Posted by Scott Willats

So Christmas and New Year’s have come and gone, leaving the inevitable post-holiday sense of letdown in their wake. To lift the spirits a little, here’s a look back at the Sweets of the Week anthems that made 2011 memorable.

Posted three weeks ago: VLSONN‘s beast of a tune. Cop the EP amigo!

VLSONN – dx707: LISTEN TO IT HERE 

Dec. 9th Sweets: what more can be said of Zeds Dead? If 2011 is any indication of what 2012 will bring, we might be looking at a dynasty!

Zeds Dead – Ruckus The Jam: LISTEN TO IT HERE

Dec. 2nd: Possibly the biggest breakthrough of the year was this 21-year-old from Michigan. GRiZ is it!

Can’t Tell Me Nothing by Kanye West (GRiZ REmix): LISTEN TO IT HERE

Nov 25th brought us German prodigy Zedd‘s newest release. Getting a lot of love throughout North America with this one.

Zedd – Stars Come Out feat. Heather Bright: LISTEN TO IT HERE

Nov 16th gave the “iPod song” a new identity

Caesars – Jerk It Out (Sawgood Remix): LISTEN TO IT HERE

Remembrance Day had all the vets going wild with the latest from Blood Music’s LeBreton.

LeBreton – Ghoul: LISTEN TO IT HERE 

Nov 4th was Deadmau5 week … with “Aural Psynapse” being the treat of choice

Deadmau5 – Aural Psynapse: LISTEN TO IT HERE

Oct. 27th had Nico Jaar‘s newest on blast!

Sneaky Sound System – Always By Your Side (Nicolas Jaar Remix): LISTEN TO IT HERE

Oct. 20th brought Bombs Away …

Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (Bombs Away Dubstep Remix): LISTEN TO IT HERE 

Oct. 14th … it’s all Bassssss.

Ferry Corsten – Check It Out (Bassjackers Remix): LISTEN TO IT HERE

Thanksgiving!!!! Shots to the head with this one.

Headshotboyz – Sweton: LISTEN TO IT HERE

Sept. 30th was all Killa Killa….

Easy – Heatshock (The Killabits Remix): LISTEN TO IT HERE

Sept. 23rd had Toddla T in town

Toddla T – ‘Streets So Warm’ feat. Wayne Marshall & Skream: LISTEN TO IT HERE

Sept. 16th….where’s the Dillon at?!?!?

Toddla T – Take It Back (Dillon Francis Remix): LISTEN TO IT HERE

Sept. 9th … some Toronto swag. Poupon just might be the next big thing!

Poupon – Searching EP: LISTEN TO IT HERE

And that’s that. Can’t wait to hear what’s going to be dropping in 2012. I have a feeling EDM is going to hit even higher heights — and I’m stoked for it. Have a Happy New Year………………….xx

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Posted by Scott Willats

Long weeeeeekend baby! Gorgeous weather, hockey, football and … pumpkin pie! Doesn’t get much better! Or does it?

A relatively quiet weekend in terms of live shows, at least in the Toronto area. John Dahlbäck will be at The Hoxton on Saturday. That promises to be a pretty classy affair, and I would check it out if you’re around the way. Also Blake from Earmilk.com will be throwing his second POP Kult! event at the Gladstone. Nancy Whang from LCD Soundsystem will be there, along with Hal Kilmer. It was well represented last time, and I can see the atmosphere being very up-tempo: a great way to start your weekend.

Sweets time!  I love these sugar-coated, mouth-watering, tongue-lusting tunes we got here.

First comes a track from a real heavy hitter: a future electro house giant, if he isn’t already.  Zedd dropped a brand new track this week and a lot of people are thinking this could be his signature tune.  I’ll admit it’s catchy and well put together, but there’s something missing — for me, at least. Can’t deny it goes hard, though, just like you’d expect from a typical Zedd track. Try it out.

Zedd – Shave It (Original Mix)

I’m a little tardy on this next one, so forgive me. When I first heard the track, it didn’t exactly hit the spot.  But like most tracks I don’t like at the beginning, I’m now head over heels for it.  Luca does some mean work on this one. The strings around the halfway mark are out of this world — they make the song so deep. But enough of me bumping my gums: drop the lime, baby!

Mush Mush – Drop The Lime Bootleg

And this one … screw it.  PLAY AT FULL!

Starkillers & Dimity KO – Do U Love (Original Mix)

Bonus Sweets!

Stanky …

The Beach (The Toxic Avenger Remix)

This is a different one. Hungary has it on lock right now …

Headshotboyz – Sweton

Finally: Me Gusta. Keep this kid’s name in the back of your head. Gmorozov!

Gmorozov – Me Gusta (Original Mix)

Music to be thankful for! xx

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