Second instalment in my little "where did they go?"-series goes to Denmark and Catch. Their fantastic debut-single "Walk On Water (Baby U Can)" went all the way to the #1 spot on the danish dancechart.
A song co-written by DJ Encore who later did his own version "You Can Walk On Water" previously posted.
Catch continued with another great poppy dance track "Keep On (Singing Lala)":
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Then they dissapeared. Again as with Dee Dee an album was planned and actually got a title "Sweetest Mystery" but for some reason never got released? A little sneakpeak was actually given on the "Keep On" remixes maxi-single which included two bonus tracks "On And On" and "B.A.B.Y (I Miss You)".
Friday, June 20, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
The one forever
Ok, time to take a view on some of the acts who started off with a blast but then disappeared without a trace. Kicking it off will be Dee Dee!
Fronted by Diana Trippaers and produced by some of the same guys behind Ian Van Dahl the first release "Forever" from 2001 was a major hit across Europe, topping the dancecharts of several countries.
A year later it was followed by the just as great "The One" (and later a french version of "Forever") after which Dee Dee was unofficially shut down.
Rumours have it they actually had produced demo tracks for a full album. But it is sadly stuffed away in some drawer.
Fronted by Diana Trippaers and produced by some of the same guys behind Ian Van Dahl the first release "Forever" from 2001 was a major hit across Europe, topping the dancecharts of several countries.
A year later it was followed by the just as great "The One" (and later a french version of "Forever") after which Dee Dee was unofficially shut down.
Rumours have it they actually had produced demo tracks for a full album. But it is sadly stuffed away in some drawer.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Here i go with angels again
Talking about E-type I vividly remember his major comeback with "Angels Crying" which went on to be his greatest hit of all time strongly supported by the slasher horror movie parody music video.
Probably one of the few of his songs which are well known among the mainstream audience.
It was followed by another song "Here I Go Again" continuing the hit succes of "Angels Crying" with another horror movie video. This time a bit of Poltergeist and The Excorsist. It went on to become almost as big as "Angels Crying".
Probably one of the few of his songs which are well known among the mainstream audience.
It was followed by another song "Here I Go Again" continuing the hit succes of "Angels Crying" with another horror movie video. This time a bit of Poltergeist and The Excorsist. It went on to become almost as big as "Angels Crying".
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Eurodance-vision
I personally only watch the Eurovision Song Contest for fun and not because I like the music. But since it's the time of year for the 2008 final I'll take a look back in the history of dancemusic in the Eurovision.
Most dancemusic on the Eurovision have been second rate versions of the real thing, just like rock, pop etc. on the Eurovision mostly is second rate. But thanks to the popular tv-show we all get an insight to the musical culture across Europe (and beyond nowadays). And once in a while we do get some gems out of all the efforts.
In recent years established artists have started to appear more and more frequently. In 2004 both E-type and Scooter entered the local Swedish and German competitions. None of them went on to the international show and the songs isn't among the best material from eithers back catalogue but both with their unique sound and Scooter ending at a respectable 2. place in Germany with "Jigga Jigga".
Often you have to look at the local competitions to find the best dance songs like The Attic's "The Arrival" posted earlier. But you'll also find something good in the international, most notably Antique's "(I Would) Die For You".
And now a true 90's classic Gina G's "Ooh Aah ... Just A Little Bit" which launched Gina G into a short but big career with many hits. Most people outside the UK probably don't even remember the song as a Eurovision song as it for some reason only ended as #8.
Most dancemusic on the Eurovision have been second rate versions of the real thing, just like rock, pop etc. on the Eurovision mostly is second rate. But thanks to the popular tv-show we all get an insight to the musical culture across Europe (and beyond nowadays). And once in a while we do get some gems out of all the efforts.
In recent years established artists have started to appear more and more frequently. In 2004 both E-type and Scooter entered the local Swedish and German competitions. None of them went on to the international show and the songs isn't among the best material from eithers back catalogue but both with their unique sound and Scooter ending at a respectable 2. place in Germany with "Jigga Jigga".
Often you have to look at the local competitions to find the best dance songs like The Attic's "The Arrival" posted earlier. But you'll also find something good in the international, most notably Antique's "(I Would) Die For You".
And now a true 90's classic Gina G's "Ooh Aah ... Just A Little Bit" which launched Gina G into a short but big career with many hits. Most people outside the UK probably don't even remember the song as a Eurovision song as it for some reason only ended as #8.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Shopping for music
Let me just rant a little about the music industry! Why is it so damn hard to find old (and in some cases also new) dancemusic to buy online? They go on and on about how filesharing is destroying the income of the music industry and yet the only track I can find from a "fairly" big name like Culture Beat to buy on danish download stores are "Mr. Vain". Even their CD's are almost impossible to find both in regular shops and online stores.
I see it as I'm forced to turn to filesharing to find their music!
I would be more than happy to buy a track like Pharao's "There Is A Star". But again it's not available on danish download stores.
Even though it's hard to find as filesharing it is at least possible!
I can easily find the same problems with newer artists.
Another big issue is file formats. Why can't we the buyers choose freely between acc, wma and mp3? I for one hate the hassle of dealing with acc and wma. Again I would have been glad to buy David Guetta's "Delerious" if it where available as mp3.
But the only way is to buy the wma and somehow convert it to mp3. Or again I could choose the easy and free possibility of turning to filesharing again.
I know that dancemusic is only a tiny tiny bit of the income from music. And I have no idea of who is to blame, the artists or the record companys? But I know that dancemusic is not the only genre with these problems and I'm sure the industry could help themself a great deal by using the energy they do on fighting filesharing on giving us opportunities to buy their music instead!
I see it as I'm forced to turn to filesharing to find their music!
I would be more than happy to buy a track like Pharao's "There Is A Star". But again it's not available on danish download stores.
Even though it's hard to find as filesharing it is at least possible!
I can easily find the same problems with newer artists.
Another big issue is file formats. Why can't we the buyers choose freely between acc, wma and mp3? I for one hate the hassle of dealing with acc and wma. Again I would have been glad to buy David Guetta's "Delerious" if it where available as mp3.
But the only way is to buy the wma and somehow convert it to mp3. Or again I could choose the easy and free possibility of turning to filesharing again.
I know that dancemusic is only a tiny tiny bit of the income from music. And I have no idea of who is to blame, the artists or the record companys? But I know that dancemusic is not the only genre with these problems and I'm sure the industry could help themself a great deal by using the energy they do on fighting filesharing on giving us opportunities to buy their music instead!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Romania mania
Yes, Romania really has something going on these years. Not only have they given us Akcent and Morandi, a few years ago they gave us O-zone with great traks like "Despre Tine" and "Dragostea Din Tei".
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Last year I also discovered DJ Project with the beautiful "Before I Sleep":
And Activ with yet another great romanian track "Undressed" (also known as "Doar Cu Tine" the romanian lyrics version):
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I do hope they will keep it up and not fall into doing rock and r 'n' b like everybody else...
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Last year I also discovered DJ Project with the beautiful "Before I Sleep":
And Activ with yet another great romanian track "Undressed" (also known as "Doar Cu Tine" the romanian lyrics version):
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I do hope they will keep it up and not fall into doing rock and r 'n' b like everybody else...
Sunday, April 20, 2008
More angels
Funny I just wrote about "Angel" by Cappella and recently I discovered the song "Angels" by romanian Morandi which is a big hit in Eastern Europe at the moment.
It was a song I loved from the first time I heard it and it's one of my favorites at the moment.
Romania really keeps them coming these years.
It was a song I loved from the first time I heard it and it's one of my favorites at the moment.
Romania really keeps them coming these years.
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