End of the Year

So another year ends tomorrow. Still haven't got my resolutions down, but who actually follows those anyway? Nobody.

One of the great things about this holiday season is that EVERY music blog releases their "Top Songs of 2011". Makes it pretty easy to find great music this time of year that you may have missed.

I remember seeing this Kid CuDi remix before, but it was during the time when absolutely everyone was releasing Kid Cudi remixes and I couldn't stand to listen to even one more. Discovered this, I'll be listening to it for awhile.

Falling Star (R3K Remix) - Kid CuDi

                        

This song by Sol is perfect for the New Years time. Bumpin beat and smooth lyrics.

Stage Dive - Sol

                          

XV has been one of my favorite new rappers. He sounds like a cross between B.o.B and Kid CuDi, when both were releasing their early albums. He has refreshing tracks that aren't just rapping about weed, clubs, and sex. This track is infused with emotion and is highly recommended.

The Kick (Prod. by DJ Tech-Neek) - XV

                     

Final song is another great New Years song. Awesome transitions and just leaves a good feeling while you're listening to it. And who doesn't love those sexy synths??

Hero - Verona

                       

-Luke

Inagural

Here we go on our first post here on Musings and Mashups. After weeks of planning and bouncing ideas off of each other, the day has finally come. Aww, getting all emotional.

To recap from our "About Me" page, we've started this blog to get good music out there, not promoting any particular style or genre. "Musings" comes form what the bulk of our posts will be about: simply writing about good music we hear, and "Mashups" will be the infrequent home-produced mashups that we collaborate on to produce.

So anyway, we've got four songs here for you

Collect Call is just one of those chill dubstep remixes that you can play over and over again. We are both vehement enemies of Skrillex and when first confronted with an Adventure Club remix, skepticism was immediate. Without further adieu,

                Collect Call (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix) - Metric

                                     

Next song here is an old Kid Cudi that was originally produced in the early 2000's but was finally released in his demo 'Rap Hard'. Cudi seems to have two types of songs, one group of upbeat ones like Up, Up and Away, and another group of sad, much more thoughtful songs like Rain. We both enjoyed it, so you better also

                                     Rain - Kid Cudi

                                                           

Now this next track is a remix to the popular song Please Don't Go by Mike Posner. The track keeps Posner's smooth electronic background but adds some pretty sexy synths.

                                         Please Don't Go - Mike Posner (Manila Killa Remix)

                                                            

Last but of course not least is one of our own creations, engineered by Jacob. Not to toot our own horn, but we are very proud of it. It's mashed from some unique songs, "Big Oliver Remix" Sneaky Sound System" and "Say Yeah" by Wiz Khalifa and "Get Low" by Ludacris. Boom.

                                                                       

                                     Say Yeah + How Low + Sneaky Sound System