2010 was certainly a monster launch year for a lot of young new acts in the progressive house (and house as a whole) scene. One name that certainly sticks out of that bunch is Afrojack. Known as Nick van de Wall in the Netherlands, this guy had a great take-off into the scene for various reasons: huge support from his buddy David Guetta, big remixes of big records from big guys like Benny Benassi, lots of satellite radio play, a dynamic DJ set, and popular records such as "Bangduck". Anyway, I don't feel like going on and on about Afrojack, but he's got a new song out right now called "Replica". Without further adieu...
Does it sound familiar a little bit? Does it sound a little similar (almost TOO similar) to his previous track called "Take Over Control" which was a huge song this past summer? Take a listen...
Now, before anyone feels like lynching me over this, I'm not necessarily a huge Afrojack fan. His tracks seem a little obscure and leave quite a bit to be desired. Songs like "A Msterdamn" and "Bangduck" are just a little strange to me...I don't really understand why are they so huge. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go take a listen to them. Not to mention his synth style that he uses is on EVERY SINGLE TRACK! I know he has some DJ skills, but I saw him at Electric Daisy Carnival and wasn't too impressed. Now with this new song "Replica", I think the title makes much sense in terms of his all too repeated formula. This might be a classic case of popularity through friends in high places (ie David Guetta, another producer/DJ that is hard to stomach for me personally). I don't know, I'm sure im overlooking something if he is so popular, but I've yet to see it. Still waiting to be amazed.
~Mark
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