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Blow Your Head, Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahton
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If you aren't hip to the Moombahton sound, this infectious strain of dance music was created by
when the producer/DJ took
's remix of
by
and mixed it with some pitched-down reggaeton beats. Of course, not everything here is a mix of Dutch house and slow reggaeton -- and in the case of the
' cut
it's just simple, untouched dancehall -- but the Moombahton sound reigns supreme as hypnotic, right-tempo beats mix with tropical flavors plus modern studio trickery, offering welcome relief from the usual 2011 dancefloor onslaught.
's choices are laid out unmixed here, so listening to the disc straight through isn't a seamless experience, but the classic loft parties of
are brought to mind, where "dead air" offered sweet, tension-building moments between the cuts. Like
,
's choices are often sensual, mostly sexy, and always stylish, plus, the bonus for fans of the scene are some unreleased cuts from
, and
. Cool veterans like
and
are here, too, along with
's own
who out-robot labelmate
with their brilliant stab at futuristic dancehall. When it comes to Moombahton,
's always been the man. Now,
is the comp, and it's hard to imagine it ever being unseated. ~ David Jeffries