Music – “Incredible Belgian Influences” – Podcast & Track of The Week – Elof De Neve & Monsta – Sunday 16th February

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With our second European expedition just under our belt, choosing our podcast & track of the week selections simply had to reflect the terrific time we had in Belgium & the superb sounds we soaked up while within its borders, Elof De Neve wearing the podcast hat, while the delightful Dirty South are our messiah’s track wise, we sharing our take & links to both in this latest special, if shorter than usual, feature.  

 

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Fresh from our twelve hour trip to Belgium, one amazingly influenced by our attendance to Antwerp and the music we melted into at Red & Blue for The Propaganda World Tour party “Deep Down The Rabbit Hole”, then while returning on Eurostar out of Brussels in a fragile emotional state, having waved a fond farewell to all our fabulous friends, but especially one who remains very close to our heart, the choices for our both podcast & track of the week selections became quickly crystal clear. And both our choices represent & bookmark the wonderful weekend we have just had, both that will recall those marvellous memories each & every time we play them, very much bookmarking the brilliance of Belgium.

 

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Elof De Neve - Image Main 2So to our podcast first and it will come as no real surprise that it comes from Red & Blue’s longest serving residents and very much the main man when it comes to The Propaganda World Tour series of parties, now into its third season, the man himself marking a fabulous five years at the helm of what is very much a clubbing institution in Antwerp. And, having just devoted a special focus feature on Elof De Neve, while we pointed to many of his productions, we were careful to steer around this particular podcast as, in reality, we had already decided to pick it as our latest weekly choice. Indeed, in his latest volume in a now thirty nine strong series of productions, Elof dedicated this seventy minute splendour simply entitled “Propaganda Edition”, we have a colossal composition that not only reflects Mr De Neve at his producing best, but also mirrors the stunning set that we savoured less than twelve hours ago. But moreover, it very much represents the overtness & opulence of The Propaganda World Tour, a branded party that has very much taken Red & Blue and Antwerpians by storm, the opening track of this prolific podcast shouting this spectacle from the rooftops,  Elof then taking us into a shimmering succession of stunning sounds & breathtaking beats very much in his style of energetic, euphoric & dynamic dance house music, this colossal compilation available to stream/download in slightly edited state at https://soundcloud.com/elofdeneve/elof-de-neve-vol-39-2013-propaganda-edition.

 

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To our track of the week now and one that played its part on our latest European excursion, very much encapsulating all the emotions we were feeling on leaving behind many if the fabulous friends we have come to know at Red & Blue and Propaganda particularly, but especially one incredible individual that really has a special place in our heart. Indeed, not being able to get him & our twelve hour trip out of our head, there was a moment when we were going to decide upon Mark Knight’s sampled 2013 version of the Kylie Minogue classic “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” in Tom Jnr club mix form

 

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although it did play a prominent part on our Parisian partying back in January, not least that Adam Turner had us in tears as he pitched perfectly in his stunning set at Room Service. However, while Mr Knight’s track did feature on our return trip today, it part of the podcast we were playing, it was the magnificent “Messiah” by Monsta in Dirty South remix form

 

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Monsta - Messiahthat captured our mood the most, a track which we were so close to nominating it as our top choice for 2013, having become acquainted with in in the summer of that year, courtesy of eSquire’s “Summer Vocal Bombs” podcast. But, while it had already found a special place in our musical memories, listening to it as the Eurostar raced through the Belgium countryside & also reflecting on leaving our beautiful Belgian boy behind,  brought both the track & its limited lyrics to life, one which will now forever associated with those marvellous minutes in time, one available to download via http://www.beatport.com/track/messiah-dirty-south-extended-remix/4353798 and looks like becoming a 2014 track of the year frontrunner for sure.

 

So, with Belgium and its brilliance still running through our blood, we reckon that in our two choices for podcast & track of the week, it will be running for a very long time to come, both proving that, despite to mood, the euphoria or the emotion, “Music is The Answer!” (DISCO MATT)

 

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