One of the top stars from the world of my good friend Matthew Shell of MTS Music, has relocated to sunny-smoggy Los Angeles. I’m hoping this move will bring Matthew Shell around the Los Angeles area more often, which would make working with him in person more easy for me to do. The name of the artist is none other than the extravagantly splendid talent, Ihsan Bilal.
Her move is celebrated with a new single Dance Shake (feat. IhSan Bilal & V.I.C.U.) which comes in forms of a lyric video and Soundcloud track. This single will be released this Friday May 1st for purchase on iTunes.
Dance Shake is the first single from the upcoming Matthew Shell album Spiritual Relationship: The Deeper Meaning coming this fall 2015. The song is funky and totally dance floor friendly with it’s house beat, funky baseline (a bit of thumping around can be heard), and the club lingo dominating the lyrics. It is on par with the top dance club hits of recent years. This is a sign of the professionalism behind the production, which I knew was there before even listening.
One very important factor that truly separates Dance Shake from the large quantity of popular EDM tracks out there is the incredible feat of recording 31 different layers of live violin, viola, and cello playing by musician Yoed Nir. When I received this information I had to immediately listen to the song again with not only a whole new appreciation but with added amazement. Yoed Nir offers his brilliant services through his company Yoed Nir String Productions. His work can be heard on Regina Spector, Nick Ryan, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Banks and many more albums. His solo work is well worth checking out as well. At the bottom of this article I’ll post a video of him. I’m telling you Yoed is BRILLIANT!
As expected we have another golden song with hit potential from the brilliant new star Ihsan Bilal along with 16 year old vocalist Vicu Sheck and master producer Matthew Shell. This jam will be a sure fire hit in any club DJs crate!