Category: Music

If you’ve been around me and heard me talk about music in the last several weeks, I probably have mentioned Morgan Page’s “Longest Road” (feat. Lissie), especially the essentially perfect remix by Deadmau5. Turns out the guy is diverse. Today I’m feeling not so super, so the single “Fuck was I” is perfect. Sort of [...]

Now for something at least almost completely different: a very non-subtle electro house rework of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Cities in Dust” by Junkie XL. Note that the Junkie XL version never actually credits that the vocals are Siouxsie’s but I think it’s pretty clear. Two samples here: first, the main riff of the song; [...]

Wow. I knew the new Armin Van Buuren track reminded me of something, but it took me a while to iron it all out. I happen to think that “Going Wrong” sounds rather eerily similar to York’s 2000 or 2001 track “Reachers of Civilisation”, which was the very first track on the very first of [...]

I am following up my last post with a quick follow-on to dispel the cheesy smell that I emitted with the AVB track. Hanson & Parker — Aim High, Shoot Low (Label: Maelstrom) Cheesiness: Pretty Low Progressiveness: Medium High Intensity/Danceiness: Very Low Tranciness: Low Lyzaness: Medium (High if you consider male vocals) This is an [...]

I’m a bit hesitant to open my new featured track posts–now with samples!–with this track, because it’s got the cheese meter pegged. But I find that every time I hear it played in a mix (and it’s getting a lot of airplay, at least in Europe, where people actually listen to dance music), I end [...]

I have been thinking about it for some time and I’ve decided I’m comfortable with declaring that my favorite electronica/dance/trance song ever (and I really, really mean this) is: Hybrid – Unfinished Symphony To wit, I played the Soundtrack Mix (just strings–the Russian Federal Orchestra) as the procession music at my wedding, which is a [...]

Morgan Page — Longest Road feat. Lissie (Deadmau5 Remix) Tranciness: Medium Progressiveness: Medium-High Vocal: Female/Pervasive (song-like structure) Intensity/Danciness: Medium-Low Cheesiness: Medium-Low Lyza-ness: Medium-High If you like your dance songs to be songy, this is a good one for you. Lissie’s vocal is distinctive, less ethereal and flighty than most trance sounds. A slight edge, slightly [...]

Today: Shiloh — Bleed (Baroque Records) Warning: This track is not new. It’s from June, 2006. I’m just saying. Tranciness: None Progressiveness: Yes Intensity/Danciness: Low Cheesiness: Low Vocals: Nope Lyza-ness: Medium A wah-wah chiller from Shiloh, who usually do good things. Has a nice progressive plinking to spur your day.

Today: The Magnet Men — Arm’s Length (Original Mix) (Hardcore Beats) Tranciness: Very Low Progressiveness: High Intensity/Danciness: Medium Vocals: Sort of/Female/Yes Cheesiness: Pretty Low Lyza-ness: Medium Low This is a new icy breaks track with a slightly haunting and downcast female motif. Not bad. Exclusive on Beatport.com.

Today’s pick: Static Blue/Harris Briggs — Watch The Skies Fall (feat. Airplanes) (Illuminate Records) (Comments based on Original Mix; several others available) Factors: Tranciness: High Cheesiness: Moderate Progressive-ness: Low/medium Anthemicness: Med-High Vocals: Male Intensity/Danciness: Med-High Lyza-ness: Med-High I like this one. The vocals somehow sound 80s-ish angsty, kind of New Wave almost.