Summer NAMM (National Assocation of Music Merchants) came to Nashville last week (July 11-13) and filled the new Nashville Music City Center with a diverse variety of music vendors from around the country. Everything from guitars and drums to cases and in-ear monitors to production software and recording equipment was on display. One thing that was clearly missing was DJ/Electronic Dance Music production as two companies that have exhibited in the past – Numark/Akai and American DJ – were notably absent. With them gone, there wasn’t a lot to cover from a DJ’s perspective, but I found three things that caught my eye.
SONG OF THE DAY: Daleri – “Epic Mashleg”
In case you haven’t heard this, here is the current buzz meme among a bunch of EDM lovers – “Epic Mashleg” by Swedish production duo Daleri. In the span of a minute, they effortlessly segue the hooks of 16 tracks which are big in the EDM world. Shocking revelation – it all sounds exactly the same. Is it the same loop from a sample pack? Is the same ghost producer doing everybody’s work? Has it become so by the numbers that people are just rehashing what is already out there? While it’s true that people often find similar inspirations at the same time (be it a movie that inspires fashion designers or a book that leads to heated conversations), the sheer monotony of hearing these tracks like this back-to-back makes a good motivation for DJs and producers to try and create something that is outside the box. Also, for everyone out there, go explore and find something off the beaten path. That’s one of our goals here at NotableDance.com – to highlight great dance music from the commercial and the underground – big labels and small labels – across all genres.
Image Courtesy of Daleri.
Notable Dance Podcast #017
Roger Sanchez ft GTO – Troubleman
CLS – Can You Feel It (Prok Fitch)
Crazibiza – My Lips (My Digital Enemy Remix)
Wideboys – Wonky
Botnek – Through the Night (Original)
Junxsterjack – Lets Get This Party Started
Moska – Sick Kick (Original)
Nicky Romero vs Krewella – Legacy
Calvin Harris ft Ayah Marah – Thinking About You (Firebeatz)
Audien – Iris (Original)
Don Diablo & Matt Nash ft Noonie Bao – Starlight (Otto Knows)
Markus Schulz ft Sarah Howells – Tempted (Extended)
BT ft Aqualung – Surrounded (Original)