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Christina Quadros, better known by her stage name Freya, is a 23-year-old singer & songwriter based in Montreal, Quebec. Her late-2014 track 2 Mouths, 1 Love is an instant classic with excellent vocals and highly danceable nu disco vibes. Featured on The Hangover Cure - Episode 0.

After years of experimenting with all sorts of rock and electronic music, word has it that Jesper Ryom escaped to a small Danish island in 2010 to focus on his passion of music.  Ironically, the isolation of island living turned Jesper on to the pulsing beats of electronic music.  He brings to house music from hip-hop, dub, his own guitar riffs, and plenty of captivating samples that pull the listener in.  A perfect tune for winding down or starting up, grab Deep Blues on Beatport or stream much more of his work on Soundcloud.

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ODESZA has had a fantastic 2014 with the release of their new album, In Return.  Capping off the year, they've released this killer remix of 5-time Grammy nominee Sia's new single, "Big Girls Cry".  Enjoy!

The Knocks never fail to produce future fab fantastic funky fresh beats to warm up the dance floor, no matter what the season.  Go ahead and clear out some space in your living room, grab a friend or ten, a bottle of something strong, and pump up the volume.  Enjoy.

Here's to serendipity and finding friends in unexpected places.

Instead of digging in dusty basements for apt obscurity like instrumental rap forebears DJ Shadow or RJD2, this beatmaker finds his sources randomly online: "To find things to sample, I used to just type a random word-- like 'blue' or 'cold'-- into LimeWire or BearShare and download the first 10 results," he told me. "I had no idea who the artists were or anything."

It's difficult to pin a genre on Sam Ray's creation, Ricky Eat Acid.  Maybe that's what makes it so great.  Swinging back and forth between ambient and chopped & screwed influences, Ricky Eat Acid delivers one of his most robust tracks yet.

Seriously, what's the deal with Australian DJ's these days?  The Aston Shuffle is yet another Aussie DJ duo tearing up the nu-disco/dance scene, this remix by '96 Bulls (yet another Australian DJ duo) is one of the most dance-able tracks of the summer.  Enjoy!

In mid-July, Kitsuné let loose Geronimo, a bombshell EP which sees Fred Falke – one of the pioneers of the renaissance of the French House sound – paired with New York trendsetters and men about town, The Knocks.The track showed a perfect annexation of both the artists’ musical output to date whilst somehow being incredibly futuristic.  Then, Lenno got all up on this joint and made it a proper dance party.  Tune in and rock out.

Covers seem to be "in" these days, and I'm loving it.  Take this cover of Björk's 1998 classic 'All Is Full Of Love' from the album 'Homogenic', for example.  Presented by Welsh duo Man Without Country, this tune has been a highlight of the band's live set for a while, and just now they are making it widely available for the internets.  Enjoy.

When it comes to remixing, The Twelves have the midas touch.  I love Fleet Foxes, and The Twelves have taken an already beautiful song and made it funky fresh.  Enjoy, my loves.

I first fell in love with German electro house duo Digitalism when I saw them perform at Washington, DC's unparalleled U Street Music Hall last fall.  A Kitsuné regular, Digitalism knows how to get a dancefloor rocking out like a band of mindless moshers.  Get ready to move.

Dimitri from Paris has been a powerful name in the French house music scene since the late 80s.  Teaming up with Italian DJ Rocca, Dimitri from Paris delivers this fantastic track from his new four-track EP.  Enough out of me, enjoy.

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There is a feeling of pure elation when I find a new musical act and know, right away, that it belongs on Audioflux.  That happened to me last night when I heard Viceroy's fantastic music for the first time.  It's getting cold out there, close your eyes and let Viceroy take you to an island paradise with all of the bacon you can eat.  Check out his Soundcloud page, he's got a whole EP up there for free!