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On The House 5/16: Platinum Free Downloads of The Week

Five tracks for your listening pleasure. 100% gratis.

With millions of complimentary tracks floating across the internet each week, who has time to vet hours upon hours of new music? Platinum does. So put your feet up and get ready to click that download button—it's free.


Polish Ambassador feat. Mr. Lif & Ayla Nereo - Lost & Found
Polish Ambassador likes to think outside of the proverbial box. This Oakland-based producer has gained quite an impressive following with his brand of glitch-based festie beats that touch on elements of bass music, hip-hop, and an array of endless of soundscapes. For his next full length album Pushing Through The Pavement, he's enlisted an array of talented collaborators, like the iconic underground rap hero Mr.Lif and Ayla Nereo, a partner in the producer's vocal-centric side project, Wildlight.

Life on Planets - Fields of The Sun
Life on Planets is one of the newest outfits to emerge out of the legendary Wolf + Lamb camp, who will release the track on their imprint Double Standard Records. For this utterly wonderful springtime jam, the group strips down the formula to the bare bones, utilizing only an acoustic guitar, a drum machine and a good old-fashioned microphone. There's no futuristic trickery on this cut—rather an organic and emotional jam that will take you straight into the months of sunshine and smiling faces. Add this one to your music library and let the good vibes takeover.

Five Knives - Savages (Pretty Lights Remix)
Red Bull has recently kicked off their Red Bull Editions campaign. For this innovative series, a group of esteemed producers, rappers, and DJs have created three exclusive remixes of tracks previously released on Red Bull Records. For one of the project's most intriguing entries, Colorado producer Pretty Lights take Five Knives' track "Savages" and puts his signature spin on it, the result of which is this mind-bending remix.

Adina Howard x Pat Lok - Freek (2014 Booty)

Vancouver producer Pat Lok loves putting a funky spin on the R&B classics we love to sing in the shower. On his most recent rework, which was released to celebrate hitting 1,000,000 plays on his Soundcloud, Lok turns to Adina Howard's 1995 single "Freak Like Me," which hit number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. Adding in some club-ready UK garage sounds and a helpful serving of punchy drums, Pat Lok turns a beloved classic into something even more seductive.


Pharrel - Happy (Kaytranada Edition)
Pharrel's "Happy" is easily the biggest track of the last six months. Your mom loves it, Oprah loves it, and if you're golden retriever could speak, he would probably tell you he loves it too. Buzzing producer Kaytranada has a special knack for making amazing songs even better, usually with the addition of some twangy bass-lines. This time around, Kaytra comes in for the win once again, with an uplifting and soulful rework of Pharrell's soon-to-be-timeless classic. It doesn't get much better than this people.