Picking the top 10s was no easy task, 2010 was an epic year for beatz and bangers. Here’s my list of personal favorites, in no specific order. This isn’t a list of what was most popular, I think if I heard Swedish House Mafia’s ‘One’ anymore times I’d probably puke all over my desk, I’m sure you all feel the same way.  Download, enjoy and r0ll in the new year.

Top 10 Original Tracks

Afrojack – Ghettoblaster
Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Pryda – Miami to Atlanta <- personal fav of the year Bart B More – Brap
Porter Robinson – I’m On Fire
Steve Angello – Knas
Chuckie – Move it 2 The Drum
Afrojack – Pacha On Acid
Afrojack – Replica
Wolfgang Gartner – Space Junk

Honorable Mentions:

Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup – We No Speak Americano
Avicii – Bromance
Mumbai Science – Gold
Spencer & Hill – Sunbeam

Top 10 Remixes

Clockwork – Airflow (Above The Nation Remix)

Kelis – 4th Of July (Rusko Remix)
Angger Dimas – Are You Ready (Oliver Twizt Remix)
Spencer & Hill – Dub Disco (Lucky Date Remix)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
Para One – Nevrosis (Clockwork Remix)
Something A La Mode – Rondo Parisiano (SALM Remix)
Drop The Lime – Sex Sax (Bart B More Remix)
The Black Eyed Peas – Dirty Bit (Zedd Remix)
Porter Robinson – The Wildcat (Lazy Rich Remix)

Top 10 Mashups

Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner – Black Betty Has Animal Rights (G.reg Bootleg)
Basic Physics – Sleeping with the Undertaker (Wolfgang Gartner // Amanda Blank)
DuckSauce VS Fatboy Slim – The Barbara Skank (Myagi AwesomeSauce Remix)
California Swag District – Teach Me How To Dougie
Dj Bucket – Hold On, I’m Still Ballin (Rusko Vs. Tupac)
Discotech – Call Me Mr. Big Stuff
Supakon – Gotta Work Through The Next Episode
Notorious B.I.G vs. Aloe Blacc – Juicy Dollars (DJ Dizzy Mashup)
The White Panda – Heads Will Smack
The White Panda – Tipsy In The Sun

Happy New Years!
– Chronic Mncher <3

There’s only one place to watch the ball drop this Friday night; the largest NYE dance festival in America, Together As One is just around the corner! With overwhelming anticipation, I teamed up with mix tape legends, the Groove Monsters, to prepare you guys for some of the hottest names in electronic dance music. A collection of boner inducing tracks, this mix is a taste of the crush grooving, body moving, record making and record-breaking weekend.

Together As 1.1.11 by Groove Monsters

Tracklist

• Wolfgang Gartner – Push & Rise
• Wolfgang Gartner – Illmerica Are Your Friends (Steve Camp Mashup)
• Laidback Luke – Break The House Down
• Staygold – Video Kick Snare (Dada Life Remix)
• Big Boi – Shutterbug (Jack Beats Remix)
• Dada Life – Don’t Feed The Dada
• Wynter Gordon – Dirty Talk (Laidback Luke Remix)
• Rusko – Got Da Groove (feat. Gucci Mane)
• Calvin Harris – You Used To Hold Me (Nero Remix)
• Little Jinder – Youth Blood (12th Planet & Flinch Remix)
• Richard Vission – Get Down (Lucky Date Remix)
• Laidback Luke – Timebomb (Instrumental Mix)
• Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette – Boys & Girls (Laidback Luke Remix)
• Afrojack – Daft Sound
• Wolfgang Gartner – Space Junk
• Dada Life – Happy Hands & Happy Feet
• Wolfgang Gartner – Yin For The Kill (Dave Spoon Bootleg)
• Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand (Afrojack Ducky Mix)
• David Guetta feat. Rihanna – Who’s That Chick (Afrojack Dub Remix)
• Afrojack – Replica

– Chronic Mncher

Urgent Warning: Due to the severe weather conditions, an emergency hurricane warning has been declared for Southern California. A funkndisco storm of epic proportions, experts have justly named this catastrophe, Alex Metric. 80’s pop, raunchy electro and MSTRKRFT style snyths, Alex Metric will have you calling in sick to work tomorrow. A resident on BBC’s Radio 1, Alex Metric (born Alex Drury) has won countless awards including ‘Best Remixer of the Year’ by London radio station XFM. More recently, Alex Metric has been finishing his debut album, ‘TBC’, with himself as lead-vocalist. Relax, nothing is under control.

Evil Nine – All The Cash (Alex Metric Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Reverend & The Makers – Silence Is Talking (Alex Metric Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Phoenix – Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
N.E.R.D – Hypnotize U (Alex Metric Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ yum
Beastie Boys – Sabotage (Alex Metric Re-Edit) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ classic meets fresh
Freeland – Under Control (Alex Metric Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Gorillaz – Stylo (Alex Metric Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

– Chronic Mncher

When it comes to disco grooves, funky breakdowns and ungodly builds, nobody tops the legendary duo that is Duck Sauce; that is, until I discovered Burns. Fellow CAD writer Skinny Genes was blessed enough to witness Burns open an astounding set for Treasure Fingers last Friday at the Avalon. Thanks to finals, I was left at the library with nothing but my books, a pen, and a jealous grin. Nonetheless I give you, Burns.

Reinventing the entire genre, 24-year-old Burns is pushing the envelope of funk and house. After completing a US tour with Deadmau5 and a UK tour with Calvin Harris, Burns put the final touches on his EP, ‘Turbo/Heartbeat’. He’s remixed the likes of The Black Eyed Peas, Wolfmother, Ladyhawke, and Frankmusik with no signs of slowing down. Burns’ music has a very special attribute; you can practically feel the Daft Punk influence coursing through the funk; he’s keeping it disco, disco. Give me that funk, that sweet, that nasty, that gushi stuff!

^ Burns on tour with Deadmau5

Burns – Teknique <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Gossip – Heavy Cross (Burns Remix) <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Burns – Show Me The Night (So Many Nights Edit) <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Burns – So Many Nights <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Mr. Blink – Gecko (Burn’s Start-Stop Remix) <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (Boys Noize esque)

– Chronic Mncher

BONUS

A very special 4 hour Essential Mix recorded live from Rockness in Scotland

– Club 75 (Zdar, Busy P, Xavier and DJ Mehdi)

– Boys Noize

– Burns

– Gary Beck

Rockness Essential Mix 6/19/10 (Right Click Save As)

Christmas came early this year, but Santa’s not delivering presents in neatly gift-wrapped boxes. Santa’s dropping bombs of W0mp all across the country, a national pandemic, kids can’t stop dancing. Now I’m not talking about white bearded obese Santa; this year, Santa is disguised as 21 year Zedd. Anton Zaslavski a.k.a. “Zedd” has only been producing electro music for less than a year, a baby in the scene, but he hit the ground running. Zedd has a unique style; his remixes still maintain an essence of the original while adding his touch of filthy w0mp. Nasty chops, unexpected dub and filthy electro… You better watch out. You better not cry. Better not pout. I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town.

I’m feeling extra generous… perhaps its the Christmas spirit, but trust me, all of these tracks are 5 star bangers

Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (Zedd Remix) <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Dan Thomas & Mab – This Year (Zedd Remix) <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Fatboy Slim – Weapon Of Choice (Zedd Remix) <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Skrillex – Weekends!!! feat. Sirah (Zedd Remix) <- ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

– Chronic Mncher

BONUS

Home of the deep-dish, Italian mafia and shitty baseball, Chicago is sketchbawlz. Thankfully, through the thick murk there is a beacon of light, a savior. Over the last year he’s produced over 30 tracks and just recently, he’s been signed to a solid up and coming electro label, Big Fish Recordings (Porter Robinson, Lazy Rich, Hirshee). Hailing straight out of the windy city, 20-year-old Lucky Date is changing the game, as we know it. Saucy builds, ruthless synths and heavy bass; this shit is F1LTHY.

What’s the difference between Lucky Date and the Cubs? At least one of them can get a crowd on their feet.

Frederik Olufsen – Awesome Vibes (Lucky Date Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ funky

Lazy Rich – Discofukkr (Lucky Date Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Spencer & Hill – Dub Disco (Lucky Date Remix) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ the drop at 4:00 = :)

– Chronic Mncher

As underground as it gets, I couldn’t even find this guy’s name. The only info I managed to scoop up on Brand-X: he’s based in London, started remixing/producing 6 months ago and he’s a David Lachapelle fan…

However, when it comes to mashups, he makes it rain; keep your eyes peeled, Brand-X is going to be huge.

Brand-X – Day N Knas (Kid Cudi x Steve Angello) (192kb) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Brand-X – Intergalactic Focker (Beastie Boys x Boys Noize) (192kb) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Brand-X – 99 Problems Can’t Stop (Jay-Z x RHCP) (192kb) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Brand-X – Milkshake da Floor (Major Lazer x Kelis) (192kb) <-♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

– Chronic Mncher