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Monday, July 25, 2016

Review #1,513: Promo Only: Dance Radio August 2016

Reviewed on 7.25.2016 (Review #1,513)


Feelin’ great, worked 4 AM – 2 PM & 5 PM – 9 PM yesterday, as well as gettin’ called in 4 AM – 11 AM on my day off today! Work ethic strong!! Now, time fa Promo Only: Dance Radio August 2016, tha review! What tha hell’s with only 18 songs & only 57:28 long? Not even an hour?! Damn! What happened?! Start Time: 8:12 PM | End Time: 9:54 PM


Disclaimer: I rate each song from 1.0 – 5.0; each rating iz my own opinion! I only please myself wit my ratings! I don’t care how lyrical you are, as long as it’s jammin’ enough for me to like it! I look for beats, then vocals, and then lyrics. To determine my favorites, I will differ tha 4.0 ratings. If a song gets at least a 4.0 rating from me, I love it already. If at least a 4.6 rating, I pretty much really love it, as it’s considered mindblowin’ when I hear it! Any song can earn up to a maximum of a 5.0 rating. Anything I type before “ >>> “ iz what I’m sayin’ before I listen to tha song; anything after I type “ >>> “ iz what I think of tha song while I’m listening to it.
 
© 2016 CD Review (Review #1,513) reviewed on 7.25.2016 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.


01. Alicia Keys x Kaskade “In Common (Radio Mix)”
Well, with this month, I feel like I’m honorin’ my boy, Doe-Doe, since I rewarded him last Friday, July 22, 2016. Of course, tha 1st PO song has to have his birthday on tha BPM!! 120!! LOL, not my favorite BPM tempo but still defines what’s up, right now!! I’ono how great this’ll be; we’ll see, with RCA… >>> Kinda doesn’t sound like what would be an R&B song fa Ms. Keys… Kinda feelin’ this a lil’ better than I thought I would, though I’ono about a lotta airplay for me… Music ain’t pretty bad for a Kaskade sound; sounds good, overall… My Rating: 3.7


02. Kungs & Cookin’ On 3 Burners “This Girl”
Oh boy, “this” song… Was so thrown off by it when Music Choice Dance debuted it but with a 2010 mixshow soundbite, instead! I almost thought this had to do with “Ghosts N Stuff”! But yeah, Casablanca & Republic on tha label, here… I’ono how crazy I can go for this song… It has a nice sound to it with mysterious, good-soundin’ vocals… Speakin’ of this title, shout out to “this girl,” Heather, at my job! My Current Rating: 3.5


03. DJ Snake feat. George Maple “Talk”
Can’t believe that “This Girl” was tha fastest song of tha three, so far, at only 122 BPM! This tha next single from DJ Snake; how will this sound? Interscope… >>> Wasn’t expectin’ a female on tha vocals, here; kinda sounds like Jessie Ware… I’m likin’ this slow start, so far, soundin’ like soul house or somethin’… This kinda has that Alicia Keys vibe to it, where tha Alicia Keys song had more of a dance-vocal-like feel to it… Mixed-up-soundin’ drop, as tha Snake always likes to do it; nice… Not bad for a lil’ new track, even though we need more faster music out there than this slow shit… Long ending of silence at tha end… My Rating: 3.6


04. Bob Sinclar “Someone Who Needs Me (New Radio Edit)”
Neva really paid attention to tha regular radio edit but let’s see, here, with Spinnin’ Deep in tha buildin’… >>> Kinda sounds like actual dance music, tha 1st time on here, no less from a Sinclar… Vocals are kinda ehh, but tha vibe’s on tha actual dance/house tip, not no slow-slow shit… Not bad for somethin’ I ain’t heard, before; nice effort! My Rating: 3.9


05. Feenixpawl & APEK feat. Karra “Quicksand”
Betcha this gon be my top-rated song, lol! I’ont see this CD makin’ a comeback… A lotta slow shit toward tha end! Eclypse Records, here! Excited ta hear this one!! >>> Definitely anticipatin’ these vocals and this build-up goin’ on in tha beat! Yeah, I was right about this prolly bein’ my top-rated song; definitely a great prediction! Tha drops always hit in a different way when I first hear ‘em. Then, I get used to ‘em fast; nice, energetic vibe, here, about tha “quicksand!” My Rating: 4.6


06. Vicetone feat. Cozi Zuehlsdorff “Nevada”
Okay! Maybe, we have more competition?! Looks real exciting; can’t wait ta hear tha new single!! Monstercat on tha label, this time! >>> Don’t know this Cozi but that’s an interesting last name! Definitely nice vocals and excellent starting music! Likin’ whatever tha chorus iz; nice sound! Interesting drop; ain’t expect this… Likin’ how tha 2nd chorus sounds… I’ono if it’ll beat “Quicksand”, but this a nice try… Definitely diggin’ tha slow music after tha 2nd chorus! Hope this one grows on me, too! My Rating: 4.6


07. Nicky Romero “The Moment (Novell)”
This looks exciting, but will it live up to its expectations? Both Protocol & Thrive on tha label! Could two excellent labels work out fa 2x tha power? We shall see!! Maybe, some mysterious female vocals? Random guess… >>> Yeah, I ain’t think it was gon be female vocals, since I ain’t hear many female-vocal tracks NR was presenting… These uncredited male vocals are ehh… Tha chorus sounds pretty nice and defining! Also, I’m really diggin’ this drop! Definitely makes tha whole song, even though it was gon be longer! Kinda gives me a lil’ sour, male version of “Heartbeat” (10/15 PO)! Really likin’ tha extra part after tha 2nd chorus! Oh, climax to tha drop; fuckin’ lovin’ it!!! Not my highest-rated song, but tha drop’s definitely tha top moment of this CD, so far!! My Rating: 4.4


08. Tiësto feat. John Legend “Summer Nights”
Ehh… Casablanca/Republic, here… Heard Music Choice Dance get it and I have a feelin’ it gon be a sell-out… Kinda like it better than “All Of Me” but I didn’t think there should’ve been a Part 2… Boring, but some upbeat vibes, here… Definitely likin’ this vibe and I can’t believe I like it better than tha 1st four songs!! My Current Rating: 3.9


09. Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson “Tears (99 Souls Radio Edit)”
Anotha mix fa 99 Souls, but at its original 130 BPM, here… Big Beat & Atlantic, once again; can’t wait to hear this remix! >>> Figured with tha original BPM that it was prolly gon similar to tha original… So far, tha same start; am I trippin’? Am I buggin’? Repeat song? Sounds exactly tha same!! I ain’t high as fuck, then, lol!! My Current Rating: 4.7

Just for kicks, lemme google tha real 99 Souls Radio Edit and see what comes up… *Googles…* Wow, only three results on Google; am I still buggin’ out, lol?! Damn, guys! You gon get me a virus, lol! That happened once, actually, back with tha December 2008 PO, with Judy Torres & Bonnie Stone “Hell No”, when y’all had tha No Rap Edit on there. I went and peeped out tha one with tha rap in it, and my shit got a virus on it! Fucked up!!! Anyway, got a hold of tha real 99 Souls Radio Edit… Yeah, I thought 130 BPM was too good to be true… Kinda sounds interesting before tha chorus comes on; it has a nice throwback feel to it, when I grew up on dance music… Jumps right to tha bridge instead of a chorus, lol… Tha 2nd verse sounds like trap… I like this unique blend, here… Still, a surprise to see them produce a 130-BPM track! My rating for this mix will be a 4.5, but I count tha 4.7, since that was tha version on tha CD!


½time: This CD’s tryna hang in there, and it passed tha ½time with a 4.1! Tha 1st few songs were ehh, but tha 2nd ¼ of this CD picked right up! I’ono how much faith I have in tha rest of this CD, but lemme just get through it…


10. Moonshine Man “Trouble”
Can’t imagine what this new one gon sound like, with Robbins on tha label… >>> Really awkward start with this bluegrass-y start… Kinda sounds like a bullshit pop song! Definitely think these bluegrass-y vocals gotta go! Beat’s not bad, as it changes up, but I ain’t fuckin’ wit this track at all!! And, a random drop, which I like… I think this tha 1st failure PO song that’s not deep house in a long while!! I honestly will admit, I don’t think this song deserves success, lol! My Rating: 2.1


11. Sharam feat. Anousheh “Same (Sharam’s Own Remix Radio Edit)”
Looks like an excellent comeback, here, right after we just dodged that Avicii-soundin’, bluegrass-ass-y bullshit, as well as those slow tracks! And, comeback label: Yoshitoshi Recordings; haven’t seen that in a long while! Should I do my checkin’ on tha last Yoshitoshi song? Can’t imagine! I would go with Dean Coleman & DCLA “I Want You” from tha 3/09 PO, but I think there was one after… *Checks…* Of course, I was right about tha “one after;” it was both Sharam + Anousheh with “On & On” (6/13 PO); at least I got tha 2nd most-recent right, lol!! And yeah, as always, can’t wait ta hear!! I know I’m braggin’ a lot, but I think “On & On” was #11 on tha 6/13 PO, as well! *Checks…* Ahh, it was #10! I was one off again, lol!! >>> Definitely an excellent-soundin’ start for a real dance track! Excellent vocals, once again! Definitely feels like somethin’ that deserves success, not like that bullshit Moonshine Man song that was just on here! Nice lil’ deep-soundin’ drop; I’m definitely feelin’ this! Definitely sounds great tha whole way through! My Rating: 4.5


12. Sam Feldt x Lucas & Steve feat. Wulf “Summer On You”
Really dug tha “Drive You Home” song from tha 3/16 PO but it didn’t go anywhere, mainstream-wise… Spinnin’ Deep on tha label, here… >>> A decent start but anotha unique drop; African, or Bob Sinclar-like? Definitely likin’ how this Feldt keeps it interesting, when I doubt him, sometimes… Interesting, quick vibe, here; I’ll definitely consider it. My Rating: 4.2


13. Lost Frequencies feat. Sandro Cavazza “Beautiful Life”
Tha 120 BPM’s back, though I don’t think I really gon anticipate this… Ultra on tha label, here… >>> A slow start, so far; here come tha slow dance tracks… Ugh, I hear those slow BPMs kickin’… I’ono what ta make of these vocals… Sounds like somethin’ good to fall asleep to… So plain on tha chorus, compared to tha “Beautiful Life” with Gozzi & them from tha last PO! Yeah, you can forget about this one! My Rating: 2.3


14. Charlie Puth feat. Selena Gomez “We Don’t Talk Anymore (Attom Remix)”
I’ont think I’m anticipatin’ this one, either. Tha “One Call Away” tends to get on my nerves, especially since it reminds me of falling/gettin’ sent home that one day! Can’t believe that was on a PO; felt like, “I reviewed that?!” Atlantic, here… >>> Really slow start but a nice vibe… Still, really-really dry! Only 110 BPM & now, just like tha one PO from a few editions ago, where it was 120 BPM for five songs straight, it’s a bunch of 110’s! Nice collab, but too dry for me to really like. Could be a playlist song, but way too dry! My Rating: 3.4


15. Eva Simons & Sidney Samson “Escape From Love”
Looks like it gon be a hot collab! Maybe, anotha contender for tha top? Spinnin’, here! >>> Sounds nice; I’m definitely diggin’ it! Vocals are nice, as well as how this sounds! What’s with tha strange-soundin’ drops? They’re so trippy and interesting! Nice and strong chorus fa a slow track! My Rating: 4.3


16. Dillon Francis feat. Snappy Jit “Candy”
Speakin’ of strangeness, here’s a DJ that defines that, at times… Ehh, anotha 110-BPM song, with Columbia, here… >>> Ehh, kinda feelin’ it tha same as tha “Trouble” song that I hated on, on here… Kinda weird vocals, weird-soundin’ beat and random lyrics… Beats are definitely cool, though; can’t deny that. Still, would I play? LOL… I…can…’t…! My Rating: 2.5


17. Aiden Jude & Melissa Ramsay “Higher (Disco Killerz Radio Edit)”
Lookin’ like a real-hot collab, here! A “Ghosts” + one of my new favorite DJs out there, with Crowd Records on tha label!! Anotha slowie? I don’t think this one gon fail, though! >>> Beats are pretty nice; wonder what an original version sounds like? Nice vocals and great vibe, trappin’! LOL, ain’t know of what to think of with Disco Killerz but they’re trap makerz, lol. Kinda feelin’ other Aiden tracks more; I’ll have ta grow onto this one… We’ll see how it turns out in tha future… My Rating: 3.8


18. Pegboard Nerds & NGHTMRE feat. Krewella “Superstar”
Can’t imagine… Monstercat on tha label, again, here; wanna hear this! >>> Definitely feelin’ this for a new Krewella-featured song! Excellent-soundin’ fast beats for tha beginning!! Definitely feelin’ these mixed-up beat sounds during tha drop! Dubsteppin’, trappin’, all in!! Hope this one gets a good amount of airplay; definitely feelin’ tha dubstep sounds! It feels like a nice resurrection, when I thought it died so long ago!! My Rating: 4.6


Overall: It felt like this review took a while… That’s ‘cause I kept textin’ & postin’ in between, like, every single song, lol… But, it turned out better than I expected, surprisingly… A few flop songs, a few okay songs, but a good amount of nice-rated tracks, too! A few have me excited to see when they’re goin’ to get released, too! Can’t wait fa that!


Rankings:

18.       Moonshine Man “Trouble” 2.1
17.       Lost Frequencies feat. Sandro Cavazza “Beautiful Life” 2.3
16.       Dillon Francis feat. Snappy Jit “Candy” 2.5
15.       Charlie Puth feat. Selena Gomez “We Don’t Talk Anymore (Attom Remix)” 3.4
14.       Kungs & Cookin’ On 3 Burners “This Girl” 3.5
13.       DJ Snake feat. George Maple “Talk” 3.6
12.       Alicia Keys x Kaskade “In Common (Radio Mix)” 3.7
11.        Aiden Jude & Melissa Ramsay “Higher (Disco Killerz Radio Edit)” 3.8
10.       Bob Sinclar “Someone Who Needs Me (New Radio Edit)” 3.9
09.       Tiësto feat. John Legend “Summer Nights” 3.9
08.       Sam Feldt x Lucas & Steve feat. Wulf “Summer On You” 4.2
07.       Eva Simons & Sidney Samson “Escape From Love” 4.3
06.       Nicky Romero “The Moment (Novell)” 4.4
05.       Sharam feat. Anousheh “Same (Sharam’s Own Remix Radio Edit)” 4.5
04.       Pegboard Nerds & NGHTMRE feat. Krewella “Superstar” 4.6
03.   Vicetone feat. Cozi Zuehlsdorff “Nevada” 4.6
02.   Feenixpawl & APEK feat. Karra “Quicksand” 4.6
01.   Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson “Tears (99 Souls Radio Edit)” 4.7


Average CD Rating Review:

Total Score:                      68.6
Total Songs:                      / 18
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Average CD Rating:       3.8


Maybe, tha most-unexpected #01 PO song on a PO??? Not even tha correct version on tha CD and it topped tha rankings!! But yeah, if that was tha correct version, I would’ve been right about “Quicksand” topping it. Yeah, definitely a bunch of anticipatin’-to-play jointz on here!!

FTLD'z Playlist of 7.04.2016 - 7.24.2016





FTLD’z Playlist of 7.04.2016 – 7.24.2016

Italicized Songs: SPIKE songs. Unsure songs usually played on random shuffle only.
Ranks in red backgrounds are new adds.
Ranks in green backgrounds are re-entries.

Rank
Artist “Title [Mix]”
Spins
Total Spins
Label
Weeks
01.
DVBBS & Shaun Frank feat. Delaney Jane “La La Land [Breathe Carolina Remix Edit]”
DVBBS & Shaun Frank feat. Delaney Jane “La La Land” [2x @ #01!]
18
10
56
100
Spinnin’
8
14
02.
Xenia Ghali “Under These Lights”
22
138
Funky Sheep
13
03.
Steve Aoki & Boehm feat. Walk The Moon “Back 2 U”
21
44
Dim Mak
7
04.
Puro Instinct “Tell Me”
19
19
Manifesto
4
05.
Bobina & Kyle Richardson “Love Is The Answer”
19
22
Magik
4
06.
Tom Hades “Steps On You”
18
43
Rhythm Converted
8
07.
A1 Wissel “I’m Important”
17
49
Time Gang
10
08.
Big Gigantic feat. Angela McCluskey “The Little Things”
16
71
Big Gigantic/Ingrooves
17
09.
SeeB feat. Neev “Breathe”
16
144
Island/Republic
12
10.
Preoccupations “Anxiety”
16
16
Jagjaguwar
3
11.
Erik Arbores x DJ Fresh “Elevator”
15
29
Ultra
8
12.
Riton feat. Kah-Lo “Rinse & Repeat”
15
28
Interscope
7
13.
Krewella “Broken Record”
14
31
Columbia
9
14.
Vicetone feat. Cosmos & Creature “Bright Side”
14
69
Spinnin’
12
15.
DJ B-Real & Roota feat. Big Wayne “Turnt Up”
14
41
Small Circle Kartel/Pay The Producer
12
16.
Disco Killerz & Liquid Todd feat. Jimmy Gnecco “Stellar [Morgan Page Radio Edit]”
14
16
Crowd
4
17.
Marcelo CIC feat. Alex Staltari “We Wanna Be Loved”
13
27
AfterCluv
8
18.
Joe Bermudez feat. Louise Carver “Not Tonight [Mark Doyle Remix Radio Edit]”
13
43
617
8
19.
Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson “Tears”
13
13
Big Beat/Atlantic
3
20.
Bat For Lashes “In God’s House”
13
13
The Echo Label
3
21.
Kevin Gates “Really Really”
12
67
Bread Winners/Atlantic
17
22.
Phases “I’m In Love With My Life [Dave Audé Radio Edit]”
12
33
Warner Bros.
8
23.
Castell “You Got It Wrong”
12
69
Robbins
13
24.
Sak Noel & Salvi feat. Sean Paul “Trumpets”
12
35
Barnaton
8
25.
DJ Gozzi & The Extraordinary Gentlemen feat. Jaclyn Walker “Beautiful Life”
12
19
Overdrive
5
26.
Mako “Into The Sunset”
11
33
Ultra
11
27.
Frank Calhoune “Cleaned By Tha Boy Who Got High”
11
79
Lucky Dogz
13
28.
Tensnake “Desire”
11
38
True Romance
8
29.
Elephante feat. Bishøp “Closer”
11
49
Elephante
14
30.
Paul Oakenfold x BRKLYN x Amba Shepherd “U Are”
11
11
Thrive
4
31.
Nina Sky “Champion Lover [Lady Bee Remix]”
11
13
Tommy Boy
4
32.
Rain Man feat. Oly “Bring Back The Summer”
11
36
Dim Mak
13
33.
The Raveonettes “Junko Ozawa”
11
43
Beat Dies
10
34.
Jauz & Netsky “Higher”
11
24
Ultra
7
35.
YFN Lucci feat. Migos & Trouble “Key To The Streets”
11
13
Think It’s A Game
4
36.
BRKLYN feat. Mariah McManus “Can’t Get Enough”
10
24
Enhanced
7
37.
Inas X “Gets Me High”
10
12
RGF
4
38.
Dua Lipa “Last Dance”
10
56
Dua Lipa
13
39.
Leopard Disco “I Cheated On You”
10
16
Beat Kandy
6
40.
Shy Glizzy “Rounds”
10
21
Glizzy Gang
5
41.
Alessia Cara “Wild Things [NuKid Remix Radio Edit]”
10
44
Def Jam
10
42.
Morgan Page feat. Angelika Vee “Safe Till Tomorrow [Lash Remix Edit]”
10
30
Nettwerk
8
43.
Curren$y “Still At It”
10
13
Jet Life
4
44.
Sam Feldt & The Him feat. The Donnies & The Amys “Drive You Home”
10
101
Spinnin’/Island
17
45.
Martin Garrix & Third Party feat. John Martin “Lions In The Wild (ID)”
10
13
STMPD
4
46.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra “First World Problem”
10
16
Jagjaguwar
6
47.
BROODS “Couldn’t Believe”
9
15
Capitol
6
48.
Kevin Gates “Off The Meter”
9
31
Bread Winners/Atlantic
11
49.
Eagulls “My Life In Rewind”
9
37
Partisan
10
50.
Lil’ Uzi Vert “Sub Zero”
9
13
Generation Now/Atlantic
5
51.
Gorgon City feat. Vaults “All Four Walls”
9
24
Priority/Capitol
8
52.
Wish I Was feat. Tyler Forrest “Never Loved Me [Coleman Remix]”
9
11
Global Soundsystem
4
53.
Rico Richie “My Buddy”
9
26
La Familia
10
54.
Curren$y feat. Juvenile “I Can’t Go Back”
9
15
Jet Life
6
55.
Cash Cash feat. Sofia Reyes “How To Love”
9
27
Big Beat/Atlantic
10
56.
Lua Proc “Flexxin’”
9
35
High End Society
12
57.
Zayn “Like I Would [Dave Audé Mix]”
9
9
RCA
4
58.
Tom & Collins “Obsessed [Promo Only Radio Edit]”
9
15
AfterCluv
5
59.
Fleur East “Sax [Wideboys Remix]”
9
23
Columbia
8
60.
Snoop Dogg feat. Wiz Khalifa “Kush Ups”
9
15
Taylor Gang
6
61.
Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP “From Me To You”
9
15
Spinnin’
5
62.
Dae Dae “Wat U Mean”
9
28
Nitti Beatz
10
63.
PTea “Soul Search”
9
30
Deep Soul Space
8
64.
Alesso feat. Nico & Vinz “I Wanna Know”
9
46
Def Jam
14
65.
Marshmello “Alone”
9
15
Monstercat
6
66.
Galantis “No Money”
9
45
Big Beat
14
67.
Pitbull feat. Enrique Iglesias “Messin’ Around [Richard Vission Deep House Radio Edit]”
9
15
Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA
6
68.
Guordan Banks “Keep You In Mind [EC Twins Remix Edit]”
9
22
Bank On It
8
69.
HEART FX “Thinking Of You”
9
9
Flamingo
4
70.
Rich The Kid feat. Young Thug “Ran It Up”
9
9
Rich Forever/Quality Control/300
2
71.
Axwell /\ Ingrosso “Thinking About You”
8
14
Def Jam
6
72.
Ménage À Trois “South Seas”
8
8
Cracki
2
73.
Steve Kroeger feat. Skye Holland “Waiting For The Break”
7
7
Prodigy
3
74.
Cazzette feat. Laleh “Blue Sky”
7
7
ICONS/PRMD
3
75.
Lil’ Cali feat. Spitta & B-Will “U A Bitch”
7
7
UTP/Travis James/Uncut
2
76.
Go Trey “Steppa”
5
5
Str8 Up
2
77.
Steve Aoki & Autoerotique “ILYSM”
5
5
Dim Mak
2
78.
Rowdy Rebel “Beam Jawn”
4
4
GS9
2
79.
Rowdy Rebel feat. Rich The Kid “Young Rich Niggas”
4
4
GS9
2
80.
Sam I Am feat. Level “Loaded”
4
4
No Limit Forever/OJ
2
81.
Big Scoob Jones “I’m A Dog”
4
4
Money & Power
2
82.
Cheat Codes x Dante Klein “Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)”
4
4
Spinnin’
2
83.
Lil’ Cali feat. Kevin Gates “U Suppose To Shine”
3
3
UTP/Travis James/Uncut
2
84.
Crystal Castles “Char”
3
3
Fiction
1
85.
Bob Marley feat. LVNDSCAPE x Bolier “Is This Love”
2
2
Spinnin’/Tuff Gang/Island
2
86.
Pig & Dan “Point Blank”
2
2
Drumcode
1
87.
Eckul feat. Blanco Son “Venice (A Long Decay) [Crowd Of Ghosts Remix]”
2
2
Ten Hens
1
88.
Jonas Blue feat. JP Cooper “Perfect Strangers”
2
2
Positivia/Virgin EMI
1
ADD
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1

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