SONG OF THE DAY: Fedde Le Grand & Sultan + Ned Shepard – “No Good”

Ever since “Put Your Hands Up for Detroit,” Dutchman Fedde Le Grand has been a fixture on the international club scene, packing dance floors with his energetic sets.? He is one of those DJs (like Benny Benassi) that you can watch DJ and feel how good of a time he is having. This also comes through in his original tracks and remixes.? With aims for the big festivals, he has found a special niche of updating club classics with a 2010s feel through remixes (Sono “Keep Control,” Everything but the Girl “Missing,” Fatboy Slim “Praise You”) and covers (“So Much Love” as a cover of Together’s? “So Much Love to Give”). For “No Good,” Fedde teams with talented producer/DJ duo Sultan + Ned Shepard for an electro update of The Prodigy’s classic jungle anthem “No Good (Start the Dance).”?? The track is an energetic (and entertaining) mix of dancehall, electro, stadium, hardcore, and even a breakbeat section reminiscent of the original track.? As divergent as that sounds, the flow is perfect and this track will be massive on any dance floor.? For the video,? the style is similar to that of his previous track “Rockin and Rollin” with the addition of live action dandies with cartoonish Jedward-styled bouffants.? While the goose-stepping might be a little off-putting, the idea of consecutive videos with a similar animation harkens back to Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555 space-age narrative.? We could only imagine the story that would come from playing these Fedde Le Grand videos back-to-back.

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Notable Dance Podcast #010

Kat Krazy ft Elkka – Siren (Extended)
East & Young & Futuristic Polar Bears – Drift (Original)
Empire of the Sun – Alive (David Guetta)
Fedde Le Grand & Sultan & Ned Shepard – Long Way From Home
Alex Kenji – A Lot Of (Original)
Dmitry KO & Starkillers – Intergalactic
Deorro – Rock the Party (Zero 9)
Sinister Fellows – Noise
Air Horn – Air Horn
DJ Farouche – Taking Me Back
Rebecca and Fiona – Union (Club Mix)
Sophia May – Anywhere With You (4 Strings)

SONG OF THE DAY: Sultan + Ned Shepard ft Max’C – “Ordinary People”

Just as I was posting the song of the day yesterday, Sultan and Ned Shepard’s collaboration with Thomas Sagstad, I saw the link for “Ordinary People” on their twitter feed. Starting with a kicking, big room electro beat, the track instantly grabs your attention. It’s aggressive and energetic- but not overbearing. The vocal hook “living our life” starts to come in as a loop, and then when the title “Ordinary People” is heard, the track transforms gradually into a prettier house track. Max C’s resonant gospel vocals are uplifting as he sings the populist message about ignoring delusions of grandeur and just following our own paths. The middle breakdown almost creates a new subgenre – gospel stadium house. Even as the beats drop out, the energy is kept going by not only the vocals but flowing synth pads that elevate the track and lead to the explosive and climactic buildup. DJs looking for a big room track featuring male vocals and a great message, you’ve found your prime time showcase with “Ordinary People.”


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