DC & Hooks of Zeds Dead are releasing their new EP tomorrow. The four-track chef-d’oeuvre is appropriately titled ‘Adrenaline’ and is the perfect way to wrap up their epic ‘Graveyard Tour,’ which included more than fifty venues and enough bass to crush a family of Peruvian gorillas. Sure, the EP is only a measely 15 minutes long, but ZD will be releasing a free mixtape shortly on top of a huge Spring tour with Memorecks.

1. In The Beginning
2. Adrenaline
3. Hit Me
4. Oh No

Pre-order the album on iTunes

A few months back, we heard audio versions of the theme song for EA Sports’ upcoming Syndicate from Skrillex and Digitalism. The action game is set in the year 2069, which is fitting because I’m sure that’s around the time people were expecting we’d be listening to this brand of robot-orgy music. Luckily for us evolution and shit is happening at an exponential rate so we get the glory of hearing all the robot ear p0rn today. Anyways, the track just got a third remix treatment from Flux Pavilion and it’s everything you’d want from him – a little dancy with his blaring signature sound. Check all three, I can’t decide a favorite.

Skrillex – Syndicate
Syndicate (Digitalism Remix)
Syndicate (Flux Pavilion Remix)

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Looking back on everything that came out last year made it that much more apparent that 2011 will solidify itself as one of the best years for music in the past decade. Electronic artists finally putting out full albums made this list an all around keeper. Takes me back to 2007 when Justice, Soulwax, Boys Noize and others set the bar for solid electronic albums. Here are the picks for best of 2011. Happy new year everyone!

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EPs (extended play) were in steady flow this year. They’ve been more common for DJs trying to find their niche in different subgenres, but that didn’t keep indie/rock artists teasing us with little samplers before releasing an album. Given the success of these EPs, it’s safe to say we can expect bigger things from these cats in 2012:

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Crizzly‘s been on an impressive rise this year, building a solid buzz after releasing a couple bangers in the past few months. He gave out a treat this Boxing Day, a remix of Dream‘s ‘Go Hard.’ The w0mp has a kind of vintage Rusko feel to it. He seems to be really perfecting his sound, looking forward to what he comes up with in the future. Catch him on tour with 12th Planet and Flinch starting February.

Crizzly: Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter

Dream – Go Hard (Crizzly Remix)

Got a video of Skrillex at HARD Haunted mansion doing a “Levels” mashup (see below) at HARD Haunted mansion, but it looks like that wasn’t enough for him. He took the lighthearted, feel-good jam and converted it to a twisted out dub banger with another level of grime. Wasn’t expecting this to come out so soon, but I’m not one to complain. The combination is reminiscent of how I felt when I heard Kaskade remixed “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprits.” I could get used to this! Keepers on keepers this week.

Avicii – Levels (Skrillex Remix)

After coining the genre “Nu Jump Up” and defining what can be considered legitimate moombahton, Dillon Francis is back to his roots with this one. Quality dub coming straight off his Euro tour. I got a test in 4 hours, and I should be sleeping, but I couldn’t hold off on letting you guys get a taste of this. It’s crazy how established Dillon’s gotten in such a short amount of time and how clear the heights he can reach are. Last person I know that’s got this much all around love so quick is Skrillex, and Dillon’s following in his footsteps quicker than I expected. Can’t wait til this is released!

BONUS FRANCIS!

Steve Aoki, Rivers Cuomo – Earthquakey People (Dillon Francis Remix)

This one came out a bit ago, but I didn’t have the chance to grab the final version when it came out. Dillon said this is his favorite remix that he’s done, while I think it’s arguably his best. Definitely worth saving.