Tuesday 25 October 2011

Fire & Ice by Kaskade

Yesterday was the release of Kaskade's seventh studio album "Fire & Ice". The album is a double CD, with Disc 1 named "Fire" and Disc 2 named "Ice". Since hearing this news I was really looking forward to this, because Kaskade has always produced good tracks. I was also happy to hear that vocalists like Haley and Mindy Gledhills were back to perform vocals on the album again. There are also big names on this album like dubstep giant Skrillex, Dan Black and singer Skylar Grey. Other artist featured on this album are Late Night Alumni, Neon Trees, Quadron, Rebecca & Fiona, Dada Life and Marcus Bentley.
When listening to Fire side I was really impressed and "pumped up", or fired up is more suitable. The track had very good scintillating tracks like ICE and Lick It. "Like It" caught my attention the most because of the dubstep tunes and the collaboration that Kaskade did with Skrillex. It is a tune worth listening to.
The Ice Disc were mixes of the first but with a more downtempo, and deep house theme. The Ice part was really enjoyable. It was extremely relaxing and enjoyable to listen to. I loved it!
In all Kaskade's double album was really good.
Track List
Disc 1: Fire
1. Eyes (featuring Mindy Gledhill)
2. Turn It Down (with Rebecca & Fiona)
3. Lessons in Love (featuring Neon Trees)
4. Lick It (with Skrillex)
5. Llove (featuring Haley)
6. Let Me Go (featuring Marcus Bentley)
7. Waste Love (with Quadron)
8. ICE (with Dada Life & Dan Black)
9. How Long (with Inpetto & Late Night Alumni)
10. Room For Happiness (featuring Skylar Grey)

Disc 2: Ice
1. Eyes (Kaskade's ICE Mix) (featuring Mindy Gledhill)
2. Turn It Down (Kaskade's ICE Mix) (with Rebecca & Fiona)
3. Lessons in Love (Kaskade's ICE Mix) (featuring Neon Trees)
4. Lick It (with Skrillex)
5. Llove (Kaskade's ICE Mix) (featuring Haley)
6. Let Me Go (Kaskade's ICE Mix) (featuring Marcus Bentley)
7. Waste Love (Kaskade's ICE Mix) (with Quadron)
8. ICE (Kaskade's ICE Mix) (with Dada Life & Dan Black)
9. "How Long (Kaskade's ICE Mix)" (with Inpetto & Late Night Alumni)
10. "Room For Happiness (Kaskade's ICE Mix)" (featuring Skylar Grey)
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"Fire & Ice by Kaskade"
"Fire & Ice by Kaskade"

Saturday 15 October 2011

The Vision by Joker

Well this is the first time I actually listened to Joker. I can say his style is very interesting as he brings a soulful, chiptune tunes in his new album "The Vision" which boasts of both vocal and instrumental tracks. There is also a bit of rap and grime in the album that really impressed, because I thought it would be purely instrumental. It seems that there were a lot surprises for me when I started to listen to the album. I really enjoyed the chiptunes in this album as it reminds me of the old Nintendo games I used to play back in the 90s and I always love it when it is incorporated in dubstep.
My favorite tracks from album were Milky Way which had that space theme floating around really cool. My Trance Girl, Lost and The Vision. This is a good dubstep album. One in which you will enjoy listening to a couple of times
Tracklist :
01: Joker – Intro
02: Joker – Slaughter House
03: Joker – Tron
04: Joker – The Vision (Let Me Breathe)
05: Joker – Milky Way
06: Joker – Level 6 (Interlude)
07: Joker – My Trance Girl
08: Joker – Lost
09: Joker – On My Mind
10: Joker – Back In The Days
11: Joker – Electric Sea
12: Joker – The Magic Causewa