Highrize Music Has A New Home

Due to certain limitations on blogger.com, I've moved my blog to:

http://www.audiodrums.com
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Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat (ft. Robyn)

Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat (ft. Robyn)

Dance friendly ballad with lead vocals from Swedish singer Robyn. Robyn's vocals remind of Kate Bush on this track with the same etheral charm.

The Sounds - Painted By Numbers

The Sounds - Painted By Numbers
This is a fun rock/electro track and there's even an Alan Moulder remix of it as well that I'm trying to locate. The Sounds are a rock band from Sweden with an energetic female vocalist by the name of Maja (pronounced "Maya") Ivarsson.

Dead Disco - You're Out

Dead Disco - You're Out
Crunchy, distorted guitars and heavily compressed drums dominate this track, which could easily be mistaken as a track from Garbage. The chorus lies somewhere between Garbage and Gwen Stephanie meets The Teenagers.

Jose Gonzalez - Crosses (Tiesto remix)

Jose Gonzalez - Crosses (Tiesto remix)
Great song with a greater remix, Tiesto gives Jose Gonzalez's Crosses a nice mellowed out trance mix with the four-on-floor treatment. Love how the effects pulsate on the guitar throughout this track.

The Moontrane Conductors - Never The Sun

The Moontrane Conductors - Never The Sun

Organs, melody, and echoey vocals what’s not to love. This track was taken from their 2004 release called EmptySea.

The entire album can be previewed at CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/moontrane

The Young Punx - You've Got To (Norman Cook Mix)

The Young Punx - You've Got To (Norman Cook Mix)
Ok, I really didn't care for the original but this remix is fun and has the usual hijinx of a Fat Boy Slim track plus some reggae dub sounds to round it all out.

Underworld - Crocodile

Underworld - Crocodile





Tons of trance sounds on this track with echoey vocals by Hyde. Nice to hear Underworld again, after their five year hiatus.

Isabelle Antena - Omerta (Bossa remix by nicola conte)

Isabelle Antena - Omerta (Bossa remix by nicola conte)

This is a groovy down tempo brazilian bossa nova jazz track to start your day off right. Has a very Koop sound to the track.

Basement Jaxx - Nifty

Basement Jaxx - Nifty

Here's the latest from Basement Jaxx, which has put me back in good graces with them. Wasn't a big fan of the last two albums they released, but this track shows them getting back to true form. This is a house track with a rumbling bass synth and all the "classic" basement Jaxx sound.

David Vendetta Featuring Akram - Unidos Para La Musica

David Vendetta Featuring Akram - Unidos Para La Musica

Not something I thought would mix well, but does so with surprising emotion. Haunting Arabic vocals over a deep electronica groove - who knew... The vocals carry so much pain and love they seep through the track.
The track starts off sounding rather Depeche Mode-ish, then vocals start wailing which sounds like Andy Bell (erasure fame), and then quickly turns into more of a Dead Can Dance Vibe. All the while propelling the dance rhythm further and further.