Soundboy Rock

Electronic · 2007 · 15 tracks

Soundboy Rock

A high-gloss collision of dancehall, 80s synth-pop, and soulful house. It captures the transition from peak-time club energy to the bittersweet dawn of a city morning.

It's like the coolest party in 2007 just never stopped and everyone is still invited.

A high-gloss, energetic celebration of nightlife that occasionally pauses for a soulful, melancholic breath.

Soundboy Rock · vs · Groove Armada

Energetic+1.8σ

Energetic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks

01

Hasta Luego Mr. Fab (interlude)

1:00

02

Get Down

3:51

03

The Things That We Could Share

3:57

04

Save My Soul

4:22

05

What’s Your Version?

3:47

06

Paris

5:36

10

Soundboy Rock

3:53

11

Drop That Thing

3:04

12

Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)

4:09

13

From the Rooftops

4:49

14

See What You Get

4:33

15

What’s Your Version? (reprise)

2:10

16

Feel the Same

3:55

17

Hands Up

4:08

18

Breakers

3:57

Moments Worth Waiting For

The explosive, distorted synth hook that defines the chorus of Song 4 Mutya

The transition from the dub-heavy title track into the high-energy Drop That Thing

The way the melancholic piano line in Paris anchors the hazy, late-night vocal

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Olympia

Shares house, dance-pop, downtempo (subgenres); harmonized, belting, processed (vocal style)

Shares studio_polished, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style); energetic, nostalgic, confident (moods)

Analog Is On

Shares studio_polished, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style); energetic, nostalgic, confident (moods)

Duality

Shares dance-pop, house, downtempo (subgenres); studio_polished, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

Out Loud

Shares energetic, nostalgic, confident (moods); studio_polished, analog_warmth, sample_based (production style)

Upside Down EP

Shares studio_polished, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style); house, downtempo (subgenres)

PULSE

Shares energetic, nostalgic, confident (moods); dance-pop, house (subgenres)

Escape

Shares house, dance-pop, downtempo (subgenres); harmonized, belting, rap (vocal style)

Shares dance-pop, house (subgenres); rap, harmonized, belting (vocal style)

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