Hey Shuffle Button listeners, we apologize that we’re a day late this week. We know how hard it must have been to have to go 8 days between injections of new and random music choices. Fret not, because we made you wait a whole extra day we picked songs that are extra fresh and new, or old and extra iconic.
Toddla T feat. Rachel Foxx – Never Mine
We figured we’d start the week off with an extra helping of soul. Toddla T has a knack for making mellow beats that are packed with style and panache. He mixes an ambient top layer with a paced bass-line to get the chilled-out effect. Rachel Foxx’s vocals bring the right amount of feeling and pain to give the song depth and make its impact longer lasting.
“Never Mine” exists not as a party song, but as one that is easy listening with a touch of emotion.
S.P.Y. – Love Unlimited (VIP)
Doubling down on emotion is not only something we’re doing with this next song, but also something S.P.Y. did with this it as well. VIP’s are an interesting concept. Basically, the artist is saying that he or she likes the track but it’s just missing something. Sometimes it’s a melodic tweak, sometimes it’s a new element but usually the track keeps the same vibe. In this case S.P.Y. had an emotional track and took it to the max. His additions complement the original melody but give it more depth and feeling, taking a great song and completing it.
The original track is a fast and upbeat liquid song. S.P.Y. put the focus onto all the moving elements, making it into an even more melodic and effusive liquid track.
Sometimes even great producers like S.P.Y. need to get another chance, and he absolutely crushes it the second time around.
Netsky feat. Digital Farm Animals – Rio
Sticking with the drum and bass vibe, we’re picking up with an absolute slammer from Netsky. His proficiency in producing happy drum and bass is on full display here. “Rio” has that effect, the melody over the top sounds like it could be the background to a movie montage about a couple on a vacation in a beachy party town. It’s not overbearing; it’s more interested in assisting your good time.
As summer is starting to wind down (in Australia at least) it’s a great time to listen to all the summer songs that everyone always forgets to listen to and remembers midway through the winter. Now’s the time to get a few more listens in before the cold weather comes.
So, enjoy the last days of warm weather and drive with your windows down blasting this song through your speakers.
Redlight – Ride That Thing
We’ve already extolled Redlight’s production chops on here before, so there’s no use rehashing it. Suffice it to say, it doesn’t really matter if it’s drum and bass or house, Redlight produces hits.
“Ride That Thing” is his latest and it combines two of his trademarks to make a jam. The song starts off with a fun, tongue in cheek vocal and drops straight into classic house elements that evoke nostalgia for house music gone by yet sound fresh and compel you to get up and rock out.
DieMantle feat. Scrufizzer – BadBadBad
Finally getting to some of the heavier and more hectic stuff, Diemantle brings the energy in “BadBadBad”. The duo of DJ Die and Dismantle are great at making crazy, crowd-pleasing songs that make the club jump. They are not good at staying within genre lines.
Scrufizzer’s vocals and the Caribbean flavor have all the markings of a ragga jungle track. Instead the bass-line has a fun and hyper carnival vibe. The song melds these components together to make a bouncy and hype track that makes the listener bob up and down like they’re floating in the ocean.
CHOOOOON of the Week
Skream feat. Sam Frank – Anticipate
Skream’s dubstep journey has had many steps. He started out the genre spinning with Benga. The sounds had a heavy feel, they were about dark moods and heavy bass. The slower BPM translated to heavy, drawn-out basslines. Then as time wore on and Skream and Benga started performing with Artwork as Magnetic Man, dubstep as a genre started to include songs that focused as much, if not more, on the melody on top of the bass.
“Anticipate” embodies the latter movement. The levity of the song is important to show that dubstep can have range and can handle more emotional topics. Here, Skream took the opportunity to pen a song to his soon to be born child. It’s not too often a subject like that fits into a dubstep song, but Skream hits all the right notes and imbues the tune with optimism and hope. These are not always adjectives that are used to describe the genre, but that just shows how much of a master producer Skream is.
If you’re interested in reading more about Skream’s “Anticipate” check out the RaverRafting song review from over 6 years ago (!!).
Skream – Anticipation [Ft. Sam Frank]
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