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ZION I & THE GROUCH & ELIGH – “I LOVE CALIFORNIA LIKE YOU”

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Caaaaalliiiffoorrrnniiaaa loooooooove!!!! Fresh off the producer’s table comes a  new California anthem for the 21st Century from four natives.  Zion I (Oakland), The Grouch (San Francisco) and Eligh (Los Angeles)   joined forces for the tranqued-out, slow jam, “I Love California Like You.”

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The jam is packed with all the things we Californians love: weed, cars, cultural diversity, sunshine and shout-outs to every place from Humboldt to the Bay to L.A. Live in the San Fernando Valley? They’ve got you covered. Spent some time hanging in Echo Park? You’ll hear a familiar name. San Jose and Fresno even get a nod towards the end because goddammit, they still Cali too.

Admittedly, one of our favorite parts of the song is the beginning sound clip of Will Farrell with the tranquilizer dart stuck in his neck from “Old School.” Classic!

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The song drops just in time for anyone in or near Flagstaff, Arizona to catch Zion I, The Grouch AND Eligh at the Green Room. We know, it’s not Cali. However, Zion I will be back in the state with Slightly Stoopid on July 9th in Chula Vista.

 

 

HIPPIE SABOTAGE – “OPTIONS”

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“My idle hands lead to evil thoughts, that’s what I was told,” begins the latest track from Sacramento hip-hop duo, Hippie Sabotage. “Options” is a slow jam, track with more balls than Hillary Clinton facing indictment. Which makes sense after a video was released two weeks ago of the band fighting security at Portland’s, What The Festival.

The song continues with lines, “So let the demons hang me up, ’cause motherfucker I ain’t dead ’til I say so. Cause I’ve been fighting all my fucking life, so I’m gonna say it til the fucking end.” Abrasive words that speak volumes to anyone who has felt down-and-out, or whoever had someone tell them they’re on the wrong path by following their dreams.

But keep in mind, even if you have options and give the middle finger to the world, that also means having to deal with the fall-out. Hippie Sabotage knows. Yesterday,  the Low End Theory Festival tweeted Hippie Sabotage WILL NOT be playing the Los Angeles music fest, although the tweet failed to divulge the specific reason.

AABO – “WORK WORK WORK” COVER FEAT. LAFA TAYLOR

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Can’t stop, won’t stop. Basically, that’s exactly what Rihanna’s “Work” track has been doing since it was dropped earlier this year. Anyone with working hearing  knows you can’t go to a club, turn on a radio, or search the net without hearing at least the original version, let alone the plethora of remixes.

Can’t stop, won’t stop also seems to be the motto of long collaboration duo, Aabo and Lafa Taylor. The two recently released the a Feel EP earlier this year, along with a 3 hour freestyle on Aabo’s Soundcloud, last month.

Today, the team dropped their  own remix of “Work,” although “cover” might be a better label. Not only does it feature Lafa Taylor on vocals, but Aabo’s version takes a grinding club beat and lightens it up to an atmospheric level. Much more ambient than the original, Aabo  shakes things up by ending the track with a soft, jazzy guitar that sounds more like baby-making music than a corporate radio hit.

If all that isn’t enough, Taylor is getting ready to play Northern Nights in roughly 3 weeks, but only after he does the FREE EUPHORIC show at the Catalyst–in Santa Cruz, Ca–on July 2. With Aabo only 70 miles away, fans just might be in for a collaborating treat.

Just make sure you get the night off and don’t have to work, work, work.

 

 

 

WIWEK – LIVE AT ULTRA MIAMI 2016, OWSLA STAGE

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Even though today marks the first, official, day of summer, every music lover knows the summer festival season has already been in full-swing. Unfortunately, not everyone can jump in a van and hit every beat-dropping experience on the circuit.

Luckily, the internet has your back.

Skrillex’s label, OWSLA, recently posted the ENTIRE, hour long, Wiwek set from last March’s, Ultra Music Fest in Miami. Since 2013, the Dutch artist has been dropping singles and remixes that span the electronic genres, dubbing his sound, “jungle terror.” Last February he announced he was signing to OWSLA and dropped his debut EP,  The Free And Rebellious.

His Ultra Music Fest set displays the quirky Netherlander’s eclectic tastes with a number of bangin’ tracks that are not for the faint of heart. Hell, they aren’t even for the casual electronic listener. Wiwek is for the true believers that breakdown in orgasmic dancing and spiritual ecstasy when the music–or the drugs– hit.

You have been warned.

 

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DRUGS OF THE FUTURE – “SOLSTICE”

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Here at Euphoric, we try to bring to you the hottest artists with the freshest material. And it doesn’t get much fresher than this!

Out of nowhere comes Drugs of the Future. Their latest–and so far, only–track on Soundcloud is barely two hours old but it’s one of the chillest ambient tracks we’ve heard in a while. “Solstice” puts the listener in a mellow mood while stimulating the senses with enough excitement so you won’t fall asleep.

With a song and account so new (after all, they currently only have six followers), it begs the question–Who is/are the Drugs of the Future? Intuition suggests some fresh up-and-comers, but with production and quality music like “Solstice,” we might discover a familiar name when more information comes out.

Stay tuned, Euphoric fans, and blast “Solstice” to pre-game for tonight’s Strawberry Moon.

 

LAFA TAYLOR – LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE 2016 RECAP VIDEO

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In case you haven’t noticed, Los Angeles based producer and rapper, Lafa Taylor, has been murdering the music scene lately. Earlier this month he dropped not one, but TWO collaborations he’s featured on. One with major acts Beats Antique (“Killer Bee”)  and the other with a producer who got his start in Santa Cruz,  Bassnectar (“Speakerbox”). This comes after a string of constant touring and playing some of the year’s biggest festivals, like Serenity Gathering, Envision and Lightning In a Bottle.

For those who might’ve missed it due to poor decision making, Lafa just dropped a LIB 2016 Recap video, produced by Michael Daniel. Featuring the Starro remix of his and Aabo’s song, “Run To Me,” the two minute feature transcends the festival’s feelings of community and love.

Wide, aerial drone footage sweeps across the screen, landing on Taylor’s set that’s clearly a party for the audience and performers. Dancers, back-up singers and a stage full of fans, Lafa’s energy is clearly contagious as slow-motion shots capture the sea of smiles. Look closely and you might even see a familiar face or three.

Make sure to catch Lafa Taylor in July at the Catalyst Club in Santa Cruz and at the Northern Nights Music Festival in Cooks Valley between Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.

 

FOALS – NIGHT SWIMMERS (MURA MASA REMIX)

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At only 20 years old, producer Mura Masa has been taking the electronic world by storm for several years now. Born in the Channel Islands, at age 16 he discovered Ableton Live and dropped his first tracks in 2013. The following year his label, Anchor Point Records was picked up by Polydor and Interscope for distribution and he subsequently released his first mixtape, Soundtrack to a Death.

After leaving the Islands to study in the United Kingdom, Masa began performing live and quickly sold out such infamous British clubs like the Green Door Store and Elektrowerkz. Last year, he dropped his first EP, Someday Somewhere, with the lead track, “Firefly,” getting significant airtime on BBC1.

Euphoric is excited to spread his latest track, a remix of indipop band–Foals’– “Night Swimmers.” Only hours old, Mura Masa’s vision is a bass-filled and beat-driven track that keeps the integrity of the original with a burning twist. Utilizing looped vocals and spaced-out timing, Masa reinvents “Night Swimmers” as an introspective and carnal trip through the mind.

Sit back, pop in some headphones and let your thoughts wander. Mura Masa  is in control, now.

 

 

 

OLIVER TREE – SOULMOTHER, I LOVE YOU (FEAT. GETTER)

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H-O-L-Y SHIT. Oliver Tree–the Santa Cruz artist formerly known just as Tree– is K-I-L-L-I-N-G it!!!! A homegrown musician who expanded his creativity on darkly dreamy lyrics and odd sounds found in the strangest of places is fresh off a song collaboration and video–“Forget It”–with Bay Area DJ, Getter. Then, two days ago, the college-age, now Los Angelino, artist drops another introspective and banging track. “Soulmother, I Love You,” of course, featuring Getter.

The track features familiar Tree sounds–distant voices, introspective lyrics–combined with faster beats and more layers than he has stacked in the past. It’s a return to his electronic roots with the age and experience of someone who knows what their doing. Don’t believe me? Give it a couple of plays and try picking out all the different sounds. At under 3 minutes, Tree keeps the punk ethic while growing within his art.

We can’t wait to see what he does next.

 

MACHINE GUN KELLY – 4th COAST FREESTYLE

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Machine Gun Kelly is at it again. The Ohioan artist–by way of Texas–first earned his stripes in 2006, while still a teenager, with the release of his first mixtape, Stamp of Approval. Since then he has collaborated with Wacka Flocka Flame, Juicy J, Bone Thugs -n-Harmony and others; signed to Sean Combs’ BAD BOY RECORDS label and has appeared in several feature films like SLC Punk 2 and Beyond the Lights. Dude even appeared as himself on WWE, a childhood dream of many, am I right?

 

“4th Coast Freestyle” finds MGK doing what he does best, spitting fire lyrics over beats as syruppy as lean. Does it indicate more music from Kelly in the near future? Stay tuned, Euphoric fans!

 

THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM – BUBBLES BURST

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Anyone familiar with the works of Les Claypool know the Sonoma County resident’s mind is a psychedelic experience all on its own. From the wonderful and weird world of Primus to Oysterhead, Frog Brigade and even Duo de Twang, Claypool manages to top his strangeness with each passing album.

That’s why it was no surprise to hear he teamed up with Julian Lennon and released a psychedelic-garage inspired album called The Claypool Lennon Delirium. For you youngsters out there, Julian is the son of this guy, John, who was in a little known band called The Beatles (Julian is also the namesake for one of the Beatles’ more infamous songs, “Hey Jude”).

But Holy Hell. Even I wasn’t quite ready for this delirious trip despite one of my favorite concert memories is frying balls on acid while watching Primus play the entire “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”  complete with Oompa  Loompas and giant mushrooms on stage (or at least I think that was real). After all, nobody expected these two to collaborate, ESPECIALLY not on a song–or video–about the King of Pop’s chimpanzee companion, Bubbles.

If you have a solid mind or just like to fuck with the boundaries of your reality, then check out The Claypool Lennon Delirium’s first video, dropped today.  But be careful, some things can’t be unseen.