With the reign of NuHouse and Deep House reliving the classic sounds of the 90s, the time seems right for Billie Ray Martin to channel her classic Electribe 101 and ?Deadline for My Memories? era for a fresh spin. On ?Off the Rails,? she teams up with Hercules and Love Affair chanteuse Aerea Negrot for a song about escaping the mainstream world and following your path over a housey pop beat reminiscent of ?Hands Up and Amen,? and that?s a good thing. What makes the original version so special is that there are subtle elements of 80s hiNRG along with 10?s electronic deployed effectively to make the track sound modern while having a classic. A plethora of remixes keep the retro feel with Napoleon going deep house, Ray Grant reimagining piano house, Aerea Negrot embracing italo house and ElectroSexual giving it a synthy industrial techno feel. Be sure to check out Billie’s upcoming collaboration, “Love You All Over,” with The Writers Block as well.
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SONG OF THE DAY: Billie Ray Martin – “On Borrowed Time”
The world knows Billie Ray Martin for her ’90s global smash “Your Loving Arms.”? After her massive crossover success, she chose to explore her creativity with releases spanning Memphis Blues, minimal techno, and experimental electronica.? Her new track “On Borrowed Time” is a mellow, almost ambient track about Andy Warhol’s statements about about living a fictional and imaginary life.? Her unique voice is both haunting and soothing over the minimal beats. The video features excerpts from Billie’s five movies, inspired from Andy Warhol’s ”Screen Tests’ (from the just released ‘Five Takes’ DVD). The imagery is reminiscent of the somber ’30s-era photography used for the ‘Deadline for My Memories’ and is the perfect visual medium to capture Billie’s outwarldly soulful stare and compliment her emotionally soulful voice.
Image Courtesy of Billie Ray Martin.