Alex Metric and Mark Yardley debut video for ‘Ilium’
Get ready for some old school nostalgia. Alex Metric and Mark Yardley's latest video for "Ilium" puts a modern spin on a vintage Atari feel. The video falls right in line with Metric's latest single off the Ammunition Pt. 3 EP delivering a frantic montage of a digital space odyssey. Always a sucker for anything involving astronauts we couldn't dare pass up sharing this one.
Alex Metric releases the third part of his ‘Ammunition’ series on OWSLA
Alex Metric returns to the release circuit with the latest iteration of him Ammunition EP series. Unlike Part 2, which was evenly split between original productions and remixes, Part 3 is 100% Metric. Our praise for Alex Metric's presence in the studio is well-deserved - with every new release his sound continues to develop while still maintaining an easily identifiable style, one that challenges the traditional confines of genres. Dabbling in electro and techno with disco flairs and dub-fueled breaks, Alex has once again delivered an undefinable 4-track offering driven by electro quirks and sonic wanderlust.
Alex Metric – Rave Weapon (Amtrac Remix) [Free Download]
One of our favorite rising producers Amtrac is back with another solid remix for his fans. This time, the Kentucky born artist takes on Alec Metric's "Rave Weapon," and if the result were an inanimate object it would be a sparkling disco ball.
Dancing Astronaut’s Editors’ Selections for 2012
We've gone over the biggest artists, albums, and tracks of 2012, but our end of the year roundup really wouldn't be complete unless we talked about our own favorites from this year. These are the songs that made us feel, gave us chills, made us party, and made us cry. You'd probably find these tracks with high play counts in our music libraries and dripping with nostalgia if you make us talk about them further.
Alex Metric releases Ammunition Pt. 2 EP on Skrillex’s OWSLA
With the release of his Ammunition Pt. 2 EP, Alex Metric is poised to lead the UK new wave that is exploding in Britain. Not yet a household name in the states, Alex continues to impress us with unbelievable creativity. He effortlessly creates intricate electro prog landscapes out of robotic clicks, pops and pings, developing some of the most interesting productions in dance music today. Like some sonic Doctor Frankenstein, Mr. Metric melds the sounds and styles of countless genres into a sound all his own, stapling and sewing them together into a precise and purposeful groove-driven monster. His latest release, "Ammunition Pt. 2" is a showcase of Alex's finesse in the studio, a neat package of 3 funk-fueled originals as well as remixes from Aeroplane, Mark Starr and UZ.
St. Lucia – September (Alex Metric Remix)
Alex Metric is one of the most underrated producers in the game with consistently quality remixes -- think, "Devil's Work" and "Rave Weapon." His latest take on St. Lucia's "September," is a progressive house rework with stabs of electro synths and retro-esque chord patterns.