The New Division, Remixers Extraordinaire

Our boys in The New Division have been very busy of late, dropping their first hip-hop remix (of Baltimore's Rapdragons):

In-house producer Vaab's prog house rework of their own "Violent":

As well as their take on 2 Hearts and Chemicals' "Coming Home":

Be sure to keep up with them on Soundcloud for all their latest remix work!

TND - Opium - Remixes & Free Download

The New Division's latest single "Opium" is up for free download this week only at their Bandcamp page. The single comes with the original track plus remixes by band members Juan the Tiger, John Glenn, and Vaab, who each take it in a very different direction. Juan the Tiger makes it into an ambient dub, John Glenn takes it international with an Italo disco rework, and Vaab moves into glitch territory with an epic 8 minute rendition.

New Vaab Mix

If you are in need of some dance music to fill your summer nights, or at least your drives to and from whatever you're filling them with, Vaab's latest mix of progressive house, electro, and trance might be just what you're looking for.

Tracklisting:

1. Bjork - Venus As A Boy
2. DJ Zilos - Always Changing [feat. Sophia Cruz][Rev-Players Remix]
3. Melleefresh vs. Deadmau5 - Cocktail Queen
4. Cevin Fisher - You Got Me Burning Up [feat. Loleatta Holloway][Tim Davison Remix]
5. Moguai - ZYVOX [Steve Duda Remix]
6. Arno Cost - Lise
7. Chrizz Luvly - Amen
8. Rihanna - Rude Boy [Tommie Sunshine's 5 AM Edit]
9. Josh Gabriel presents Winter Kills - My Friend [Francis Preve Remix]
10. Rihanna - S & M [Sidney Samson Club Mix]
11. Mord Fustang - Lick the Rainbow
12. Arty - Hope [Club Mix]
13. ATB with Dash Berlin - Apollo Road [Club Version]

Show Review: The New Division at The Crescent Jewell

The Crescent Jewell is a restaurant and lounge in downtown Riverside that generally hosts jazz musicians, but occasionally allows certain promoters to bring in pop acts. On one of these occasions, I ventured in to see TND play, along with local rapper and TND collaborator David Reddix, Jr. Unfortunately, the blown sound system had other plans.

After a brief attempt at a set, including an admirable rendition of recent single "Saturday Night" that went over remarkably well with the gathered hipsters, all things considered, Kunkel and company called it a night. Reddix took the stage squad deep, ran through abbreviated versions of a couple of possible bangers, and then did the same. I left before the touring headliner to save my ears the harassment, went back to the apartment I now share with TND beatmaker Janzie (aka Vaab), and consoled myself with the recently released official video for "Starfield":

The New Division: New Single

TND just released "Saturday Night"/"True Lies", a promotional single for "Shadows", their debut LP, which is coming in September. The two songs and a pair of remixes of each are available for free download at their Bandcamp page. Not included in the release is Vaab's dub of "Saturday Night":

The New Division: Electronic Production Crew

The New Division are not only a Southern California band with their own twist on the Depeche Mode/New Order redux that is going on right now, they are a group of talented guys with an interest in all forms of electronic music. Solo productions, remixes both by the band and its individual members, and DJ gigs add to the electronic movement TND is building. Until their double single "True Lies/Saturday Night" drops on the 30th, content yourselves with these goodies:

The New Division Remix of Keep Shelly in Athens' "Hauntin' Me":

(or their takes on Keilan's "Dying for a Change", Phoenix's "Armistice", or Houses "Endless Spring", as well as original trance production [as GALA] "San Diego")

John Glenn (aka frontman John Kunkel) has done a couple of original prog house tracks:

(as well as remixing Phoenix's "Countdown" and Keep Shelly in Athens' "Hauntin' Me", among others)

Vaab (aka programmer Janzie) just picked up a Top 40/House club residency with this audition minimix:

(in addition to remixing John Glenn's "Naia", Short Circuit's "Late Night Drive", The New Division's "Art Kraft", and producing a few original tracks)

For the original tracks, check out:
Phoenix
Keep Shelly in Athens
Short Circuit
Keilan
Houses photo courtesy of Aerial Noise