Vinyl LP and digital album sales are up so far this year

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As reported by Spin:  

"Digital album sales are up 6.3 percent, which is more or less as expected. They also now comprise 43 percent of overall full-length sales (up from 38 percent at this time last year), which points to the possibility of growth once the CD bottoms out. Awesomely, vinyl LP sales are up 33.5 percent (a fitting number for the format, minus the post-decimal bit), which Nielsen exec David Bakula calls, "an amazing growth story." Dap is due to Jack White and Record Store Day. "

The huge surge in vinyl sales could be a result of the new Daft Punk album, but as reported prior, vinyls are definitely a trend on the rise.

 

Top EDM tracks from Ottawa's Bluesfest

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It's been 5 days since the end of Ottawa's Bluesfest and it was a great time. Plenty of DJs visited the nation's capital this year from Dog Blood, Zeds Dead, Adventure Club, Tommy Trash, A Tribe Called Red, Grandtheft, and more. Even though I heard a variety of sets and styles, certain tracks stood out from the pack. Once you go through the list of popular tracks played, you can tell that it was a very Mad Decent type of festival this year, check it out:

Major Lazer - Bubble Butt Remix (Feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic) 

Ace Hood ft. Future - Bugatti (Heroes x Villains Remix)

A favourite among trap DJs and even Zeds Dead.

GTA - Booty Bounce ft. DJ Funk 

Quite easily the most played track of the festival.  

A-Trak & Tommy Trash - Tuna Melt 

Major Lazer - Watch Out For This (Bumaye) feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green 

A close second to Booty Bounce in the running for most played track.  

 Zeds Dead - Ratchet

ASAP Rocky feat. Skrillex - Wild For The Night 

 

Sad news: A message from Paul from the Bingo Players

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Sad news:

"As some of you may know, I have been in the hospital over the past few weeks and I have not been at some of the recent shows while seeking medical treatment. I now have the results back and I wanted to let you know that I have been diagnosed with cancer.

As devastating as this news has been for me and my family, I am ready to fight this."

Read the full statement here.

While Paul battles cancer, he will still be involved working in the studio and running their label, Hysteria Records. For the foreseeable future, Maarten will be representing the Bingo Players on the road.

I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing Paul all the best in his fight with cancer.

Two free tracks that you should download right now if you like bass music

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Here are two tracks that you should definitely get if you are into the bass heavy music:  

Pretty Lights ft. Talib Kweli - "Around The Block" (Datsik Remix)

Datsik remixes this chill tune and takes it to another level by creating a festival ready bass banger while keeping the soul of the original track.

I Am Legion [Noisia x Foreign Beggars] - "Make Those Move"

 
"Make Those Move" has been out of a while but worth mentioning if you haven't picked up this fast paced track filled with attitude created these two powerhouses. Expect to hear more tracks Noisia and Foreign Beggars in the future as they continue their I Am Legion project.