Mel Merio

30 October 2007 :: posted by Travis

Aw, the Pet Shop Boys would be proud. Here’s some total floor filler, dance anthem potential… This is almost too sweet to love, but the hint of “Around The World” is so perfectly timed (or timely perfect) that it impossible not to fall for Mel Merio’s “Domino Dancing”. The “wha wha wha wha whawha” part reminds me of Jody Watley or C&C Music Factory or something — I can’t put my finger on it. Oh, and that solo around the three and a half minute mark… yeah that makes me want to sweat:

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Mel Merio – “Domino Dancing” (Extended Club mix) (mp3)

“Domino Dancer” is produced by Christopher Just. The single comes out next week. Look for an album Spring 2008.

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15 Comments:

1. hot track!



2. jack October 30th, 2007 at 8.30 am

3. Ew. The Pet Shop Boys would NOT be proud of this! She completely murders this song – no irony, no subtlety. Just overproduced, eurotrash vaginepop – and not in a good Annie/Robyn kinda way….



4. Brad October 31st, 2007 at 12.32 am

5. Isn’t the solo a reference to another song?



6. Matt October 31st, 2007 at 12.42 am

7. the “solo” at minute 3:30 is the synth riff of the original psb version.

   in my humble opinion the vocals don’t suit the track – or vice versa. i had to laugh when the “popper”-melody dropped in tho’.



8. marcus October 31st, 2007 at 11.02 am

9. This is so lame. You post many good things. This is not one of them. Badly sung and badly produced. Where is the punch?



10. The Gee October 31st, 2007 at 12.23 pm

11. Brillant! will burn the clubs.



12. Andrew October 31st, 2007 at 7.01 pm

13. I actually love her vocals… its killing me cause they remind me of another song and I can’t figure it out.



14. Melissa November 1st, 2007 at 12.53 pm

15. Reminds me of one of the dance remixes of Pretty Poison “Catch me”.



16. Eli Lilly November 1st, 2007 at 8.31 pm

17. No no, Nu Shooz “I can’t wait”, I mean!



18. Eli Lilly November 1st, 2007 at 8.35 pm

19. nu shooz! that’s what it reminds me of.. not jody watley.



20. Travis November 1st, 2007 at 8.58 pm

21. The “wha wha wha” is totally nu shooz.
    I think the vocals remind me of the sounds? the chorus part, agh i still can’t figure it out! it’s killing me!!!!



22. Melissa November 2nd, 2007 at 2.38 pm

23. I picked this tune up last week and yeah, there’s a number of familiar samples for sure. I was convinced there was a Kitsune somethingernother so I dug through some records and found he samples himself:

    Christopher & Raphael Just – Popper (Shinichi Osawa Distortion Disco edit).

    crazy.



24. manalogue November 9th, 2007 at 2.29 am

25. those people dont know what they’re talking about!
    it’s a great track! will deff. get people going!

    vocals, bass, beat… it’s a great song!



26. rick November 14th, 2007 at 3.05 pm

27. that song is just breathtaking



28. gray (docteur x) November 17th, 2007 at 2.48 pm

29. she uses a sample from daft punk but with a slight difference
    if you listen clearly you can tell
    the song is around the world



30. Anonymous January 29th, 2008 at 4.00 am