Finding the Rhythm

I just wrote the title of this post, and am sitting here thinking to myself, “How many times will I be using the title ‘cool new track’ for a blog posting?” The answer is probably “often” since I frequently get excited by stand-out new tracks when I receive new DJ promos or buy a batch of tracks from Beatport, and today is no exception.

The track in question is I Need a Miracle from Dutch production trio KLM Music, and features the vocals of Coco Star. (Not to be confused with Cascada’s recent song of the almost-same-name, (I Need a) Miracle.)

Coco and this song go back a little ways, as she’s recorded it twice before, once with producer Victor Imbres, and again with producer Mathew Roberts, with it getting some attention in 1997. Two years later, it received some renewed PR work from the record label, and surfaced again on playlists. It was also used in a “vs.” mash-up by DJ Vimto.

How or why KLM decided to give this song yet another go, with Coco on vocals no less, is sort of beyond me (if this song was going to be a breakthrough international mega-hit, that likely would have happened already), but the net result is pretty catchy I have to say. Star’s vocals are particularly engaging, and I can’t quite put my finger on why, aside from her pronunciation and intonations. KLM have put a polished production spin on the song that meshes quite nicely with Star’s competent and energetic vocal, creating a good “package” that just plain works.

I’ve spun the song several times already, and the response has been positive. It’ll be interesting to see how it develops from here.

Crank-up the volume… Wes.