Kelis the house diva?!?! Why not?
WOW! You ignore Kelis and this is what you miss…
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SOTD – Congorock – Babylon
Get Cryphy! 10/2 Rememberances….
My pics all SUCK because I was buzzed and apparently hit the Macro button on my camera…
Preparty at Psycho Suzie’s
Then immediately on to 1st Ave for GET CRYPHY. My friend Jimmy 2 Times has been hosting this for a while now and it continues to rock. I like the whole no Brads or Sallys policy on the flyer. My friends and I get to have a good time without the douche vibe that Minneapolis is getting famous for.
Drunk Bryce with a Y.
The Stuff I was gonna do last week…
Before Keith agreed to do my songs of the day last week, I was going to do a house themed week. He picked some of the same stuff I did – Shapeshifters – Armand Van Helden – for example, but I had already picked some other stuff. I can’t just let it go to waste now can I? Here’s what I would have run if Keith hadn’t stepped in. I was trying to keep to a summery theme since we have run out of warm weather here in MN…. enjoy!
Song of the Day – Guest Blog – Keith – Saturday
Saturday
Guest Blogger & SOTD: Junior Jack: Thrill Me
Nothing I pick here is going to make me happy, too many I could have included but this will have to do. Seems fitting to pick this track (and video) to follow Entra Mi Casa and the release date is in the same neighborhood as my departure from the scene.
This is another banger of a track, nothing you’d start a set off with. It has some great Tech-House elements with a classic French feel too. (For the puritans, this is out of Belgium.) Was surprised to see a produced video for this. Interesting.
For those that followed along, hope you enjoyed some of these. It was fun for me to relive a few musical memories. Drop a comment if you feel I missed something crucial.
Song of the Day – Guest Blog – Keith – Friday
Friday
Guest Blogger & SOTD: Armand Van Helden: Entra Mi Casa
You decide. Almost Ghetto House, definitely Latin, definitely Tribal…definitely good. I’m not a huge Armand Van Helden fan but you have to admit he has some hits. This track in particular was huge for the “shocking” vocals and the late, unexpected tweaked horns. Those horns, that beat, the underlying percussion. Ugh, I’m banging my head listening to it while I type this right now. I really hope you’re listening with some good speakers to pick up the full effect. You totally forgot about those vocals, didn’t you? And that’s why the track is so good. The porno sample idea has been used way too often and is rarely pulled off. I love exceptions that prove the rule.
Song of the Day – Guest Blog – Keith – Thursday
Thursday
Guest Blogger & SOTD: Shapeshifters: Lola’s Theme
Yeah. See my description for Tues. I’m a Trance DJ at heart, I can’t escape bass lines or booming synths. This has a great emotional yet disco feel to it with a breakdown that will move even the most hardened music critic.
This is another track that is victim to the remix plague. There are dozens out there that destroy most of what is good about the original cut. Stick with the original I say. Classic never goes out of style.
Oooh, it’s even an elusive white label! Ha.
Song of the Day – Guest Blog – Keith – Tuesday
Tuesday
Guest Blogger & SOTD: Afro Medusa: Pasilda
Now we’re talking. This is the kind of stuff that literally gives me goose bumps when that chorus hits. Strong latin vocal house without being pushy or overbearing. Super simple and super catchy piano . Great bass line, something always underused and underappreciated in House. I can’t ever get enough of it. It was my ringtone for two years – and I am NOT a ringtone kind of guy.
Official video/Radio Edit:
