So as a former English major and current geek, I have to say I've always been a big fan of onomatopoeia (though not spelling it). Tracks with simple names like "Minimalize" that are, well, minimal house, just tickle my linguistic sensibilities, in addition to my eardrums.
It's been awhile (or at least according to my blog) that a new house track has really grabbed my attention, and at first listen, I thought this song was some mid 90's classic that I had just discovered. It had those echo-ey blips, open soundscapes and lush trumpets that I've come to associate with a niche market of music only still popular among ex DJs in the UK and Germany and fifteen year olds on ecstasy with far too much day glo jewelry.
So it was to my delight when I found out that Anil Chawla & Dale Anderson's album Roadhouse came out just a couple months ago on none other than Global Underground, one of the labels still delivering quality house music to that few still devoted to headphones and vinyl. These are the guys who will spin for you on a Monday night, and do their duty lugging their records between Ibiza and Miami for the ones achieving enlightenment through partying.
Roadhouse's album cover basically says it all with its simplistic design of undoubtedly airbrushed closeups of the two DJs' faces. Because after going to countless clubs all over the world, I've come to the conclusion that that's what electronic music is most of the time - two regular looking guys in jeans, T-shirts, and killer sneakers given supreme powers due to decks, laptops, lights, and whatever you're on at the moment. And when you hear a track like the sparse yet solid groove of "Minimalize," you can hear that same understated house magic transforming an empty warehouse into a pulsating mass of people having the best night of their lives, which is all anyone ever wants when they go out anyways.
Anil Chawla
You better believe he's wearing shades in multiple photos.
Dale Anderson
Clearly having a sexiness competition with Anil.
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