Darude Tell Me Video

Darude is finally releasing new material. The king of Finnish electronic music offers a sample of his forthcoming album in the form of Tell Me single.

When asked about his soon-to-be released album, Darude has mentioned that it will be bouncing from one style to another. Among the new winds blowing is the Tell Me single itself, which features vocals by the Wärtzilä member Tonto Nuotio. The radio version starts off with some rocking male vocals, which are accompanied with decent break sounds and followed with an especially effective and energetic bassline. Rhythm-wise, the beats are both broken and solid, which makes them work wonderfully together. The nearly eight-minute original version is naturally a deeper experience, but the radio version also does its job just fine. Original Dub, on the other hand, is more of the same but with less vocals.

The single also includes remixes by an American artist Kenneth Thomas, the comeback-in-the-works Weirdness and Heikki Liimatainen, who was also involved with the production of the original version. Heikki L manages to create a decent dose of energy with his remix and dub versions, which also include a subtle but especially pleasant computer game-like electro beeps. Tech-Funk Dub by Kenneth Thomas sounds fairly similar, but this time the Finnish remixer emerges as a victor. Still, the best outsider remix on this single is the one by Wille Heikkilä. Weirdness Remix has its share of "authentic", more progressive club sounds as well as the completely seamlessly incorporated pop-trance elements, which make this remix truly appealing.

I`ve already been waiting for the third Darude album for a while now, but Tell Me actually raised the bar of expectations even higher and gives some hints about Darude`s potential to reach some BT-like heights. Tell Me clearly represents a new side of Darude, which excellently results in one the most appealing tunes of the 2007 so far. Without any doubt, I can tell you that Tell Me will surely be a pleasant surprise for many listeners. And that`s a fact!