Dillon Francis is now stranger to collaboration, in fact his most recent project, This Mixtape Is Fire, was full of them. So it comes as no surprise that Dillon Francis and Alesso have a track in the works. Dillon Francis took to his twitter yesterday to share a screenshotted text conversation between himself and Alesso. The conversation showed Alesso giving Dillon a heads … [Read more...]
Lollapalooza Announces 2015 Aftershows
Every music festival has its pros and cons. Lollapalooza has the advantage of being in the heart of one of the world's greatest cities. The con to that is that the festival is forced to cut the music promptly at 10 P.M. due to sound ordinances. Every year Lollapalooza ensures that its attendees have the chance to keep the party going until the early morning with its … [Read more...]
Electric Zoo: Transformed Unveils Extensive 2015 Lineup
Electric Zoo has been and continues to be summer's last stand for the good majority of NYC dance music fans, taking place each Labor Day. The festival is primed for a successful year following a reconceptualizing of the experience and renaming of the festival to Electric Zoo: Transformed. The festival recently dropped this year lineup which features a diverse lineup as well as … [Read more...]
Lollapalooza Releases 2015 Lineup
Lollapalooza is widely regarded as one of the nation's 'Big Four Festivals' along with Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Austin City Limits. Today they released their lineup for the 2015 year. Lollapalooza will be taking over Grant Park from July 31 - August 2nd and is boasting a huge multi-genre lineup, per usual. Every kind of music fan will be able to find something they like … [Read more...]
Alesso – Cool ft. Roy English (Sweater Beats Remix)
Sweater Beats may have just come through with the prettiest remix of 2015 so far. He took a stab at remixing, 'Cool' by Alesso, and it turned out to be everything a remix should be. Too many times in a 'remix' we see vocals ripped from one song with a completely different 'drop' and it feels more like a bootleg with the orignal song completely forgotten. Sweater Beats … [Read more...]
RTT’s Top 10 Tracks of the Month: November
In a brand new installment the Run the Trap crew is bringing you the best of the best each month, featuring 10 of our favorite songs and remixes for your listening pleasure. From RL Grime and Big Sean's massive "Kingpin" record to Someonehad2doit's groovy Kanye house flip, November was a great month for new tunes. ODESZA remixed Slow Magic and Skrillex and Zomboy hopped on a … [Read more...]
Alesso – Heroes (Grandtheft Remix)
After hearing remixes of Alesso's Heroes from Branchez and Jai Wolf, today we have Grandtheft's rendition. Keeping the vocals in tact, randtheft transforms this into a beautiful melodic trap track with tumbling synths and a drum breakdown you won't forget; this will have you nodding your head, no doubt. Stream the track below and keep en eye out as it drops on Def Jam … [Read more...]
Alesso ft. Tove Lo – Heroes (Branchez Remix)
New York producer Branchez is back with another amazing remix to add to his catalog. Taking on Alesso's single "Heroes", Branchez adds booming 808's to turn the pop hit into a chilled out trap anthem. He hasn't put out too many tracks this year, but everything that has seen the light of day has been pure gold. Hopefully that means we can expect a Branchez EP or album in 2015. … [Read more...]
