That’s right. This is the guy behind that 1999 EDM track that haunts you in your nightmares, “Darude Sandstorm.” Darude has won three Finnish Grammy Awards, and has remained cutting edge for decades thanks to his progressive sounds and techniques. He’s kept a strong fan base because of just how uplifting his music is, and his many awards go to show that he knows how to make his music to accessible. It’s all easy to dance to, even for trance music.
Metro Times music editor Mike McGonigal has written about music since 1984, when he started the fanzine Chemical Imbalance at age sixteen with money saved from mowing lawns in Florida. He's since written for Spin, Pitchfork, the Village VOICE and Artforum. He's been a museum guard, a financial reporter, a bicycle...
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