Need help identifying classic dance song

[MBTC]

I'm getting the impression this is going to be harder than I thought.

Here's another thought -- anyone have any thoughts on how to identify the song? Methods? Websites? any tips appreciated.

Usually I know some of the lyrics which of course makes it dead easy to dig up a song title, but when you can only tap out part of the groove, and you don't know if folks are taking the time to listen to the sound clips, this can be a tough exercise. I'm also wondering if it would make a difference if I played the lead using a patch that sounds more like the real track instead of just trying to convey melody? If you can try to imagine the mysterymeat0 clip with a detuned/warbley house chord sound instead of an acidy delayed sound like I used.

I've visually scanned a few lists of classic dance hits (it was a fairly popular song) but nothing jumped out at me yet. I'm probably going to take the question in front of a broader audience if no takers here, but I was having fun with the iconic riff thread so I thought why not.

[Timo]

Sorry, I have no clue as to the ID. I was quite active in listening to dance music at that time, but doesn't ring any bells.

However I've uploaded them for you. Use at will (elsewhere on the net if wished). Converted them to MP3 for quick access, given that sonic fidelity isn't an issue.

http://infekted.org/files/MBTC-MysteryMeat0.mp3
http://infekted.org/files/MBTC-MysteryMeat1.mp3

Originally Posted by MBTC

I'm also wondering if it would make a difference if I played the lead using a patch that sounds more like the real track instead of just trying to convey melody? If you can try to imagine the mysterymeat0 clip with a detuned/warbley house chord sound instead of an acidy delayed sound like I used.

Guess it may be easier if the style of the sounds were in a similar ball park, if they aren't already.

House chord, can you remember if they used an interval (3rd, 5th, 7th?)

[Berni]

Sounds vaguely familiar but got nothing, will suggest getting the free app for your smartphone Gsound. I use it all the time to identify tracks that are playing in public places it works pretty good. Either that or stop stuffing dollar bills into the strippers G-string for one second & go ask the DJ

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Berni

Sounds vaguely familiar but got nothing, will suggest getting the free app for your smartphone Gsound. I use it all the time to identify tracks that are playing in public places it works pretty good. Either that or stop stuffing dollar bills into the strippers G-string for one second & go ask the DJ

Ha.. yeah, that is a future plan, only thing is I don't get to that place very often. I did go back a couple of times within a few weeks of posting the question, and didn't hear them play it again. It's a little hard to request they play it when I can't even describe it I didn't think about Gsound or one of those at the time, because as I was listening to it, the title was on the tip of my tongue and I was sure it was going to come to me as soon as I stopped trying so hard to remember (yet it never did).

Hmm... if I could just find a community or something of dance music nuts that specialize in identifying this stuff maybe I could link the files. It's a good sign I guess that it sounds remotely familiar to you, at least an indication I might have captured enough of it to identify.

Also not sure if I mentioned it has kind of a break beat groove to it. It's kind of an odd song for a strip club really.

[Timo]

Originally Posted by MBTC

Hmm... if I could just find a community or something of dance music nuts that specialize in identifying this stuff maybe I could link the files.

You reminded me, try this place:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/f....php?forumid=2

Used it about 15 years ago with varying degrees of success. Looks like the place is still active.

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Timo

You reminded me, try this place:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/f....php?forumid=2

Used it about 15 years ago with varying degrees of success. Looks like the place is still active.

Thanks, I registered so I can post, but as of now the activation email hasn't arrived -- hopefully its not a neglected project.

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Timo

Sorry, I have no clue as to the ID. I was quite active in listening to dance music at that time, but doesn't ring any bells.

However I've uploaded them for you. Use at will (elsewhere on the net if wished). Converted them to MP3 for quick access, given that sonic fidelity isn't an issue.

http://infekted.org/files/MBTC-MysteryMeat0.mp3
http://infekted.org/files/MBTC-MysteryMeat1.mp3



Guess it may be easier if the style of the sounds were in a similar ball park, if they aren't already.

House chord, can you remember if they used an interval (3rd, 5th, 7th?)

Thanks for the uploads, that will save me some recurring hassle for sure.

I'm trying to play back that warble sound in my mind. I called it a house chord at the time but in retrospect I'm not sure now. I don't think it was an interval, it just had such an LFO warble on it that it almost sounds like a chord. I could be wrong about that. The DJ may have also been playing a remix that was a little different from the original, that's one reason I wanted to focus on the melodies more than the synth sounds.

Until I hear it again or something jogs my memory, those files are probably better than any recollection I could offer. I almost think if I tried to remember too much detail about it, I might get details wrong all these months later and make it even harder to figure out.