CHOON OF THE DAY: "AEROBIC LAMBADA" - Zhala [Video]

I've already been raving about Zhala's hyper-energetic "Aerobic Lambada" HERE but now we receive the official video for this underground rave anthem. Directed by Ester Martin Bergsmark.

In Zhala's own words: "The song describes the itchy feeling you get in your butt when you have to adjust to different social contexts but you can't, that frustration, and also stress, when you hurry in slow motion. I wanted to keep that feeling in the video and create a dream and reality that is fused together."

Tweet

SHREM'S CLUB BIZARRE INTRODUCING: "AEROBIC LAMBADA" - Zhala

The Swedish Modern Rave diva and Robyn's protégé, Zhala, who stole my heart last year with "I’m In Love" (among Top 10 Best Tracks of 2014) is back with another one of a kind, unstoppable electro moment. I've already listed Zhala alongside Ibeyi, Yumi Zouma and Shamir as one of the hottest newcomers last year so unsurprisingly I am really hoping Konichiwa Records are planning to release her debut album sometime in 2015. Hyper-energetic, bizarrely tribal and inescapably hypnotic, "Aerobic Lambada" adds an extra layer of fascination to the artistic intrigue that is Zhala. I am a huge fan.

Tweet

SHREM'S CLUB BIZARRE INTRODUCING: "STRONG HANDS" - Tami Tamaki

Do you remember "I Never Loved This Hard, This Fast Before"? The mysterious Tami Tamaki's explicit, obscure and unclassifiable vocoder driven slow electro track that sounded like both the most unique and the most bonkers thing we've heard in years? 8 month after discovering this unbelievable song I stumbled upon Tamaki's brand new rave-ready track "Strong Hands" available for free on the artist's soundcloud. Echoing both Crystal Castles and German Love Parade anthems, on the verge of the ultimate musical kitsch, "Strong Hands" makes me crave Tami Tamaki's music even more. One of a kind.

Tweet

SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "PROPHET" - Zhala /// "TERROR" - RIINA

Two oddball alternative pop chanteuses and their two new videos. Joint here together due to the unclassifiable nature of these two songs, blending countless genres and styles and the red colour dominating both clips. Zhala is a Robyn protégée recently becoming the first artist to be signed to the Swedish Pop Queen's label Konichiwa Records. This is what Robyn herself had to say about Zhala: "Zhala makes the most interesting music that takes you on a ride with each song. It's so broad and has so much integrity at the same time. When Zhala sings the heavens open and the stars come down to hover over my head and I feel like anything is possible. I'm so happy to be a part of taking her music to a new audience!". "Prophet EP" is out now and both singers performed the title track at last month's Swedish Grammis. And what an extraordinary performance that was!!! As for RIINA, or Rina Sawayama as she was formerly known as, "Terror" comes as a follow-up single to her breathtakingly beautiful "Sleeping In Waking" and is also out now!



 

Tweet

SHREM'S EXCLUSIVE: PERFECT PARTY PLAYLIST VOL. 11 by Sally Shapiro

Since 2006 Sally Shapiro and Johan Agebjörn have been successfully reinventing Italo Disco sounds becoming prime ambassadors of the genre. Reignating the excitement for italo disco, eurobeat and synth-pop among the Dance & Electronica fans around the globe, the Swedish duo became a cult act generously releasing new music, remix bundles and sought-after strictly limited editions of their albums including a cassette version of their "My Guilty Pleasure" for instance. A dream act for people obsessed with collecting music in physical copies like myself! Sally Shapiro are responsible for some of the most mesmirising tracks of the past few years and I am over the moon to have them guest appearing on my carousel with this jolly playlist below. But first a bunch of their own classics I personally enjoyed the most from their 3 records so far.

MOST VIBRANT MOMENTS:



Moonlight Dance (produced by Tensnake) by Sally Shapiro



Architectured Love (with Le Prix) by Sally Shapiro



I'll Be By Your Side by Sally Shapiro

SALLY SHAPIRO FACEBOOK
SALLY SHAPIRO TWITTER
SALLY SHAPIRO SOUNDCLOUD
SALLY SHAPIRO OFFICIAL WEBSITE

PERFECT PARTY PLAYLIST by Sally Shapiro:

1. Trans-X - "Living On Video"



2. Mylène Farmer - "Désenchantée"



3. Blümchen - "Blaue Augen"



4. Lili & Susie - "Oh Mama"



5. Eighth Wonder - "I'm Not Scared"



6. Ercola feat. Annie - "Follow Me"



7. Sandra - "Around My Heart"



8. Cosmic Baby - "Loops Of Infinity"



9. Fun Fun - "Baila Bolero"



10. Fancy - "Bolero (Hold Me In Your Arms Again)"

Tweet

SHREM'S FUTURE ANTHEMS: "Everything You Never Had (We Had It All)" - Breach feat. Andreya Triana

2013. The year of House music. Remember "Jack" the utterly catchy UK Garage single that scored #9 on the UK Singles Chart earlier on this year? Well you most certainly must remember THIS berserk video which accompanied the release. Well, here's Breach's follow up tune, an oldskool heavy diva house stomper which features the amazingly talented Andreya Triana (Bonobo, Flying Lotus, Mr. Scruff) on vocals. What a massive track!!!

Breach ft. Andreya Triana - Everything You Never Had (We Had It All) by Breach-uk

Tweet

CHOON OF THE DAY: "BLOOD BROTHER" - Stay Positive + TÂCHES Remix

"Blood Brother" has a pure summer festival put-your-hands-up-in-the-air kind of moment written all over it! Stay Positive are based in London and follows the path of the future house acts similar to the likes of Infinity Ink, Hot Natured and Azari & III with an indie twist. The whole EP drops 20th August. Instantly addictive!



Stay Positive - Blood Brother (TÂCHES remix) by THUMP

Tweet

KEEP DA FLAVA OF DA OLDSKOOL: "ANTHEM" - N-Joi + "DON'T GO (Kicks Like A Mule Mix)" - Awesome 3

Two unforgettable acid house anthems. Early 1990's rave galore! Anthems indeed.

Tweet

CHOON OF THE DAY: "HOW CAN I LIVE WITHOUT YOU (MAKE IT RIGHT)" - Hervé feat. Ronika

Well this sounds like some of those earlu 90's rave anthems that used to effortlessly score a spot on UK top 40. Gone are the days but this oldskool flavoured single by Hervé featuring Miss Ronika on vocals did put a huge smile on my face today. Put your hands up in the air!

Tweet

KEEP DA FLAVA OF DA OLDSKOOL: "(I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION" - Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom

One of those timeless rave anthems, check out also the less known soul mix below with more vocals. Discogs lists 61 different versions of the single released globally all through the years. An undeniable classic!

   Nomad - "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion [Soul Mix]" by SHREM

Tweet

SHREM'S FUTURE ANTHEMS: "TRUE LOVE FANTASY" - Unicorn Kid feat. Talk To Animals

This is the sound of pure euphoria!

We are the young true love fantasy heat,

We are the whisper of ecstasy dreams!

Let's rave baby!

True Love Fantasy ft. Talk to Animals by ✌ Unicorn Kid ✌

Tweet

SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "IS IT LOVE YOU'RE AFTER" - Rose Royce /// "THEME FROM S'EXPRESS" - S'Express

Two absolute classics! Friday night dancefloor double whammy! Enjoy this trip :-) ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

Tweet

SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "HIGHWAY" - High Powered Boys /// "TAKE IT BACK" - Toddla T feat. Shola Ama and J2K

Two absolute sizzling hot underground house anthems. They both battling to be my current number one. Bring back the 90's ha? Lovely to hear Shola Ama's sweet vocals too, really hope Toddla T's upcoming collaboration with Róisín Murphy called "Cherry Picking" is as brilliant!

Highway -- High Powered Boys by Chatàbicyclette

Toddla T - 'Take It Back (Radio Edit)' by toddla_t

Tweet

KEEP DA FLAVA OF DA OLDSKOOL: OOOPS - 808 State feat. Björk

This was Björk's first post-Sugarcubes flirt with the electronic scene, 2 years before her groundbreaking "DEBUT" dropped in. It has its special almost cult status among my favourite tracks cause perhaps if not for this Graham Massey collaboration, la Guðmundsdóttir would have never got into dance music in the first place... Timeless and hard to believe it's 20 years since its initial release...

Tweet

KEEP DA FLAVA OF DA OLDSKOOL: GOT TO GET - Rob'N'Raz feat. Leila K.

It was 1989. The year of Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance" and Soul II Soul's "Keep On Movin'"... The year when the dance scene first heard of the rave princess from Gothenburg named Leila K. This tune still has IT!

Tweet