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Dance RSS FeedsSong of the Day: MIA - "Bad Girls" - Recently Madonna described Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" as reductive. That seems like an optimal description for the much buzzed about "Bad Girls" by MIA. The track is a pretty standard 90s era hip hop track with middle eastern influences sprinkled throughout it. The lyrics aren't necessarily flat, just not interesting or saying anything that is thought provoking which you would expect from the edgy-statement making MIA. Maybe the thought of just being boastful about the swagger of "Bad Girls' is edgy enough or it's a response to the similar sounding Panjabi MC "Mundian To Bach Ke" (aka "Beware of the Boys")? The video might be controversial with dancers in the full body dress of religious garments being seductive but the rest of the video feels like something Missy Elliott would have done in the late 90s (costumes, dancings, extreme car stunts.) From ano...Feed Source: dancemusic.about.com Song of the Day: Madonna ft MIA and Nicki Minaj - "Give Me All Your Lovin" -
This is probably the most fun Madonna has had on a record in a long time. "Give Me All Your Lovin" is mindless, bubblegum pop with a fast beat that recalls everything from Toni Basil's "Mickey" and Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" to her own classics "Material Girl" and "Ray of Light." Throw in a bit of "Misirlou," Martin Solveig's beats and short raps by MIA and Nicki Minaj, and you've got a fun mashed-up dance pop song that sounds modern enough for today's club kids and relatable enough for their parents. Wow, has Madonna's music gone the way of Disney movies - trying to include something for everyone? The video is the obvious Superbowl tie-in with Madonna playing with football players around what looks like a set from the movie Dick Tracy (maybe that's the explanation for the retro blond curly hair). While some may say including the Jabbawo... Song of the Day: Juvelen - "For Only U" - Courtesy of Hybris -
The sweet voice behind "Don't Mess" and "Hanna" comes back with the cutest video ever. It's like that commercial where Jennifer Aniston tries to do everything to make her video go viral. Juvelen needs that kind of help, because everyone needs to know this talented singer. "For Only U" picks up where he left off on his last album, melodic emotional synth pop laden with hooks and beats, and throws a cute kitten on top. As the lead single to his next effort, all I can really say is "Bravo!" And you know, bring more kittens. Whatever it takes, man!
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Check out more great music in the listening ... Clubbing in New York City - New "XL" Club on the Scene - While in New York City this week, I was told of a hot new club that just opened in the Time Square/Hell's Kitchen district - XL. Part of a multiuse space (with OUT Hotel and a restaurant), word of XL was definitely buzzing. I popped in on a Tuesday night and was greeted at the door by the mysteriously beveiled mistress Madame Black and nightlife princess jk*Prima. Upon first entering the club, I was impressed by how nice and upscale it was, almost like what you would expect from Vegas. The front room features a circular bar with mood lighting, glass videos screens and of course, gorgeous bartenders. The dj was spinning but the volume was not overwhelming - making it a great area to hang out with friends and talk while enjoying the music. Venturing in the back area, I was instantly drawn to a massive wall sized LED screen installation that was sh... Song of the Day: Grimes - "Genesis" -
Infusing dark synths with ethereal vocals and a sense of intensity gives "Genesis" quite an edge within the first minute. When the beat drops, "Genesis" goes from New Age to Enya meets Janelle Monae. The result is as bouncy as you'd think with layers of maturity and guts. Now that the artist is signed to 4AD records, expect her debut album Visions to drop in the US February 21st. Grimes has some other great tracks to check out for a little history, "Vanessa", "Crystal Ball", and "Oblivion". While Claire Boucher, the name behind Grimes, may be relatively new to the majority of our readers, we're hoping that we get the chance to talk about her some more. This one is a keeper.
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Check out more great music in the ... Song of the Day: Computer Magic - "The End of Time" -
When people do what they love, the results are stellar. In the case of Computer Magic (real name Danielle Johnston), this yields effervescent and laid back synth pop. This time it takes the form of "The End of Time", a track that is simultaneously dark and upbeat, leaving your foot tapping to the rhythm and your gears turning in thought. As introspective as the track is, the video takes it to new heights as Computer Magic walks her cute little self around New York City in a NASA astronaut suit. The imagery, as she frolics around a playground and walks across the street in front of cabs, is both playful and nonsensical. Why is she doing this? you might ask. It's ok, we don't know either. Just enjoy the music and stop asking so many questions.
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"City Lights" hits hard in the best nostalgic way. It really seems as if the 90's are the decade of choice for musical inspiration as A*M*E's track seems lifted right out of there. Of course some modern elements are included but even the video openly flaunts the decade stylistically and color-wise. Heck, they could be cast members on A Different World, kickin' it with Whitley. There's a little bit of similarity here between A*M*E and Azealia Banks, both attractive young ladies embracing the electronic genre with panache and gusto and hitting it hard. While Banks takes the cake with her "212", A*M*E and her rapper Bartoven give it a good push with "City Lights", and with any justice, will be packing your dance floor.
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Normally, we write about singles for the Listening Booth and Song of the Day. Then came, "End of Time" by Beyonce, which brought about such major conflict between Ben and Ron that they had to face off - reviewing each remix separately. See the lighthearted results of the head to head conflict here.
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Image Courtesy of Columbia.... Vato Gonzalez Interview - Everyone knows about the Dirty Dutch movement spearheaded by the superstar DJ Chuckie, but have you heard about the Dirty House scene. Coming from the pirate underground, Vato Gonzalez mashes elements of hip-hop, dancehall, baile funk, and house to create an energetic, prime time pumping sound. His debut single "Badman Riddim" was massive making top 10 on the UK pop chart. We caught up with the spirited DJ/Producer during Amsterdam Dance Event and got to the root of the new dirty house sound.
Image Courtesy of DJ Ron Slomowicz.... Sam Obernik Interview - I am not going to lie, the first time I heard "It Just Won't Do" by Tim Deluxe, I fell in love with Sam Obernik. Her voice was so quirky and unique that I just knew that she was going to be big in clubland for a long time. She's put out several incredible records with everyone from Linus Loves and Alex Gaudino to Paul Harris and Richard Dinsdale. We met up during Amsterdam Dance Event and had the most pleasant chat about her classic and upcoming releases.
Image Courtesy of DJ Ron Slomowicz.... One for the Reggae heads - Cutty Ranks MCing over the Sleng Teng riddim. Utterly flawless ... Rascal - That Bonkers tune rips a hook straight from Innersphere aka Shinedoe - 'Phunk' from a couple of years ago. (link)... New poll: Has the recession affected how much you spend on music - Here's the results of last week's poll: When will dance music come back from the dead 1. It already has (11 votes) 2. It won't (8 votes) 3. Ten years (1 votes) 4. Five years (1 votes) 5. Next year (0 votes)... form 696 on the politics show - looks like its going to be scrapped after a select committee branded it as racist. ... an apartment, a Urei 1620 ... and a feeling - (link)... Big Chill Village Green area - Hi. Can any Big Chill attendees from the past couple of years answer a question for me? I posted on UK-D couple of weeks ago about a small cinema tent called 'The Lost Picture Show' which we are running at the Big Chill festival this year. BC have now told us that they want to put us in the 'Village Green' area, nearby the comedy tent. Can anyone advise if this is likely to be a good place to be?... Monologue - Dave spent most of the new sonicsring episode trying to keep a leash on my rambling. We discuss the following; Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus Lie To Me 24 Fallout All Star Superman Read more: (link)... another one that'll never see the light of day... - (link) ... Amen to that - World's most important 6-second drum loop ... Diplo last night - Diplo last night was batshit insane. In nearly 20 years of Raving I have never seen a club so busy. You couldn't move, you just had to body surf to where you wanted to go. I was right at the front anyway, where a pit developed to rival any metal gig I've been to. Every tune received a rapturous hysterical response. There were 4 bouncers on the stage pulling people out the crowd - sometimes in headlocks. Good to hear my man Hostage having not one tune dropped, but two. Bill Cosby Sweater and La Roux remix. Same venue tonight to see him live.... pedi-sedate - "A child demonstrates the PediSedate, which gently sedates youngsters by administering anaesthetic nitrous oxide gas through a headset as they play computer games on handheld consoles" ... Raving we're Raving - Diplo and Boy 8 Bit tonight. Going myself cause mates are lightweights. Total sell out, will be rammed. Hostage, Hijack and Aztec at Noiseporn tomorrow eve. It's like it's 1995 all over again. iain ... Stag and Dagger tonight - Anyone going? (link)... Everything Everything - Really really enjoying this band, check their Myspaz, Luddites and Lambs and Photoshop Handsome are my favourites. Ch ch ch check it out! (link) Cheers,... Rate me on itunes pls! - Know there's quite a few itunes users here - (link) You don't have to submit a review, but if you could rate us (pref 5 star if you feel like it!) it would boost us up the visibility char and would help me out a lot. Cheers in advance!... Copyright © 2012, Stop Identity Theft Now. All Rights Reserved. |