Don't Stop (Light) by BARTON

BARTON continue the development of their unique sound with the release of Don’t Stop. BARTON’s vocals are distinctive and instantly recognizable, with a hint of an 80’s retro-feel, but their songwriting and production is decidedly forward-looking. As with previous releases, BARTON wrap their composition in a variety of remix styles, cutting a wide swath across the genres currently found in dance music, including electro , house, pop, progressive, and tribal.

Josh Harris’ mixes explore an amalgamation of pop, rock and electronic sensibilities while still carrying his signature beat, inventively mixing live guitar, electronic pulses and a distinctively electro-pop synth line. BARTON’s club mix takes a progressive route, starting with a minimal synth bass-line and building to an unstoppable big room club sound. Jaimy’s Club Mix is a dark, sexual and slightly menacing tour de force that matches the lowest registers of lead singer Barton’s vocals with a fierce tribal rhythm. The Manny vs. BARTON mix pits the veteran DJ’s renowned house sound against the more progressive influence of BARTON. In Manny’s Ode To Danny mix, Manny pays homage to his mentor Danny Tenaglia with a cacophony of percussive layers and detuned harmonics. BARTON’s Cessation Mix is a great blend of electro elements, new and vintage, with an unwavering pop sensibility. Charlie X’s Powerhouse Mix provides the DJ who spins at cruise bars with an intense hypnotic piece, heavily infused with industrial and electro elements.

BARTON have a meticulous approach to their production process, not just for their own mixes but inclusive of their remix partners as well. Vocals for each remixer have unique features; they are not simply reused across the various cuts, but are instead improvised and embellished on a per-mix basis by lead vocalist Barton with backup vocals by Charlie Rogers.

This song is the first that Barton and Charlie wrote together, and while it has seen a long road to its imminent release, BARTON believe that it will stand the test of time. They leave that up to you to judge for yourself, and hope that you enjoy the message, the journey, and what might end up being one of the hottest tracks out this fall.

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