Top 10 Tracks of 2011 by Beat The Bastardz!

Dutch duo Beat The Bastardz first got our attention when they released their debut EP Lumberjack BUY HERE . Soon after that the Dutch duo made an exclusive mixtape (Check It Out) for ENVE with some fresh electro/techno tracks. Now by the end of 2011 the duo DJep Bastard and Relfy Beats both share their top ten favorite tracks of last year in this exclusive interview. 

First up we have DJep Bastard's Top 10 Tracks:

Mustard Pimp – ZHM (Dada Life Remix)

“Clearly my favorite track of 2011. This remix has it all: energy, the perfect drop and an irresistible melody. This track is the ultimate party bomb!”

The Loops Of Fury – I Need

“2011 was also the year of The Loops Of Fury. They just did a remix for Moby, which is quite a big deal. They got my attention, when I heard I Need in one of the 2 Many DJ’s sets. Since then we have the track almost standard in our sets at the beginning after the intro. Why? Because the build up is huge and when it drops it grabs everyone’s attention. And the motorcycle synth is badass!”

Mightyfools – World Tour (Original Mix)

 

“We played over ten times with these two boys in the Netherlands, and honestly they are one of the nicest deejays we’ve met ‘on-the-road’. Their last three tracks (World Tour, Basso Grasso (Mightyfools Remix) and Thunderbad) are their best productions so far in my opinion. World Tour really does is for me. Perfect tune, a lot of soundlayers and a great combination between progressive and electro.”

Siriusmo – Einmal In Die Wochen Schreien

 

“A lot of people say that dance music is music without emotion: and than there was the shy German producer Siriusmo. With his great diverse album Mosaic, he made one of the best dance albums of 2011. Single Einmal In Die Wochen Schreien wasn’t only a hit in the Netherlands, but also a great (sensitive) track.”

Major Lazer feat. The Partysquad – Original Don

 

“Love it ot hate it. My DJ partner Relfy Beats absolutely hates this song. Yes, it’s quite over the top, but also a song that combines hardstyle with moombahton, electro and dubstep in three minutes. I think it’s quite amazing.”

The Bloody Beetroots feat. Dennis Lyxzen – Church Of Noise

“And than our Italian heroes of The Bloody Beetroots where back with Church Of Noise. It brings nothing new to the table, but who cares if it sounds so good? Well actually it brings something new to the table: the guest vocal of Dennis Lyxzen, which was one of my favourite hardcore singers from the great Scandinavian band Refused, who made the legendary album The Shape Of Punk To Come and than, when there breakthrough was very near, instantly decided to quit.”

Electrophants – Sledgehammer (Original Mix)

 

“Support your locals! Not only a big release, but also a big label: Boemklatsch Records. They deserve it. Their productions are always high quality stuff and they are nice fellas, hailing from the same hometown as we come from: Tilburg. Recently they gave their first international gig in Faro, Portugal. Gonna hear a lot more from these boys soon!”

Beat The Bastardz – Lumberjack (Le Boeuf Remix)

 Beat The Bastardz - Lumberjack (Le Boeuf Remix) by Beat The Bastardz 

“At the beginning of November we released our first EP Lumberjack. We we’re very happy with Le Boeuf’s contribution to the EP. He has quite a lot of success with the hiphop/dubstep act Boef en de Gelogeerde Aap at the moment. They played at all the big venues and festivals in The Netherlands. His remix created some great buzz over here. It was featured on 22 Tracks and 3VOOR12. Two big music mediasites in The Netherlands. I really love where he took our remix. The dark atmosphere and the combination of dubstep and experimental sounds made it a high quality not-standard dubstep track.”

Steve Aoki & Laidback Luke feat Lil John – Turbulence (Original Mix)

 

“Ok, it’s commercial in capital C, but damn this track is huge, It has the perfect build up: you feel the tension rising, great drop and than the crowd goes wild!”

Mumbai Science – Lotus (Original Mix)

 

“Damn these two Belgium boys turned the tables around! Starting of with mainly tropical (electro) beats, they radically changed there sound to techno, with a huge Chemical Brothers influence, but hey, who cares? I mean it works big time! Great track, lot of energy in it as well!”

Secondly we have the Top 10 from Relfy Beats:

Benny Benassi - Cinema (Skrillex Remix)

 

“For me this is the most memorable track of the year. We played it so many times at the end of our set and everytime Skrillex did the job and broke everything what was left down to the ground.” 

Spencer & Hill - Less Go (Porter Robinson Remix)

 

“What a blast! This one we played so often that DJep Bastard can't hear it anymore haha. I still love it, The building, the BANG! LESS GOOO!”

Wolfgang Gartner - Menage A Trois (Original Mix)

 

“In my opinion, one of the best electro producers of the moment. With his new album, Weekend In America, he showed us once again how it's done.”

Porter Robinson - Unison (Knife Party Remix)

 

“This track is in my eyes the "Cinema" of late 2011. We almost always use it to break it down in the final minutes of our set.”

Calverton & Qalvr - Raw 2 Da Floor (Lazy Rich Remix)

 

“What an epic track this has been for Beat The Bastardz in 2011, it always shows up in our set. We combine it with the original and love it!”

Deadmau5 - Lost In Space (Feed Me Remix)

“Talking about building up and breaking it down beautifully in Feed Me style, love it!”

Mustard Pimp - ZHM (Dada Life Remix)

 

“Dada Life.. What should I say about them.. They are just so great.. I don't think this is their best track but it's a 2011 chart and they just have to be in here.”

The S. - Death & Rainbows (Original Mix)

“The piano is so beautiful and pure on one side and on the other side there is that killer saw. Two opposites that sound delicious together.”

Dada Life - Happy Violence (Uppermost Remix)

 

“One of the newer releases in this chart, I just love the creative ‘SebastiAnish’ sound in this track and the raw dancefloor destroying sound in the middle.”  

Afrojack - Lionheart (Original Mix)

 

“If you asked me two years ago about Afrojack, I would have laughed and would tell you that it was crap. In 2011 he has actually surprised me with his new sound. Dancefloor destroyer!”

"For all of us here at ENVE I wanna thank Beat The Bastardz for taking their time to put this little chart together for us"