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Disclosure, Sam Smith and Caribou Get a Tear-Jerking Rinse on 'So Emotional Volume 3'

This is music that turns your ear drums into tear drums.

"This is music that turns your ear drums into tear drums" promise Phi Unit and Cousin Cole, the New York producers behind the So Emotional series. Starting in 2011, the pair embarked on a mission to bring a softer, more emotional side to moombahcore, remixing chart-topping love anthems on So Emotional Volumes 1 and 2. (They called it "moombahsoul.")

Volume 3, which drops this week, expands that sonic palette significantly, drawing from tropical genres like dancehall, Jersey club, dembow, reggaeton and even bhangra--but with "more sadness, more feelings, and more emotional DJ drops."

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"Cole and I came up with the idea for So Emotional while eating Thai food in Queens while talking about the women in our lives and the ups and downs of relationships. It was essentially emotional eating," says Phi Unit. "Back when moombahton was all hardcore noise and very aggressive, we wanted to push forward a softer and more melodic moombahton."

"So Emotional [is] more about a feeling and not so much about a genre," he continues. "We're #sadboys, but we're also #happyboys and in general #emotionalmen."

Running out of words to express his feelings, Phi Unit just sent us this:

'Nuff said, I guess. Grab your kleenexes.

So Emotional Volume 3 Tracklist:

* Tricky - Makes Me Wanna Die ft. Martina Topley-Bird (Cousin Cole Bootleg)
* Sam Smith - Safe With Me (Phi Unit Remix)
* Gold Lip - Breakfast Song (Cousin Culo Remix)
* Rhye - Open (Cousin Culo Dancehall Mix)
* Phi Unit - Ph For You * Sylvan Esso - Coffee (Cousin Culo Douster Blend)
* Robyn - Dancing On My Own (Cousin Cole Dancehall On My Own Mix)* Mica - Heartsong (Phi Unit & Cousin Culo Remix)* Yelle - Ce Jeu (Cousin Culo Bottle Party Blend)
* Caribou - Do Without You (Phi Unit Remix)