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Dance RSS FeedsSong of the Day: Chris Brown - "Turn Up The Music" - As the lead single from Chris Brown's 5th studio album, titled "Fortune", "Turn Up The Music" hits hard. This is one of those tracks we just need an extended mix for. Like Rihanna, this track features nods to both mainstream electronica and more underground DJ-oriented production, this time from Fuego and The Underdogs. Granted the track sounds like Calvin Harris and David Guetta got together and perhaps did unspeakable things on the equipment, the result is some incredibly hard beats over some delicious synths. Oh, and Chris Brown is singing, too. Audio - Youtube Check out more great music in the listening booth! ...Feed Source: dancemusic.about.com Song of the Day: Ladyhawke - "Black White & Blue" - Could it be? Is it she? The woman who's name was lifted from an 80's movie and who's sound boldly dared you to call her retro, even though she clearly envied the 80's and wished she still lived there has released a new track. "Black White & Blue" is brand new music and is a giant evolutionary leap forward for the singer, who's music takes a simultaneous step forward and back, the track coming across as modern and fresh while totally digging on the 60's/70's Woodstock/flower power/British mod vibe. It's really a clever and ambitiously adorable collection of influences giving hope that Ladyhawke's new material will usher her even more into the spotlight in 2012.
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Check out more great music in t... Song of the Day: Grouplove - "Tongue Tied (Gigamesh Remix)" - Damn, floored in under 1 minute. Is that a record or something? This funky, bad-ass groovy remix Gigamesh provides of one of the latest Apple music finds (think of the commercial where the singer goes "Take me to your best friend's house" - that's "Tongue Tied") is so jaw-droppingly funnalicious that's it's hard to remember that remixes come any faster than this. It's pure pop bliss, riding every possible aural wave to every possible endorphine-releasing synapse in your brain. If you aren't jamming out, snapping your fingers, clapping, bopping your head, our outright cheering this collaboration on by the end, then we'll give you your money back. By the way, it was free, so don't actually ask us for money.
Audio - Youtube... Song 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... 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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