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Vitalic – One Above One

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Welcome to a happy synth-fest, made even happier through contrast with the robotized singer. What about the song’s title? Cryptic wisdom is sometimes more awakening than wisdom, but perhaps I’m putting too much thought into a dance song. In any case, this is a piece that tempts the moving muscles as well as the thinking ones.

“One in the single and the first degree.
One Above One for eternity.
No unit or triad, source or cause for the one, super one, this is the one above those”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeRQM4604Kk^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/0pgxXAuFEefK1YttahHu49^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/4198567^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/release/2234625^

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Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)

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Take one groovy, light-hearted song and put it through a couple of Norman Cook treatments and what you’ll get is an even groovier, catchy happy-all-around creation. There’s no way this wouldn’t bring a spark of joy anywhere it’s played. And good luck trying to stand still.

Oh, and you might or might not know that Norman Cook is also known as Fatboy Slim.

“There’s dancing
Behind movie scenes
Behind the movie scenes
Sadi rani
She’s the one that keeps the dream alive
From the morning
Past the evening
To the end of the light
Brimful of asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of asha on the 45
And dancing
Behind movie scenes
Behind those movie scenes
Asha bhosle
She’s the one that keeps the dream alive
From the morning
Past the evening
To the end of the light
Brimful of asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of asha on the 45
And singing
Illuminate thee main streets
And the cinema aisles
We don’t care bout no
Gov’t warnings,
‘Bout their promotion of a simple life
And the dams they’re building
Brimful of asha on the 45

Well it’s a brimful of asha on the 45
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
Everybody needs a bosom
Mine’s on the 45”

YouTube (decent quality, NICE VIDEO):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LBnMRWeV-E^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6qk9YFIATDEj7STYyCnZA8^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/1120924^

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Ugress – Harakiri Martini

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Careful, this one gets straight to business! And that’s just fine, because Ugress has a lot of work to do in the space of less than three minutes. It’s a funky sound pill that you can easily squeeze into the ear between two interruptions at work. The video Ugress attached to the song is as excellent as it can be for such a playful song. I’m not sure if it makes me want to dance or play. Is there a difference?

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Ugress’ album :).

https://ugress.bandcamp.com/track/harakiri-martini^

YouTube (decent quality, AWESOME video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeFBGwuMKmM^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2O2w7eIzVx4ZFLV2C84RfH^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/24906251^

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Simian Mobile Disco – I Believe

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This one doesn’t waste any time in tempting the brain to get the body moving. It’s a consistent pounder full of happy vibes. The lyrics are repetitive but the message is positive so the more the merrier.

Oh, and make sure you check out the video for the song. It’s quite expressive. And in case you’re wondering, it’s filmed in a not very well-off part of rural Romania (which is quite representative to rural Romania even today in 2018).

“It’s the same old song
That I always sing each year
But because it’s perennial
Don’t make it less real
And I believe that she could be
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
(I believe)
What I need to believe
I believe you could be
What I need to believe”

Vimeo (good quality):

https://vimeo.com/9356123^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/0Dlje4jZvgaI5cbqAvkUXR^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/17563300^

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Faithless – God Is A DJ

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Few artists have managed to combine dance music with intelligent, challenging writing. This song is almost twenty years old but there’s nary a wrinkle on it. Good music doesn’t age with time, it gets better. This is a melody that evolves and offers a great deal of diversity. It’s not only an instrumental fea(s)t, but also a statement for the creative, transformative power of art.

“This is my church
This is where I heal my hurts
It’s in the world I’ve become
Contained in the hum
Between voice and drum
It’s in the change
The poetic justice of cause and effect
Respect, love, compassion

This is my church
This is where I heal my hurts
For tonight
God is a DJ”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpoRLBf3dWU^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/3FuynuHO1FS78QWerDQmn8^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/15742776^

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Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now

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The staircase leads higher and higher. Lights begin to circle everywhere around. And then the voice kicks in and brings us straight into the party. Like many of Norman’s songs, this one makes extensive use of sampling. There’s a lovely contrast between the melody’s soft, meandering foundation and the intense percussion and vocal samples. 1998 is right here, right now again and it’s awesome.

YouTube (decent quality, AWESOME video using shorter version of the song):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7jSp2xmmEE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7jSp2xmmEE^

YouTube (decent quality, full version of the song):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ZlSHGFfdc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ZlSHGFfdc^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6DGGKvND6HMPYjQ8RVRneW^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/131198226^

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Vitalic – Poney

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Follow the gentle wavy sound bridge right into the heart of this disco cathedral. The relentless pounding will try to nail the sailing melody into the ground, but the sound beast still ends up soaring higher and higher. Will it eventually escape? It’s up to the listener to decide.

Oh, and make sure you check the YouTube version. The song’s video is awesome!

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JukJgxLiFLE^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1mp7mkTmB1tIAWdpHzQX5P^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/3834127^

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Bomfunk MC’s – Freestyler

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The Freestyler was jamming from speakers around the world just before the turn of the millennium. This groovy masterpiece comes from the land of the Finns. It climbed sky-high in the charts back in the day and for good reason. The song is a solid body-mover featuring excellent production values and infectious hooks. It’s one of those “oldies but goldies”.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymNFyxvIdaM^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/47xLbuUdmD03ATrke934S1^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/5363024^

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Vitalic – Under Your Sun

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This melody is a fountain of euphoria. It’s also one of those rare dance songs that have beautiful lyrics. Singer France Picoulet conjures a dreamy veil through which the solid-paced rhythm pulsates with vigor. But when she takes off, wow does she fly high!

“I’m on your side to pray
I’m on your side to stay and float
but when you turning to seek
I don’t know who, who you are.

I’m on your side to ride,
I’m on your side to fight
but when you’re turning to seek
I don’t know who, who you are

People say that’s not light, it’s only pain
but it’s under your sun, I want to be.
People say that’s not light, it’s only pain
but it’s under your sun, I want to be.”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAJPgX_YpYY^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

http://open.spotify.com/track/0wd05Jt02bbFoAFThgy4dQ^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/61043342^

This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This exploration was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.

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Madonna – Ray Of Light

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Oldie but goldie is probably applicable to a song which is almost 20 years old. This is one of the jewels scattered through Madonna’s art. It’s highly danceable and full of positive energy. A lot of intricate beat construction went into this melody. It’s one of those songs that reward the attentive listener. The well written, descriptive lyrics, turn this piece into quite a ride.

Due to her commercial success, many have disregarded or labeled Madonna’s music. That’s a costly mistake to make, for as an artist, Madonna has evolved and changed considerably throughout the years. The “Bedtime Stories” and “Ray Of Light” albums seem to me to be among her most genuine and profound works. Especially on “Ray Of Light”, her voice seems to have reached a peak of… honesty, if you will.

“Faster than the speeding light she’s flying
Trying to remember where it all began
She’s got herself a little piece of heaven
Waiting for the time when Earth shall be as one”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXCDxvnsOQg^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/4Fpsa3pYc3gozrxHRRPvR6^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/778704^

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