OK, so I was ellipticizing myself the other day when the Hercules Club Mix version of “Blind” by Hercules & Love Affair popped up on my ipod and it inspired a couple of thoughts.

First I thought, why are these club versions so dang long? I like the song but I don’t necessarily want to hear it for seven or eight minutes straight, you know what I’m saying? But then I started analyzing it and it began to make sense.

The way I see it, the first 30 to 45 seconds of a club track consist of deep, pounding beats that act like a clarion call from a distant place, urgently calling to you, Come on, come on, let’s go! So if you were at a club you’d feel a distinct pull toward the dance floor. The next 30 seconds or so are when you’d negotiate for some prime space on the floor, hopefully placing yourself near some hottie you had your eye on and you’d like to meet. Then you get into the meat of the song, which can last anywhere from two to four minutes, after which it calms down a bit and gives you a chance to breathe before kicking back into high gear. Following that brief respite, you have about two minutes wherein to decide whether your heart is beating as hard as it is because you’re desperately out of shape or desperately lusting after the person you’re dancing with. Then you have about a minute to strategize how you’re going to either disconnect from said person or entice your newfound friend to hang around and dance with you some more. Apparently you need every second of the song to accomplish all these things!

some orange!united all remixxes tracks: (click the play button left of the link)

1. MIA – Boyzboyz at war (orange!united all remixxes)
2. The Chemical Brothers – The Salmon Dancesheep dance (orange!united all remixxes)
3. Midfield General – Disco Sirensdisco throwup (orange!united all remixxes)