Dance Party in the Balkans

Last updated
Dance Party in the Balkans
Dance Party in the Balkans.jpg
Studio album by
Released2007
Genre Electronic
Length45:40
Label Regular Beat Recording Co. (Europe), Milan Records (US)
Producer Brandon Bethancourt
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media (7.6/10) [1]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Dance Party in the Balkans is the debut album of the American electronic band Alaska in Winter, released in 2007.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Homeless and the Hummingbirds" – 2:57
  2. "Your Red Dress (Wedding Song At Cemetery)" – 2:50
  3. "The beautiful burial flowers we will never see" – 3:03
  4. "Balkan Lowrider Anthem" – 2:23
  5. "Lovely Love Love" – 3:23
  6. "Twenty Four Hours in Lake of Ice" – 3:30
  7. "Dance Party in the Balkans" – 2:45
  8. "Harmonijak" – 2:59
  9. "Staring At The Sun" – 3:36
  10. "Horsey Horse" – 3:17
  11. "Rain on Every Weekend" - 5:44
  12. "Don't Read Dostoyevsky" - 3:47
  13. "Close Your Eyes - We Are Blind" - 5:26

Related Research Articles

Balkan music is a type of music found in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. The music is characterised by complex rhythm. Famous bands in Balkan music include Taraf de Haïdouks, Fanfare Ciocărlia, and No Smoking Orchestra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Guetta</span> French DJ and music producer (born 1967)

Pierre David Guetta is a French DJ and music producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 14 billion streams. In 2011, 2020, 2021 and 2023, Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll. In 2013, Billboard ranked his song "When Love Takes Over" as the number one dance-pop collaboration of all time.

<i>Dewdrops in the Garden</i> 1994 studio album by Deee-Lite

Dewdrops in the Garden is the third and final studio album by American dance music band Deee-Lite, released in August 1994 via Elektra Records. The album saw the group move away from the overtly political lyrical content of the previous album, shifting into themes of dance and intimacy with a heavier lean into psychedelic music.

<i>We Are the Pipettes</i> 2006 studio album by the Pipettes

We Are the Pipettes is the debut album from the Pipettes and is named after the group's theme song. It was released on 17 July 2006 by Memphis Industries on CD, vinyl and digital download. The song "We Are the Pipettes" was featured in "Everything Changes", the first episode of the TV series Torchwood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haliene</span> American pop singer

Kelly Melissa Sweet, known professionally as Haliene, is an American singer of electropop and electronic dance music. She is known for her vocal collaborations with EDM artists Armin van Buuren, Seven Lions, ATB, Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila, Da Tweekaz, and her song with Gareth Emery & Standerwick, "Saving Light", which won the A State of Trance award, "Tune of the Year," by Armin van Buuren.

<i>Dances with Wolves</i> (soundtrack) 1990 soundtrack album by John Barry

Dances with Wolves is the original soundtrack of the 1990 Academy Award and Golden Globe winning film Dances with Wolves produced, directed, and starring Kevin Costner. The original score and songs were composed and conducted by John Barry.

<i>The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge</i> 1999 greatest hits album by Chic

The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge is a compilation album of recordings by American R&B bands Chic and Sister Sledge, released by Rhino Records/Warner Music in 1999. An expanded two-disc edition of the compilation was released by Warner Music in 2005, under the title Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes.

Alaska in Winter is an American electronic band, consisting of frontman Brandon Bethancourt, who dropped out of art school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and reportedly, "spent a semester in a tiny cabin out in the middle of nowhere Alaska recording music on a laptop during the winter", and which later came to be known as the project, "Alaska in Winter".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cash Cash</span> American electronic music group

Cash Cash is an American electronic music group from Roseland, New Jersey. The group consists of three DJs / musicians: brothers Jean Paul and Alex Makhlouf and Samuel Frisch. They produce, record, mix and master all their music together as a trio. The group's highest-charting song to date is their RIAA platinum-certified single "Take Me Home", which features vocals by Bebe Rexha. Throughout their career, they have released a wide range of original songs featuring diverse artists such as, John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls, Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, Lukas Graham, Andy Grammer, Christina Perri, Busta Rhymes, Dashboard Confessional, among many others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Balkan Girls</span> 2009 single by Elena Gheorghe

"The Balkan Girls" is a song by Romanian singer Elena Gheorghe for a special 2009 edition of her second studio album, Te Ador (2008), and third record, Disco Romancing (2012). It was written by Laurențiu Duță and Alexandru Pelin, while production was handled by Duță, Ovidiu Bistriceanu and Daris Mangal. The song was released on an enhanced CD on 6 January 2009 by Cat Music. "The Balkan Girls" is a folk-influenced dance-pop song whose refrain celebrates the party life of Balkan girls.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Here Come the Girls (concert tour)</span> 2009–10 concert tour

Here Come the Girls was a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists Anastacia and Chaka Khan and Scottish recording artist Lulu. Their UK tour began in November 2009. Described as a music extravaganza that mixes high octane, high camp, get up and dance songs, against a backdrop of glamour and fun, the trek became a hit, selling out all 20 dates in 2009. Due to demand, the tour continued into 2010, with English singer Heather Small replacing Chaka Khan. The tour became praised by both critics and spectators alike. The tour being initially confined to the UK, concert promoters spoke of extending it in 2011 into Continental Europe and North America, though this never materialized.

<i>Dancemania 4</i> 1997 compilation album by various artists

Dancemania 4 is the fourth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in early 1997 by EMI Music Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)</span> 2011 single by Kylie Minogue

"Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eleventh studio album, Aphrodite (2010). The song was released as the fourth and final single from the album on 29 May 2011. Its release was heralded by the Pete Hammond remix, published on YouTube months before as promotion for the album and Minogue's Aphrodite World Tour. Initially scheduled to be part of the tour edition of her Aphrodite album, the single was first released in Japan on 29 May 2011 as a digital bundle including a new track called "Silence".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hardwell</span> Dutch DJ and music producer

Robbert van de Corput, known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by DJ Mag in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 in the top 100 DJs poll by DJ Mag. He is best known for his sets at music festivals, including Ultra Music Festival, Sunburn and Tomorrowland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Big Reunion (concerts)</span> 2013 concert tour

The Big Reunion is a 2013 series of concerts featuring British pop groups Five, 911, Atomic Kitten, Honeyz, Liberty X and Blue, and Irish group B*Witched. The groups, who were big names in the UK pop music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reunited for the ITV2 reality-documentary series The Big Reunion, a show which follows them meeting again for the first time in a decade and rehearsing ahead of their comeback performance.

<i>The Windmills of Your Mind</i> (album) 2011 studio album by Paul Motian

The Windmills of Your Mind is an album by Paul Motian released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2011, the final release during his lifetime. It features Motian’s long-standing colleague, guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Thomas Morgan and vocalist Petra Haden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">How Deep Is Your Love (Calvin Harris and Disciples song)</span> 2015 single by Calvin Harris and Disciples

"How Deep Is Your Love" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris and English production trio Disciples. It was released on 17 July 2015. It features uncredited vocals by Norwegian singer and songwriter Ina Wroldsen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Third Party (DJs)</span> Duo of English DJs and record producers

Third Party is a British progressive house DJ duo consisting of Jonnie Macaire and Harry Bass, based in Essex, London. They are best known for their single "Everyday Of My Life" and the collaboration "Lions in the Wild" with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix. They began their musical career as producers by releasing singles and remixes.

<i>Christmas Queens 2</i> 2016 compilation album by various artists

Christmas Queens 2 is a holiday compilation album by various artists. It was released by Producer Entertainment Group on November 11, 2016. Consisting of 30 tracks, the album is a sequel to Christmas Queens (2015) and features RuPaul's Drag Race contestants alongside Jackie Beat, Michelle Visage, and Carnie Wilson performing mostly original material; exceptions include ensemble covers of "Deck the Halls" and "Auld Lang Syne, as well as Visage's rendition of "O Holy Night". The compilation was promoted by a music video for "Working Holiday", which features Alaska Thunderfuck and Manila Luzon, a web series entitled Christmas Queens, and a tour by various artists with December 2016 shows in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. It received mixed reviews from music critics and peaked at number two on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart.

<i>Songs from the Kitchen Disco</i> 2020 greatest hits album by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Songs from the Kitchen Disco is the first greatest hits album by English singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released on 13 November 2020 by EGBG's, although it was previously announced for 23 October. It features singles from all her studio albums: Read My Lips (2001), Shoot from the Hip (2003), Trip the Light Fantastic (2007), Make a Scene (2011), Wanderlust (2014) and Familia (2016), as well as a number of cover versions of songs by other artists. Songs from the Kitchen Disco serves as the follow-up to her previous release, the 2019 orchestral compilation album The Song Diaries.

References