 2

Available here - http://noisilyfestival.com/tickets/

Capacity: 1000
Over 18’s

Lineup in association with Bassline Productions:
 
Spektre | Spectrasoul | Ed Solo |Far Too Loud | MCXander
Atomic Drop| Eveson | Matt Fear | Joe Syntax | Mary Miss Fairy |Flip Flop  Kreature | Hypnocoustics | Master Blasters | Pirate Soundsystem |John
Monkman | Real Nice      I Am Fya | Cubiq | Autophase  WrongTom | Bobby Gandalf |Crispy | Foul |Moho Mynoki | Trol23 |ChrisHanson | Jasper |Croz  Yogurt Warriors | James Martin | Fabio Mann | Chris Breuer | Sway 2 | Richard Rowell |  First Flex | Draft | Fuzzy Logic | Le Che | Aykay | Tom Mac Tom | Arco | Bass Bin |After 8 | Pearson

 
Noisily is a brand new intimate music and arts festivalnestled in the rolling
Leicestershire countryside. Taking place deep within a woodland setting - less
than one hour from London’s Kings Cross - Noisily will be a fully immersive
environment where attendees are invited to truly let themselves go and ride the wave of unrestrained hedonism. It’s a place to forge friendships, discover new music and have a hand in writing the first chapter of the Noisily manifesto.

The lineup for the inaugural year is almost as impressive as the ancient trees that line the arena. Leeds based duo Spektre are an act that have been picking up plaudits from dance luminaries across the board such as Sven Vath, Carl Cox and Richie Hawtin no less. Their explosive live show is an unmissable sonic feast and fast becoming legendary. Also confirmed for the main stage is drum and bass man of the moment Spectrasoul, remixer du jour Ed Solo (Pendulum, Krafty Kutz, Deekline), vocal looping extraordinaire MC Xander, Far Too Loud and a whole host of cutting edge electronic talent with many more names to be announced.

Across two main stages and a smattering of pop-up forest venues, there will
be a carefully curated line up of some of the finest electronic music that
Britain and the world has to offer, brought together by leading UK
promotersGouranga and Wormfood.In between these musical delicacies an impressive programme of art and interactive performance awaits providing hours of entertainment. Welcome to a place where boredom is impossible and fun unavoidable.
 
In keeping with the beautiful site, structures will be sourced and
constructed out of local materials found in the forest thus enabling the
organisers to deliver a festival which fits into the landscape rather than sits
on it. Master carpenters and craftsmen are already busy sculpting woodland
furniture and Noisily’s very own Treehouse stage.

Noisily invites festivalgoers on a new journey of discovery in one of the
most visually stunning and creative celebrations of music and arts in the UK. Be a part of something special this summer on May 25th -27th.

Noisily Festival hosts a launch party in London on Friday 6th March at Relay
(Cable’s brand new sister venue). Click here for full details.

 
Tickets:
Early Birds - £65
Tier 1 - £75
Tier 2 - £85
http://noisilyfestival.com/tickets/

Age Information:
Strictly over 18s. Photo ID will be requested if you look under 18.

Travel Information:
Approximately 1 hour by train from Kings Cross station. The exact location
will be released upon ticket purchase

Form more information please contact:

Nick Bateson    
Orbit PR 
+44 (0) 7956503473                         
nick@orbitpr.net 

Karen Johnson
Orbit PR
+44(0) 7930391607         
Karen@orbitpr.net



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