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Cal
Genre: Electronic
Category: Audio
Italian and Australian House
For years now the Australians have been well ahead of North America in terms of house music output. Â Artists from Madison Avenue, Cassie, Kylie Minogue, and Vandalism have been topping mainstream charts with house and electro pop for years now. Â This stuff by the now defunct House Boulevard is pretty typical sounding and probably poppy by standard, but it has that ‘euro sound’ that is popularizing nu-disco right now in the US. Â As for the Sgt Slick track, I know that it’s from last year but it’s good to find something that isn’t the Crookers style electro sound coming from Southern Europe. Â He’s as image conscious as Don Diablo, and exactly what I imagine most Italian DJ/Producers to present themselves as.
Let me know what you guys think.
House Boulevard Feat. Samara - Set Me Free (Original Extended Mix).mp3
Sgt. Slick and Pitch Dark - Automatic Machine (Vandalism Remix).mp3
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Boulevard is hot as HELL!!!
From a purely technical perspective, I agree that the House Boulevard track has pretty standard poppy elements, but the percussion has a full punch that many American house producers neglect. Full, as in I feel that it covers a wide frequency range from low to high; from my own experience, this is one of the big factors contributing to the bouncy feel of a house track. The Sgt Slick track doesn’t have that same bounce, using electro synths to cover the upper ranges (so to me, the sound quality isn’t as dynamic).
But in terms of overall appeal, these two tracks are exemplary. Just straight up house, and no gimmicks. Vandalism’s beats sound a bit old school in a good way.