8 months 1 week ago
For this second instalment of the Netflix TV series ‘Queer Eye’, Australia-born and Los Angeles-based pop star Betty Who revamped the original theme song. Her version clocks in at 1’44. It doesn’t happen often I wished a song lasted double its time. bit.ly/CBMbettywho
8 months 1 week ago
One of the most important success stories in this week's European Border Breakers Charts comes from Albin Lee Meldau (pictured). Not only is his song Try one of the 8 first-timers, he also sees 2 of his tracks re-enter the chart.
For the full Top 100, check http://bit.ly/CBMebbc
I’m pretty sure this could be a huge international hit, if only it was promoted properly. You see, La Louze ticks all the right boxes: you can dance to it, you can sing along with it… For even though most of the lyrics are in French (difficile!), there is enough of English in strategic places. And that killer trumpet hook speaks the universal language of music.
Shanguy is a new project of French singer-songwriter Eon Melka, Italian DJ NRD1, and indie singer-songwriter Frank-O, who had successful careers of their own before. La Louze is only Shanguy’s first single, and it sounds like a hit to me (Alors On Danse, anyone?). The track is already heating up the European Border Breakers Chart, where it rockets from 100 to 57 this week, but it could do so much better…
Promotion starts here, as far as I’m concerned. The coming week, La Louze by Shanguy features prominently on Carte Blanche Music as the new Wildcard!
dance | electronic | popGuess what I found under the Christmas tree? A playlist full of great new music! ‘Great new music?’ you’ll ask? Yes, indeed. Because despite the fact that Spotify curiously didn’t upload New Music Friday playlists in several countries last Friday, there still is a lot to discover, music-wise. I mean, I didn’t exactly have a hard time finding fine new tracks by !!!, Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Hunna, Shy Luv and The Hunna, all of which I added to my container playlist Carte Blanche Music, featuring the best music that came out in 2017.
The hardest part, each week, is narrowing this selection down to only a few tracks, that deserve a spot in my alphabetically ordered ‘best of the best’ playlist Werner’s Weekly. But I managed, and these – apart from the recommendations I’ll post this week – are the last songs I’d like you to consider this year. For your streaming playlist, your radio show, the magazine you write for or just for your own listening pleasure. All of these tracks have the Carte Blanche Music stamp of approval, which means – as I hope you discovered the past year – that they’re catchy, rich in melody and accessible. Whatever the genre.
Well, just check for yourself. You can listen to each of the songs via the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar, and find more information by clicking the links below. Enjoy!
But if you’d really rather hear Christmas music these days, without having to plow through the obvious Wham!s, Mariah Careys and Chris Reas, I can recommend this playlist. Happy X-Mess!
dance | electronic | folk | indie | melancholic | pop | rockFrench singer-songwriter Eon Melka, Italian dj NRD1, and indie singer-songwriter Frank-O had successful careers of their own, before joining hands in this new, interesting project. Shanguy brings different music worlds together.
La Louze is only their first single, and sounds a little like Stromae’s Alors On Danse. Highlight of the song is the trumpet that brightens up the drop and makes it impossible not to move to this ditty.
dance | electronic | popNoah Cyrus, formerly known as ‘Miley’s sister’, has built a strong career of her own. After working as a featured vocalist with go-to producers like Alan Walker, Marshmello and Matoma, the 17-year-old American singer now teams up with UK duo Jonty Howard and Joe Murphy, who use the moniker One Bit. They produced arguably her most accessible single to date.
One of the reasons My Way is sure to go your way, is its infectious use of a sample that’s recognisible in more ways than one. After all, Mylo’s Drop The Pressure (2004) formed the basis for the single Doctor Pressure one year later, which mashed his hit with Miami Sound Machine’s Dr. Beat…
Sure thing that My Way will cross over from Spotify (where it has been streamed almost a million times already) and the dance floor to radio stations all around. But no need for you to wait for that to happen. All you have to do is click below…
dance | popWith the likes of Bad Sounds, Black Honey, Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato, Sea Girls and Yungblud added to my container playlist Carte Blanche Music in the last week, what could possibly go wrong this week? Nothing really!
But to make sure you don’t miss out on the best new music of the past seven days, I compiled a new edition of Werner’s Weekly for you. Check it below, listen via the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar and/or read more information about each of the tracks by clicking the links.
Enjoy the ride and follow my playlist for daily updates!
Youngr is a one man band from London (via New York and Manchester), and one that really stands out. A year ago, he came to the scene with his debut single Out Of My System, but check his ’bootleg’ version of Temper Trap’s Sweet Disposition as well. On his latest single, Youngr teams up with Endor. Besides a fictive planet in the Star Wars universe, this is a 24-year-old British remixer and producer, who worked with the likes of Alma, Saint Motel and Roger Sanchez before.
Once again, the result is a stomper of a remake. The pair took the basic parts out of Lee Dorsey’s 1969 original Give It Up, sped it up and built a groovy house anthem around it. Sure to become a floorfiller on Fridays and Saturdays.
dance | electronic | pop | soulIt looks like one of the results of the popularity of streaming is that more new music is being released than ever before. Streaming being a worldwide phenomenon, more and more artists want to take a shot at stardom, even if it was only at a ‘one hit wonder‘ level.
In my Carte Blanche Music container playlist I collect what I think are the best tracks in any genre. Last week I added Beck, Dangers Of The Sea and Stereophonics, to name but a few of the better-known artists. But I added even more (as yet) unknown bands, that are just as much worthy of your attention. They may be the megastars of the future. If you’re curious, just follow that playlist and I’ll keep you updated on a day to day basis.
My ‘best of the best’ playlist is called Werner’s Weekly. Needless to say you can follow that one as well. The latest example of my cherry picking is below. You can listen to each of these tracks through the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar and if you want to know more about a song, just click the link for additional information.
How many dance acts do you know coming from South Africa? I only know of one example: GoldFish, a duo comprised of Dominic Peters and David Poole. They combine electronic music with funk and jazz filled sounds stemming from their playing of bass and keyboards (Peters) and saxophone and flute (Poole).
Since locking themselves in their bedroom studio and emerging with debut album Caught In The Loop in 2006, GoldFish developed into producers, remixers and live artists. They’re now ready to bring you their new album Late Night People. Its release party is 20 October in the legendary Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, as part of dance event ADE.
The album is preceded by GoldFish’s new single If I Could Find, a song that sounds like it’s capable of taking over the airwaves in the weeks to come.
dance | electronic | popOne year ago, on 2 September 2016, I published the first edition of Werner’s Weekly. That was on a Friday, but I soon switched to Monday mornings. All of the lists of the past year are collected here, and all of the featured tracks (and many more) can be found in my 2017 container playlist Carte Blanche Music.
Last week, I added tracks by Dan Auerbach, Depeche Mode, Neil Finn, Hurts, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, The Pale White and Reverend & The Makers to my list of candidates (to name but a few). Great new songs, all of them, but my eventual selection only includes the following:
While listening to these six tracks through the Werner’s Weekly player in the sidebar, you can find more information about them by clicking on any of the links above.
dance | jazz | latin | pop | rockBasement Jaxx have never shied away from mixing various genres into their own steaming musical cocktail. Never a dull moment, in none of their tracks. Red Alert, Rendez-Vu, Bingo Bango, Where’s Your Head At?, Good Luck, Take Me Back To Your House, Mermaid Of Bahia (do you want me to go on?)… I can’t get enough of them! Not in the least because of the great singers they work with.
Their new single is, in fact, an old one. 1999’s Rendez-Vu has been remixed by Jesse Garcia, who hasn’t altered it too radically – although a large chunk of the lyrics (“I got you in my heart, I got you in my head”) has disappeared in this version. Furthermore, it’s still the great song it has always been.
Garcia made two versions: a Club Mix and a Tribal Mix. You choose…
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