Music Review - Kaskade “Bring The Night”
GRADE: B+
Recently Kaskade appeared at the downtown San Francisco Virgin Megastore for a c.d. release party meet and greet for his new mix album “Bring The Night”. Each time I have seen Kaskade perform he has been the sweetest, most humble D.J. I have ever met. This time around he played for the crowd and not so much for dancing. He asked if there was anything any of us would like to hear of his. The crowd was small and we were all mostly shy (I blame it on his down to earth vibe and gorgeous looks).
As he played some of his greatest hits, he started mentioning some of his favorite collaborations and how one of them was a song he mixed for Rufus Wainwright called “Go or Go Ahead”. Sadly this brilliant dance mix is not available to the public. Kaskade went on to mention that although Rufus was flattered and loved the remixed song, he wouldn’t let Kaskade put it on his new mix c.d. “Bring The Night”. This is a shame, I love the original song by Rufus but think the remix by Kaskade is brilliant.
The new Kaskade c.d. is a pleasant diversion from the overcrowded dance music scene. It starts off with a blazing epic by Axwell called “I Found U” and smoothly slides into some great dance tracks. I love the pop remixes of Kaskade’s “Sorry” and of Nelly Furtado’s “All Good Things Must Come To An End”. This is my favorite kind of dance music; gay and silly.
The Armand Van Helden track “NYC Beat” is the tightest track on this party c.d. The Bob Sinclar track “The Beat Goes On” is another fun little ditty. In essence this c.d. is perfect for after parties, road trips and working out. It has the perfect blend of hard core dance, pop and electronic tunes to make any party rage on. Kaskade is one of the best pop mixers and dance song creators of today, hands down.
September 7th, 2007 at 11:38 am
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