Kunkers recently held a so-called ‘bad-italo’ themed dive bar party which was a total hoot. In doing some research for the gig I stumbled across Laserdance. For me they were an (awesome) novelty. But as i’ve been told by some of my european buddies, they along with other italo- and euro-dance favorites of the 80s, were FM rock staples. So basically what Journey and REO Speedwagon were for me in the US of A, Laserdance and Ken Laszlo were for Euros. No wonder i moved to this continent.

Whether my leg was being pulled or not, “Power Run” is a classic call to, er, power running, right from the laser-y & space-y source. Laserdance was (is?) a pair of Dutch dudes in the late 80s, who then releasd the album Future Generation, with this track along with several tasty others.

You can hear sounds similar to this in countless mini-niches these days, and there is an unsurprising relating sound to later Dutch producers such as Alden Tyrell.

Laserdance – Power Run [mediafire] // [ysi]

Highest play-counted track over the past two months has been without a doubt the sweet little ditty by Electrick Dragon out of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Davorite. He is part of the Moustache Records crew that the Valerie-ers have shouted out a few times and the Outrunners included on their May 09 mixtape. The guys on this label have a knack for pulling together just the right amount happy, glitchy, and spacy riffs per track without saturating the sound. What results is a crisp dance single that’ll serve as a great set opener while also making your inner Star Trek fan wet himself.

Kind of unsurprisingly, the Rendezvous at Rimini track we shouted out last year, which takes that same recipe in firing up the smile-inducing electro, was done by another in their crew going by the moniker of Alden Tyrell.

The below is only a low-res version so be sure to buy it in 320 glory or vinyl over via the Moustache Records  myspaces!

Electrick Dragon – Davorite (128 kpbs) [mediafire] // [ysi]