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SONG OF THE DAY:? Clara Lofaro “Born to Love You”

I get sent a lot of music to listen to, and sometimes I just put tracks in a folder on random play as background music to see what grabs me.? When I first heard “Born to Love You,” I thought it was cool that Joss Stone had finally gotten a club mix. To my surprise, it wasn’t Joss singing, but rather singer/songwriter Clara Lofaro, with a multilayered soulful delivery that expressed desire with a bit of a pining rasp.? Chris Cox’s remix is one that kind of defies classification – it’s not exactly electro, or tribal, or stadium, or commercial- but more a subtle combination of all of those things.? “Born to Love You” and the remix sound like nothing else out there right now, and as such it might not grab you on first listen.? Put it on as background music and before you know it, you will be singing along…

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INTERVIEW: Henrik B (2013)

You can’t turn on BPM without hearing “Echoes” – the gorgeous stadium house version of the Police classic by Henrik B, Niklas Gustavsson, and Peter Johansson.? Hmm, a trio of Swedish dance music producers, that sounds vaguely familiar…? What might not be familiar is that Henrik got his start in the techno world before moving into progressive electro and house – along the way remixing classic anthems like “Chime” and “Can’t Get Enough.”? With support from Eric Prydz (who signed Henrik’s music to his label) and Avicii (who helped get him signed to At Night management), he is a rising talent worth keeping an eye on.? His Twitter feed is also worth following as he is quite colorful and never afraid to speak his mind.?? When we recently spoke at the Promo Only Summer Sessions, his personality definitely came through, and the conversation involved many of his loves outside the music world – espresso, burgers, and more…

DJ Ron Slomowicz: Congratulations, every time I turn on BPM I hear ?Echoes,? what inspired you to remake The Police song?
Henrik B: That?s a tough one; I actually heard the vocal as an a cappella and not the original song. My friends played it to me and I knew I had to do something with it. They sent it to me and we decided to make ?Echoes.? As I mentioned before, I had never heard the original, so I wasn?t really inspired by The Police, I just liked the a cappella of Sting.?
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SONG OF THE DAY: The Killers “Shot at the Night (Cazzette Remix)” / “When You Were Young (Calvin Harris)”

The Killers have never been afraid of clubland, and as an electronic-driven rock band has had their tracks remixed by everyone from Madeon, Stuart Price, Josh Harris, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Pet Shop Boys, and Steve Aoki.?Gearing up for the release of their Greatest Hits compilation ‘Direct Hits,’ both their current single “Shot at The Night” and their 2006 single “When You Were Young” get the remix treatment.? In the hands of Cazzette, the m83-produced? “Shot at the Night” transforms from downbeat synth pop to an edgier electro track with ELO-ish elements and a bit of a singalong Mika/Scissor Sisters feel.?? Calvin Harris transforms the rootsy rock of “When You Were Young” to a big room stadium house monster. With all the great remixes that the Killers have released over the years, a greatest remixes album to accompany ‘Direct Hits’ seems like a no brainer.

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