Kelis and David Guetta is an odd pairing. As someone who has collaborated with edgy electronic musicians like Timo Maas, Basement Jaxx, Bjork, and the Crookers, it seems odd for Kelis to work with arguably the most commercially successful electronic music producer of 2009. The results however are majestic. David Guetta's aggressive electro beats are counterbalanced by Kelis' lyrics about a new arrival bringing melody into her life. The obvious assumption would be that she is singing about her son but the message could easily be applied to the new presence of electronic dance music beats in pop music. Either way, it is a symphony that I hear..
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Welsh singer Ellie Goulding is making a splash with her debut, heart-wrench poptronica track "Under the Sheets". What the video lacks in anything interesting, save for that neat drum & glitter part, it makes up for in pure beauty. Goulding's voice and accent make for a welcome change since Sophie Ellis-Bextor's thick singing accent has been missing in action lately. The track has also received an interesting collection of remixes, from slow & glitchy (Jakwob), to dance/hip-hop/trancey (Jeuce), pulsing trip hop (She Is Danger), four-to-the-floor (The Knocks), or pure electro thuddiness (Kids at the Bar). Basically, Goulding can easily cater to your party, anytime, anywhere.
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With the reverence that bloghouse and nuDisco has towards 80s music, it seems about the right time for the voice of Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, to make an appearance on the electro scene. Teaming with German electroclash DJ/Producer DJ Hell, the two have constructed a subtle yet powerful midtempo vibey track. With influences of minimal and progressive, the "U Can Dance" will definitely cut across genre lines. Remixes by Carl Craig, Simian Mobile Disco and Tim Goldsworthy of DFA should help as well.
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Electronic dance music is often all about finding the newest hottest talent. Based in California, the SpekrFreks are the duo of Edwin Jesus and Bryan Philip and they jump onto the scene with You're Invited EP. The first single "Music's Got You" is an energetic glitchy electro track with cool vocals and a sick dropout in the middle. As a taste of what's to come from the SperkrFreks, this is an invitation that I will gladly accept.
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