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Ryse Radio Ep. 12

By 20-somethinglife | May 19, 2020

Ep. 12 of Ryse Radio leans heavily on brighter atmospheres with positive tones and uplifting melodies…for the most part. Featuring tracks from Galantis, Armin Van Buuren, Kygo, Zedd, Alesso, R3HAB, Illenium, and Gryffin, this episode falls more into mainstream, easy-listening EDM. When you’re looking for something that’s perfect to put on when you’re hanging out with friends who may not be that into EDM, this episode of Ryse Radio may just be the start you’re looking for.

Make sure you pay attention to “Think About You”, “Happy Now”, and “All You Need To Know”. Ya know, for reasons.

Tracklist:

Think About You ft. Valerie Broussard – Kygo
Think About You ft. Valerie Broussard (Galantis Remix) – Kygo
Sunny Days ft. Josh Cumbee (Tritonal Remix) – Armin Van Buuren
In The Middle – Alesso, SUMR CAMP
Don’t Worry Bout Me (Rudimental Remix) – Zara Larsson
Hate Me (R3HAB Remix) – Ellie Goulding, Juice WRLD
Roots – Valerie Broussard & Galantis
Night Call (with Letters from Pluto) – Madison Mars
Don’t Give Up On Me ft. Josh Cumbee – Armin Van Buuren
Illusion ft. KARRA – Firebeatz, NERVO
Family Affair (VIP Mix) – Disco Fries
Happy Now – Zedd, Ellie Duhe
Happy Now (Marc Benjamin Remix) – Zedd, Ellie Duhe
Sound of Where’d You Go ft. Kerli – Illenium, Said The Sky, 1788-L
OMG – Gryffin, Carly Rae Jepsen
Anti-Everything – Lost Kings, Loren Gray
Don’t Give Up On Me ft. Dia Frampton – Jason Ross
All You Need To Know – Gryffin, SLANDER, Calle Lehmann
All You Need To Know (Jason Ross Remix) – Gryffin, SLANDER, Calle Lehmann
Good Things Fall Apart – Illenium, Jon Bellion
Bout U – AVE & EFX
Moon Love – Boombox Cartel, nessly
Just For A Moment – Gryffin, Iselin
Riptide – Trivecta, RORY, Amidy

Song of the Day: Drown the Sky (ft. RØRY) – William Black

By 20-somethinglife | November 2, 2019

William Black isn’t a well-known DJ/producer (yet), but his emotional, heartfelt style, similar to Illenium and Dabin, is becoming more and more popular. Originally out of Orange County, California, he’ll be with Illenium on tour through the end of 2019.

“Drown the Sky” speaks to the struggles of addiction, as this is something that both he and vocalist RØRY have had to deal with in the past. He explains, “Right before I got sober, I had this moment where I finally realized that I couldn’t go on with all the pain I was causing to myself, and more importantly, those who cared for me. In that moment I finally wanted to change. RØRY had recently gotten sober and we connected having been through such a similar experience despite our different backgrounds. The hope is that ‘Drown The Sky’ helps others to know they’re not alone and that there is a way forward.”

“Drown the Sky” lyrics:

Breathe it in, breathe it out
The weight of it all puts me on the ground
Nothing but darkness all around
Empty bottles of bitter pills
Gimme the poison, we’re going down
Me barely breathing, the only sound

Ooh, will you hold my hand as I’m falling?
Ooh, I can hear the darkness calling

Tonight we’re gonna drown the sky
Raise your glasses one last time
When we’re down from this high
You won’t find me by your side
Tonight we’re gonna drown the sky
Drown it in the blood-red wine
When we’re down from this high
You won’t find me by your side
So let’s drown the sky tonight

So let’s drown the sky tonight

Now I’m blind, I cannot see
With or without you I’ve gotta leave
Find my way back so I can be complete

Ooh, will you hold my hand as I’m falling?
Ooh, I can hear the darkness calling

So let’s drown the sky tonight
So let’s drown the sky tonight
So let’s drown the sky tonight

Song of the Day: Griztonics – GRiZ & Subtronics

By 20-somethinglife | November 1, 2019

“Ooh this shit be hittin’ different”. Perfectly described. The collaboration between GRiZ and Subtronics (bet you can’t guess where they got the name of the song from” is so infectious that people who don’t even like EDM can’t help but dance to it. It starts off like any other big room type with large, in-your-face, brass-like synths but after the drop we get a smooth, almost fluttering synth that is just so smooth. This back and forth continues throughout the song giving it a bouncy texture that’s irresistible. It’s incredibly popular for DJs to include in sets too because of that amazing first hook, so you’ll surely hear it time and time again.

If you’re not familiar with GRiZ, he hails from Michigan (but currently lives in Denver) and his productions typically fall under some slightly different EDM genres like glitch hop, electro-funk, and future funk. Similar artists to GRiZ include Big Gigantic, Gramatik, Pretty Lights, KOAN Sound, The Floozies, and Paper Diamond. His live sets are amazing as well as he’s an expert on the saxophone and breaks it out nearly every set.

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Song of the Day: Mr. Navigator – Armin van Buuren vs Tempo Giusto

By 20-somethinglife | September 24, 2019

Ready for Vegas pool party season?!?! Well, it’s over, but you can help re-live some of those up-tempo big room vibes with the newly released “Mr. Navigator” by the legendary Armin van Buuren and the Finnish tech trance producer Tempo Giusto. A perfect festival song for the largest of crowds, “Mr. Navigator” is on Armin’s next album BALANCE and is a song he’s been featuring in his sets for the last few months. BALANCE is coming out on October 25th, 2019 and if this track is any indication of what’s to come, it should be an album filled with his energetic sounds from beginning to end.

“Mr. Navigator” lyrics:

Back to the basics, freed from cages
Into the world of joy not stasis
Natural chemicals, endorphin, dopamine
Storming down my brain like a wild, wild vaccine

Welcome back Mr. Navigator
To rule your life and be the operator
Lose the role, find the soul, get the goal, make it whole
Never let the system take cruise control

(Tsooh!)
This is the weekend
When lame things end, meet your cool friend
Time to dance, take a chance, go wild, in a trance
Everyone can win a game of romance

Welcome back Mr. Navigator
To rule your life and be the moderator
Live it up, let it flow, lose it up, let it go
Be the miracle, your own commando

Commando
Commando
Commando
Commando
Commando
Commando
Welcome back Mr. Navigator

Welcome back Mr. Navigator
To rule your life and be the operator
Welcome back Mr. Navigator
To rule your life and be the moderator
(Welcome back Mr. Navigator)

Welcome back Mr. Navigator

Back to the basics, freed from cages
Into the world of joy not stasis
Natural chemicals, endorphin, dopamine
Storming down my brain like a wild, wild vaccine

Welcome back Mr. Navigator
To rule your life and be the moderator
Live it up, let it flow, lose it up, let it go
Be the miracle, your own commando

Welcome back Mr. Navigator
Welcome back Mr. Navigator
Welcome back Mr. Navigator
Welcome back Mr. Navigator
Navigator
Navigator
Navigator
Navi-navi-navi-navi-navi…

Welcome back Mr. Navigator
Welcome back Mr. Navigator

Welcome back Mr. Navigator

Welcome back Mr. Navigator
Welcome back Mr. Navigator

Song of the Day: Good Parts – Justin Caruso

By 20-somethinglife | September 18, 2019

“Good Parts”, the new single from Los Angeles native Justin Caruso, perfectly emphasizes one of the emotions after a break-up; remembering all of the good times had. For a relatively sad song, it’s fairly light and upbeat. Maedi, the vocalist also out of L.A. has the perfect voice and tone for this track. The smooth plucks in the chorus are slowly covered by a piano sound which then perfectly blends into a bouncy drop. He has an absolute talent for producing songs that get people dancing.

https://soundcloud.com/justin-caruso-music/justin-caruso-good-parts-feat-maedi

Lyrics:

It’s over now, we both know that
What we said in anger we can’t take back
But your t-shirt’s in the bottom of my dresser drawer
Since I’m sharing, I still wear it when I miss you more

Know you’re moving on
It’s what we gotta do
And I hope she loves you
The way I used to
Like the night we drove for hours
Just to see the view
Woulda gone with you wherever

There’ll be a day
When you say my name
And she’ll ask you all about us
When you explain
Yeah, how will it taste?
When you’re telling her how it was

So don’t you leave the good parts out
All the times I never let you down
Don’t you remember all the fun we had
Now you’re looking back
Was it all that bad?
Don’t you leave the good parts

Don’t you leave the good parts

Do you have to mention that fight we had?
Screaming in the kitchen over broken glass
You said your mother always thought I was the selfish type
So I called my ex ’cause I knew that’d ruin your night

There’ll be a day
When you say my name
And she’ll ask you all about us
When you explain
Yeah, how will it taste?
When you’re telling her how it was

So don’t you leave the good parts out
All the times I never let you down
Don’t you remember all the fun we had
Now you’re looking back
Was it all that bad?
Don’t you leave the good parts
Don’t you leave the good parts…

Don’t you leave the good parts
Don’t you leave the good parts
Don’t you leave the good parts