Category: Song Of The Day

SONG OF THE DAY: W&W & Headhunterz – “Shocker”

What do you get when you cross electro and hardstyle? Maybe Showtek on crack? That’s a pretty good description for “Shocker,” the forthcoming track from Dutch electro duo W&W and hardstyle maven Headhunterz. Just as Showtek transitioned from hardstyle to electro under the tutelage of Ti?sto, it looks like Headhunterz is doing the same. “Shocker” is banging, hard, aggressive, noisy, and pretty much the definition of a raging track. Aside from the vocal sample “Come and Get My Love,” the track is almost inhuman with its intensity and modernization of rave-techno. Even at a time when a lot of these electro tracks are starting to sound the same, “Shocker” stands out with its pure aggression.

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SONG OF THE DAY: Sick Individuals – Wasting Moonlight

Dutch electro duo Sick Individuals try their hand at pop success. Known for banging electro tracks (Spear, Shock, Rock & Rave), this new song “Wasting Moonlight” comes out of nowhere. It sounds like a Foxes record as produced by Arty or Tydi, pretty “progressive” house with memorable uplifting lyrics and a big chorus. While not earth-shattering or groundbreaking, it is quite good and could easily be a crossover dance and pop hit. I wonder what it would sound like if they remixed themselves and turned it into the aggressive banger that they normally create.

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SONG OF THE DAY: Marletron – World Is Yours

Following the path of rocktronica goddess Jes, singer Marletron steps behind the decks to produce and DJ as well. Previously known as Velvet Code, singer Marlon Wurmitzer crafted catchy electropop songs like “Get Outta My House” and “Say You Love Me,” which blended rock and industrial with an Adam Lambert kind of vibe. With “The World Is Yours,” the sound is progressive house with uplifting inspirational lyrics, like what you would expect from Markus Schulz or Armin van Buuren on of their crossover radio hits. For clubland, the Futuristic Polar Bears ups the energy a bit for the big rooms while Nathan C roughens it up with chainsaw-styled electro for a harder edge. The always reliable Morlando injects a different kind of NRG for the hands-in-the-air commercial clubs. Adding live vocal performances while DJing might be that extra step that takes Marletron up to that next level of success his talent deserves.

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