Silva - Diffuse

At the moment, there aren't many names that I get more excited about seeing new music from than Australian producer Silva. In February I wrote about his explosive track "Escape," and just this past weekend he was one of my picks in a new monthly feature on FUXWITHIT called the Focus Five, where Colin and I showcase five new artists that have captured our attention. So when I saw Silva had released his third track of the year I geared up for another great track and was not let down in the least. "Diffuse" again has a glitchy, trippy opening before the track finally clicks into gear. Like a Rube Goldberg machine "Diffuse" utilizes seemingly endless amounts of instruments and effects, building something we couldn't possibly imagine. And while the drop is a brilliant, banging get-down, the true genius of Silva lays in his ability to sew all of these elements together so seamlessly. They hit at different tempos and times, but all build towards one final product; an output you can pick up free here.FOLLOW SILVA: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER

Throwback Thursday: Cassius - I < 3 U SO (Bowski Remix)

For this week's installment of my Throwback Thursday series, it gives me great pleasure to reintroduce the world to one of the most creatively crafted, fine tuned, floor throbbing, ever increasing intensity remixes, courtesy of Bowski, it's the Cassius' track "I <3 U SO" featuring vocals from Tom Cowcher.

I first heard this classic Bowski track, in Rynecologist's Still Thinking Muckmix pt. III (full mix here). Surrounded by some of the best bloghaus and a masterful mashup of Roxy Music's "More Than This" with Shadow Dancer's "Parallax," I <3 U SO builds so beautifully out of the restrained and subdued Bryan Ferry track. Its percussion slowly pushes the mix, progressing once again into an automated existence. The combination of the organic, lyrical beauty with the factory formed repetition, paints the picture of a world where life and love are one and the same, inextricably tied. The inescapable magic of Bowski's version combines the heavily structured progression, through it's many waves and processes as though it were some kind of musical Rube Goldberg machine. It's movement is unavoidable, pulsating bass work, winding and vibrating drum fills, and electronic effects combine to covertly gain control of your heart-rate. I'll always have fond memories of working in the Provincial Park using a leaf blower to clean campsites, day after day enjoying Rynecologist's mix, in large part to his track choices but also his ever so smooth mixing.

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