Record Pool Picks, July 2008

Yes, the headline of this post says it all: once again, I am extremely behind in my life. But I got to go away to Toronto for a few days this weekend to do some filming for Dave Dresden, and I was able to start doing some record ratings on the flights, so I figured that I'd start catching up.

So even though this is a bit out of date, here are my picks from the July 2008 installment of the Richmond Record Pool:

Live Progressive Sets:
- Armstrong Jr. & James Sadoway, "Float Like A Butterfly"
- J-Soul, "Riddle" (Vadim Zhukov 12-Inch Remix)
- Barbara Tucker & Tuccillo, "One Desire" (Hideo Kobayashi Dub)

Mainstream Club Sets:
- Giorgio Sainz feat Paula Pcay, "Precious Love" (Twill Remix)
- Joey Paradise, "I’m Like That"
- Trox, "Lay Next To Me" (Le Disco Mix)
- Trox n Cybermodule, "Next Time" (Yuri Remix)

Studio Mixes:
- Adjay feat Tiff Lacey, "Part Of U" (Andy Brio Remix)
- Cell 2 Cell feat Lisa Berg, "Meladon" (Ionic Ben Remix)
- Cream Sound, "Always" (Snake Sedric Remix)
- Efdemin, "Float" (Original Mix)
- James Sadoway feat Shalini, "What We Are"
- Kaya, "Travel The Way" (Down Kill & Chris Drifter Remix)
- Nosmo vs Kris B, "Long For You" (Original)
- Parallel Sound, "Enigma" (Original Mix)
- Sunn Jellie, "Cassiopeia"

Warmup Tracks:
- Ariel Curtis, "Cowgirl" (Weepee Remix)
- Audionova, "Motion" (Tim Davison Mix)
- BP Zulauf & Isaac S, "Peek A Boo" (Isaac’s Version)
- DJ Ceratti & Graziano, "I See You From The Sky" (Original Mix)
- Matt Samuels, "Close To You" (Original Mix)
- Minoru Hirata, "Athena" (Pineapple & Zalaz Remix)
- Stereotip feat Liza, "Always Love You"


My top pick from the July 2008 Richmond Record Pool shipment was the Armstrong Jr. & James Sadoway track, “Float Like A Butterfly.” It’s probably ironic that I’ve picked that particular track. James has another solo track in this month’s picks, “What We Are,” that he did with Shalini, and I think I would be more likely to play that track at a party. However, I just like the lyrics and melody in “Float Like A Butterfly,” even though it has a healthy electro influence in parts of it (and electro is a style that I don’t chase). The lyrics are catchy enough in “Float Like A Butterfly” that I keep humming them in my head. So put on the handcuffs and check it out …

To hear "Float Like A Butterfly," click on the player here (visible only in the original blog post, not in the Facebook Notes feed). Sorry, no downloads of this mp3 are available.