Alesia – Andrea
Charlie Darker & Paris & Simo – Cairo
Nom de Strip – Seesaw (Original)
Daddy’s Groove – Hurricane (Club)
Dannic – Viper
Hardwell & W&W – Jump
Hard Rock Sofa & Dirty Shade – Collapsar (Original)
R3hab & David Solano – Do It Life In Color
Andrew Rayel – Musa
Jono Fernandez & Paul Paris ft Amba Shepherd – Let It Out (Original)
Rivaz – Colors
Phonk D’Or & Jesse Voorn – Show Me the Love (Original)
SONG OF THE DAY:?Nightstylers ft Dan Brown – “Shadows”
While I realize that being an artist is following your inspiration to make music from your soul, sometimes I wish that my favorites would go in a different direction.? Listening to the new “Shadows” track from Nightstylers ft Dan Brown, this is what I wish Depeche Mode’s new album would have sounded like.?? Take the alternative synth pop from their ’80s beginnings, mix in some of their ’90s rock exploration, and color it with their dark-yet-uplifting signature and this really does feel like it could be a Depeche Mode track (and that’s a high compliment). As a followup to “More I See,” the Nightstylers go a bit more progressive but still keep a similar vibe.? It also seems like they’ve found the perfect muse with the expressively raw vocalist Dan Brown.?? Keep your eye open for more quality releases from the British trio comprised of members of the Freestylers, Sol Brothers, and Bimbo Jones.
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SONG OF THE DAY:?Charlie Darker – “Anxiety”
For some reason, when I was listening to “Anxiety” I was having a flashback to the part of “Rush” by Big Audio Dynamite when they were talking about the only important thing today is “rhythm and melody.” Rising Canadian producer/DJ Charlie Darker has found his own sound, a blend of hard and pretty – aggressive, bass-driven electro smoothed out with pretty, melodic breaks. The contrasts work and make for interesting tracks like “Anxiety” and his recent collaboration with Paris & Simo, “Cairo.”? Along with rising star Popeska, Charlie has been signed by electro mastermind Wolfgang Gartner to his Kindergarten Recordings.? In addition to checking out his track, follow him on twitter as his ramblings as a 20 year-old spinning around the country tend to be quite humorous.
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