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SONG OF THE DAY: Tale & Dutch ft Bart Reeves – The Message

While most everyone is reliving the ’90s, some have moved on to recreating the early ’00s. The original hardstyle version of DJ Bart’s “The Message” sounded like a typical Nukleuz track with voice of God-sampled movie soundtrack vocals, like Aquagen.? The new Reload version, similar to the recent reboot of Master Blaster “How Old Are You,” lowers the tempo to a more europop/electro vibe yet increases the energy.? Now credited to Tale & Dutch ft Bart Reeves, the mix sounds like like what Airscape or Yomanda would be doing in 2014 if they were still producing under those monikers (for those who don’t know, EDM guys tend to change names and sounds every 3-4 years). The track is definitely commercial, but with enough of an edge that a DJ throwing it in a mix would definitely catch people by surprise.? With a lot of the big room bangers sounding so similar lately, it is this kind of leftfield element that will make a creative DJ stand out from the pack.

SONG OF THE DAY: Dave Aude ft Andy Bell – Aftermath (Here We Go)

If you’ve ever seen Dave Aude spin live (which I strongly recommend), you will notice that he is definitely a DJ’s DJ – using three decks to mix acapellas and tracks live to remix on the fly.? This same idea of reinvention is evident in many of his recent productions and remixes where he has embraced ’90s Nu-House elements with his own unique spin.? Working with one of his personal idols, Andy Bell of Erasure, he has taken it a step further – bringing in ’80s synths with ’90s synth-pop flavors to a thoroughly modern 2014 electropop production.? “Aftermath (Here We Go)” sounds like he has rebuilt one of the best songs from Erasure’s ‘Chorus’ album for today’s dance floors.? Andy’s vocals are as beautiful as ever and the lyrics are as catchy as any of Erasure’s biggest hits.? Listening to the song over and over, I keep imagining how amazing it would be for Dave Aude to go into the studio and produce Erasure’s next album.? When Vince hears how good this song is, it could just possibly happen.