Armin van Buuren – Unforgivable

Kyle Smith — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:57:30 +0000

You know, one of the greatest joys of music is rediscovering tracks you have in your library that you might have forgotten about. In 2008, Armin van Buuren released an amazing trance track called Unforgivable. It was played tonight as I was listening to Pandora and although it’s outdated, I wanted to blog tonight and share it with you.

You can listen to the song here.

I particularly enjoy the chord progression with the plucked and appreciated guitar part. It starts at about 1:45 into the track when the vocals start. There’s something amazing, melodic, rhythmic and satiating about that combination that takes the track out of this world.

Enjoy.

Loleatta Holloway

Kyle Smith — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:43:14 +0000

I was very saddened today to learn that Loleatta Holloway had died. I would guess that very few people could name Loleatta Holloway given one of her songs, nor could they name one of her songs given her name; yet I would bet that most everyone has heard her sing. Her professional career started in the 1970s, and she had multiple top 10 hits. The two that most people would recognize are Love Sensation (1980, #1) and Good Vibrations (1991, #1 performed by Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch featuring her vocals).

There is a third song which made it to #1 in the UK and was popular in clubs in the US, but never charted. That was Black Box’s Ride on Time in 1989. Loleatta was the only vocalist on the track but was not credited (she was not a part of Black Box). She sued Black Box and won. This is the song I will most remember Loleatta for. In fact, this is one of the songs that inspired my own music journey early on. It was included in the very first mix tape I ever made and distributed to my friends in college, and is a track I listed to even today.

Thank you Loleatta Holloway for your contribution to music and to my love for it.

New song concept

Kyle Smith — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:35:53 +0000

I spent last night working on a new concept song in the studio. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s to come:

http://soundcloud.com/djjosephkyle/concept-2#

Born This Way (LA Riots Remix) – Lady Gaga

Kyle Smith — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:46:31 +0000

Just downloaded this track. Nice – very hot electro/progressive feel. I’m defintely putting this one into heavy rotation and giving it 4 of 5 stars in my library.

New demo set uploaded

Kyle Smith — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:23:07 +0000

After a long hiatus, I’ve finally posted a new set on the site. In the media player, choose Mainstream Club – March 11. Enjoy!

Track List:

Barbra Streisand (Original) – Duck Sauce
Girls (Club Mix) – Yves Larock, Tara McDonald, Tony Sylla
Seek Bromance (Joseph Kyle Edit) – Tim Berg
Commander (David Guetta Extended) – Kelly Rowland
OMG (Almighty Mix) Usher ft. will.i.am
Who’s That Chick (Extended) – David Guetta ft. Rihanna
Club Can’t Handle Me (Original) – Flo Rida ft. David Guetta
Saturday (Extended Mix) – Basshunter
Pyromania (Wide Boys Remix) – Cascada
Tonight (I’m Fuckin’ You) (Original Extended) – Erique Iglesias
Getting’ Over You (Extended Version) – David Guetta ft Fergie and LMFAO
Take Over Control (Extended Mix) – Afrojack ft. Eva Simons
Hold It Against Me (Funk3d Extended Mix) – Britney Spears
In My Dreams (Chris Crime & Mike Candys Remix) – DJ Antoine
Get Outta My Way (7^th Heaven Remix) – Kylie Minogue

Welcome!

Kyle Smith — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:49:24 +0000

Hey welcome to my blog. I’ll be posting updates about projects I am working on, great new songs I find, and other things of interest here. Please check back often!

Joseph Kyle