SONG OF THE DAY: Sidney Samson and Leroy Styles – “YLB”

Sidney Samson has been relatively quiet with releases in 2013, especially after all his releases last year like “Torrent” and “Better Than Yesterday.”? Focusing on collaborations, forthcoming he has “I Can’t Get Enough Of You,” with Pearl Future, and this buzzing club track “You Little Bitch” with fellow Dutchman Leroy Styles.? For “YLB,” the duo has merged the aggressive and well-known Dirty Dutch sound with stadium house to create a hybrid that works surprisingly well.? When this has been attempted in the past, the different segments often felt disjointed to the point of clear delineation for Raver Kid 101 – something like “this is the pretty part when you raise your hands and worship the DJ” and “this is the aggressive part where you scream and jump up and down.”? “YLB” makes the transitions a lot more smoother and builds on the two disparate sounds to create a track that is a cohesive hybrid, incorporating the DNA of both.? It makes you wonder if “You Little Bitch” is the equivalent of a hip-hop dis track with Sidney bragging about how he can make something fresh that works, unlike the punk bitches that have followed him trying to emulate him.? That kind of playful thug vibe brings us back to when we fell in love with him the first time we heard “Riverside.”

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Notable Dance Podcast #014

Avicii – Wake Me Up (Extended)
Beauriche – Hear That
Audio Jacker & Tom Forester – Houston
Duck Sauce – Its You
RASCAL – Wa Wa Ne (Erick Morillo Tribal)
Chardy & Timmy Trumpet – Melbournia (Original)
Felguk – Monka (Original)
Richard Vission ft Luciana – Primitive
Sidney Samson – Good Time
Markus Schulz & Ferry Corsten ft New World Punx – Romper
Benny Benassi and John Legend – Dance the Pain Away (Daddys Groove)
Tiesto ft Kyler England – Take Me
RHCP – The Other Side (Third Party)
Brass Knuckles ft John Ryan – As Long As I’m Alive (Original)

SONG OF THE DAY (SUNDAY FUNDAY): Leah Labelle – “Lolita”

Canadian-born American Idol contestant (from Season 3, back in 2003) Leah Labelle has followed an interesting path.? Her cover videos on YouTube led to gigs singing backup for Keri Hilson, Jordin Sparks, and Eric Benet- and eventually attention from industry heavyweights LA Reid, Jermaine Dupri, and Pharrell Williams. The debut single “Sexify” had her lined up to be a male Robin Thicke, offering funky and mature R&B pop songs with an adult theme.? A year later comes the new single “Lolita,” with a sped up disco-vibe backing her sultry seductive vocals.? You can definitely feel a Pharrell vibe as the song is eerily similar to Daft Punk’s current hit “Get Lucky.”? An impressive remix package featuring Chris Cox, Sick Individuals, and Sidney Samson take the song in electro and tribal directions- making the song dancefloor-friendly while keeping ‘the song’ the main focus.? The video makes it perfect for?Sunday?Funday because of the sheer WTF clash of images – think Nelly Furtado doing a Ke$ha video for Logo and you get an idea.

Image Courtesy of?Epic.