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Dance RSS FeedsSong of the Day: Die Antwoord - "I Fink U Freeky" - Die Antwoord, to the uninformed eye or ear, may come across as some German group akin to Scooter. However, the trio comes from Cape Town, and this cultural association influences much of their music in a style called Zef (an Afrikaans word translating somewhat loosely into "working class whites"), which utilizes out-of-date sounds in a modern way. Hence why "I Fink U Freeky" surges forward like the new Mortal Kombat song for 2012 (with elements of the techno classic "Jump" by the Movement.) You may recall Die Antwoord from their uber-kitschy track "Rich Bitch" which was both terrible and brilliant. "I Fink U Freeky" is a step up, and 100% more cohesive a track, but you may want to try to ignore the video which seems to make Yolandi Visser, the female singer, into the anti-Dev. Or maybe her neglected twin sister. We wonder if the dest...Feed Source: dancemusic.about.com Song of the Day: MIA - "Bad Girls" -
Recently Madonna described Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" as reductive. That seems like an optimal description for the much buzzed about "Bad Girls" by MIA. The track is a pretty standard 90s era hip hop track with middle eastern influences sprinkled throughout it. The lyrics aren't necessarily flat, just not interesting or saying anything that is thought provoking which you would expect from the edgy-statement making MIA. Maybe the thought of just being boastful about the swagger of "Bad Girls' is edgy enough or it's a response to the similar sounding Panjabi MC "Mundian To Bach Ke" (aka "Beware of the Boys")? The video might be controversial with dancers in the full body dress of religious garments being seductive but the rest of the video feels like something Missy Elliott would have done in the late 90s (costumes, dancings, extreme car stunts.) From ano... Song of the Day: Madonna ft MIA and Nicki Minaj - "Give Me All Your Lovin" -
This is probably the most fun Madonna has had on a record in a long time. "Give Me All Your Lovin" is mindless, bubblegum pop with a fast beat that recalls everything from Toni Basil's "Mickey" and Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" to her own classics "Material Girl" and "Ray of Light." Throw in a bit of "Misirlou," Martin Solveig's beats and short raps by MIA and Nicki Minaj, and you've got a fun mashed-up dance pop song that sounds modern enough for today's club kids and relatable enough for their parents. Wow, has Madonna's music gone the way of Disney movies - trying to include something for everyone? The video is the obvious Superbowl tie-in with Madonna playing with football players around what looks like a set from the movie Dick Tracy (maybe that's the explanation for the retro blond curly hair). While some may say including the Jabbawo... Song of the Day: Juvelen - "For Only U" - Courtesy of Hybris -
The sweet voice behind "Don't Mess" and "Hanna" comes back with the cutest video ever. It's like that commercial where Jennifer Aniston tries to do everything to make her video go viral. Juvelen needs that kind of help, because everyone needs to know this talented singer. "For Only U" picks up where he left off on his last album, melodic emotional synth pop laden with hooks and beats, and throws a cute kitten on top. As the lead single to his next effort, all I can really say is "Bravo!" And you know, bring more kittens. Whatever it takes, man!
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Check out more great music in the listening ... Clubbing in New York City - New "XL" Club on the Scene - While in New York City this week, I was told of a hot new club that just opened in the Time Square/Hell's Kitchen district - XL. Part of a multiuse space (with OUT NYC Hotel and a 24 hour restaurant), word of XL was definitely buzzing. I popped in on a Tuesday night and was greeted at the door by the mysteriously beveiled mistress Madame Black and nightlife princess jk*Prima. Upon first entering the club, I was impressed by how nice and upscale it was, almost like what you would expect from Vegas. The front room features a circular bar with mood lighting, glass videos screens and of course, gorgeous bartenders. The dj was spinning but the volume was not overwhelming - making it a great area to hang out with friends and talk while enjoying the music. Venturing in the back area, I was instantly drawn to a massive wall sized LED screen installation... Song of the Day: Grimes - "Genesis" -
Infusing dark synths with ethereal vocals and a sense of intensity gives "Genesis" quite an edge within the first minute. When the beat drops, "Genesis" goes from New Age to Enya meets Janelle Monae. The result is as bouncy as you'd think with layers of maturity and guts. Now that the artist is signed to 4AD records, expect her debut album Visions to drop in the US February 21st. Grimes has some other great tracks to check out for a little history, "Vanessa", "Crystal Ball", and "Oblivion". While Claire Boucher, the name behind Grimes, may be relatively new to the majority of our readers, we're hoping that we get the chance to talk about her some more. This one is a keeper.
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Check out more great music in the ... Song of the Day: Computer Magic - "The End of Time" -
When people do what they love, the results are stellar. In the case of Computer Magic (real name Danielle Johnston), this yields effervescent and laid back synth pop. This time it takes the form of "The End of Time", a track that is simultaneously dark and upbeat, leaving your foot tapping to the rhythm and your gears turning in thought. As introspective as the track is, the video takes it to new heights as Computer Magic walks her cute little self around New York City in a NASA astronaut suit. The imagery, as she frolics around a playground and walks across the street in front of cabs, is both playful and nonsensical. Why is she doing this? you might ask. It's ok, we don't know either. Just enjoy the music and stop asking so many questions.
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"City Lights" hits hard in the best nostalgic way. It really seems as if the 90's are the decade of choice for musical inspiration as A*M*E's track seems lifted right out of there. Of course some modern elements are included but even the video openly flaunts the decade stylistically and color-wise. Heck, they could be cast members on A Different World, kickin' it with Whitley. There's a little bit of similarity here between A*M*E and Azealia Banks, both attractive young ladies embracing the electronic genre with panache and gusto and hitting it hard. While Banks takes the cake with her "212", A*M*E and her rapper Bartoven give it a good push with "City Lights", and with any justice, will be packing your dance floor.
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Normally, we write about singles for the Listening Booth and Song of the Day. Then came, "End of Time" by Beyonce, which brought about such major conflict between Ben and Ron that they had to face off - reviewing each remix separately. See the lighthearted results of the head to head conflict here.
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Image Courtesy of Columbia.... Vato Gonzalez Interview - Everyone knows about the Dirty Dutch movement spearheaded by the superstar DJ Chuckie, but have you heard about the Dirty House scene. Coming from the pirate underground, Vato Gonzalez mashes elements of hip-hop, dancehall, baile funk, and house to create an energetic, prime time pumping sound. His debut single "Badman Riddim" was massive making top 10 on the UK pop chart. We caught up with the spirited DJ/Producer during Amsterdam Dance Event and got to the root of the new dirty house sound.
Image Courtesy of DJ Ron Slomowicz.... DJ Hero - (link) Admit it, it's going to be fun. Especially with this (link)... The Black Dog DJ Set @Sheldon Row 2009 - ——————————————————– The Black Dog DJ Set @ Sheldon Row, Sheffield 2009 ——————————————————– 01. The Black Dog – Stempel (Edit) – Soma Recordings 02. Paul Kalkbrenner – Moob – BPitch Control 03. Rhythm & Sound – Poor People Must Work feat Bobbo Shanti (Carl Craig Remix) – K7 Records 04. Rob Hood – And Then We Planned Our Escape – Music Man Records 05. Water Lilly – Invisible Ink (Black Strobe Arnaud Rebotini Mix) – Mental Groove 06. States of Mind – Elements of Tone (J’s A Mix) – Plus 8 Records 07.... Animal Collective-lite - I picked up this at the weekend: (link) It's nice and summery, coming on like a milder version of Animal Collective, with like, tunes. It's a naiive, fresh sounding little thing. They have a new one out apparently too.... Electronica mix - I am sure that one of you put me on to this but a lovely new mix found its way to my car stereo this morning (link) It's got CiM on it!... try this! - (link) music... tribute to steven wells / woebot ambient jungle mix - some more linkage pinched from simon reynolds blog. tribute to seething wells from david stubbs and others: (link)... rave project by the berlin archive of youth cultures looking for contributors - just saw this on reynolds site, thought some peeps might be interested . ... And now for something completely different - (link) A Move D & Benjamin Brunn Live Set for your ears. 100% Germanocentric Plod House inna area Ta,... New poll: Given the choice I'd rather listen to - Here's the results of last week's poll: Best music from Scandinavia 1. Sweden (8 votes) 2. Norway (4 votes) 3. Denmark (0 votes) 12 votes were cast. ... ....but is it art? ;0 - (link)... Anvil - Anyone seen it? It's been described as Spinal Tap for real, but that is very misleading. It's a very sad and depressing film about a couple of 50 year olds trying to be rockstars after they were on the cusp in the 80s. Any music fan should watch it - Hear me and Dave discuss it this week on sonicsring.com - Anvil: The Story Of Anvil Zombieland / Ponyo / The Last Airbender trailers EIFF Harper's Island Football Manager 2009 Mass Effect iPhone Point Lookout (Fallout 3 DLC) Ghostbusters Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Stray Bullets... JORDAN CHANDLER: MJ DID NOT MOLEST ME, I LIED! - (link) can this be true? If it is surely it'd be headline news cos if its the case, this shit effectively killed him .... iPhone OS 3.0 - battery life issues - found the answer - If, like me, you've updated the OS on your iPhone to version 3.0 and found your battery running down quickly there is an answer. If you have a push enable e-mail / calendar / contacts set up this is the culprit. You need to delete the account and set it up again. But you need to set it up as a fetch account and not a push account. ... glastonbury - not too impressed with glasto bbc coverage way too much novelty and beige (lily allen, status quo, tony christie, tom jones, madness i could go on).. there have been some moments though, including dizzy rascal who did a very cool job.. and the boss.... Launch of Kafa - Enough: a Campaign to defend muslim communities. - Launch of Kafa - Enough: a Campaign to defend muslim communities. (link)... Copyright © 2012, Answer the Telephone. All Rights Reserved. |