Discover my music: https://www.gregallendancemusic.com Hi! This blog is about Dance Music but also veering off into other genres at times since my tastes are extremely eclectic. I also produce my own electronic dance music since March of 2022 and will promote that here as well as some fellow EDM artists if they are good with that. So, my blog may cover everything from Tommy James and the Shondells to Miley Cyrus to Black Sabbath to Tomita or Klaus Schulze. Paul van Dyk, my first trance music exposure who blew me away.
I started making electronic music using Garageband and a couple Reggae sound packs from Loopmasters as the pandemic had just hit and I was "homebound" in my apartment. You can listen to some of my music here:
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GGreg Allen · PPure Funk, Reggae & Space Music 2022
By now, I’ve released, over 50 songs in both album form and singles. I was using Distrokid but switched to Repost by SOundcloud and recently to Tunecore with the aim of getting paid more fairly.
Here’s a player with my latest album, which is my 14 best songs, chosen by me named 'Pure Funk, Reggae & Space Music'. This is from Apple Music. Let me know if you can access the music.
Remind me and I’ll tie together Tommy James and Miley Cyrus with Dave Grohl and Joan Jett. Hint: They did an amazing collaboration of Crimson and Clover, originally a big hit for Tommy James and later a big hit for Joan Jett. It’s on YouTube and a lot of fun!!! Thanks!
Imagine my surprise when I saw a PVD remix of an illenium song LOL. honestly, the original was prob my most-played song this month (never gonna hide that I like illenium just cuz of all the haters lmao) so this just made it better~
A lot of debuts by those who still have their careers did show an early fortitude they strengthened later on. I return to dance music again to give you an example of Paul Van Dyk's debut. One thing that still surprises me on that one might be the fact the pieces sounds indebted to the early 90's, yet I notice his methodology already. One can say that he progressed with technology, yet most of his marks were already set on his debut. However, we should not hold that against him – most of his characteristics cannot be located on the records of any of his peers. He has a certain classicism that doesn't fall out of fashion and a part of me wishes Paul Van Dyk would try to work in another genre, since I believe he would be able to make that work.
Song Review: Paul van Dyk featuring Mark van Linden and Sue McLaren - "Beautiful Life (Shine Ibiza Anthem 2023)"
On June 9, 2023, Paul van Dyk released a new track titled, “Beautiful Life (Shine Ibiza Anthem 2023),” which is a collaboration with Mark van Linden and Sue McLaren. The song was released to coincide with Paul van Dyk’s Ibiza residency that runs from July 6-September 28, 2023.
Outside of remixes, I’m most familiar with Paul van Dyk’s 2000 song, “We Are Alive,” and his 2005 song, “The Other Side.”…
I'm not surprised there's no Green Day here, I've hardly listened to them lately. Maybe I just decided to take a break, or maybe I just don't feel like it. “Tell Me It's Not Over” and “Let Go” make me feel kind of nostalgic, even though I haven't heard those songs before. I knew about “Don't Fear The Reaper” because of Stephen King (“The Stand” is a really good book). And “I Bet on Losing Dogs” really suited the mood lately.