Dance Anthems

The Space Brothers ‘Shine’: Dance Anthem!

8 October, 2007 | 3.48AM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: dance anthem the space brothers

Vocal trance is now a taboo genre amongst clubbers. Having been raped and pillaged by fat cat record companies looking to make a quick buck, vocal trance has become nothing more than a commercial sound aimed at extracting as much money as possible from 12-year-old girls who watch MTV Dance.

A little cynical perhaps, but the truth of the matter is when the Space Brothers [pictured] released ‘Shine’ way back in 1997, vocal-led trance music was still a credible genre.

‘Shine’ sounded incredibly fresh and vibrant when it first came out and the track was played in clubs as well as on the radio.

The track was a big success, but unfortunately its commercial success helped contribute to the tide of copycat vocal trance cheese that has since followed in the past decade.

It might even be the blueprint that major record companies use when looking to create another ‘dance’ hit.

Slam ‘Positive Education’: Dance Anthem

27 September, 2007 | 2.00AM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: dance anthem slam

Way back in 1993 Scottish techno duo Slamhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif released this monumental techno track that changed the face of British electronic music forever. ‘Positive Education’ and the equally important B side ‘Intensities in-Ten-Cities’ paved the way for the rise of Slam and still to this day both tracks sound wicked on a loud soundsystem.

Rui Da Silva ‘Touch Me’: Dance Anthem

25 September, 2007 | 6.25AM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: dance anthems rui da silva touch me

Rui Da Silvahttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif smashed his way onto dancefloors with the soulful and elegant deep house of ‘Touch Me’ in 2001. The beautiful vocals of British singer Cassandra Fox merged perfectly with Rui Da Silva’s dark hypnotic synth melody which to this day, still send shivers down my spine.

MANDY Vs. Booka Shade ‘Body Language’: Dance Anthem

21 September, 2007 | 2.50AM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: dance anthem m.a.n.d.y.

‘Body Language’ was a breakthrough track for Get Physical Musichttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_l.gif, M.A.N.D.Y.http://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif and Booka Shadehttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif. On the back of the record’s success the Berlin label and both sets of producers became global brands. The track itself has become one of electro house/minimal techno’s biggest hits, and has been featured on countless CD compilations, radio shows, computer games and TV adverts. It is still a highlight in Booka Shade’s live sets.

Chicane ‘Saltwater’: Dance Anthem

19 September, 2007 | 3.17AM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: chicane dance anthem

Featuring the vocals of Máire Brennan from Grammy Award-winning Irish group Clannad, Chicane’s ‘Saltwater’ is perhaps one of the most beautiful trance tracks ever released.

The song is based on Brennan’s vocals from Clannad’s track ‘Theme From Harry’s Game’, but Brennan herself re-recorded the vocals especially for the track.

Dance Anthem: ‘Big Love’ by Pete Heller

13 September, 2007 | 12.10PM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: big love brighton dance anthem

Brighton-born Pete Hellerhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif achieved international fame when he released his biggest hit ‘Big Love’ in 1998. The story of how the famous house anthem came about is an interesting one. At the time, Heller had been part of the Terry Farley and Boys Own house crew, and had started churning out club hits including DSK’s ‘What Would We Do’.

Da Hool ‘Meet Her At The Love Parade’: Dance Anthem

11 September, 2007 | 12.48PM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: da hool dance anthem kosmo records nalin & kane

Trance anthems don’t come bigger or more memorable than Da Hoolhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif ‘Meet Her At The Love Parade’ which was one of the first major Euro trance bangers to unite European clubland - it was a hit in Germany, as well as the UK, Netherlands and France.

Although originally released on Zounds in 1996, it was the 1997 re-pressing on Kosmo Records (later on ID&T) including the famous Nalin & Kane Remix [track No.7 in the player below] which saw the track go down into the electronic music history books.

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Energy 52 ‘Cafe Del Mar’: Dance Anthem

10 September, 2007 | 12.11PM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: cafe del mar dance anthem energy 52 three n one

When German DJs Paul Mhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif and ]]Cosmic Baby]] released their trance track ‘Cafe Del Mar’ in 1993 under their Energy 52http://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif project, they created a monster dance anthem that still to this day remains one of the greatest trance tracks of all time. Inspired by the famous Ibiza chill out bar, countless remixes of the track have since been produced, and it is the 1998 Three ‘N One Remix of ‘Cafe Del Mar’ [track No.5 in the player below] that has stood the test of time

Underworld ‘Born Slippy’: Dance Anthem

7 September, 2007 | 12.13PM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: dance anthem underworld

‘Drive boy, dog boy, dirty numb angel boy, in the doorway boy, she was a lipstick boy, she was a beautiful boy’ and it continues. We all know the words, meaningless as they are. The point is, that’s the sign of an anthem. If you know all the words, it means the track has been ingrained into your brain.

The Prodigy ‘Breathe’: Dance Anthem

6 September, 2007 | 10.48AM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: britain dance anthems

Whilst ‘Firestarter’ scared the shit out of every single parent in Britain when The Prodigyhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif released it way back in March 1996, ‘Breathe’ [track No.13 in the player below] caused far less controversy and actually became one of the rave act’s biggest ever hits.

Kings of Tomorrow ‘Finally’: Dance Anthem

29 August, 2007 | 12.15PM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: dance anthem kings of tomorrow sandy rivera

There’s nothing better than a singalong vocal in dance music, because it unites the whole dancefloor. It also doesn’t come around too often. Kings of Tomorrow smashed all records when they released ‘Finally’ on white label in 2000.

Armand Van Helden ‘The Funk Phenomena’: Dance Anthem

22 August, 2007 | 2.42PM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: dance anthem henry street music

There’s nothing like an old skool house track to get you in the mood for a night out on the tiles. One of the best house anthems of all time must be Armand Van Heldenhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif ‘The Funk Phenomena’ which was originally released way back in 1996.

Robin S ‘Show Me Love’: Dance Anthem

17 August, 2007 | 7.52AM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: dance anthems robin s safari show me love

One of the great dance anthems of all time has been updated for 2007. Robin Shttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif ‘Show Me Love’, which was originally released in June 1993, can once again be heard pounding out across clubland.

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