Madeon - Triple J Mix

Madeon's Live Triple J Mix just hit SoundCloud, and has already racked up an impressive collection of plays.  The French teen wonder seems to get bigger and bigger with every release.  Enjoy the mix.

Madeon - The City

At this point you either love or hate Madeon.  Here's his newest track in his string of singles, and this one is his poppiest and most radio friendly to date.  If anything, Madeon's certainly setting his sights on radio play at this point.  What do you think?

Madeon's "Finale" is almost here, and it's his most important track to date. Here's why

Ah, Madeon.  The French kid wonder has been releasing a few tracks here and there, but his newest track, "Finale", is the most important to date.  Bold claim, I know, but it marks the first time Madeon's really stepping forward for me.

I try to hold back most/all negative comments on this site, and the past few Madeon tracks weren't showing me anything new-- he's clearly got fantastic production and mixing, but his tracks were starting to sound the all the same.  He's got a specific signature sound he does (I'll call it his "jump" from here on out, because that's what it sounds like to me), and it's present on all his tracks-- and "Finale" is the first good one where he's skipped it.  In addition, he's broken out and added some vocals as well.  As for his "jump" sound, it's the type of thing you love at first, but it's become his crutch and his way to attract attention to the tracks, and it's a bit played out for me.

Yeah, I know what you're thinking-- how can I even begin to knock any part of Madeon when the kid obviously has more skills/fans/tracks/whatever than I do, at a younger age than I? But-- here's my sincerest compliment.  For the first time in a while, I think Madeon might bridge the gap to be something even bigger-- the next Deadmau5 perhaps?

In Case You Missed It: Madeon's Live DJ Set

In case you missed out on Madeon's incredible live show this weekend, you can listen to it here.  The French wunderkind laid out an awesome 20 minute set which demonstrates perfectly why he's so popular globally.  He closed the set out with his awesome Pop Culture remix, which might be his most well known work currently-- but there is plenty more in store for Madeon this year.  I'd hope he'd make his way over to the US this summer, but we can only dream for the time being.  Listen to the set above.

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