Coming from Funkerman’s Can You Feel It label, Dutchman Beauriche has been having fun putting his own twist on classic rave/techno? with tracks like “1986” (Latour’s “People Are Still Having Sex” over Hall and Oates “I Can’t Go For That”)? and a really funky mix of “Dominator” by Human Resource.? For “Every Woman,”? he reworks the Chaka Khan/Whitney Houston classic “I’m Every Woman” over what could have been an early ’90s Clivilles & Cole or David Morales track.? This probably started as a bootleg he did which just took on a life of his own.? The majority of the vocals are an ad-lib looped with just two lines of the chorus used in the breakdown.? It’s absolutely brilliant, and with all the love for Whitney’s classics, this will find love across many generations with the youngsters loving Nu-House and those who have been around long enough? to remember the original Chaka Khan or Whitney’s version from the Bodyguard soundtrack or it’s magnificent Every Woman’s House/Club Mix II.? Highly recommended.
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SONG OF THE DAY: JS16 & Erkka – Girls On Film
The Duran Duran classic gets a fresh update. Finnish producers JS-16 (well known for “Stomp to My Beat” and for working with Darude on the classic “Sandstorm”) and Erkka team up to literally go back to the future. The track is a mix of classic industrial and modern electro, or what Front 242 would be doing if they were working with Knife Party. There’s a hook which sounds like a sample replay of “Welcome to Paradise.” The stuttered synths are the sonic equivalent of a strobe light, probably inspiration by the photography which is the subject of the original song lyrics. With every listen, another element stands out of the brilliantly multilayered production. This is the kind of leftfield track that could end up on a movie soundtrack and end up being an international pop hit.
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SONG OF THE DAY: David Guetta ft Sam Martin – Lovers on the Sun
After a series of big room club bangers (Shot Me Down, Blast Off), David Guetta gets back into the pop vibe and releases a track aimed directly at commercial radio. Listening to this country & western electronica song through a few times, it sounds more like an Avicii track than a Guetta track. Since Avicii is listed as a co-producer (along with Giorgio Tuinfort & Frederic Riesterer), that really doesn’t come as that big of surprise except that the track really does feels like a mashup of Avicii’s nu-country album tracks and his stadium/progressive-house singles released prior. Basically, if you are a fan of Tim Bergling’s work, as most EDM lovers are, “Lovers on the Sun” will be an instant favorite. Sam Martin contributes a great vocal performance, elevating the track to feel like an epic theme song for a Quentin Tarantino movie. Listening to the campy dance rock of Sam’s band Con Bro Chill, you will really see the diverse range of his talent. Watch for a huge pack of club remixes which are no doubt forthcoming and probably a big commercial placement as well.
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