Category: Song Of The Day

SONG OF THE DAY: Nick Fiorucci – Beggin

Watching the flashback ’90s nu-house meme develop, it’s quite interesting to note how the classic sounds are being crosspollinated with different genres and inspirations. Last week saw Chocolate Puma adding progressive Prydz-esque sounds and the White N3rd going ADHD with a touch of just about everything. As a fan of Nick Fiorucci and his label HiBias, I’ve been waiting to see what his twist would be and he definitely doesn’t disappoint. “Beggin” uses a revocaled sample of The Four Seasons “Beggin” (like the 2008 hit by Madcon) as the breakdown for the updated house beats with classic grooves and UK-flavored garage overtones. There isn’t enough room here to distinguish between US and UK garage – let’s just go by pronunciations. Pronounced Guh-ruhj, then it’s the classic US house sound. Pronounced Gah-raj, its the ’90s British flavor with 2-step or speed garage inflections. Nick’s track is definitely the latter. “Beggin” is instantly recognizable, with great energy, and will work brilliantly on both commercial and underground club floors.

Image courtesy of Hi Bias Records.

SONG OF THE DAY (SUNDAY FUNDAY): Amy Grant – Baby Baby (Dave Aude Remix)

Just as?last Sunday?when I looked to Boy George for spiritual inspiration, today let’s go to the “Queen of Christian Pop” Amy Grant.?? With songs like “House of Love,” “Every Heartbeat,” and “Lucky One,” she is one of the few artists from the Christian music world that crossed over to pop.? Previewing her forthcoming album of club remixes, a devout fan captured a clip of Dave Aude’s remix of Amy’s biggest pop hit “Baby Baby” and it is sure to please.? Transforming the sugary pop confection to a big room high energy club track was obviously not an easy task, and just as he did with Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man,” Dave has again shown that he can literally make almost any kind of music work flawlessly in a club context.? Please note that the video is a low quality sound recording filmed at the gay bar Beatbox in San Francisco, so if you are easily offended by homosexual imagery then you might just have to wait until this (and the rest of the remix album) is released this fall.

SONG OF THE DAY: Aruna – Start a Fire

Lovers of trance and progressive probably already follow Enhanced recordings religiously.? The home base of Tritona, Estiva, Lange, and Juventa, the label releases quality tracks on a consistent basis.? Aruna is an incredible singer and DJ who has the kind of pretty yet powerful angelic voice which sounds so great on trance tracks.? Her collaborations with Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, ATB, Cosmic Gate, Myon, and Armin van Buuren definitely showcase that.? Following up her solo songs “Save the Day” and “Reason to Believe,”? she recently released “Start a Fire,” which pretty much lives up to the title.?? The production, with Johan Malmgren, isn’t a quick torch but a slow burn that grows with intensity as it pulls you in.? It’s one of those songs that might not grab you the first time you hear it but with each listen it will grow on you.? For me, it was the track I kept hearing during the Winter Music Conference; knowing that it sounded familiar, but it didn’t hit me until afterwards what it was.?? If you like vocal trance/progressive with a touch of a pop edge, definitely check out “Start A Fire” and make sure Enhanced releases are on your radar.

Image Courtesy of Enhanced.