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Oh Balboa – Sing through It with The Ooh Song

Posted on 21 August 2020

EDM. Dance. Electropop. House. They’re all labels that get bandied about a lot, without actually specifying very much at all; “EDM isn’t a genre”, I hear you cry. Well, maybe not, but with “We Sing Through It”, an irreverent, feel-good slice of early ‘90s-style Euro-House, Oh Balboa has probably got closer than anybody to defining, exactly, its essence; if you open up the dictionary for ‘Electronic Dance Music’, there won’t be any words. There’ll just be a sound-clip of this track playing. Repeatedly. Over and over, around your head, on an endless loop. For days.

Sure, there’s not much to it; a catchy-as-fuck simple nine note sampled phrase, rising and falling through the octave, repeated, round and round over some deep synth swell chords and old school Roland beats, smack on the ‘Balearic’ money at 128 BPM. Aside from the drop around the 1 minute mark, that’s about it. And damn, if that’s not enough for you then frankly you’ve never done the Running Man at an Ibiza foam-party; ‘We Sing Through It’ could be this year’s ‘French Kiss’.

Review by Alex Holmes

RudeBrutal break the house down with fantastic new single ”Freedom”

Posted on 17 June 2020

RudeBrutal is Andrey Totev. This is no ordinary producer either. This is a man on a global mission to get his vision and music out there to the masses. ”Freedom” is his brand spanking new house anthem so let’s get into it.

Bulgaria’s RudeBrutal is the founder of Media Frames (record label) and the Danube Sunset Sessions which is a DJ & Musical live performance event. As you can see he is one busy man.

His new track ”Freedom” is here and oh my goodness. This is what my blood flow needed to heart back into the zone. The speakers groan at the beginning here. Slowly you feel the bass sliding down the passageway with a sneaky grin and the vocals hit your soul right where it needed to. I do 50 push ups while listening to this track as I am inspired not to stop early. This is perfect running and gym music while is also a perfectly crafted tonic to add to your gin before or during the party. ”Freedom” is all about doing what you want and well just don’t destroy things unnecessarily. Put your 100% effort into it and you will get the results. I feel motivated and am sure you will too after a loud listen.

RudeBrutal have just made today easier so turn it up. Be free and stay positive.

Stream this awesome house track right here on YouTube.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

My Secret Playground – The Encounter: Euro House Euphoria

Posted on 8 October 2018

Rabotat Records have no shortage of mind-bendingly talented artists under their label, and Tech House up and coming act My Secret Playground is definitely no exception. Their latest drop “The Encounter” offers 5 whole minutes of transiently immersive beats which any self-respecting Euro House fan will want on their playlists. The convergence of different elements in the multi-layered track gives The Encounter a uniquely unpredictable bounce which constantly shifts and weaves through Disco and Swing arrangements. As soon as the mainly instrumental track kicks into rhythm it’s apparent that My Secret Playground has a lot to offer to the Dance charts and I’m infinitely excited to hear them climb them with their eclectic, hypnotically punchy beats.

You can check out My Secret Playground’s latest drop The Encounter for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud from October 19th.  In the meantime, get acquainted with some of the LA-based studio’s culturally explosive mixes.

Review by Amelia Vandergast