Vicetone ft Jonny Rose – Stars (Original)
Nervo – Hold On (Extended)
Sick Individuals – free (Original)
Spencer & Hill ft Mimoza – Let Out da Freak (dBerrie)
Afrojack – Funk With Me (Andrew Cooper)
Andy Caldwell ft Angela McCluskey – We Are the Future (Revolvr)
Revolvr – Clockwork (Original)
Dankann & Antillas ft Laurell – When You Love Someone (Maor Levi)
Digital Freq & Justin Michael ft Matt Belli -The Way I Feel
Nightstylers ft Dan Brown – Shadows (Orginal)
Bloody Beetroots – Spank
Fedde Le Grand, Sultan & Ned Shepard – Long Way From Home
SONG OF THE DAY: Peking Duk vs iSH – “The Way You Are”
Released back in December, “The Way You Are” by Peking Duk has become quite the hipster club hit.? With nods to Duck sauce (not just the name), ’50s/’60s rockabilly, Spankox, and ‘I Created Disco’-era Calvin Harris, the incessantly catchy cut-up vocal track topped the Australian club chart and has been rumbling around the world. (If I had a dollar for every time I heard it during WMC). The track is so memorable that it was only a matter of time until a full vocal version was done for mainstream consumption.? Stepping up to the plate is Canadian singer/songwriter/actor Ish, who adds a playfully sexy topline rap with a bit of tongue-in-cheek swagger.? The flow is smooth and he sings just as well.? This is one of those rare occasions when the pop version manages to keep the vibe of the original while elevating it to a bigger audience. I am sure Pitbull is out there kicking himself for not jumping on this track first.
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SONG OF THE DAY: John Dahlback ft Agnes – “Life (Diamonds in the Dark)”
Who knew multiple personalities could be so much fun? Swedish producer John Dahlback manages to bounce effortlessly between epic banging tracks (“The Trip”) and gorgeous big room vocals (“Every Breath”). Back in vocal mode, he enlists fellow Swede Agnes to sing his new single “Life (Diamonds in the Dark).” You could easily describe it as the female version of “Don’t You Worry Child” – anthemic stadium house with the big breakdown building up with a dramatic handclap and electro crescendoing to a hands-in-the-air climax.? While still sounding polished and perfect, Agnes’ voice has a passionate rasp to it that adds emotion and passion to the chorus that is repeated for emphasis.? The remixes take the track in a more electro direction, with added touches of stadium (Feenixpawl), glitch (Lazy Rich), and speed garage bassline (Lunde Bros) while managing to keep the vocals completely intact.? One minor quibble on the track is the seemingly uneven mixdown of the original, with Agnes unfortunately buried during the middle section.? Even with that in mind, “Life” is another wonderful release from Dahlback, keeping us anxiously to hear what his next release will sound like.
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