embrace your EDM family.

I think sometimes I forget how important music is, in terms of bringing people together. I've had the pleasure of meeting a lot of people through music, be it the shows I've gone to, or just cruising #trancefamily hashtags on twitter. It's nice to know that there are others out there that feel the same connection with music that I do. When you discover a song and you can feel the words to your very core, words that ring true to how you feel at that very moment, or how you've felt in the past. When you feel a drop in a track that brings actual shivers to your spine...I know for a fact that I'm not the only one that feels the intense rush TRANCE brings to the heart, to the mind. Music brings us TOGETHER. I am so blessed to have a family of friends that enjoy music as much as I do as well. To have an environment of friends around me to share music and passion with is a blessing. And every single time I meet someone new in my life that shares the same obsession with music I do, I can't help but get excited. When I hear a track that's done something exciting, and it resonates in my heart or I discover a new song and its on my mind until I've at least shared it with ONE other person, and then I meet someone who suffers from the same symptoms of "music love" that I do, THAT gets me going! 

Specific to EDMONTON - I want to remind all my friends and everyone who calls the city of champions home - EMBRACE whats going on in our city. For every fan boy that's just going to the next Boodang show to drop some E and get messed up and every bandwagoner that is simply there for the party, remember there is someone else who is there for that same feeling I'm speaking about. There are those who love music, and then there are those who love getting fucked up to music -embrace those who are like minded in your love of music and enjoy it TOGETHER. Share music, share DJ's, share some god damn discoveries. And even though I'll be the first to say the amount of shows is becoming totally redundant (I'm currently "invited" to 14 shows in the next 2 months on facebook) and the "money-grab" that EDM is starting to resemble in our city is scary - at least we have the opportunity to see artists other cities and other fans don't have. I'd rather 14 shows to go to then none at all. EMBRACE the family around you that feels the same thing you do when your alone cruising your old In Search of Sunrise albums or downloading AOKI (I hope that's not the case but I refuse to judge)...whatever gets you going, as long as its music that makes you feel what I feel, its doing something right. 

WORD.

ANYWAYS - Here are some TRACKS that have been on my mind and iPod the past few weeks that'll I'll share with you. 

MORGAN PAGE feat NADIA ALI - CARRY ME 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Janwt72x4Ks\

DJ ECO - DESERT SONG      
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Janwt72x4Ks

REX MUNDI - MENCE      (This ones so dark, I love it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu-twZzT0xs

CASSANDRA FOX - TOUCH ME (MS54 REMIX) 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxMGG_J80Sw

TENISHA -  WHERE DO WE BEGIN (Andrew Rayel Remix)  (best track of last week, hands down)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ORFN_52s8M

ARMIN - I'LL LISTEN (Super8 & Tab Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8hceuAI6jg

TIESTO & ALLURE - PAIR OF DICE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boGCwYr4M00

DINKA - POLARITY   (I'm proud of this find) :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Wmi_Ivwtk

Leon Bolier & Alex Kenji - Trumpets (Original Mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgtzrXLyPws

SEBASTIAN INGROSSO & TOMMY TRASH - RELOAD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjI2CHup07M

HARDWELL VS ABOVE AND BEYOND - THING CALLED SPACEMAN (W&W MASHUP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUwTiMuh-BA