Long before dance music exploded into the public eye, before festivals spanned two weekends and Soundcloud and Twitter defined our listening habits, electronic music was enjoyed in empty warehouses and dimly lit basements. A true underground movement, one that embodied both the seedy underbelly of urban culture and an unwavering dedication to music discovery, dance music was enjoyed without the glitz and glamour that has become synonymous with EDM today. Despite the socialites of New York City’s recent adoption of dance music into upscale clubs throughout Manhattan, there still exists a vibrant and healthy underground scene –one that is tucked far away from sparkling champagne bottles and beautiful hostesses, housed instead in illegal warehouses in nearby Brooklyn. Last Friday, this is where Gorgon City would make their New York City debut and Chris Malinchak would spin his sensually-sweet disco in a dingy, smoke-filled room.
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Marc Kinchen has been producing music since the early 1990s, honing in Detroit’s signature techno sound with his distinct ‘MK bass line’ and chopped vocal melodies. In addition to bustling success of his own originals, the man has built up an impressive list of #1 Billboard ranking remixes during his career including Celine Dion’s “Misled,” while helping produce albums for Will Smith, Jay Z and Pitbull. A musical legend in his own right, he has reverted back to house roots by collaborating recently with Jamie Jones and Lee Foss. Today he unleashed his take on Chris Malinchak’s soothing song “So Good To Me,” adding a deep multi-dimensional rhythm unique to his own style.
Sunday Morning Medicine is a feature from Dancing Astronaut dedicated to the mellower side of electronic music. We bring you our favorite therapeutic selections — old and new — in an attempt to alleviate the agonizing effects of a long weekend of partying.
Call it editorial bias, call it spontaneity, but we can’t help but feature an exclusively deep house edition of Sunday Morning Medicine this week. Something about that sub-120 bpm house is so damn sexy! This week features French Express artists Perseus and Chris Malinchak, as well as beautiful originals from Moullinex, Bicep, and DA favorite Disclosure.
If you missed any of last week’s more melodic releases, make sure to check out Russ Chime’s impressive Radio 1 Minimix, Audien’s Above and Beyond-approved “Wayfarer,” and the seventh installment of Eric Prydz’s Epic Radio. For five tracks to make your morning a bit deeper, click past the break.
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Sunday Morning Medicine is a feature from Dancing Astronaut dedicated to the mellower side of electronic music. We bring you our favorite therapeutic selections — old and new — in an attempt to alleviate the agonizing effects of a long weekend of partying.
This week features the immaculate production of Chris Malinchak, Air Zaïre’s hypnotizing original “Play,”, Bufi’s groovy remix of Plastic Plates, Rogue Vogue’s original “Feel Love,” and Maribou State’s delightful remix of “Gold Dayzz.”
If you missed any of DA‘s more mellow posts from the week, make sure to check out Jamie Jones and Lee Foss’s Hot Creation’s twenty-four track compilation, Major Lazer’s reggae spin on Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven,” and Aylen’s endearing trap rendition of Coldplay’s “Fix You.” For five tracks to cure your Sunday morning woes, click past the break.
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Best of the Rest is a daily feature from Dancing Astronaut that recaps the most important posts of the day as well as the stuff we didn’t get to. With the rapidity that dance music news and releases come out it’s difficult for us to hit everything — we hope BOTR serves as a catch-all. Make sure to check it out at the end of each day to ensure you don’t miss anything!
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The French Express imprint has another quality free download for us, this time from Chris Malinchak. “If U Got It” is a meticulously engineered track full of soulful energy and enough rhythm to make it come together for one of the best feel-good, deep house tracks of the summer. From the outset, the vocals and mellow piano lines start a groovy pattern that mounts to a subtle and dance-friendly vibe. Think late night underground dance music – when the dance floor clears out and the puritans remain. Try this song out on the right system, you’ll be taken on quite the musical journey.
