Notable Dance Podcast #020

Bass Kleph – Back to Funk
Leonardo Glovibes – Movin On
Jay Vegas – Boys & Girls
Daleri – Somebody Told Me En Route
Kid Massive & Alex Sayz ft Miella – Strong (Orginal)
Afrojack – Ray Bomb
Chrizz Luvly – The One
Alex Mind – Maelstrom
David Hopperman & Xantra ft Databoy – Spiral (Original Vocal)
Marcelo Cic & Raoul Gidyon ft Sebastian Garcia – World Ends (Looper)
Simon Patterson ft Lucy Pullin – The One (Original)

SONG OF THE DAY: Quintino & Blasterjaxx – “Puzzle”

Sander van Doorn is quite the busy guy, isn’t he? When he’s not on the road touring or producing big room club tracks (Neon, Ten, Joy Energizer, Kangaroo), he is searching for tracks for his label Doorn.?? Buzzing for a bit, “Puzzle,” by Blasterjaxx and Quintino, is aptly named.? Instead of Dirty Dutch, let’s call it Darkly Dutch.? While the track starts with typical hard electro beats, there’s a bit of an evil vibe to it (similar to “Equinox” by Skrillex). The drop brings in an almost evil-sounding synth line, similar to the foreboding soundtrack of a horror movie.? The buildup is insane, increasing in intensity, sounding like a police siren.? The track comes back strong and massive, sounding like what you would expect from a dirty (or darkly) dutch track.?? The title comes from the vocal sample used, but also the way the different elements are connect perfectly – like a puzzle.? If you’ve heard any of the big guys spinning out lately, you’ve probably heard this played – so now you know what to go download on Beatport.

Image Courtesy of Doorn/Spinnin.

SONG OF THE DAY (SUNDAY FUNDAY): Ab Soto – “Keep It Movin”

After writing up “Google Google Apps Apps,” my blog mother Victoria Jent told me to check out Ab Soto.? The west coast-to-east coast transplant mashes banjee boy style with fun and energetic electro/dance/pop/hip hop.? Going through his two ‘Fag Out’ albums, it was hard to choose a favorite, but I found myself going back to “Keep It Movin.”? Over a track bouncing between modern electro, hip-house, and big beat production styles, his lyrics about recovering from a breakup is a modern take on the classic “I Will Survive.”? Although it was released last year, the energy and freshness takes the ’90s flashback meme and gives it a queer twist.? With its colorful cast of characters dancing and singing along, the video channels Deee-Lite with its groovy fabulousness, or should I say banjee realness.??Since his two albums are free for download on Bandcamp, you’ve now got the perfect soundtrack for a true Sunday Funday.

Image Courtesy of Ab Soto.