#25: Alesso feat. Matthew Koma – Years
Singer-songwriter Matthew Koma has created miracles for the lucky few fortunate enough to work with his lyrical forte during the year. He wrote lyrics for Fedde Le Grand & Nicky Romero on “Sparks” and even teen pop idol Carly Rae Jespen on “This Kiss”.
But perhaps “Years” is the single that resonated the most out of his breakthrough 2012 discography; at least to the EDM crowd.
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#24: The M Machine – Deep Search
Metropolis Pt. I, the colorfully deep debut EP from The M Machine and recently crowned runner-up EP of 2012, is an electro house treasure chest filled with wonderful gold coins.
“Deep Search” is the one gold coin in that depository that makes locating the loot tenfold worth its value to harmony hunting pirates sailing the seven seas for the M that marks the spot.
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#23: Martin Solveig – The Night Out (Madeon Remix)
Martin Solveig’s laid back fifth offering from his fourth studio album Smash didn’t quite seal the match point, but French teen phenomenon Madeon served up an ace that finished off the doubles match when he unleashed his trademark throwback spin.
Tennis terminology to the bench, Martin Solveig did far from strike out when he took the faithful leap to call Hugo up to bat.
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#22: Pierce Fulton feat. Bebe Rexha – Sink or Swim
When 20-year-old Pierce Fulton recruited former Black Cards lead vocalist Bebe Rexha to front his latest genre-blending track, the match made in heaven would soon yield this dreamy electro trance number.
“Sink or Swim” touches base on Fulton’s familiar electro house sound, while it also ventures offshore from the previous works of both artists.
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#21: Afrojack & Shermanology – Can’t Stop Me
Nick van der Wall had far from a dull 2012. He stormed the Beatport Top 10 multiple times, placed within DJ Mag’s Top 10 DJs for a second time, and made a new friend who occasionally spins his disks when she’s not spinning something else of his.
“Can’t Stop Me” affirms Afrojack’s unstoppable momentum.
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#20: LTN – Ordinary People (D-Mad Remix)
After being featured on Armin van Buuren’s prestigious ASOT radio show in January, D-Mad’s remix of Louis Tan’s “Ordinary People” was instantly set to become one of 2012’s biggest trance anthems.
It isn’t enough in the diverging trance universe to sound ordinary, so D-Mad brought beauty and power to a delicate track that served well to people in a big room era.
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#19: Marina & the Diamonds – Primadonna (BURNS Remix)
The time and place may not seem right for downtempo to sweep the clubs, but with the help of BURNS, the genre can certainly fit in between headliners as tasteful interludes.
The mysterious London act chops and pitches Marina’s voice, scrapping the Beverly Hills scenario altogether to retrace the song as an inverted soundscape of the original.
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#18: Andrew Bayer feat. Molly Bancroft – Keep Your Secrets (Myon & Shane 54 Summer Of Love Mix)
Consisting of Myon & Shane 54, the Hungary duos of uplifting trance are masters of the remixing game, improving upon the likes of Above & Beyond, Jessie J, and Andain.
Their remix of Andrew Bayer’s “Keep Your Secrets” continues to verify the couplet’s promise as future trance gurus.
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#17: Tim Mason – Anima
Progressive house is a progressively general classification for a widespread genre of EDM due to the many changes that have occurred throughout its twenty-year lifetime.
Tim Mason is able to capture both the old and new in his single “Anima” that kickstarted 2012. It’s stadium ready house with the simplicity and thrill of earlier 2000’s tracks.
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#16: Laidback Luke, Arno Cost & Norman Doray – Trilogy (GTA Bigroom Mix)
Grand Theft Auto may not be what GTA stands for to Laidback Luke’s Miami producing protégé, but GTA’s bigroom mix of “Trilogy” is definitely grand, criminal, and fully automatic.
GTA’s remix explodes with a drop that is nearly as violent as the Italian mafia sandbox franchise the initialism parallels.
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#15: Wolfgang Gartner – Redline
Certainly included on our theoretical list of 2012 MVPs, Wolfgang Gartner supplied the year with incredibly catchy progressive electro house offerings that turned the world’s nightclubs upside down.
Many already recognized Gartner as the king of electro after half a decade of nasty releases. Some may now mark him down as an unexpected prince of progressive.
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#14: Joan Reyes & Heren feat. Amba Shepherd – Perfect Crime
A collaboration hailing from Barcelona, Joan Reyes & Heren are fresh faces to the scene, despite scattered releases, that ought to expect exposure.
Amba Shepherd once again takes an electronic song and injects an extraordinary sense of emotion with a lyrical write and vocal performance that challenge her very best.
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#13: Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child
Just because a group disbands doesn’t mean it can’t part ways with a bang as loud, proud, and inspirational as their cataclysmic rise to the top.
Featuring John Martin, “Don’t You Worry Child” ensures fans that after the supergroup’s valedictory, the three Swedes will continue to deliver top-notch hits.
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#12: Pierce Fulton – 10/6 (That Should Do It)
Another downtempo sleeper hit, Pierce Fulton’s “10/6 (That Should Do It)”, released for free via SoundCloud last spring, is likely one of the most moving tracks sampling the Mad Hatter.
To say the least, Pierce Fulton is an excitingly unpredictable artist with a drive for authenticity that fellow producers should strive towards.
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#11: Ellie Goulding – Hanging On (Sound Remedy Remix)
Preceding the sophomore effort, Halcyon, of BRIT award winning Ellie Goulding, dubstep act Sound Remedy uploaded their free remix of promotional single “Hanging On” to quite the positive response.
Sound Remedy one-ups the dubstep original with an unbelievable drop and ferocious triplet wobbles, keeping the passion securely intact.
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