Monday Choon: Camisra & Armin van Buuren - Let Me Show You

 

1998, which many would say was peak Rave at the time with Ministry of Sound and Ibiza slowly becoming the peak of EDM. DJ's which are common names to us now were still entering the industry and learning from the then heavy weights at the time. One of those DJ's was Tall Paul and his track "Let Me Show You" was played in raves across the world. Still to this day the track remains a club thumper and has been played in festivals from the likes of James Hype, Jax Jones and Solomun. With this in mind, Armin van Buuren decided to breathe some new life into the track by reworking it and dropping it first at Tomorrowland Winter. Since then it's been on ID for a while with the Dutch DJ releasing last week, just before the weekend which saw him play at the Dutch the F1 Grand Prix after he waved the checkered flag for Lando Norris victory. 

Monday Choon: Genix - On & On

 

UK DJ and producer Genix was last featured on the blog when he released his epic Warehouse55 EP, this time round Damion 'Damo' Houchen which is his real name has announced his new album and tour 'YOU.ME.NOW' with today's featured track "On & On" which can only be described as a rave-centric song. Since his debut album 199X in 2021, Genix has been delivering some bangers on the Anjunabeats label, and this latest single is no different, building on years of innovation and versatility across the spectrum of electronic music, Genix comes full circle with this one and we can't wait to hear the rest of the album which drops on the 14th of June this year. 

Monday Choon: i_o & Lights - Fever

 

It's been two years since the world lost the talented Gareth Falls Lockhart, better known by his stage name i_o. The year 2020 was a tough one for everyone in the world but Gareth and the vocalist Lights used the time in lockdown to create something really special with the 14 track album "Warehouse Summer", it was all done over virtual meetings and interactions where Gareth and her played around with sounds and lyrics, the product is simply beautiful. Lights decided to dust off the link to the album 20 months after his passing and and it has been released at the 2nd anniversary of i_o's passing. A fitting way to pay tribute to a great artist and one that meant so much to her. In an Instagram post dedicated to this album, Lights had this to say "Garrett always said Warehouse Summer felt like the feeling you get when you leave the rave at 4am and the air is hot and sticky and you’re dead af but alive. Like ghosts riding penny boards on a dark summer street. I hope you feel every bit of this when you listen. It’s intense and gentle, like he was. I lost a dear friend and musical partner, I miss him very much. 444ever. I would say he was so fucking inspiring but he would hate that."

Fever is an eerie track that tugs are your heart if you pay attention to the lyrics, but the melody and synths are just pure bliss when listened to. It's the perfect mix of trance and house with the deep bassline and melodic guitar chords in the background. I loved it from the first time I heard it and hope you do to. 

Monday Choon: David Guetta vs Benny Benassi - Satisfaction

 

French DJ David Guetta has been spoiling us since 2020 with his latest genre "Future Rave", its a fresh new take on electronic music from him and to be honest, I quite like it. It's build ups are great with high energy drops that instantly gets your blood pressure going. If you watched the sets from Ultra Europe and Tomorrowland, then you, like me have been probably waiting in anticipation for the release of todays featured track. David has taken Italian DJ legend, Benny Benassi's cult classic track "Satisfaction" and given it his future rave treatment and boy is it a banger of note! Played by most DJ's including the likes of Armin, Nicky Romero, Tiesto and others at the various festivals around Europe, it definitely got the crowds going wild. The track was officially released last week Friday on Spinnin' Records and we have it here on the blog for you to enjoy.

Monday Choon: Genix - Ba55 I5land

There's just some songs that hit you from the second you start listening to it, hard hitting, in your face kind of music and that is exactly what today's featured track is. Genix has been evolving his sound over the years, mixing and matching, perfecting a sound that is unique to him and the track Ba55 I5land is the perfect example of his work . The track encompasses his love for rave and techno, the sounds explores this dark side of his work and is a brilliant example of modern and blast from the past stuff. This track forms part of his new EP and live band, Warehouse55 which promises more tracks of the like and personally, I cannot wait to hear more. 

Monday Choon: ARTY feat. April Bender - Sunrise (Deniz Koyu Remix)

 

A little of three years since the original track debuted, Deniz Koyu decided to revive this banger from Russian DJ ARTY which features April Bender on the lyrics. The original was a very melodic summer vibes type of track and while Deniz has maintained that smooth flow, he has added his own unique sound with a groovy background beat that kicks off from the start, it has a progressive build-up with the second chorus drop really elevating the track to the next level. It's the perfect track to get into the festive mood with December just around the corner and most of the country getting into summer mood.