I have been thinking about it for some time and I’ve decided I’m comfortable with declaring that my favorite electronica/dance/trance song ever (and I really, really mean this) is:

Hybrid - Unfinished Symphony

To wit, I played the Soundtrack Mix (just strings–the Russian Federal Orchestra) as the procession music at my wedding, which is a pretty strong endorsement. I think my favorite mix is Sasha and Digweed’s from the phenomenal album Northern Exposure 2 — East Coast Edition (I know that’s a mouthful); more about that album later because it kind of defined my life.

I dunno, what do you think? I hope I don’t realize I’ve made a mistake here. It’s a bold pronouncement for me.

Tags: dance, electronica, Music, trance

Today:

Shiloh — Bleed (Baroque Records)

Warning: This track is not new. It’s from June, 2006. I’m just saying.

Tranciness: None
Progressiveness: Yes
Intensity/Danciness: Low
Cheesiness: Low
Vocals: Nope
Lyza-ness: Medium

A wah-wah chiller from Shiloh, who usually do good things. Has a nice progressive plinking to spur your day.

Tags: chilled, dance, Music

Today:

The Magnet Men — Arm’s Length (Original Mix) (Hardcore Beats)

Tranciness: Very Low
Progressiveness: High
Intensity/Danciness: Medium
Vocals: Sort of/Female/Yes
Cheesiness: Pretty Low
Lyza-ness: Medium Low

This is a new icy breaks track with a slightly haunting and downcast female motif. Not bad. Exclusive on Beatport.com.

Tags: breaks, dance, Music

Today’s pick:

Static Blue/Harris Briggs — Watch The Skies Fall (feat. Airplanes) (Illuminate Records)

(Comments based on Original Mix; several others available)

Factors:

Tranciness: High
Cheesiness: Moderate
Progressive-ness: Low/medium
Anthemicness: Med-High
Vocals: Male
Intensity/Danciness: Med-High
Lyza-ness: Med-High

I like this one. The vocals somehow sound 80s-ish angsty, kind of New Wave almost.

Tags: dance, Music, trance

New tunes I’ll share with you, that I am quite enjoying. Sorry about the grammar there.

• “Pretty Girls Make Mothers” by The Remote (Ambient Mix): Chilled/Sad. Get it on Beatport.com.
• “Delorean” by Flux Capacitor (Noel Sanger Remix): Straightforward cheerful trance. Get it on Beatport.com
•  ”Downtime” by Air Hustlers (Kenneth Thomas Remix): Great stuff–my type of tune. Energizing (but not overstated) progressive female vocal trance with that circa 2003 sound I like so much from Mr. Thomas. Underrated DJ in my opinion. Get it on Beatport.com. Lyza’s pick of these tracks. Quite emphatically like this one.
• “Endless Existence” by Mike Mikhjian (Soliquid Walking on Clouds Remix): Mike Mikhjian is from Detroit (which belies the genre of this track) and is only 18. This track is somewhat similar to the “Delorean” one but slightly more energetic. Slightly. Get it on AudioJelly.com. It’s not technically released yet.
• “Jupiter Calling” by Thomas Schwartz (Original Mix): Nice, straight-ahead, smile-inducing progressive house that’s getting a lot of airplay.
• “System Addict” by Plump DJs: Something totally different, a big/breaks track in the tradition of the Chemical Brothers and certain older tracks by U.N.K.L.E. Great stuff for people not into the ditziness of trance. This one’s got pretty wide distribution; you can find it on iTunes, for example.

Tags: dance, Music, progressive, trance