2016 Best of Dayton Underground – Official Round 1 Polling Results!

After more than 23, 250 votes were cast in Round 1, we are proud to  present you the official results for Round 1 of the 2016 Best of Dayton Underground contest!

Super Chill Meets New Wave for the Soundtrack to Your Good Time | Aminita Satori – Chicago, IL

 Fusing super chill, laid back grooves with new wave dance beats and hints of R&B, pop, jazz and world beats, Aminita Satori’s new album, “Back to the Stars We Go,” is the soundtrack to your good time!

“Patience With My Heart” Ups the Ante for Bernie Journey | Pop/Dance Singer-Songwriter – Cleveland/New York

“Patience With My Heart” ups the ante for Pop & Dance Singer-Songwriter, Bernie Journey (Cleveland, OH/NY, NY)! We’ve had the opportunity to explore a number of tracks now from Bernie, and they’re always packed with great beats and sweet melodies! We’ve come to expect a certain standard in each new track, and “Patience With My Heart” is one of the best we’ve heard yet from Bernie!

Smooth, Sultry, and Danceable is How We Like It! | Bernie Journey – Cleveland/New York

Smooth, sultry, and danceable is the name of the game for Bernie Journey, an electronic dance pop artist originally hailing from the Cleveland area, and his new digitally remastered release of his self-titled debut album is all that and more!

The fully remastered version of the album has been distributed to iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp and Google Play with an official drop date of September 22^nd, 2015.  Produced by Joe Vulpis (Lady Gaga) and Dave ‘The Rave’ Rickard, Journey’s debut album was met with positive reception from both fans and critics. The eight song record is digitally remastered and accompanied by a radio edit and two newly recorded acoustic tracks produced by Peter Litvin. The original release and re-release are under the umbrella of J2 Records.

New Single, “One Reality”, Makes Social Consciousness Sexy | Ooberfuse – London, England – UK

The new single, “One Reality”, is an exciting, upbeat electronica track from London band Ooberfuse that’s so hot it makes social consciousness sexy!  Mixing elements of the orient and pop on a digital soundscape, Ooberfuse has created a cool club hit, and it’s hard to keep from moving and swaying along with this song.  Why would you want to do that though?   It’s fun and fresh, dark and sexy, and much deeper than your average EDM track.

Bernie Journey Keeps it Hot and Steamy on New Single | Electronic-Dance-Pop / NY

December 30th, electronic dance-pop artist, Bernie Journey (Cleveland, OH / New York), is releasing a new track called Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?  I received advance streaming and download of the full track today, and I can tell you that this song will easily appeal to contemporary dance pop fans in clubs all around the world!

New Single “No Type”, by KM & Featuring Wy-Fi | Hip-Hop/Rap – Fredricksburg, VA

The new single “No Type” is a raw, stripped down hip-hop track featuring heavy ghetto house beats and the lyrical warfare of Fredricksburg, VA artist, KM.  Also, throwing down his own special madness on this track is rapper, Wy-Fi , whose fresh, rapid-fire style is a perfect contrast to the more laid-back lyrical style of KM.

“To Where Tengger Leads Me” is Stunning, Epic Adventure Soundtrack | Nature Ganganbaigal – China

Bringing ancient, instinctual beats to an epic, emotional landscape of sonic persuasion, To Where Tengger Leads Me, is the stunning debut action-adventure soundtrack by Mongolian solo artist from China,  Nature Ganganbaigal (Chinese name: Tianran Zhang).

The Hiding Prepare For U.S. Tour With Hot New Single, “Run City Run” | Electro Pop Rock – Melbourne, Australia

Four piece, Melbourne based band, The Hiding, is out with a brand new single called “Run City Run”, which was mixed in the U.S. by Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, The Killers).  Fresh off their “Wanting More” EP release in late May, the band has just finished a sweet lyric video for the new single and is finishing up plans for shows in the U.S. later this year.

“Something Soft” is an Easy Win for These Young Fools! | Alternative Pop Rock – Seattle, WA

The brand new release, “Something Soft”, by These Young Fools is a cool mix of 90’s mainstream alternative rock, classic pop vocals, and today’s trends towards electronic dance music (EDM).