Category: Song Of The Day

SONG OF THE DAY: Felguk – Can You Feel It

Looks like South America is becoming the hot new continent for EDM, what with Colombian producer/DJ Moska getting crossover success thanks to Major Lazer and HIIO continuing a chain of strong releases. Next up is Brazilian duo Felguk, whose track “Can You Feel It” is getting support from not only the big superstar DJs but also Pete Tong on Radio One. Listening to the track, it’s easy to hear why- dark electro, reminiscent of deadmau5′ “Ghosts,” with a pretty piano break and vocodered vocals saying the easily memorable title. It’s a track that a festival kid can easily remember to go to Beatport to buy the next day. The contrast of dark and pretty works really well, and you can probably imagine all the acapellas that are going to be mashed on top of it. DJs should go back and check out their track “Monka” for another massive big room electrotribal workout.

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Felguk – Can You Feel It

SONGS OF THE DAY: Rui Da Silva – Sunrise and New Lover

Portuguese producer Rui Da Silva is best known for two international anthems – “So Get Up” by The Underground Sound of Lisbon (recently covered by Cosmic Gate) and “Touch Me’ (with singer Cassandra Fox). Starting off as a producer, he’s always had a distinct musical element to his track and even though they vary in genre and style, his touch is always present. His two recent releases “Sunrise” and “New Lover” showcase this perfectly. Seemingly aimed for commercial clubs and crossover, “Sunrise” is a song about coming together and finding unity through warmth. Sung by Wesley Steed, it has a bit of a classic Pet Shop Boys feel both in the vocal and track production. It could easily fit in the stadium genre, yet there is a warmth and a truth to the emotion which makes it transcend expectations. On the deeper end of spectrum is “New Lover,” a much more sparse and raw synth-pop-based track with vocals by Penny F. There is a bit of the retro ’90s feel there, but it isn’t a direct replay – whereas a lot of NuHouse stuff sounds like records that were played in the clubs twenty years ago – “New Lover” has elements similar to tracks like Mars Plastic “Find the Way” or Jaydee “Plastic Dreams,” but rendered in a much more modern deep house context. Although different styles, if you listen to “Sunrise” and “New Lover” back-to-back you can hear the warmth of Rui’s production. DJs who like their tracks on the really deep/broken beat side should check out the Missing Beats remixes of both songs, which keep the vibe of the original while taking them on a much more experimental journey.


Rui Da Silva – Sunrise and New Lover

SONG OF THE DAY: Brian Cid ft RES – On the Radio

Last week, I was having a heated discussion with a few dance music nerds about what we thought was the best remix Giuseppe D ever made.? While they were trying to convince me it was Whitney Houston “I Look to You,” M People “Testify,” or Taborah “I Am,” and my longtime editor/media prophet friend swore the gospel of “Silent Lucidity” by Queensryche and “Stranded” by Lutricia McNeil, I refused to even consider any track other than RES “They Say Vision.”? The Philadephia-born soul singer brought rock and torch elements to her music that made her emotionally-powerful songs stand out.? Combined with a stomping tribal house production from Giuseppe D, the anthemic “They Say Vision” celebrated individuality and was a clubland stable. Imagine my delight to find her new cover version of Donna Summer’s classic “On the Radio” with deep house master Brian Cid.? The production is sexy tropical house, not too fast, but perfect for a summertime beach party or for lounging by the pool.? With the chill groove, RES is free to reinterpret the song with true emotions, adding pauses and emphasis on different phrases.? While the idea of improving a legendary Donna Summer masterpiece may seem heretical, RES’s interpretation is unique enough to make it a signature song and memorable enough to add to DJs’ playlists (and your MP3 player).

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Brian Cid ft RES – On the Radio