Hero's Long Lost Minimix

Yesterday afternoon, Calgary's own, Hero dropped a self described random "18 minute electro mix [from] a while ago." Turns out that "while" was a few years, but in the same vein as A-Trak's Bloghaus Revival mix, it's filled with tracks that stand the test of time and still sound as fresh as ever.

Hero treats us to an excellently mixed compilation of tracks from the likes of Pilotpriest, Gesaffelstein, Sebastien Leger, Cassius, dcup, Siriusmo, and some Uffie, of course. Despite his claim that the mix is random, it actually flows really well and brilliantly showcases Hero's true artistry, in which he literally does everything: production, writing, mixing, vocals and art. The back and forth mixing between tracks in the early sections is tight, well thought out and adds some serious oomph. I've always liked mixes for the unparalleled amount of creativity they allow an artist to take advantage of and room for story telling, and there's no doubt that Hero puts this to good use. Alternatively, original productions and single tracks leave less room for such drawn out storytelling, making them more compressed and lean more heavily on vocals to tell the story, see for example his latest original, "Crutch," below.
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Fan Fiction - NEST HQ Resident Mix 004

NEST HQ co-founder Fan Fiction just dropped the fourth edition of the monthly resident mix series. 

It basically runs the gambit in genres ranging from trance to dubstep to nightcore and everything in between. Lots of the tracks can be picked up for free download including Mat Zo's latest "Don't Say The T Word," Henrik The Artist's flip of Diplo & Liz "Set Me Free," and Tennyson's "Like What?" Stay tuned to Fan Fiction as he's got his finger firmly on the pulse of the industry, with what I believe to be good predictions on what 2016 will sound like: "this year will be a big one for trance, n moombah, n dubstep." Curl up or wil' out in your own personal nest while you pump this 25 minute monster.

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SVANI - Bootleg Pack

Norway's SVANI recently broke the quadruple digit followers mark on her soundcloud and has graced us all with a five track bootleg pack for our listening and DJing pleasures.

The above Busta Rhymes "Dangerous" vocal edit of her original "YAASSS," leads the mashup bootleg package, with it's undeniable club capabilities. Upon first listening, SVANI immediately evoked SOPHIE, and in some perfect, almost eerie, realization of desires SVANI also included a mashup of SOPHIE's club smasher "MSMSMSM," combined with Sugur Shane's vocals. The combinations SVANI creates are ridiculously lethal and could easily appear in a Baauer, Hudson Mohawke or RL Grime set. Add into the mix a nasty Missy Elliott/Mapalma mashup, Njena Reddd Foxxx "Jackie Brown" on top of Los Timbres' "Flute" and soul crushing edit of Kelela's "Rewind." Whether you're a DJ or just a consumer you've got to pick up these free treats, via mediafire. Also check out her other edits via yungcloud, which includes a mix of Jamie xx's "There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" as well as a Tinashe/DJ Sliink mashup.

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