Review : R.I.O. - Shine On & Sunshine Album

It is not the movie or the city in Brazil but a project or a collaboration of 2 great dj's, Yann "Yanou" Peifer and Manuel "Manian" Reuter, naming it as R.I.O.. When I heard the song "Like I Love you", on my mind I was thinking that it's a great song but when I heard "Lay Down" then it cross on my mind that this R.I.O. was really good. So, without wasting any time, with my friend Google.com, I was able to gather some facts regarding R.I.O. and I was able to grab the 2 albums, Shine On and Sunshine. It's been 3 days now that I am listening on the 2 albums - morning, afternoon and night time. The songs are really cool, a twist of reggae for the lyrics while the beat and the rhythm are club or up tempo. So if you love reggae with a different beat, you must have R.I.O. on your collection of music or songs. Two thumbs up or a score of 10 for this!

By the way, "Lay Down" was on my FreshMix, it's the second track/song.

Fact :  First, they launched Cascada. America's kids sang "Everytime We Touch", and everybody in the international club scene soon knew those names - Yann "Yanou" Peifer and Manuel "Manian" Reuter. With the UK waiting for the third subsequent Top 5 album, the Cascada success story still goes on. One day in 2007, Manian & Yanou played around with the famous "Samba De Janeiro" sample, and the next day Zooland Records signed the new project "R.I.O." and their first single "De Janeiro" which became a massive club hit everywhere. Summer of 2008, the whole club world celebrated "Shine On" and "When The Sun Comes Down", having "R.I.O." top almost every dance chart on this planet - Yanou & Manian had done it again! Summer's gone, but the song's still in high demand all over the world. Now, it looks as though "R.I.O." has become more than just a project, with an enormous fans base on the internet asking for R.I.O. news. Small wonder that the amazingly talented vocalist Tony T - who you all know from the great "Shine On" video - has hardly had a free minute ever since, performing live in clubs all over Europe, and it looks like that won't change any time soon! After The Love - May 2009, after "Shine On" and "When The Sun Comes Down" have become huge radio and club anthems all over the world, nearly everybody knows about R.I.O. and what they stand for. Small wonder that their new single "After The Love", which takes its rhythmical structure out of the "Pachanga", was desperately awaited by DJ's and fans. Tony T, the charismatic singer, once again lends his voice for this highly summer flavored tune and continues his live tour around the globe. Smashin' remixes as well as a stunning video complete the package. No doubt: R.I.O. did it again.

Album(s) :

Shine On
Released : February 19, 2010 

• Shine On
• When The Sun Comes Down
• One Heart
• Serenade
• De Janeiro
• After The Love
• Can You Feel It
• Open Up Your Heart
• Lay Down
• Something About You feat. Liz Kay
• Watching You feat. Liz Kay
• Shine On(Spencer & Hill Mix)
• Serenade(Extended Mix) 

Sunshine
Released : May 13, 2011

• Miss Sunshine
• Like I Love You
• Shine On
• When The Sun Comes Down
• Hot Girl
• Serenade
• Watching You feat. Liz Kay
• After The Love
• De Janeiro
• Can You Feel It
• Something About You feat. Liz Kay
• One Heart
• Lay Down
• Open Up Your Heart
• Miss Sunshine (Remix)
• Shine On (Spencer and Hill Mix)
• De Janeiro (Sand Project Mix)

Song of The Week : Changed The Way You Kiss Me - Example

Elliot Gleave (20 June 1982, London) , better known by his stage name Example, is an English singer and rapper. His name arose due to his initials being e.g. which is a common abbreviation for the Latin phrase "exempli gratia", which means "for example".

On 24 March 2011 "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" debuted on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World. It was released in June 5, 2011 where it debuted at number one in the UK. You can download the audio in mp3 format. Check the lyrics of the song or watch the official video on youtube.com.

One of Example's song was also on Roxas Audio Stream Club Mix Vol3 (July 2011) and that was "Two Lives", the last song on the mix. It was released on 14 November 2010, though it only peaked at 84 on the UK Singles Chart. On the other hand, it was able to peak at number 10 on the UK Dance Chart.

Download : Changed The Way You Kiss Me - Example
Lyrics
Video

FreshMix by DJ Botat

Just created a new compilation which I named it "FreshMix: DJ Botat". It's a 30 mins. straight mix of 6 songs (club music). Around 40mb in size, compressed and divided into 5 part files. Download and extract using WinRar software.

1. Hello Africa (Sash Remix) - Dr. Alban & Dr. Victor : Sort of a remix and dedicated to football lovers of Africa.
2. Lay Down (Extended Mix) - R.I.O. : Nice beat and rhythm, your head, hands and body will surely follow the beat.
3. Billyie Jean (DJ Romero Club Mix) - Michael Jackson : A remix from the King of Pop.
4. Scream My Babe (DJ S.T.G. Remix 2011) - DJ Mart & DJ Zhukovsky Fea. Annie Sollange : Nice uptempo music.
5. Could You Believe (Original Mix) - ATB : Another great music.
6. Baby By Me (Digital Dog Radio Remix) - 50 Cent & Ne-Yo : Another hit song.

Download : FreshMix : DJ Botat