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Another exciting show is coming up soon! Rodrigo y Gabriela are playing at The Showbox April 24th. I will definitely be going! I will be looking for tickets since they are apparently sold out. Please contact me if you have tickets and want to get rid of them.

I sat trying to figure out how to best describe them and the best I can come up with is a mix between Latin rhythms, classical music, and rock. Their covers of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” and Metallica’s “Orion” are worth a listen, but I personally find their own tracks more exciting.

For those of out there who have never heard of Matisyahu, I highly recommend him. I just finished listening to Live At Stubbs and all I have to say is that it is amazing. Think uplifting, soulful, and thoughtful reggae and you’ll be halfway there. Not only is he a talented reggae artist, he’s a Hasidic Jew with some serious vocals and beat-boxing skills… yeah… beat-boxing skills. Make sure to check out tracks 5 (King Without a Crown) and 7 (Beat Box).

Reflekt feat. Deline Bass - Need to Feel Loved

Found this track on a recent Paul Van Dyk set from DjMixes. The tracklisting says the version PVD plays is the club mix, but it sounds a little different to me. Not too much to say about this one other than it comes highly recommended. This is another progressive trance track with a female vocal - guess I’m becoming a sucker for seductive female vocals.
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Flash Brothers - Amen (Lys & Gigi S extended remix)

This is one of those tracks I have been putting on repeat and listening to since it was released two months ago. I first heard it while listening to a live broadcast of Sander Kleinenberg spinning at Sensation White in Amsterdam (07/03/2004). It was the second to last track played and as soon as I heard it my ears stood up like a dog who hears the mail man coming. After some serious searching and a bit of a wait I was able to find it. Six months later I’m still listening to it and enjoying it just as much as the first time.
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Condor II - You Can (Kiss My) (Light Of Day Mix)

Found this gem at the very end of a recent Paul Van Dyk set (live at powerzone 08-21-04). Looked it up and sure enough, was released back in 2000. Shoulda guessed, because they don’t make tracks like this anymore.

Clean bumpin’ bassline with great piano melody. Highly recommended!

This week I decided to go with an 80’s theme, meaning all the following tracks are remixes of classic 80’s songs. I’ve tried to cover a few different genres of electronic music ranging from house to trance to breakbeats.
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This week’s prime tracks post is a little late as I’ve been busy doing the tourist thing with Ash and her sister. In any event, the theme this week is trance tracks with male vocals. I know what you are thinking… eww male vocals. I normally am not a big fan of trance songs with male vocals in them either, but occationally a song will come out that can change your mind.
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Unfortunately this week has been a slow one musically. I’ve picked up a few new things here and there, but nothing to get too excited about. So for this week I’m pulling out some classics.
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Starting today, I will be writing a weekly post about the latest prime tracks I have been listening to all week. As some of you know, I mostly listen to electronic music, but don’t fret… I’ll include some “normal” musical reviews in here as well. Finding new music is always an interesting and enriching experience, and my hope is that these recommendations will help people find some new music to listen to.
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