Only 36 days have passed in this new year. That's almost 10% of a whole year! Wow! A lot of good new music has come out in the last month, and even more is coming soon!
Just a couple days after the new year started, Ministry Of Sound (UK) released new remixes of Dana Rayne's "Object Of My Desire." The Northstar vs PPS remix is the pick here. Ultra Records in the U.S. released this track back in 2002. This song has really been 2 years in the making. This song is a cover of Starpoint's 1985 hit of the same name. The video to this song is quite cute as well.
M.O.S. is already off to a good start. They have made history again by trying a new experiment that is already working. DJs/producers Matt Brooks and Nick Barnes, known to Radio1 fans as the Cut Up Boys have worked with Ministry Of Sound to bring about a set of really hot and creative mashups. Official promos of their work have already gone out, and the songs have gotten some play on radio stations in the UK. The UK is not the only place where these songs are hot. San Francisco's own Energy 92.7 has already jumped on these tracks. Major props to DJ Trevor Simpson for breaking those tracks within the Weekend Kick Off Mix just as they have released in the UK. Two 12" promos are currently available containing the mashups. A double CD set containing more will be coming out later in the month of February. The 4 available mash ups include the following: Danzel's "Pump It Up" and Zombie Nation's "Kernkraft 400" form "Pump It Zombie", Rozalla's "Everybody's Free" and The Stellar Project's "Get Up Stand Up" form "Everybody Get Up Stand Up", iiO's "Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)" and Deepest Blue's "Give It Away" form "Give It Rapture", and last but certainly not least, Angel City's "Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)" and Pied Piper's "Do You Really Like It" form "Do You Really Love Me Right." Each pair is on one of the promos. Energy 92.7 has been playing the last two for the last couple of weeks. Hopefully these songs will get added into regular airplay. In case you might have missed these unique records, check out the link for some complete samples.
Shapeshifters:UK are back with "Back To Basics" on Positiva (UK) . This is a followup of sorts to the international smash "Lola's Theme." This track is done in a similar way. It's a retro-sounding vocal anthem that beckons the listener to listen to it again and again. It's really catchy, just as the previous release was. This comes out officially in a few weeks.
Full Intention mixes of Jennifer Lopez's latest single "Get Right" are all over the place right now. This is off of her next album ReBirth. The remixes are pretty good.
And Mariah Carey is back with a hot new song called "It's Like That." The original mix is pretty good. It's a hip hop track and it is burning up the airwaves as I type this. Dance mixes are coming soon! Rumor has it that Mariah has teamed up with long-time collaborator David Morales for a remix. That means she re-sang the vocals! Yes! And a remix with Peter Rauhofer is slated to be coming as well. The full album The Emancipation Of Mimi will be dropping in April. An amateur mix of "It's Like That" has been making the rounds via mp3s and promos. Here is a low quality sample of it. It takes about 30 seconds to start after you click Free when the site opens. It's not bad, but it sounds like a beat has just been put under her song, which is probably how this remix came to be. Hear a sample of "It's Like That" in it's original mix here. It'll stop working after 3 plays. Buy the Original at Apple's iTunes Music Store.
As of now, iiO's album Poetica will finally see a commercial release in May. Samples of tracks from their album are available at their website. "Runaway" in the Ford Mix is really hot right now.
Despina Vandi's 2nd U.S. album Come Along Now was recently issued on Ultra Records. This is a single disc album featuring some songs from her first album plus English versions and some new songs. This is a must-have for those who didn't get the first album. The English version of "Olo Lipis" is amazing! Very similar to a Delerium, Enigma, and DJ Tiesto track all rolled into one with Despina's vocals leading you. Excellent track.
And DJ Tiesto's Perfect Remixes CD is coming later on in the month. It includes his remix of "Eugina" by Salt Tank. Highly essential for fans of Tiesto.
