Following in the footsteps of Avicii, Dragan Roganović, aka Dirty South, goes pop on With You, his 2014 album which doubles as the soundtrack to the short film that the EDM producer directed.
The film was an afterthought, since Dragan found his indie pop-influenced songs to be like stories, and while that just might be because they have lyrics, the other choices made here aren't so wide-eyed or novice.
"Walking on the Sun" is a brilliant example of what Underworld would sound like if they debuted in the era of Arcade Fire, while "Unbreakable" finds Sam Martin pleasingly confusing himself with singer Sam Smith and turning the EDM crowd onto the emotional build-up rather than just the bass drop.
At worst, the album gets hung up on the widescreen sound of Coldplay and swoons at the very thought of breathing in and out, and yet "Freefallin," with Gita Lake, is as brittle and free-spirited as Kate Bush, while "Tunnel Vision," with SomeKindaWonderful, is sinister video game music with tasteful restraint, or a perfect soundtrack for slowly docking into space ports.
Making it all hang together is the hard part, and the LP certainly suffers from putting wistful bliss right next to blissful wistfulness, but as EDM producers on pop larks go, With You is a satisfying experiment.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Run Run RunMarion Amira, Francisco Contreras, Racca Racimo, Dragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, Kids Without Instruments | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | One BreathJames Abrahart, Dragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, J Hart | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | In the ShadowDragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, Ruben Haze | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Freefallin’Raja Kumari, Gita Lake, Dragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, Gita Lake | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Tunnel VisionDragan Roganovic, Jordan Towers | Dirty South, SomeKindaWonderful | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Walking on the SunDragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, Rudy | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | The Best DaysMarion Amira, Francisco Contreras, Racca Racimo, Dragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, Kids Without Instruments | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | The UnknownMac Montgomery, Dragan Roganovic | Dirty South, FMLYBND | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | DriftingDragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, Ruben Haze | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | Live Love ForeverDragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, Rudy | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 11 | With YouEthan Davis, Mac Montgomery, Dragan Roganovic | Dirty South, FMLYBND | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | UnbreakableSam Martin, Dragan Roganovic, Rudy Sandapa | Dirty South, Sam Martin | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 54 mins | 124 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 361 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Abrahart | Composer |
| 2 | Marion Amira | Composer |
| 3 | Francisco Contreras | Composer |
| 4 | Ethan Davis | Composer |
| 5 | Dirty South | Primary Artist |
| 6 | FMLYBND | Primary Artist |
| 7 | J Hart | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Ruben Haze | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Kids Without Instruments | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Raja Kumari | Composer |
| 11 | Gita Lake | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Sam Martin | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 13 | Mac Montgomery | Composer |
| 14 | Racca Racimo | Composer |
| 15 | Dragan Roganovic | Composer |
| 16 | Rudy | Primary Artist |
| 17 | Rudy Sandapa | Composer |
| 18 | SomeKindaWonderful | Primary Artist |
| 19 | Jordan Towers | Composer |
Kids Without Instruments
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |