New adds on Energy!

Today, Energy 92.7 has continued with their recent trend and has added two new songs to their playlist. Jenn Cunetta's "Come Rain, Come Shine" and The Caesars' "Jerk It Out" have been added this time.

The Josh Harris mix of "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers was added last week.

See this list of all the adds for 2005. It will be updated frequently.

My Picks For This Week

Tracks to watch out for

There have been a whole lot of tracks that are slowly creeping their way up the charts here in the U.S. and abroad. Many of these tracks have originated outside of the U.S. but they are still quite good and can pack a dancefloor. Here are a select few I think have potential to do well in the U.S. in clubs and on dance radio. Some of these tracks may be this year's "buzz records" at the Winter Music Conference. I have found some samples of the various records to make hearing what they sound like as easy as possible. Enjoy!

• Global Deejays - What A Feeling - Superstar (Germany)
  This record is hot on the heels of Eric Prydz's "Call On Me" and Uniting Nation's "Out Of Touch." This time, Irene Cara's career-defining hit "Flashdance...What A Feeling" is revisited. This is a disco classic and deserves to be brought back to the dancefloor again. There have been several other white labels circulating that use Ms. Cara's song. According to some sources, sample clearance was not granted for the original vocal so it was re-created by a new singer. It sounds quite similar to the original. It's a deadringer for Irene Cara. This is an essential track for house and circuit DJs. The Clubhouse Mix is the mix of choice here. If you liked the Eric Prydz track, this one has your name written all over it. There are some harder versions of the track on the 12" as well so DJs of darker house and trance have not been forgotten.
  
  Club House Vocal Mix
  Glow Feelin' Da Vox Mix
  Progressive Follow Up
  OSX Version
  
  
• The LoveFreakz - Shine - Positiva (UK)
  This is another sample track. This one uses Electric Light Orchestra's "Shine A Little Love". The LoveFreakz Club Mix is the mix that shines here. It's a great peak hour vocal track. This one will be on every mix compilation this year.
  
  The Lovefreakz Club mix
  Jupiter Ace Mix
  Pete Heller's Phela Style Club Mix
  Chosen Few Remix
  
  
• David Morales Featuring Tamra Keenan - Here I Am - You (U.S.)/Airplane (Italy)
  This is the followup to the smash "How Would U Feel." This has already begun to climb up the charts just as the other one did a while back. With a nice handful of mixes, this track will do well. The Kaskade mix is a nice one. It's a bit laid back, but it's something different. More soulful and mellow.
  
  You (U.S)
  Morales Club Mix
  Full Intention Dub Mix
  Kaskade Remix
  Full Intention Vocal Mix
  
  Airplane (Italy)
  Morales Club Mix
  Morales Dub Mix
  T&F vs Moltosugo Klub Mix
  T&F vs Moltosugo Dub Mix
  

Superstars Remixed

Here is another hot compilation coming to music stores in May. This article in Billboard summarizes it best. But overall, the remixes on this album are quite good. Hopefully it's unmixed. Like completely unmixed. There were those Totally Dance and This Is Ultimate Dance CDs that came out on Arista some years back. Those claimed to be unmixed while each track just blended into the next at the last 3 to 4 seconds of the song that was playing. Technically, it was not unmixed. The choices of tracks on those two were great. Many of the remixes featured had been commercially unavailable in those mixes. It totally defeated the purpose of purchasing those albums. Let's hope this one is not like those.

Pop, R&B Hits Get 'Superstar' Remixes
Hits from Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Maroon5, Kelis and Pink are reimagined on the upcoming compilation "Superstars Remixed," due May 10 from Sony BMG Strategic Marketing. The album sports remixes from such dance notables as JXL, Hex Hector, Armand Van Helden and Junior Vasquez, among others.

Spears' "Toxic" is remixed by Van Helden, while Hector takes on Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight," Deborah Cox's "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" and Toni Braxton's Unbreak My Heart." Elsewhere, Vasquez remixes Maroon5's "This Love," Peter Rauhofer updates Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" and Victor Calderone revamps Beyonce's "Naughty Girl."

The set is rounded out by remixes of cuts by Kelly Clarkson, Duran Duran, Sarah McLachlan, Dido, Monica, Whitney Houston and Fantasia.

Here is the track list for "Superstars Remixed":

"Since U Been Gone" (Hani remix), Kelly Clarkson
"Diary" (Hani remix), Alicia Keys
"This Love" (Junior Vasquez remix), Maroon5
"Sunrise" (Peter Presca remix), Duran Duran
"World on Fire" (JXL Club remix), Sarah McLachlan
"White Flag" (Al B Rich remix), Dido
"Milkshake" (DJ Zinc remix), Kelis
"Toxic" (Armand Van Helden remix), Britney Spears
"So Gone" (Scumfrog remix), Monica
"Dreamlover" (Dave Morales remix), Mariah Carey
"Naughty Girl" (Victor Calderone remix), Beyonc#&233;
"Get the Party Started" (Pink Noise Disco remix), Pink
"It's All Good" (Nate Skaten remix), Fantasia
"It's Not Right But It's OK" (Thunderpuss remix), Whitney Houston
"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex Hector remix), Jennifer Lopez
"Beautiful" (Peter Rauhofer remix), Christina Aguilera
"I Wish I Didn't Miss You" (HQ2 remix), Angie Stone
"Unbreak My Heart" (Soul Hex remix), Toni Braxton
"Nobody's Suppoed To Be Here" (Hex Hector remix), Deborah Cox

-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

My Picks For The Week

Here are the tracks I am liking this week, in this particular order.

What's next on Energy?

It’s that time to guess which songs Energy 92.7 will add this time to their rotation.

Here are some possible choices.

Mariah Carey - It’s Like That [Morales Club Mix]
Fannypack - Nu Nu
Jenn Cunetta - Bring The Sun
Kaskade - Everything
Rachel Panay - Back To Love [Josh Harris Mix]
Shapeshifters - Back To Basics
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

Cardio Radio Redux

Lately, I have been really enjoying the Cardio Radio mix show that airs on Energy 92.7 at 12pm on weekdays. Previously, I didn’t have much free time to listen, but I have re-arranged my schedule so I can listen to part of it.

It has been really good the last few days. It’s been good before, but it has been better this week. The Friday editions are extra good!

Here’s today’s playlist. By the way, all these songs were played in a 60 minute period.

Mixed by A-Jax
C&C Music Factory - Here We Go
Sweet Sensation - Sincerely Yours
Nocera - Summertime
New Edition - Cool It Now
Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid
Ciara Featuring Missy Elliot - 1,2 Step [Original Mix]
Kelis - Milkshake
Lisa Lisa & Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home
Pretty Poison - Catch Me…I’m Falling
George Lamond - Bad Of The Heart
Freeeze - I.O.U.
Madonna - Into The Groove [12” Mix]
Nina Sky - Move Your Body
---commercial break---
Dino - Summer Girls
Cynthia - Endless Nights
Lisa Lisa & Full Force - Can You Feel The Beat
Debbie Gibson - Only In My Dreams
Rockwell - Somebody’s Watching Me
Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dancefloor
Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World
Madison Avenue - Don’t Call Me Baby [Original Mix]
Flexy - Mamasita
Paul Johnson - Get Get Down
Moloko - Sing It Back vs. I Feel Love
Mynt Featuring Kim Sozzi - How Did You Know [Extended Mix]
Soulsearcher - Can’t Get Enough [Vocal Club Mix]
Dave Armstrong - Make Your Move
David Morales Featuring Lea Lorien - How Would U Feel [Reconstruction Mix]

Ma Ya Hi

This is a fun little track I discovered just a week ago. I have been aware that this track has been around for quite some time now. I have been loving it ever since I heard it! And this one looks like it could hit big here in the U.S. The track got broken into the U.S. by being played on NBC's Today Show with Matt Lauer and Katie Couric!

Give it a listen here.

Here is the review from Billboard Magazine.

DAN BALAN (OF O-ZONE) FEATURING LUCAS PRATA
Ma Ya Hi
Producer(s): Bogdan Popoiag
Writer(s): D. Balan, L. Prata
Publisher(s): Media Services/EMI Music Publishing Romania; 150 Lafayette Music/ Lookieluke Songs (ASCAP)
Genre: POP
Label/Catalog Number: Ultra UL1242 (12-inch vinyl single)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: March 12, 2005

In its original Romanian version ("Dragostea Din Tei"), this major slab of Euro dance/pop topped the charts in France, Germany, Romania and most every other European country. Then, Ultra released the original and English-language versions last fall—with nary a care from Americans. But then a homemade video popped up on the Internet, and all of a sudden, Ultra's phones began to ring. After a recent appearance on "Today," the label is now rushing this new Today Show mix to radio. This could very well become the novelty hit of 2005. It is culled from O-Zone's 2004 album, "DiscOzone."—MP

Uniting Nations - Out Of Touch

This has already been a huge hit in the UK already, and has already begun to make its presence felt in the U.S. Just in case you didn’t notice already, the song contains a recreated sample from John Hall and Darryl Oates’ classic “Out Of Touch”. The same lines are repeated throughout the whole song in the same fashion as many of last year’s sample records. Junior Jack’s “Stupidisco” and Dave Armstrong’s “Make Your Move” both contained similar samples from The Pointer Sisters “Dare Me”. While Eric Prydz sampled Steve Winwood’s “Valerie” for his international smash. On a side note, he has a new track that is already making the rounds called “Miracle” which contains a sample from Mike & The Mechanics’ track “All I Need Is A Miracle.”

Energy 92.7 has been throwing this in the mix every so often, so this could be a possible add sometime in the future.

As energetic and hypnotic as this track is, there has been a whole new wave of records that contain just one line or a series of lines repeated throughout the whole track. The Royal Gigolos ended up making a full album of tracks that were sample-based. Almost all of the tracks started out with that similar Benny Benassi style beat and bassline (think of the song “Satisfaction” or the remix of Tomcraft’s “Loneliness”). The samples of the vocals come in every so often and then the vocal filters in during the instrumental break in every single song. It’s a bit formula, but it gets the people dancing.

New Order & The Chemical Brothers Coming To The Bay Area

Legendary group New Order and the electro-duo Chemical Brothers are coming to the SF bay area to make a once-in-a-lifetime appearance and do a concert. Energy 92.7 and Live 105 have been promoting it and giving tickets away over the air. Wild 94.9 may soon follow. The other two are confirmed as doing the promotion.

Tickets go on sale this Sunday (the 13th). For more info, please check out this link. As more information will become available, it will be posted here.

This is definitely a chance of a lifetime. Don't let it pass you buy.

Big Changes In Airplay

Despite making it to number one for almost a week, Mynt Featuring Kim Sozzi's "How Did You Know" has been knocked out of the top spot by Kylie Minogue's "I Believe In You." This track was steadily falling for two weeks and then it just made a significant, sudden gain just as Eric Prydz did a couple weeks ago with "Call On Me." Speaking of that track, it has fallen significantly. It's hard to believe that this track held the top spot just weeks ago. Mario's "Let Me Love You" has quickly shot up into the top 10 within just a week of being added. Many of the old recurrents from 2 to 3 years ago have finally fallen out of the top 30 leaving mostly tracks from 2004 on the chart.

Here's the top 30 as of now.

LW	TW	Artist	Title	TW	LW	+/-
21	1	KYLIE MINOGUE	I Believe In You	51	29	22
3	2	MYNT	How Did You Know?	51	51	0
20	3	PAUL VAN DYK	Connected	50	30	20
12	4	CIARA	1,2 Step (f/Missy Elliott)	34	31	3
	5	MARIO	Let Me Love You	33	0	33
10	6	NARCOTIC THRUST	I Like It	33	32	1
19	7	STONEBRIDGE	Put 'Em High	33	30	3
16	8	GWEN STEFANI	Rich Girl	32	31	1
8	9	GADJO	So Many Times	31	32	-1
9	10	MICHAEL GRAY	The Weekend	31	32	-1
14	11	LASGO	Surrender	31	31	0
6	12	DAVID MORALES	How Would U Feel	31	33	-2
17	13	ANASTACIA	Sick And Tired	30	30	0
2	14	DIRTY VEGAS	Walk Into The Sun	30	53	-23
1	15	ERIC PRYDZ	Call On Me	30	54	-24
15	16	SHAPE: UK	Lola's Theme	30	31	-1
18	17	STELLAR PROJECT	Get Up Stand Up (f/B. Emma)	30	30	0
5	18	MARLY	You Never Know	29	33	-4
22	19	SCISSOR SISTERS	Filthy/Gorgeous	28	29	-1
4	20	FLEXY	Mamasita	27	36	-9
64	21	INTENSO PROJECT	Get It On	26	2	24
	22	KELLY CLARKSON	Since U Been Gone	25	0	25
7	23	SIN PLOMO	It's You	25	33	-8
11	24	JONATHAN PETERS	All This Time (f/S. L. Sharp)	24	32	-8
27	25	ASHLEE SIMPSON	Pieces Of Me	24	21	3
26	26	DANIEL BEDINGFIELD	Gotta Get Through This	23	21	2
30	27	COLDPLAY	Clocks	22	19	3
31	28	KYLIE MINOGUE	Love At First Sight	22	19	3
23	29	LMC VS U2	Take Me To The Clouds Above	21	22	-1
24	30	CHRISTINA MILIAN	Dip It Low	21	22	-1

Angel City - Love Me Right

According to an article on Ministry Of Sound's website, Angel City has a full length album.

'Love Me Right’ features 11 tracks of pure golden-nugget pop perfection and radio-friendly club floorfillers, all showcasing the highly seductive vocals of 22 year-old beauty Lara McAllen. As well as containing all three hits to date, highlights include soaring anthem and next single ‘Sunrise’, the balearic beauty of ‘I Won’t Let You Down’, mid-tempo yearning of ‘Stay’ and the disco heaven of ‘Back in Time’. And let’s not forget final track ‘Confession,’ a mature slice of genius for which Kylie would kill.

“It’s a real feel good album – there’s nothing too heavy," says lead singer Lara "but the idea was that the songs are quite empowering as well. It’s all about being in control, being strong, having fun. Having said that, all the emotion on the tracks are feelings that I’ve experienced! My favourites are ‘Stars’, a really uplifting song about two people brought back together, and ‘Confession’, which was written by Rob Davis & Frank Kneble and is a bit different from the other tracks – I had a lot of scope vocally which was pretty challenging. I also co-wrote the lyrics on two of the tracks – ‘Stars’ and ‘Back in Time.’”

Born and brought up in Guildford, Lara overcame disability when she was a child to become a successful dancer. By the age of 18, she was onto even bigger things: “I started doing some sessions, and then got the gig touring with Shakira in the UK as a backing singer/dancer. That was a great experience - performing with her on Top of The Pops and CD:UK – but the highlight was definitely at Party in the Park. It was being on stage in front of thousands of people that made me realize I wanted to do my own thing.” Promptly spotted by Ministry Of Sound, she was soon fronting Angel City. Having already bagged three massive UK hits - and constant national radio play – in the last year, she has emerged as one of the UK’s hottest young female vocalists, garnering a wealth of tabloid attention wherever she goes.



Tracklist:

1. Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)
2. I Won’t Let You Down
3. Do You Know (I Go Crazy)
4. Sunrise
5. Touch Me
6. City Lights
7. Stay
8. Back in Time
9. Stars
10. Calling You
11. Confession

Bonus Remix Tracks:

12. Love Me Right (Oh Sheila) Mike Di Scala Remix
13. Calling You Dee-Luxe Remix
14. Sunrise Sunset Remix

Album also includes interactive CD-Rom with lyrics, galleries, wallpapers, screensavers etc.

EBTG Remix Album

Everything But The Girl Take A Lesson From Darwin ADAPT OR DIE Available March 15 From Sire/Atlantic

January 31 2005

LOS ANGELES --

The dinosaurs didn't learn the lesson fast enough, but Everything But The Girl sure did. On March 15, Sire/Atlantic releases ADAPT OR DIE: TEN YEARS OF REMIXES, the first-ever full-length Everything But The Girl remix CD. Overseen by EBTG's Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn, the CD includes reworkings of some of the band's best-loved songs and is full of rare and previously unreleased material.
"Reinterpretation is at the heart of all great music," says Watt. "For me

, the modern remix is part of that tradition. We began our career mixing cover versions (reinterpretations in themselves) of other people's songs with our own, and 15 years later welcomed the chance to see our work dismantled and rebuilt."

Gathered on ADAPT OR DIE are 14 reinventions of previously well-known EBTG classics. Four of them are brand-new cuts commissioned especially for the project: DJ Jazzy Jeff's shimmering piano cascade rework of "Mirrorball," King Britt's percolating deep Detroit take on "Rollercoaster," Kenny Dope's hard-beats version of "Downhill Racer" and Jay Sealee's modern house remix of "Lullaby Of Clubland." The rest are Thorn and Watt's favorites from the past ten years, including three previously unreleased takes. All are fascinating companion pieces to EBTG's own landmark interpretations of mid-'90s electronica (the albums Walking Wounded and Temperamental) and their personally chosen retrospective of anthems, ballads, hits and B-sides, Like The Deserts Miss The Rain (2002).

Tracey Thorn's voice transcends eras, from the early acoustic ballads and latin grooves of the '80s EBTG through to these recordings, crackling with future beats and dance-floor urgency. Her simple, direct, tender-tough deliveries articulate these soundtracks of the time and bring to mind her celebrated collaborations with other key pioneers from the period: her pivotal role on the seminal Protection album and the gothic rendition of "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" (Batman Forever soundtrack) both with Massive Attack, and "The Future Of The Future (Stay Gold)" with Deep Dish.

If this two-decade body of work has cemented Thorn's reputation as a singer and writer, it has acted as a springboard for Watt's jump from writer-producer-guitarist to international DJ-remixer. In 1998 he established the seminal London deep house Sunday club and compilation series, Lazy Dog, with Jay Hannan. Moving from EBTG's mainstream eclecticism to club-oriented dance music production, he has recently issued a string of acclaimed dancefloor remixes including five-star re-rubs for Sade, Sunshine Anderson, Zero 7, Maxwell, Me'Shell NdegeOcello and Sandy Rivera. In May 2003 Lazy Dog folded at the top after five untouchable years of sell-out shows around the world.

Though Tracey has largely abandoned the media glare to focus on family life (she and Ben have three children), a return to studio work is not out of the question at some stage. She also DJs occasionally with Ben in local west London bars for fun and is currently in the early stages of writing a book about her journey from her late-'70s indie roots to the present day. Ben remains a music impresario, helming an independent record label and club night, Buzzin' Fly. Issuing a cluster of revered underground hits including his own "Lone Cat" and a best-selling mix CD, Buzzin' Fly Volume One, the imprint won Best Breakthrough Label at the House Music Awards 2004. Committed to new talent the label has already unearthed San Francisco boy-wonder Justin Martin and Lyon's serene Manoo and Francois A.

On March 22, Astralwerks releases Buzzin' Fly Volume Two, a concept DJ mix album. Ben Watt returns with this new set from his award-winning imprint, Buzzin' Fly, and presents a deeply evocative 75-minute journey in modern house. Part story, part groove, the album tracks a mood from post-9/11 New York City angst through to a moving and redemptive conclusion, and is shot through with spoken word stories, some written by Watt himself.

The imperative is to ADAPT OR DIE. Evolve with Everything But The Girl.

Track List:

1. Mirrorball (DJ Jazzy Jeff Sole Full Remix) (BRAND NEW)
2. Before Today (Adam F Remix)
3. Missing (CL McSpadden Unreleased Powerhouse Mix) (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
4. Corcovado (Knee Deep Remix / Ben Watt Vocal Re-Edit) (PREVIOUSLY PROMO ONLY, NEW EDIT)
5. Rollercoaster (King Britt Scuba Mix) (BRAND NEW)
6. Downhill Racer (Kenny Dope Remix) (BRAND NEW)
7. Single (Brad Wood Memphis Remix)
8. Walking Wounded (Dave Wallace Remix)
9. Five Fathoms (Kevin Yost Unreleased Groove Mix / Ben Watt Edit) (PREVIOUSLY PROMO ONLY, NEW EDIT)
10. Lullaby Of Clubland (Jay 'Sinister' Sealee Remix) (BRAND NEW)
11. Temperamental (Pull Timewarp Remix) (PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE DVD OF LIKE THE DESERTS MISS THE RAIN)
12. Blame (Fabio Remix)
13. Wrong (Todd Terry Unreleased Freeze Mix) (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
14. Driving (Acoustic Mix) (RARE B-SIDE)

Mariah Carey - It's Like That

With nearly a month and a few days remaining until Mariah's next album The Emancipation Of Mimi drops, the lead track "It's Like That" has been storming up the charts. In several European countries, the CD single came out featuring remixes by David Morales and Peter Rauhofer. Check out a sample of the Morales Mix here. Vinyl promos are available. There is no word on whether a CD maxi will be issued in the U.S. However, it seems more likely that the remixes will be sold on iTunes. Digital download sales are now counted in determining positions on several Billboard charts. This could really help many artists and cut down on the amount of unsold CD singles. And as digital downloading expands, CD singles may eventually be totally phased out.

The vast majority of artists don't release commercial CD singles anymore. Some do release an occasional one, but most of them just don't. However, there are some artists who have been known to release a lot of them, even as there has been an increased demand for digital versions of the songs.

Anyways, it'll be posted here if there will be a commercial CD single, digital downloads or both of this song.

Let's hope Energy 92.7 adds the David Morales Radio Mix that came out. It's really hot!

Wild 94.9's Flashback Fridays

This seems like a knock-off of Energy 92.7's Cardio Radio show. Instead of the usual hip hop and some freestyle in the mix at 5pm on Fridays, they have been regularly playing classic dance and disco tracks. Although the choice of music is good, it's obvious they are employing the same tactics as Energy. A good number of the songs played have been similar to the ones heard daily on Energy's show.

And the Wild Workout At Noon today consisted of many older songs they haven't even played in years. It's nice to hear them trying, but it doesn't seem to be working that well. Although their WWAN is mixed pretty well, the choice of songs is quite limited. There have been very few new songs played during that time everyday. Eric Prydz's "Call On Me", Xscape's "Wassup" and Tiesto's "Traffic" have been the few new songs they have been playing during the last few months. There was a time when they actually played really new songs in the mix, but that doesn't seem to be happening anymore. For how long can they continue to keep playing the same few songs every day? It gets repetitive and boring after awhile. I don't listen to it as often for that reason.

New number one at Energy

Mynt's "How Did You Know" has finally dethroned Eric Prydz, who has been at the top for over 3 weeks now. How long can this one stay at the top?

Sin Plomo's "It's You" looks like the next song that will top the chart.