Download this for free: Kanye West - New Slaves (DJ Snake Remix)

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If you've been paying attention to my main @edm_canada twitter account for the past few weeks, you already know that I'm a big fan of Kanye West's new album YEEZUS. DJ Snake, the talented young producer out of France who busted onto the scene thanks in part to his wildly successful track "Bird Machine", has released an excellent remix of "New Slaves" that's available for free, check it out:

Make sure to keep DJ Snake on your radar by following him on Twitter because he's definitely a talent on his way up.

Tickets for SummersEND in Calgary are now on sale

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Fresh off their success at the Badlands festival in Calgary, the organizers have decided to put together SummersEND, a blowout 2-day festival that will be the go to party in Western Canada during the labour day long weekend. Featuring an impressive lineup of big room and heavy bass music, the demand has so far been overwhelming as early bird tickets have already sold out in less than 10 minutes!

DJ Lineup:  

Calvin Harris
Sebastian Ingrosso
Bloody Beetroots Live
Destroid Live
Rusko
Chuckie
Datsik
Infected Mushroom
Borgore
Dirtyphonics Live
Otto Knows
Pegboard Nerds

With a solid lineup like SummersEND has in store for Calgary EDM fans, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the massive BMO Centre is sold out by concert time.  

Tickets for SummersEND are now on sale:  (Pre-Sale code: LDW)

General Admission: $137.20 - $169.45. Click here to purchase now. 

VIP tickets: $223.70+. Click here to purchase now. 

 

 

What to do this weekend (July 12th - 14th)

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Here are all of the upcoming events posted for this weekend across Canada: (Click on the event link for full ticket information)

Ottawa

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Toronto

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Montreal

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Winnipeg

Friday

Edmonton

Friday

Saturday

Calgary

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Vancouver

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Zeds Dead and Keys N Krates impresses at Ottawa's Bluesfest

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Zeds Dead at Ottawa's Bluesfest 2013

Saturday Night, perfect evening weather, Zeds Dead and Keys N Krates - what more could one ask for? Ottawa's Bluesfest got a whole lot more intense on its first Saturday of the 2 week long festival as the Toronto duo known as Zeds Dead descended upon Ottawa for a show that left many within the crowd sweaty and happy.

Keys N Krates, the live electronic trio from Toronto, did a fantastic job warming things up just before Zeds Dead took the stage. Watching these guys play live showed the  diversity within EDM as they incorporated live instruments into their set.

Keys N Krates at Ottawa's Bluesfest 2013

It became clear during the performance that Keys N Krates wanted the audience to focus on them rather than the background LED screen. During this EDM boom, it would seem that the bigger and flashier the light show you put on, the bigger edge you have on your fellow DJs. So it's refreshing to witness an act like Keys N Krates who bring it back to basics and focus on only the music. I enjoyed their main stage set and even their more intimate afterparty show that brought out some fun mashups with tracks like "Water Verve" and Jay-Z's "On To The Next One". The key highlight was hearing their recent hit "Treat Me Right" two separate time. 

Zeds Dead took the night to a whole new level as they busted out a relentless set filled with their best tracks. One of the most notable first tracks played was Zeds Dead "Oh No" which led to the heart pumping Gemini remix of Ellie Goulding's "Explosions" that set the tone. The set itself mimicked what Zeds Dead had already played a few days before at EDC Las Vegas, but since the vast majority in attendance and myself hadn't heard it live, it was a fresh experience. They have a special gift of picking the right vocals to coincide with their accompanying style of primarily dubstep beats which makes them special. Tracks like "White Satin", or their remixes of "Eye On Fire" and "Lies" are exactly what makes Zeds Dead style so powerful and memorable. Lucky for us, encore's are the norm at Ottawa's Bluesfest and Zeds Dead managed to finish off their performance with their remix of Massive Attack's - "Paradise Circus", a personal favourite.