47. The Prodigy – Mindfields (Baauer Remix)
Posted: February 16, 2013 Filed under: trap | Tags: a song a day, baauer, chase & status, diplo, dum dum, electronica, flosstradamus, harlem shake, hip hop, mad decent, major lazer, mindfields, the prodigy, trap Leave a comment
Oh so you like Trap, do you? With Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” set to break the top 5 this week in the UK, it’s worth checking out some of his other stuff. As Trap’s leading light, he’s already engaged in beef with Azelia Banks (tbh, who hasn’t) and made himself a name on both sides of the Atlantic with his unique, SFX laden, club style tracks.
What is slightly painful is to see how unconnected this all is to hip hop. Trap isn’t a new genre, it’s been around for years as a follow on from crunk, mainly in the Deep South and yet it seems people aren’t making the connection. Still…
As far as this goes, it’s standard Baauer fare – take an original, twist up the best elements and turn it into something you’d throw your mother off a balcony to.
It’s a trap!
7. Baauer – Harlem Shake #hotfor2013
Posted: January 7, 2013 Filed under: #hotfor2013, trap | Tags: #asongaday, #asongaday2013, baauer, bass, dubstep, harlem shake, mad decent Leave a comment
Trap. It almost seems too ridiculous to last as a genre in it’s own right and yet it’s also the most exciting, freshest thing to come out of electrodancehiphopurban (delete as appropriate) since Dubstep reared it’s head. Lead protagonist Baauer succeeds where Diplo doesn’t (IMO) by making club music that cuts through but makes sense and he’s on a run of form.
A Song A Day 2013 