Miss Giulls’ latest release, “Hey Mr. DJ, Turn it Up”, released last June, is a much-welcomed buzz. Based in Italy, the song, as Miss Giulls’ earlier work, shares little with traditional pop Italian music and much more with Mid 80s Chicago, New York and Detroit, where House Electronic Pop lived its peak moments in discos everywhere, all dropping the beat to J.M. Silk, House Master Boyz, and the Rude Boy of House.
Though the song flirts with Pop House, it remains much more faithful to traditional electronic dance music, with lesser focus given to vocals and, to a smaller extent, melody. That doesn’t mean that it comes without its own catchy melody; only that, in regards to traditional characteristics of pure House, this release’s core is the driving minimalist basslines and four-on-the-floor beat. It isn’t as aggressive as pure electronic pop, but rather features a fluid, easily-appealing, and radio-friendly composition.
Written, mixed & mastered, and produced by Miss Guills, even recorded in her home studio, “Hey Mr. DJ, Turn it Up” is an impressive piece of festival-ready music that has the ability to hype crowds. It’s simultaneously reminiscent of its 80s predecessors, where the inspiration clearly arises from, while also sounding like it came out in the early 2010s and played endlessly in all clubs and parties for a whole season. Overall, it’s a welcomed release that fans of the genre will appreciate loosening up to.