A Decade of Bay Area Dance Radio • |
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Sunday, January 01, 2012
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KNGY Remembered and KPTI Playlist Archive [92.7 KNGY (“Energy”) (October 2004 – September 2009)] [92.7 KPTI (“Party”) (May 2002 – April 2004)] KNGY: A Story of Missed Opportunity The problems that plagued KNGY were the same ones that brought down KPTI: short playlist, repetitive recurrents, weak signal, and, yes, low ratings. The sad part is that KNGY’s owner was supposed to be a fan of dance music. Still, between the two of them, we had almost a full decade of dance music on the air, which is more than one can say about most major markets in the U.S. Dance radio will return to the Bay Area again. In the meantime, click on Radio Megamix to keep up with what’s hot on dance radio. We have decided to leave our KNGY watch (see below) pretty much the way we last updated it. 92.7 KNGY Beat Current station rating: C Terrestrial/satellite ranking: #6 Overall ranking: #9 The good news: KNGY is four years old—that’s a record for a dance radio station in the Bay Area. The bad news? Click on Home and see how “Energy 92.7” stacks up against the other dance stations in the U.S. If you live in the Bay Area, go to Bay Area Radio Mix for our survey of this market’s radio scene. Read on for our full review of this station. Let’s Disturb This Groove Since KNGY’s debut in 2004, you can sense the radio station’s balancing act: It tries to mix original dance records with plenty of top 40 songs and dance remixes of top 40 tracks (see table below). So while its playlist includes bona fide dance acts, familiar top 40 artists help define its sound. This self-proclaimed independent radio station is more like the gold-leaning WKTU New York (a Clear Channel station) than KNHC Seattle and SIRIUS XM’s BPM.
As you can see from our dance playlist roundup (click on Radio Megamix), this is still a fraction of the 2008 and 2009 tracks other dance radio stations have been playing. (If KNGY is serious about listener input, you should contact the station and use our master playlist as your talking points. Click on Music Camp and take a look at our earlier suggestions as well.) Yes, KNGY needs to boost its signal a little bit more in order to be competitive in the Bay Area. Streaming audio helps but will not level the playing field anytime soon. But the biggest problem is the playlist. The station owner is supposed to be a fan of dance music. If Joe Bayliss is satisfied with the sound of his station, he must be easily pleased. Or maybe he doesn’t even listen to KNGY, and this is just a marketing ploy.
Every current-based radio station is judged on two fronts: its current playlist and its recurrent database. KNGY only has about 20 tracks on its playlist on average. And it hangs on to certain songs way past their “Use By” dates (Bananarama and Benassi Bros. come to mind). One song may not seem like a big deal until you realize its 20 to 40 weekly spins could have gone to something else. Whether it’s Ciara, Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, or Nelly Furtado, KNGY is never too proud to play these top 40 sloppy seconds. There’s nothing wrong with playing the biggest mainstream top 40 artists—some of their dance remixes are quite decent—but their latest and older hits collectively dominate the station’s playlist. While other dance radio stations have played some of the same top 40 artists, the difference comes down to what else gets played. About the only dance artist who enjoys regular airplay on KNGY is Kaskade, and that’s probably because he’s based in the Bay Area. By the way, some dance artists only got on the air because of upcoming shows in San Francisco (for example, Ralph Falcon, Peaches, Judy Torres, and Ultra Nate). Any radio station should try to showcase its format’s best representatives—not borrow heavily from other formats. Anyone who claims dance music lacks its own core artists must be asleep at the turntable. Among currently active artists, we can think of Amber, ATB, Basement Jaxx, Benny Benassi, BT, Cassius, The Chemical Brothers, Ferry Corsten, Da Buzz, Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, 4 Strings, Freemasons, Gabriel & Dresden, Goldfrapp, David Guetta, iio, Junior Jack, Kaskade, Kristine W, Lasgo, Moby, David Morales, Mylo, Narcotic Thrust, Oakenfold, Lucas Prata, QED, Robbie Rivera, Shape:UK, Bob Sinclar, Tiesto, Underworld, Ian van Dahl, Paul van Dyk, and Armand van Helden. Sadly, KNGY is too busy playing Clarkson, Timberlake, and what Perez Hilton likes. In a November 2007 article in Billboard, the PD of KNGY sounded very pleased with himself when he described how playing Britney Spears’ “Gimme More” was a no-brainer because of her tabloid status. While her latest album is not horrible—if only because expectations were so low—this song would’ve had trouble getting on the air if it was released under the name of an unknown artist. When KNGY plays only about 20 currents, putting “Gimme More” in heavy rotation seems like a waste of precious airtime. Indeed, this track didn’t have legs and remained in the top 10 for only nine weeks. Kaskade’s remix would’ve helped, but KNGY and others stuck with the original. Chris Lake’s “Carry Me Away” stayed in the top 10 for 16 weeks—and he wasn’t in the tabloids. When KNGY first went on the air, it gave the impression its catalog would be deeper and richer than KPTI’s—reality has turned out to be a different story. Yes, it plays 1980s dance rock (Depeche Mode, New Order, et al.), but so does at least one adult top 40 station in the Bay Area. And after making minimal effort to add different recurrents four times to date, the results are mixed at best. Recurrents are like diapers—they should be changed. Radio stations in general and KNGY in particular end up playing the same 200 oldies over and over. It’s unfortunate that KNGY doesn’t stray too far from the familiar up-tempo oldies embraced by other formats. It’s true that you don’t hear Black Box and KLF on the radio much nowadays, but their records were mainstream top 40 hits. We’d rather listen to Jam & Spoon’s “Stella” than Madonna’s “Express Yourself” for the umpteenth time. It’s okay to play Len once in a while—not every other day. KNGY should try these 1980s dance artists on for size: Fantasy, Gino Soccio, Chas Jankel, Art of Noise, Bronski Beat, Blue Mercedes, and Ten City. When you hear one of those “vintage beats” from the 1970s, that’s KNGY’s way of saying: “We’re too lazy to find some forgotten dance classics by the likes of Alec R. Costandinos, Machine, Jackie Moore, Musique, Saint Tropez, Jeanne Shy, and Voyage, so here’s another familiar crossover hit from Chic or Donna Summer.” Frankly, anything before 1990 should be relegated to a weekly oldies show. Hip-hop radio stations don’t feel compelled to play the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash every week, so why should dance stations play 1970s records on a daily basis? This should force programmers to focus on mining materials from the last 20 years. And speaking of radio consultants we love to hate…anyone can go to a library or bookstore (or use the Internet) to research the greatest hits of Janet Jackson, who was KNGY’s No. 1 core artist for a while. But it would take a little more creativity to program “State of the World,” a promo-only single that received airplay back in 1991; “Oops Now I Can’t Go,” the hidden track from the 1993 album “janet.” that was a hit in Europe; and “Diamonds,” the Herb Alpert hit featuring Jackson. We see the same problem with any established artist on KNGY’s playlist; the station is missing conspicuous hits and/or obscure gems. Brief History of 92.7 KNGY Less than six months after KNGY (formerly KPTI and, briefly, KBTB) abandoned its dance format in April 2004, it changed its tune again. Then after playing mostly dance oldies for a month, KNGY began regular programming.
KNGY top 10 dance songs (October 2, 2004-October 9, 2004) 1. “I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor (1979) 2. “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe,” Barry White (1974) 3. “Boogie Oogie Oogie,” A Taste of Honey (1978) 4. “Last Dance,” Donna Summer (1978) 5. “Got to Be Real,” Cheryl Lynn (1979) 6. “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” C&C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams (1991) 7. “Let the Music Play,” Shannon (1983) 8. “So Many Men, So Little Time,” Miquel Brown (1983) 9. “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” Thelma Houston (1977) 10. “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything,” Barry White (1975) KNGY playlist (October 9, 2004, 7-8 pm) “I See Right Through to You,” DJ Encore Featuring Engelina (2001) “Something,” Lasgo (2003) “Sincerely Yours,” Sweet Sensation (1989) “Never Leave You – Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh!,” Lumidee (2003) “Break 4 Love,” Raze (1988) “California Dreamin’,” Royal Gigolos (2004) “Independent Women Part I,” Destiny’s Child (2000) “Do You Wanna Funk,” Patrick Cowley Featuring Sylvester (1982) “Waiting for Tonight,” Jennifer Lopez (1999) “Baby Baby,” Corona (1995) “Turn Me On,” Kevin Lyttle Featuring Spragga Benz (2004) “Come Go With Me,” Expose (1987) “Take Me to the Clouds Above,” LMC vs. U2 (2004) “Get Off,” Foxy (1978) “Take Me Away (Into the Night),” 4 Strings (2002) [Back to Top] Complete 92.7 KPTI Playlist (May 2002-April 2004) and More Here is our presentation of 92.7 KPTI's playlist, complete with all the recurrents played during the station's two-year stint. Click on Home for a sampling of dance radio stations in the country. See what’s popular on U.S. dance radio by clicking on Radio Megamix. Check out our review of Bay Area radio stations (including all the mix shows) and read the KPTI postmortem (refer to local radio cemetery). With unique features like vocal description and key lyrics (where necessary), our list is designed to help you easily identify that song you heard on the radio. For further confirmation, you can listen to an audio sample on the Internet as well as search for a song's complete lyrics. Or you can write to us (see tips for reporting). We have also included some additional retail information for your one-stop browsing. While we don't have a search function, we now provide a sort button along with a list of artist Web sites. The Internet has made song identification just a few clicks away (this Web page is an example of that). See Bay Area Radio Airplay for an overview of the latest on-line tools that could make contacting radio stations a thing of the past. Playlist by Artist and Year Artist [Alternate Name] - Title [Key Lyrics] [Vocal ID] 2004 Andain - Beautiful Things* [So many beautiful things] Angel City Featuring Lara McAllen - Love Me Right (Oh Sheila) Ferry Corsten [DJ Ferry Corsten] - Rock Your Body, Rock* [I] Janet Jackson - Just a Little While Lasgo - Alone* [Without you] L.I.V. [Life in Intense Volume] - Journey of Love* Dannii Minogue – Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman [Let me keep freaking around] Kylie Minogue - Slow [Skip a beat and move with my body] Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes* [Life goes on] No Doubt - It's My Life OutKast - Hey Ya!* [M] The Roc Project Featuring Tina Novak - Deja Vu (It's Hard to Believe)* Solitaire - I Like Love (I Love Love)* [I've prepared a very special song for you] Britney Spears - Toxic Tube & Berger Featuring Chrissie Hynde - Straight Ahead* [Push, push, push, push] Despina Vandi - Gia* [Poso se thelo/.../Say sesame] [+Greek] 2003 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful [Don't you bring me down today] Amber - Anyway (Men Are From Mars)* Becky Baeling - Getaway [I've been watching you] Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not the One* [I don't wanna run away] [M] Daniel Bedingfield - James Dean (I Wanna Know) [M] Benny Benassi Presents The Biz – Satisfaction* [I] Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z - Crazy in Love* [+M] La Bouche - In Your Life* BT - Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist)* [M] Blu Cantrell - Breathe* [All we do is make up] Mariah Carey - Through the Rain* Roberta Childs - Dreams* [I'll never let them go] Coldplay - Clocks* [And nothing else compares] [M] Deborah Cox - Something Happened on the Way to Heaven [You can run and you can hide] Darude - Music [I] Deepest Blue - Deepest Blue* [Am I dreaming now] [M] DJ Sammy Featuring Loona - The Boys of Summer* Drunkenmunky - E* [Eminem’s Without Me] [I] Jocelyn Enriquez - No Way No How Foggy - Come...(Into My Dream)* Frankie J - Don't Wanna Try* [M] Vivian Green - Emotional Rollercoaster* Whitney Houston - Try It on My Own* iio - At the End India [La India] - Seduce Me Now* In-Grid - You Promised Me (Tu Es Foutu)* Jessy - Look @ Me Now* Jewel - Intuition* Junior Senior - Move Your Feet [M] Lasgo - Something* [That you hide for me] Madonna - American Life* Madonna - Hollywood* Billie Ray Martin - Honey* Milky - Just the Way You Are* Dannii Minogue – I Begin to Wonder* Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World MURK vs. Kristine W - Some Lovin'* [Get some] Jason Nevins Presents Holly James - I'm in Heaven* Oscar G & Ralph Falcon - Dark Beat (Addicted 2 Drums)* [M] Laura Pausini - If That’s Love [Then I want no part] Laura Pausini - Surrender* [I raise my hands and I surrender] QED - Love Bites [+M] Reina - No One's Gonna Change You* The Roc Project Featuring Tina Arena - Never (Past Tense)* Sir Ivan - San Francisco* [M] Britney Spears Featuring Madonna – Me Against the Music* [All my people] Tamia - Officially Missing You* t.A.T.u. - All the Things She Said* [This is not enough] t.A.T.u. - Not Gonna Get Us Telepopmusik - Breathe [Another day] Thalia - Dance Dance (The Mexican) Thalia Featuring Fat Joe - I Want You [+M] Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body [M] Paul van Dyk Featuring Hemstock & Jennings - Nothing but You* [Wordless vocals] Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go* [M] 2002 Yolanda Adams - Never Give Up Amber - The Need to Be Naked* Aquagen [vs. Chicago] - Hard to Say I'm Sorry [D] Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At* [M] Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This [M] Sophie Ellis Bextor [Sophie Ellis-Bextor] - Murder on the Dancefloor* Mary J. Blige - No More Drama Andrea Brown - It's Love (Trippin')* [The way you got me open baby] Casero - Shimauta [Shima uta] [Japanese] Cassius With Steve Edwards - The Sound of Violence [When the sun goes down] [M] The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar* [You should feel what I feel] [I] Cher - A Different Kind of Love Song* Cher - Song for the Lonely* Ferry Corsten [DJ Ferry Corsten] - Punk [Digital punk] [I] Deborah Cox - Mr. Lonely Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger [M] Craig David - 7 Days* [M] Dax Riders - Real Fonky Time* [So get on the dancefloor] [M] DB Boulevard - Point of View Dee Dee - Forever* [Day by day] Tim Deluxe Featuring Sam Obernik - It Just Won't Do* Digital Allies Featuring Rich Luzzi - Where Are You My Love [M] Dirty Vegas - Days Go By [M] DJ Encore Featuring Engelina - Walking in the Sky* DJ Sammy & Yanou Featuring Do - Heaven* Fiori - Take Me Where You Are* 4 Strings - Diving 4 Strings - Take Me Away (Into the Night)* Diana Fox - Where Are You Now* Funky Green Dogs - You Got Me (Burnin' Up)* Enrique Iglesias - Escape [M] iio - Rapture (Tastes so Sweet)* Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah)* [+Spanish] Kings of Tomorrow Featuring Julie McKnight - Finally* [I meet you] Kosheen - Catch Kosheen - Hungry Kreo' - Burn for You* [I'm burning for you] Timo Maas - To Get Down* [What goes around] [M] Mad'house - Like a Prayer* Madonna - Die Another Day* Madonna - Madonna Megamix Marc et Claude - Tremble* Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You out of My Head Kylie Minogue - Love at First Sight MSM (Miami Sound Machine) - I'm the Only One [Who needs you] For the latest updates, set your browser to danceradio.blogspot.com. Nayer - First Kiss (Primer Beso)* Neja - Back 4 the Morning* Noemi - In My Dreams* [So it seems] Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go [I] Oakenfold - Southern Sun [Set me free] Perpetuous Dreamer - The Sound of Goodbye* Pink - Get the Party Started Pink - Just Like a Pill PPK - Resurection* (sic) [I-Russian] Lucas Prata - Let's Get It On* [M] Precious... - Lollipop* Elvis Presley vs. JXL - A Little Less Conversation* [M] Prophecy Collective - Daydreaming [About you] Puretone - Addicted to Bass* LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight* Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye Shakedown - At Night [I feel much better] Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes Shakira - Whenever, Wherever Tall Paul [vs. INXS] - Precious Heart [D] Usher - U Got It Bad [M] Ian van Dahl - Reason* [Hold on to what we've got] Ian van Dahl - Will I?* Crystal Waters - Come on Down* Who da Funk Featuring Jessica Eve - Shiny Disco Balls 2001 Abigail - You Set Me Free* Absolom - Stars* [Let me know in time] Allure - Enjoy Yourself* [With me] Amber - Yes!* [Excerpt from James Joyce's "Ulysses"] ATB Featuring The Wild Strawberries - Let U Go* ATC [A Touch of Class] - Around the World (La La La La La) Aubrey - Stand Still* Barthezz - On the Move [You got the chance...dance] [I] Athena Cage - Hey Hey* [Let me hear you say hey] Deborah Cox - Absolutely Not Da Buzz - I Wanna Be Free Daft Punk - Digital Love [Why don't you play the game] [M] Daft Punk - One More Time* [M] Gigi D'Agostino - I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Toujours) [+M] Dance Nation - Sunshine* [M] Darude - Feel the Beat [I] Darude - Sandstorm* [I] Derb - Derb* [I] D:FUSE - Bodyshock [I] DJ Encore Featuring Engelina - I See Right Through to You* DJ Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)* Diana Fox - Running on Empty* Ginuwine - Differences [My whole life has changed] [M] Groove Armada - Superstylin'* [Sometimes it's for your spirit and your mind] [M] Karmadelic - Who's Crying Now* [M] Kristy Kay - Who's That Loving You Now? Kosheen - Hide U* (see also Suzanne Palmer) Laut Sprecher Featuring Katie Skate - Omnibus* [I-German] Live Element [vs. Belinda Carlisle] - Be Free* [Live your life] [D] Madonna - What It Feels Like for a Girl* [D] Christina Milian - AM to PM* Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)* [M] Mona Q [Mon a Q] - Stay in Love* Mandy Moore - In My Pocket Natural - Put Your Arms Around Me* [M] Suzanne Palmer - Hide U* (see also Kosheen) Sarina Paris - Look at Us* Wendy Phillips - Stay* [Don't ever leave me lonely] Plummet - Damaged* [Can't go back] Pusaka Presents Thea Austin - I'm Addicted (You're the Worst Thing for Me)* P*ssy 2000 [PS2000] [vs. Sterling Void and The Clash] - It's Gonna Be Alright* [M] Rockell - What U Did to Me* Kate Ryan - Scream for More* Safri Duo - Played-a-Live (The Bongo Song)* [I] Roger Sanchez [vs. Toto] - Another Chance [D] Jamie-Lynn Sigler [Jamie-Lynn Discala] - Cry Baby Terra Skye - Is This Love* [Something's pulling at my heart] Britney Spears - I'm a Slave 4 U Svala - The Real Me* [Move a little closer] Sylver - Skin [I touch your skin/I smell the sin] Sylver - Turn the Tide Tamia - Stranger in My House* The Thrillseekers Feat. Sheryl Deane - Synaesthesia (Fly Away)* Tina Ann - In My Dreams* [You're an angel] Ian van Dahl Featuring Marsha - Castles in the Sky* Luther Vandross - Can Heaven Wait [M] Voodoo & Serano - Blood Is Pumpin'* [I] Zero - Bania u Cygana [Do rana] [M-Polish] 2000 Alice Deejay - Back in My Life Alice Deejay - Better off Alone Ayla - Angelfalls* [I] Ayla - Ayla Part II* [I] BT Featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw - Dreaming* [No words, no talk] Cleveland Lounge - Drowning* Delerium Featuring Sarah McLachlan - Silence Fiori - If I [Believe in you] Fragma - Toca's Miracle* [I need a miracle] Freestylers - Don't Stop [Shake your body] Madonna - Music* Melanie C - I Turn to You* Mellow Trax [DJ Mellow-D] - Outa Space* [M] Sonique - It Feels so Good* [And that’s what takes me high] Sonique - Sky Watergate - Heart of Asia (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence) [I] Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400* [Zombie nation] [I] 1999 Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)* ATB - 9 PM (Till I Come)* [I] DJ Jean - The Launch* [I] Whitney Houston - It's Not Right but It's Okay* JS-16 [JS:16, JS16] - Stomp to My Beat* Ann Lee - 2 Times* Miss Jane - It's a Fine Day* Nalin & Kane - Beachball* [People get ready] Jennifer Lopez - Waiting for Tonight* Soulsearcher - Can't Get Enough* 1998 Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed to Be Here* React - Let's Go All the Way* [M] Rockell - In a Dream* [My love] Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You* [M] 1997 Daft Punk - Around the World* [M] Jocelyn Enriquez - A Little Bit of Ecstasy* Sash! Featuring Rodriquez - Ecuador* [I-Spanish] 1996 Angelina - I Don't Need Your Love* C.J. Bolland - Sugar Is Sweeter* [Sugar daddy] [D] Planet Soul - Set U Free* 1995 Josh Wink [Winx] - Higher State of Consciousness [I] 1992 Lil Suzy - Take Me in Your Arms 1991 Lisette Melendez - Together Forever 1989 The Beat Club – Security [Seduction] [I] 1988 India - Dancing on the Fire Jellybean - Just a Mirage Johnny O - Fantasy Girl [M] Stevie B - Spring Love (Come Back to Me) [M] 1987 The Cover Girls - Show Me Expose - Point of No Return Noel - Silent Morning [M] Stevie B - Party Your Body [M] 1986 Information Society - Running [M] Nice & Wild - Diamond Girl [M] Sa-fire [Safire] - Don't Break My Heart Joyce Sims - (You Are My) All and All 1985 Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force - Can You Feel the Beat Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home Brenda K. Starr - Pickin' up Pieces 1984 Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music Jellybean - The Mexican Shannon - Give Me Tonight 1983 Shannon - Let the Music Play 198x Connie - Funky Little Beat Debbie Deb - Lookout Weekend [Sort Playlist by Title and Vocal ID] [See Artist Web Sites] All tracks feature female vocals except where noted: M for male vocals, D for dubbed versions, and I for instrumentals. Instrumentals may contain some vocals and/or spoken words. An asterisk indicates retail CD or DVD single available. The Stats
Note that Dance Radio Post began monitoring KPTI in June 2002, roughly one month after it went on the air. It is conceivable we have not accounted for something played only during that period. "I'll Fly With You" is counted in both female and male totals. Singled Out We estimate 64 percent of the recurrent songs on this playlist were released as domestic CD singles or CD maxi-singles. If you include import CD singles and 12" vinyl singles, the percentage would be close to 100. So where do you go to buy these singles? Tower Records may not have the lowest prices for albums anymore, but no other brick-and-mortar chain can beat its selection, and it is the only major record retailer that still sells CD singles (at reasonable prices to boot). You can go on-line and buy these records or you can visit the Tower stores in the Bay Area (there's something about the thrill of the hunt). Of course, anything more than two years old is probably out of stock. But never assume anything as we found out.
Tower does carry a small selection of 12" vinyl singles at each location; there are other retailers that specialize in vinyl singles. By the way, Tower claims to offer two million audio samples on its Web site. Since most albums have at least 10 tracks nowadays, this number suggests they have audio samples for fewer than 200,000 albums. Is there a music site that provides more samples? More Shopping Tips "Got Dance? (The Singles)" is a compilation CD maxi-single that features eight tracks from the "Got Dance?" double album, including Tim Deluxe's "It Just Won't Do" and Plaything's "Into Space." Diana Fox's "Where Are You Now" and Fiori's "Take Me Where You Are" are part of a nine-track compilation CD maxi-single titled "Dance Radio Hits Vol. 1." This maxi-single also includes Lightforce's top 20 club hit "Join Me" and a remix of Fox's "Running on Empty." If you are interested in Lucas Prata or Natural, check their Web sites first. A lot of dance tracks are included on compilation albums, which are relatively easier to find. Your best bets are the compilation series released on the Robbins (robbinsent.com) and UBL (ublrecordings.com) labels. If you have a specific single in mind, write to us and we’ll do a memory dump and let you know if we came across it anywhere—in a store or on the Net. Last Resort When you write to us about a song, try to answer the following questions in your e-mail. We can’t help you unless you give us something to work with. 1. Can you recall any lyrics? Pay attention to the chorus, the bridge, and the first and last words of the song. Write down everything you remember. How certain are you of the words? Someone once asked about “rock the jam,” which we suspect he meant “you got the chance.” 2. Are the lead vocals female or male? The same question applies to instrumentals that contain some vocals and/or spoken words. Does the singer sound like anyone we know? Does the song remind you of another? 3. What’s the genre that best describes the song? Trance, house, dance pop, break, drum ‘n’ bass, tribal, ambient, trip-hop, freestyle, etc. What instrument stands out the most? The synthesizer, keyboard, bass, horn, percussion, strings? 4. What’s the tempo of the song? Fast or medium. 5. Is there anything unique or unusual about the song? As soon as someone referred to “high-pitched scratching,” we knew it was probably “Higher State of Consciousness.” [Back to Top] Cool Web Surfers Don't Cut and Paste Would you like to share this Web page with friends? Don't cut and paste. Provide a Web link to this page or refer to its Web address. We invite all content providers to join our "Don't Cut and Paste" campaign. Copyright © 2002-2012 Simpatico.blogspot.com. All rights reserved. Labels: 92.7, bay area, california, dance, kngy, kpti, local interests, music, playlist, pop culture, radio |
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