Finding the Rhythm

Despite being a DJ, I often (actually, I almost always) find out about new music the same way everyone else does—somebody tells me about it, or I happen to stumble upon it on a download site like Beatport. One track that was released in 2006 but that just got my attention is one from Candy Coated Chaos titled Take Me Home Tonight.

This girl trio from Jersey sort of reminds me of Exposé, the 80s girl trio, in that: 1. You take a trio of young ladies. 2. You doll them up to make them look as sexy as possible in promo photos. 3. You match them up with the right producers. 4. You pick the right songs. 5. Success follows.

While I don’t know if these girls will make it all the way to #5 on that list, they seem to have the first four steps covered.

Take Me Home Tonight is, of course, the classic Eddie Money song (also, like Exposé, from the 80s, where seemingly all the good remake fodder comes from these days). And theirs is a very interesting take on the song, I have to say. It has the great electric guitar sounds I’ve blogged about recently, so there’s a little taste of a rock edge. And the girls are effected-up enough in the mix sufficiently to disguise whatever talent shortcomings they may or may not have. Producers Fayden and Jadion did an admirable job bracketing the girls’ vocals with a catchy groove, that, after remixing by San Antonio’s Dan Matthews and Sam Michaels (Klubjumpers) shines with a somewhat classic Miami-esque sound.

In any event, of the songs recently to catch my attention, this one is a fave, and apt to be part of my sets for awhile to come.