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SONG OF THE DAY (SUNDAY FUNDAY): Cash Cash ft Kerli – “Here and Now”

Kerli songs seem to surface in pairs.? A few months ago, remixes of “Can’t Control the Kids” arrived the same week as her gorgeous “Something About You” track with Tydi.? This past week I wrote up her new song with Tydi, “Stardust,” and not ten minutes after posting someone messaged me to check out her track with Cash Cash, “Here And Now.”? Perfect for Sunday Funday, the song just couldn’t be any more uplifting and fun if it tried.? The Cash Cash sound, a blend of progressive and electro with a cool commercial edge, recently heard on Krewella’s “Live for the Night” and their single “Take Me Home” with Bebe Rexha, is even happier and more euphoric.? The drop-out is literally a drop (of water). Kerli sings about living in the moment and embracing the present, something that is easy to lose with everything that is going on in the world. With the right promotion, this could easily be the big radio dance-pop hit that crossed Cash Cash and Kerli over to mainstream audiences around the world.? For now, DJs should consider this as their first record of 2014 to play after the countdown and Auld Lang Syne.? Everyone else should check out the Cash Cash ‘Overtime’ EP where this joyous collaboration is available.

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Cash Cash ft Kerli – “Here and Now”

SONGS OF THE DAY: Starkillers vs Inpetto “Game Over” and Starkillers & Tony Junior “Total Destruction”

Tracks inspired by video games are not something new, think back to deadmau5’s take on the Legend of Zelda theme, which became “Sofi Needs a Ladder.” For “Game Over,” Nick Terranova (aka Starkillers) teams with Inpetto, and rather than covering a video game theme, starts with an 8 bit-ish melody that sounds familiar and could easily be an ’80s video game soundtrack. The beat behind the soft and pretty melody gradually increases with intensity until a massive drum fill leads to the spoken “Game Over,” and the aggressive beats that you expect from Starkillers hits you dead on. The drop to just the pretty 8-bit melody comes as a bit of surprise and makes for a nice change from the elongated beatless dropouts that are currently de rigueur. Starkillers’ new track “Total Destruction” stars off with a similar video game vibe as the melody feels reminiscent of an old Mario game with the pseduo-Italian triplet beat. The melody fades away as a pounding drum beat builds the intensity and a single note is repeated, with a bit of glitch added, until the words “Total Destruction” are uttered and the expected Starkillers aggressive electro beats take over. Both “Game Over” and “Total Destruction” share a similar DNA, with Starkillers’ playfulness and sense of humor coming through loud and clear where he works with legendary German producers (Inpetto are behind the classic Fragma “Toca’s Miracle”) or rising Dutch talent (Tony Junior). With these two releases, it makes me wonder how incredible a full video game score done by Nick would sound…

Images courtesy of Spinnin and Doorn records.

Starkillers vs Inpetto “Game Over” and Starkillers & Tony Junior “Total Destruction”

SONG OF THE DAY: Yves V – “Manga”

When circuit music turned from eurotrance to tribal, the focus was either on pots and pans or the tribal drums. Yesterday, I wrote up Westfunk’s remix of Little Nikki’s “Yo Yo,” which brought back the pots and pans. Today it’s all about the tribal drums with “Manga.” Belgian producer Yves V follows up “That Big” (with Blasterjaxx) and “Umami” with this big room monster, bringing the tribal drums to 2013 with a sound so fresh it’s as if it has never been done before. It feels like the peak hour track played during a festival held during Brazilian carnival. Though, I can totally hear Kevin Aviance shouting “Din Da Da” on top of it.

Image courtesy of Doorn Recordings.

Yves V – “Manga”