To Stache or not to Stache?

[ENlGMA 5,316]

It's one of my fav songs. I love dancing and twerking to this song  

[Shadow 6,630]

1 minute ago, UK Monster said:

I think its because she is not singing that clearly and the instrumental is overpowering the vocals. Its a bit too intense for UK taste Imo if the sounds were a bit softer and more chilled and less robotic it would have hit potential. I like it but I haven't come across songs sounding similar to this in our charts for at least 3 years. I'm just being honest but personally I like it.

I understand, just trying to get ideas of how it works in UK. Look how hard it is to find that right sound that is experimental enough to be fresh and yet conventional enough to not freak out dance club goers. I think a Zedd sound might be great for her, at least mixed in with her other producers.

[Dominic 11,922]

Stache will always be one of my favourite 'demo' songs but it sounds a little dated now.  In fact a lot of his production sounds dated now.  

 

[Jesse Pinkman 4,660]

I don't think it would've done well. I remember playing it for several of my friends and they didn't care for it. I don't think that people are here for Gaga doing EDM judging from how ARTPOP was received.

[Shadow 6,630]

1 minute ago, Metamorphosis said:

I don't think it would've done well. I remember playing it for several of my friends and they didn't care for it. I don't think that people are here for Gaga doing EDM judging from how ARTPOP was received.

Did they like her jazz or her old stuff more? Maybe a disco punk rock sound?

[SamJ 8,008]

8 minutes ago, Shadow said:

I understand, just trying to get ideas of how it works in UK. Look how hard it is to find that right sound that is experimental enough to be fresh and yet conventional enough to not freak out dance club goers. I think a Zedd sound might be great for her, at least mixed in with her other producers.

This is probably the biggest dance club/ pop song here right now it got to number 1 in our charts.

The dance songs that have been popular here in the past couple of years have been a bit deeper sounding with bits of funk. Less electro sounding and high pitched more deeper sounds are dominating our charts now really.

This was really popular last year too here. I reckon Fashion from ARTPOP would have been well received here from radio stations that could have been a big hit here i reckon.

[Dominic 11,922]

2 minutes ago, Metamorphosis said:

I don't think it would've done well. I remember playing it for several of my friends and they didn't care for it. I don't think that people are here for Gaga doing EDM judging from how ARTPOP was received.

Funnily enough I played it for my friends too and they loved it,  couldn't stop singing it and they aren't even fans.  However I agree,  I don't think many are here for EDM anymore.  

[Jesse Pinkman 4,660]

4 minutes ago, Shadow said:

Did they like her jazz or her old stuff more? Maybe a disco punk rock sound?

I believe her jazz work was better received because it showcased her raw talent. I think people just want Gaga to deliver great pop music overall. For some reason, her attempt at EDM didn't stick.

[Benji 20,113]

1 minute ago, Shadow said:

I understand, just trying to get ideas of how it works in UK. Look how hard it is to find that right sound that is experimental enough to be fresh and yet conventional enough to not freak out dance club goers. I think a Zedd sound might be great for her, at least mixed in with her other producers.

Well, a simple way to put it for the U.K. is there are three mainly popular dance genres - House, Garage and Drum and Bass. All three have a lot of different sub-genres and crossovers that are also popular.

Zedd's general sound is more Electro / Dance and although his work does share some loose similarities with House, it isn't really the kind of thing you would hear in the serious dance scene.

He's good at making pop/dance tracks and he could top the charts with a pop crossover but most of his sound is too electro and pop pushed to be taken seriously by the dance scene in the U.K.

[Shadow 6,630]

5 minutes ago, Dominic Marc said:

Funnily enough I played it for my friends too and they loved it,  couldn't stop singing it and they aren't even fans.  However I agree,  I don't think many are here for EDM anymore.  

So EDM is dead... So what are music lovers here for these days?

[SamJ 8,008]

2 minutes ago, Shadow said:

So EDM is dead... So what are music lovers here for these days?

Softer EDM EDM is still popular but its changed alot in the past 5 years. Now people like more tropical summery songs which are more relaxed to listen to rather than what was previously the thumping edm. 5 years ago the popular sound here was like telephone by gaga or hold it against me by Britney whereas now songs that sound like alejandro are becoming increasingly popular with smoother beats. And you still get high tempo dance tracks topping charts but they are more funk influenced and have more bass and are less tinny.

[Benji 20,113]

5 minutes ago, UK Monster said:

Softer EDM EDM is still popular but its changed alot in the past 5 years. Now people like more tropical summery songs which are more relaxed to listen to rather than what was previously the thumping edm. 5 years ago the popular sound here was like telephone by gaga or hold it against me by Britney whereas now songs that sound like alejandro are becoming increasingly popular with smoother beats. And you still get high tempo dance tracks topping charts but they are more funk influenced and have more bass and are less tinny.

To me though, that's all just pop music? Sure, it's got some dance influences there but these songs can't really be classed as dance tracks.

Stache, to me, is more of an attempt at making an actual Dance track over a pop one.

[Shadow 6,630]

Just now, Benji said:

To me though, that's all just pop music? Sure, it's got some dance influences there but these songs can't really be classed as dance tracks.

Stache, to me, is more of an attempt at making an actual Dance track over a pop one.

A dance track over a pop song? In your opinion, what is the difference between a dance track and a pop one?

[SamJ 8,008]

4 minutes ago, Benji said:

To me though, that's all just pop music? Sure, it's got some dance influences there but these songs can't really be classed as dance tracks.

Stache, to me, is more of an attempt at making an actual Dance track over a pop one.

They are all dance tracks that is what dance music have evolved into pop music is different to songs like turn the music louder and do it again and overdrive. Pop music is blank space and problem and stitches by Shawn Mendes etc. But those dance songs are also classed as pop because of how popular they are but they are still proper dance tracks.

[mariomania1234 11,368]

I'm not sure, it's a little hard and brash but that chorus melody is life giving. Absolutely incredible for a song that she probably wrote over in a couple of hours.