Category: Song Of The Day

SONG OF THE DAY (SUNDAY?FUNDAY): Circuit 21 – “Love in the Shadows”

Back in the ’80s, E.G. Daily enjoyed much dance club success with a string of anthems, including “Mind Over Matter,” “Say It Say It,” and “Some People.”? Her darkly passionate “Love in the Shadows,” co-written by synth pop god Harold Faltemeyer, remains a Hi-NRG club stable, having been remixed in 2001 and even covered in French by Celine Dion as “Delivre-Moi.”? With such a distinct voice, it’s hard to imagine anyone capturing the emotion of the song as Daily did, yet Circuit 21 bravely steps up to the plate.? Possessing a powerful yet sensitive masculine voice with a dynamic range, Circuit 21 (aka Robert Brown) flips the gender and gives the song a whole new meaning.? If his voice sounds familiar, you probably remember him as the lead singer of the all-man boy band Bearforce 1 from a few years ago.? In the deft hands of remixer Cahill, “Love in the Shadows” is ready to conquer Hi-NRG dance clubs once again.

Images courtesy of Division Music.

SONG OF THE DAY: Sander Van Doorn – “Neon”

The past year has made me a fan of Sander van Doorn due to his creative tracks and his seeming multiple personality disorder. When I see a new Sander track pop up on Beatport, I wonder is it going to be a crackhead electro track (“Kangaroo,” “Joyenergizer”), an emotional vocal stadium track (“Into the Light,” “Nothing Inside”), or a flute track (“Koko”). For his new track “Neon,” he’s mixed up the bag, blending elements of flute (and other orchestral intrstruments) with progressive/stadium house- a mellow, yet energetic big room track.? The repeated hook is an incessant earworm, and after the first listen you won’t be able to get it out of your head.? This track has the makings of something massive, and there will probably be a vocal version coming quite soon.? The video, a colorful allegory of finding personal freedom by freeing others, is definitely worth checking out.

Images courtesy of Doorn/Spinnin.

SONG OF THE DAY: Hardwell and Dyro ft Bright Lights – “Never Say Goodbye”

When three hardworking EDM people end up in the studio, magic is bound to happen.? Dutch producers Hardwell and Dyro have been pumping out massive club tracks and remixes (“Three Triangles,” “Apollo,” “How We Do,” “Sky High,” “Leprechauns and Unicorns”), while Bright Lights (aka Heather Bright) has made the move from writer to artist collaborating with everyone from Porter Robinson and Zedd to Benny Benassi and 3Lau. “Never Say Goodbye” is an energetic peak hour electro track which walks that fine line between going too agressive/glitchy or too pretty/down.? While there is a dropout for the vocals, the beat loops and kick track keep the energy, so there is no fear of losing a dance floor. It’s also a song that grows with each listen, so while it might not grab you the first time, each time it comes up in a mixed set you will probably love it more and more.? The remixes wisely keep the vocals firmly as the focus while going all over the place with Skeletron being oddly subdued yet energetic,? AathiTroniic going progressive, and Visionaire going retroDirtyDutch, a la Afrojack from 3 years ago.

Images courtesy of Cloud9/Kontor/Revealed.??

Check out our interview with Hardwell here.

Check our our interview with Dyro here.