Kuur put a great future bass spin on Robotaki & Manila Killa’s “I Want You”. Keeping the ethereal vocals flowing through the verse, Kuur was able to set up a moving chorus that’s a ton of fun to vibe out to. This is definitely a kick back and feel good type song and one we had to include on an upcoming Ryse Radio episode. Listen to it below!
“Strangers” is another song that came out a few years back but I don’t think it got the attention it rightly deserves at the time. Originally produced as part of the Mortal Instruments: City of Bones soundtrack (which has some other great songs on it, like Zedd’s “Into The Lair”), “Strangers” is an bright anthem that is a perfect demonstration of Seven Lions’ unique talents and style. With all-time vocals from Tove Lo, “Strangers” is a track that should be on any older EDM playlists.
It’s tough to take on one of the most classic Christmas songs and remix it while maintaining the song’s heart, but that’s exactly what Veck managed to do with his remix of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey.
He does an incredible job of layering the bass groove synth with the lead synth while also still allowing Mariah’s classic vocals to shine through, which is tough to do when you remix a song this way.
Unfortunately, this is only the second best Christmas remix to come out recently. That top honor goes to DMX’s rendition of Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer.
If you’re a fan of this, check out Veck’s remix of Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” that we featured a few months back.
You can follow Veck on Soundcloud here.
Coming back with a more traditional progressive house, progressive trance, and overall festival feel, Ryse Radio Ep. 4 was created with that middle of the night, ready to rage feel to it. You’ll recognize some of these tracks as they have been featured as a “Song of the Day” and we mixed in a few throwback songs as well.
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While this song is a few years old and more of a summer jam than a mid-December Christmas song, it’s too good not to share and listen to if you’ve not yet heard it. “Kings of Summer” is the track that helped put ayokay on the map back in 2015 and he’s grown immensely in his production abilities since then.
I was lucky enough to see him open for Autograf and Gryffin a few months back and literally bumped into him in the crowd after his set. He’s an incredibly nice and humble guy, which is something you can almost feel come through in all of his songs.