NU-DISCO WITH PANDA PEOPLE (THAT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE IT'S BAD, BUT IT'S GOOD)

panda people - sophisticated girl (tribute video to a brilliant 80ies movie) from panda people on Vimeo.

German nu disco group called Panda People. I saw an interview?? with them and it was rather frightening. Vocal samples by husky-sounding German men are really creepy to me. And the band actually seemed really lame. BUT UNLIKE THE 25 SECOND VIDEO ON WHICH I HAVE JUDGED THE PANDA PEOPLE, THEIR MUSICAL STYLINGS ARE GREAT. I suppose they could be considered part of this Nu-disco thing that's going around and that I really, highly approve of. Nu-disco, unlike previous bad Nu-ideas like Nu-metal, doesn't suck. Actually I find it quite charming. I've recently found another music blog (SHOCKER: THERE ARE MUSIC BLOGS OUT THERE THAT SUCK LESS THAN THIS ONE FYI) that covers that "SCENE" pretty well: DANGER! DANGER! This track is great though, especially all that SYYYYYYYYYYYYNTH. And the video's science lab love scene is pretty key as well. But sometimes, in a particular time and place you find yourself needing a little more tempo. Just saying, you know, that track's a little downtempo for the club. Now, if you wanted something that would keep some sort of energy going...



*As a side note, sort of a meta-post (META META META SO META RIGHT NOW), at some point maybe I'll get back to finding music that I don't like and neither should you and posting that. We'll see, after all THE HELENATOR has been providing me with enough of that fodder to keep me satisfied. For now.

IT'S ALMOST SPRING IF YOU LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM

Much more effective than any subterranean rodent you might have heard of, Mr. Gonzo has released an album that is dripping with french funk vibes. This is the daft punk you remember, before they released Human After All and made a Tron single that will never work in the club. Except only Mr. Gonzo could be daft punk in the 2010's. It's jumpin', it's downtempo and loungey, it's whatever it needs to be for you to take your clothes off. I'm sure RB already has, and JJ was never wearing them to begin with.

Pairs well with cocktails, swimsuits, and a seductively raised eyebrow.

Extended Play Area EP by Mr. Gonzo

Shake it cross the dancefloooooor

There are plenty of remixes coming from this song, ranging from Chromeo's synthy remix to some more electro stuff with the Laidback Luke remix. But Chromeo's is too saucy and doesn't keep the bpm at an acceptable level. And the Laidback Luke mix is just a little too electro, and not enough funk.

But the Lifelike remix is just right, mostly. I think the deeper more progressive beat is awesome. But I think the beatsmooshing that's going on throughout most of the beat drops is generally annoying and could have been done much much better (maybe with some lessons from Bmore club), and so it really suffers. And so I've set up plenty of loop cues on the track to try and get the good parts out without including the fancy stuff because i can put that in myself and half the time it sounds better. See if you can figure out where I put them!

Treasure Fingers - Cross The Dancefloor (Lifelike remix) by Iggy


But none of this is really the original artist's fault. When you compare the vocal smooshing in the Lifelike remix to some of Treasure Fingers' original stuff, it's apparent that this guy knows how to arrange his shit. The use of melodic sampling (that the Helenator and I like from pogo) in Lift Me is totally sweet, and the beat and vocals in It's Love are right on. This is the stuff that's stuck in my head now, and probably my roommate's too because it's on my decks every fucking night. Not that I do anything successful with those decks, but it's on there damnit!

Treasure Fingers - Lift Me (Original Remix) by valternylima

It's Love (Original Mix) - Treasure Fingers by arrhythmiamusic