Category: Song Of The Day

SONG OF THE DAY: LA Riots ft Shiny Toy Guns ? ?Before You?

When a pairing works so well, it makes sense to do it again.? LA Riots did the sickening aggressive electro mix of “Waiting Alone” by Shiny Toy Guns, which energized the classic 4AD/Nettwerk sound of the original for big room dance floors.? Returning the favor, Shiny Toy Guns contributes the topline for “Before You,” the forthcoming single by LA Riots.? A seeming mesh of disparate elements (pretty keyboards, harsh electro, trap breakdown, glitchy noise) meld together to form a compelling track for Carah Faye’s hauntingly beautiful vocals.? Talking about pairs working well together, bag designer Lexdray features “Before You” in their advertisement for their Ibiza Pack (a luxury DJ bag) and hosts LA Riots’ latest mixed set as the “Welcome to Los Angeles” edition of their City Series. As you are enjoying the banging hour-long set which spans various EDM genres, pay close attention to the last track, starting about 55:30, for the full version of “Before You.”

Image Courtesy of Lexdray.

SONG OF THE DAY: Leonardo GloVibes – “Move On”

A really good DJ/producer can be compared to a burlesque dancer – a good tease leads to an even better payoff. Just as a master DJ might tease his crowd with a sample of a something familiar, Italian born Leonardo Glovibes has constructed “Move On” to do the same thing. About 45 seconds in, there is just a single sampled horn note. The note is so familiar- and as it is effected and repeated, the anticipation builds. After another 30 seconds, the sample is played longer and all the trainspotters are going crazy realizing that it’s taken from a house classic. Then after another thirty seconds, the sample is played in full and you realize that its the sax line from Black Box “Strike It Up.” Over the next five minutes, the horn line is worked every which way – stretched out, staccatoed, echoed – all over a disco/tribal house beat that is set to be an Ibiza anthem. Already in the Beatport Top 10 on Beatport, it’s a record that crowds will love as much as the DJs do. It makes a fitting tribute to the original artist Black Box as their modus operandi, which was often liberally sampling other people’s work without giving credit until after it was discovered (see Loleatta Hollaway and Martha Wash). There’s a good chance that this track is going to become so big this summer that a vocal will be added and it will become a new house standard a la Lee & Cabrera “Shake It.”

Images courtesy of PP Music.

Read our interview with Shiny Toy Guns here.

SONG OF THE DAY: Aly and Fila ft Sue Mclaren – “Mysteries Unfold (Uplifiting Mix)”

Sometimes it really is all about the remix.? Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila are set to release their Quiet Storm album, which has been preceded by the grungy/alternative rock-feeling “Running Out of Time,” featuring the vocals of Chris Jones.? Going in the opposite direction, “Mysteries Unfold” is pretty, almost soothing trance aimed for the swaying end-of-night feel.? Sue Mclaren’s vocals are lush and flowing, with a slight husky tone, grooving like a lullaby on edge.? On first listen, it sounds good and will work well in a club set and on the radio, but there is something missing.? Then comes the Uplifting mix and all bets are off. Wow, the energy and BPM are increased exponentially, with a powerful kick loop reminiscent of Tiesto “Flight 643” (or for the euro/hardcore fans – the infamous CYT Remix of Erika “I Don’t Know”). A seemingly random male robotic voice adds some dissonance, giving it a bit of added quirk.? Sue’s vocals sound completely different – while still pretty, they are more powerful and anthemic (like one of Sarah McLachlan’s better electronic remixes). ? With the new album coming, let’s hope they follow this inspiration and do a remix album of Uplifting mixes.? That would be a clubslayer.

Images courtesy of Future Sounds of Egypt/Armada.

Read our interview with Fila of Aly & Fila here.