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Today’s track is from Noisia’s new Split The Atom special edition remix album. It is a remix of Diplodocus by Kill The Noise, and it is pretty great. Check it out below and go HERE to check out the full album.
Noisia – Diplodocus (Kill The Noise Remix)
Jessie J - Nobody’s Perfect (Netsky Remix)
So, I have been on this Drum & Bass kick for a few weeks now, and I really enjoy the remix of Jessie J’s - Nobody’s Perfect by Netsky. This song is rather poppy, which is no big surprise considering the original is a pop song, but Netsky does a fantastic job of converting it into an upbeat yet still mellow drum and bass anthem.
Cypress Hill X Rusko – Roll It, Light It
Rusko and Cypress Hill released the official video for their first single, Roll It, Light It, off of their collab EP Cypress X Rusko due out in April. I, for one, love this track. Hip-hop/rap and dubstep are great together and I’ll take anymore I can get.
The Killabits – Motown 2000 (Ft. Riggadale)
Coyote Kisses new EP Acid Wolfpack is out today on Beatport. It only has two tracks, but they are both pretty great. The titular track Acid Wolfpack has already been released, but the other one Galactic Love Song is brand new. Also out today from Coyote Kisses is a remix of Gotye’s Somebody I Used to Know. Check out the tracks below and head to Beatport for the EP and Facebook for the remix.
Coyote Kisses - Acid Wolfpack
Coyote Kisses – Galactic Love Song (Ft. Elliot Evins)
Gotye – Somebody I Used to Know (Coyote Kisses Remix)
Tribes, a franchise synonymous with early PC Gaming that has seemingly been lost by the wayside. No longer! Tribes: Ascend, announced last year in March at PAX East is being released early this year. The game is playable via a closed online beta on PC (register here), and I have been having quite a bit of fun with it as of late. While I have not spent an extensive amount of time (only 20 or so hours) in the game, I feel qualified to give you some honest initial impressions.
Unlike the typical PC shooter these days which feature a much slower based game play, Tribes focuses on pure speed and high flying acrobatics. Strap on your Jet-pack and get ready to use those skis because you will be flying over the terrain like an Olympic class downhill skier in no time (albeit strapped with fusion disc launchers and grenades). The system for gaining and keeping speed is so intuitive that you will have no issues chasing down flag carriers via a precise combination of Jet-pack boosts and downhill ski landings after only a few games. The Jet-Pack (right mouse) and the skis (space bar) are your primary means of transportation, with WASD walk/run movement being used only to change directions rapidly. You really get a sense of speed in this game, the developers clearly intended you to be moving at tremendous rates. Heck, most maps start you on a high cliff with nothing but good clean ski ramp beneath you just to get you haulin’ into the fight faster!
The weapons in this game are not your typical bullet based linear fire systems, you know, where when you click the bullet hits what you are pointing at. The real mans gun in this game, making a return from its franchises predecessors, is a slow projectile disc launcher. The launcher instant kills on direct contact or causes significant splash damage when exploded near an enemy. The game also features several other mortar type weapons, rifles and sniper rifles if you are really into that kind of thing. Seriously though, there are tons of weapons for everyone, with customizable classes to boot!
Speaking of customizable classes… Did I mention the game has customizable classes? With some recent updates you now start the game with three classes, a Scout (fast moving, light armor, light weaponry), a Soldier (medium speed, medium armor, medium weaponry) and a Juggernaut (slow speed, heavy armor, etc…) with many other classes unlockable via XP earned each game (based on performance and achievements earned) and upgrades available to many different facets of each class e.g. armor, weaponry, perks.
There are the standard array of game types available to play such as Team Death Match (with an added flag carrier team bonus effect), Capture The Flag (vehicles, bases with destructible defenses, lots of fun), and… to be honest I have not played of the other game types. I love the first two too much to have paid attention to the others. There are more on the menu though, I swear.
Here is the icing on the cake folks, the game is FREE TO PLAY! Much like League of Legends where you play for free but have access to some premium content with a purchase from their online store, the game is totally free. You can buy faster XP rates and a few new equipment/load out options or just enjoy a nice shooter with your friends for free.
If you are bored of your typical shooter, and want something new and original, give Tribes: Ascend a shot! The combination of speed, interesting new weapons, custom load outs and being free to play is almost impossible to pass up.
I’d like to welcome Brian Roberts to the Totally My Hat team. Brian is a small business Nerd Store owner and an avid enjoy-er of everything that is awesome. If you want learn to be the coolest dude at the party just read all of Brian’s posts. I am excited to have another writer on board to broaden our style and subject matter. Oh, and also because some people (ahem, Ben) never write. So please give him a warm welcome and don’t forget to tell your friends. Also; random heat for your ears.
Tommy Trash – Cascade
Chicago based dubstep sisters Krewella released this track a couple of weeks ago, but today they released a dope video to go along with the dope track. Check out Killin’ It above and let me know what you think in the comments.
This week’s Monday Mix is a remix of an already great track by Audible called Summit. Miss Nine takes the original and adds some bass and synth and houses it up a bit. Hit the break for the original and let me know which one you like more.
Audible – Summit (Miss Nine Remix)
Today’s dose is neither fresh nor filthy. I have been listening to a bunch of Bassnectar recently and wanted to make a post with some of my favorite, slightly more chill, Bassnectar tracks. On a side note, when Lorin Ashton is not playing the laid back tunes I am featuring here, he is making cone-shaped holes in venues he performs in. Last year he was fined in excess of $100,000 after a show at the legendary Red Rocks amphitheater after he pledged to “create the best sounding experience in the history of the venue: we are gonna paint these rocks with bass, we’re gonna let loose the hounds of madness, and hold hands as we dive headfirst into the experiment of participation that is a Bassnectar event.” The local authorities were not impressed. Anyway; check out the tracks after the jump.
Ben Edwards
Aaron West
Brain
