When EDM Trap music first started getting popular, I didn’t really like it that much, but after a while, I realized that there have been other genres of music that I didn't really like when I first heard them either. I began hearing more and more Trap that I liked from the other DJs in my crew, so I started to open up to it more. I eventually started digging deeper and discovered the more melodic, mellow, dark and soulful side of Trap which I was starting to feel a bit more. Some people hate the chill shit, and like Trap that is more hood and rowdy, but I just wasn’t into it. I also tend to dislike most music that is in the mainstream, no matter what the genre. In the beginning, I was only hearing popular Trap and it wasn’t really for me. Not to mention all the Top 40 Pop songs that I already hated, being remixed to death. I guess what I’m trying to say is that if you just assume that the shit you hear on the radio, in commercials, or with a million youtube view is the defining sound of the genre, then you are just being ignorant and judgmental, like I was. Anyhow, here is my new mix with some of the Trap sounds that I like, as well as some other beats that aren’t quite Trap, but fit well in this mix. As a closing statement, I have learned that it is best to refrain from saying you hate an entire genre of music unless you actually know more about it than what you merely hear on the surface. You may not like a certain style within that genre, but if you dig a bit deeper and hunt for yourself, you may open your mind to something new and enjoyable.
(The Expansion Project is a mix series exploring a different genre of music each month. Artwork provided by Static Despair: www.staticdespair.com)
1-Cee-Lo - Bass Head Jazz
2-Adeilhp - Gathering Pieces of Mirror
3-Yashar Gasanov - Get In The Groove
4-Metome - Paper Moon
5-Evil Needle - Hakunetsu
6-Choongum - Moon Phases
7-Dark Sky - Gaddagive
8-Thornato Feat. Jahdan Blakkamoore - Ka Kong (Captain Planet Remix)
9-Asscor - Opus Day
10-Treasure Fingers - Cloudlife (Edgewoode Remix)
11-Last Japan - East (Instrumental)
12-Shift K3y - Wiggle With It
13-True Tiger - To The Rhythm
14-Eightyninegeeks - Blowdart
15-KAW - Uoeno Champagne
16-Fred - Time
17-Siroj - Supreme
18-Strooly - Space Jam
19-Cardo - My Oldschool
20-Phantasm! - Magic
21-Oiki - Are You Scared
22-RL Grime - Die 4 Me
23-Thrilla - Circle
24-Subsurge - Dark Future
25-Milo Mills - Rocky
26-Jpoww! - Hit Em Hard
27-OG Status - Sweet Spot
28-G Jones & Guttstar - Zero Gravity
29-Emufucka - Hyperion (Coco Bryce Remix)
30-Massappeals - I Do
31-WU05 - Departure
32-L D R U - The Tropics
33-Shackles - Love In Space
34-Lil Texas - I Need You (Djemba Djemba Remix)
