Two important things happened in music this month. First, tracks that people have been speculating would become the festival hits of the summer did (Save the World), others didn’t, and still yet some managed to come out of left field (Party Rock). Second, Moombahton gained some notoriety in the popular music hivemind, with plenty of poorly written magazine articles and blog posts titled “WTF IS MOOMBAHTON” proclaiming Dave Nada the father of a new genre, explaining little more than moombahton = Moombah slowed to 108.

Here’s my take on moombahton. I think it’s fun, and a great summer sound. I think it’s adaptable, as several artists (especially from the UK) are proving that it can be infused with latin elements, and generally be less aggro than its dutch house origins. As a result of these two characteristics, a ton of top notch artists (not exhaustive) – Dillon Francis, Diplo, Skrillex, Torro Torro, and Munchi – are making enjoyable, innovative, high quality tunes. Unfortunately, there’s also a moombahton gold rush going on, as every bedroom producer is trying to capitalize on the genre’s infancy by flooding the blogosphere with low quality pitch-bent mashups.

I’d love your take on Moombahton. Are you listening to it? What is your favourite track or artist? Leave a comment below!

The Five Top Buys of the Month

1: Adele – Set Fire to the Rain (Thomas Gold Remix)

Adele – Set Fire To The Rain (Thomas Gold Mix) – Live on BBC Radio 1 by Thomas Gold

2: Shake Aletti – Dancefloor (Russ Chimes’ Dark Disco Remix)

Shake Aletti – Dancefloor (Russ Chimes’ Dark Disco Remix) by Russ Chimes

3: The Electric – Toot Toot (Zeds Dead Remix)

The Electric – Toot Toot (Zeds Dead Remix) by salacioussound

4: Skrillex – Ruffneck (FULL Flex)

Skrillex – Ruffneck (FULL Flex) by salacioussound

5: Bingo Players – Tom’s Diner (Original Mix)

Bingo Players – Tom’s Diner (Original Mix) by salacioussound

Dubstep

Borgore - Someone Elses (Document One Remix).mp3
Flight Facilities - Crave You (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix).mp3
Skrillex - Ruffneck (The SoniXx Remix).mp3

Moombahton

Datsik - Firepower (Munchi Moombahcore Remix).mp3
Diplo and Skrillex - Amplifire (Diplo Moombahton Mix Rip).mp3
Munchi - Hope.mp3
Robin S - Show Me Love (Morrison Remix).mp3
Autoerotique - Turn Up The Volume (Torro Torro and Billy the Gent Remix).mp3
Wolfgang Gartner - Illmerica (gLAdiator Remix).mp3

House, Festival Bangers, and Other Great Tracks

Alex Kenji + Starkillers + Nadia Ali - Pressure (Alesso Remix).mp3
Deadmau5 - Aural Psynapse (StrobeHypnoticz Remix).mp3
Diplo and Douster - ON !.mp3
Duck Sauce - Goody Two Shoes (Viceroy Edit).mp3
Ellie Goulding - Heartbeats (Cosmonaut Grechko edit).mp3
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (RLYNX Rmx).mp3
John Roman - War Drums.mp3
Justice - Civilization (LAZRtag Bootleg Mix).mp3
Niki and The Dove - Gentle Roar (Mylo remix).mp3
Roger Sanchez - Worldwide (Coucheron remix).mp3
Steve Angello - Rave and Roll (Nom De Strip Remix).mp3
Swedish House Mafia - Save The World (Style of Eye and Carli Remix).mp3
Swedish House Mafia - Save The World feat. John Martin (Alesso Remix).mp3

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