Day 25: Robbie Rivera Feat. Pink Fluid : Da Da Dance - Pink Fluid Mix

TGIF, so JOMDATTO(Just one more day at the office) and then WEEKEND, so time for going out, drinken and dancing. And no mather what you're plans will be this song is certainly gonna get you in tha mood. Enjoy !



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Day 24: Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull - On the Floor

Talking about the summer hits of 2011, this is one that certainly should be included. The comeback hit of J-Lo. This song shows again how you can make an oldie into a new club-hit. Just put a beat under hit, add a nice voice and include rapper Pittbull (who seems to be having a really good summer) and you have a marvelous summer hit. Enjoy.

Day 23: - Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love ft. Pitbull

This song should definitely be in this weeks house list. My room-mate proposed this one and as he is even a bigger house fanatic than I am, we should give him the credits. I heard it many times on the dancefloor in clubs, but still, I really like it every time I hear it. Again a song which reunites me and mr. Smiley face and that gives me a lot of energy.

Day 22: Martin Solveig - Ready to Go

French producer/dj Martin Solveig finally achieved his big breakthrough this winter with his hit Hello. Before that I already listened to his smaller hits like Jealousy (2006) and Madan (2003), which are still in my favourites playlist.

Although this song is not going be as big as Hello it's still a song which I absolutely love. A song that describes my summer. It gives me so much energy and it contains a lot that I love: a pumping walking beat, a simple addictive chorus, a dubsteap break, a positive feeling, climaxes.. Just Amazing

Day 21: Emmanuel Jar (Henrik Schwarz Remix)

From this week on we start with a week's theme. This week this will be HOUSE music. Today a song which definitely makes you shuffle, move your feet.

I just think this is brilliant. A magnificent chorus with singing African children, a pumping beat, lovely. Come on, here we go.. Energy !!!

Day 20: Martin & James - All over the news

Today a song that perfectly fits the crappy weather. A song that's nice to listen to while staying in with your loved ones. It's a song that certainly will be in the top 10 of my own 2011 charts.

A picked it up while I visited the concert of Belgium singer Milow this autumn in Amsterdam, which was amazing I have to say. Martin and James were the support act and they did a great performance. This song I remembered the most and I just think it's amazing.

Martin Kelly and James O’Neill are a duo from Glasgo, Schotland, which have been writing and playing together since 1999 and they managed to stay together for all these years. In 2010 they finally got their breakthrough and 2011 is even better for them with a European tour, a new album and this single "All over the news".

Day 19: Kanye West - Dark Fantasy

Ok, I have to admit. Normaly I am not a huge fan of rap music but this is one of the songs I would make an exception for. Because it's not just very good rap. It's also a nice intro tune and a chorus that stays in your head for a while. And the bridge: wel done guys, I love it. Can we get much higher ?

Day 18: Maverick Sabre - Let me go

This time a song with some samples of one of my favorite lounge single: GloryBox by Portishead. It also contains a sample of "Light my fire" by Shirley Bassey. Mix this up with the voice of Maverick Sabre, a young Irish vocalist/ rapper (which I expected to be black, based on his voice), and you'll have a great song which perfectly fits into the music style of 2011. Great work I say. This songs is his second official single and it will be released this monday. Have a nice weekend.

Day 17: The XX - Crystalised (Edu Imbernon Remix)

Today a nice remix fur the Thursday evening. Last year on Lowlands I saw the XX life, which I really enjoyed. Just lying their in the gras with my friends, relaxing and listening to their amazing chill music. I just loved it. And now my friend Maarten presented me this remix. Thnx man

This energizing and still relaxt remix is made by Edy Imbernon, a Spanish dj of only 20 years old, but who has already won some great music awards within Spain (Best Producer' and 'Best Track' from the influential Spanish national dance music awards). See the link for another one of his productions: "room 423".

It has a techno feel, a nice walking beat and the chill mood of Crystallized from the XX. Perfect to relax with after a hard day of work.. CHILLING !!

Day 16: Icona Pop - Manners

With advice from my little brother I found some nice stuff on YouTube. My Idea of this blog is to present you special songs, songs that are new and little alternative, songs that feel really good without being too mainstream. So today a song that I never heard before. An electro song from Icona Pop, a new Swedish duo from Stockholm. After the introduction of Lykki Li in the Netherlands a second succes for Sweden this year.. ;-)

The song has a nice electronic, almost dubstep, kind of feel, a sesame street feel like chorus and some nice eigthies beats. The feeling of being in a underground club for hours and hours where you just want to keep on going...

Day 15: Wolf Gang - Lions in Cages

This singles has been around for a couple of weeks but I have to share this one with you. A good rock song from Wolf Gang, a British alternative and symphonic rock band. Being the support act of for example Naked and Famous and Miike Snow shows that they are already becoming big in the UK. Will definitely hear more from them soon as they will be releasing their album (Suego Faults) and second single (The King and All of His Men) soon..

Day 14: Freelance Whales - Generator first floor

If you like Mumford and Sons, you'll definitely like this song. It's a song by a band called Freelance Whales, an American Indie Rock Band from Queens, New York. They released it last March and in the US this band is becoming big. It's an energizing song that makes you smile, that reminds you of the good things in life. We'll definitely hear more from them this year..

Day 13: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zero's - Home

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero's: an American band led by vocalist Alex Ebert. Their single home was released in 2009 and was voted number 15 on the Australian Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 countdown. A song that has been used in mutliple televison series, movies, commercials. It's a sunday song which gives me a warm feeling. Reminds of the diners at home on sunday evening, the great evenings and days I spend with my family and dearest friends. Home, let me go home ! Home is wherever I'm with you !

Day 12: Paul Kalkbrenner - Kleines Bubu

This spring Paul Kalkbrenner finally released his new cd "Icke Wieder". I am a huge fan and couldn't wait any longer. Absolutely amazing, at least I think. A wonderful album that you just want to listen to, time and time again. One that takes you along on a musical journey and gives you trhe feeling to escape every day life. This song, Kleine Bubu, I believe is the best of the album. Especially cause after hearing it, the tune and the relaxed feeling accompany you for the rest of the day (I even woke up with it the next..

Day 11: Carte Blanche - With You (feat Alexis Taylor)

TGIF, TGIF.. WEEKEND !! A nice song to celebrate.. Enjoy !!

Day 10: Bag Raiders - Not Over

This day has 5 more minutes to go so we're still on track for posting a song every day for the last 10 days. A funky beat with a new cool music video from the Bag Raiders to end this rainy crappy day. I hope some sun for you tomorrow..

Day 9: Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Looking at the spotify playlist of Lowlands 2011 I came across Skrillex, an artist I never heard off before. But the moment I started listening I become enthusiastic straight away.

Skrillex is the professional name for Los Angeles dubstep/ electronic music producer Sonny Moore who has been producing since 2008 and released his debut album in June 2010.

This is dirty and cool at the same time. If you like dubstep but also appreciate the filthyness of the Bloody Beetroots than this is gonna be the artist for your summer. Some of you might not like it.. of course because I think that you either hate it or love it.. At least I love it (and the good thing is that he is coming to Lowlands in August ;-)

Day 8 (tuesday 12th July): Yuksek - On a Train

Talking about nice original songs this one certainly is one within that category. It's from Yuksek, a French electro-pop producer providing us with nice songs since 2009."On a train" is a song to listen to while being on the road. The walking beat takes you along into a journey to wherever you would like you to go.. (also listen to the Magician remix on youtube, it's quite interesting as well)

Day 7: Rainbow Arabia - Without You

Ok, we did it.. One week of posting nice music. I hope you liked last week songs. This week it's time for a somehow different direction. Last week it was mostly happy, energizing music. This week it will be more alternative, indie, dubstep, electronic.

We start with a song for the fans of Naked & Famous, Yeasayer and maybe a little Miike Snow. It's called Without You and is from a an electronic duo from Los Angeles called Rainbow Arabia. They produce dance music with Arabic, Asian and North African influences. This song is from their latest album called Boys and Diamonds and appeared with a German Record Label Kompact. (Techno DJ Gui Borato released albums with them) They are known for their amazing releases in which they combine techno/ electro with pop music and the latest Album of Arabia is an excellent example of this. I like this song very much, it has a little eighties feel..

Day 6: Miami Horror - Summersun

For today's song I was looking for a nice beat and I suddenly remembered the new album of Miami Horror I listened a couple of weeks ago while travelling to the US and Canada. A guy on Youtube decribes the album as "The whole album is awesome its like an acid trip. before go janguin out, bath and dress you up with this album..." and I have to agree, it's amazing. If I had to pick one song as my favorite, it would definately be Summersun. It makes my blood starts flowing at a faster pace, makes me smile. I hope it has the same wonderfull effect on your brains and body..

Day 5: Bibio - Lover's Carvings (catz n' dogz re edit)

Today a perfect song to celebrate summer. Enjoy the weather and go out. Meet people and share this wonderful tune. Share your thought, dreams, creativity and enjoy. Carpe Diem. (thnx to my Danish friend Kristian)

Day 4: Lykke Li - I Follow you (magician remix)

Ok, it is almost weekend, so its time to celebrate. A song that I have heard a couple of times in bars and clubs in the last few weeks and that makes me smile every time I hear it. It tingles the adrenaline in my body and I feel like dancin.

This version of "I follow you" is remix made by The Magician. I really think that this guy did a wonderfull job on the original, a song from Swedish singer songwriter Lykke Li, who launched this song in february of this year. The original is ok to me but the remixed version is much more interesting, it brings the song alive. Enjoy the start of your weekend with this pearl !!

Day 3: Benny Sings - Big Brown Eyes

Today a song called "Big Brow Eyes", which is ideal as a background song to listen to while hanging in the park or with a nice drink on the terrace in the sun while watching sunset. Just really relax. It's from a dutch singer/ songwriter / producer called Benny Sings (Tim van Berkenstijn). He just released his new album Art and this is the first single.. Enjoy.

Day 2: Villagers - The Pact

Today a song from an Irish band called "The Villagers", which is from their first studio album Becomming a Jackal (2010). This album was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2010. The Irish Time described this band as: "from what we’ve heard and seen live so far, Villagers generate the type of music (sparse, eerie, casually dishevelled, tangibly cool) that will spread beyond the confines of niche appreciation into a great blue yonder".

From this album I picked a song called "The Pact (I'll be your fever)". I think this song is just beautiful. A sunday morning song that will remind you of magical moments, of the love of your life. A song that you fall in love with. One that you wanna listen to over and over again...

Day 1: Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle

Welcome on this blog on which I'll we be posting a new music single every day. Just to share with you the brilliant, fantastic, nice, crazy new songs I come across in my life. On the Internet, on the radio, at music festivals and concerts. The songs will mainly be in the category of pop & rock, but this blog will also cover some electronic, lounge, techno, singer/songwriter songs.

Feel free to provide comments on the songs I post and do no hesitate to provide me with songs which you believe should definitely be on this blog.

Ok, let's start with the first song. This song I came across while looking for new nice music for my Spotify Singles list for July. It's by a British band called the Bombay Bicycle Club. They have been around since 2006. By the end of august they will be releasing their 3rd studio album called "'A Different Kind Of Fix". The single "Shuffle" was released on June 22nd and only after listening a couple of times I already think this will be one of the greatest (summer) songs of 2011. It has some influences from Moby and Miike Snow and it's a song that keeps in your head after hearing it. It makes me happy and I just love it. We will definitely hear more from these guys. Please listen.