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Coughing With Soul

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

I hope everyone is having a nice and relaxing Sunday morning. I am currently in Swanton, Ohio, which smells like a thousand skunks all took shits at once and then died. No wonder everyone here is insane.

Soul Coughing
Rolling (Grooverider Mix)
Rolling (Grooverider Dub)

Sure, it’s no Propellerheads mix of Super Bon Bon. But it’s not that bad. These are from a 12” single.

Paul Van Dyk (Featuring Saint Etienne)
Tell Me Why (The Riddle) (Club Mix)
Tell Me Why (The Riddle) (PVD Mix)
Tell Me Why (The Riddle) (Take a Break)
Tell Me Why (The Riddle) (Take a Break Dub)

That is way too many parenthesis for one track. I hate when songs with parenthesis have additional parenthesis for remix titles. It makes my OCD-riddled head explode a little bit each time. These are from a 2×12” single. Some of these remixes are also available on Amazon, but those versions are all shorter than the versions here for some odd reason.

Can all Paul’s create good dance music?

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Meh I’m tired go listen at the neat dance music.

Paul Van Dyk
Nothing But You (PVD Club Mix)
Nothing But You (Vandit Club Mix)
Nothing But You (Cirrus Mix)

I recently had to write a guide explaining the different types of trance music. You know what? That shit wasn’t easy. You try explaining how hard trance is different than acid trance and how all goa is psytrance but not all psytrance is goa (maybe, that’s debatable I guess) and that vocal, pop, uplifting and anthem are all different sub-genres. And then do all that in 500 fucking words. Damn. I love me some trance music but I HATE writing about it. Which is why all I’m going to say about this track is that I love it and that I got it from a 12” single.

Paul Oakenfold
Southern Sun (Sabato Breakz Mix)
Southern Sun (Tiesto Mix)
Southern Sun (Gabriel And Dresden Mix)
Southern Sun (Liquid Todd Mix)
Ready Steady Go (PMT Mix)

Ready Steady Go (Trailer Trash Mix)
Ready Steady Go (Layo And Bushwacka Mix)
This too is trance, so I’ll just say that Southern Sun is very pretty and Ready Steady Go is a great dance tune. There’s my insightful music criticism for the day. Leave me alone, it’s late.

Acid 4×4
Planet Love Ink – Living In Pain
Vinyl Countdown – Animal Republic
Burger Industries – Funk The Industry
Brotherhood of Structure – We Are Structure

As much as I like trance I think my heart will always lie with acid house. While trance can get a little pretentious, mellow or pop-friendly at times, acid house is always gloriously stupid. This is a genre whose crowning achievement is The KLF’s White Room, an album that was purposely designed to be a mainstream hit to appeal to the lowest common denominator. And it’s fucking brilliant. These tracks are decidedly less brilliant but are still quite fun, and are from a 2×10” sampler that came on red transparent vinyl. Side note: Vinyl Countdown is a fucking brilliant name.