Subtle drums fade this one in, its the kind of track that can be played at any kind of dance spot really. I would introduced this towards the beginning of a Tribal house session because of its minimal nature. Towards the middle it comes on much stronger and the distorted vocals come off kind of bad ass saying “hurt ya” repeatedly. Its temporarily evolves into an eclectic kind of New York early morning house jam towards the end then levels off to where it was the first two minutes.

The music is nice but a bit repetitive and a little bit too bashful for my liking. It doesn’t really take me anywhere unless I close my eyes which is good I guess but I wouldn’t really consider M83 a house act. This could play well in a smaller venue like Webster Hall in NY. I’ve never heard them live so I dont know how it will translate live on the stage at Ultra, I only hope it’ll be more varied then their recorded stuff, I.E. this:

Metronomy’s “The Bay” is edgy dance music with a touch of hipster laying on beach. They deliver a real nice video to lay your eyes on that defines turn of the decade. You really feel like comfortably convolved with this track, you can easily melt away to their meditative new wave electronic dance rhythm because its harmonious and well produced, therefore good enough to let go and enjoy.

The video is Directed by David Wilson and Produced by Patrick Craig and Tamsin Glasson, all of Colonial Blimp. It starts off as many other videos set in a tropical location with a helicopter zooming over pristine blue water which gives way to a small somewhat Mediterranean looking bay. The lead singer Joseph Mount has some really cool filters set to his voice. It comes off kind of epic towards the end, the sounds aren’t so new wave but more like the peak of a house track.

The Ultra Music Festival is just two months away. DJ video is looking forward to this massive event that will take place for three days plus an evening in Miami, Floridas Bayfront Park on March 22-25 2012. Since its the biggest electronic music festival in the planet, we like going every year to engage in the spectacle of it all. DJ Video will be taking a look at the lineup and provide music and reviews in the coming days leading up to the event.


To learn more about Ultra or its lineup visit the Ultra Music Festival Official website