Hardwired Moombahton

DJ Ayre here, back fresh from a mini-tour on the East Coast. Today we’re featuring some new moombahton tracks I picked up from the Eastside, which is essentially dutch house slowed to roughly 105-110 bpm (think “Tell Me When to Go” by one of my favorite baydestrians, E-40). The movement is just now picking up steam, particularly in Da Bay, but I suspect that Moombahton will soon be a mainstay in the club scene. Follow the link below to hear how it all started.

I'm also including a video that I found especially thought-provoking. Srikumar S. Rao, Ph.D. and professor of Creativity and Personal Mastery at Columbia Business School, gives a riveting talk about humans are inherently wired to be happy, but that external stimuli (Especially from the current culture of envy, hedonism, and perpetual advertising) trains our mind to be unhappy through the "if only x, then I'd be happy" train of thought. My favorite line: "Think about 10 years ago, and what you wanted. Chances are you probably got a lot of those things. Are you happy? No, because you replaced your desire in 'If I only had x, then I'd be happy,' and have so conditioned yourself to be unhappy." Powerful.



Sidney Samson - Riverside (Dave Nada's Moombahton Edit)
It is inevitable that whenever there's a new spin on dutch house, Sidney Samson's breakout banger Riverside will be at the head of the list of tracks to be remixed. Dave Nada, the Founder of Moombahton, faithfully reproduces Riverside to huge effect. Peep his interview about the founding of Moombahton Here


Afrojack vs. Major Lazer vs. E-40 - Pon De Streets (Audio1 Moombahton Edit)
A perfect transition track from house down to Moombahton tempo, this edit from The Bay's Audio1 is super clean with a funky hip-hop cut tossed in. Audio1 is making a name for himself within the rapidly expanding Moombahton scene, check him out.


Lady Gaga - Alejandro (Audio1 Moombahton Extended Edit)
However you may feel about her mainstream attitude, you gotta respect the Lady's avante-garde persona and how she pushes the envelope constantly in every direction. I won't lie, I'm always curious to see what she'll get away with next (like her recent attempt to get political and campaign for the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"), up until she shaves her head in a massive breakdown. This edit from Audio1 gives the track a whole new feel that's perfect for some peakhour grindhouse.


Bonus:

DJ Yoda - Toot It Up (Nick Thayer Moombahton Remix)